February 6, 1904. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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at its command. These flowers are drooping, of large size, and 
rosy-purple, with a, deep red blotch on a yellow ground in the 
throat of the flower where the tube is so compressed as to close 
the opening. It is easily raised from seeds, and commences to 
flower in late spring, continuing well into the summer. As 
the plant grows with a single stem, onei neat and slender stake 
will be sufficient to hold up a large plant. When in bloom it 
can very well be introduced to the conservatory, where it -will 
serve greatly to keep up an interesting display in spring and 
early summer. 
Apple Hormead Pearmain. 
The fruits of this variety are of large size, conical, and 
Notes on the Illustrations in this Issue. 
Cimicifuga simplex, 
On this occasion we desire to recall a very beautiful hardy 
plant which flowers late in the autumn when the borders are 
fretting bare of most plants except Michaelmas Daisies. The 
correct name of it is Cimicifuga simplex, but in most gardens 
it has been introduced under the erroneous name of C. japonica. 
As recently as October 21st, 1902, it was brought before the 
committee of the Royal Horticultural Society under the latter 
name, and we have reason to believe also that it is being dis¬ 
seminated in America under that designation. Whoever may 
be responsible for distributing it under that 
name, we have to state that it is a much 
finer plant than that to which the name C. 
japonica rightly belongs. 
The plant which we illustrate on this 
occasion is C. simplex, and is characterised 
by dwarf, bushy habit, of 18 in. to 2 ft. in 
height, with triternately divided leaves, not 
unlike those of an Actaea or, to a lesser 
extent, Anemone japonica, as all these 
belong to the Crowfoot family. The flowers 
are small, white, and densely arranged in 
simple or branching racemes 3 in. to 6 in. 
Ions:, at the end of the numerous stems aris- 
ing from the rootstock. The sepals and 
petals are small, but fall away on the ex¬ 
pansion of the flower, leaving the numerous 
white stamens to constitute the ornamental 
or conspicuous part of the plant. The fruit 
of this plant consists of two or three carpels 
or follicles to each flower. 
The true C. japonica has smaller and more 
insignificant flowers, with only one follicle 
in each. The plant also flowers earlier, and 
owing to this fact and the relatively incon¬ 
spicuous character of the flowers*, the plant 
is much less valuable to lovers of hardy 
herbaceous plants, and all those who* study 
to keep their gardens gay for as long a 
period as possible in the open air. It now 
rests with gardeners who* have already got 
the true C. simplex to have it properly 
labelled in their collections, and thereby 
avoid confusion in the future. 
There are several species of Cimicifuga, 
but the best of them bloom in the summer¬ 
time, and although they have their uses, 
they cannot compete with the plant now 
under notice, which comes from Japan. 
t The two 'best summer flowering ones are 
C. raceinosa and C. americana, both rather 
tall-growing plants, hailing from North 
America. C. racemosa is an old garden 
plant, and widely distributed in British 
gardens at the present day. 
ft Rehmannia angulata. 
The few known species of Rehmannia 
come 'from China and Japan. That now 
under notice is a native of China, from 
whence it has been introduced in recent 
years by Messrs. James Veitch and Sons, 
Ltd., Chelsea. 
The plant belongs to the same family as the Antirrhinum 
and Foxglove, to* which the flowers of this species may be 
roughly compared in general appearance. The flowers are 
drooping, irregular, two-lipped, and produced singly in the 
axils of large leafy bracts over the greater part o*f the stems, 
which varies in height from 18 in. to* 3 ft., possibly more, 
under very liberal conditions of cultivation. 
Our illustration, taken in the firm’s: nursery at Feltham, 
shows a whole plant in a small pot, and flowering almost from 
the base. As* the stem continues to lengthen more flowers are 
produced indefinitely according to the vigour of the plant, or, 
in other words, to the root room, body of soil and plant food 
greenish-yellow, more or less* streaked on the sunny aspect 
under favourable conditions. When well grown upon young 
trees the fruits attain their largest size, though they never 
rival Warner’s King, Peasgood’s Nonsuch, and others of that 
class. Its chief value lies in the firm, crisp flavour of the flesh. 
On account of these characteristics it may be used either as a 
table or cooking Apple, although it may most frequently be 
used for the latter purpose. It is in season from December to 
May when kept under proper conditions, and may, therefore, 
be regarded as a mid-season and late variety. 
The tree is a free 'bearer, and often carries a good crop, eyen 
when other varieties are scarce. Although it does not rival 
Cimicifuga simplex. 
