February 22, 1608 



HORTICULTURE 



231 



Aquilegias 



tion, many highly attractive and all interesting to the 

 plant lover. Of these I mention the old European 

 columbines, Aquilegia vulgaris in pink, white and blue 

 shades. Aquilegia canadensis scarlet with yellow cen- 

 ter, of medium size is rather odd in appearance. The 

 large flowering A. glandulosa, the pure white columbine, 

 A nivea grandiflora and the beautiful mauve blue va- 

 riety A. olympica are all very desirable acquisitions to 

 any garden. If we add to those named the numerous 

 new hybrids of more recent origin it becomes evident 

 tliat we have at present a rich efficiency both in color 

 and form at our disposal from which to choose. 



A(,.>ClLEi;lA COERUJ.KA 



Whoever contemplates to plant a perennial border 

 this spring should not omit to reserve sufficient sjjace 

 for an adequate plantation of columbines. Aquilegias 

 rank high among herbaceous flowers and are equally at- 

 tractive in foliage. Xot alone their merit as garden 

 ornaments but still more their commercial value, both 

 as plant and cutflower, should induce every florist and 

 gardener to look out for an ample supply. In the New 

 England States aquilegias thrive well in an open sunny 

 position. They have proven eminently useful for nat- 

 ural woody park sections and likewise, now and then, 

 for the rock garden. South of New York I have found 

 it sometimes of advantage to plant them where they are 

 somewhat protected from the hot midday sun rays. 

 When dotted along the outskirts of natural woods it can 

 easilv be arranged to let them have some shade during 

 noon hours and thus prolong their flowering season in 

 June. 



Among the varieties much favored by Maine sum- 

 mer cottagers are Aquilegia coerulea and A. chrysantha. 

 The former is the well known mountain columbine, 

 violet blue, with white center. The plant our illustra- 

 tion represents was taken in the Mount Desert Nur- 

 series in Bar Harbor and shows habit of growth and 

 free-flowering qualities to perfection. Aquilegia chrys- 

 antha, like the variety coerulea with spurred flowers, is 

 in color bright yellow. 



There are an abundance of other species in cultiva- 



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Hydrangea arborescens grandi- 

 flora 



Editor of Horticulture: 



Dear Sir : — We accept with pleasure the slight change 

 in the name of the new hydrangea as recommended by 

 Prof. Sargent in the interest of scientific accuracy, and 

 have notified Secretary Rudd of the S. A. F. to that 

 effect; we are very grateful to Prof. Sargent for his 

 kind offices, and are extremely glad to have the matter 

 definitely and finally settled. 



Thank you. Professor Sargent, Hydrangea arbor- 

 escens gi-andiflora it shall be; and we will warrant that 

 the American lady amateur will very promptly christen 

 it a fetching descriptive name, in all probability the 

 Snowball Hvdrangea, but Hvdrangea sterilis never! 



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Jamaicaway 



Our frontispiece this week is instructive as a lesson 

 in roadside planting in a style in which the Boston 

 Park Department has taken tfie initiative. The border 

 of shrubbery seen on the left is about eight feet wide 

 and separates the roadway from the bridle path. It 

 is planted mainly with viburnums, cornuses and priv- 

 ets. This method of planting is superior to the ordin- 

 ary grass border, softening the too-often sharp edges 

 iif the parkways and adding greatly to the attractive- 

 ness of the scene. In some parts this effect is still 

 further emj^hasized by plantations of wild roses, Indian 

 currants, yellow root, Pyrus nigra and arbutifolia, an- 

 dromedas, etc. In these borders there are planted at 

 intervals of fifty feet the young red oaks which are in 

 the future to furnish the permanent shading of the 

 parkway. On the right hand side of the picture in 

 the turf border separating the walk from the driveway 

 some of these oaks may be seen. 



