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$0A»7£ RELIABLE HARDY SHRUBS. 
Part III. 
The Tartarian, or bush honey¬ 
suckles, also bloom in May, as do the 
climbing varieties. They all belong to 
the genus Donicera, and form loose, 
spreading shrubs, bearing white, pink, 
and red flowers, mostly sweet-scented. 
Deutzias. —Two or three varieties of 
Deutzias are worth planting, even in 
limited grounds. All bloom in June, 
just in time to attract the pestiferous 
Rose bugs or chafers, which usually 
swarm in the pretty blossoms, while 
they last, to the exclusion of other 
flowers. D. gracilis is quite dwarf, and 
bears a great abundance of white bell¬ 
shaped blooms, hanging from the 
branches like lilies of the valley. D. 
crenata flore pleno has double white 
flowers, tinged with rose, and is one of 
our finest shrubs. D. Pride of Rochester 
is a fine improvement on Crenata, being 
more vigorous, and having larger flow¬ 
ers. Deutzias are least hardy of all the 
shrubs here mentioned, sometimes being 
killed outright by severe Winters in the 
prairie States. 
Tiie Diervillas, better known as 
Weigelas, are splendid shrubs from 
Japan. They are literally covered in 
June with large trumpet-shaped flowers 
of many shades, from white to deep red. 
If cut back after blooming, some varie¬ 
ties will flower again in the Fall. D. 
rosea is the finest of its color, and 
should always be included. D. Lavallei, 
dark red, and D. Candida, pure white, 
together make a fine variety of color. 
There are many now hybrid sorts, but 
they are not greatly superior to those 
mentioned. The Yariegated-leaved Wei- 
gela is a variety of D. rosea, and is one 
of the best shrubs of its kind. Flowers 
nearly white. 
Elaeagnus longipes is usually recom¬ 
mended as an edible fruit, but it is also 
highly ornamental and extremely hardy. 
Of fine compact habit, distinct silvery 
foliage; it is also covered in July with 
bright red berries, and is at all times 
ornamental. The berries are agreeable 
to most people, and make a desirable 
preserve. The flowers, which appear in 
June, are not very conspicuous, but 
seem highly attractive to bees. 
Piiiladelphus. —The old Garland Sy- 
ringa, or Mock orange, should be con¬ 
sidered as indispensable. It is rather 
large when fully grown, but is one of 
the most attractive and fragrant shrubs 
that can be planted. There are many 
varieties and species offered, some hav¬ 
ing larger flowers, sometimes partially 
double, but none likely to supersede this 
old-time favorite. P. foliis aureis has 
fine golden foliage, but seldom blooms. 
Riius Cotinus (Cotinus Cotinus of 
later botanists). The Smoke tree, cov¬ 
ered with curious fringe or hair-like 
flowers of a purplish tint during July. 
Handsome foliage and neat habit. 
Grows about 10 feet high, and requires 
considerable space. Always neat and 
attracts much attention. 
Althaea, Rose of Sharon, often cata¬ 
logued as Hibiscus Synacus. This is 
another old and indispensable favorite. 
There are many varieties, with single 
and semi-double flowers; the colors vary 
from white to violet-red and purple. 
The purple tints are not specially pleas¬ 
ing, though probably the original color, 
and are not recommended. Ample choice 
may be had in the red and violet shades. 
The whites are the most desirable, 
though most of the older sorts have a 
red or violet eye. Boule de Feu has the 
largest and best double flowers, clear 
violet-red; late bloomer. A. rubra pleno, 
clear red, double; A. totus albus, sin¬ 
gle, pure white, very dwarf, are among 
the best of the older varieties. Jeanne 
d’Arc is a new, very double, pure white 
variety, still quite scarce. It is very de¬ 
sirable. The Variegated-leaved Althaea* 
has its foliage finely bordered and 
marked with light yellow, and is one of 
the very best of all variegated-leaved 
shrubs. It is usually catalogued as pro¬ 
ducing double purple flowers, but, in 
fact, the rather fleshy dark purple buds 
never fully expand, and add very little 
to the beauty of the plant. 
Hydrangea taniculata grandi- 
flora. —Considered by many as the best 
of all shrubs for general planting, and 
condemned by others as lacking in deli¬ 
cacy. Produces great pyramidal pan¬ 
icles, a foot or more in length, of creamy 
white flowers in August and September. 
Hater the blooms turn reddish, and re¬ 
main until frost. Fowers at the end of 
every branch; should be well fertilized 
and trimmed back every Spring. It at¬ 
tains a height of eight to 10 feet, and is 
perfectly hardy. 
