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PARK AND CEMETERY, 
is hardy to New /ork. N. Mussini is a Caucasus 
species used as a bedder. Dracocephalum, and 
Cedronella — “balm of Gilead,’’ are other genera 
belonging the Nepctcae. 
Scutellaria “skullcap” has lOO widely diffused 
hardy and sub-tropical species, many of them mer- 
itorious, and especially such brilliant Central and 
South American kinds as S. Mociniana, of course 
tender at the north. 
Physostcgia has three North American species. 
Colquhonnia is a Himalayan and Malayan genus 
of three species. C. ves- 
tita has wouly leaves and 
orange flowers. 
StacJiys has 170 spec- 
ies in the temperate and 
cold regions and the trop- 
ical mountains. S. lan- 
ata is a good deal used for 
edgings. The Mexican 
S. coccinca has scarlet 
flowers. S. tuberlfera is a 
North China plant which 
as a vegetable attracted 
some attention a few years 
ago. Both it and coleus 
tuberosus, which is said to 
be ‘ ‘delicious, ” are used 
in other countries, and 
would no doubt grow well 
enough where sweet pota- 
toes grow. 
Lauiiinn “dead nettle” 
has 40 species in Europe, 
Asia and Africa. L. al- 
bum, L. purpureum and 
r^iox.\RD.e i’unct.vta.* one 01 two otheis are na- 
turalized in the vicinity 
of dwellings i n 
some parts of the 
States. L. Galeob- 
dolon is a hand- 
some British spec- 
ies, and some 
others might no 
doubt be selected 
and improved. 
The genus is the 
])lant of the allied 
group, but I think 
the salvias would 
be better known 
and therefore 
more appropriate. 
Piilornis “Je- 
rusalem sage” lias i>iivsosti;c,i.\ virgini.vn.^. 
45 species in Mediterranean countries and temper- 
^Described in last issue. 
ate Asia. P. fruticosa is shrubby with w'horls of 
yellow flowers, and some others are quite ornamen- 
tal. '' 
Trichostema lanatum, and Tcucriuin fruticans 
are grown in Paci- 
fic coast gardens 
and a few of the 
Ajugas are used 
at the north. 
I am told that 
certain canescent 
forms of Plantago 
are pretty, and a 
variegated P. lan- 
ceolata has been admitted to gardens. Anything 
of the kind must be propagated by division — not 
by seed. 
The “Cyrilleas” mentioned under Oiacales arc 
placed in this group by some systematists. The 
Cliftonia is called the “buckwheat tree” at the 
South and it maybe that its position near to Chen- 
opodiales is as good as any. It seems to have reg- 
ular polypctalous flowers and is a pretty little tree 
or shrub which seems to bother the genealogical 
school of systematists considerably. They may 
have to d g deep for its relatives. 
Jam cs Ala ePh erson . 
SOME NATIVE CLIMBERS. 
In driving along a country road which was mar- 
gined by one of the primeval pine stump fcr.ee. = , I 
was struck as never before by the beautiful way in 
which nature draped her rough places. This fence 
proved an ideal support for all the climbing vines 
in the vicinity, and v as m places literally covered 
with virgin’s-bower, bitter-sweet or Virginian 
creeper. 
Which of the three species was most beautiful, 
it would be hard to say. They each had distinctive 
charms, and these, too, were in harmony with each 
other. The Virginian creeper, with its rapid growth, 
its wealth of rich green changing to bright or daik 
autumn tints, and its bountiful supply of dark blue 
berries, is one of the most popular plants to-day 
for draping ver.inda- ; but to see it run riot over the 
tree trunks is to form a new acquaintance. I re- 
c.dl one tree, a Norway spruce, which was almost 
entirely concea’ed by the vine. Doubtless this was 
of no particular advantage to the tree, )-et if one 
should be so unforlunale as to have a tree die, the 
fact is suggestive of the great possibilities offered. 
Some shun this vine, thinking it is poison ivy. A 
simple rule that i.s infallible in distinguishing be- 
tween the two is that the leaves of the harmless 
plants are grouped in fives, those of the poison one, 
which, by the wa}', is not a member of the same 
famil>, are invariably arranged in threes. 
The clematis or Virgin’s bower is a rapid grow'er 
STACHYS TUBEEIFKRA. {Edible.) 
