PARK AND CEMETERY. 
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It is customary to continue the planting of 
deciduous trees until the freezing of the ground 
prevents, but it is undisputed that it is better to 
set them early in fall. Early fall or early spring 
is better for trees and shrubs, whether evergreen 
or deciduous. 
The present time sees most of the trees and 
shrubs bereft of foliage. It is well to remember 
the colors the leaves of various kinds take on, to 
be of use when plantings are contemplated. The 
sweet and the sour gum, oaks, tulip poplar, maples 
and many others have lovely shades of color, and 
hardly one the counterpart of another. 
Vitis heterophylla variegata is one of the most 
pleasing of vines in the fall. First there is the 
variegated foliage, and its fairly rapid growth. 
In the last weeks of autumn the berries which 
have succeeded the small white flowers change to a 
purple color, and from this to a deep blue, and 
often there are green, purple and blue colored 
flowers on the same bunch of berries. 
The wild prairie rose, setigera, is valued as 
well for its late period of blooming as for its bright 
pink flowers. The most of the June roses are out 
of flower when this comes in. For a time plants 
were hard to get, but large ones are seeding now, 
which makes the plants more plentiful. 
The work of tree and shrub planting could be 
much advanced in spring were the stock on hand 
early. Many believe it a decided advantage to 
buy in the fall and heel in the stock, covering it 
almost entirely with soil for the winter. 
Referring to an item on the absence of green 
trees and flowers in cities, how much this might be 
bettered by the planting of Ampelopsis Veitchii to 
the walls of city dwellings. It would completely 
change the character of a city, and decidedly for 
the better, and in a way to better the health of the 
people. 
Figs do very well as garden bushes and are 
now no ways uncommon. There are two ways of 
protecting them in winter. One is to sever the 
roots on one side, bending the bushes over on the 
other, prostrate with the ground, covering them 
with six inches of soil. The other, to dig up 
entirely and bury underground, not to be dis- 
turbed till spring. 
Nothing excels the Californian privet in the 
way of quickly forming a hedge, but for a pretty 
fall display the Berberis Thunbergii is unequalled. 
The neat foliage and bright red berries form a 
beautiful picture, and the plant itself makes a 
hedge of fine proportions with but little trimming. 
Aster tartaricus should be in every garden. It 
is an Asiatic species, growing to a height of six or 
seven feet, bearing light blue flowers in the great- 
est profusion in the last days of autumn. It is 
excellent for cutting and for the filling of vases. 
Among late flowering fall shrubs the Bud- 
dleia intermedia and B. variabilis should not be 
overlooked. The flowers are light pink, on long 
racemes. If cut back well in spring the shoots 
which follow bear very vigorous racemes of flowers. 
This season these shrubs were still flowering when 
freezing nights came. Joseph McchoJi. 
THE CHICAGO FLOWER SHOW. 
The best thing about the tenth annual flower 
show of the Chicago Horticultural Scciely was its 
poster. It is the work of Allen E. Philbrick, and 
is so good that it is selling very well as a picture, 
— a most unusual thing in the history of advertis- 
ing lithographs, but one that is easily understood 
by those who appreciate its delicate tones and har- 
monious colors. 
The feature of real importance in the Chicago 
show is that it shall be a social success. It might 
be supposed that this is reversing the correct se- 
quence; that the prime necessity should be an artis- 
tic exhibition. But this is a false impression. True, 
an effort is made to give as attractive a show as is ab- 
solutely necessary, but above that and above every- 
thing, society must be interested, secured in fact. 
So, at this exhibition there were enough flowers 
to keep each other company and plenty of room for 
society. The flowers, being beautiful in them- 
selves, could not look less than charming with such 
a setting as the Auditorium offers, and society 
came in numbers either to judge or watch its lead- 
ers judge. 
Table and box decorations, and bridal bouquets 
were what interested the bulk of the crowds, though 
the annual floral curiosities so thoughtfully pro- 
vided created the usual excitement. These were 
a grafted chrysanthemum showing many varieties 
on one plant, and a grafted geranium showing six, 
all with their war paint on, or at least at war with 
each other. 
There was a marked dearth both of chrysanthe- 
mum plants and cut blooms, partly accounted for 
by the early date of the exhibition. Still many 
good flowers were shown. Among varieties that 
led were Maj. Bonnaffon, yellow; Mrs. Robinson, 
Mrs. F. h.. Constable and Evangeline, white; Vi- 
vian Morel, Mrs. Perrin and Orizaba, pink; Geo. 
W. Childs and Intensity, red; and Mongolian 
Prince, bronze. Good blooms were also seen of 
Mayflower, Chito, Modesto, Pennsylvania, Lady 
Hanhan, Snow Queen, Mrs. W. C. Egan, Ivory, 
the Bard and others. 
