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long lead is T. George Peabody. It is 

 a lovely sight just now. Golden bronze 

 is as near a correct description of the 

 color as I can give it. A sprig or two 

 shown to anyone conveys no idea of its 

 beauty, a bush has to be seen to realize 

 it. T. Victoria is the silver tipped one 

 sometimes seen in collections. While 

 pretty, more silver is needed to better its 

 appearance. There is a beautiful variety 

 with golden tinted foliage of the common 

 white cedarof New Jersey, Chamsecyparis 

 sphrazroidea. This has tiny golden shoots 

 springing out from among the green. This 

 and the natural airy growth of this ever- 

 green render it very desirable. Not much 

 in cultivation yet is a golden foliaged 

 form of the ordinary red cedar, Juniperus 

 Virginiana; Douglas' golden juniper is a 

 beauty. The color at this season is of a 

 golden bronze; much the same as that of 

 the George Peabody arbor-vita;. This is 

 usually listed in catalogues as a variety 

 of/, communis, but its growth is spread- 

 ing, nearly identical with that of J. pros- 

 trata. J. communis is of erect, compact 

 growth. But no matter about this, it's 

 a grand thing. When planting for color 

 effect do not forget the Deodar cedar, 

 Cedrus Deodara. It is good all the season 

 through. Talk of Colorado blue spruce! 

 It is nowhere alongside of this! True, 

 the Colorado blue spruce will stand in 

 colder climes than the deodar will. And 

 now let me call attention to some green 

 evergreens. Of all the valuable ones of 

 this class Lawson's cypress,' Cupressus 

 Lawsoniana, and its variety, stricta 

 viridis, stand unrivalled. Let the winter 

 be what it will, cold, cloudy or sunny, the 

 foliage is always of the brightest green, 

 beautiful to the sight. And so, too, is 

 the Thuja gigantea, companion to 

 Lawson's cypress, from the Pacific coast. 

 Among broad-leaved evergreens there are 

 several sorts of box, some variegated and 

 others golden-leaved, and the same can 

 be said of the Euonymus Japonicus. I 

 am afraid I must omit Aucuba Japonica, 

 as, though we get along with it here, it 

 needs a sheltered position. 



Before closing these notes, I would like 

 to add that to have the prettiest colors 

 on the evergreens named at this season, 

 they must be planted in the full sun. In 

 fact, such kinds as the various biotas will 

 change hardly at all in the shade. It is 

 the southern side, always, which is the 

 prettiest. And this is true of all the ever- 

 greens. Joseph Meehan. 

 Philadelphia. 



The Flower Garden. 



T«E ALLEGHENY flOLLyflOGK. 



The hollyhock Allegheny has been under 

 observation on the grounds of the Ver- 

 mont Experiment Station the past year. 

 The flower was found to be very large, 

 considerably exceeding in size aay variety 

 with which it was compared, and attain- 

 ing to a diameter of six inches. The 

 shape of the flower is peculiar. The sta- 

 minodia (inner floral leaves) are of the 

 same length as the outer whorl, the true 

 petals. They are not closely laid to- 

 gether nor do they present the regularity 

 of arrangement that is seen in most 

 double flowers, as roses and chrysanthe- 

 mums. The looseness of arrangement of 

 the floral parts produces an unusual effect. 

 The impression of lightness is much 

 enhanced if the outer edges of the floral 

 leaves are of a very light pinkish tint and 

 the shade of color gradually deepens to 

 pink at the base of the part. The colors 



range through all gradations from pale 

 pink to dark red. At this station the 

 Allegheny bloomed profusely till cut 

 down by frost, and to the last was loaded 

 with buds. The hollyhock rust was not 

 generally serious, though a few plants 

 were much affected. V. A. Clark. 



Burlington, Vt. 



HERBACEOUS PLANT NOTES. 



A combination of shrubs and herbace- 

 ous plants, when the intermixing is done 

 in a judicious manner, is capable of pro- 

 ducing grand effects, provided we select 

 the right thing for the right place. An 

 ordinary shrubbery is composed princi- 

 pally of early spring and summer flower- 

 ing material; there is a wealth of bloom 

 in the earlier part of the season, perhaps 

 often more than our taste would require, 

 because however partial we may feel 

 toward the flowers, we can not deny the 

 fact that our eyes feel relieved when 

 they rest on the fresh young green of a 

 group of shrubs whose flowering period 

 has not yet arrived. Later in the year 

 green is abundant but flowers are by no 

 means very plentiful among the shrubs, 

 and it is at this season that our hardy 

 perennials should fill out the deficiency in 

 color. 



