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THE GARDENER'S MONTHLY 



\_June, 



of late become so popular, that the advent of a 

 new plant specially adapted to these purposes, 

 will no doubt be hulled with delight. But 

 whether, strictly speaking, this may be called a 

 new plant, is a question I wish some other than 

 myself would decide. It certainly is but little 

 known in this country, and has as yet found its 

 way into only one or two florists' catalogues. It 

 would be a satisfaction to learn its history, and 

 the writer, as well as others no doubt, would ap- 

 preciate any information which can be given 

 about it. A year ago, we received a plant from 

 a friend, who could do no more than give the 

 name and recommend it. It is of neat, compact 

 habit, grows about 12 inches high, and has wiry 

 stems and foliage of a whitish or grayish color. 

 It will bear clipping or trimming to any extent, 

 and when used for edgings of beds, produces a 

 fine effect. Being a slow grower, large plants 

 should he secured for bedding out. There is only 

 one thing which may prevent its becoming very 

 popular, and that is, the liking which birds have 

 for its foliage for nest-making. At least such 

 was our experience last Summer, when we 

 had a number of fine plants destroyed, and 

 their loss could be accounted for only in this 

 way. I trust we may hear and learn more 

 about this Leucophyta. — W. C. B., Mount Hope 

 Nurseries." 



NuTTALLiA CERASiFORMTS.— It is provoking that 

 we in the East cannot grow well our Californian 

 plants. Perhaps, as Mr. Drew says, we must 

 study their special requirements, and then we 

 may. Every now and then we note that the 

 rarer ones are blooming in England. The follow- 

 ing from the Gardener's Chronicle is about one of 

 them :■ — 



"Several Spring flowering shrubs are coming 

 into beauty at Kew. Nuttallia ccrasiformis is 

 one worth individual mention. It is of small 

 size, and bears on erect branches a multitude of 

 depressed racemes of white flowers in company 

 with young leaves of the freshest green. It is a 

 native of California, and though introduced long 

 ago, does not seem common. A nice specimen 

 may be seen near the Fern-house; and another 

 near the Temperate-house. The fine example 

 of Prunus divaricata near the new range is now 

 in its finest condition." 



Golden-leaved Poplar. — Of this already 

 noticed in the Gardener's Monthly, the Gardener's 

 Magazine says:— The Golden Poplar {Populus 



canadensis aurea van Oeerti) has fully borno out 

 the description given of it by Mr. C. van Geert, 

 of Antwerp, who introduced it to commerce in 

 the early part of last year. Messrs. C. Lee <fc Son, 

 state that in their luirserics the rich golden col- 

 oring of its ample leafage w;is retained much 

 better during the tropical heat of last Summer 

 than the color of the foliage of the Golden Oak 

 and Golden Catalpa. This poplar is of large and 

 rapid growth, and is of much value for producing 

 distinct efl'ects in park and woodland scenery. 

 As a general rule golden-leaved varieties do well 

 in our climate — silver do not. 



A New Double White Violet. — This comet 

 from Ghent, and is appearing in English adver- 

 tisements. If you order it, you must ask for 

 Viola odorata alba fragrantissima plena, says the 

 Gardener's Oironicle. 



Styrax Japonica. — A new hardy shrub from 

 Japan, the flowers of which when the plant is in 

 full bloom resemble a shower of falling snow 

 flakes — a valuable acquisition for cemetery pur- 

 poses. — P. Henderson. 



Browallia Roezli. — The Browallias are no^r 

 among tne best plants we have for bedding pur- 

 poses, giving, as they do, a constant succession of 

 bloom throughout the Summer; and this new 

 variety will no doubt prove a great acquisition, 

 as the same range of color, blue or pure white, 

 is here to be found as in the old sorts, while the 

 flowers are nearly double the size of any of the 

 other varieties. It makes a compact plant of 

 about 18 inches in height. — B. K. Bliss. 



New Japanese Hollyhock. — Entirely distinct, 

 which was offered last year for the first time we 

 believe. It difters from the ordinary Holyhock 

 in its pyramidal form and dwarf growth, growing 

 only about two feet in height. The flowers are 

 semi-double, of a bright scarlet crimson ; bloom* 

 during the Summer months. — P. Henderson. 



SCRAPS AND QUERIES. 



Sternbergia lutea. — A correspondent from 

 Virginia tell us that this pretty Autumn flovrer- 

 ing bulb is hardy there. How is it in more 

 northern parts? 



Treatment of Hardy Azaleas. — B. F. L., 

 Cincinnati, O., inquires "whether the hardy 

 Azalea requires the same care to guard against 



