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THE GARDENER'S MONTHLY 



{October, 



great clusters. These berries in time turn al- 

 most white, then change to rosy pink, and at 

 last to a deep purple color. Often the whole of 

 these colors are to be found on the same bunch — 

 one berry changing color a little in advance of 

 the other. There are other native viburnums 

 valuable in the same way, but none that are as 

 good as this one. 



EDITORIAL NOTES. 



A I^EW Stock for Roses. — The Journal of 

 Roses says that Rosa polyantha, a species recent- 

 ly introduced into France from Japan, is likely 

 to prove an excellent stock for grafting roses on. 

 But we doubt whether it will be for us any bet- 

 ter than the common Prairie Rose for this pur- 

 pose. Rosa polyantha is said to be very sweet- 

 scented, and will probably be worth introducing 

 for its own merits. 



The Boston Public Garden. — The Boston 

 papers speak in high praise of the Boston Pub- 

 lic Garden, which, under Mr. Doogue's manage- 

 ment, are said to be very beautiful indeed. 



Yanilla Trees. — The delightful fragrance 

 of the flowers of the Paulownia has obtained for 

 them the name of "Vanilla trees." The En- 

 glish papers complain of thus robbing the Ya- 

 nilla of its name ; but it must be borne in mind 

 that the "Yanilla" did not come by its name 

 honestly. According to DeCandolle, the Helio- 

 trope is the "original" Yanilla. 



Gardening at Salt Lake City.— By the 

 list of premiums of the Fourteenth Annual 

 Exhibition of the Desert Agricultural and Manu- 

 facturing Society, to be held on the first of 

 October, we may see by the offers what are the 

 chief products of a city built upon the desert, 

 and sustained by irrigation. The " best farm 

 fenced and cultivated if not less than 100 acres," 

 shows that one can cultivate a good extent of 

 land by these artificial waterings. The crops 

 are "cotton, tame-grass, lucerne, clover, flax, 

 hemp, indigo, madder, wheat, barley, oats, rye, 

 sugar cane, potatoes, mangel wurtzel, cabbage, 

 parsnips, carrots, beets, onions, squash and 

 beans." 



That forestry is not neglected by the Salt 

 Lakeians, is shown by premiums for " best ten 

 acres of forest trees, not less than one thousand 

 to the acre, three years old," and ditto of sugar 

 maples ; and the silk culture receives an offer of 

 reward for mulberry trees. The ornamental 



is not neglected, and there are premiums for 

 ornamental trees " planted in a garden, or by the 

 road-side." Besides this, we notice the adver- 

 tisement of Mr. Reading as " landscape gar- 

 dener," showing that tasteful gardening has at 

 least hope for encouragement. 



As a guide to the fruits thriving at Salt Lake 

 City, we notice offers for " Summer, Fall, and 

 Winter apples, peaches, grapes, plums, quinces, 

 cherries, figs, gooseberries, currants, raspberries, 

 blackberries, and strawberries." 



Besides, there are numerous offers for plants 

 and flowers, showing that gardening is making 

 at least as fair headway in this far-away city as 

 in older and more nature-favored places in the 

 Union. 



YiBURNUM plicatum. — We annex a reduced 

 cut of the Yiburnum plicatum, or, as it is popu- 

 larly called, the new Japan Snowball. It is now 



well known, and esteemed for its value in orna- 

 mental gardening, and can be had of almost all 

 our leading nurseries. It is far superior to the 

 old Snowball in its habit, in which indeed there 

 is little comparison. Its large heads of pure 

 white flowers are very attractive in June and 

 July. 



Memorial Trees. — On the recent visit of the 

 Marchioness of Lome to Toronto, on the 5th of 

 September, she planted a memorial tree at the 

 request of some citizens. The kind of tree se- 

 lected is not stated. 



Grounds of the Leiiigii Uxiveusity. — 

 The jrrounds of this yrcat institution have re- 



