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THE GENESEE FARMER. 



LEGUMINOUS SHEUBS. ' 



There are several very showy avA graceiul 

 dowPMiio- shrubs commonly met with in the gardens 

 of Eu'-ope, which fuil to succeed in our climate, 

 aad for several reasons are not prominent in our 

 shrubberies. Many travellers, and even residents 

 of onr country who have been brought up in Europe, 

 are at a los? to know why certain favorite shrubs, fa- 

 miliar to them at home, are not cultivated here. 

 The diiference of climate in a measure accounts for 

 this but in addition to this, certain tribes of plants 

 are subject to .the ravages of insects, which renders 

 them difficult of cultivation, and detracts from their 

 beauty. 



The tribe of Leguminosts embraces several very 

 popular shrubs, which, although hardy enough to. 

 wiihstand our climate, are infested with the red spi 

 der, and prove sickly. 



Thb LABUENUMi 



The Laburmjm is one of these, of the form of 

 which, the accompanying cut will convey an idea. 

 •f he Laburnum is called the '■Golden Chain" by some 

 .unrtteiirs, as it is furnished with long pendulous ra- 

 • ceiiies of bright yellow papilionaceous, or butterfly- 

 ehaped flowers, which are succeeded by pods or legu- 

 ^lens, from which the term Leguminosa3 originates. 



Two varieties of the Laburnum [Cytisus Labur- 

 mim,) are cultivated in our gardens and nurseries: 

 •JUQ English and Scotch. In some sections of the 

 ^/untry the Laburnum succeeds pretty well as a flow- 

 »<lng shrub, but seldom attains that luxuriance which 

 Vrf; its native country, makes it desirable and attract- 

 i're. The Broom [Cytisus Scopai-mm,) is another of 

 Jiis tribe, and is, also, comparatively rare in this 

 country The Furze, ( Ulex Europam) one of the 

 most common English shr-abs_. will nor withstand ou-r 

 shmate, though with care ai:-;! protection it succeeds 

 partially in the middle States. 



The Caragana, which forms a beautiful dwarf 

 flowering shrub, we seldom see here; there are sev- 

 3nil species of this family which produce their crowds 

 of preity pea flowers. To compensate for the want 

 of these Utguminous shrubs, we have the locusts, 

 ifhicli, both as trees and shrubs, are useful and at- 

 xactive. R. R. S. I 



EVEKBEARING EASPEEilRIES. 



Thomas Rivers, of Sawbridgeworth, Herts, ting., 

 says of the Autumnal Raspberries, in the London 

 (t ardeuers' Chronicle : 



" I have had such an abundant crop of these all last 

 month and up to the present time, for even now the 

 canes are full of fine fruit, that a few words about 

 their culture may perhaps be useful. There are four 

 varieties more particularly worthy of notice. Rogers' 

 Victoria ; Merveille des Quatre Saisons, yellow ; this 

 is large, sweet and excellent ; Merveille dcs Quatre 

 Saisons, red ; this is about the size of the Red Ant- 

 werj,, and verv good ; Lai'ge-fruited Monthly, or to 

 give its long ti-ench name, " Framboisier de tons lea 

 mois a tres gros fruit." The first is a sort sent out 

 many years ago by a Mr. Rogers, then of King's Road, 

 Chelsea ; it is i-ather dwarf, not of very robust habit, 

 and yields fruit nearly all through September. The 

 second and third have their frluit on very long spikes 

 and bear most abundantly al through October, and 

 until destroyed by the frost. Their culture is very 

 simple, as they merely require being planted in rows 

 about the same way as the summer rasjjberries, and 

 cut down close to the ground early in March. No canes 

 to bear in summer should be left, for the fruit they 

 yield then is small and inferior to the summer varie- 

 ties ; in autumn their fruit is large, and of excellent 

 quality. The fourth sort requires a dillerent mo'do of 

 culture, for unless the soil is very rich and moist it 

 ceases to bear in the autumn if sufiered to grow more 

 than one year without removal ; the canes should 

 therefore be taken up every season any time during 

 I ho winter, but not later than February, and planted 

 on a fresh piece of ground, or on the same ground 

 well maimred, and then cut down close to the ground, 

 leaving only one bud above the surface ; under this 

 treatment, they will yield an abundant crop in au- 

 tumn, till November, of fine large fruit, and well re- 

 pay the trouble of transplanting." 



There have been many complaints lodged against 

 the autumnal Raspberries in this country, and the 

 cause of such bad success is evidently a lack of 

 knowledge of the treatment required. If they are 

 treated in the same manner as Mr. Rivers describes, 

 success will undoubtedly be the result. The Large 

 Fruited Monthly will require the same treatment aa 

 the three first. Eds. 



A SMALL COLLECTION OF FEEST-EATE EOEES. ; 



TuE following varieties will form a collection which 

 cannot be beat: LaReine, a splendid rose, beautifully 

 cupped. Giant of Battles, a first-rate imbricated va- 

 riety, of a brilliant color, nearly scarlet, habit dwar^. 

 and every way desirable. Sydonie, a very good va- 

 riety, nicely cupped, of good color, with a curious 

 leafy calyx, very distinct. Eugene Sue, a beautiful,' 

 new, light-colored kind, cupped, of gocd form andj 

 habit of growth, worthy a place in every good co'l- 

 lection. Victoria, with good culture is one of 

 the very best roses in cultivation; but it must have 

 good ticatment. It is, decidedly, the best light col-i 

 ored hybrid perpetual rose \?e have. William-Jesse^ 

 is a very showy rose of good color, but iiidiff'"rent.' 

 form; it, is too flaccid in its texture, and soon falls to 

 pieces; it is, however, worthy of very general ocilti- 

 va-tion. William Griffith is a superior varietv, at 

 good color, and form unsurpa?eed. It should be in 

 every collection. Baron Frevost is a good, showy 

 rose, although not equal to some of thf^ ^ore^'Oil'^ ' — 

 W. T. Goldsmith. — Rochester, JV.^ 



