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Garden and Forest. 



I Number 483. 



New Plants. — The following have recently received cer- 

 tificates ; R.h< dodendron superbissimum ; a hybrid between 

 tchii and possibly R. Edgeworthii. These are the 

 its of R. Forsterianum, one of the best of greenhouse 

 Rhodc&endroris, but Messrs. Veitch's new hybrid differs 

 from this in the form of its leaves and in the size of the 

 Bowers} which are broadly campanulate, wavy and nearly 

 six inches across. Lomaria ciliata grandis ; a form with 

 iery wide pinnae, approaching in this respect Blechnum 

 tiense. It was shown by the raiser, Mr. May, of Tot- 

 am. Lithospermum tinctorium ; a pretty alpine with 

 the habit of the common Bugloss, but smaller in all its 

 parts. The flowers are in terminal clusters and are of a 

 deep blue color. It is a native of Arabia and Egypt. 

 According to botanists, its correct name is Arnebia tinc- 

 toria. It was exhibited by Mr. Bennett Poe, of Cheshunt. 

 Primula Trailli ; an Indian species very closely allied to 

 P. involucrata (Munroi), differing only in having larger 

 leaves and flowers. The former are elliptic, about four 

 inches long, green, with long petioles, and the flowers are 

 in loose clusters of about six on long slender scapes ; they 

 are nearly an inch across, milk-white and fragrant. Shown 

 by Mr. G. F. Wilson, Weybridge. Narcissus Naiad ; a 

 hybrid between N. Empress and N. triandrus, and one of 

 the best of the hybrids raised by Mr. Engleheart. It has 

 large white segments and a large wide-spreading straw- 

 colored trumpet, and is a most distinct plant in everyway. 

 It was awarded the prize for the best new seedling Nar- 

 cissus of the year. Odontoglossum crispum heliotropium ; 

 a first-class certificate was awarded to a plant shown under 

 this name by Mr. R. B. White, Arddarrock. The flowers 

 are large, white, tinted with rose, and heavily blotched with 

 red-brown spots. It is one of the most beautiful ot the 

 many forms of this Orchid now known. 



London. 



W. Watson. 



Plant Notes. 



Pyrus Japonica. 



THE Japanese Quince, Pyrus Japonica. also known in 

 catalogues under the name of Cydonia japonica, 

 when well grown is one of the most satisfactory of the 

 early-flowering shrubs which have been brought to our 

 gardens from those of Japan or China. Among the points 

 which recommend it to popular favor are its hardiness, 

 quick growth, early flowering, its bright, clear-colored blos- 

 soms and its clean and not often diseased foliage. To 

 these qualities might be added its ready adaptability as a 

 good hedge plant, and the fact that some use may be made 

 of its bright greenish-yellow fruit in the autumn. 



Although accounted a hardy shrub and one which will 

 bear a temperature passing to some degrees below zero of 

 Fahrenheit, it will be sometimes injured in winter if grown 

 in too cold and too poorly drained soil. For this reason it 

 should be planted in a warm, well-drained soil, such as a 

 sloping bank. Here the wood and buds are most likely 

 to be thoroughly matured in the autumn before frosts occur. 



The original type of this Japanese Quince appears to be 

 the single deep scarlet-flowered plant which represents the 

 species in most gardens where it is grown. A while-flow- 

 ering variety is now frequently seen in gardens, although 

 it cannot be called common. This white - flowering 

 variety is found in catalogues under the names of simplex 

 alba and nivalis, although a third one is offered under the 

 name of Pyrus Japonica Candida. The first two are much 

 alike or identical, the third has rather broader, larger leaves 

 and larger flowers with large rounded petals. One of the 

 prettiest of the varieties is intermediate in color, between 

 the red type and its white variety. This appears to pass 

 under two or more names, Moerlosi and Rosea being most 

 common. The buds of this are light rose-colored or pink ; 

 when the flowers open they are white and rose-colored, 

 often curiously blotched, and as the blossoms grow old 

 they often change to a deep dull red before the petals fall. 

