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not long enough to perfect anything like all the bloom 
or ripen the seed. The plants grow as fast as Holly- 
hocks, and I would suggest trying them as tender 
biennials — that is to say, sow the seed in September, 
pot the seedlings, and keep them over winter like any 
other bedder, shifting them if they require it so they 
may be as strong as possible when turned into the 
PEULIONIA PUIiCHRA. 
ground. Those who can grow and flower the cotton 
plant will then most likely succeed with H. Manihot. 
Some say it is an annual. Others say it is an herb- 
aceous perennial and that the roots may be kept 
over like Dahlias, but probably in moister earth. 
Those who flower it will be pleased. 
James MacPherson. 
THE RUBUS DELICIOSUS. 
This shrub grows in the Rockies in moist ground, 
and by the streams. The bush resembles the Syringa 
or Philadelphus. It has quite a large berry which is 
of a brownish color and looks much like Shaper’s col- 
ossal raspberry. It hardly deserves the name of de- 
licious. It is supposed that the botanist who named 
it must have been very hungry. Though fair, it has 
a sweetish taste which is not agreeable to most peo- 
ple. Then when the berry is picked it crumbles. 
It can never be much of a success for its fruit alone. 
Its chief attraction is when it is in full bloom. When 
I first saw them in the mountains I was much struck 
by them. They were blooming by the wholesale and 
seemed like great mounds of pure snow. I know of 
no shrub that in springtime is more attractive. 
Jackson Dawson of the Arnold Arboretum of Boston 
speaks very highly of them. Under good cultivation 
he has had them covered with beautiful bloom, which 
seemed like single white roses, with flowers two 
inches broad. 
A great mistake has been made by planting them 
on high, dry ground. One nurseryman has his planted 
on the dryest knoll on his place and he said, “I don’t 
think much of it.” 
It must have wet feet to do its best. Planted by 
streams or by ponds it is one of the most attractive of 
all our flowering shrubs. It is very hardy. 
It is very hard to propagate. It takes two years 
for the seed to germinate and will not grow from cut- 
tings. It is increased by dividing the stools. I have 
secured good strong plants in this way. 
C. S. Harrison. 
SMALL PARK IN MAINZ. 
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The accompanying diagram shows 
design and planting of an attractive 
“English Garden” in the Kaiserstrasse 
in Mainz, as described in Moeller’s 
Duetsche Gaertner-Zeitung. To the 
left of the central space of open turf 
at a, is a clump of Celosia cristata. 
and across the green at b, is a mixed 
group of flowering plants and shrubs. 
At projecting points formed by the 
curves of the walks are placed single 
specimens of pines or other needle- 
bearing trees. A group of palms in a 
shady nook are designated by c and 
farther along are fuchsias and Ery- 
thrina Crista-galli with its coral-red 
flowers. Group d is planted princi- 
pally with Caladiums, Aralias, and 
Gannas, and at ^ is a little rock-gar- 
den adorned with Musa Ensete and 
twining and flowering plants. Op- 
posite this at f stand tall heliotropes, and B shows the 
park seats. 
Between these plantings as well as in front of the 
AN “ENGLISH GARDEN” IN MAINZ. 
wooded parts which border the park and give it a se- 
cluded atmosphere, are flowering shrubs, making a re- 
freshing spot in the heart of a great city. 
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