CAMPBELL’S EARLY GRAPE. 
Compared With Moore’s Early. 
Not Fully Tested. —I have not been 
able, as yet, to make up my mind fully 
concerning the Campbell’s Early. While 
it is about as early as Moore’s Early, 
and probably more prolific, the vines do 
not make, with us, a satisfactory 
growth. They have made a growth 
about equal to the Delaware. It is pos¬ 
sible, however, that our vines have not 
had a fair chance. When planting our 
vineyard in 1893, we left some vacancies 
to be filled later. The Campbell’s Early 
vines were put into these vacancies, 
hence they have not bad as good a 
chance as they should have had, al¬ 
though they have been given good culti¬ 
vation. [prof.] w. j. green. 
Ohio Exp. Station. 
For Home Use. —In my experience 
thus far I find it hardly as early as 
Moore’s Early. Its color is black, with¬ 
out the blue bloom of the Moore’s Early. 
In texture the skin is quite tough, which 
makes it a good keeper and shipper. Its 
pulp is more tender than Moore’s. In 
flavor it is a sprightly acid when first 
ripe, not nearly so sweet as Moore’s 
Early, being more like the Wilder both 
in flavor and size. At this date, October 
20, one month after picking, it is much 
sweeter, and has an excellent vinous 
flavor. I have not grown it long enough 
to judge of its productiveness, or its 
value for market, except as to its keep¬ 
ing qualities. I would certainly recom¬ 
mend it for home use. 
WALTER F. TABER. 
Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 
Some of Its Faults. —The Campbell’s 
Early Grape has now fruited with us for 
two years, but we have not grown it in 
sufficient quantity to determine its value 
as a market grape in New England. It 
ripens a little earlier than the Concord, 
and is of good quality, but there is a 
toughness and firmness about the skin 
and pulp that may be an objection in 
comparison with the tender fruit of the 
Worden and Concord. The vine seems 
perfectly hardy and free from disease, 
but its productiveness cannot be deter¬ 
mined from one or two seasons’ trial. 
In color it is not so attractive as the 
Worden or Concord, having less of the 
waxy bloom that adds so much to the 
beauty of the last-named varieties. Its 
earliness and good shipping qualities 
will make it a valuable grape for home 
use and long distance shipping, but 
whether the consumer will find it as 
satisfactory as the Worden and Concord 
can only oe determined by several years’ 
longer trial. [prof.] s. t. maynard. 
Massachusetts Ag’l College. 
Two Years’ Trial. —We have fruited 
this grape but two years. It has certain 
valuable features, which make it a very 
promising grape, both for home use and 
for market. Well-grown clusters are 
large to very large, very compact, cylin¬ 
drical, or when double-shouldered, some¬ 
what conical. The berries are large, of 
a good purple-black color, with abun¬ 
dant bloom. The skin is somewhat 
tough and rather thick; the pulp is 
rather tough, yet readily releases the 
seeds. It is juicy, somewhat vinous, 
sweet when fully ripe, not foxy, good in 
flavor. So far as I have had opportunity 
to observe, it ripens between Moore’s 
Early and Worden, and is a better 
keeper than either of these varieties. I 
have fruit of it now which is in excel¬ 
lent condition. The berry hangs well to 
the pedicel, and has the advantage over 
Worden in that it does not crack or drop 
from the cluster. Although it becomes 
edible about a week earlier than Wor¬ 
den, it improves in quality if allowed to 
remain longer on the vine. Early in 
the season, when it first becomes edible, 
it is no better in quality than Moore’s 
Early or Worden, but 'if allowed to be¬ 
come thoroughly ripe, it is superior to 
either of them. The vine is vigorous 
and productive; the wood is much 
shorter-jointed than that of Moore’s 
Early; the foliage is good. In testing the 
variety for self-fertility, I have found 
that some self-pollinated clusters formed 
compact clusters of fruit, others were 
loose and open. Some of the clusters 
which were open to cross-fertilization 
were also loose, but this may have been 
due to injury from hail. It has been per¬ 
fectly hardy here. Altogether we con¬ 
sider it worthy of testing where an at¬ 
tractive grape of good quality is desired, 
having good shipping qualities, and ear¬ 
lier in season than Worden. 
[prof.] s. a. beach. 
Geneva Exp. Station. 
J. H. Black, Sons, & Co., say that they 
picked the last of the Emperor peaches on 
October 12. They were as fine, and many 
of them as large as the largest Late 
Crawford. 
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