May 29, 1920 



H \{ T 1 C IT L T U R E 



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Cornus Mas. 

 The Cornelian Cherry of olil-fash- 

 loned gardens opened its first flowers 

 on April 18th. this year, and the leaf- 

 less branches are still covered with 

 Its compact, may flowered clusters of 

 small bright yellow flowers which are 

 unusually abundant this spring. This 

 Cornel is a native of eastern Europe 

 atod western Asia, and for three cen- 

 turies at least has been a favorite 

 garden plant in western Europe. It is 

 a large and shapely shrub and witli 

 a Httle care can be made to grow with 

 a single stem in the form of a small 

 tree. It is handsome from early 

 spring until late in the autumn, for 

 the leaves are large dark green and 

 lustrous, but fall without having 

 changed their color, and the short 

 oblong, scarlet, lustrous or rarely yel- 

 low fruit which hangs on stout stems 

 Is cherry-like in appearance and orna- 

 mental. The fact that the flowers are 

 never Injured by April frosts greatly 

 adds to the value of this plant for the 

 spring decoration of parks and gar- 

 dens in the Northern states. 



Malus Theifera. 

 Malus theifera, one of Wilson's dis- 

 coveries in western China, with its 

 long spreading and irregularly ascend- 

 ing branches has such an unusual and 

 picturesque habit for a Crabc.pple that 

 it is easy to recognize at any season of 

 the year. When covered with its in- 

 numerable clusterc of rose-red buds 

 and fiale rose-colored or nearW white 

 flowers it is one of the handsomest of 

 the Asiatic Crabapples. Judging by the 

 behavior of several plants in the Ahore- 

 tum, they flower only on alternate 

 years. Last spring the largest speci- 

 men in the Peters' Hill group was 

 covered with flowers; this year it has 

 not produced a single flower-bud. The 

 plant on the southern slope of Bussey 

 Hill and a younger one in the group on 

 the left hand side of the Forest Hills 

 Road are now covered with flowers and 

 are objects of interest and beauty. 



CYCLAMENS UNDISTURBED FOR 

 YEARS. 



Says a writer in one of the English 

 magazines: The war was the cause 

 of gardners not carrying out many of 

 their usual practices, adopting fresh 

 methods, and making new discoveries. 

 One such discovery in my case was 

 how remarkably well Cyclamen plants 

 will do without the annual shaking 

 out and repotting. Top-dressing also 

 was not done, and the only help given 

 was a few waterings of weak manure- 

 water. I am growing the same plants 

 on again this year untouched, but can 

 discern a lessening in quality and 



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flowering. Where help is at any time 

 none too plentiful a discovery like the 

 above is a boon, and most satisfactory 

 results can be expected should the 

 plants be left but two or three years 

 without repotting. The plants referred 

 to were allowed to come along quite 

 naturally, being l^ept in a cold frame 

 until the beginning of December each 

 year, then stood on a shelf in a 

 slightly-heated plant-house. 



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 hagen, Denmark, spent the week end 

 of May 20th with Howard M. Earl at 

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