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GARDENING. 



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THE JAPANESE VARIEGATED CORNUS 



I might say here that many reputably 

 hardy plants like Japan anemone, trito- 

 maSj'and erianthus grass, diein thecenter 

 more from wet than cold in winter, and 

 we can save them to a large extent 1)y 

 covering the mulching over their crowns 

 with a piece of tarred paper to throw off 

 I lie rain and melting snow. 



T. McCarthy, 



Supt. Swan Point Cemetery, Provi- 

 dence, R. I. 



than white pine but they ar. hard to 

 write on clearly. Every year these labels 

 should be gone over and fixed up a little 

 as regards the writing on them; in fact 

 thev should be examined in spring and 

 fall" Now is the time to do it. And see 

 to it that every plant that needs one gets 

 one, and set 'it deep and firm in the 

 ground. To gvpsophila, fraxinella, ascle- 

 pias, platvcodon, lilies and other plants 

 that die down under the surface leaving 

 no trace above as do larkspur or phloxts 

 stouter and deeper labels should be set, to 

 guard against interfering with the roots 

 at forking or planting time in spring. 



LILIUM flURflTUM. 



Last vear you were kind enough to pub- 

 lish a note of mine, with illustration, on 

 growing L. auratum in a pit. The two 

 bulbs which were planted four years ago 

 this fall had this season sixteen flower 

 stalks, giving one hundred and sixty per- 

 fect flowers. Perhaps pit culture is the 

 successful way to grow the L. auratum. 



Amherst, Mass. H. Hi;.\Tc).\. 



CRINUM KIRKII. 



M. N., Chipi^ewa Falls, Wis., has been 

 on the wrong track. We grow C. Kirkii 

 as well as other crinums and amaryllis 

 (except aulica platypetala^ in the open 

 ground in summer in the same way as we 

 grow gladioli. After the first light frost 

 weliftthem,cut ofl"thc tops and a por- 

 tion (three-tourths of the length) of the 

 roots, and then store the bulbs in a warm 

 cellar. Thev all flower well cverv vear. 



Floral Park, X. Y. E. S. M'ii.i.er. 



Tin-; Wild livKNi.Nc Puimrose {OCno- 

 Ihera biennis).— H. K. V., Philadelphia, 

 wries: "I enclose a flower and leaf of a 

 plant 1 have watched with a great deal 

 of interest and curiosity for sometime. 

 There is a group of it growing on the 

 sheltered side of a bank by the road side. 

 The stalk is about the size of the golden 

 rod, and is as firm a- d woody. The plants 

 began blooming in September, perhaps 

 earlier, and have continued freely ever 

 since not appearing to be at all affected 

 by the coolness oi the weather. Will you 

 kindly give me the name and state what 

 you think it capable of under cultiva- 

 tion?" 



It is the common evening primrose and 

 occurs quite plentitully by the waysides 

 and elsewhere in a wild state. A species 

 known as CE. grandifforaor Lamackiapa 

 is a vigorous growing plant not unlike 

 biennis in habit but with much largerand 

 finer blossoms; grow it instead of the 

 wild one. It is easily raised from seed, 

 and although a biennial, if sown early it 

 blooms the first year. It is perfectly 

 hardv and after it gets to seeding in the 

 garden it selfsows itself with the lavish- 

 ness of a weed. But it isn't a troublesome 

 plant at all. 



Trees and Shrubs. 



EVERGREEN HARDY PLANTS FOR COVERING 

 GRAVES. 



To cover gr;nes permanently peri- 

 winkle, or "myrtle" as we call it ( V'/hct 

 minor) and European ivy [Ilerlera) are 

 used here. Ivy is more difiicult to retain 

 and reciuircs more protection and care in 

 winter. We cover it with tree leaves, then 

 a few bare branches and tarred paper 

 over all. This works well when we can 

 keep out moles and field mice. Myrtle is 

 often discolored in early spring, so we 

 sickle it all ofi' close to the ground, and 

 leaves and flowers follow immediately. 

 .\ slight covering in winter of coarse sta- 

 ble manure is beneficial to the myrtle. 



TAB JAPANESE VARIEGATED CORNUS. 



(Cornus macrophylla variegata.) 



THE BEST OF ALL VARIEGATED TREES. 



Under the name of "Cornus bracbypoda 

 variegata" this plant was sent here some 

 years ago by H. H. Berger & Co., impor- 

 ters of Japanese plants, San Francisco. It 

 has grown beautifully, and we have no 

 hesitation whatever in saying that it is 

 by far the whitest, healthiest, and most 

 striking and beautiful variegated tree or 

 shrub at Dosoris. It is one of the trees 

 that everyone who visits thisplace makes 

 a note of. And it seems not only hardy, 

 but perfect!}' happy here. 



Let us ciuote from H. H. Berger & Co.'s 

 catalogue, "a deciduous most ornamental 

 tree, with silvery foliage, variegated with 

 light green, the variegation of which has 

 become fixed and and will always come 

 true. Very rare, (juite hardy in cold 

 climate. Most beautiful and striking ap- 

 pearance." Considering its behavior here, 

 the catalogue description is not over- 

 drawn. 



The species is a native of Japan, Corea, 

 China, and to the Himalayas, and forms 

 an upright, horizontally' branched tree 

 thirty to fifty feet high, and looks exceed- 

 ingly like our native C. alternilolia. In 

 Japan it is abundant in the forests of 

 Yezo and the mountains of Honda. 



The leaves are ovate-lanceolate, acumi- 

 nate at both ends, four to seven inches 

 long, by two to four inches wide, pale 

 green on the underside, and deep green 

 partly clouded with white and with large 

 uneven patches or marginal variegation 

 of clear creamy white. There is nothing 

 washy or indistinct about the variega- 

 tion. And in October a warm crimson 



