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favor. \\'iset()nensis was introduced to puljlic notice 

 first and most pnmiincntly by tlic iMit^lisli firm of Stuart 

 Low i\; Co.. but botb in (iermany and I'rance others took 

 to improvinsj these "butterfly flowers." It was reserved 

 for Jos. X'eitch (S: Sons, of London, however, to startle 

 the floricultural world about four years ago when they 

 e.Nbibited a collection of about a dozen varieties in quite 

 distinct colors. .Sc.ime were white, sinne pink, ime was a 



E.XlIlllIT OF YELLOW CALL.\ ELLIOTTL'\NA, BY GEO. GOULD 



(JOS MILLS, SUPERINTENDENT). L.AKEWOOD, N. J. 



.WVARDED GOLD MEDAL. 



rich ])ur])le idum. and there were others in carmine, 

 cerise, orange shades and so on. 



Schizanthuses are very tractable subjects, highh 

 amenable to careful attention, and they last in bloom 

 many weeks in a greenhouse or conservator\-. Like so 

 many other plants they quickly go past or drop their 

 flowers if used for room decoration. Mr. Canning, 1 be- 

 lieve, raised his fine specimens from seed sown in .Ma\. 

 1914, and grew them on without a check. They branched 

 freely of their own accord and were staked out as growth 

 advanced. Naturally, to induce growth and develop- 

 ment they were fed (or "fertilized") liberally. 



The Easter lilies (formosum) from Mrs. W. Bayard 

 Cutting, C. W. Knight, superintendent, Oakdale, L. I.. 

 were the finest that most of us have ever seen, carrying 14 

 to 16 flowers each, on tall stems. The beautiful yellow 

 callas from ]\Ir. George Gould, Jos. Mills, superintendent, 

 Lakewood, N. J., were superlative and never drooped an 

 inch during the whole period cif the show. This be- 

 tokened stems of great si)lidity, as indeed they had, for I 

 felt them to see. 



In regard to the ])rimulas, both the obconica and mala- 

 coides type were so fine they could scarcely be imprcn'ed 

 upon. P. obconica is now obtainable in rich lake, glowy 

 crimson, pink, lavender, light blue and white ; and I see 

 that in German}- a good salmon has been selected and 

 comes 50 per cent, from seed. All plants raised from 

 seed are apt to vary, and when a variety comes 70 to 80 

 per cent, true this is considered satisfactory. By and by 

 the salmon "obconica" may come 80 ])er cent, true also. 

 Primula malacoides, which might well be called the 

 "Feathery Primrose," was introduced to our gardens 

 only a few years ago by George Forrest, the plant col- 

 lector of the Bees, Ltd., Liverpool, England. Mr. For- 

 rest has introduced several good hardy ])rimulas as well, 

 and some rhododendrons among other things, and trav- 

 ersed parts of Tibet and higliland areas south of the re- 



gion that E. H. Wilson explored. Wilson is now at the 



.Arnold Arboretum, near Boston, Mass. ; and Forrest is 



just returning from his second or third expedition. He 



has had some hairbreadth escapes, and about the time of 



the British Expedition to Lhassa, under Col. Vounghus- 



band, he narrowl_\- missed death at the hands of the 



tribesmen. 



This "feathery prinn-ose" is now giving rise to several 



distinct varieties, a characteristic of many plants when 



they come into cultivation. Among the new colors now 



acquired are white, rose and a sort of crimson purple. 



I'roI)ably some one will hybridize this primula with the 



scarlet flowered Cockburniana. I wonder why this latter 



has not been shown yet by some of our growers? Xl*e 



whole family of primulas is a very wonderful one, with 



inflorescences in a variety of forms, and in colors from 



blue to scarlet, [link and primrose. 

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.A.nother lesson at the flower show was got from the 

 rose gardens. The best and coziest rose gardens are 

 naturally those set out on a geometrical plan and prefer- 

 ably, 1 think, having a pergola, and bower and screening 

 fences as features of the composition. The two gardens 

 there shown were quite dissimilar, that of A. X. Pierson, 

 Inc., Cromwell, Conn., being in the form of a rustic 

 rosary ; while the F. R. Pierson Co., of Tarrytown, X. Y., 

 planned theirs on a classical basis. Each gave as good 

 ideas for gardens of larger extent, but instead of the 

 white pebbles in F. R. Pierson's I would prefer some- 

 thing of a quiet color in material that would bind and 

 give a smooth surface; while a fault in A. X. Pierson's 

 exhibit, to many minds, was the presence of the small 



EXIlIlur OF LJLI.U;.\1 I.ONOII LORIM FORUSUAI. l;V .MRS. W. 



i;.\Y.\RI) CUTTING (C. W. KNIGHT, SUPERINTENDENT). 



OAKDALE, N. Y. AWARDED FIRST PRIZE. 



corner beds. Roses, when massed in good colors as they 



were here, are resplendent, but let us alwa)'s try to have 



ample freedom and space all about. 

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How many readers of The (Gardeners' Ciiro.nicle of 

 America saw and admired Julius Roehrs Co.'s little rock 

 garden ? To me it was full of interest, recalling many, 

 many happy days spent in collecting alpine plants in 

 Europe and enjoying them in the gardens aiuid surround- 



