October 26, 1912. 



THE GARDENERS* MAGAZINE. 



819 



habit 



and abundant flower production, President Grevy, rose-lilac. 



lap ted 



and of much value for occupying prominent 

 i)Ositions in the shrubbery. Even the old 

 and well-known P. coronarius and several 

 of its varieties, are not without value as 

 specimens, but they are so far inferior to 

 several others that there is no occasion at 

 the present time to consider their merits. P. 

 Gordonianus forms a very attractive speci- 

 men when allowed sufficient room for the full 

 development of its growths, which, in the 

 flowering season, are simply wreaths of the 

 lar""e snowy-white blossoms. P. grandi- 

 flonis floribundus is equally vigorous and 

 free in blooming, and has the advantage of 

 being more graceful in habit, and is there- 

 fore preferable. iSomewhat similar in cha- 

 racter to P. grandiflorus floribundus and of 

 much merit is P. Lewisi ealifornica, 

 l)oth for planting on the lawn and in the 

 shrubbery. 



It is well to consider the merits of the 

 three last-named kinds, because some of 

 them can be readily obtained in the usual 

 way, but the best of all the mock 

 oranges attaining a large size is the com- 



unknown P. insitrnis. This 



paratively 

 hybrid 



msignis. 



the specimen of w^hi^ch at Kew is 

 herewith illustrated, has a robust and ele- 

 gant habit, and produces its flow^ers very 

 freely and in large racemes, as so well 

 shown in the ilhistration. The flowers are 

 of the purest white, and not fragrant. As 

 this fine mock orange is so little know^n 

 that it has not yet made its way into trade 

 catalogues, it will be of interest to men- 

 tion that it was first described by M. A. E. 

 Carriere as a new plant in the Revue Hor- 

 ticole in 1870 (page 40). It was appa- 

 rently sent to him by M. Billiard, wdio ap- 

 pears to have been the raiser, for it is of 

 hybrid origin. The synonymous name of 

 P. Billiardi, whi-ch the plant bears, also 

 suggests that it was raised by M. Billiard. 

 In the description no mention is made of 

 the parents. The Kew specimen has at- 

 tained dim.ensions that sucrgest its having 

 e'^'^miied its present position upwards of 

 twenty years. 



Prunus. 



The well-known Prunus Pissardi forms 

 a handsome tree of moderate size, and the 

 pale flowers produce a pleasing effect in 

 contrast with the dark bronzy-red leaves, 

 which usually make their appearance dur- 

 ing the season of flowering. Still finer in 

 every way is its variety Moseri fl. pi., which 

 has large douhle rose-coloured flowers that 

 retain their beauty for a longer time than 

 do those of the type. The foliage is equal 

 m depth of colouring to that of P. Pis- 

 sardi, and the tree has therefore a double 

 claim upon planters engaged in the crea- 

 tion or improvement of garden scenery. 



The remarkably distinct and handsome 

 S. Lindleyana, with elegant leafage and 

 feathery inflorescence is one of the best 

 <^f the shrubby plants for lawn specimens, 

 ^'\d it has the advantage of being equally 

 siutable for both largo and small gardens. 

 Two or three plants will if arranged in a 

 small 1)e<l 



, wdiich has been liberally en- 

 riched with manure, soon form handsome 

 specimens. 



Syringe a.s. 



The lilacs include some of the best of 

 the flowering shrubs for the purpose now 

 under consideration, and should Ix^ rather 

 freely used in proportion to the area of 



I'l^ garden. Alba grandiflora. white; Dr. 

 ^iii(lh>y, deep ros(^ ; Congo, rosi^-nnl ; and 

 ' ruu'i^ss Marie, ])ink-lilnc. a re ex<'ellent 



vai-ieties ; and Alphonst^ Lavallee, 

 , IjcmoitHM, rosc-lilae; Madame 



■^'>f'l Chatonav, whiti^; Mailanu^ Lemoine. 



^'it»let-I)luo : 



are double 



varieties possessing much merit. In the cul- 

 tivation of lilacs as specimens it is essential 

 to keep them to one main stem by the sup- 

 pression of suckers, and they should all be 

 on their own roots. Kubra de Marley is 



grown 



as lawn spe<-imens 



tractive when 



and these are readily obtained by arrang- 

 ing three plants in a small bed. It is, of 

 course, one of the nmsi lustutiful of the 

 kinds with Avhitt^ llowers lor bold groups 



in the shrubberv. but in too many instances 



PL. 



"PRI NUS PISSAEDI MOSEEI FL. 



A.M., R.U.S., 



very effective when grown in stainlard torm 

 with six or seven-fct^t stt^nis. 



Viburnum. 



th(' i>!ants are so <row<lrd as to render it 



for 1 hiMii m show tlu'ir true 



desirable this shrub 



!)Ut the 



impossi bli"^ 

 charactei'. 



it is not 



The lUUMUer t\vi>^' 



(Viburnum opulu^s bterile) is especially at- 



(;nelder Hose or 



Snowball Tree 



pure Avhite; Michael Buchner, lilac; and 



shoukl occupy over nuicb space 

 plants grown should have enough room to 

 display their distinctive charms. ^- 



