THE CAJTADIAN 'HORTICULTUKIST. 



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to handle their crop when the vineyard 

 comes into bearing. 



The raLsin industry is as yet in its 

 infancy on this coast, and the yield this 

 season is estimated at 125,000 boxes. 

 California raisins have been brought in- 

 to competition in the eastern cities with 

 the imported article, and have stood tlie 

 test, both as regards quality and price, 

 and that, too, at very satisfactory 

 figures to the producer. — Farm and 

 Garden. 



VIXES FOR WINDOWS. 

 I am often asked to recommend some 

 vines for use in the house, and gener- 

 ally the person making the inquiry 



COBKA SCAKDEXS. 



wants something of rapid growth. If 

 I were asked to say what vine I con- 

 sidered best of all, I should unhesitat- 

 ingly name the English Ivy, but in many 

 instances it grows slowly, and therefore 

 does not meet thd wants of such persons 

 as do not like to wait for effect. One 

 of the best rapid-gi'owing vines I have 

 found to be Cobea scandens variegata. 

 This vine has very pretty foliage of a 

 pale green, distinctly marked with white. 

 It grows " like a weed," and will soon 

 fill a window. It bears very pretty 

 purplish blo.ssorasofa bell shape, but 

 its foliage is more ornamental than its 

 flowers are. 



It is much more robust and healthy 



I than most variegated plants are; indeed 

 I it seems to be as strong and vigorous 

 as the Madeira vine which is about as 

 healthy a plant as I know of, and which 

 never gives up to anything short of a 

 frost. This Madeira vine is excellent 

 for screens before a window, and can 

 be ti-ained on strings in any desired 

 way. It is almost as well adapted to 

 growing in shade as the I%^y is. It is 

 really a summer plant, but I generally 

 gi'ow a root or two in a pot, and I have 

 no difficulty in keeping it in growth 

 through the winter, by cutting it back 

 well in fall, and giving it fresh earth. 

 It is like the Calla in this respect ; it 

 will rest if you want it to, or it will 

 keep on growing the year round. It 

 has little clusters or spikes of fringy 

 white flowers, having a pleasant fra- 

 grance and being quite attractive, but 

 its shining, dark-green, waxy leaves are 

 attraction enough to make it a favorite. 

 Pilogyne suavis is another very satis- 

 factory climbing plant of comparatively 

 recent introduction. It has leaves 

 shaped something like the Ivy, but of a 

 lighter green. It climbs strings, \vires 

 or sticks equally well, and holds itself 

 up tenaciously by means of its many 

 grape-like tendrils. It is a very rapid 

 grower, and must become a general 

 favorite as soon as its merits are known. 

 — C. E. Rexford, in Farm and Garden. 



TREES WITH COLORED FOLIAGE. 



BY W. C. BARRY, ROCHESTER, N. T 



Some trees have remarkably distinct 

 and showy foliage, and are therefore 

 peculiarly valuable for planting singly 

 or in groups. The purple Beech, with 

 its rich purple leaves, is unequalled 

 among trees of its color. Schwedler's 

 Maple, a new variety of the Norway , with 

 purple foliage, is a charming tree, and 

 promises to occupy a high place among 

 pui-ple-leaved trees. It is perfectly 

 hardy, healthy, and vigorous. The 

 blood-leaved Pea(;h has beautiful crim- 



