CHICAGO. MAY I, 1895- 



No. 64. 



BED OP SUCCULENTS IN FAIRMOUNT PARK. PHILADELPHIA 



The Flower Garden. 



BEDS OF SUCCULENTS AT flORTICULTURflL 

 flfllL, FfllRMOUNT PARK, PHlLfl. 



The beds of succulents which tlie en- 

 graving rcjjresents are one of the many 

 attractions of Fairniount Park in the 

 summer months. They arc situated on 

 the southeastern side of Horticultural 

 Hall, with the Jewish Statue in the back- 

 ground, and ornamental grasses, vigor- 

 ous perennials, shrubs and trees as a 

 background to the whole. The statue is 

 a fine work of art. The inscription on it 

 tells its history. It is as follows: "Re- 

 ligious T,iberty.' Dedicated to the People 

 of the I'nited States by the order B'nai 

 B'rith and Israelites of America. In 

 Commemoration of the Centennial .\nni- 

 vcrsary of Independence." 



Of the flower beds themselves the vari- 



ous white and silver looking groups are 

 mainly echeverias and sedums. They are 

 propagated through the winter, potted 

 off towards spring, ready for planting 

 without checking when warm weather 

 sets in. Many of the darker looking 

 plants in the beds are echeverias of dark 

 metallic foliage, of which there are several 

 kinds. A little alternantherais used, also 

 a pretty bluish succulent {Klinia repens). 

 The tall cacti are Cereus Peruviamis, the 

 clump-like ones echinoeactus, and the 

 white columnar ones, the old man cactus 

 (Cereus senilis). The flat stemmed, 

 shrubby kinds are opuntias. The cacti 

 are kept in a warm dry greenhouse in the 

 winter season, with butlittleor no water. 

 In the backgrourd will be recognized 

 the white plumis of the pampas grass, 

 the tall arundo, a mi.xture of various 

 culalias and many flowering plants. The 

 tall voung trees are mainly blood-leaved 

 Ijccch, though the one oii tlie left of the 



statue is the Kentucky coffee. The edging 

 of the shrubbery bed is of the hardy sil- 

 very santolina, the leaves of which arc 

 of a grayish silver color. Bearing clip- 

 ping well and being hardj' it is a popular 

 plant for edgings to permanent beds. 



The Kentucky coffee tree as seen in win- 

 ter with its sparse branches conveys the 

 idea that it would lack foliage in the sum- 

 mer. This, however, is not the case. The 

 leaves arc compound and large, making 

 ample shade without being dense. 



Philadelphia. Jo.s Mkkii.vn. 



TREATMENT OF OLD HYflCINTfl BULBS. 



K. K. W., Wellston, Ohio, asks: What 

 is the best way to treat hyacinth bulbs 

 when done blooming? I have quantities 

 of hyacinths every spring, but whatever 

 method of treatment I use, lose a great 

 many bulbs during the summer. I like to 

 grow them in conspicuous places, but do 



