dig in lime or loam-stone among its roots each spring. G. Henryii, 
the large white, does equally well here. But there are countless 
choice varieties in England and France which we know little 
about and which those of us who are able to afford them and give 
them the proper attention ought to grow and exhibit for 
the good of others, for it is to the garden what the Orchid 
is to the greenhouse. They are best trained on rough cedar 
posts or on supports covered with chicken-wire, for their tender 
sprays are most brittle and must not be thrashed about by winds. 
They should be planted deep in rich soil, and hand pruned back 
to a few buds early in the spring. Being lime-lovers they must 
have sweetener dug around them once or twice a year unless 
yours is a lime-soil. I obtained mine from George L. Ehrle, 
Richfield, New Jersey, as he makes a specialty of them. 
I have see so many complaints of the foliage of German Iris Iris Leaves 
turning brown and spoiling the look of the border that I must 
assure you that some varieties never turn brown. Pallida Dal- 
matica and Albert Victor are as green to day as they were in May. 
Mrs. Cleveland has taken careful notes of the varieties which hold 
their foliage well and in ordering from her, just mention the fact 
that you wish only that kind. Of my seventy-eight varieties only 
six turn brown, they are dreadful, but as I plant Rosy-morn 
Petunias along one front of the Iris bed and hardy Chrysan- 
themums as a border on the side towards the path, this defect in 
the Iris is not noticed much. I plant Pallida Dalmatica on the 
corners of my mixed borders and beds as they make a stunning 
silhouette against the grass beyond. A. G. H. 
Plant Material 
Malus : Apple and Crab Apple ; Primus : Cherry and Plum ; Malus 
Crataegus : Hawthorne ; Syringa : Lilac. 
The names of some nurseries where the following list of 
trees and shrubs can be obtained have been inserted in the hope 
that they will facilitate and promote the planting of such valu- 
able plant material. The abbreviations used are : And., Andorra; 
B. & A., Bobbink & Atkins; Kel., Kelsey; Cot. Gar., Cottage 
Gardens; F. Farr. The Editor is well aware that hundreds of 
these varieties exist (there are 199 Crataegus listed in Prof. 
Sargent 's new edition of his Manual of the Trees of North Ameri- 
ca), but in the hopes of making matters easier for Bulletin 
readers, catalogs have been scanned and only those listed that 
can be purchased. The trees have all been seen for personal 
description. 
Malus baccata-. (And., B. & A.). The Siberian Crab has 
tight, red, holly like buds that open to pale rose, with delicate 
glossy foliage. Eventually the flowers open to a fragrant, mock- 
orange bloom on long stems. Exceedingly fragrant. The fruit 
is red or vellow — not larger than a pea. 
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