^6 



iiiisii (;ai;di<:ning 



The Hamamelis. 



Fivr spr, 



I'.y A. ()^n<'i;N. Kr 



In midw iiilff. duiiiiL' tlif mih 



llamaiiu'lis m- Wit<'li ha/.cls a 



treasures of the niiiilonr i^anlcii 



and one vaiicty ha\f Imch ii 



from Asia a n d 



two from North 



Anu-riea. Tlu'v 



are dee id u o ii s 



shrul)s or small 



trees, the wood 



andfoliaiierallici 



ii'senil)lin<: t h r 



liazel f a m i I > 



heiu'e ])ii'siiiii- 



al.ly tlie namr 



Witch lia/.el. 



The Hama- 

 melis thi-ivi' in 

 ordinaiN' L'arden 

 soil of" a" liglit, 

 rather than a 

 heavy, nature. 

 At planting time 

 mix in a little 

 leaf mould o r 

 ])eat with the soil 

 auu)ng the roots. 

 ( ) e t o b e r and 

 March are the 

 best months for 

 ])lanting. Seeds 

 and grafting are 

 the methods of 

 propagation gen- 

 erally practised . 

 FloAvering in 

 midwinter is not 

 favourable f o r 

 fertilisation and 

 the maturing of 

 seeds, but 1914 

 was an excep- 

 tion, and yielded Uamamkli- 

 quite a good liar- Flowering 

 vest. These 



should be sow^i in a heated pit or frame as soon 

 as ripe, for germination is very erratic, the seeds 

 lying in the soil sometimes for a year or two. 

 Following a year under glass, plunge the pots to 

 the rim in ashes outside in winter. This will 

 frequently excite the seeds into growth. .Grafting 

 is done tuider glass in March and April, using 

 the North American H. virginiana as the stock. 

 These should be ])otted up preferably^ for a year 

 before required for grafting. 



H. AKHOHKA. 



the eaily years 



I I'aincil i(\lo a sii 

 luiL'lil. 'I'lir na 



AN'ith a little attention during 

 )f growth this s])eeies may be 

 all 1rc<- up to L'o feet or more in 

 ■yiiw twisted i>etals are golden 



Ann 



a ret liiiiw 11 

 ilrodii.c.l fi 



r. a pleasing (••uitrast to the 

 .1\ \. 'I his s])ecies was Jirst 

 .laiian l.v Siebold in lH<i2. The 



i\'e 



auK 



the Monsak. 



II. .lAI'O.MCA. 



This is a s])rea(l- 

 ing l>ush, and is 

 es])ecially effect - 

 ive grouped in 

 1 h (■ shruhhcrv 

 border with a 

 backgrouiul o f 

 evergreens. The 

 twisted petals are 

 thin and narrow, 

 yellow in colour, 

 while the frag- 

 r a II ce of the 

 flowers is ])leas- 

 iiig. During open 

 weather in .lami- 

 a rv a lul February 

 the ])lants l)los- 

 som freely. H. 

 ja])onica is a. na- 

 tive of China and 

 Japan. Quite 

 distinct from it. 

 and more upright 

 in growth, is the 

 variety Zuccar- 

 iniana, with pale 

 lemon -ye 1 1 o w 

 Howers. 



H. MOLLIS. — 



This is the most 

 beautiful of all 

 the Witch hazels 

 we cultivate. 

 Naturally a free- 

 growing bush, it 

 is not m u c h 

 trouble, with a 

 little training of the leaders, to obtain small 

 trees of this species when they are most attrac- 

 tive as lawn specimens. The petals are rich 

 yellow, longer and rather broader than the otlier 

 species, with a hook-like curve at the ai)ex, not 

 twisted as in the other species. An additional 

 feature is the jjowerfid fragrance, while m 

 summer the hazel-like leaves are the most 

 ornamental of tlu' family. H. mollis is a native 

 of China, and was first introduced by Maries 



-> A X L) 



>nevin 



. akhouka 

 Febnuirv. 



