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GARDENING. 



Dec. 15. 



Not a Seckel Pear— G. B. F., Co- 

 lurnbia, Conn., bought some Seckel pear 

 trees a few years ago and planted them 

 in his garden. They bore fruit this year, 

 the pears being small, russety, late, and 

 assuredly not Seckels. He sent us two 

 ofthe pears for identification. Ans. We 

 are unable to identify the variety with 

 certainty, but think it must be Winter 

 Nelis. After this we hope our corre- 

 spondent will get his fruit trees from 

 reputable nurserymen. Although the 

 Winter NeHs is a fairly nice pear at this 

 time of year— it bore fine at Dosoris this 

 year— it is very aggravating to buy a 

 particular variety and after waiting in 

 expectancy for some years find that it 

 isn't the kind at all you bought it for. 



Miscellaneous. 



INTERESTING PLANTS FROM NEW SOUTH 

 WALES. 



A friend of C.ardenini; at Kurrajong 

 Heights, New South Wales, sends usafew 

 seeds of some of the beautiful shrubs of 

 that far-off land, and as there are more of 

 these seeds than suflicient for our needs, 

 our readers are welcome to the rest of 

 them. The kinds are Telophea speciosis- 

 ima, Acacia linifolia, Acacia data, Pitto- 

 spoTum revolutum and Pittosporuin un- 

 dulatum, and he describes them as follows: 



"Telophea speciosissima or Waratah' 

 is the national flower of New South 

 Wales. It is a stout, erect glabrous 

 shrub, ■C to 8 feet high, and blossoms the 

 third year from seed. The flowers are 

 crimson and arranged in dense, globular 

 heads, 3 to 4 inches in diameter, and sur- 

 rounded by showy bracts 3 inches long. It 

 grows in rocky and sandy soil. 



"Acacia linifolia is commonly called 

 acacia 'Sally.' In gullies it grows to a 

 height of 20 feet, but on dry ground much 

 less. It bears beautiful yellow flowers in 

 great abundance. 



"Acacia elata is called here Mountain 

 Hickory acacia. It has a striking general 

 resemblance to the pepper tree {Schimis 

 molle) so much grown in California, as 

 regards its foliage and habit. It fre- 

 (juently attains a height of 60 feet, and is 

 one of the most beautiful of all the tree 

 acacias. Its bark is rich in tannic acid. 



"Pittosporuin revolutum is a flowering 

 shrub, the fruit a capsule which when ripe 

 gives the plant a remarkable and unique 

 appearance. 



"Pittosporum undulatum is a treeof 12 

 or 15 feet, and has handsome foliage and 

 large clusters of white very fragrant flow- 

 ers. It makes a good hedge plant." 



These plants are not hardy here, but 

 they are easily grown in a cool, light, airy 

 greenhouse, in pots or tubs. There may 

 be some difficulty in raising them from 

 seed though. Pour hot water on the 

 acacia seeds and let them stay in soak all 

 one night, then sow them in a pot or box 

 of light soil, cover the soil with a little moss 

 or excelsior to keep it shaded and damp 

 till the seedlings appear. They won't all 

 germinate at the same time; in fact some 

 of them may he in the ground for months 

 without moving. 



THE GUN SHOT FLflNT-WHflT IS IT? 



E. L. P., Plymouth, Wis., writes: "Can 

 you tell me the name of the plant which 

 when its flower bud opens makes a loud 

 noise like the report of a gun shot? A 

 lady friend of mine knew this plant in 

 Europe, and she calls it in the German 



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