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HORTICULTURE 



July 25, 1908 



Grandiflora, proved to be absolutely 

 bardj sin u 



D. discolor purpurescens was also 

 used to enrich the circle of their first 

 hybrids, the D. Lemoinei. This series 

 produced admirable varieties such as 

 Boule Rose and Fleur de Ponimier, the 

 twigs of which are covered from base 

 to top with racemes of from twenty 

 to thirty flowers, bright rose in color, 

 or rose tinted, and the under sides 

 still more colored. 



D. discolor purpurescens was also 

 crossed with D. parviflora. From the 

 plants (nit of this crossing they kept 

 only one, D. Kalmiseflora, which pro- 

 duces in the middle of May grand 

 flower-heads each of ten flowers, two- 

 thirds of an inch in diameter, bright 

 pink in color and tinted darker on the 

 edges. 



Messrs. Lenioine also used in the 

 hybridizations D. corymbiflora, a spec- 

 ies sometimes known as D. corymbosa. 

 The crossing of this with D. parvi- 

 flora produced D. myriantha. This 

 plant is very robust and flowers abun- 

 dantly about the tenth of June. Its 

 flowers are white and as large as those 

 of D. Lemoinei. 



D. scabra and D. Sieboldiana were 

 also crossed. Out of D. scabra and D. 

 discolor grandiflora (hybrid), they ob- 

 tained curious plants, quite new and 

 large, which merit detailed description. 

 D. discolor stellata is a very elegant 

 shrub, not over three feet high, form- 

 ing a graceful head and covered with 

 small serrate foliage; it blooms at the 

 end of May. The flowers are medium 

 large, bright rose and red rose. 



D. discolor carnea is a thick clump, 

 not very tall; the foliage medium and 

 deep green; long twigs covered with 

 twenty to twenty-five well-opened 

 flowers about half an inch wide with 

 regular petals, red and pink under- 

 neath. The flowering season often 

 lasts for months, thanks to the appear- 

 ance of new buds after the first crop 

 has faded. D. discolor lactea has 

 bright foliage and large flower heads 

 of milky white. 



The crossing of D. gracilis with D. 

 Sieboldiana furnished a series of ex- 

 tremely interesting plants, on account 

 of their flowering qualities, elegant 

 forms and hardiness, namely: 



D. gracilis fastuosa with very 

 bright foliage and twenty to twenty- 

 five milk white flowers in a head. 



D. gracilis candelabrum has long 

 twigs inclining towards the ground. 

 The twigs are dark and foliage green 

 and dark on the edges. The flowers 

 are large, having often six to eight 

 petals, color creamy white, passing 

 into milky white. 



Note of the Trantlator —Of this last va- 

 riety the Revue Hortieole shows an ele- 

 gant photograph, which will convince any- 

 one who sees it of Its superiority to our 

 common gracilis which we still use in sucb 

 large quantities and which has the ■ 

 tlonaMe feature of being too stiff or 

 "clumpy" for most situations; the D. gra- 

 cilis candelabrum bends gracefully like a 

 weigela or hydrangea in r; 1 11. These I. ran 

 tif nl shrubs are much superior to D. gra- 

 cilis, nol onlj because of their vigor and 

 easy culture, hut also on account of their 

 great profusion of md graceful 



contour. It is altogether a new race and 

 one that • brilliant promise. — 



C. Bleirken 



News from Ghent indicates that 

 azaleas will be rather plentiful, and 

 there will be plenty of large sizes 

 available this year. 



FLOWER PICTURES AT THE 

 PARIS SALON. 



During our recent stay in Paris we 

 passed a morning at the Salon pay- 

 ing special regard to those works of art 

 that portrayed fruit and flowers. We 

 afterwards found in the Flower Show 

 of the National Horticultural Society 

 of France an art gallery containing 

 a much larger collection of flower pic- 

 tures than were exhibited in the Salon 

 and in most casrs works of a character 

 to please a hoiticulturist to a greater 

 extent than those at the Salon. 



In point of number the flower pic- 

 tures at the Salon were only about a 

 fourth of those shown at the Paris 

 Spring Flower Show; but while the 

 latter was only open for a week the 

 Salon, of course, is accessible to the 

 public for a much longer period. As 

 it is now the season of the year when 

 American visitors come over to Europe 

 in large numbers, we have thought it 

 of service just to give a few brief in- 

 dications of those pictures that might 

 possibly interest such as are of a hor- 

 ticultural turn of mind. 



