NOVEMBER, 1922 25 c A COpy THE NATIONAL

HORTICULTURAL MAGAZINE, COPYRI G HT 1922, BY TilE NATIONAL HORTIC ULTURAL SOCI ETY, I NC.

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\'01 ume 1. Henning, Minn., November, 1922. N umber 2. THE STATUS OF AMERICAN PLANTS IN HORTICULTURE B y . Z. Nelsoll, Calesburg, Ill. harter Fello\\' National IIorticultural Society The great majority of the American \ Yith regard to herbaceous plants, in either hould \\e omit the fact th at people are probably not aware that our \\"hich the reader \\"in be more interested many of our native plants, which are so ~orth easte rn state haye upplied as on account of the general interest in common that we regard them as weeds large an array of trees, shrubs, and her­ floriculture, it may be stated that our na­ and which fi ne! no place in our gardens, baceous plant as any other equal area five types are among the very best in are very popul ar in E urope. We observe in the ·world. Our I I/ dian Com, and the cllitivation. Unfortunately our North­ that even in their wild state many of two varietie , Sweet Corn and Pop Corn, ea t i poorly represented in bulbo us them p r esent picturesque specimens. are cl o. e rival in commerce of the form, but the T orthwest more than Veronica noveb01'acensis, Desmodilli li Asiatic wheat. O ur Fox Crape, of which makes up for the deficicncy, and with Dillenii, Eupatorium purpurcnm, Veron­ the C ollcord i the mo t popular form, the exception of t£dips, 1larcissi, kyo" ica Virgin ica, V crbasc £1m tha psus; A ster is among the mo t important of the eco­ eilll hs, and core lIses, supplies some of Tradescalltii, Aster nov(y!-a ngliae, and nomic vine . A mong ornamental vine, the mod popular bulbous plant in cul­ several species of Colden R od and R ud­ the Virginia Creepe1' and the Trumpet !i\·ation. beckia subtolJlentosa often d e v ela p Vine are second to none, and like other If 'oNC seek for perpetual fl owering clumps which are surely noble specimens, ,\merican plants, are more popular in the plants, the Old 'World offers Veronica and they thri re in ~ 1111 0S t any soil. No Old World than in their native land. spirata to compete with our Gaillardia more un i q Il e plant exists than the The Japanese and Siberian types of aristata} and for general purposes Gail- IV!1Ilbein with its wooll y leaves persisting shrubbery in general outrank our o\\"n, 1a1'dia ar,istata is superior on accotmt of through the winter and standing out as but that is not saying that vv e do not being both the more conspicuous as a the onl y herbaceous vegetati on showing have any shrubs which are popular under garden type and better for cutting. Our life. Another native worthy of mention cultivation. A nd when we consider the two species of Hibisc~ts, moschentus and is our great B lue Lobelta, L. sypliiletica . variety of our fl ora, we have more than 11lilitar is, are offered by all first class In its native land it is seldom cultivated twice as many species as the rest of the dealers both in Ameri ca and in Europe. while in both Europe and J apan it i, world put together. Ji olto11.ia aste1'oides and B . latisquama; esteemed as a very choice plant and is Spiraea ( ubm.aria) lobata; E1Itpatorium We find only a few types of foreign more popular than its rarer sister, ageretoides, E . co elestium; Echinacea trees cultivated in our Northern states Lobelia cardinalis, the C a1'di11 at Flowe?'. and these are cultivated more for novelty purpurea; and several species of Pen t­ 000 than for their actual worth. On the stemon supersede foreign plants in popu­ WILD FLOWERS OF NORTH­ other hand, the most popular as well as larity, With regard to what is known to EASTERN MONTANA the most serviceable trees for our use are botanists as the monstrous forms, the the American types. In fact there is double-flowered form s of R udb eckia B 'JI Nirs. A lb ert Obergfell, Sidney, nothing in . Old World trees which does laciniata (Golden Glow) and the Flora lvi ontona not find its equal in our native trees as Plena Sunflower, H elianthus deca;pe'tal­ Cha.rter Fellow National H 01,ti,' ultl,tral majestic avenue, ornamental specimen ous are to be found in nearly every gar­ Society and flowering trees. Among the conifers, de~ in the north temperate zone, While I have been asked to write of the flora the