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The Florists^ Review 



May 26, 1921 



Prunus tomentosa, P. triloba, of which 

 latter he considered the single form bet- 

 ter than the double. 



Of the ornamental cherries Prunus 

 serrulata sachalinensis, P. subhirtella, 

 of low, spreading habit, and P. pendula, 

 a weeping form of P. subhirtella, were 

 the best, according to the speaker. 

 Forsythia intermedia spectabilis, a 

 cross between Fortunei and viridissima, 

 was the best of that popular family. 

 Prinsepia sinensis was a splendid shrub, 

 while, of the early-flowering rhododen- 

 drons, R. Schlippenbachii, which needed 

 shade, was beautiful in early May and 

 R. poukhanense, mauve in color and 

 drought-proof, was a fine sort. Later 

 in the season macrophyllum, carolini- 

 anum, Vaseyi, arborescens, calendu- 

 laceum, nudiflorum, viscosum and roseum 

 were all beautiful. Kaempferi was, 

 however, the finest of all. These are 

 still popularly known as azaleas, but 

 botanists class all these deciduous 

 azaleas as rhododendrons. 



The speaker also said that Fother- 

 gilla major was a lovely shrub and 

 Laburnum alpinum was the best and 

 hardiest of the golden chains. Coming 

 to ornamental crab apples, he consid- 

 ered Malus Arnoldiana, floribunda, 

 Sieboldii calocarpa, Halliana Park- 

 manii and loensis (Bechtel's), as the 

 best. Of the rose species, everyone 

 should plant R. Hugonis, R. omeiensis, 

 R. multiflora cathayensis and R. spino- 

 sissima altaica. The Scotch roses were 

 especially fine. The last named was 

 found all the way from Scotland 

 through northern Europe and Asia as 

 far as Vladivostok, Siberia. It was 

 necessary to expose all rose seeds to 

 cold to hasten germination. 



Of the big lilac family the speaker 

 specially commended Marie Legraye, 

 Princess Alexandra, Miss Ellen Wil- 

 mott, macrostachya, Volcan, Philemon, 

 Souvenir de L. Spaeth, Mme. Lemoine, 

 Bleuntre, Justi, a fine single blue, and 

 of the species pubescens, persica and 

 rothomagensis. A lovely and sweet- 

 scented shrub was Viburnum Carlesii 

 and V. theiferum, V. Tchanguensis and 

 V. hupehense were other fine sorts 

 not much found. The finest and har- 

 diest of the diervillas (weigelas) was 

 venusta, pink in color. The coton- 

 easters were now a large family of 

 over forty varieties. The most de- 

 sirable and hardy were racemiflora, 

 soongarica, multiflora, calocarpa, hupe- 

 hensis, niteus, Dielsiana and divaricata. 



Of the bush honeysuckles more people 

 should plant Maackii podocarpa, a 

 strong grower which fruited abun- 

 dantly and late and carried foliage and 

 fruit well into the winter, also Mor- 

 rowii, amoena, Arnoldiana, Heckrottii 

 and syringantha. Three fine little 

 known plants were Halimodendron 

 argenteum, Neillia sinensis and Acan- 

 thopanax ricinifolius. 



Of the Philadelphus varieties every- 

 one should plant such Lemoinei varie- 

 ties as Virginale, Manteau d 'Hermine 

 and Boule d 'Argent, while among the 

 other forms the old grandiflorus, 

 splendens, insignis and latifolius were 

 good. Hydrangea petiolaris was fine 

 for covering walls, boulders, etc. It was 

 at its best in a northern exposure. 



Cytisus nigricans, Deutzia hypo- 

 glauca, Indigofera amblyantha, Oxy- 

 dendrum arboreum, Koelreuteria pani- 

 culata, Sophora japonica were all fine 

 things. None of the newer spiraeas at 

 [Contlnned on pagre 100.] 



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