"HELLE THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. - 
Eur». Nikk mounie ins of Japan by Dr. 1906, represent this species, and suggest that it 
W. Sturgis Bigelow of Boston, has bright red isa fairly common plant- R. oleifolium is also 
fruits each nalf an inch in diameter. When in included among tne numbers of 
e a 25 the handsomest of the Japane n habit, this species is an seal, loosely- 
p PP (9 E i i branched evergreen shr ub, specimens in this 
nei shbourhood ‹ f Sburore гат rs northeri Ы т le country being at present up to 24 feet in height, 
where it " as discovered " 5 fe io tar but doubtless they will grow taller. Seedlings 
in 1892 tes ualities wl rolessor Sargent flower at an ta d stage when about 6 inches 
геи "y ез ich give it a fie Іа ої high. The leaves are narrowly lanceolate, FRUITS UNDER — 
[Т usefulness peculin arly а ow ‘his species averaging 14 to 2'inches long, distinctly glau- By W. меч Gardener to Major J. A. BERNERS, 
^] 3 КЕ ын no ге and spre ading арч" cous and scaly beneath. The arrangement of rstone Park Gardens, Tie 
E t > anches i on le ground; it 18 " “re is 2 g istine "anten T ‚ 
edad well suited for ur bri m. pra d тр banks. The = a gg Lec a e " М” rex une The long spell of bright weather 
"uy flowers are in umbel-like clus saucer-shaped, rarely three, blooms develo ying in axils of a helped “the piane quy pid pes 
IM round and oí the purest es ta and are fol the Sinan dave’ Th ч; Tet vs Т Е Those fruiting freely will require a considerable 
lowed by masses of wine oloured fruit which wł ia 4 Ё fee: fi i y эро hg ides amount of nutriment, otherwise they will quickly 
is covered by ibi Моо om and, unless eat: - 1 ci doses enar viia S n e. Besides become exhausted. Where space permits, top- 
} providing a useful plant for the pleasu ошбу “с qe 
| _ by birds, remains on plant well into the rounds, R oleifolium is a distinct additi dressings of rich compost should be applied at 
. spring. ihs E gard Б: 0. я 3 giis in to оч intervals to encourage quick root action ; 
T MALUS SPECTABILIS cultivated by the space is lacking, apply a v — of old 
ERU Chinese from time immenx мез and introduce і mushroom-bed manure, ог well-rotted cow- 
ME. irom Canton in 1780, s the first of the Asiatic dung. The stopping anc AS of "the shoots 
' ab-apples culti Med in Europe. Like — ill require constant attention; all we an 
other species, it is not yet known in a wild exhausted »wths should be promptly 
tate, but is probably of hybrid origin & is removed to prevent overcrowding. Certain 
tree from twenty-five to thirty feet higa varieties often — ы ог four fruits at a 
ith a v v vase-shaped crown made oí numer joint, and in such ertain amount of 
Apa ous ing and ascending branches and gen Poa is advisable e qm wad undue strain on 
— abor Велсу, The flowers are pale pink the plan 
— more or less semi-double and very fragrant The Muscat Vinery.—On vines which were 
"en and the fruits are pale yellow, nearly globose, started in the pes part of the year, the Grapes 
T oe Pu Бес i — 2 — will now be colouring and it 1s at this stage 
= MAL $ к )pose«c ) be a y к 
м hybrid between M spectabil gee some Un m ы А а Сырт е sunshine x serus 
Bi known species, possibly M. micromah t is iiu colouring 1s well iiv $ sunlight 
bn 4 сег, ушш tree with small flowers pro will be helpful in securing zich “golde tin 
4 uced in great ndance, and is well worth у i М 
" 4 place in every collection of these trees specially x о ae | ed 
MALUS PRUNIFOLIA VAR їхкп, the Apple y back any leaves which shade the 
cultivated in Japan for its fruit fore the hen placing over and well 
adven oreigners i of Chinese origin, has the bunch, a t of white tissu r, tying 
been mentioned in former Bulletins, notably it securely in position Musc зга "will 
that of May 15, 1916. The wild type of this perf ei lour under the shade of the 
Apple was discovered by ilson in Central foliage without al aid if allowed to 
China in 1907 rom seeds sent to the Arbore 7 dily а remain - on the vine 
tum plants were raised and one of them is now intil they are ri light coat of shadin 
blooming for the first tine: it is on Busse applied with a syringe ты fish- doubl E 
Hill, in the collection Chinese Apples, Pears кы Ww over the е will proved 
nd Cherrie This is now a small tree, about scald X the foliage or berries. Air cone 
en feet high, with flowers like those of the be freely admitted when the weather is 
ронса рр be йы E inch e b a able, though, unlike black Grapes, Mus ary cn ‘et 
yellow wit! Lx idi h dui P enrol pes me adore ee puri —— 
and the persistent calyx is raised, and not de the latest Seats Gra ge yop gre - 
eased aa in the common Apple. This is the at this date whicl Л f d e > 4 jl 
will parent of the of Apples long culti and as diu » di кр : th np aen n bs Pos nali 
vated in th. Orient, and since it fruita freely size, they ah pul i bé ARE A h ч 
in the hot moist v Heys S central China equally ^ d ws db te 
| contir the ths and wall fre- 
as well as in the cold ` regions of northern Korea 
My prove of value to pons ologists in breeding 
m rac borders are well filled with roote, ap ply a Pica 
К Mot pples. ing of a suitable artificial — or give liquid 
of n ce с not permit even a brief " топ manure when supplying moistu 
Cra x t species and hybrids of all the Asiatic 
ab-apples in the Arboretum жщ cona : 
Among them, how ever, are trees suitable fo 2 (Photograph by C. P. Каң. 
