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birch, sweet chestnut, oak, beech, horn- 

 beam, hawthorn, flowering dogwood, 

 laburnum and sweet gum; shrubs include 

 such as bladder senna, Japanese quince, 

 elaeagnus, exochorda, Siberian pea tree 

 and benthamia. 



It is essential that the leaves should be 

 off, if not naturally, they should be 

 stripped or cut off by hand. If left in they 

 soon wither and the bark shrivels, and in 

 conseriuence the tree becomes much ener- 

 vated. Before setting the trees in the 

 holes the roots should be dipped into a 

 mud puddle, and in planting water them 

 in the holes as recommended above for 

 evergreens. A winter mulching as recom- 

 mended for the evergreens is also of much 

 benefit to deciduous trees and shrubs. 



Magnolias, tuHp trees, deciduous 

 cypress and some others should be planted 

 in spring just as growth begins to start. 



place, moderately moist soil and not re- 

 tentive; manuring is unnecessary. Azalea 

 atncena should grow well under the same 

 circumstances, but as it is a smaller plant 

 don't inter-plant it with mollis, rather 

 use it as a border plant. We are not sure 

 though that they, awcena in particular, 

 are hardy with you, under favorable cir- 

 cumstances mollis probably is. 



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say after the middle of April. Locality 

 will determine the proper time. It will be 

 well to shorten the branches of the trees 

 and shrubs, after they start, to unload 

 their too heavy heads.' 



Transplanti.ng Fruit Trees and 

 Bushes in Fall.— First plant currants, 

 gooseberries, and raspberries, then apples, 

 cherries and plums, pears come last. Of 

 course all fruit trees can be planted in fall 

 and if the work is done in season, they 

 show a marked gain over those planted 

 in spring. 



As soon as the hot weather begins in 

 spring or early summer, stir up the ground 

 around the trees and keep it open and 

 cleau, and if practicable mulch about the 

 trees with long manure or grass to pre- 

 vent the ground drying too much. Should 

 hot, dry weather set in it would be well 

 to uncover immediately about the trees 

 and give a good soaking of water, then 

 cover over with drj- soil and replace the 

 mulch. J. R. Tkumi'V. 



Kissena, L. I., September S. 



Magnolia parviSora likes good soil — 

 not fatted with manure— that has been 

 deeply unfastened, and a warm sheltered 

 place, but not a hot sunnj' exposure. 



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flZflUEflS-MflONOLIfl. 



B. W.,Terre Haute, Indiana, asks about 

 Azalea mollis and A. amasna, and Mag- 

 nolia parriHora and M. Soulangeana. 



Azalea mollis is a large flowered decidu- 

 ous shrub from China and now much 

 esteemed in gardens here. It grows from 

 two to six feet high, and blooms a little 

 before the leaves come out, continuing till 

 the leaves appear. The smallest plants 

 bear flowers. In color the blossoms are 

 yellow, almost white, flame, and inter- 

 mediate shades. Like most of its family 

 it likes a sheltered and not over sunnv 



Shruhs in bloom now are very few. .\ 

 good many blossoms linger on Hydrangea 

 paniculata grandiSora, and the late- 

 blooming typical form is in good bloom. 

 A few althaea blossoms still stick to the 

 bushes. Lespedeza Seiholdii (Desmodium 

 pendulitiorum) and the white flowered 

 Japonicum are in good bloom and quite 

 conspicuous. Matrimony vine, common 

 and Chinese, is in good bloom and fruit- 

 ing too. The white flpwered Cleroden- 

 dron tricbotomam and the red C. Bunge- 

 anum are in flower, the latter not at best 

 yet. European tree ivy was in fine flower 

 up till now; although the flower heads 

 are yellowish green they are so many and 

 (prominent as to be quite attractive. A 

 little south of here the crape myrtle is 

 lingering in the garden, and abelia and 

 leycesteria are still in bloom. But now is 

 the season of ornamental fruit. 



Rhododendron— China Pinks.— (!. J. 

 I'., Salt Lake City, Utah, asks: 



1 . What time' would it be best to 

 transplant a rhododendron? 



2. llo China pinks from seed this fall 

 do well wintered in a cold frame? 



1. If you shelter it around vv-ith brush 

 or boards you can transplant it at once; 

 but it may be safer to wait till spring. 



2. Yes, very well. Plant them thickly, 

 and then transplant them outside in 

 spring. 



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In some cities and many small towns 

 there are small pieces of waste ground 

 which serve no better purpose than a 

 depository for rubbish, which might be 

 utilized for public gardens at a compara- 

 tively small expense. Such gardens would 

 be a source of great pleasure to all and 

 increase the desirableness of the surround- 

 ing property so as to proveagood invest- 

 ment when considered only from the prac- 

 tical standpoint of dollars and cents. Such 

 sma'l parks might be provided for by a 

 general tax, by the subscriptions of the 

 contiguous property owners or by the 

 donation of some wealthy and liberal 

 citizen as was done for the beautifying of 

 the little park at Hazleton, Pa., the plan 

 for which is shown with this article. 



The site for this park was an irregular 

 piece of ground on which the soldiers' 

 monument stood and it occurred to Mr. 

 A. S. Van Winckle that it might be made 

 into a beautiful little garden instead of 

 remaining barren waste, so he requested 

 me to make a plan for its improvement. 

 The plan which I made and which has 

 since been very effectively carried out I 

 think pretty well explains itself. Bj' mass- 

 ing shrubs and small growing trees 

 around the boundary the triangular shape 

 of the ground is in a measure concealed 

 and an appearance of spaciousness given 

 to the garden. The walks make a place 

 for strolling, give entrance from ever>- 



