VOL.  XXXIII.  No.  ».  ) 
WHOLE  No.  1361.  J 
iiloriciiltiiral, 
_  new  YORK,  AND  ROCHESTER,  N.  Y.,  EER.  i«,  I87(i. 
iritlCE  SIX.  CENTS. 
(  82.«5  PER  VEAR. 
A  NEW  HAKDY  SHRUB  -  XANTHOCEK AS 
80RBIF0L1A. 
The  London  Garden,  a  weeklj'  magazine  of 
horticnlture  of  tlie  highest  ineiYt,  gives  witli 
every  issue  of  the  new  year  a  beautiful  colored 
plate  of  some  new  or  rare  flower  or  fruit  likely 
to  prove  of  permanent  value  to  our  gardens.  It 
deems  A’anthot'eran  .‘torhi/olia,  reproduced  in 
our  engraving,  as  tlie  most  iuiixu  tant  introduc¬ 
tion  made  during  the  la.st  few  years  in  the  way 
of  hard}'  shrubs. 
The  plate  represcntH  the  raceme  of  flowers  as 
about  eight  in<-hes  long  -  the  individual  flowers 
consisting  of  five  ptdals,  white,  suiaetimeH 
slightly  rose-tinted,  with  a  reddish  center,  and  I 
an  inch  or  moi*e  in  diametor.  In  a]>]>earance  it 
reminds  one  of  a  well -grown  Hyiumth  raceme, 
except  that  here  and  there  the  compound  leaves, 
coxisisting  of  half  a  dozen  or  more  ovate,  serrate 
leaflets,  arc  freely  interspersffd.  The  shrub,  of 
a  bushy  habit,  is  said  not  to  exceed  10  or  1'.^  feet 
in  bight,  blooming  in  April.  The  fruit,  which 
vei^y  rarely  forms,  is  descrihwl  as  "assuming  the 
shape  of  an  elongated  peach,  about  two  iuches 
iu  length  and  one  and  a  half  Incti  in  diameter.’' 
The  seeds  resemble  those  of  Kuln-nttria  pnnmi- 
laia,  near  which,  iu  the  order  Saphidawe,  it  is 
placed. 
This  plant  is  still  rare  and  not  yet  offered  by 
our  nurserymen.  Nevertholess  we  think  it  well 
to  familiarize  our  readers  with  tlie  names  and 
characteristics  of  novelties  timt  promise  at  ao 
distant  day  to  become  valuable 
to  us. 
— ^ —  V 
FLOEICULTURAL  NOTES. 
Variegated  Pelargoniums. — 
Several  accounts  have  appear¬ 
ed,  of  late,  of  Pelargoniums 
giving  dilfereut  colored  flow¬ 
ers  from  difl'orent  parts  of  the 
stem.  In  our  oivn  seedhng 
cultivation  this  has  never  oc- 
cuiTed — but  it  seems  no  more 
remarkable  than  that  the  ca¬ 
lyces  and  pedicels  of  an  umbel 
should  bo  divided  vertically, 
half  being  silver  variegated— 
the  other  half  plain  ^eenj— 
no  more  remarkable  than  that 
a  single  plant  should  produce 
tliree  distinct  shoota,  namely, 
bronze,  tricolor  and  green. 
The  first  of  these  we  have  ob¬ 
served  repeatedly,  and  the  lat¬ 
ter  twice.  We  have  already 
referred  to  our  seedUug  Pelar¬ 
gonium  that,  if  cut  pei-pcn- 
dicularly  through  the  middle 
of  the  main  stem,  would  have 
left  one-half  wholly  silver  va- 
riegated,  the  other  plain  zo- 
nale.  The  first  umbel  of  this 
plant  gi-owing  from  the  apex  i 
of  the  main  stem  was  marked  I 
as  we  have  stated,  half  silver —  ^ 
half  gi-eem  But  the  corollas  ^ 
revealed  no  difference  of  color. 
Peter  Grieve  mentions  an 
instance  in  which  a  seedling 
flcveloped  thi'ee  distinct  vari¬ 
eties,  viz.,  "Emperor”  and 
“Empress  of  the  French,”  and 
“  Rainbqw  and  such  varia¬ 
tions  are  by  no  means  uncom¬ 
mon  in  variegated  seedling 
Pelargonium  cultivation. 
Seedling  lhntkix.—\n  a  late  visit  to  .Mr.  G.vme- 
WEi.i.’.s  nursery  at  Uackensack,  N.  J..  wo  wore 
shown  seedling  Myrsiph^llum  asparagoides 
which,  if  uot  an  improvement  upon  its  jiarent, 
is  at  least  (piite  dilTcrent.  The  leaves  are  nearly 
twice  as  long,  more  lanceolate,  more  acuminate. 
