The Garden Magazine, August, 1922 



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WHERE THE LOMBARDY POPLAR GROWS BEST 



In sending us the photograph here reproduced Prof. C. S. Sargent writes: "Such avenues of Lombardy Poplars are common in the central valley of Chile 

 — some European plants seem to grow better in Chile than anywhere else. These Poplars are a witness of this fact; and I saw near Valdivia in the 

 southern part of the country more and finer Foxgloves which have become naturalized there than I have seen anywhere else. One of the common Black- 

 berry vines of Europe grows in Chile to monumental size. Ball in his travels in Chile has commented on the fact that European plants when naturalized 

 grow to a greater size than they do in their native countries. In a small arboretum in San Diego I found Scandinavian Birches and Australian Eucalypti 

 growing side by side in perfect happiness, and finer specimens of American Magnolia than I have seen elsewhere outside of the United States." 



catalogue in connection with the introduction of Dahlias, the following 

 paragraph appears: 



"Varieties Marked (S) are raised by Mr. Gerhard Schmitz of this 

 city (Philadelphia)." The varieties listed under this heading are as 

 follows: Alice, Amazement, Autumn Glow, California, Canary, Celes- 

 tial, Champion, Colossus, Copperhead, Crimson Monarch, Defiance, 

 Emily, Fanny, Firefly, Frank Smith, Grace, Joshua Longstreth, Martha, 

 Mrs. Bond, Snowdrift, and Little Gem. 



Nothing referring to Mr. Schmitz's name appears in 1873 or 1874, but 

 the catalogue of 1875 gives a list of new prize Dahlias for 1875 listed as 

 Schmitz's varieties under the following heading: 



We take pleasure in offering the following list of new Dahlias raised by 

 Gerhard Schmitz, the successful Dahlia grower of Philadelphia. Years of 

 experience justify the originator in pronouncing these the best he has ever sent 

 out. Several premiums were awarded these varieties at the Autumnal Exhibi- 

 tion of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society in 1873 and 1874. Green roots 

 $1.50 each, the set of 8 varieties $10.00. Antelope, Bicolor, Climax, Elizabeth, 

 Favorite, Penelope, Sylph, Unique. 



The catalogue for 1876 has a similar heading offering varieties which 

 were awarded special premiums at the Autumnal Exhibition of the 

 Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, September, 1875. These varieties 

 are: 



Acis, Ada, Ajax, Amazon, Beatrice, Bepo, Estelle, Hiawatha, Jewel, Mabel, 

 Mira, Resina, Signet, Siren, Soleil, Trojan. 



Practically the same list under Schmitz's name appeared in the 

 catalogue of 1877 and again in 1878. Schmitz's name does not appear 

 in any of our catalogues after that date. 



In some pencil notes contained in the catalogue of 1876 a Dr. English 



is credited with the following new Dahlias, but none of these appear 

 to have ever been listed or offered in any of our catalogues. It looks 

 as if they might just be notes made at some exhibition. The varie- 

 ties are as follows: 



Trojan, Success, Daphne, Amazone, Aglaia, Arthur English, Chancellor Ran- 

 yon, Col. Wall, Florence English, Hiawatha, Mestra, Mira, Mrs. English, 

 Pan. 



There is nothing to show who Dr. English was or where he was 

 located. 



Three of the varieties of Dahlias listed under Schmitz's name, Emily, 

 Penelope and Frank Smith, are still in cultivation. — J. D. Eisele, 



Philadelphia. 



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