But I do not mean to say that only late 

 summer and fall flowering plants should 

 be introduced into the shrubbery. The 

 spring blooming plants, especially those 

 of brighter color, should find a place 

 among or in front of the shrubs as well as 



THE ALLEGHENY HOLLYHOCK 



the later ones; but our aim should be to 

 associate the early perennials with later 

 flowering shrubs, while summer and fall 

 blooming subjects may be introduced 

 where their presence would insure an even 

 distribution of flowers at a later period, 

 so that no portion of any extent in the 

 shrubbery may be without some attract- 

 ive object for any considerable length of 



time. There are of course other ways and 

 means of relieving the monotony of long 

 stretches of green. The variously shaped 

 leaves, their diverse shades and tints, the 

 difference of habitand growth, the berried 

 shrubs and the often gay colored autumn 

 foliage. All this has been repeatedly and 

 ably brought to notice in the articles of 

 Mr. Meehan and others; and therefore it 

 is not imperative that we should always 

 and everywhere intermingle the perenni- 

 als with shrubs. In many instances they 

 may even be considered as detrimental to 

 the outlines of the picture before us, if 

 used indiscriminately or to excess, yet 

 they are generally in place near road ways 

 or paths and in other prominent points 

 where no provision has been made for 

 special attractions at the different sea- 

 sons in the year. 



Low and creeping plants are almost 

 indispensable near the edges or in the 

 front part where the foliage of the shrubs 

 may not come down so low as we ma\- 

 desire for a neat finishing off near the 

 ground. In nooks and recesses taller ma- 

 terial can be employed to advantage, and 

 the tallest will be effective in the spaces 

 between or in some vacant places in the 

 back of the shrubbery. Crowding must 

 be avoided. We should always be able 

 to view the principal outlines of the plant 

 or of a group of plants, except in a very' 

 few cases where the straggling or spread- 

 ing growth would not support itself and 

 needs the assistance of the neighbor- 

 ing branches to maintain an erect posi- 

 tion in wind and weather. Often the back- 

 ground of such a shrubbery is formed of 

 trees, some of which may "have attained 

 considerable height so that they overhang 

 and give partial shade to the shrubs 

 planted beneath. Not all our perennials 

 would succeed under these conditions, 

 yet the list of those which can safely be 

 relied on for partial shade iscertainly too 

 long to be given herecomplete.and Ishall 

 only mention a few of the best known 

 and most suitable species and varieties. 

 The scillas, alliums, trillium=. Anemone 

 Apennina, A. nemorosa and the hepaticas 

 are out very early in spring; they should 

 be planted near the edge, also the differ- 

 ent violets. Silene acaulis, dodecatheons, 

 Corylalis solida, C. Hailerii, C. cava and 

 a few others of this genus, Asperula 

 odorata, Mertensia Yirginica, primulas 

 and various vincas should be placed in the 

 same position. Somewhat taller in growth 

 are Astilbe rirularis. A. Thunbergii, 

 a few of the astragalus, the hyoericums, 

 several ranunculuses, Orobus vernus, O. 

 lathy roides, 0. niger and others, Cvpri- 

 pedium spectabile, C. pubescens, Dicentra 

 eximea and D. formosa. many of thedian- 

 thuses. Lychnis dioica scutellarias. Anem- 

 one sylrestris, Centaurea dealbata and 

 several of the veronicas. Still taller are the 

 actaeas, most of the spiraeas, Ly thrum Sali- 

 caria.Saponaria officinalis and S.Caucas- 

 ica fl.pl., trollius in sorts, Amsonia salici- 

 folia, the aconitums, some of the gerani- 

 ums and erodiums, epimediums, a host of 

 our aquilegias and also the various paeo- 

 nias. Where an assortment of still taller 

 growth is wanted, I would suggest the 

 cimicifugas and cephalarias. and some of 

 the sunflowers, Thalictrum aquilegitolium, 

 delphiniums, Helenium autumnale, digita- 

 lis, the epilobiums, and in a protected posi- 

 tion Heracleum giganteum or H. eminens 

 may find a convenient place. 



In more sunny quarters the selection 

 presents no difficulty. Here we may 

 plant any speeies which we know to suc- 

 ceed in the ordinary open border, but we 

 must not neglect the feeding of the plants 

 afterwards, because the roots of the 

 shrubs usually take complete possession 