We  need  hardly  bo^x;  for  any  notable  improve- 
laent  upon  this  already  perfect  little  vine.  Iu 
his  goodly  colicctionof  Parrarenias  we  sawnum- 
I  bers  of  sow-bugs  (_pm;^llio)  that  had  either  been 
diwvned  or  poisoned  by  the  “iiisidiouH  nectar" 
of  the  pitcher,  or  better,  cornucopia  -  shaped 
loaves.  Hovoral  were  partly  —  two  half,  filled 
with  those  animals,  emitting  a  putrid  odor  from 
their  putrescent  mass.  Scooped -out  iwtatocs 
cut  iu  halves  are  used  iu  many  greenhouses  as 
traps  for  the  sow-bug.  Preferring  the  potatoes 
to  tho  roots  of  plants,  tliey  are  thus  colleetwl 
and  killed  every  day.  Wc  know  of  an  Orchiil- 
bonse  tilled  ebiefiy  with  Dcudrohiuiii  uohile  an 
especial  favorite  of  tho  sow-bug,  in  which  a  lialf 
potato  is  alway.H  kept  upon  cacli  pot.  Thongti 
this  plan  is  snccossfuJ,  perhaps  the  Sarrarmia 
might  be  rendered  effectual  with  loss  trouble— 
IVEW 
though  it  must  have  plenty  shade  and  moisture. 
Pelargoniums  of  the  Future.— Tnh.  V.  Lamoine 
says  iu  the  Revue  llorticolc “  For  1870  sur¬ 
prises  await  us.  and  there  exist,  ready  to  ho  dis¬ 
tributed,  i>lanta  with  colossal  umbels  In  tints  of 
lilac,  rose,  rose-purple,  roso-violet,  lake  (yes! 
true  lake),  purpl..,  ete..  The  debut  has  been  de¬ 
ferred;  -now  we  ailvBuce,  a  pas  de  grant,  and 
perfection  will  quickly  bo  attained.  Palo  violst 
and  yellow  tints  are  still  wanting.  Bhall  we  ob¬ 
tain  tbese  ?  Who  can  tell After  all,  why  not  ?” 
“  Among  the  nowor  Pelargoniums,”  tho  Garden- 
eis  Chronicle  says,  "is  a  most  distinct  variety 
of  a  rich  salmon-yellow  color  and  striking  white 
eye,  named  deaiousij ;  -and  Dazzlcr,  a  venuil- 
lion-ac.aiTet.,  reiuarkahle  for  its  largo  and  con¬ 
spicuous  white  eye.”  Wo  wonder  if  tho  wliite 
eye  will  ever  be  extended  so  as  to  leave  only  a 
narrow  and  distinct  rim  of  ci  jmson?  In  M 
Lemoxnkh  words-" Who  can  tell?  After  all’ 
why  not  ?"  ’ 
Nepndhes.  In  the  estahli.shment  of  Mr.  Wm. 
I  Ben N Er  r  (Long  hsland)  we  saw  pitchers  of  A'e- 
perdhes  brightly  mottled  witli  purple,  five  inches 
deep  11)1(1  tliree  dianiotor.  It  seemed  to  us  that 
the  largest  one  would  hold  an  m%inary  goblet  of 
water.  Very  strange  forms  of  vegetable  life  are 
tJiese  so-called  Caimivorous  Plauta. 
JCarlU-u'orms  —An  inv«d;oii  is  advertisail  and 
commented  upon  in  Kngland  for  preventing 
worms  iroiii  entering  jiots.  It  consishs  simply  of 
a  piece  of  pni  fom  ted  metal  placed  over  tho  holes 
beneath  the  drainage  maforial  used.  We  use 
hot  water  to  kill  earth-worms— as  hot  as  can  be 
endured  by  the  hand.  TJiis  kills  them  instantly, 
and  wo  have  never  known  it  to  injure  the  roots 
of  the  most  delicate  plants.  TJie  experiment  is 
easily  tried. 
The  Euealyptus  as  an  In- 
secli/nge.-  'Wc  extract  the  fol¬ 
lowing  passages,  says  tho  11- 
lustrntion  Hurticole,  from  a 
lotter  received  from  Mr.  0. 
Bai.tet  of  Troyes,  audrecom- 
rnend  om-  readers  to  try  the 
experiment  for  themselves 
when  the  season  arrives : 
■‘Lately  my  brotlicr-in-law, 
very  much  disturbed  in 
^  “leep  by  mosquitoea,  took 
it  intij  his  head  to  place  a 
young  plant  of  Eucalyjjtua  in 
^  hi.s  bedroom  ovei-  night.  From 
that  moment  the  iusecta  dis¬ 
appeared,  and  he  slept  in  com¬ 
fort.  I  have  been  following 
bis  example,  with  tho  same  re¬ 
sult.  Should  tills  really  prove 
generally  efficaciouH,our  South¬ 
ern  provinces  will  bo  freed  of 
one  scourge.  People  will  use 
young  plants  of  Eucal}’ptuH  in¬ 
stead  of  mosquito  curtains.” 
We  commend  the  above  to 
our  New  Jersey  readers.  A 
bandful  of  seeds  of  the  Euca¬ 
lyptus  globulus  may  be  pur¬ 
chased  for  twenty-five  cents. 
Planted  in  pots,  tliey  will  ger- 
rainate  in  two  weeks,  and  line 
young  (Jauts  will  have  grown 
for  next  summer’s  use. 
Mrs.  P,  Caldieell,  Farmers- 
vitle,  N.  J. — Cinerarias  may 
be  8o\vn  in  Mai'Ali  In  light  soil. 
Piick  out  when  true  leaves  ap- 
pear  into  small  pots,  and  shift 
to  larger  as  required. 
Auriculas.  —  Sow  iu  leaf- 
mold,  loam  and  sand.  Cover 
very  lightly.  Keep  shady  and 
moist.  0. 
