January 25, 1908. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
5 1 
A Sweet Scented 
Plant. 
Moschosma riparium. 
At first sight the above plant, when 
seen in bloom, forcibly recalls Spiraea 
japonica of gardens, more correctly 
named Astilbe japonica. Although the 
small blush-white or pinky white flowers 
have this effect, structurally they are 
very different, as it belongs to the same 
family as Mint and Thyme. The whole 
plant is highly fragrant, like many others 
of the family to which it belongs. The 
plant itself blooms during the winter 
months in a greenhouse where the tem¬ 
perature is kept at 50 degs. by night, so 
that it has a double recommendation, 
namely, for its interesting and showy 
flowers, as well as the sweet scent of the 
leaves and other parts of the plant. 
It is bushy in habit, so that those 
who intend to undertake its cultivation 
should have some means of propagating 
it in spring by means of bottom heat. 
After the plant ceases to be ornamental 
the flower stems should be cut down to en¬ 
courage young growth to be made in 
gentle heat. When the cuttings are long 
enough, say, 2 in. or 3 in., they are taken 
off with a heel of old wood and inserted 
in light, sandy soil, containing a little 
peat or leaf mould. These pots can be 
partly plunged in a hotbed and covered 
with a hand-light. As soon as rooted, 
they are potted off singly, stopped a time 
or two, if necessary, to make them bushy, 
and repotted from time to time while mak¬ 
ing their growth during the summer 
months. It will flower sometime in win¬ 
ter or early spring according to the tem¬ 
perature in which it is grown, and may be 
used for any house, such as an inter¬ 
mediate house or warm conservatory 
maintained at ;o degs. by night. 
-4-M-- 
KEEPING APPI©. 
SPITZEN BURG. 
The above is a handsome Apple of large 
size,' conical in outline, slightly five¬ 
angled, and of a dark crimson on the 
sunny exposure and paler on the shaded 
side, and somewhat streaked. The eye 
is closed in rather a deep, slightly plaited 
cavity. The stalk is about | in. long and 
inserted in a deep funnel-shaped and 
slightly uneven cavity. The flesh is crisp, 
tender, and very sweet to the palate. 
Like many other of the Apples grown in 
America, its qualities differ greatly from 
ours. Very seldom do we find any rich 
aroma in these American Apples, but if 
used when in season they are tempting 
both to the eye and to the palate. No 
doubt, also, they are largely used for 
cooking purposes, but Spitzenburg is de¬ 
cidedly a dessert Apple, though larger 
than what is usually considered most ap¬ 
propriate for dessert in this country. The 
Moschosma riparium. 
\J\Iadaren and Sons. 
Apple Spitzenburg. 
[Maclaren and Sons. 
