THE HTACIXTH BEAN. 



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are two of the most beautiful golden leaved 

 trees yet tested. The yellow is of such a rich 

 shade and the trees are so graceful that they 

 make very striking objects on a lawn. 



C. obtusa lycopodioides — So unlike the 

 species that their relationship could hardly be 

 credited at a casual glance. This is a compact, 



Fig. 1722. CuPRESsrs Pisifera Pi.lm' 

 IX Arboretum at Central Ex- 

 perimental Farm. 



Stiff branched variety with peculiar blunt dark 

 green leaves. It is more curious than orna- 

 mental. 



C. ericoides — Heath-like Retinospora. It is 

 unknown whether this is a variety of the Japan" 

 ese Retinosporas or a variety of the White 

 Cedar (Cupressus thyoides) of the Eastern 

 States. It is a pretty dwarf, compact shrub, 

 only attaining a height of about 2 feet, with fine, 

 soft, delicate green foliage, which becomes an 

 attractive purplish tinge in autumn. 



All the species and varieties of Retinosporas 

 previously mentioned may be called hardy at 

 Ottawa, with the exception of C. pisifera squar- 

 rosa Some of the others are occasionally sun- 

 scalded on the Southern side, and when planted 

 this should be taken into consideration and a 

 place given them where they will be protected 

 to a certain extent from wind and sun in late 

 winter and early spring. The Retinosporas are 

 comparatively slow growing trees, the tallest 

 planted in 1889 being only about eight feet in 

 height. The choices of the group are C. pisi- 

 fera filifera, C pisifera plumosa, C. obtusa aurea, 

 and C. pisifera plumosa aurea. They are very 

 desirable, and it is surprising that more of them 



are not planted. 



W. T. Macoun, 



Horticulturist, Central Experimental Farm. 



THE HYACINTH BEAN. 



iS an ornamental climber the Hyacinth 

 Bean, Dolichos lablab, is worthy of 

 ^ consideration. The plants start readily, 

 grow vigorously, make a fine display of foliage> 

 and bear abundantly large, bean-like clusters of 

 showy lilac and white flowers. These are fol- 

 lowed by purple-colored pods which enclose the 

 seeds, various forms of which are shown in the 

 little sketch. A represents a seed of Dolichos 

 giganteus, a giant-flowered sort with large, black 

 beans showing a white ridge ; b shows the pur- 

 ple and c the white Dolichos ; and d represents 

 the brown seed of D. bicontortus, the pods of 

 which are curved like a ram's horn. All of 



these are useful where vines for shade and bloom 

 are desired. D. lablab is also known as Egyp- 

 tian Bean, having been introduced from Egypt 

 'n 1818. It may be treated as a hardy annual, 

 the seeds being planted early in spring. Give 

 them string support a.s soon as they show a dis- 

 position to run. The plants will run from fifteen 

 to twenty feet high during the season. — Parks' 

 Floral Guide. 



