iH ugh Cvans 
“In a genus of plants like the present, 
abounding in noble trees and handsome 
shrubs, airy and elegant in their foliage, 
and bedecked with specious inflorescence, 
the propriety of bestowing a name denot- 
ing superlative beauty upon any individual 
species may be somewhat questionable. 
Whatever of hyperbole there may appear 
in that assigned to the plant before us, 
the beauty and loveliness of its characters 
entitle it to some corresponding epithet 
to distinguish it; and though there may be 
other species equally meriting admiration 
and distinction, there is none more worthy 
of ranking among the fairest ornaments of 
the tribe." 
Over a hundred years have flown since 
these rather ornate lines were penned by 
Sir Joseph Paxton in his great magazine of 
botany in 1844: this was his description of 
CALLIANDRA TWEEDII, at that time 
christened ‘'Inga pulcherrima.'' This fine 
old shrub with its brilliant scarlet pom-pom 
tlowers produced in great profusion sev- 
eral times during the year is not planted 
as much as its real merits entitle it to be. 
A large plant of it in our grounds is at 
this time a really fine spectacle and | hope 
will still be so when this Grapevine ap- 
pears. This shrub will endure several de- 
orees of frost without damage, flourishes 
and flowers well in full sun or half shade 
and while resistant to drought, it responds 
and flowers abundantly it well supplied 
with water. If you are fond of color, plant 
this Calliandra. 
SEVILLE ORANGE ... 
(Continued from front page) 
plant for which we propose our ornamental 
orange as a substitute. Its rate of growth 
is moderate, the plant attaining six to 
eight feet in a reasonable time; it asks only 
for an average soil and little care, and as 
with all citrus requires little or no shaping 
by the hand of man! This paragon of util- 
ity, beauty and eventual sustenance which 
we are pleased to commend to you is avail- 
able in five gallon size at $5. 
A THOUGHT ON PLANT BUYING: 
You purchase plants as you purchase 
stocks. You learn something of their origin, 
you compare them with other similar 
stocks, you weigh their potential to  in- 
crease in value. You purchase, you never 
buy on impulse. Ray Miller. 
WEATHERING THE WEATHER 
IT’S TIME FOR —— 
. . . Appraising the garden problems 
which result from our warmest winter in a 
generation or more. Special weather calls 
for special garden technique, emphasis on 
certain plant materials and the passing by 
of others. 
All our winter and spring bulbs will have 
been disappointing this season, the flower- 
ing fruit trees and the early Primroses will 
have come and quickly gone, due to no 
fault of the gardener or the plants. With 
day after day of dry northeast wind and 
weeks of temperatures in the high seven- 
ties and eighties we just cannot expect the 
optimum performance of flowers accus- 
tomed to the cool, damp days of an ordi- . 
nary winter and spring. But we can mulch 
our beds to retain maximum moisture and 
water all plants twice as much as usual. 
And with frequent overhead sprinkling 
and fogging (twice a day on the windy 
days) we can have a great show of Cinera- 
rias through March and April—THE FIN- 
EST CINERARIAS IN YEARS BEDECK 
OUR LATH HOUSES AT THIS MINUTE 
—cornflower blue, royal blue, powder blue, 
pink and salmon, chalk white, wine tones 
and multicolors, 75 cents, $1.25, and $2 
apiece, great big fat plants to be set a 
foot and one-half apart. The natural facer 
for these big Cineraries is of course the 
PRIMULA POLYANTHUS—the touch per- 
ennial type—in white, yellow, gold, blue, 
violet, dark red, and some pinkish multi- 
colors, all $3.60 a dozen. Other shade 
plants of promise are ASTILBE, crimson 
and pink, $2; BLEEDING HEART, $1.50; 
some late LILIES—Tiger and Henryi at 40 
cents; of course CAMELLIAS, now in their 
last great show, $6.50 to $15; and RHO- 
DODENDRONS in red, pink, rose, white 
and lavender, $8 and $15. 
Among the most dry-wind tolerant of all 
sun-loving shrubs is the CALLIANDRA 
TWEEDII, Trinidad Flame Bush, which has 
brightened our drive for many weeks now 
and has more bloom to come, $1.50 ana 
$4. Another CALLIANDRA, INAEQUILA- 
TERA, the Pink Powder Puff, has also been 
gaudy all winter (though it doesn't really 
like wind) and is still blooming in five gal- 
lon cans at $5. This Calliandra is NOT for 
frosty areas. 
Seldom has there been such a winter 
for BOUGAINVILLEA — the reds have 
been flashing brilliant masses of color for 
a month or more, wind, drought and all, 
