THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



(Fig. 1356. — Hybrid Plum Golden, and its male parent ^both life size) Robinson Plum. 



Mr. Burbank says of the tree, " I have 

 never seen a plum tree which perfects 

 so much fruit." His hybrid berry which 

 he named Humboldt, grown from seed 

 of an improved California Dewberry 

 fertilized by the well known Cuthbert 

 Raspberry, is shewn in the frontispiece. 

 Its very large fruit is a dark crimson, 

 exquisite in flavor, unexcelled for cook- 

 ing or canning. 



By fertilizing our common Black Wal- 

 nut (Juglans nigra) with the Walnut of 

 California, (Juglans Californica) he has 

 produced a walnut larger than either 

 l)arent, with meat superior in quality to 

 theirs, and that parts more readily from 

 I he shell. The tree is an early bearer 

 and very productive. 



His new race of Clematis, the offspring 

 of Clematis coccinea with Clematis cris- 

 pa, is a most beautiful production. The 

 plants are vigorous, produce a profusion 

 of flowers from June until frost, which 

 are generally broadly bell shaped, with 

 a beautiful frosted appearance and a 

 blending " of colors and shadings not 

 found elsewhere in the Clematis family." 

 (Figure 1358 is a representation of the 

 flowers of this hybrid.) 



These few instances of what has been 

 done in the way of new creations in 

 plant life naturally start the inquiry, how 

 has it been done. That our answer 

 may be intelligible also to those who 

 are not familiar with the plant organs 

 concerned in the formation of seed, the 



Fig. 1357 —Juglans Californica 

 Staminate Parent. 



Juglans Nigra. 

 Pistillate Parent. 

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Hybrid Walnut. 

 All Life Size. 



