RUBUS GIRALDIANUS. 
MoNGsT the numerous species of Rubus 
troduced hii Mr. E. H. W a pa China, R 
s (see Fig. 121) is of the most 
effective nd distinct. h be of 
stemmed Brambles and may 'be recomm 
cu bizarre 
to ое E like curious and er 
e garden. It may ‘be necessary 
sometimes to explain that the whiteness is ше to 
axy exudatic m the bark. The plant 
Fi iac in Fig. is growing in a border of 
Chinese Rubi at Kew and I remember passing 
by it one day en a learned young man was 
informing his panion that a nt had 
been whitewashed to kill the insects, and sne 
how ugly th jo ad ma i | 
other instance o nception of 
s but ano е псе 
чана is influenced by tke ооа ы idea 
This white 
or garmin coating of the x Pene is 
THE GARDENERS 
NEW OR NOTEWORTHY PLANTS. 
FORSYTHIA SUSPENSA var. ATROCAULIS. 
REHDER. 
Uwrr, they were spoilt by the snow and wind 
of Sunday, te 27, the Forsy thias were mak- 
ing a wonderful show at t Ko est v e have 
had " or i years. A peel л 
varie F. diu to 
eu has been giv 
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name. Тһе flowers, too n hav 
bu four i lobes noticeably более ani 
1 th . On so plants dp they are 
fully 2 inch wide, and they diff also in being 
orter ‘and more а at the apex. 
The colour is not quite the same as in the old 
Fic. 
not uncommon among Rubi; 
Liflorus, к 
the Himalayan R. 
т; ig im 2 2 = of 
est у f this type, 
cultivation one ? hundred * eme or 
odermis was introduced by 
a in 1829, по om West tern N. 
nerica. ur native pis dies R. caesius, has 
ry same character to à ight Aigo But "none 
f these has the graceful habit of R. Giraldianus. 
of 
The stems are biennial and the full whiteness o 
the bark is acquired by their first autumn ; the 
remain — al the raa but the waxy bloom 
tegins to off in the spring. The plants 
flower " Pb ta blossoms | Aa € purple, 
and of 1 on Де beauty; the аге ЫасК-апа 
ripen ear After celta у ei being 
of no rate r use, should be cut le ving 
ошу the new virgin ones of the year, as seen in 
the picture, which will flower in their turn the 
following season. The fertile fruits give plenty 
Rubus 
of ga making е е рор on of th's 
as J. Bea 
121 —RUBUS GIRALDIANUS: 
A WHITE STEMMED SPECIES. 
suspensa, being of a more primrose shade. On 
the whole this is a very pleasing addition to hid 
Forsythias, and well worth cultiv veing, for thes 
plants bloom at a time when flowers are са 
out of f-doo 
5 | suspensa atrocaulis was discovered 
Mi E. H. Wilson in add in Western 
Tak when collecting for Harvard University, 
and is no doubt in British eee under his 
No. 657. I ne that Wilson үке to 
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CHRONICLE. 
Eee. 24, 1919, 
NOTICES OF BOOKS. 
EDUCATIONAL hp ux 
;ducational Gardening 
is 'ritten an 
practical book ж эйи A suita e for teacher 
and scholar alike. T he a е oes not depart 
from the orthod urse ini: in many 
simple language v beginner 
си, апа contains pe ees 
necess to successful towel. vegetable and 
fruit cultur he evan on — is a4 
ful, but we кы like hav m the i 
portance of the uses of rae enlarged p- the 
reason why c аа. manures (gi in the list 
р. 57) should not be mixed wou jud dotium 
prove of use to both scholar and teacher 
The chapter on winter hand woi 2 excellent, 
detailed instructions тч ee trations are 
making man ry пеш 
together 
labels, Potato b , spade-cleaners, pergolas, 
and garden frames. 
The headings of the various chapters (if they 
may be so called) need revising, for under 
аз Manures" we е nitrogenous 
manures mentioned. Here also see that 
* Sulphate o potash is е Kainit "; such 
a statement is apt to prove ve ну. misleading to 
the scholar. The index is good, though we see 
no 28 as 
m — of detto of pred on p 
given in the index. 
BOOK OF THE ALLOTMENT. 
When we saw the author's name we expec cted 
hii its bookt to be good, and i Though 
covers hus whole до: of allotment 
an ening and direc are everywhere 
clear, concise, and СЕ sound. The үй 
шый а and well ¢ 
u is a us eful index. The appe on 
relating to seasonal gardening pesmi. qe. 
tity of seeds cic for given areas, and insect 
pests and diseases and reme edies, pi especially 
the book caters wei 
recommend this little e 
Чу, ; 
Мне e have seen on allot 
ook as one of he 
ай <= ng. 
RATHER GARDEN 
This book on g ded f 
can conis w ith small gardens, and ү; 8 
that of the — practised 
'e very primitiv 
REA magn ones, г 1 
о s, five on fruit, and а 
som ables er 
calendar si the a Ornamental oH are т 
dealt im 
1 £ to vegetable culture there 7, 
а plates sho Ee crops, and one, is y 
pressed 5 = е рост standar m 
one case a row of Onions is she 
bent over э а d the bulbs, anc 
the explanatory. note t 
h 
measured /wo inches in diameter 
ened to гаан the bulbs 
ida" them out. In the cka 
prouting the “seed ” i only recommen 
early crop is desired, ¢ 
be practised only where ihe soi 
tubers are plant r the 
In the section on fruit, 
rants are dealt with toget 
: ing 
tion made in the pr opagatio n, pron 
cal vation of the two kinds a 
There are plenty of illustrations, — the 
not think they are well = sen. pecus cases 
explanatory notes are mixed up in i BO 
2.4., the notes numbered E ТЫ respe: 
airs refer to Figs 28, 30, an 
tively Y: 
p: P 
Ева “Gardening, p pet Hag n PE bs 
London: Messrs. A. Brown and Son 
ringdon Avenue, E: Priee, 3s. 6d. ne a — 
+ The Book of the Allotment, by ©. 
ур. 165, figs. 53. Evans Bros., London. E 
t Practical Gardening, by Hugh Fin New BS 
pp. 388, figs. 76. D. Appleton ‘and Co. 
and London 
