June 20, 1888.] 



Garden and Forest. 



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is lilac and mauve, tinted with rose ; the flowers open pale 

 lemon, and change to tlie above ; it is a good grower and 

 very free. Rosa Mundi, rosy-purple, is vei-y pretty indeed. 

 Souvenir d'un Ami opens gold; the flowers then become 

 orange-salmon, and finally the salmon deepens to rosy-purple; 

 very fine pip and truss, and good hal>it. Comtesse de Benevai 

 opens yellow, and changes to pale ros^'-pink; it is a very prettv 

 and free variety. Meteore opens cream, and changes to pink 

 and pale rosy-lilac; it is a pretty and pleasing variety. 



Coming now to what may be termed tlie yellow-flowered 

 varieties, probably the liest is Reveille, deep yellow in color, 

 very fine and free. Pluie d'Or is pale golden-yellow , flowers 

 and trusses alike small. Figaro, bronzy-yellow, is very free of 

 bloom also. Bijou, orange and gold, is of dwarf habit, very 

 free, and makes an e.xcellent pot plant. Grappe d'Or is of a 

 fine hue of gold, very dwarf in growth, and exceedingly free. 

 Californie is of a distinct pale yellow color, good close habit, 

 and very free indeed. 



One of the best whites is Innocence; it opens pale lemon or 



side, and this will be especiallv beneficial if the bark shows 

 signs of loosening or peeling off. .Sprinkling the tree occa- 

 sionally will help to check too rapid evaporation; to the same 

 end the surface of the ground should be stirred and mulched, 

 but the liranches should not be cut back to diminish the leaf 

 surface. • (^- .1 



Why Vines Winter-Kill.— The Iiardiness of vines is generally 

 based on the ability to pass through the winter salelv, but the 

 ability to do so is dependent on theircondition in the' fall when 

 they go into winter quarters. In mv vineyard are numbers of 

 vines of Roger's Hybrids, such as Wilder, "Lindley, Merrimack, 

 besides Niagara, Brighton and Pocklington, that a'ppeared wheii 

 pruned in December to be thoroughly ripened and matured 

 so far as we could judge. Many of these this spring are win-- 

 ter-k-illed, even to the root in some cases. This con- 

 ilition is unquestionably due to mildew. These vines that 

 were mildewed most are injured most, while other vinesof the 

 same varieties that escaped this scourge are budding to the re- 



Fij^- 37. — Prunus MiqueliaTia (?) 



primrose, then changes to ^yhite; of good habit and very free. 

 Bouquet Blanc is yellow, changing to white. Lastly comes 

 Le Lis, which opens pale yellow, and changes to pure white ; 

 good habit and very free. Perhaps, taking all things into ac- 

 count, this is the best white grown. 



The best dozen varieties, selected from the Chiswick trial, 

 will be found in Ver Luisante, Le Sty.x, Mons. Boucuarlat, La 

 Patriote, Venusta, Clio, Triomphe du Comrnire, Comtesse 

 de Benevai, Reveille, Bijou, Innocence and Le Lis. 



Newly Transplanted Trees. — Young trees that were trans- 

 planted tins spring generally look well, because of abundant 

 rains, but it should be remembered that dry weather may 

 come and with it comes danger. A vigorous growth of new 

 shoots is proof that healthy new roots have formed, and that 

 they are furnishing all the moisture needed to supply the 

 leaves. But where there is little new growth, or none at all, it 

 may be inferred that the root growth is small and unable to 

 supply the tree with sufficient moisture. In such cases it is 

 good practice to wrap the trunks, or shade them on the south 



motest e.\tremities. Winter hardiness is dependentonsummcr 

 hardiness, and the latter is of most importance. — Orchard and 

 Garden. 



Notes from the Rock Cnirden. 



THE handsomest flower in the Rock Garden this week is 

 the Siberian Columbine {AtpUlcgia glandulosd). the ear- 

 liest of the genus to flower here, with'the exception of the na- 

 tive .-/. Canadensis. It is a dwarf species growing eight or ten 

 inches high, the flower stems each with i>iic to thri'c flowers, 

 which have bright blue sepals fully an inch ami a half long, 

 pure white petals, and short and \-cry stout, incuryed spurs. 

 The Silierian Columbine is perfectly iiardy, but it is a plant of 

 rather delicate constitvition, or rather it is short-lived, and in 

 order to ol.itain the best results it should be treated as a bien- 

 nial and not depended on to flower more than once. If the seed 

 is sown very early in the spring (it is better to sow it in heat 

 during winter), the plants will be strong enough to transplant 



