1895 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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fcj July 9.—The Loudon red raspberry is 
again in full bearing, the berries being 
somewhat larger than they were last 
year—larger and firmer than those of 
Cuthbert. 
Plants of the Keepsake gooseberry 
were sent to us during April of 1894, by 
E. VV. Reid, of Bridgeport, O. We pre¬ 
sume that this is the Keepsake regarded 
in England as one of the best English 
varieties. Neither plants nor berries 
have thus far shown a trace of mildew. 
The berries are nearly round, and will 
probably average as large as those of 
the Columbus, or even larger. They are 
smooth, of a medium-green color, show¬ 
ing a little red about the stem. They 
are of excellent quality, and the bushes 
seem to come into early bearing. 
The new St. John’s Wort (Hypericum 
moserianum) seems to be one of the most 
valuable, hardy, herbaceous shrubs that 
have been introduced in a long time. A 
single plant was sent to us last spring 
by Henry A. Dreer, of Philadelphia, Pa., 
a very true sketch of the flower of which 
is shown in Fig. 158, page 503. Our plant 
is at this time about 18 inches in height 
and 2 feet in breadth. The leaves are 
opposite, and quite resemble those of 
Hall’s honeysuckle—the stems being 
slender and much branched. It is a very 
pretty, graceful, little bush. The color 
of the flowers is a brilliant, glossy yel¬ 
low, and they measure about 2)4 inches 
in diameter, resembling at a little dis¬ 
tance single, yellow roses. In color, they 
are much like the common buttercups. 
Our friends, those of them who care to 
try it, will surely be pleased with this 
interesting novelty. It is said to be per¬ 
fectly hardy and to form a bush every 
season about three feet in height. It is 
said to bloom during the entire season.. 
Many of our friends are familiar with 
the Japan Eulalias—grasses of unsur¬ 
passed vigor, hardiness and beauty. The 
ordinary green-leafed Eulalia, and the 
transverse-striped variety (Zebrina) are 
among the first grasses to begin growth 
in the spring, and their growth is there¬ 
after so rapid that by July 1, in ordinary 
soil, the plants, will have made a dense 
growth of six feet in height, the clumps 
of roots increasing yearly. At any time 
during the growing season, as well as 
during the dormant season, blocks of the 
roots may be cut from the parent plant 
and transplanted. They will continue 
to grow almost as if they had not been 
transplanted. 
The newer introduction, Eulalia gracil- 
lima univittata, is, perhaps, the most 
graceful grass in existence. The stems 
grow as close together as it is possible 
for them to grow, forming compact 
masses of tall, pendulous, wiry, narrow 
blades or leaves. This, too, is perfectly 
hardy and increases rapidly. Our friend, 
Mr. N. Hallock, suggested that these 
Eulalias might prove of value as fodder 
plants. Acting upon this hint, we offered 
the leaves to several horses and cows. 
The horses ate it with evident relish, but 
the cows, a dozen of them which were in 
pasture, preferred the pasture. 
The striped ribbon grass (Phalaris 
Arundinacea picta) so common in old- 
fashioned gardens, will probably endure 
as much drought as any grass whatever. 
Twenty years ago, we planted some 
roots in a rockery about 15 feet long, 
four feet high, and not over two feet in 
width across the top. There were many 
vines and other plants adapted to rock- 
work planted at the same time, but the 
Ribbon grass has since taken almost en¬ 
tire possession. It is never affected by" 
the longest periods of drought. This, 
too, we fed to horses and cows, and it 
was apparently relished by both. Figs. 
159, 160, 161 (page 504) show portions of 
the leaves of the Ribbon grass and the 
two Eulalias. 
A Most Promising, New Blackcap.— 
We have a good deal of satisfaction in 
again calling attention to a new variety 
of blackcap sent to us during May of 
1893 by Jas. M. Waters, Fernhill P. O., 
Ontario, Canada. He has since named it 
Waters’s Success. At the Rural Grounds 
it has proved to be, all things considered, 
the most valuable blackcap ever tried 
there, and this is why we think so : The 
canes are more vigorous than any black¬ 
cap we have ever tried and they seem to 
have the power of resisting anthi’acnose; 
which may be said of few other varie¬ 
ties at present under trial. Several of 
the plants sent by Mr. Waters, it is true, 
are dead from that cause, the others, 
however, growing near them have not 
thus far been affected in the least. The 
tallest new canes are at this time eight 
feet high and the plants are ripening an 
immense quantity of firm, jet-black ber¬ 
ries in clusters of from eight to fifteen. 
These berries are of the largest size— 
fully as large as the Gregg at its best, 
and of better quality, though not of the 
best quality. The Hilborn is here the 
next most valuable variety of blackcap. 
While of the best quality, the berries 
are not much over half the size of the 
Success. In hardiness, vigor of plant, 
productiveness and size of berry we must 
rank Success first. We personally make 
quality in a blackcap the first considera¬ 
tion, for which reason we would prefer 
the Hilborn for home use. 
We find this year that we cannot 
make a fair comparison between the old 
Shaffer and the new Columbian. The 
Shaffer this season shows signs of hav¬ 
ing seen its best days. The new canes 
are not over five feet high, while those 
of the Columbian are eight feet. The 
clusters of the Shaffer are not so large. 
We find this year that the berries of the 
Columbian do not ripen until about five 
days after those of the Shaffer. The 
bushes are as vigorous and the canes as 
stout as it is desirable they should be ; 
and this we say of the Columbian as 
growing in a soil of only moderate fer¬ 
tility. We have but two plants of the 
Columbian and these are laden as heavily 
with fruit as any raspberry bushes we 
remember to have seen. The evidence 
that accumulates that the Columbian is 
hardier than the Shaffer makes it the 
most valuable variety of its class. 
The Michigan rose (Rosa setigera) is 
supposed to be the parent of the double 
climbing roses, Baltimore Belle, Queen 
of the Prairie and others. We prefer it 
to the double kinds because a perfect 
single rose is far more enjoyable than an 
imperfect double rose of the same class, 
and there are no double roses that have 
come from Setigera that are perfect or 
anything like it This so-called Michigan 
rose seems to be distributed from Ontario 
to Texas and from Virginia to Florida. 
It blooms at the the Rural Grounds from 
early July until the latter part of the 
month, the flowers being at first a pink 
or rose color fading to a lighter color, 
borne in great clusters, which, as the 
vines grow 10 to 15 feet up trees or trel¬ 
lises or over banks, make a magnificent 
show. 
The introduction of this rose to gar¬ 
dens dates back to 1850 or thereabouts 
when, according to Prof. Beal, extrava¬ 
gant prices were paid to certain enter¬ 
prising Michiganders, who ransacked the 
woods and shipped the plants East. The 
plant is perfectly hardy, the foliage less 
liable to the attacks of insects than or¬ 
dinary roses and, a good feature, it 
blooms after the ordinary garden roses 
have passed their season. 
The Wichuraiana rose which has been 
taken up of late by florists, blooms just 
with the Setigera. Its flowers are but 
an inch, or a little more, in diameter and 
of a pure white color. The little leaves 
as well as the flowers are as firm and 
glossy as if made of wax. The vines 
trail close to the ground. 
We have planted a vine of each upon 
the lake bank at the Rural Grounds, so 
that the one may intermingle with the 
other and cover the bank and a little 
rockwork at will. 
The illustration (Fig. 162, first page), 
shows the foliage of the Michigan rose 
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