52 



strongly 



species 



am 



iinguislied "by its long stamens, those of 7^. iniricatum bein 

 enclosed in the corolla-tuhe. It is a very dainty shrub. The see 

 from which the plants at Kew were raised was presented by Mr* 

 3 . C. Williams, m whose garden at Caerhays, as well as at Kew, 

 it flowered in the autumn of 1912 — less than eighteen months from 

 the sowing of the seed. This autumn-flowering is probably 



abnormal. Mr. Forrest says it is the dominant species 



summit 



W 



China. 



Rubus GiraldianuSt Focke [Rosaceae]. 



Among the shrubs worth planting for winter effect, the white- 

 stemmed brambles must be counted as some of the most note- 

 worthy. Until the recent exploration of Central and Western 

 China by plant collectors, the best Rubus of this character was the 

 Himalayan R. biflorus, Now% however, it is surpassed in grace 

 and general effecti-veness by a new species from Shen-si and 

 Szechuan — R. Giraldianus, This has a verystr 



habit, the stems growing erect for 5 to 7 ft*, then arching ever so 



that the tips reach the ground. Here they form thickened nodules 

 and push forth roots, so that the propagation of this species will 

 be very simple. The stems are covered with a white (or blue- 

 white) waxy bloom, which acquires its most vivid hue in October, 

 remaining good, however, all the winter. By spring-time the bloom 

 has become more or less worn away. The stems are biennial. 



autumn 



summer 



They should^ then be cut out, leaving only the new stems. The 

 leaves are pinnate, consisting usually of nine leaflets, which are 

 ovate to rhomboidal, 1^ to 2| ins. long, half as wide, coarsely 

 toothed, glabrous above, covered with a close white felt beneath. 



dis 



Wil 



[Magnoliaceae] 



For many years the genus Schizandra was represented in 

 gardens by only one species, S. chinensis, Baillon. In late years 

 several new species have been infroduced from Western China, 

 the most interesting amongst them, perhaps, being S. Henryi, 

 which Wilson sent home m 1900 when collecting for Messrs. 

 Veitch. A fine plant, probably the best in the country, which for 

 several years past has been an object of great interest to arbori- 

 culturists visiting the Coombe Wood Nursery, was purchased for 



Kew last autumn. It is planted near the Magnolias in the 

 Berberis Dell. ^ 



. ^- Henryi is a deciduous climbing shrub said to grow 20 to 30 ft. 

 high; the young branchlets are triangular, each angle winged. 



from 



ovate and cordate, 3 to 4 ins. long. The flowers are solitary on 

 atout stalks 2 ms. long; they are each i in. in diameter and white, 

 i he female flower is very interesting in the transformation that 

 takes place after fertilisation. As in Magnolia, the carpels are 



t 