 The plant sold under the name of Versicolor has very simi- 



lar characteristics, but varies enough to show that it had a 

 separate origin. The variety known in some collections 

 as Grandiflora has flowers larger than normal, at first pale 

 or whitish, tinged with rose color, the rose color gradually 

 diffusing through the petals and changing them from white 

 to red as the blossoms grow old. The form Aurantiaca 

 has what are called orange-scarlet flowers, a variation such 

 as may be found among a number of seedlings. 



A variegated-leafed form, called Tricolor, is interesting 

 to those who care for the abnormal in nature. There are 

 several so-called double-flowering variations, but the 

 "doubling" is not far advanced, and a few only of the 

 stamens have been changed into petals in addition to the 

 normal number of five found in the flower. 



Pyrus Maulei, or Cydonia Maulei, a comparatively recent 

 introduction into our gardens, is considered a distinct spe- 

 cies by some botanists, and by others merely a distinct 

 variety of the Japanese Quince. It is a smaller and 

 dwarfer shrub than the better-known Japanese Quince, and 

 has smaller leaves, flowers and fruit. The flowers, how- 

 ever, are of a very bright rich red color, and the plant is 

 really a great addition to our list of hardy shrubs. The 

 fruit is bright yellow when ripe and strongly fragrant. 



The fruit of the Japan Quince varies greatly in size and 

 appearance on different forms, and it is generally regarded 

 as worthless. With care, however, and in combination 

 with some other fruits, it may be converted into a very 

 agreeably flavored jelly, so that the plant may be made to 

 furnish good material for culinary purposes as well as 

 being ornamental. It makes a most satisfactory hedge in 

 many situations. 



For all ordinary purposes, as for hedges, where the red- 

 flowered type is desired, it is sufficient to grow from seed, 

 but any of the so-called varieties or any improved varia- 

 tion from seed should be grown from layers or cuttings. 

 Grafting is often practiced, but shoots from scion and stock 

 too often grow up together and become intermixed in the 

 bush, the stock usually being the stronger and supplanting 

 the scion. 



Arnold Arboretum. J- Cr. Jack. 



Erythronium giganteum and E. Hendersonii. 



THE best-known Pacific coast Dog's-tooth Violet is 

 Erythronium giganteum, although it has been dis- 

 tributed under the incorrect name of E. grandiflorum. All 

 of the bulbs of E. grandiflorum offered to the public for 

 many years past by American seedsmen were really 

 E. giganteum. This is the tallest and most floriferous of 

 all Dog's-tooth Violets. While under ordinary conditions 

 from one to five flowers are usual, it will, under favorable 

 conditions, produce from eight to as many as sixteen straw- 

 colored revolute flowers of large size, no larger, however, 

 than are produced by other Pacific coast species. It grows 

 on the coast ranges on the Pacific slope from San Francisco 

 Bay to southern Oregon. It is not found in the heavily 

 timbered belt which runs parallel with the coast line, but 

 from that section to the great valleys toward the east it is 

 common. On northerly slopes in timber in a loose soil it 

 is at its best, especially where mold has gathered in rocky 

 ledges. Few more beautiful floral displays can be found 

 than the large beds of these in their full bloom. In places 

 they are so thick that their leaves cover the ground and the 

 slopes are yellow with their flowers. In the garden they 

 come on after E. Hartwegii, E. Hendersonii and most of the 

 E. grandiflorum varieties are gone. Plants of the E. revolu- 

 tum type follow them in flower and outlast them, and, in fact, 

 form seed-capsules before E. montanum shows in flower. 



Erythronium Hendersonii is a beautiful species from 

 southern Oregon, which, although differing a little in form 

 from E. giganteum, has a similar leaf and revolute flower. 

 Its color is a fine shade of pink-purple, with the centre 

 a very deep purple to almost black. It is altogether a 

 charming flower and comes third in the season's suc- 

 cession. D 

 uuiah, calif. Carl Purdy. 