Red and the White Cedars are by P Mo x paniculata is more popular in of N ol,theastern Montana. I did not far the best of their class. Among flower- cultivation than our native species on think it di ffe red from that of N orth­ ing trees none of the hardy trees can account of its larger stature and its ex­ western North Dakota, yet I note we compare with the Flowering Dogw ood tensive range of coloring, it must be have many pl ants that Mr. A. L. Truax and Flase Acacia. Our Hawth01'ns, W ild admitted that plants like Phlox pilosa, did not mention in ' hi s article in the Crabapples, and Wild Cherries are all P. gla be1'isma, and P . amoena make a August number. (Coninued on pa.ge 7) superior to Old 'World types. glorious display. 6 TidE NATIONAL HORTICULTURAL MAGAZINE November, 1922 NATIONAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY O~ AMERICA OBJECT OF THE SOCIETY THE NATIONAL HORTICULTUR_\L MAGAZINE An altruistic and educational society, national in scope, Published quarterly and owr~ed exclusively by The. organized for "the increase and diffusion of horticultural N ation

NATIONAL HORTICULTURAL herbarium specimens, photographs, etc. The "Twin Berry," belonging, I be­ MAGAZINE For the present the material will be cata­ lieve, to the "Honeysuckle" family, has The National Horticultural Magazine loged and preserved in a fireproof build­ brownish yellow flowers in pairs fol­ is published and owned exclusively by ing at the temporary headquarters of the lowed by shiny, juicy black berries. The The National Horticultural Society. It Society at Henning, Minnesota, and as "Twin Flower" i~ a tiny, fragrant, pink, serves as the official organ of the Society soon as permanent headquarters are bell-shaped flower produced on a creep­ and is devoted exclusively to the increase established this material will be properly ing evergreen vine. The children call and diffusion of horticultural knowledge. displayed. them "Jingle Bells." The native "Honey­ 000 The magazine will serve the Fellows of suckle with orange fl owers followed by WASHINGTON WILD FLOWERS the Society first, last and always. At orange-red berries, is entwined in the present the space available is quite lim­ By Irma H enderson, Seabold, Wash., Alder trees. It has no fragrance. An­ ited but as the Society grows in stature Charter Fellow National H orticultllwal other variety has fuzzy leaves with tiny Society the number of pages ~er issue will be purplish-pink flowers followed by scarlet gradually increased. All of the Fellows Washington has as many wild fl owers berries. of the Society are requested to help the as any state but the only region with In June the Syringa blooms and its growth of the Society and their maga­ which I am familiar is a little island five glistening white, four-petaled flowers and miles by twelve in size, which has many zine by nominating at le a~t one new Fel­ strong fragrance are everywhere in evi­ low during the year. The Fellows of the flowering shrubs and trees but few her­ dence near the waterfront. Society should feel thal this is their baceous plants. By the Fourth of July the S pi1'aea Society, that the magazine is their me­ The first to appear in early spring are with its clouds of cream-white flo wers dium of expression, and that thev are to "s h~nk Cabbages," which look very is in bloom. It is sometimes appropriately much like large, clear yellow Calla Lilies. take an active part in the ~'ociety's ac­ called "Ocean Spray" and also "Indian tivities. It is only through the help and They are beautiful, but very ill-smelling. Arro\Y\yood." Later the pink Spiraea the encouragement of the Fellows that Then comes the "Indian Pllill1" with blooms in marshes and along damp road­ the Society will take its place in the loose panicles of scented, white flowers ways. world side by side with the National before the leaves have fairly started. Less than five miles away on the main­ Horticultural Society of France and the N ext comes the beautiful "Rocky land are acres of Rhododendro1ls but T Royal Horticultural Society of England. Moun'\ain Currant," ranging in color know of only one native bush on the All who will co-operate toward this goal from pale pink to deepest red in droop­ I land. Their pink bloom is so lovely will be proud and happy then that they ing racemes. Few