Going up the grand staircase and be- 

 ginning with the first room on the 

 right and working our way right 

 round the first floor to the starting 

 point, we came across the following 

 in the order given: 973, Cytise et iris, 

 a very effective picture depicting pur- 

 ple iris and cytisus nicely arranged 

 in a Chinese pot. 973, Pavots, doubles, 

 a pretty representation of white, pink 

 and other poppies. 1085, Bouquet de 

 roses, a picture of large dimensions 

 showing pink and white roses in a 

 blue earthero vase standing on a 

 stone shelf. 916, Pavots, rich crimson 

 and other poppies. 934, Roses, in a 

 vase. 1166, Fleurs de Nice, rather a 

 taking picture depicting carnations, 

 lilac, roses, violets and mimosa. 951, 

 Fleurs, an imposing painting of yellow 

 and bronze Japanese chrysanthemums 

 in a big stone ware vase on a step 

 and a blue bowl of yellow roses. 1021, 

 Fleurs, a vase study. 1510. Au pare 

 de St Cloud, a flower garden scene, in 

 which white roses and other flowers 

 are conspicuous in the foreground. 

 426. Fleurs, chrysanthemums in a jug, 

 chiefly Japanese, with a few small 

 flowered varieties. 1041, Pivoines, a 

 large and effective picture, a huge vase 

 containing peonies, others lying on 

 the ground. 1138, Un coin d'Atelier. a 

 corner showing an artist's palette with 

 flowers in a vase close al hand. 316, 

 Bouquet de Pavots. a rich painting of 

 poppies in a dull green vase. 2789, 

 Jonquilles, a water color, with the 

 flowers arranged in a green art vase, 

 some in a tub, a neat little bit of work. 

 2009, Effet d' automne a Villeneuve 

 l'Etang, also a water color, a charming 

 little water scene. 2265. Roses et hor- 

 tensias bleus, a delightful piece of 

 work showing the flowers arranged in 

 a blue vase on a carpet. 2654, Pavots, 

 another water color, a lovely delinea- 

 tion of blooms of Papaver somniferum. 

 2264, Roses d'Ispahan. 947, Panier de 

 roses. 1042, Fleurs et fruits de la 



Cote d'Azur, lemons and oranges and 

 a blue earthenware vase full of the 

 various flowers of the district. 12)''., 

 Le Jardin rustique, an odd corner in 

 a country garden, some fine heads of 

 hydrangeas in flower. 1320, Le vieux 

 banc, an old stone seat by the water 

 side. In the foreground are flowers, 

 chrysanthemums in the distance. 



We pass over several others as being 

 less interesting and next notice 1349, 

 Coin de serre, pots of white and pink 

 azaleas, and a few yellow roses lying 

 about. 1319, Lamare aux grenouilles, 

 a pretty water bit with green rushes 

 in foreground, yellow water lilies, 

 background of deep foliage. 1537, 

 Marchande de fleurs, a large painting 

 representing an old woman under a 

 large umbrella selling chrysanthe- 

 mums in baskets. 2060, Roses et vio- 

 lettes, a water color. 2693, Roses et 

 camomiles, also a water color. 2717, 

 Fleurs et fruits, a basket of grapes 

 and peaches and a green earthen jug 

 full of roses. 2054, Chrysanthemums, 

 water color, Japanese blooms some- 

 what wanting in color. 2146, Roses 

 et violettes, an attractive little water 

 color. 3392, Hortensias, a pastel show- 

 ing blue and pink hydrangeas. 1599, 

 Fleurs d'hiver, chrysanthemums in 

 a jug. 1276, La petite poete, standard 

 red and yellow roses, with iris below. 

 1576, La haie fleurie, Japanese varie- 

 ties in a garden pot 1370, Les fleurs, 

 hydrangeas. 1318, Etang fleuri, a 

 pretty water scene of water lilies, 

 rushes and reeds. 161, Le vieux puits, 

 a large composition showing an old 

 well around which are pale pink holly- 

 hocks. 2788, Tulips, a water color. 

 2655, Povoines, a water color showing 

 white, pink and red peonies and a 

 few other flowers. 158, Bouquets de 

 roses et gerbe de lilas blanc, a hand- 

 some picture of roses and lilac in a 

 brass vase. 385, Les roses blanches. 

 634. Roses Miss Milly Cream. 1822, 

 Les pivoines. 2575, Roses, a water 

 colrfr. But our space is exhausted and 

 we can only say further that following 

 along the line indicated we note 

 2724. 2516, 2517, 2548, 2260, 2085, 

 L'';«',v, 347, 41, 173, 1815, 678, 74, 876 and 

 several others that will all more or less 

 interest the horticultural visitors to 

 the Paris Salon. 



C. HARMAN PAYNE. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 

 Hardy Hand-Book of Greenhouse 

 Material, just issued by the Lord & 

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 go to make up the modern greenhouse, 

 piping, heating and ventilating in- 

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 HORTKTLTl'RE can have a copy by 

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 Accompanying it is a hook enclosed 

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 the beek. 



M. Herb, Naples. Italy. — General 

 Catalogue of Bulbs and of Seeds for 

 Autumn Sowing. This is really a re- 

 markable catalogue, the contents being 

 in three languages, English German 

 and French. 



