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GARDENING. 



Aug. 15, 



times quite a month later. At the same 

 time it must be said that as two shoots 

 take the place of one, there is an increase 

 of one-half in the number of flower heads, 

 and a corresponding decrease in the size 

 of each head. Philadelphia florists prac- 

 tice the pinching back of some plants, to 

 prolong the crop. 



Viburnum cotinifolium has been men- 

 tioned in previous notes, but is referred 

 to here as itsclustersof berries now make 

 a unique display. On vigorous bushes 

 large clusters of perhaps 150 berries each 

 are common, the berries rather closely 

 packed together. Some bushes observed 

 today were showing perfect fruit, but 

 three colors were to be seen on some 

 clusters, viz , pink, cherry and black. I 

 am sure every one would be pleased with 

 this shrub, both for its early white flow- 

 ers and its midsummer fruit. It is a 

 native of the Himalayas and while 

 resembling Lantana, an English species 

 a great deal, it is rather a better one. It 

 might be called an improved Lantana. 



Passing a small group of Acer 



growth, but the "present season has 

 brought out a somewhat continuous 

 growth, hence the beauty spoken of. This 

 tree has beautiful shining green leaves 

 when matured and it makes an excellent 

 lawn tree. I remember an exceedingly 

 fine specimen of this tree at Park Place, 

 Henley-on-Thames, England, which I saw 

 three years ago. It was some nine feet 

 in circumference with an immense spread 

 of branches. Joseph Meehan. 



Philadelphia. 



HBTEROMELES ARE-UTIFOLIfl. 



Heteromeks arbutifolia is a most beau- 

 tiful shrub and I have often wondered 

 that it is not more extensively cultivated. 

 It is a very rapid grower and forms a 

 dense rounded shrub, generally attaining 

 a height of about eight feet. It has showy 

 clusters of white blossoms, which are in 

 full bloom about the middle of July; these 

 blossoms are quite fragrant, but it is 

 later in the season that this beautiful 

 shrub is in its glory. About Christmas 

 it is fairly breaking with a heavy load of 



mate the value of this shrub, as travelers 

 often speak of it; and the specimens of 

 branches with fruit which are sent on 

 here occasionally attest its ornamental 

 character. But what are we poor north- 

 erners to do when the Pacific beauties 

 refuse to adorn our grounds? We know 

 of these good things, and have tried them 

 but they want too much coaxing, and 

 then only rarely will they do. It is not 

 always temperature, but often some 

 other cause. Still we should think that 

 south ot Philadelphia it might be grown. 

 Those who wish to try will find this 

 shrub in many catalogues under the old 

 name of Photinia arbutifolia, which, in 

 fact , the latest authorities make the cor- 

 rect one. 



There is a Chinese species, Photinia 

 serrulata, which is said to be hardy as 

 far north as New York City. It too is a 

 beautiful evergreen. Mr. P.J. Berckmans 

 of Augusta, Georgia, says it does nicely 

 there, but that its habit ot flowering so 

 very early in the season subjects it to the 

 risk of being caught by late frosts. 



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PLAN FOR GROUNDS OP SIX ACRES. 



Ginnala today, I was impressed with 

 the beauty of the trees at this sea- 

 son when displaying their clusters 

 of seeds. There is a little color to the 

 seeds, such as the leafstalks display, and 

 then the small divided leaves are pretty. 

 In the spring I have not seen that this 

 species is much prettier than campestre, 

 but it certainly is at this season of the 

 year. As it makes but a large shrub, 

 though it can be grown in tree shape, it 

 is fitted for using on a small place. 



I have already used some adjectives in 

 referring to some of the berried shrubs 

 but have reserved a few to appl3' to the 

 Cornus Mas, know as the Cornelian 

 cherry. The fruit is now ripe, and it is 

 larger than many cherries, looking more 

 like small light red plums. When full of 

 fruit, as most bushes are this season, a 

 beautiful sight is presented during the 

 closing days of July and through August. 

 This is frequently seen as a large, not well 

 shaped bush. It needs pruning, which it 

 stands well, then a compact bush is 

 secured. This is often called English 

 dogwood, but though European, it isnot 

 English. 



.leer colchicum rubrum, known also as 

 A. lwtum, is more attractive than usual 

 on account of its blood red young growth. 

 This color is natural to the young 



the most brilliant red berries imaginable, 

 the berries being so vividly colored as to 

 almost sparkle in the light; these berries 

 are quite good sized, and in California 

 they are extensively used about Christ- 

 mas time in decorating churches, homes, 

 etc. The leaves are a polished green, and 

 very showy; plant is an evergreen. 



Noticing many good articles on orna- 

 mental plants in Gardening I have long 

 watched to see if some person would not 

 call attention to this grand shrub, but 

 not seeing that anybody has done so, I 

 have taken the task upon myself to give 

 the readers of Gardening a short descrip- 

 tion of it. 



In propagating it the seed should be 

 sown during the middle of the winter, as 

 soon as ripe. They could be sown either 

 in boxes or in the open ground; this latter 

 plan would no doubt be preferable as the 

 freezing weather would no doubt helpthe 

 seed to rapidly germinate. This shrub in 

 its native home inhabits the mountains 

 of California, at elevations of between 

 500 to 3,500 feet above sea level. It 

 generally reaches its greatest develop- 

 ment on exposed sunny points. 



Grizzly Flats, Cal. S. L. Watkins. 



Our correspondent does not overesti- 



Keferring again to Pacific coast shrubs, 

 it won't do to give up with the non-suc- 

 cess of the first trial of some of them 

 here For some time the Lawson's 

 cypress, which comes from Oregon, was 

 a failure about Philadelphia, but at last 

 a plant among a lot of others got 

 through winter after winter all right. 

 Noticing this, plants were propagated 

 from it and now the good folks of that 

 village have all the hardy Lawson 

 cypress they want. 



Landscape Gardening. 



PLAN FOR GROUNDS OF SIX ftCRBS. 



The accompanying plan was made for 

 the grounds of John Markle, Esq., Jeddo, 

 Pa. As these grounds were surrounded 

 by the various buildings of a large col- 

 liery the first consideration was to make 

 the grounds as private as possible and 

 shut out the unsightly objects that were 

 in view in every direction, although I 

 hold that privacy is always as desirable 

 on the lawn and in the garden as it is in 

 the living rooms of the house, and secure 

 for the family and its friends much freer 



