September iy, 1908 



H ORTI CULTURE 



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fruits has them still nearly and the low and evergreen 

 E. radicans quite green. 



Of the Magnolias only the shrubby Magnolia glauca 

 has as yet opened its pods and disclosed its scarlet seeds 

 which bang on slender threads from the fruits. Mag 

 noliu tripetala has its conical pink fruits not yet open, 

 neither has .1/. Fraseri with similar but more brightly 

 colored fruits, nor Magnolia acuminata with smaller 

 and often curved fruits. The thick ovoid fruits of .1/. 

 macropyhlla have ten yel fully assumed their final pink- 

 color. 



The native Celastrus scandens has its capsules still 

 closed, but already colored yellow; they are borne in 

 short panicles at tin- end of the branchlets, while in the 

 Japanese C. orbiculata the capsules are still green and 

 borne in small clusters along the hranchlets. They will 

 tint burs! open ami disclose their scarlet seeds until the 

 middle of next month. 



The fruits of many of the Barberries are now assum- 

 ing their scarlet or purple color, as are those of the com- 

 mon Barberry, Berberis vulgaris and the allied B. cana- 

 densis, II. amurensis and B. Regeliana (B. vulgaris var. 

 japonica i. Also the fruits of B. Thunbergii are becom- 

 ing brightly colored and those of B. diaphana which has 

 fruits similar to those of the preceding species, but of 

 a peculiar conical shape. 



The berry-like fruits of the Spicebush, Benzoin aesti- 

 valis though of a .bright scarlet color are not abundant 

 enough, and moreover, partly hidden by the foliage, to 

 be very effective. 



The fruits of the Flowering Dogwood, Cornus florida, 

 are assuming their scarlet color, but only a small per- 

 centage of the trees in tin 1 Arboretum are well studded 

 with fruits. 



Of the Viburnums not yet mentioned the nodding 

 fruiting clusters of Viburnum Lentago have now their 

 fruits partly colored bluish black, but most of them re- 

 tain still their greenish color usually brightened by a 

 red cheek. Viburnum acerifolmm is covered with 

 numerous clusters of bluish black fruits. 



Panax sessiliflorum is studded all over with heavy 

 bead-like clusters of dull black berry-like fruits which, 

 though not \crv showy, form a prominent feature of the 

 shrub. One" nf the plants of this species at the Arbor- 

 etum is now in full bloom, but the greenish and dull 

 purplish heads of flowers arc nol very showy. 



Some of the varieties baccata arc attractive 



with their abundance of cherry- or pea-sized fruits 

 already brightly colored red or yellow, though they are 

 not vet fully ripe. 



The branches nf Rhamnus catkartica ami nf the 

 smaller R. infectoria arc thickly studded with black 

 berry-like fruits, while those of the Siberian R. dahurica 

 still retain their srreen color. 



British Horticulture 



SOU! SHOW NOVELTIES 



At a recent me. iin- nf the Royal Horticultural So- 

 ciety in London a batch of interesting nev> introduc- 

 tions received awards nf merit. Messrs. Kclway & Son, 

 who have done so much to improve the gladiolus had 

 two novelties from their extensive collection. These 

 were Gladiolus Golden Measure, an attractive yellow 

 and G. White Cloud, of a creamy white shade. Dahlias 

 were, of course, well to the fore. Messrs. Stredwick & 

 Son, who won the trade championship at the recent 

 National show, had a meritorious new comer. This 

 was Dahlia Marathon, a cactus variety, with rose and 

 fawn florets, on a yellow base. Tom Jones, a show va- 

 riety with rose pink florets on a ground color of creamy 

 yellow, was shown by S. Mortimer. Messrs. K. Wal- 

 lace & Co. showed Kniphofia R. Wilson Ker, of a bril- 

 liant scarlet hue, ami Gladiolus primulinus hybrids, a 

 new introduction, the result of crossing G. primulinus 

 ami G. Gandavensis. II. B. May & Sons of Edmonton, 

 who usually have something notable in the fern line to 

 exhibit, showed a useful specimen from New Zealand, 

 Pteris aquilina Nicholsonii, which is evidently very serv- 

 iceable as a basket plant. Tritoma Hereward, of an or- 

 ange-yellow tint, ami 'I . Norvie, also of a yellow shade, 

 fottnd many admirers, these being from Major Petre, 

 of Westwick, Norwich. Gunn & Sons, of Olton, were 

 represented by two excellent exhibits, Phlox Freifrau- 

 lein Yon Lassberg. a pure white variety, and P. Violet, 

 another welcome addition. 



>3W QelttZC. 



A Conservatory View 



Our cover illustration this week shows a pleasing 

 interior view of the palm house on the estate of D. G. 

 Kcid. at Irvington, X. Y., presided over by A. W. Gold- 

 ring a- gardener. This house is a fine example of the 

 Lord & Burnham construction. The many large con- 

 =ervatory ranges which have been erected on private 

 estate- of late, with imposing lofty central palm houses, 

 have opened up a good demand for palms and tropical 

 plant- nf large size am! furnished the needed incentive 

 for commercial growers to raise fine material, thus mak- 

 ing a double demand for the expert plant-man, first in 

 the commercial growing establishment and then in the 

 conservatories wheri products eventually find their 



and where, also, plenty of opportunity is afforded 

 no! only for cultural abilities but for the display of 

 skill and taste in arrangement. The latter qualifica- 

 tion is unfortn natch often lacking, as any one who has 

 occasion to visit mi i of these places will quickly find 

 out. 



