1876.] 



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Like so manj' beautiful plants from the West 

 this has not been known long enough to get an 

 English name, and we suppose the Greek one 

 will be considered "hard" by the dear ladies, and 

 "pedantic" by the average man.- The settlers 

 call it " Fire-weed" and "Sky-rocket Plant," but 

 as these names are alreadj' given to scores of 

 things, and will be to as many more, it is hardly 

 worth holding on to them. The Eastern L. scari- 

 osa is known as "Gay Feather; " suppose we all 

 agree to call this the " Kansas Gay Feather." 

 there are other species of Liatris in Kansas, but 

 as this is the best let it be the one. 



Hybrid Pentstemons. — As the Pentstemon 

 thrives so well in American gardens, it is worth 

 notice that the Germans are improving some spe- 

 sies remarkably. The best strains are hybrids 

 between P. Hartwegi and P. gentianoides. But 

 these species require a little protection in our 

 severest winters. 



Retinospora leptoclada. — It should not be for- 

 gotten by purchasers, is the same thing as the R. 

 squarrosa of some English catalogues. 



AsPERULA ODORATA. — This pretty, hardy her- 

 baceous plant, says i' Hort. Belgique, enters 

 into the composition of the German perfume. 

 known as " maitrank." 



Hydrangea, " Thomas Hogg."— This beautiful 

 pure white variety of Hydrangea hortensis we un- 



derstand is now ready for sale, and has been sent 

 to England for distribution. It will no doubt be 

 one of the most popular plants sent out from the 

 English nurseries, and is expected to yield the 

 parties concerned an immense sum, which their 

 enterprise and industry well deserve. 



ViBURNUiM plicatum. — This, the Japan Snow- 

 ball of our gardens, is becoming well known in 

 our country, where it thrives well. Its hardiness 

 and great beauty will long ensure popularity for 

 it. It does not seem to be so well and favorably 

 known in England. It forms the subject of a 

 full page engraving in the Gardener's Chronicle. 



New Trees.— An English gentleman writing 

 to a horticultural magazine, says, " he has only 

 one life to live, and hence he gives a high price 

 if he cannot help it, for the first chance of a new 

 tree, in order that he may enjoy the full beauty 

 of its form before he dies." 



A New Hardy tree, Cedrela sinensis. — In 

 1862, a tree was introduced to France, supposed 

 to be a kind of Ailanthus. It has now been found 

 to be of a different genus, and is Cedrala sinensis, 



Quercus Andersoni, a new species of oak from 

 the Sikkim Himalaya, was the subject of a paper 

 by Dr. G. King at the last meeting of the Lin- 

 nsean Society. It is the " Katoos " of the Nepau- 

 lese, and one of the very finest of Indian forest 

 trees. It is closely related to Q. spicata, but is 

 met with at higher altitudes. 



^REEN MOUSE AND MOUSE GARDENING. 



SEASONABLE HINTS. 



The great anxiety will be at this time to pre- 

 serve those things that have been growing in the 

 open ground during summer, for, though when 

 they were set out, we had no thought of any- 

 thing more than summer decoration, we hate to 

 let things go to destruction that have aflForded us 

 so much pleasure. . The feeling is commendable, 

 and yet it is to be kept in check or we over- 

 burden ourselves with material which becomes 

 a tax on time and space to care for. Still there 

 are always some to be lifted, and those who have 

 not the advantage of professional gardeners to 



assist them, may find a few hints serviceable to 

 them. 



In taking up things from the ground for pot- 

 ting, care should be taken to have the pots well 

 drained, with pieces of potsherds over the hole. 

 The more rapidly water passes through the soil 

 the better plants will grow. Pots could be made 

 without holes, and the water would all go 

 through the porous sides in time; but that 

 is too slow a way, so we make a hole to ad- 

 mit of its more rapid escape, and we place the 

 broken pots over the hole to make a vacuum, 

 which assists the objects of the hole. In very 

 small pots, or with plants which have strong 



