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damp. rainy day it will be a great advantage. 
Evergreens are very susceptible to dry and 
hot air. far more so than deciduous trees, 
and perhaps nine-tenths of the failures in 
transplanting them may safely be laid to 
this cause. As a matter of fact the roots of 
any sort of tree or plant should not be per- 
mitted to become dry in any degree be- 
fore planting. Success cannot and should 
not be expected under such a lack of care. 
Citrus Triloliata. 
You can say to your correspondent at 
Ann Arbor. Micb., that I have no doubt the 
Citrus trifoliata will be hardy with him. 
In the terrible cold which swept over North- 
ern Maryland January 1st. 1886, my trees 
were but one year planted and had made 
long sappy shoots late in autumn which 
were unripe when winter set in. Not even 
these shoots were hurt when we had 18 
degrees below zero at sunrise and 4 degrees 
below in the middle of the day with a bril- 
liant sunshine beaming on the plants and 
no snow on the ground. The fruit ripens 
well on these trees but might not ripen in 
Michigan, where cold comes earlier. There 
has recently been a spirited discussion in 
southern journals as to the hardiness of 
another Japanese orange. This is said to 
be a fine sweet and seedless orange. One 
writer stated that it has withstood 10 de- 
grees below zero in the mountains of Cali- 
fornia. This was denied, but a letter from 
a Japanese official states that in the district 
where it is grown in Japan the ground 
freezes hard and the lakes freeze over. Re- 
ports from the South say that the frost of 
early March which did far more damage to 
the orange groves than the great freeze a 
few years ago, did no harm to this sort. The 
evidence in favor of its comparative hardi- 
ness is such that we have planted a few at 
this Station for a test. Some will be pro- 
tected while young and others exposed 
from the start. This orange is known by 
several names. It was first introduced as 
“Satsuma,” then as “Oonshiu,” and now as 
“Kiu Seedless.” 
Several Stations north of the orange coun- 
try will test it. — W. F. Massey. 
Some Desirable Flowerius Shrubs. 
Rhodotypus kerrioides, a comparatively 
new plant from Japan, is a medium sized 
shrub with handsome foliage. The large 
white flowers are succeeded by small white 
fruits, which are ornamental. The plant 
flowers the latter part of May and some- 
times later. 
Berberis Thunbergii, not very long from 
Japan, is doubtless the best of the Berber- 
ries. The plant is somewhat dn arf and the 
leaves are small but the deep red autumnal 
Xanthoceras sorbifolia, a new plant from 
Central China, promises to be, so far as can 
be judged from small plants, a very valu- 
able addition to the list of hardy shrubs. 
The foliage is pinnate, and strikingly hand- 
some. The flowers, which appear in an up- 
right raceme, are white, with five petals, 
prettily shaded with reddish brown at the 
base. The flowers appear with the leaves, 
and are freely produced. The plants bloom 
when quite small. When fully grown, this 
will doubtless be a grand and unique shrub. 
— P. B. Mead. 
tints are remarkably handsome. Associate 
with this B. Fortunei and B. vulgaris v. 
purpurea as the central plant, and you will 
have a charming combination of autumnal 
colors. 
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GARDEN 
Styrax Japonica is another beautiful 
plant from Japan which has had a hard 
time in getting about, and there is no good 
reason for it, as the seeds that drop to the 
ground come up freely in the spring. Its 
large white, pendant bells are produced in 
profusion from the axils of the leaves, and 
are succeeded by large white berries. The 
flowers are bell-shaped, not star-shaped, as 
sometimes stated. The laterals or side 
branches are horizontal, and give the plant 
a tree-like form. It should stand alone, and 
have at least six feet of space all around it. 
More would be better. « 
Exochorda grandiflora should not be for- 
gotten. It is one 
of the most beau- 
tiful of all shrubs 
or dwarf trees. It 
was catalogued so 
long ago as 1867 at 
twenty to forty 
cents, and the price 
since that time has 
gone up to seven- 
ty-five cents and a 
dollar for very 
small plants. Odd- 
ly enough, it is 
still a rare plant with us. Seeds from Ja- 
pan, however, are causing the price to go 
down to a reasonable sum. With only half 
a dozen shrubs in the garden, this lovely 
plant should be one of them. It grows to 
be a large shrub, and should have plenty of 
room. 
Viburnum plicatum is the best of the Vi- 
burnums. Tne 
pure white flow- 
ers are beautiful; 
but the form of 
the plant and its 
glossy plicate fol- 
iage make it a 
lovely object at 
all times. One 
never tires of ad- 
miring it. Set it 
out where it can 
be seen. 
Floral Nolen for May. 
Seeds may now be sown outside. One 
might make a very attractive garden en- 
tirely of annuals, and have a great variety 
of color and form to cut from. Poor peo- 
ple as well as those far away from plant 
centers, do not seem to understand the val- 
ue of annuals. A dollar will buy twenty or 
more packets of seeds of different kinds, 
from which may be raised hundreds of 
plants, or more than enough for a large gar- 
den, and of all conceivable colors. Even fif- 
ty cents invested in this way wiU make beau- 
tiful a large surface of ground. It is very 
pleasant to have perennials of all kinds 
when we can afford to buy them : but, all 
the same, annuals are indispensable. 
Printers sometimes make odd mistakes. 
A large daily paper says, •‘such pieces being 
procured from the parts of the trunk conta- 
gious to the roots and branches of the trees.” 
That is quite equal to some of Mrs. Parting- 
ton’s best. 
The annual Sweet Peas have always been 
great favorites, particularly with the la- 
dies. They are all very beautiful, some, 
however, being more fragrant than others. 
They are easily grown, but sometimes with- 
er away just as they are coming into bloom. 
This is chiefly owing to very shallow plant- 
ing. Being moisture-loving plants, they 
dry off when overtaken by the hot summer’s 
sun or a drought. The peas or seed should 
be put in early and about three inches deep. 
No soil should be drawn up to the plants, 
but it should be kept mellow. The young 
plants are often injured and sometimes kill- 
ed by careless staking. While nearly all 
the varieties are desirable, the new Eckford 
strain is an improvement upon older 
kinds, and should have a trial. Beyond 
saving a few seeds for your own use, do 
not let any pods form, or the plants will be 
likely to go out of bloom. 
Among the new hardy Roses Mrs. John 
Laing is entitled to a front place. It is a 
Hybrid Remontant of decided excellence. 
The plant grows freely, if not stoutly, and 
is a prolonged and profuse bloomer. The 
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