shrubs present a more in May that the steamers are crowded were a real help in bringing about this beautiful appearance, and with it in­ with people going out to see the sight and laudable result. variably arrives the first Hummingbird, they come home loaded with all the DOD a ruby-throated variety, that later gives flowers they can carry. National Horticultural Library, place to a green-bronze variety that stays Although having rather inconspicuvus Herbarium and Museum until cold weather sets in. flowers both the " "\Vild Cherry" and the One of the objects of The National After the Currants come the Trilliums, "Cascara" trees make pretty specimens Horticultural Society is the founding of white, that change with age to a dark for the yard, the former having a very The National Horticultural Library, red, and then we have the "Doowoodo pretty moUled-brown bark Herbaril~m and Museum. In establishing Trees" with their lovely four-petaled La t but not least is the "Madrone such an institution, it is the aim of the white flowers to be followed by bright Tree," which is found, I believe, nowhere Society to gather together under one red fruits. About this time also come else except on the Pacific Coast. It is a roof a complete library of American the blue "Evergreen Huckleberries" and broad-leaved evergreen and in winter the horticultural literature, a complete her­ the red deciduous ones put forth their thin bark is red, but in summer it sheds barium of the North American flo~a, and tiny pink bloom. The "Oregon Grape" its last season's leaves and its bark and to provide a museum for the- preserva­ has long spikes of yellow flowers which for a time the trunk is bright green. It tion of specimen material covering every the children, like to eat. The "Solal is the favorite of the jackknife autog­ phase of horticulture as well as a mu­ Berry," Ga%lthem ovatifolia, also an rapher for it carves with delightful evergreen, grows on the top of decayinO' seum for the safe keeping of the personal ease. In spring the tree has clusters of fir stumps and in the underbrush and ha~ sweet flowers very much resembling relics of American horticulturists. A pretty pink flowers. In damp places we lilies-of-the-valley in shape, and these • beginning has been made by accepting find clumps of both true and false "Solo­ are followed in the fall by big bunches gifts of books, pamphlets, trade catalogs, mon's Seal." of bright red berries. November, 1922 TIlE N \TIO~ AI. IJORTICUI.TURAL MAGAZINE 7

NORTH DAKOTA WILD crisp air again. It is then that Artemisia may be used as a substitute for ferns it FLOWERS caJ/adellsis comes into its own, covering should read Achille:a millefo li~~11t or A. By Fallllic }.fa/lOad Ileatl!, all adjacent space with its prostrate lal/ulosa hecal1se these havc finely cut or rice Presidellt, Natiol/al Ilorticllltllrai ~tCJ11S remincling one of soft, silvery gray dissccted leaves while the fo li age of A. fllr. Fe\\ plants can rival it in its deli­ SocietJ! lIlultiflora is never dissected. cate heauty .•\ most striking ill ustration Judging from the numerous I tters gai n, "Ox-Eye Daisy" is given as the of the beauty of this plant when grown that I have reccived from various parts comm011 name of Rudbeckia hirta. It is of the United States for information en masse is furnished by a dense colony true that this name is often appli ed to regarding 0111e of the wild flowers mcn­ of Arte/llisia growing in an old sand pit the Rltdbecllia hirtaJ yet is more gen­ tioned in my article on "1 orth Dakot'l . e\ eral acres in extent, which is located erally applied to Chrysanthenuun le'LtCan­ ~Vi l d Flower' in Culti\'ation" I am con­ several mile from my home. From this thel7llllH, especially in the East, while the vi nced that many others are equally fond pit hundred of loads of sand have been name, "Black" or "Brown-Eyed Susan," of wildlinO"s. I am also convinced that taken in varying depths of from two to 1S more gener::!lIy appli ed to R udbeckia r did Ilot make myself clear 011 all point ' ten feet. This entire pit is co\ ered with hirla. so I will try again for I \lant my writ­ ArtclIlisia lil 'c a beautiful carpet of ing. to be a helpful to all who are in­ softest ilvery fur. It is among the most DOD terested in the cultivation of our \\ ild beautiful ights I have ever een.

