No. 3, October, 1921] HORTICULTURE 235 



1401. Nash, George V. Solidago rugosa. Addisonia5:4.3,44. PI. 182 (colored). 1920.— 

 The species is a golden-rod of easy culture, preferring open sunny places, and native of 

 eastern North America. — T. J. Fitzpatrick. 



1402. Nash, George V. Stephanandra tanakae. Addisonia 5: 37. PL 179 {colored). 

 1920. — This shrub of the rose family is native of Japan. It is of easy culture and is well adapted 

 to shrub borders or rocky banks. — T. J . Fitzpatrick. 



1463. Nash, George V. Viburnum sieboldii. Addisonia 5: 35, 36. PI. 178 (colored). 

 1920. — The present species is a shrub or small tree, native of Japan, recently introduced into 

 the U. S. A. It is suitable as a background for small shrubs. — T. J. Fitzpatrick, 



1464. Proschowsky, A. Robertson. Palms of the Riviera. Gard. Chron. 69: 127-128. 

 Fig. 56. 1921. — Next to Phoenix canariensis, the so-called California Fan-leaved palm, Wash- 

 ingtonia filifera, is the commonest. While introduced to the lliviera less than 40 years ago, it 

 is of such rapid growth that specimens are now found 15 m. or more high and trunk 3 m. in cir- 

 cumference. The plant is briefly described. Washingtonia robusta, introduced about 10 years 

 later, grows about twice as rapidly, being the most rapidly growing of all palms for temperate 

 climates. The variety gracilis grows less rapidly and has smaller leaves, however of a better 

 green color. W. filifera has proved absolutely hardy notwithstanding that on Dec. 17, 1920, 

 the most severe frost known on the Riviera for 100 j'ears or more occurred. — P. L. Ricker. 



1465. S., F. L. Clematis jeuneiana. Gard. Chron. 69: 159. 1921. — This species is related 

 to C. armandu, C. pavoliniana, and C. meyeniana. It was previously illustrated [Gard. Chron, 

 69: 135. Fig. 59. 1921] and considered by the author to be a garden hybrid, being exactly in- 

 termediate between C. armandu and one of the other 2 forms. The name has been accepted 

 by the Royal Horticultural Society. The editors also point out the close resemblance in 

 sound of this name to C. jouiniana. Cecil H anbury also states that the material is proba- 

 bly a seedling raised at La Mortola from seeds of C. armandu sent to his father from western 

 China by E. H. Wilson, which he sent his brother-in-law, Capt. B. H. B. Symonsjeune. — 

 P. L. Ricker. 



1466. Small, John K. Grossulariacurvata. Addisonia 5:47,48. PL 184 (colored). 1920. — 

 This gooseberry is a native of Georgia and Alabama. It was discovered near Atlanta, 

 Georgia, in 1905, and has recently been introduced into cultivation. — T. J. Fitzpatrick. 



1467. TuRBAT, E. Les belles roses nouvelles ou recentes. [Good roses new or recent.) 

 Revue Hort. 92 : 156-157. 1920. — The following varieties are specifically noted: Everblooming 

 climbers; Climbing Marquise de Sinety, Climbing Richmond, Climbing Sunburst, each a bud 

 variation of the standard variety of the same name; small-flowered everblooming multiflora 

 climbers. Climbing Orl<5ans rose, Ghislaine de F^ligonde, Marie Jeanne; climbing, non-ever- 

 blooming hybrids of Wichuraiana, Casimir Moulle, Coronation, Paul's Scarlet Climber, Paul 

 Noel, Petit Louis, Source d'Or, Troubadour; climbing, non-everblooming multiflora. Crimson 

 grandiflora, Louis Sauvage, White Merville (White Tausendschon). The name of the intro- 

 ducer, date of introduction, and short description are given for each variety. — E. J. Kraus. 



VEGETABLE CULTURE 



1468. Bushnell, John W. The fertility and fruiting habit in Cucurbita, Proc. Amer. 

 Soc. Hort. Sci. 17: 47-51. 1920 [1921].— Work at the ^Minnesota Experiment Station during 

 the years 1915-1920 has definitely proved that hubbard squash (Cucurbita maxima) is self- 

 fertile. No inherited self-sterility was encountered during the progress of the experiment. 

 In a study of the influence of w^eather, time of day, and stage of flow^er development at time of 

 pollination upon set of fruit, it was found that successful pollinations maj' be made "(1) under 

 a wide range of weather conditions, (2) at any time of daj', (3) at any time during the period 

 that the flowers are open." Abortions were numerous in hand-pollinated flowers, but these 



