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8BPTBMBEB 16, 1909. 



TJe Weekly Florists' Review. 



Decoration of Fruit and Bubrum Lilies for a Luncfieon Table. 



ula pulverulenta, P. Cockburniana, P. 

 Veitchii, about fifty species of rhodo- 

 dendrons, including R. Soulei and K. in- 

 tricata, Larix Potanini, Clematis mon- 

 tana Wilsoni, Berberis Wilsonse, Rheum 

 AlexandrsB, Cotoneaater applanata, and 

 a host of new berberis, pyrus, hollies, 

 etc. Mr. Wilson also sent home quanti- 

 ties of Lilium Henryi, L. sutchuense, 

 and L. myriophylla, and some idea of his 

 great work may be gathered from the 

 fact that, according to the Gardeners' 

 Magazine, besides collecting and forward- 

 ing plants and seeds, his herbarium speci- 

 mens on these two journeys amounted to 

 30,000 sheets, these now being distributed 

 among the British and Continental 

 herbaria. Long before his return from 

 the second journey Mr. Wilson's fame 

 had spread throughout the Continent and 

 in America, and so it was not surprising 

 that he was asked to undertake a third 

 expedition to China, this time under the 

 direction of Prof. C. S. Sargent, of Har- 

 vard University. This expedition, 

 financed by Prof. Sargent, Harvard Uni- 

 versity, and several keen American and 

 British horticulturists, was readily under- 

 taken, and Mr. Wilson started again for 

 western China in December, 1906, return' 

 ing in May, 1909. The chief aim of this 

 journey was to secure new and rare trees 

 and shrubs of botanical and horticultural 

 interest. It is yet too early to say much 

 concerning the results obtained, other 

 than that- they have been beyond the 

 most sanguine hopes of the promoters, 

 and even the intrepid collector himself. 

 Nearly 30,000 sheets of herbarium speci- 

 mens give some idea of the richness of 

 the flora of western China, and it may be 

 mentioned that new magnolias, pyrus, 

 prunns, berberis, and cerasus in consid- 

 erable numbers have been collected^ while 

 Cercis racemosa and Catalpa Fargesi 

 have been found. Specimens of many of 

 the nerw plants, small ones, of course, are 

 now in cultivation at Harvard, Kew, 

 Glasnevin, Edinburgh, Aldenham House, 

 Warley Place, etc., and there is a fine 

 promise of the addition of many good 

 garden plants. This very bald statement 

 of Mr. Wilson 's work must conclude with 

 the statement that he has discovered ten 

 new genera at least, and about 1,000 new 

 species or well marked varieties of old 

 species. The Royal Horticultural Society 



has already granted about fifty certifi- 

 cates and awards to plants he has intro- 

 duced, and this alone indicates the great 

 value of his introductions. 



MARIE LOUISE VIOLET^ v^--^_. 



Will you kindly give me brief Cultural 

 directions for Marie Louise violets just 

 planted from 2% -inch pots in coldfrataes 

 in vicinity of New York city! Please 

 state definitely as to shading. F. G. S. 



Keep all runners removed as they ap- 

 pear, also any decaying or spotted foliage. 

 Stir the soil frequently and never permit 

 it to become in any way hard or baked. 

 Give abundant ventilation all the time. 

 Sashes can be left off, especially during 

 warm days, but are better kept on at 

 night. The heavy night dews with suc- 

 ceeding hot days are by many held re- 

 sponsible for the spot disease so common 

 on this variety. 



As cold weather arrives you must, of 

 course, provide necessary protection, both 

 on the sides and tops of the frames, but 

 in case of snow-falls uncover and air out 

 as soon as possible. The plants require 

 no shading at this season, but toward 

 spring, when they come in heavy crop, a 

 light covering helps to hold the color in 

 the flowers, as well as keeping the frames 

 cooler. C. W. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. 



Registration of Berberis. 



Public notice is hereby given that M. 

 J. Van Leeuwen, of the Continental 

 Nurseries, Franklin, Mass., offers for reg- 



istration the plant described below. Any 

 person objecting to the registration, or 

 to the use of the proposed name, is re- 

 quested to communicate with the under- 

 signed at once. Failing to receive ob- 

 jection to the registration, the same will 

 be made three weeks from this date. 



Description — Originated in the spring 

 of 1908, when it made its appearance in 

 a batch of seedlings of Berberis Thun- 

 bergii. In manner of growth it closely 

 resembles a compact form of the Ber- 

 beris Thunbergii, making a strong lateral 

 growth from the new wood of the same 

 season. Development in spring from the 

 dormant wood shows a mass of waxy 

 white tinted with pink branches, which^^ 

 in turn, develop into foliage of the same 

 hue and color, which, coming to ma- 

 turity, shows a penciling of emerald 

 green, becoming somewhat deeper and 

 stronger during the latter part of Au- 

 gust and Septemjjer, then turning to a 

 decided purplish green of the color of the 

 Berberis purpurea. Its berries are of 

 a coral red when ripe and often nearly 

 round. Name — Berberis Thunbergii, var. 

 Silver Beauty. W. N. Rudd, Sec'y. 



September 10, 1909. 



CANTERBURY BELLS. 



I have a lot of Canterbury bells that 

 were started last year, wintered inside 

 and set out last spring. Many of them 

 did not flower this year, but grew large 

 and formed a lot of crovras. Some are 

 as large as a half-bushel basket. Will 

 these flower next yeart Would they be 

 suitable to force and will they have more , 

 than one spike of blossoms? I live in 

 the state of Vermont. C. E. G. 



I am afraid the Canterbury bels will 

 be rather large for forcing. These will 

 all bloom next year if you winter them 

 suecessfully. Jn your cold state I would 

 advise digging them up and planting in 

 a coldframe about the middle of October. 

 Select some of the smaller sizes for pot- 

 ting. The larger plants will throw up 

 several spikes of flowers. Do not coddle 

 them in the winter; air on every favor- 

 able opportunity. The plants will rot if 

 they become damp and the frame is not 

 aired freely. C. W. 



