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handling, flowers should be available whenever needed. Hybrids from the Iceland Poppy and 

 another species are now available. They are similar in habit to the Iceland Poppy, but taller, 

 stronger, and hardier, without as yet, the full range of color. — Lua A. Minns. 



1139. Anonymous. The Shirley Poppy. Florists' Exchange 50: 159. 1920.— The giant 

 form of hybrid Iceland Poppy previously referred to (see preceding entry) is now known as 

 the "Sunbeam Poppy." It is easily raised from seed, is extremely vigorous, and is said to 

 flower well in pots during the winter. — Liia A. Minns. 



1140. Army, A. C. How to know your irises. Gard. Mag. 33: 247-249. 1921.— This 

 gives 5 systems of classification which have been suggested by various authorities. — H. C. 

 Thompson. 



1141. Barnhart, P. D. A plant conservatory which is different. Florists' Exchange 

 49: 1427. 4 fig- 1920. — The writer reports the erection by Edward L. Doheny, Los Angeles, 

 California, of an unusual type of conservatory for tropical plants. Rain water is collected 

 from the roof, stored in a huge tank, and later distributed (by compressed air) on the plants as 

 a fine shower from perforated pipes extending the full length of the conservatory on both 

 sides of the ridge. The conservatory contains many fine, and some unusual, specimen plants, 

 among the latter 2 of an unknown species of Cycad, brought from Guatemala by the explorer, 

 Ed. Howard, of Los Angeles. — Lua A. Minns. 



1142. Baxter, Samuel Newman. A boulevard tree planting without parallel. Florists' 

 Exchange 50: 1023. 1 fig. 1920. — Roosevelt Boulevard, in Philadelphia, is a part of the Lin- 

 coln Highway between New York and Philadelphia, the former about 7 miles long and con- 

 sisting of 3 driveways bordered by shrubbery and 6-8 rows of trees. The author names the 

 shrubs as well as a score of the many tree species used. The shrubs are so selected as to 

 furnish bloom throughout the summer. The earlier plantings of trees and shrubs have now 

 developed sufficiently to give good eff'ect. The whole is considered an unusual memorial to 

 a great lover of the outdoors. — Lua A. Minns. 



1143. Baxter, Samuel Newman. Must we discard the Oriental plane tree for northern 

 planting? Florists' Exchange 50: 229. 1920. — The writer records observations on Oriental 

 plane trees {Platinus orientalis of the trade) following the severe winter of 1919-20. In the 

 spring many trees appeared dead or made a tardy and feeble effort to produce foliage, which 

 withered or remained small and immature until well into summer. The fatalities were nearly 

 100 per cent in trees planted the autumn before, — sufficient evidence that fall planting is 

 hazardous, and successful only if the winter following is favorable. A discussion follows 

 regarding the nature of winter injury and susceptibility of this species. — The Oriental plane 

 of most catalogues is really the maple leaved plane (P.acerifolia) rather than the true Oriental 

 species. It is suggested that grafting on American plane stock may increase the hardiness of 

 the Oriental species. — Lua A. Minns. 



1144. Bennet, I. D. The busy woman's garden book. 334 p., I'Wws.Small, Maynard &Co.: 

 Boston, 1920. 



1145. Bbvan W. Otto of rose. Cyprus Agric. Jour. 16:23-24. 1921. — The writer refers 

 to accounts published on this subj ect in previous issues and claims that all the necessary factors, 

 such as soil, climate, and suitability of rose culture and oil distillation to the inhabitants of 

 Cyprus, seem favorable. This statement is followed by a review of a note in the Quarterly 

 Summary of the Royal Botanic Society of London dealing with thetraditionaldiscovery of this 

 delightful perfume oil. — W. Stuart. 



1146. Burkholder, C. L. Vines for dwellings. Gard. Mag. 33: 198-199. 2 fig. 1921. 



1147. BuRKiLL, I. H. Annual report of the Director of Gardens for the year 1920. Straits 

 Settlements Government Gaz.[Suppl. 64.] Aug. 12, 1921. — The present is an administration 

 report on the Botanic Gardens, Singapore, and the Waterfall Gardens, Penang. — I. H. Burkill. 



