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1 Louise Catherine Breslau ' is the best Pernettia rose, resisting 

 mildew and disease. The buds are oval and the flowers are copper 

 suffused with orange. ' Deutschland,' a vigorous grower, has golden 

 flowers suffused with pink and orange. ' Juliet ' is not free-flower- 

 ing, but the blend of gold, orange, pink, and red is charming. 

 ' Viscountess Enfield ' and ' Arthur R. Goodwin ' are also good. 



The best of the Polyantha are ' Maman Turbat,' ' Jeanne d'Arc,' 

 ' Mrs. Taft,' ' Orleans Rose,' and ' Jessie.' 



'Sodenia,' 'Eisenach,' and ' Fraulein Octavia Hesse' are the best 

 of the new Wichuriana roses. — S. E. W. 



Salvia nemorosa, Hardy European Species. By S. Mottet 

 (Rev. Hort. pp. 470-472, Oct. 16, 1913 ; 1 ill.). — Highly recom- 

 mended for autumn blooming. Forms a bush about 2 J feet high 

 with abundant spikes of large blue flowers. There is a pure white 

 variety, 5. n. alba, not too tall, but equally floriferous, also recom- 

 mended. — C. T. D. 



Sand Hills, Forestation of the, of Nebraska and Kansas. By 



C. G. Bates and R. G. Pierce (U.S.A. Dep. Agr., Forest Service, 

 Bull. 121, February 3, 1913). — This is a record of the reclaiming of 

 sand dunes by means of suitable tree and shrub planting. 



Many species of grasses would appear to take possession of the sand- 

 hills once shelter is afforded. It is interesting to compare the list 

 of trees and shrubs that have been found suited for the sea coast of 

 Nebraska and Kansas with those that have been found at home 

 on our own exposed coasts. The illustrations of planting are very 

 instructive. — A. D. W. 



Saponaria ocymoides versicolor. By Ph. de Vilmorin and 

 A. Menuissier (Rev. Hort. pp. 303-304, July 1, 1913 ; 1 ill.). — The 

 illustration represents S. ocymoides as a very compact bushy and 

 floriferous addition to rockery plants when in congenial unrestricted 

 conditions. Interesting details from the Mendelian point of view 

 are given of the hybrid origin of S. 0. versicolor, and the result of crossing 

 it with a white form found wild, the Fi being all versicolor and F 2 

 yielding some of the white. — C. T. D. 



Schizophragma hydrangeoides (Bot. Mag. tab. 8520).— Family 

 Saxifragaceae, tribe Hydrangeae. Japan. Shrub, deciduous, climb- 

 ing by aerial roots to 40 feet in height. Leaves opposite 2-5 1 inches 

 long. Flowers in a cymose terminal corymb 4-8 inches wide. Perlect 

 flowers very small, crowded. Sterile flowers confined to the margin, 

 each reduced to a solitary, creamy-white bract if inch long. — G. H. 



Sedum pilosum (Bot. Mag. tab. 8503). — Family Crassulaceae 

 Caucasus and Annenia. Succulent herb 2-3 inches high. Leaves 

 oblong, f inch long. Flowers clustered, corymbose, f inch across 

 Corolla rose-pink. — G. H. 



