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liosvbHils. 



Mr. Henderson says that the kinds mostly grown in green-houses, are " Bon Silene 

 (carmine purple), and Saffrano (orange yellow). The Saffrano is popularly known as 

 the Tea Rose, the Marechal Niel (golden yellow), and the Lamarque (white) are 

 grown, but not so extensively as the Tea varieties, as they require greater age before 

 they begin to flower, and being climbers, flower best when trained to trellis work. 



The Witulow Gardener. 



Several journals have already taken notice of this curious piece of book making. 

 Out of lo2 pages, 118 are old matter, being merely the plates of an old volume 

 {Flowers for the Parlor and Garden, by E. S. Eand, Jr.), and republished with only 

 a few additional pages as a new volume^ with a new title. We need merely repeat 

 here, that the entire book trade have expressed in the most severe denunciatory 

 terms, their disapprobation of such a scandalous course, alike injurious to author and 

 publisher. The book has been severely criticised by The Agriculturist. Hearth and 

 Home, and is to be still more severely handled by other journals, who have it in 

 hand, for scathing notices. It is a most unfortunate thing for Mr. Rand, if he is 

 responsible for its re-isstie; and again, if not responsible, his authority and control 

 as to the copyright, was sufficient to prevent its appearance. Among New York 

 book publishers, it is considered a dodge, to attempt to gain some advantage from 

 the popularity of Window Gardening, and "shove" this book upon unsuspecting 

 persons. We do not expi-ess any opinion ourselves, but merely report what we have 

 heard said, only adding that we have not told one-half. Were it a new book by lAr. 

 Rand, none would be more cordial toward it than ourselves. 



Young's Nctv Gulden Chinese J'uniper. 



This novelty, lately originated in England, is an almost exact counterpart of its 

 parent, the Chinese Juniper, except in color. The Garden considers this color equal 

 in richness of hue, to that of any golden Conifer hitherto known. The variegation 

 is permanent and thorough. The plants are described as having a close pyramidal 

 habit, and have the two kinds of foliage, which is characteristic of the parent, while 

 the color on the more prominent portions of the plants is as bright as the tint of a 

 Golden Holly. It is considered to be one of the most valuable variegated subjects 

 ever sent out. 



The Weeptnt/ Tjarch. 



An English gardener, writing to The Garden, thinks it is " one of the most elegant 

 of all our hardy deciduous trees, and very rare as a large tree. The specimen 

 growing in my gardens, densel}' covers a walk 10 feet wide for a distance of 130 feet, 

 its side branches spreading lull 15 feet on each side down to the ground. It is of 

 so recumbent a form of growth, that a very powerful support to the branches is 

 necessary to allow of sufficient height for walking underneath. Some few years ago, 

 a double row of polished oak posts, 8 feet high, was erected under it on each 

 side of the walks, with iron posts just under the stem and main branches, and cross- 

 bearers at intervals, to support the lateral branches, which have covered the whole 

 structure so efi"ectually, that the sun's rays cannot penetrate it. The branches grow 

 perfectly flat on the trellis, requiring no training, and there is not one on the whole 

 tree rising to a greater height than 15 feet. I have seen Larix jiendula mentioned 

 in Nursery Catalogues, as growing from 30 to 50 feet high. Possibly this may be a 

 distinct variety." 



A. Clienp Canning Apptiratiis. 



Mr. F, J. Parks, of South Haven, Mich., built a small canning establishment the 

 past season, at a cost of only $300, in which they put up 1,500 cans per day, at an 

 expense of only $30, exclusive of the cans. The fruit was put up by application of 

 steam, a very simple process. 



