Some Account of the Neio Shrub SpircB'a prunifblia. 257 



er quite an acquisition, or, at least, very desirable. Mr. 

 Springer informs me, under date of May 3d, that its season 

 of maturity is ^out the 10th of March, and tliat it is still im- 

 proving, and rots the least of any apple he has in his orchard, 

 (and he has a fine collection.) He also stated to me that it 

 produced enormously — far beyond any other tree he has. I 

 will endeavor to forward you scions in the fall, with others 

 you requested of me. 



In relation to your remarks on the American White Winter 

 Calville, I wrote to the Mr. Mathews, of Coshocton, and he 

 says it is certainly different from the old White Winter Cal- 

 ville. 



I hope to be able to bring to yournotice some other fruits of 

 merit, from time to time. 



Have you Feast's new Seedling Grape 7 I think it desirable. 



Lancaster, Ohio, May 17, 1847. 



Our correspondent will find a brief note in a future page 

 from a friend in Montreal, in which he states that Mr. Fah- 

 nestock's description of the American White Winter Calville 

 answers perfectly to the old White Calville, a variety well 

 known in Canada. — Ed. 



Art. IV. Some Account of the Beautiful New Shrub Spiraea 

 prunifblia, var. fiore plena, with a Drawing of the Same. 

 Communicated by M. Louis Van Houtte, Belgium. 



Some time since, in our article on the Hydrangea japonica, 

 (p. 122,) we announced the introduction of a new and ele- 

 gant shrub, called the >S'piroD^a prunifolia, with double flowers, 

 which was another of the great acquisitions of Dr. Siebold, in 

 his Japan Expedition. We now have the gratification, through 

 the kindness of our correspondent, M. Van Houtte, the cele- 

 brated nurseryman of Ghent, in Belgium, to furnish a draw- 

 ing of the same, which has been forwarded for this purpose, 

 together with some account of this charming plant : — 



It is difficult to convey an impression of the beauty of this 



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