O RCHARD AND GARDEN. 
Y VOL. XIII. JANUARY, 1891. NO. 1. 
Turkey’s Beard. 
( Xerophi/llum aaphodeloides.) 
This showy plant is not often seen in gar- 
dens though it well deserves a promiuent 
place in the border. Considerable at- 
tention, however, is now being at- 
tracted to it in England, and when 
its merits are better known it will 
deservedly become popular. It is a 
'perfectly hardy perennial with ever- 
green foliage, and when it blooms 
presents a showy, tropical appear- 
ance. The large flower heads or clus- 
ters are from six to ten inches long by 
three inches in diameter, pure white, 
and borne on stalks of from two 
to four feet in height, single clumps 
producing as manv as eight of these 
heads. They remain in good condi- 
tion for a long time and are excellent 
for cutting. Its evergreen and grace- 
ful foliage, large flower heads, and 
generally showy appearance render 
this a beautiful and exceedingly val- 
uable plant for the lawn. 
Azalea Mollis. 
The beauty of the Azaleas is well- 
known and they rank as flowering 
shrubs second only to the Rhododen- 
dron. Azalea Mollis is a species from 
Japan, the most brilliant and showy of all 
^ hardy shrubs and 
one of the greatest 
acquisitions from 
that favored coun- 
try. It is entirely 
hardy in the open 
ground and makes 
a compact, spread- 
ing but symmetri- 
cal shrub of hand- 
some form. Its 
beautiful flowers 
are large and abun- 
dant, covering the 
whole surface of 
the shrub with 
bloom , and appear 
earlier than those 
of the Ghent Aza- 
leas. In color they 
are very diverse, of 
all shades of yel- 
f lo w, orange, and 
red, and ranging from the most intense 
resy -crimson to the palest lemon-yellow. 
It forces admirably. Our illustration well 
depicts the large showy clusters of bloom 
flowers in masses, very profuse and constant; 
C. lanuginosa Henryi , beautiful large white 
flowers; C. coccinea, a herbaceous species, 
with a profusion of small, bell-shaped scar- 
let flowers from midsummer until frost; C. 
flammula, known as Virgin's Bower, with 
masses of white, very fragrant hut small 
flowers. There are many others but these 
will suffice. 
Ornamental Grasses. 
Among hardy grasses there is not one so 
stately and imposing as Eulalia Japonica 
zebrina, and it is exceedingly effec- 
tive on the lawn as well as in the 
border. It is thoroughly hardy and 
will do well in almost any soil. Its 
tall gracefully recurved leaves, mark- 
ed at intervals with horizontal golden 
bars, are exceedingly beautiful. The 
plumes, too, are also very beautiful 
and when dried furnish a handsome 
ornament for the house. A fitting 
companion to it is Eulalia Japonica 
variegata. In this grass the variega- 
tion is vertical instead of horizontal. 
It is not so graceful as the above but 
still a beautiful plant. The plumes 
are about the same but not quite so 
large, and a little later. 
Winter Protection. 
There are many plants on the lawn 
that will need some protection and 
this should be given now if not al- 
readv done. Some plants get too 
much protection. Young plants and 
those recently planted are subject to 
injury from freezing and thawing, 
and the consequent lifting of the plants, 
hence they should all be covered, like 
strawberry plants, 
with a layer of 
straw, leaves, ma- 
nure, or other suit- 
able material. 
Fresh manure, as 
a rule, is not a good 
winter covering, 
especially for 
young roses and 
similar plants, as 
it is very apt to kill 
the plants instead 
of protecting them. 
Old, thoroughly 
rotted manure is 
very good, but 
where the soil is 
sufficiently rich, a 
simple covering of 
straw or leaves w ill 
suffice. Half har- 
dy roses and plants 
of doubtful hardiness are usually protected 
by tying them up in hay or straw. What 
is called hardware paper answers the same 
purpose, and is more readily applied. 
on the left, with the general appearance of 
the shrub at the right. For planting on the 
lawn it is destined to become deservedly 
popular and surely there is nothing that will 
produce more delightful effect or display 
such a mass of gorgeous color as a clump 
of Azalea Mollis. 
The Clematis. 
Among hardy climbers the Clematis is 
one of the best and may be grown in a bed 
on the lawn.climbingand trailing over bush 
or frame, or on a trellis, or the piazza, or 
Turkey's Heard. Fig. 359. 
on almost anything to which it can cling. 
It is always beautiful. There are several 
classes of this charming flower from which 
varieties may be chosen that will give a long 
season of continuous bloom. The best are 
C. Jackmanii, large, deep, velvety purple 
