1896 
4o3 
The Sagh alins. —We wish that our 
friends would join us in calling Sacaline 
“Saghalin.” The latter is, evidently, 
the proper name if we consider the 
name of the island for which it was 
named. And would not Saghalin he 
a suitable word for the other Knotweeds, 
Polygonum cuspidatum and P. amplexi- 
caule ? Now we may give our second 
year’s experience with the shrubby per¬ 
ennial Knot grasses, as some botanists 
call them. It must, in justice, be said, 
as we now judge, that the claims made 
by those who had a hand in advocating 
Saghalin as a valuable plant for farm 
animals, were not without a reasonable 
basis of truth. It (or any of them, as we 
have shown) will grow anywhere—in 
low lands or high lands, in the lissures 
of rocks, in poor soil, in almost any soil. 
Once jilanted, it will look out for itself. 
We need but a single plant to start with. 
Its propagation is of the easiest, and 
without artificial propagation, it will 
rapidly spread and take complete pos¬ 
session of the land. Within a week or 
so, we have again handed the leaves and 
stalks to horses and cattle. They seem 
to relish the three kinds alike as nearly 
as we have found out, though some ani¬ 
mals reject it when it is first offered. It 
has been our way to hand a few leaves 
and stems to the horses of friends that 
visit the Rural Grounds. Only one horse 
has refused to eat them. P. amplexi- 
caule, because of its succulent, solid 
stems, would seem to be worthy of trial. 
That it was, at the time these notes were 
taken, far behind the others in height 
and size of leaves, may be due to the 
fact that our little patch grows under a 
pear tree and is surrounded by many 
herbaceous plants, notably the rank¬ 
growing pceonies. The' following notes 
were taken May 25 : 
Polygonum cuspidatum, which, as has 
been said several times, has been grow¬ 
ing for over 20 years under the shade of 
trees and encompassed by shrubs and 
grass, forms a clump three feet in diam¬ 
eter, and the stalks averaged seven feet 
high. The largest leaves were 5 % 
inches long, broadly ovate, acuminate, 
with heart-shaped bases. The petioles 
or leaf stems were half an inch long ; 
the internodes, that is, the stems be¬ 
tween the joints, are about six inches 
near the ground, growing shorter to¬ 
wards the top, the color of the stems 
and leaves is light green. The lower 
joints, at this time, contain about a 
tablespoonful of water. Our readers 
may remember that last year we boiled 
a quantity of this sap-water until it was 
reduced to the consistency of molasses, 
the fiavor of which was rather sour than 
sweet. As nearly as we can judge, 
horses relish it as well as Saghalin. 
Last spring, we planted two plants of 
Saghalin ; one from a reader in Pennsyl¬ 
vania, whose name we have forgotten ; 
the other from Mr. A. Blanc of Philadel¬ 
phia, who, more than any other person, 
has been instrumental in calling atten¬ 
tion to this plant. The first plant has 
eight stems, averaging about five feet 
high. The largest leaves are 12 inches 
long, broadly ovate, and less acuminate 
than those of Cuspidatum. The leaf 
stems are about two inches long, of light 
green color, the mid-rib being pink or 
pinkish. The nodes or joints are about 
three to four inches apart. The stems 
are about the same size as those of Cus¬ 
pidatum, viz., about one inch in diameter 
near the ground. Both plants send out 
laterals from the axils of every leaf, like 
grape vines. The stems are hollow, ex¬ 
cept at the joints, like those of Cuspi¬ 
datum ; but they do not contain any 
water. The walls of the stems are, even 
now, somewhat hard and woody. 
The plant from Mr. Blanc has 13 stems' 
about six feet high. The leaves are- 
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about the same shape, not quite so large; 
the petioles and mid-ribs are purple. The 
plants are upright growers, and at this 
time, from four to five feet in diameter. 
Polygonum amplexicaule is growing 
nearly under a pear tree, and surrounded 
by paaonies. The stems are, at this time, 
May 25, but 18 inches high. The joints 
are much closer together, and the stems 
are sxicculent and solid. The leaves are 
narrower and more tapering; at the 
base of every petiole, there is a papery 
sheath. Horses seem to relish this as 
well as Saghalin. This P. amplexicaule 
seems to spread as much as either of the 
others, and if it were growing under 
equally favorable conditions, though it 
would never grow so tall, might give an 
equal amount of forage. This, because 
of the closer joints and succulent stems, 
might prove to be more valuable. 
Fkw trees are more desirable for the 
lawn than the Yellow Wood—Cladrastis 
tinctoria—or Virgilia lutea. Judging 
from our own specimen—we have but 
one—it does not bloom every year. In 
fact, we do not think that our tree has 
bloomed oftener than once in three 
years ; but when it does bloom, it is a 
strikingly beautiful sight. It began 
blooming May 19, and it is now, May 26, 
in its fullest bloom. The racemes will 
average nearly nine inches, each one 
bearing about 50 white flowers, about 
the size and shape of those borne by the 
sweet pea or wistaria, having the odor 
of the wistaria. 
Clotiiii.dk Soupert is, by far, in our 
opinion, the best of the Fairy (Polyan- 
tha) roses. We have about 15 bushes ; 
the first came from J. C. Vaughan, of 
Chicago, and the others from the Storrs 
& Harrison Co., Painesville, 0., and Ell- 
wanger & Barry, Rochester, N. Y. They 
all seem equally vigorous and hardy, 
not one having sustained any injury dur¬ 
ing the past trying winter. We call it 
the queen of the Fairies. It blooms in 
late May, among the earliest, and the 
little bushes bear more flowers, if size 
of bush be considered, than any other rose 
whatever. 
Fob once, the nurserymen and florists 
did not overpraise a novelty, the novelty 
being the Crimson Rambler. Of six 
plants which we received last spring, 
not one was harmed during the winter. 
The shoots are wonderfully vigorous and 
stout, and the plants are now in bud, to 
bloom a week later. The Crimson Ram¬ 
bler has come to stay—there can be no 
doubt about it. 
Again, we are glad to say that Rosa 
Wichuraiana has passed the winter in 
safety. One of our plants was set within 
a foot or so of our little lake, and less 
than a foot above it. Not a bud has 
been harmed... 
Bean Supports. —An excellent way of 
supporting pole beans is described by 
Prof. W. W. Tracy in Garden and Forest. 
The tall-growing varieties need some 
support, and he has found that they 
“ take to” an inclined much better than 
to*a vertical pole, hence his plan is as 
follows : He plants the seed in hills 20 to 
30 inches apart, in rows running north 
and south, and drives a six to eight-foot 
pole slanting at an angle of about 23 
degrees to the north ; on the south side 
of each hill he saws off' the tops to a 
line, and connects them with cords. 
The plants will climb these poles much 
better than if vertical, and the pods 
hanging free, are more easily gathered, 
while the vines festooned over the cords 
at the top are very beautiful. 
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