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PARK AND CEMETERY. 
Philesia buxifolia is a shrub found south in Chili 
to the Straits of Magellan, and a hybrid between it 
and the Lapageria is in existence, but inferior to either 
parent. 
Polygonatum , “Solomon’s seal,” has 13 species 
in the temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. 
They have a pleasing habit and good foliage, but in- 
significant flowers. 
Convallaria, “the lily of the valley,” is monotypic 
but varies. It is found in the temperate parts of 
Europe and Asia, and more sparingly on the higher 
southern Alleghenies. 
Aspidistra has 3 species in the Himalayas and other 
Indian mountains and in China and Japan. A. 
lurida is a popular and useful house plant, and, I 
should think, hardy under trees from Virginia south- 
ward. 
Rohdca, Japonica vars., are bog-plants of about 
the same hardihood. 
Hemerocallics, “day lilies,” have 5 or 6 species 
and several varieties of well known, hardy plants, from 
central Europe and temperate Asia, although some 
seem wild on abandoned garden sites in the States. 
Phormium has 2 species from New Zealand. P. 
tenax is best known, and hardy over much of the 
Californian coast, no doubt, where water can be sup- 
plied it, for naturally it is a good deal of a bog-plant. 
It is used during summer at the north for decorative 
purposes, and has variegated forms. 
Funkia has 4 or 5 species from Japan and China. 
They have fine white, and rather good purple flow- 
ers. F. lancifolia has several variegated forms. 
Kniphoiia, “hot poker plant,” has 20 species from 
south and tropical Africa and Madagascar. K. 
aloides in several forms is the fairly hardy species in 
the gardens of the middle Atlantic states, but is gen- 
erally safer with light protection during winter. 
Aloe, the source of “bitter Aloes,” etc., has some- 
KNIPHOFIA ALOIDES, SOUTH AFRICA. 
thing like 85 distinct species, and a number of va- 
rieties, the most of which are African and in cultiva- 
tion in the better botanic gardens. At the southwest 
and in southern California, where they would seem to 
be peculiarly appropriate, they appear to be but little 
known. They are often very good looking succulents, 
varying in habit from herbs of a foot or so high to 
shrubs and trees of 40 or 50 feet high. Perhaps the 
largest arborescent species are those of Natal and the 
vicinity of Delagoa Bay. The flowers are often less 
dense, but in general form and colors are much like 
Kniphofia, varying from orange to red, yellow green 
and red, etc. 
James MacPherson. 
(To be continued.) 
The park board of Winnipeg, Man., is completing ar- 
rangements for the purchase of a large suburban park of 
340 acres to cost about $46,000. The tract has a mile of river 
frontage and extends a half-mile back from the river. It is 
regarded as admirably adapted to park purposes, with good 
opportunity for landscape effects. 
* * * 
E. J. Parker, president of the Quincy Boulevard and Park 
Association, Quincy, 111 ., has compiled a complete list of the 
trees, shrubs and vines planted last spring and autumn in 
each of the five parks in that city under the supervision of 
the park board. These lists show 144 varieties, with a total 
of 51,3.12 trees and shrubs planted. In Indian Mounds park 
there are 78 varieties. In South Park 38 varieties have 
been planted, in Riverview 52 varieties and in Primrose park 
19 varieties. 
* * * 
The Chicago & Alton Railroad has sent out from Chicago a 
corps of landscape gardeners to examine the different stations 
on its lines from that city to St. Louis and from Kansas City 
to St. Louis', with the view of preparing plans for the beauti- 
fying of depot grounds. It is the intention to lay out flower 
beds, grass plots and shrubbery patches at every important 
station along the lines between the points named, with the 
view of making the grounds as attractive as possible for the 
visitors to the World’s Fair at St. Louis. The work of fix- 
ing up the grounds according to the plans now being pre- 
pared will be begun as soon as the weather will permit. 
* * * 
The Ottawa Improvement Commission, Ottawa, Ont., has 
obtained special permission from the government and will 
this summer take possession of Rockliffe and Strathcona 
Parks. It will relieve the corporation of any expense on 
these two parks and the commissioners can spend more on 
them than the council can afford to. Strathcona Park, on 
the banks of the Rideau river, will be beautified and im- 
proved in many ways. Two artificial lakes will be built in 
it and they will be surrounded with flower beds, ferns, etc. 
Rustic bridges' will be placed over them and other suitable 
