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January 16, 1909. 
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K asihj ut YCtaUs. 
Owing to the long-continued mild 
weather during the past autumn hundreds 
of flowers, both shrubs and herbaceous 
plants, came into bloom in many parts 
of the country, and continued till the ad¬ 
vent of the recent storm just after Christ¬ 
mas. Many of these things were, of 
course, unseasonable, like Rhododen¬ 
drons, Japanese Quince, Hydrangeas, 
Laburnums, Honeysuckles, and other 
things. Some plants naturally flower at 
this period of the year, providing the 
w-eather is sufficiently open to encourage 
them. We need only instance Jasmmum 
nudiflorum, J. primulinum, Christmas 
Roses, Iris unguicularis, Lonicera fra- 
grantissima, etc. These we look for in 
ordinary years, and they are so hardy 
that they seem to have suffered but little 
under the frost and snow. Indeed, the 
unopened buds appear now unhurt, and 
in many cases have commenced to expand 
again since the passing of the storm. 
Those things wdiich naturally bloom in 
winter we expect, and rightly so, but we 
do not think it a great advantage in the 
case of Rhododendrons and other things 
which naturally bloom in spring. It may 
give the owner satisfaction to see them, 
but their blooming at this season of the 
year means a loss to the spring display. 
There is also every probability that the 
blossom of Rhododendrons will be des¬ 
troyed on the advent of a frosty night. 
Even in the absence of a snowstorm, 
such as we had during the last week of 
the year, those cultivators who are in the 
more favoured parts of the country are 
liable to get much of their flower display' 
destroyed, while those in cooler districts 
have the advantage on the advent of 
spring. To the few which naturally flower 
in winter, as mentioned above, we may 
add Erica mediterranea hybrida, E. 
carnea, E. lusitanica, E. stricta, Chimon- 
anthus fragrans grandiflorus and Laurus- 
tinus. 
-- 
A Hardy . . 
Hydmpgea 
(Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora.) 
Except in the more favoured parts of 
the country, such as the south and west 
coasts of Britain, the common Hydrangea 
is anything but hardy. Someone has 
said it is hardy in the neighbourhood of 
London, and, to some extent, this may be 
so, but as the shoots get cut back when¬ 
ever we get anything like severe weather 
in winter the plants do not flower in the 
following year. Little value can be at¬ 
tached to the plants under those condi¬ 
tions, and the common Hydrangea may 
escape , some winters, but it is an unreli¬ 
able plant even in the latitude of London. 
The Japanese species above named is 
perfectly hardy and reliable in most 
parts of the country. It also submits 
more readily to pruning, so- that plants 
may be kept down to any size desired. 
The accompanying illustration shows a 
large bush which had not been severely 
cut back, but allowed to assume some¬ 
thing of its natural habit. Under sucl 
conditions the owner would get a larg 
number of flower heads due to the in 
creased size of the bush, and such ma; 
be desirable in the ordinary shrubbery 
If size of panicle is desired, then th 
young shoots should be cut back within 
bud or two of the base in March. Stron 
shoots are thrown up, and if in any wa 
crowded as the result of cutting back 
large plant, then some of the weake 
shoots should be removed. Those th; 
are left will then make vigorous growtl 
and will terminate in a panicle of bloor 
9 in. to io in. in depth. The flowei 
commence to bloom in August, and cor 
tinue through the month of Septembe 
until they begin to lose colour. 
A very fine effect could be produce 
with a bed of this Japanese Hydrange 
pruned back in March annually, so as t 
get a number of vigorous shoots c 
moderate height, and thus give the effet 
of a bed of Hydrangea. The ordinary c 
common Hydrangea hortensis cannot i: 
treated in this way, as the flower buds fc 
the current season are developed at th 
end of shoots of last year. 
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Liverpool H. A. 
The Secretary of the Liverpool Hort 
cultural Association (Mr. Harold Sadie; 
31, North John Street, Liverpool) inform 
us that the Chrysanthemum and fru 
show, annually promoted by this associ; 
tion, will this year be held at St. George' 
Hall, Liverpool, on the 3rd and 4th c 
November. 
Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora. 
Maclaren and Sons. 
