s 
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4 
Jury 12, 1919.] 
a- primitive to all the Vaga at colours, : it 
is калае that no pure white 
yet been produced. Venus Victrix d G lonis 
of Aberdeen are the nearest to white I have seen, 
P they have a considerable amouat of colour. 
e Garden Chafer (see Vol. LXV, p. 321).- 
So far this yeal I cat aeard no complaints 
about this inse pt from the districts of 
p mentioned "s the leer А Аар in two 
vious 28816 t has been recorded by Curtis 
as P having e a dh rue in various parts of Eng- 
land in 1814, 1832, 1835. 1859, 1840, and 1844. 
gpl 
the records it will disay after some years in 
ттеу, - to very moderate 
numbers, 1 rds that it eats the fruit 
s well as th f Apples and Cherries. It 
also attacks Plum 3 Roses, Straw 
berri Nec Rose roots, and 
Pine roots. Various names have been given to 
it in different parts of the country, such :s 
e ju ; (Wales l 
Cha: 'hich is on the ) 
of Jime'io the middle of July. This cheer has 
been abundant in the London district from 1839, 
or earlier, ti 919, but is not haf so numerous 
in my ideni as last year, and is comparatively 
harmles 
TREES AND SHRUBS. 
CISTUS. 
ose who wish to furnish a sunny bank with 
oh masses of ‘flower ring shrubs will find nothing 
r the 
better fo purpose than the sun- loving 
Cistuse зе nas the natural soil of such a 
place is quite suitable tg he equirements of 
the plants. Rich soil any kind saould nct 
be added, for this would favour the development 
of soft growth which wot uki neither withstand 
nnter weather nor proc dà vie abundant blos 
som which is the plant's vhs charm—it is the 
sturdy, short-jointed, almosi шеол that gives 
the best display. But if the natural soil is 
unusually poor the addition of leali- mould is to be 
i tommended, is this wi the plants to 
е, 
become establinned. 1 maximum amount 
91 sunshine and relz ly dry root-run are 
Sirable, if not isa: essential, atmospheric 
Moisture is no detriment to the well being, of 
gone since ah saw generous masses 
of C ladaniferus growing ın sucn a place, L 
still retain viv ips re abe ibs tions of the charm of 
ess a srs of widely expanded 
: st Se 
the 
as V TV 
June, but, all being well, thia 
even more wonderfully beautiful 
1 's time. 
the qum oce show of bloom 
€ 
\ s 
many charming.sorts in the 
ar by will be well Vendi a 
have n t wonder that, rock gardening enthusiasts 
no егы more use of the dw: infer, spre: ad- 
THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. 21 
ing kinds, which, if planted midway on the Philadelphus and a large numbe 
ledges, would make charming features. For and hybrids. All these plants, ‘popularly called 
this purpose С. albidus, which has greyish leaves Syringas, are easy to ma mand no special 
and rosy lilac-flowers, is to be recommended ; care, and suffer le-s from yo a REUS of insects 
also C. crispus, of satiny rose colour; the white than most pesi po om rubs. I ower freely 
C. florentinus and C. monspeliensis. Taller Cis- year after year, ower ten very 
uses of merit are C. laurifolius, к ы, fragrant, and in rich, ps кашса: sol! p plants 
hardiest of ail and a shrub that makes live for a long time. Some of the species can 
uncommon informal hedge; C salvifolius, gib grow under he s ade of overhanging trees, an 
bears plenty of red flowers; C. villosus, rose flower in such situations more freely than almost 
coloured; C. cyprius, white, with brilliant red any other shrub. The beauty of these plant: is 
blotches: and the wonderful purple-red pur- found in their white flowers ; the fruit, which is 
)U ae ere are Many "ipee m varieties, in- : dry capsule, has as little be iuty as that of a 
r Pink, which r ed the R.H.S.  Lilac; there is nothing dis tinct or particularly 
ferit on June 17 [^g iteresting in the habit of the plants of any of 
ee fault these plants have i is their un- the species, and the leaves fa!l in autumn with- 
suitability ү ‚_ transplanting ; therefore it is out brilliant colouring As flow wering plants not 
necessary eep young plants in о until тапу shrubs, however, surpass them in beauty, 
Eb R : 
ee ae a А ee 
Fic. 12.—PHILADELPHUS CORONARIUS ** BOULE D’ ARGENT.” 
they are jane in their permanent кушн, but and their value is ini ased by the fay th of the 
this is comparatively small matte C. flcwering season which extends in the Arboretum 
Lubrey. during fully six weeks. 
PHILADELPHUS The first Philade phus to flower in the 
GARDENS old and new owe much to мру genus, Arbore tum ape ned its flowers in early June у it 
Ne E ng land gardens ^ K Р 
3 ntury age was one of the 
sid with the Lilac and a few 
Roses, the Syringa or Mock Orange 
coronarius), was loved and carefully ter 
in modern gardens there are few plants 
ightf cies and ir à 
e more delightful ; than sor s 8 is 
е gre newer varieties of Philadelphus. de. киы cwm shrubs of unattractiv abstr ad 
n rding to the Bulletin of the Arnold and of omparatiel Lee чу ара gar = 
ccor m чар 
ACC : r establishe lant. Iti to be regretted that the Syringa 
oretum there are now  establisned in | 
i eye -boretum some thirty species of old gardens (Р. coronarius) has been pus shed 
