291 
PARK AND CEMETERY 
Pavia alba. 
By Joseph Meehan. 
The beautiful illustration presented with this is of 
the Pavia alba, as now called, although many of the 
readers of Park and Cemetery will know it as Pavia 
parviflora. It is known in nur- 
series under the last name, as well 
as under that of P. macrostachya. 
That it is of uncommon beauty, the 
illustration shows. The habit of 
growth is just as the picture repre- 
sents. The height is about six 
feet, with a diameter of fifteen feet. 
This specimen is on the grounds of 
Mr. John T. Morris, Philadelphia, 
and fairly represents its growth 
when given ample room to develop, 
as has been the case here. 
.Although a native of Georgia, 
South Carolina and nearby states, 
it is hardy in Philadelphia, as it 
doubtless is still further north, as 
it is never hurt in any degree with 
us. Its great beauty all will 
recognize. The flowers are white, 
and as the projecting stamens are pink the contrast 
of the whole, foliage, petals and stamens, is very 
pleasing. To add to all this it must be said that it 
flowers in midsummer, when hardly a shrub of anv 
other kind is in bloom. 
As this shrub seeds sparingly, it is not to be had 
in any quantity in nurseries, as its propagation de- 
pends on the dividing of large plants and by layering, 
and it is usually the case that a nurseryman’s orders 
for it far outrun the number of plants he has for sale. 
And orders to collectors of it in its native wilds are 
generally barren of results, either that no plants are 
sent, or that the Pavia rubra is wrongly sent for it. 
Botanists are not agreed as to the proper placing of 
this shrub, whether with the ^sculus or Pavia. Some 
make SEsculus of the whole, while others make two 
genus, the prickly fruited ones becoming zEsculus and 
the smooth fruited ones Pavia. The division according 
to the fruit seems a very good one, and the subject of 
these notes being smooth fruited, it belongs to Pavia. 
Pavia Californica is another handsome species ; but 
a trial of it here some years ago resulted in its being 
hurt in winter, but further trials might succeed. 
PAVIA ALBA. 
Some New BooKs on Trees and SHrubs. 
"f/oii' to Kjwzi' IVild Fruits;’’ a guide to plants when not 
in flower by means of fruit and leaf; by Maude Gridley 
Peterson; The Macmillan Co. iQoy. Price, $1.50 net. 
Considering the number of good horticultural guide books 
recently published, it would seem that there was scarcely 
room for another, yet the author of this one has found and 
filled a very definite need in supplying a handsomely illus- 
trated reference book for identifying a large list of shrubs 
when not in flower, by means of fruit and leaf. Only those 
plants are included which bear attractively colored fruits, 
and the descriptions of species are grouped according to 
color. .A.pproximately 200 herbs, shrubs and trees of our 
northeastern section are included, with accurate botanical 
descriptions of their fruits, leaves,, flowers and general char- 
acteristics and habits of growth. The work is scientifically 
authoritative, but simply written, and as well adapted to the 
novice as to the botanist. The order of arrangement of the 
plant families follows that of Engler and Prantl, and the 
nomenclature and arrangement of species- is essentially that 
of Britton and Brown. A “Guide to the Plant Families 
Represented’’ is given, and indexes to both common and 
botanical names. The book is handsomely printed, with 
about 80 fine illustrations from photographs and carefully 
made drawings by Mary E. Herbert, and forms a valuable 
addition to our knowledge of a less familiar part of the 
plant’s life. 
Mr. Walter P. Wright, of London, Horticultural Superin- 
tendent under the Kent County Council, has recently issued 
two more volumes of his valuable “Pictorial Practical’’ se- 
ries of books on horticultural subjects, which he character- 
izes “horticultural instruction in tabloids.” The two latest 
additions are: “Pictorial Practical Tree and Shrub Cul- 
ture,” written by William Dallimore of the Royal Gardens 
at Kew, and “Pictorial Practical Rose Growing,’’ by Mr. 
Wright. 
The first mentioned is a practical manual profusely illus- 
trated with drawings and photographs, giving brief directions 
for propagating, planting, pruning and general management 
of trees and shrubs, together with short descriptions of many 
of the best things for large and small gardens. 
