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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
May 15 
PHYSALIS FRANCHETI. 
On page 118, of Tiik R. N.-Y. of February 20, it 
Is stated that some years ago, the writer of 
Kuralisms effected a cross between the Straw¬ 
berry tomato and the potato, and that “This has 
since been introduced as a novelty under the 
name of Physalis Francheti.” As the history oi 
the plant does not bear out this claim, I ask you 
to give place to the following details: 
P. Francheti has nothing whatever to do with 
the plants raised by the writer of Ruralisms, and 
has been described as a new species by Dr. M. T. 
Masters, an English botanist, in the Gardeners’ 
Chronicle, October 13, 1894, page 435. It bad been 
introduced into English gardens by Mr. Jas. 
Veitch of the Royal Exotic Nurseries, Chelsea, 
England, who had discovered the plant in Japan 
during his travels, Dr. Masters making his de¬ 
scription from plants raised from seed brought 
back to England by that gentleman. That 
the plant was known, but unnamed prior to 
that, is seen by referring to Franchet’s Enurner- 
atio Plantarum in Japonica sponte crescenium, 
Vol. II., page 454, published in 1879, where it is 
listed as a variety of P. Alkekengi. Its habitat 
is given as “Central Europe, Levant, Persia, 
Turkestan, China, Corea’’ (Masters’s loc cit .) In 
view of these facts, it is difficult to see how Tue 
R. N.-Y. can claim having originated the plant. 
Mr. Burpee, to whom it is stated that seeds of 
the hybrid were given, tells me, “The hybrid pro¬ 
duced a rather small fruit inclosed in a husk 
similar to the ordinary Alkekengi.” The novelty 
under discussion is far superior to the ordinary 
Alkekengi, being much larger in all ways, and 
having a full inflated husk of a gorgeous scarlet 
color. LEONARD BARRON. 
New York. 
The writer of Ruralisms is alone re¬ 
sponsible for the seemingly serious error 
to which Mr. Barron kindly calls atten¬ 
tion. The error is, however, in the 
ambiguity of the language—which fully 
justifies Mr. Barron’s criticism—not in 
the fact. No, we did not “effect a cross 
between the Strawberry tomato and the 
potato.” As many as 100 flowers were 
operated upon. One fruit (Strawberry 
tomato), formed. Undoubtedly, in spite 
of our usual precautions, this fruit was 
the result of self-pollination, since all 
the plants that grew from the seed 
“were alike — all Strawberry tomato 
plants without any resemblance to the 
potato,” as stated in the note to which 
Mr. Barron alludes. The original plant 
and these seedlings were all alike, re¬ 
sembling the true Strawberry tomato 
(P. Alkekengi), in all ways except in the 
size of the inflated calyx, which was 
larger, and the color of the calyx, which 
was of a brighter red. Where the seed 
of the original plant came from we have 
never known. We assumed that it was 
among flower seeds sown in the plot. 
When we saw the colored picture of 
Physalis Francheti (we have never seen 
a plant), it seemed to us an excellent 
portrait of the fruit of our plant both in 
its size and in the color of its inflated 
pod, and we think that, judging from 
the picture, it will be difficult to dis¬ 
tinguish them. We ought not to have 
said that “this has since been introduced 
as a novelty under the name P. Fran¬ 
cheti.” It would have been in keeping 
with the facts to have said that we 
could not distinguish Francheti, as 
illustrated in colors, from our own 
■variety, whatever it was. We have no 
longer any plants. Perhaps Mr. Burpee 
raised plants from the seed we gave 
him and will compare them with P. 
Francheti. 
The Columbian White seems to be a 
day or two earlier than any other kind 
of asparagus. 
Some of our seedling magnolias—seed¬ 
lings of Lenn6—are blooming now for 
the first. The flowers are much like the 
parent in color, deep purple outside, 
nearly white within. 
Again we are glad to record that Rosa 
Wichuraiana has come through the win¬ 
ter without injury. It is one of those 
beauties among new roses that all should 
have. It may be put to so many uses. 
It is a charming vine trained to a lattice. 
It is charming if permitted to spread 
over the soil, and a single plant will 
cover a space in a single season that 
would astonish one. It is fine for rock 
works, the banks of lakes, in the wild 
garden. One of our plants is so near 
the water that its roots are never dry. 
It is but one foot from the water and 
less than a foot above the water. It may 
be used for dry banks and out-of-the- 
way places the same as Vincas are em¬ 
ployed or Lily of the Valley. The sweet 
little white flowers are as dainty and 
pretty as they can be, and the little 
leaves are as if made of glossy wax. 
April 27, the shoots of Saghalin (Saca- 
line) were two inches high. Planted 
two seasons ago, the roots have spread 
over an area of 10 feet. 
Of all floriferous and fruitful pear 
trees, we know of no other to equal the 
Japan Russet pear. The trees bloom 
and bear fruit the second year after 
transplanting, and the third year and 
the fourth year (this is as long as our 
experience goes) the trees are worthy of 
a place in the garden as ornamentals 
both for their profligate bloom and 
round, long-stemmed fruit which, in the 
early fall, changes from green to yellow. 
For canning, these pears have a value .. 
Among the happenings of the last 
winter, and it is one that we especially 
regret the necessity of recording, is that 
the promising novelty, the Logan Rasp- 
berry-blackberry, has winterkilled near¬ 
ly to the ground. One plant was re¬ 
ceived from the Parrys, of Parry, N. J. 
The canes of this were entirely killed, 
and the new shoots come from the roots. 
The other plant was sent to us by A. 
Blanc, of Philadelphia. The canes are 
alive a foot above the soil. This is the 
second year of trial. There is so much 
of unusual merit in this novelty that, if 
found similarly tender in other places, 
it might be well to protect it during the 
cold season by laying down the canes, 
or vines as they really are, and covering 
them with soil or mulch. The Raspberry- 
blackberry is as much a vine as is the 
Lucretia dewberry. 
Result of The R. N.-Y.’s Trial of 
Dendrolene. —Last spring, a quantity 
of this substance was sent to us for trial 
by the Bowker Fertilizer Company. A 
full account of Dendrolene and Raupen- 
leim, the foreign product, appeared in 
these columns in the issue of August 22, 
1896. It is of a dark brown color, and 
about the consistency of axle grease. 
We applied it a quarter of an inch thick 
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