November 9, 19C7 



HORTICULTURE 



605 



THE FASTIGIATE GINKGO. 



No. 1. 



Dear Mr. Editor: 



It is to be regretted tbat tbe photo- 

 graphs that I had hoped to have ap- 

 pear in HORTICULTURE with the 

 one taken at Washington, D. C. were 

 lost, because the reading matter 

 would have been more understandable 

 if all had been printed in same num- 

 ber. However, Mr. Thomas had 

 kindly made others, which I now 

 send to you with these notes. 



The one labeled No. 1 was taken in 

 Girard College grounds on one of the 

 play grounds. Two Ginkgos may he 

 seen in the picture, both of which are 



No. 2. 



No. 4. 



No. 3. 

 quite distinct, yet which more nearly 

 represent the type than do those in 

 Nos. 2, 3 and 4. These are growing 

 in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. No. 

 2 shows the pyramidal form quite sat- 

 isfactorily on account of more "sky- 

 line" than could be gotten in No. 3, 

 although, as seen growing, this is the 

 better tree. No. 4 is seen in the rear 

 of the Liberty Statue — erected during 

 the centennial year. All the illustra- 

 tions prove, I believe, that this par- 

 ticular variety of Ginkgo is a selec- 

 tion and has been propagated by 

 grafting or possibly from cuttings. 

 EDWIN LONSDALE. 



DAHLIA CHARLES LANIER. 



The sensational dahlia which is the 

 subject of our frontispiece this week 

 was raised from seeds lesulting from a 

 number of careful crosses made by A. 

 H. Wingett, gardener on the estate of 

 Charles Lanier at Lenox, Mass., five 

 years ago. At Lenox, Newport, New 

 York and Boston where it has been 

 shown it has been the feature of the 

 exhibition. Our characterization of it 

 as the "Col, Appleton" of the dahlias 

 at the time it was exhibited in Boston, 

 will perhaps carry as good a conception 

 of this magnificent flower as any de- 

 scription we can give. The rich yel- 

 low flowers are from 5 1-2 to 7 inches 

 in diameter carried on strong, straight 

 stems high above the foliage and are 

 produced in remarkable profusion. The 

 symmetry and fullness of the blooms 

 are well shown in the illustration. We 

 learn that Mr, Wingett has disposed of 

 his entire stock of this novelty to R, 

 & .1, Farquhar & Co,, Boston, by whom 

 it will be disseminated to the trade 

 during the coming season. 



BEGONIA PERLE DES MULTI- 

 FLORES. 



Trans, by Hort, Trade Journal. 

 This variety might at first sight be 

 taken for a member of the B. semper- 

 florens section, but it is a tuberous 

 rooted plant with leaves that remind 

 one of B, Pearcei, It is an extraor- 

 dinarily abundant bloomer, the blooms 

 double, and of a light-red tint, and 

 4 — 5 cm, in diameter. The height of 

 the plant is about 25 — 30 cm. and the 

 diameter 30—35 cm, and the stems are 

 very thickly set with small leaves. The 

 plant has an equal value with the 

 well-known Begonia Lafayette, and 

 when in full flower it has an even finer 

 effect. Unfortunately there being no 

 pollen, no seeds form, but the plant 

 furnishes cuttings abundantly, which 

 strike and gi-ow readily, — G. Besoke, 

 head gardener with the firm of Ernest 

 Benary, at Erfurt, in Moller's Deutsche 

 Gartner Zeitung. 



PERSONAL. 



H. L. Belcher, florist, of Winthrop, 

 Mass , .ind Miss Edith Moses were mar- 

 ried recently. 



F. Gomer Waterer sailed for Eng- 

 land on the Adriatic from New York 

 on November 6, 



Last reports from Mrs, A, M, Hen- 

 shaw. New York, who has been criti- 

 cally ill, are reassurln.g, and her re- 

 covery is now confidently expected. 



L. Smith, florist, of Tewksbury, 

 Mass,, who was recently married, was 

 given a Hallowe'en surprise party by 

 his Lowell friends, which proved a 

 rjost enjoyablf affair. John Reidy 

 was master of ceremonies. 



A CORRECTION. 



I get more instniction and benefit 

 from' "HORTICULTURE" than from 

 any other magazine, .1. A. G. 



Massachusetts. 



NEXT WEEK. 



The next issue of HORTICULTURE 

 will contain full reports of several of 

 the most important exhibitions, includ- 

 ing those at Boston and Chicago, the 

 latter from the pen of the veteran 

 chrysanthemum enthusiast, John 

 Thorpe, 



Some little inaccuracy crept into our 

 "Wireless from Robert Craig,' In last 

 week's issue. In mentioning the cro- 

 tons raised by Edwin liOnsdale. in- 

 stead of "one seed pod" we should 

 have said "one cross-fertilization," as 

 anyone who has S3en crotons fruiting 

 wiil understand. The topic is, how- 

 ever, otherwise an interesting one, and 

 we hope to present an illustrated ar- 

 ticle shortly, from the pen of Mr, Lons- 

 dale, giving more in det.ail his experi- 

 ences in crossing crotons. 



