1876.] 



AND HOBTIGULTURIST. 



lot 



class for a single piece for table decoration 

 (for gardeners only), the prizes went to Mr. Rich- 

 ard Downing and Mr. James Bolton, both of 

 whose arrangements were much admired. — The 

 Garden. 



Annuals for Bouquets. — People often want 

 to know what to sow to get flowers for cutting 

 all summer long. The following list is recom- 

 mended by Messrs. Thorburn : 



LIST OF ANNUALS SUITABLE FOR BOUQUETS. 



Abronia umbellata. 



Ageratum Mexicanum. 



'' album. 



Alyssum maritinum. 

 Amaranthus tricolor. 

 Aquilegia cserulea. 

 Aster chrysanthemiflora. 



" alba. 

 Balsams Camellia flow- 

 ered. 

 Centranthus m a c r o s i - 

 [phon. 

 " dwarf. 

 Clintonia pulchella. 

 Collinsia bicolor. 

 " verna. 



Cuphea ocymoides. 

 " miniata. 



" purpurea. 



Dianthus Chinensis. 

 Didiscus caerulea. 

 Gilia tricolor. 

 Gypsophila paniculata. 



Gypsophila acutifolia. 

 Heliophila araboides. 

 Heliotropium grandi- 



florum. 

 Iberis odorata. 

 " umbellata. 

 " sempervirens. 

 Leptosiphon d e n s i - 



florus. 

 Lobelia gracilis. 

 " erinus. 

 Mimulus moschatus. 

 Phlox Drummondii. 

 Eeseda odorata (Mig- 

 nonette). 

 Silene Schafta. 

 Smilax asparagoides 



(Mj-rsiphyllum). 

 Spraguea umbellata. 

 Stocks, (Ten Weeks.) 

 Viola tricolor, finest. 

 Viscaria oculata. 

 " Dunnettii. 



Zinnia, all the double varieties. 



NEW PLANTS. 



Macleya Yedoensis. — This charming orna- 

 mental-leaved plant has been recently introduced 

 from Japan. It is a vigorous grower, and attains 

 in one season a height of from four to five feet. 

 The leaves are very large, of a glacous green, 

 with rosy yellow nervoses on the upper side, and 

 are deeply and elegantly cut. — R. G. Hanford. 



New Variegated Lantana — Harkett's Per- 

 fection. — This has been proved the past two 

 summers and is undoubtedly the best variegated 

 bedding or pot plant to stand the sun. The leaves 

 are golden yellow, blotched and marbled with 

 dark green ; having rich rose colored flowers 

 with orange centre, beautifully harmonizing with 



the foliage. It obtained a diploma at the North- 

 western Exposition held in Dubuque, in Sep- 

 tember, 1875.— TF. A. Harkett. 



Othonna crassifolia. — This pretty plant is 

 but little known. It has a dwarf, creeping, or 

 pendulous habit, with slender, round, fleshy, light 

 green leaves, and small axillary, yellow flowers. 

 As a plant for hanging-baskets, flourishing in a 

 cool temperature, it is the gem of all similar 

 plants. Its numerous graceful stems droop over 

 the sides of the pot or basket, and its Sedum-like 

 foliage glistens under the bright sun ; also suita- 

 ble for carpet-bedding among succulent plants. 

 It is a perfect gem in the full sun. 



Begonia FRoeBELi. — This new species was first 

 exhibited in this country by its introducers, 

 Messrs. Froebel & Co., of Zurich, on August 4th, 

 1875 (see The Garden, Vol. VIIL, p. 121), when it 

 received a first-class certificate. In habit it is 

 quite distinct from all others, having large ob- 

 liquely cordate, hairy leaves, hoary beneath, and 

 very variable in size, the largest being 6 to 12 

 inches in length, and from 3 to 8 inches in width. 

 It has crimson-scarlet flowers, which are borne 

 in erect panicles from 10 to 15 inches in height. 

 The male flowers are four-petaled and nearly 2 

 inches in diameter, while the female flowers are 

 five-petaled, and about 1 or li inches in diameter. 

 The peduncles themselves are of a bright red 

 color spotted with crimson. This species has 

 been used with success for bedding purposes on 

 the Continent. It is a welcome addition to our 

 hardy tuberous-rooted species, and will be inval- 

 uable to the hybridiser, the panicles of vivid 

 flowers being borne well up above the tufted radi- 

 cal leaves on separate stems, as in B. Veitchii or 

 B. rosreflora, only we have here many-flowered 

 branched panicles instead of a few-flowered 

 scapes. This, one of Mr Roezl's discoveries on 

 the Andes of Ecuador, where it luxuriates at al- 

 titudes varying from 8,000 to 10,000 feet, or in a 

 temperature where the Strawberry seems per- 

 fectly at home, is well figured in the January 

 number of the Illustrirte Garten- Zeitung, t. 1. W© 

 believe Mr. B. S. Williams has made arrange- 

 ments to distribute it in this country.— £., m 

 London Garden. 



QUERIES. 



Names of Plants.— J. I., Newton, Mass.— The 

 little leaf No. 1 appears to be a variegated leaf of 



