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n. Nlaminca, liom liiilia, ranks with I), 

 corymbosa ami otlieis in hcinsj too Icruler lor 

 outdoor cultivation, except in the warmer parts 

 cif the three kini^'ilonis. At l'ilasne\in il has 

 lived lor some years in a heil wilii other species 

 and liyliriils. but is killed (.low ii to the i^iiMnul 

 each winter, producin_t;' shoots from the base 

 again tlurini;' the summer. The leaves are 

 lanceolate, uhilish undernealh, .nul the llowers 

 pure white. 



1 '. \ iimorinie, of the newer kinds, seems likely 

 to be one of the most useful. .\ native of 

 Setchiien, (."hina. it is provinof fairly hardy, an<l 

 flowers later 

 than some of 

 the other spe- 

 cies, with a 

 con se t] u e nt 

 better chance 

 of escapinji' 

 spring frosts. 

 Introduced by 

 M. Maurice de 

 X'ihiiorin i n 

 1897, il pro- 

 mises to make 

 a fairly large 

 shrub. T h e 

 leaves are 

 lance - shaped, 

 with s m a I I 

 teeth, the 

 flowers pro- 

 duced in clus- 

 ters, and pure 

 white. 



Numerous hybrid Deutzias have been raised 

 by Messrs. Lemoine, the celebrated nurserymen 

 of Nancy. One great advantage possessed by 

 most o( the hybrids is that the plants are much 

 hardier than some of the species, though the 

 early production of the flower buds subjects 

 them to the same disability in relation to spring- 

 frosts. 



0( the hybrids of D. gracilis and D. discolor 

 there are several forms, showing the influence 

 of the latter species. These are D. discolor 

 floribunda, D. d. grandiflora, and D. d. major 

 floriferous, little shrubs of much merit. 



n. gracilis and D. discolor purpurascens have 

 yielded a line set of hvbrids, some resembling 

 gracilis and others discolor purpurascens. 

 When seen growintr in .1 bed the inlluence of 



the parents is clearly traceable. The following 

 are good and need not be described in detail : — 

 I), gracilis rosea, I), g. venusta, D. g. campanu- 

 lala, n. g. carniinea, O. g. eximia, .and D. g. 

 nuiltillora. 



I>. kalmi;el1ora is already a favourite, the 

 result of a cross between D. discolor purpur- 

 ascens and n. p.irxitlora, liowers rose coloured, 

 somewhat like those ot the Kalrni.i in shape, 

 whence the name. 



I). I.emoinei is one o( the older crosses, and 

 has established itself wherever gpod shrubs are 

 appreciated. It is a product of I) parxillora 



and gracilis. 

 It is a stouter, 

 more erect 

 plant than D. 

 gracilis, and 

 bears clusters 

 of white flow- 

 ers all along 

 the branches. 

 There are nou 

 several forms 

 o( this Inbrid 

 w hich ha\ e re- 

 ceived distinc- 

 t i V e names, 

 as .Avalanche. 

 Snowball, itc.. 

 w bile I). Le- 

 moinei, .\pple 

 Blossom, .and 

 Rose-ball are 

 stated to be 

 the product of 

 D. I.emoinei crossed with I"), discolor purpur- 

 ascens. 



D. myriantha was raised trom D. setchu- 

 enensis (D. corymbiflora) crossed with D. 

 parvifiora. It is described as having erect 

 stems, clothed wnth narrow dark-green hairy 

 leaves and clusters of pure white flowers open- 

 ing in June. 



One can hardly close these notes without a 

 tribute of praise to the famous house of Lemoine, 

 the members of w-hich have done so much in 

 hybridising these and other shrubs. 



a^ 6P* t^ 

 Sing you a song in ihe garden of life 



If only you gather a tlii.slle ! 

 Sing you a song as you travel along. 



An' if you can't sing— why, just whistle ! 



IC F. R 



OkI'TZIA \'n MiiRIN.T. 



