March 3, 1906 



H ORTICULTU RE 



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THE LINCEPINA GRAPE. 



Origin of 

 Lincepina Group 



The Lincepina is a new grape re- 

 cently originated by the writer and, 

 as will be seen, by the accompanying 

 diagram, is composed of several va- 

 rieties of the following species, viz.: 

 Vitis Labrusca, Vitis vulpina, Vitis 

 Lincecumii and Vitis vinifera, a for- 

 eign grape. 



The name Lincepina is a combina- 

 tion of Lincecumii and vulpina. When 

 the cross was made, the mother vine 

 was supposed to be a pure Lincecumii, 

 and the male parent, the Clinton, is 

 regarded by most botanists as pure 

 vulpina, and by some as a hybrid of 

 vulpina and Labrusca. But. since the 

 cross was made it has been found, as 



shown by the accompanying diagram, 

 that the mother vine has in its make- 

 up the blood of the Delaware, Lind- 

 ley and Brilliant, all red grapes, which 

 fact explains or accounts for the color 

 of Lincepina. which is red, while both 

 parents are black. 



The Lincepina is the most beauti- 

 ful grape that the writer has ever 

 seen, of rather dark red color and cov- 

 ered with lilac bloom. Its clusters and 

 berries are large, and its quality is 

 pure and sprightly, pulp tender to the 

 center, and so transparent that when 

 held up to the light the seeds are 

 plainly seen. 



M. B. WHITE. 



PERSONAL. 



Wm. Duckham, of Madison. N. J., 

 returned last Monday from his trans- 

 Atlantlc trip, hale and hearty. 



Chas. Loechner of the Yokohama 

 Nursery Co. and Mr. Outerbridge of 

 Henry & Lee were recent callers in 

 Toledo. 



Henry Eberhardt of Catonsville, Md.. 

 has sufficiently recovered from the in- 

 juries received last July to be able to 

 give his attention to his business. 



James B. Kidd. formerly with the 

 Cox Seed Company, San Francisco, has 

 taken a position with the Yokohama 

 Nursery Company, New York City. 



WHOLESOME CHESTNUTS. 



Either make a trellis to grow to- 

 matoes on or provide stakes for sup- 

 ports. Leaving them lying on the 

 ground is a barbarous method, bene- 

 fiting only the crawling creatures that 

 eat parts of them. 



ASTILBE DAVID1 HORT. 



Translated from "Gartenflora," Berlin, by 

 a. B. 



This charming astilbe grows fre- 

 quently in the Mongoly and in Japan 

 on the river banks in the mountains. 

 It was discovered in 1864 and by 

 Franchet classified as a variety of 

 Astilbe chin. Max. Franchet recog- 

 nizes three forms of Astilbe chinensis: 



(a) Typica; petals lilac, on the ends 

 obtuse; flowers in thick clusters — 

 native of China. 



(b) Japonica; petals white, on the 

 ends somewhat broadened and obtuse 

 — native of Japan. 



(c) Davidi; petals lilac, lineal, on the 

 ends not broadened, but pointed; flow- 

 ers in thick clusters — native of Mon- 

 goly and Japan. 



This last Is a strong growing per- 

 ennial with elegant spraylike foliage 

 and graceful upright flower stalks 

 from 4 to 5 feet high. The color of 

 the flowers is a deep rose violet or 

 purple-red. The leaves spring from 

 the roots, threefold feathered and 

 double feathered, of bronze-green color 

 when young. At maturity they become 

 light glossy green. It resembles at 

 that time much the well-known Astilbe 

 jap., only its foliage is larger. The 

 large flower stalks measure two to two 

 and a half feet in height. 



In 1902 the plant got a first-class 

 certificate from the Royal Horticul- 

 tural Society in London, being intro- 

 duced by Messrs. James Veitch & Sons. 

 On account of its close relation to 

 Astilbe jap. it may prove a valuable 

 forcing plant, especially if hybridizers 

 should succeed in developing the color 

 of the flowers to a little livelier red. 

 This remarkable perennial is not fas- 

 tidious as regards culture but flour- 

 ishes in any good moist soil; plenty 

 of sunshine is not harmful, providing 

 the beds are kept evenly moist. 



SYRINGING ORCHIDS. 

 Editor HORTICULTURE: 



Mr. E. S. Rand in his "Orchid Cul- 

 ture." says that cattleyas should never 

 be watered or sprinkled on the leaves 

 and on the bulbs. I should be much 

 pleased to hear from some one in re- 

 gard to this. 



Also, is a hygrometer a good thing 

 to have to ascertain the moisture of 

 the house? 



Very respectfully, 



M. R. 



Whenever the weather is suitable 

 keep busy in the garden. If any dig- 

 ging or trenching remains undone do 

 it, but work at it only when the soil is 

 dry. It makes bad digging and dis- 

 agreeable work when the soil is wet. 



J. L. Schiller is now back from the 

 hospital and has taken up his work in 

 Toledo again. The Florists' Club sent 

 him flowers regularly during his ill- 

 ness. 



We hope our readers will, as far as 

 possible, buy everything they need 

 from Horticulture's Advertisers. 



Make a careful plan beforehand of 

 the garden, dividing it into plots, then 

 decide what is to be planted or sown 

 in each plot, and when planting time 

 comes begin at one side of the plot, 

 leaving space for successive sowings or 

 plantings. This method will not only 

 save time but it will also make the 

 garden look more ship-shape, I should 

 perhaps say garden shape. 



The above statement, by whomso- 

 ever expressed, is absurd. Neither 

 cattleyas, nor any other orchids can 

 be grown successfully without moisture 

 on the leaves. We only need to re- 

 niember the forests where the cattleyas 

 nr,,w iii a wild state, where they are 

 frequently drenched with rain, to re- 

 alize that they need it in culture also. 



A hygrometer is a good thing to 

 have to ascertain the moisture of a 

 greenhouse. JOHN E. LAGER. 



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