PARK AND CEMETERY. 
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A Selection of Sommer Flowering Shrubs. 
When one is suddenly called upon to 
furnish shrubs that will give bloom in 
Summer and Fall, he is likely to find his 
supply at command rather short. Spring 
flowers are abundant, and it only remains 
to get a good succession of bloom from 
early to late. 
The following will be found an admira- 
ble list of blooming shrubs coming in 
early Summer and continuing until late 
Fall in the order named: Syringa ligus- 
trina, Rosa Carolina, R. multiflora, R. 
setigera, R. rugosa. Rubus odoratus, 
Spiraja Billardi, spiraea var. A. Water- 
er, S. Regeliana, S. rotundifolia, And- 
romeda Mariana, Ceanothus Americanus, 
Styrax japonica, yucca. Cassia Maryland- 
ica, Itea Virginica, Lonicera Ruprech- 
tiana, Cephalanthus occidentalis, hype- 
ricum, Fotentilla fruticosa. Spiraea tom- 
entosa, Clethra alnifolia, Hibiscus syria- 
cus, Vitex agnus-castus, hydrangea p.g., 
Caryopteris mastacanthus, Baccharis hal- 
imifolia, Desmodium penduliflorum, D. 
japonicum, Callicarpa purpurea, Ham- 
amelis Virginiana. 
Callicarpa, from its appearance at the 
end of the list, naturally gives a wrong 
impression, as it blooms early. The flowers, 
a light purple, are by no means valuable 
as the berries are, with which the stems 
are clad in the Fall, making a most or- 
namental effect. These berry plants, how- 
ever, are worthy of more distinct atten- 
tion, as many are exttemely valuable. 
The Desmodiumsand Cassias are her- 
baceous perennials, though universally 
classed among shrubs, because of the na- 
ture of their growth. Hypericum Moseria- 
num might also come under the same 
category, as in most severe Winters it 
kills back to the ground. This is a most 
charming little plant, suitable for the 
edge of beds, blooming occasionally all 
summer. H. calycinum is even better, in 
some respects, being almost evergreen 
through hard winters. 
Another shrub, especially desirable on 
account of its extensive blooming period, 
is Rosa rugosa. But with its single and 
double white varieties it is so well known, 
further praises are scarcely necessary. 
It is pleasing to see Rosa setigera com- 
ing into more general use as a shrub, for 
it ranks with the most desirable. Though 
strictly a running rose, like some other 
vin.'s, if it has nothing to run on it will 
remain in bush form. When clothed in a 
mass of flowers, it is a delightful sight. 
While on the subject of roses, the Jap- 
anese polyantba multiflora should come 
in for deserving praise. Planters are liable 
to overlook the meritsof these single roses. 
Baccharis halimifolia is a remarkably 
showy plant, smothered in white in the 
Fall, and it is particularly to be remem- 
bered as one adapted to salt air and soil. 
The blue caryopteris or verbena shrub 
has established a reputation in a short 
space of time, and needs no further in- 
troduction. A white variety will this year 
be brought into prominence. It is said to 
bloom a trifle earlier. — S. Meiidehoii 
Meehan in the Florists Exchange. 
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Covering Wounds in Trees. — Street Trees 
and Patent Pavements. 
Mr. Peter Van Vechten, Milwaukee, 
Wis. . agrees with Meehans' Monthly^ 
that the wounds, made in the stems of 
trees by pruning or otherwise, should have 
the wood preserved to keep it from decay 
till the new bark and wood extends over 
it, but he thinks gum shellac dissolved in 
alcohol far better than paint. He advises 
to put the shellac into a wide mouthed 
bottle, cover it with alcohol, and let it 
stand twenty-four hours, when it may be 
applied with a sw'ab or brush. It serves, 
as nearly as may be, as the substance of 
bark; is not affected by heat or cold or 
wet or dry weather; and retains the sap 
up to the cut, healing the wound without 
a scar. Any limbs cut off square on top 
will leave a dead end from six inches to a 
foot, which will eventually die and rot off. 
Limbs should be cut off slanting — never 
square on top — as is often done. 
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It is to be expected that everyone in 
planting trees will exercise the usual 
care to see that drainage conditions are 
satisfactory; but when the street pave- 
ment and sidewalk are asphaltum or other 
patent material, unusual care is necessary 
to have not only good underdrainage but 
also good conditions above for the encour- 
agement of moisture. 
A hole one foot in diameter is insuffi- 
cient if cut directly through the pavement, 
as both air and water must pass through 
for support of the tree. Two feet width 
is better, and six inches more will be 
acceptable; and if the surface be depressed 
towards the tree, to attract rain water, so 
much the better. Add a top mulch of hay 
or strawy manure, and the condition will 
be improved. A layer of well-rotted 
manure placed just above but not next to 
the roots will hold moisture, at the same 
time giving food to the roots. Brick pave- 
ments aie not as objectionable to trees, 
as there are many openings to admit the 
elements needed. — Meehans' Monthly. 
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Azaleas. 
I am hoping, as the azalea season draws 
round again, that the people who buy 
handsome azaleas in full flower at market, 
or at a rt jrists, will sometime learn to 
keep them in cooler rooms, so that their 
beauty may last longer. An azalea ought 
to be beautiful for a month or more, and 
to bloom finely for several, ptihipsa 
dozen years, if its owner treats it right be- 
tween blooming seasons. We bed outs 
out in summer, under a lath screen, along 
with tuberous begonias and other plants 
of that sort. The plants are not taken 
from their pots; the latter are merely 
plunged. — Vicks Magazine for March. 
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Plants for Ornamental Bed. 
Taking it for granted that the bed is 
in a sunny situation, since no one would 
be likely to plant twenty flower beds in 
the shade, let me suggest a plant of either 
Banana Cavendishii, or Ricinus Zanzi- 
barensis for the center. Surround this 
center plant with six plants of Aralia 
Sieboldii, or else, if flowers are preferred 
to foliage, with six plants of the Cactus 
Dahlia Cochineal. Surround these with 
twelve plants of Caladium esculentum, 
outside of these place twenty- four plants 
of the Scarlet Sage, Salvia splendens; 
next to these use twenty-five plants of 
salvia Bonfire, which is of lower growth. 
For the outside use either a compact white 
border of Candytuft, Empress, or Little 
Gem Sweet Alyssum; or else a red border 
of the dwarf Nasturtiums Brilliant, 
Coccineum, and Sclaret King. 
If expense is an object, a more econom- 
ical, but less tropical bed can be made 
by using yellow flowers, many of which 
grow readily from seed, while the others 
are such as can be kept from year to year. 
For the center of this “Yellow Bed’’ buy 
a large plant Rudbeckias Golden Glow, 
surround this by six plants of the double 
yellow Dahlia, Oriole, or the more expen- 
sive Cactus Dahlia Cilflord vV. Bruton. 
.Surround these with plants of Coreopsis 
lanceolata, which is a hardy perennial, or 
with the annual Calliopis, Golden Wave, 
which may be grown from seed, h'or the 
border, use a wide band of the double 
French Marigolds, or the new dwarf Yel- 
low Zinnia Goldbug, which, though small, 
is a very gay blossom indeed. Of course, 
whatever is used, an early start is desirable, 
though the Banana, and the other tender 
plants should not go out of doors until all 
danger from frost is over. — C. IV. Rankin, 
m. American Gardenini^. 
