THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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Notes from the Arnold Arboretum 
Deutzias. If all the species and hybrids of l)(Hdzias 
are considered this ^^eims is not a great sneeess in this 
region where many of tin' plants are not hardy and others 
only nourish in (!xe('plionally sheltered and favorable 
condition. As is nsnally the ease, the Deutzias in the 
Shrill) (a)lh‘etion sutfi'n'd last winter, and although none 
of th(‘ plants wi'n* aetiially killed, with few exceptions 
tln'v have lieen kilhal hack to the ground, or nearly to 
the ground, and will not (lower. In the lai’gi^ sui)ple- 
inentary eolleetion in a Ix'd among the Hickories, on a 
path leading from Hickory Path, the plants are in un¬ 
usually good condition now^ liow^ever, and many of them 
Leiiioinei. It is a largi' shrnh soiiK'linx's live or six fiM't 
high and broad w Inch covei’s ilsidf w ill) largi' broad clus¬ 
ters of pure whit(‘ llowi'rs. llandsoiiK' and inoi’c (*om- 
pact forms of this hybrid are varielii's compacia, Houh* 
de N(Mg(‘, Avalanche', and Hainh'lahri'. Tlu'se* are* now 
all in bloom, and in this grouj) Houle (h* .\('ig(' is p('rha|)s 
the most beautiful. 
Some of the varii'lii's of anolhi'r of the Le'inoine hy¬ 
brids calh'd I), rosea ari' llowi'iing well this yi'ar and 
j)romis(! to he good gaiih'ii |)lanls in sln'lU'ri'd situations. 
This hybrid was ohtainc'd by crossing I). f/racilis and If. 
piirpurescens, sonx'tinK's calk'd 1). discolor, var. purpar- 
View showiruj “Vmita Home” [on left) and Office of (he Mnnson Xurseries [on rif/ld) 
ir/ie Denison-Dallas Interurhan lly. passes in front of office^ of which one Irollei/ pole is visible). 
are' in bloom e)r will hle)om eluring the next meenth. Much 
attention has hexm |)aid to hybridizing spe'cie's of this 
genus, and probably the most generally useful Deutzia 
for this region is a hybrid between the Japane'se L). yra- 
ciUs ami the Chinese I), parviflora. D. (/racilis is a 
(hvarf shrub w ith ])ure w bile' flow ers in erect or spread¬ 
ing racemes. This is an eelel anel jiopular garelen plant 
he'tle'r weerth gre)wing in the southern anel mielelle states, 
howe'ver, than it is in Massachusetts where the' enels e)l 
Ihe^ branches are e)ftcn more or less killeel. Deulzia 
parviflora. is a large, vigorous and hardy shrub with 
flowe'rs in comj)act, many-flowTred corymbs. It is a na¬ 
tive' of northern China anel Mongolia. The hyhriel be¬ 
tween the'se twA) s{)ecies was made by the Fre'ncli hyhriel- 
izer Leme)ine many years age) anel has been callcel If. 
ascens. This plant has petals which ai’i' |)uiple' on the' 
outer surface', and is usually not hardy he're'. If. rosea 
anel its varieties have' lleewers meere' eer h'ss tinge'el with 
purple. Theese ne)W in hle)e)m are var. e.riniia, var. flori- 
bunda, anel var. caaipanalala, the' latte'r w ith nearly w bite' 
flowers. Deulzia nujrianllui is aneelhe'r hyhriel eehtaine'el 
by cre)ssing I). Ijonoinei anel If. jiurpurascens. 1 his has 
white lleewers anel is ne)l ye't in hle)e)m, hut Iwe) e)t its var- 
ie'ties. var. He)ule Ileese anel var. fle'ur eh' Peemmie'r ai’c 
ne)W' fle)W'e'ring anel are' hanelseeme anel ajepare'iitly barely 
])lants w ith tle)wers tinge'el w ill) re)se'. 
Deutzia se'..\nu.\. This native' e)f Japan anel (.hina is 
e)ne of the harelie'st anel me)st ge'iie'rally cultivate'el e)f all 
the Deutzias. It is a tall shrub w ilh reelelish branches, 
very reeugh h'aves anel erect clusters e)f white flowers 