the avenue park or garden, shrubs for law: Viu. 8T. cNBODODINDBON : OUNTORIT м; А MEN THE FLOW 
Mim Шы! abes 9 а рул A ose | t 1 — CHINESE SPECIES WITH ROSE-COLOURED FLOWERS. ER GARD 
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«f E- hardy in the me les t pa art la of New E ngland, By B. Мавсими, Gardener to the Earl of STRAFFORD, 
3 F Б Te all to be depended upon м oxides e in spring THE BULB GARDEN. od "Pa PR жк Жанин 
= Ж perg in рее, The plants grow quickly Pansies and Violas. AINT lants bd ми 
M 1 good soil, love to } v à 2 seeds sown some weeks ag 1 we 
5 o have the breezes blow freely p seeds sown some weeks ago vil require every 
са 3 st their } branches, and many of them begin COLCHICUM 'BORNMU ELLERI. care and attention to keep › oy growing stu dily 
" E ud Ower and produce fruit when only a few Apart from its name, the Meadow Saffron of апа free from mildew. Place a liberal mulching 
"m 3 in old. n collections like that of the this name is one of бе most desirable of all the amongst the plants, and afford ample supplies of 
= 4 celum they hybridize freely, and the — Colchicums, ал "y July is perhaps the time for vater during dry weather. Seeds may still b 
AE bi ddin can only be ‘propagated by grafting or planting it, the bulk dea uu can supply it, sown in the open to provide a further stock of 
4T "ing. as some dc h can. August is not too lants. Sow th inly in shallow — on good. soil 
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Б МАЦА SM S MUN DUMMIES ы late for blooming this autumn, and I have that has 
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Jn NEW OR NOTEWORTHY PLAN case а sea flower is lost. One may have and transplant the thinnings in well-prepe - 
e TS. dapes. but: de are so good, as ep owth beds, allowing a distance of nine inc in betwe 
* "АРИ? has rally a Mie by that time, and the the rows and six inches between the plants 
M RHODODENDRON OLEIFOLIUM root "aee absent until later, if the plants Lily of the Valle ee T 5 
d "o FR M EE Á a gud kept out of the ground If wag 1 “Шш y N «kr du ey > ensure the production 
не" - ANCHET July August, root-growth takes place at 61 1 ge spikes do not neglect e requirementa 
vw Be ALLY and a »rative plant in the the proper time and the flowers appear in their лє М о у ley : Thoroughly so he plot 
А garden, Rhododendron n él ital (see Fi 157 natural season. This is in Septer ође The with liq id. manure at intervals, especially if 
уол ium (вее ig. 101) - " p the во] is light, and keep the beds free from 
ry dis Chinese species ta nearest blooms C. Bornmuelleri are larg nearly vd 2 "P 
crie which ia one of the most white, vidi they first come » through the ground, “08 
valuable species in cultivation. рик off gradually to rple. д, е clump Holl ks.—These plants may be raised from 
Was first introduced by the of T^ — Salton "i is charm d d^ the seeds sown in the open, and from a sowing m. de 
мы about 1885. More recently Mr Ix Shs during the autumn pieri ә have now sturdy young plants should develop by tl 
rest collected seeds at the eastern conside - Bornmueller's Meadow Saffron а form ‹ » of the season. Prepare drills two inches deep 
e Tali Ra e» in Yunnan at 8,000 to of C. sosum, but the prone writer is not and twelve inches apart, on a south border. Sow 
4169, ex ent elevation А» numbers—4132. 4133 of that. opi inion. It is of different wg end has rather thinly, аһа if the weather is dry water the 
and 6710 ected about the year other points of difference. S. Arnot drills before sowing the seed and also the bed 
