THE OARDENER'S MONTHLY 



[^January, 



but we have hoard tliiit a plant of it fruited at 

 Brighton l:ust year. The plant we saw in fruit 

 wau about '1\ feet high, throwing in a small pot 

 outside a cottage window between Turiihain 

 (Jreen and Kcw Bridge. Tlie orinison fruit is 

 nearly spherical, or more or less Hattened in the 

 direction of its vertical axis, and from } to 1 inch 

 in its greatest diameter, and it is more or less dis- 

 tinctly two or three-lobed, the IoIjcs answering 

 to its two or three cells. If gardeners could suc- 

 ceed — and we sec no reason why they should not 

 — in inducing this tine shrub to llower and fruit 

 as freely as the Holly or Aucuba, it would add 

 considerably to its attractions in the autumn. 

 It is a singular coincidence that the variety of 

 radicans with white-edgeil leaves has fruited in 

 France this season. A ligurc of it is given in the 

 Revue Horticolc, from which it appears that the 

 fruit is much smaller than that of E. japonicus 

 latifolius." 



Fruiting ok Ciiionanthus Vircin'icus. — The 

 following is from the Gardener's Chronicle : — " In 

 a recent number of the Revue Horticolc, Messrs. 

 Transon record a curious fact concerning Chion- 

 anthus virginicus. It is this, that when grafted 

 on the Ash it never produces any seed, although 

 it flowers profusely, whereas quite small plants 

 on their own roots ripen and seed in abundance. 

 They further recommend gi-afting this handsome 

 white-flowered shrub on the roots of its own spe- 

 cies, because when grafted on the Ash it enjoys 

 only a very short life, and seedlings grow very 

 slowly during the first few years. This shrub is 

 not generally planted as it deserves to be, for its 

 ornamental merits are considerable." It is not 

 generally known that this plant is polygamous. 

 Hence, though the imperfect organs may be fully 

 developed by peculiar modes of culture, it may 

 be that a barren form was used in the grafting. 



NEW PLANTS. 



Purple-leaved Daphne. — We noticed this 

 beautiful plant among the Centennial trees 

 exhibited by Messrs. S. B. Parsons & Son, 

 of Flushing, N. Y. By the following we note 

 that it is also attracting attention in England : 

 "Those who are fond of ornamental-leaved 

 hardy shrubs should make a note of Daphne 

 japonica atropurpurea. The effect which it 



produces among low-growing ahrubs is similar 

 to that of the Copper Beech among trees, and 

 we have none too many of such things for en- 

 livening our ahrubltery l»orders. We saw some 

 Jiice ])lanls of it lately in Mr. Kinghorn's nur- 

 sery at Richmond." 



A Cream-coloked Red Cedar. — Describing 

 " Juniperus Virginiana elegans," Messrs. Lee 

 say : " This very elegant variety of the Red 

 Cedar was raised from seed in our own grounds 

 in 18G'.). It is scarcely necessary to remark upon 

 the hardiness of this plant, but it is due to its 

 character to state that the elegant cream-colored 

 variegation with which the whole plant is suf- 

 fused is perfectly constant, and has never been 

 injured by frosl or burned in the least degree by 

 the hottest sunshine, although fully exposed in 

 the open air. The plant is of neat and free 

 growth, and received the honor of a First-class 

 Certificate froni the Floral Conmiittee at South 

 Kensington, in July, 1875." 



New Cornelian Cherry.— Under the simple 

 and effective name of Cornus mascula aurea ele- 

 gantissima, Jacobi et Caroli Leei, an advertise- 

 ment in the Gardener's Chronicle tells us that 

 "This elegant and lovely hardy shrub was raised 

 from seed in our Isleworth Nursery, and has 

 been proved to be perfectly constant in its beau- 

 tiful variegation. A broad margin of pure gold 

 surrounding a bright green centre is of itself a 

 sufficient attraction, but when in July the tips of 

 the leaves become suffused with the brightest 

 carmine, it is impossible to give an idea of the 

 beauty and elegance of the plant, which will bear 

 a favorable comparison with the best variegated 

 stove or greenhouse exotics. Suffice it to say, 

 that it has been seen and admired by many 

 amateurs and nurserymen, and has been award- 

 ed a First-Class Certificate at South Kensington. 

 The habit of the plant is semi-pendulous and 

 very graceful." 



A New Pinus. — The Gardener's Chronicle says : 

 " A new Pinus, related to P. oricntalis or P. Men- 

 ziesii, has been discovered in the Balkan penin- 

 sula by Professor Paneic." If by " Pinus," Abies 

 oriental is is meant, there is plenty of room for 

 the new discovery to spread itself in. 



Crocus speciosus. — We learn from the Garden- 

 er's Chronicle that Crocus speciosus is now very 

 charming, flowering in pots in a cold house as 

 well as in the open border. Such a welcome 

 autumnal flower deserves some protection, for 



