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and extending for miles on mountain sides or valleys, at the bot- 
tom of which How the shimmering blue streams. Looked down 
upon from a prominence, these groves of maple exhibit an im- 
pressive grandeur and exquisite beauty, which utterly defy an 
attempt at word description. The vivid, yet delicate, red. mingled 
with the brilliant, yet pleasing, yellow leaves are not surpassed 
even by the gay cherry or the showy chrysanthemum. Hills and 
mountain sides covered by the maple forests, indeed, present a 
great, imposing spectacle. One can hardly claim to have seen the 
real autumn of Japan until one visits one of the maple spots on 
mountain sides or in valleys. 
■Nearly thirty different species of maple are found in Japan, 
including acer argutum, palmatum, pictum, distylum, crataegi- 
folium. cissifolium, parviforum, purpurescens, tartaricum, spicatum, 
carpinifolium, nikoense and pycnanlhum." — Monitor. 
Fortunately, the cultivation of the Japanese Anemones does not 
present any great difficulties. What they do appreciate is deeply 
cultivated and well manured soil, and that with a good proportion 
of clay in it. One is often asked to name plants that wilt thrive in 
clay soil, and the Japanese Windflower is one of the best. 
As the roots are long and thick, with but few fibres, transplant- 
VIOLETS IN THE More use should be made of violets in the 
GARDEN. open air garden. We all know what hand- 
some blossoms they produce under frame 
cultivation, lint when they are used outdoors much of the labor 
necessary in frame cultivation is dispensed with. 
It is the stronger-growing varieties which provide us with such 
excellent material, and wherever a favorable position is at hand 
we should furnish it with some of the lovely single forms at our 
disposal. Usually we are recommended to plant Violets on north 
or shady borders, but this does not always apply ; indeed, it is 
misleading to those who desire an outdoor display early in the 
year. For this purpose a rather sunny position should be chosen, 
Violets arc used to carpet the ground below climbing Roses anil 
other climbers, where they may remain for two or three years 
without disturbance; also at the base of pergolas, where they 
give color when the things above them are bare. Some have also 
been planted among Azaleas, where not crowded, and promise 
well, the Azaleas providing a slight shade in summer and admit- 
ting full sun and light in winter. By growing them in this way 
the trouble of propagating is dispensed with, for they root so 
freely as to provide an abundant supply of healthy young plants 
which are available for further extension. If the plants are put 
our in Apiil where intended to remain, a good supply of flowers 
will lie forthcoming the following season. Leave the runners on 
the plants, as these will bloom at the leaf-joints. The mingled 
leaves anil (lowers of these long growths are very useful for drap- 
ing vases, etc. One important point in growing these choice 
flowers is shelter from bleak northeast winds. A change of 
ground should be provided every few vears — Gardening Illustrated 
(English). __'_ 
PRIMULA Since its introduction some years ago this pretty 
MALACOIDES. and graceful species has received considerable 
attention owing to its being easily raised from 
seed nnd capable of being grown successfully with a minimum 
of trouble. From seed it is possible to reach the flowering 
stage in about four months, and this fact commends it to 
the notice of amateur growers. For greenhouse or conservatory 
dec-oration it is extremely useful, as during the winter months its 
delicate pink or lilac flowers are produced in the greatest profusion, 
even in very small pots, in a compost of good rich loamy soil. For 
outside culture it is very satisfactory when planted on the lock 
garden in sheltered, well-drained spots, and it will seed naturally 
in such a position. As is generally the case with Primulas, it has 
produced several forms which are superior iu certain respects to 
the typical species, one of which is known as P. malacoides robusta. 
This is characterized by its robust growth of foliage and stem, and 
larger flowers, produc eel in several whorls often two feet iu height. 
This distinct robust habit should render il of great use lor pot 
culture, us the still' stems are thrown well out from the base of the 
plant, and it is distinct in every way from all others. — Exchange. 
THE JAPANESE In the waning days of autumn, when the 
WINDFLOWERS. morning and evening mists have enshrouded 
the flowers of the outdoor garden and, in too 
many instances, marred their beauty, we appreciate those thai 
come out of the ordeal unscathed. Among the most beautiful of 
these are the Japanese Windflowers or Anemones, tall yet graceful 
flowers, quite unlike the dainty little native species licit bespangles 
the greensward of our coppices in the gusty days of spring. These 
Japanese Anemones, by their very stature and bearing, are ad- 
mirably adapted for grouping in the herbaceous border, in large 
lawn beds, the edges of shrubberies, or by the side of a pond or 
lake. They are never seen to better advantage, particularly the 
varieties wilh white blossoms, than when massed, in large bold 
groups, with a background of dark green foliaged trees, these 
serving to accentuate the glistening purity of the daintily poised 
blossoms. When to the trees water is added, in which the flowers 
are reflected with a shimmer of light and shade, we begin to realize 
how indispensable these hardy plants are in the garden at this 
season. Nor must we overlook their usefulness for cutting. It is 
almost impossible to arrange them inartistically, their long stems 
and light, graceful Bowers enabling the veriest tyro to create a 
picture of sublime beauty with these and autumn foliage. 
Japanese- Anemone, Queen Charlotte, Large Pink 
Flowers. 
ing is not advisable more often than is absolutely necessary; in- 
deed, a good rule to follow is to disturb the plants as little as pos- 
sible. In forming new beds or groups in borders, the planting may 
be done in laic autumn or early spring, and pieces of root with as 
many fibre's as possible should be given preference to those of a 
less fibrous character. — The Garden (English I. 
COLOR IN ROCK GARDEN. 
(Continued from page 193.) 
Heavenly Blue, Gentiana verna and G. acaulis. Alys- 
sum saxatile and the paler A. s. citrinum, Iberis Little 
Gem, Cheiranthus Allioni, Aubrietias in variety 
Daphne Cneorum, -F.thionema Warley Rose, Campa- 
nula pusilla, C. Steveni alba, and other dwarf-growing 
species, Onosma taurica, Saponaria ocymoides, Dian- 
thus alpinus, D. squarrosus, Aquilegia glandnlosa, 
Androsace Chumbyi, Edraianthus serpyllifolius, and 
numerous Saxifrages of the mossy type. — Gardeners' 
Magazine ( English ). 
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