PARK AND CEMETERY. 
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GARDEN PLANTS-THEIR GEOGRAPHY— XXXIX. 
ERICALES. 
THE VACCINEUM, ERICA AND EPACRIS ALLIANCE. 
f Continued. ) 
Trochocarpa from the cooler parts of i\ustralia 
has 6 species. T. laurina is a tree of 25 to 40 feet 
high, bearing yellow flowers, and with a close 
grained wood used by turners in the colonies, where 
it is called the “brush cherry.” 
Monotoco in 7 species are Australian and have 
white flowers followed by edible fruits. 
Lysinenta in five species are Australian, also 
with red, pink, or white flowers. 
Cosmelia rubra is a monotypic shrub from South 
Western Australia. 
GALAX APHYLLA. From Garden and Forest. 
Sprengelia in 3 species from the same country 
are also evergreen shrubs bearing scarlet or pinkish 
flowers. 
Andersonia in 20 species from the same regions 
are pretty shrubs with blue or white flowers which 
in some species are accompanied by a pink calyx. 
Richea in 18 species from Australia, and Tas- 
mania, are shrubs or sometimes trees of 20 or 25 
feet high. R. pandanifolia is in gardens. 
Dracophyllnm in 25 species are from Australia, 
New Zealand and New Caledonia. Those in culti- 
vation are small shrubs with white flowers, accom- 
panied by long bracts, similar in shape to the leaves 
of Dracaena Draco hence the name. All of the 
plants in these tribes with the possible exception of 
t he Lebetanthus previously mentioned, are chiefly 
adaptable to the gardens of the Pacific coast, or to 
pot culture in greenhouses. 
Pyxidanthera “flowering moss” or “pine bar- 
ren beauty” is a creeping, prostrate, moss-like 
beautiful little “Pyxie” of a plant, which extends 
from South Amboy, N. J., to the pine barrens of 
North Carolina. It is covered in early summer with 
rose or sometimes white flowers, and is a great fav- 
orite where known. 
Shortia has 2 species in Japan, and the moun- 
tains of North Carolina. The American species 
excited considerable interest among botanists about 
20 years ago, from its having been rediscovered 
after an obscurity of many years as to its locality. 
Galax aphylla is a monotypic plant found on 
wooded hillsides from Virginia to Georgia. The 
leaves are considerably used by florists in their de- 
signs, and it seems they can be collected and shipped 
north cheaper and better than they can be cultivated, 
although the plant is hardy far north of its natural 
range. 
The tribe Lennoeas are scaly root parasites 
somewhat similar to the Fir-rapes, “but with the 
stamens inserted in or near the mouth of the tubu- 
lar corolla.” 
Ainmobroina sonorte is a single species with 
stems two to four feet long, much of which is bur- 
ied in the sand. These stems are fleshy, and vary 
from three-fourths of an inch in diameter, swelling 
gradually, tapering upward, to an inch and a half and 
finally into a dilated funnel shaped receptacle of two 
inches across, which is lined within by the little pur- 
ple flowers. These curious plants have been found 
in Arizona, and are said to be used roasted by the 
Papagos Indians, who prepare them into luscious 
dishes. Captain Perrine however, who lived for 
many years among those people, and did consider- 
able botanizing with Doctor and Mrs. Lemmon, in- 
forms me that he never met with it or heard of it, 
so it is probably quite local in United States terri- 
tory, and more abundant in Mexico. 
James MaePherson. 
Set out trees in the spring at the earliest oppor- 
tunity says Joseph Meehan in The Practical Farmer. 
They get settled and are ready to grow with the 
warm weather. In the Fall plant early, even be- 
fore the leaves fall, which strip off. Roots will 
form before cold weather and the tree will be safe. 
Many nurserymen puddle the roots of trees before 
shipping them. A paste is made of soil and water 
in which the roots are immersed. This coats the 
surface, excludes air, and does much towards suc- 
cessful transplanting. Where trees are received 
which have not been so treated it would pay to do 
it before planting. 