fi o\\'ers a it is po sible for me to makc \l11ong the mo~t sati factory flowers WILD FLOWERS OF NORTHEASTERN them. l\Ir. Truax has _tated that Allc- growing at the back of my wild flower M ONTANA 1II0/1C patens will not grow in garden bed ",a. Lill/llit Lcwisii or "Pcrennial (Continued /J'01n first page) anywhere and I have read similar state­ Flax." This \ariety has very pretty Phlo."C lzoodii is one of the earliest to ments el e\\'here so I am going to gi\. e foliage ::ll1d pale blue flowers. It blo0111 S make its appearance. It is a pretty, low my method of O"ro\\'ing them. My present for a very long time, and will stand a growing plant with white flowers fi ne co lony of them has been in the pre ent lot of neglect and still keep "cheerful." for larder or rock garden but diffic ult location for three summers now and the Here too the splendid little Aster ob­ to transplant. pl ants are at thi \\'fiting in apparently /r)JIgi/olia, which is omewhat scraggy Fritillaria atropurp'urea, a dainty three­ first clas. condition. looking in it native habitat (dry banks petaled purple and mottled noddin O" _A.t the rear of our house is a elni­ :: n.1 hill ides), increa ed quite rapidly o flower grows from a bulb in sand is a circular lilac hedge rU1U1ing ea t and ,.nd became a veritable mat of t:1e , very desirable plant and easily grown in \\'e t about one hundred feet in length. brighte t, daintie tinch-wide, Y i ole t, cultivation. Another bulbous plant that On the inner south side of this hedge I ]'0 Y purple and lavender yellow-centered is worth while and I fi nd easy to grow dug a bed about five feet in width with blo. sam all through the intensely hot i Ccrlochortus 01' "Mariposa Lily." It is a good lope to the south. Then I thor­ "dog days" \\·hen most flowers wore a found growing on southern slopes of the oughly worked into the soil, which was rather dejected look. Even our vvild hills in rocky soil. heavy yellow clay, a quantity of decayed lilies called Liliu1IL philadelphicwn by sods and sand sufficient to make it rather some botanists and L. umbella,tum by Tmdesca-nria virginica or "Spider­ ligh t, but not too porous. Along the edge others blossomed splendidly there, al­ wort" has pretty blue, three-petaled of this bed I planted Anemone patdrJ/s though they are plants hard to domesti­ flowers from June until frost. It grows together with other early blooming dwarf cate. These lilies should not be disturbed on the open prairie and is very easy to wildlings and 'with plants of the beauti­ more than is absolutely necessary to keep grow. ful, si lvery Artemisia canadensis inter­ down the weeds as they resent cultiva­ Dodocatheon or "Shooting Star," likes spersed. Taller growing, rather weak­ tio:;. They are one of our most showy a moist place. I have them growing at stemmed plants were planted at the back. wild fl owers and are always in bloom for the edge of a bog garden. There are By the time summer's intense heat has the Fourth of July. T heir bright red wh ite and three shades of red. reached its height these taller plants have upturned blossoms are very conspicuous Yucca' gZauca or "Spanish Bayonet" grown up and fallen over the plants at among the waving grass. has stiff, sharp, evergreen foliage with the edge of the bed, thus affording them T he dainty little "Harebells," Campa- many white to cream colored flo wers on :the required protection mentioned by 1nda rotundiNlia, or "Blue Bells of Scot­ strong erect stems. It is found 'growing Mr. Truax. I had Anemone patens in a land" did exceedingly well there also. on hillsides in full sun. I find the best similar bed at the rear of the garden at T his little wildling should be in every ones growing in so ft sand. one time and they grew very nicely for a collection as it will adapt itself to various few yeal's then the tall shrubs grew so situations and soils. It is splendid when And so the li st goes on with Anten- high they shaded the bed practically all grown with Gal'iu111, bo?'eale or "Bed 1wria dioecaJ A11e'lnone patens, A ragallus lam berti, A rtemisa, Aquvlegw Allittm, of the time so that the A nemones and Straw." The small white flo wers in J everything else died out in the next few dense terminal clusters make this plant Cogswellia, CerastiMm arvensae, CG!Yn,Pa­ years. I am very eager to see if my very useful in giving that finished look nul'a, D elphinum, Erysimum asperum or Anemone patens colony will thrive and to a bouquet of cut fl owers. "Western W allfower," H euchera, L upine increase in the present location. Later in L'epachys, L iatris, L esqtterlla, M entze'lia" DOD th e season after the taller plants at the M ertensia, P entstemon, P etalostemon, back of the bed have finished blooming, Errata Potentilla, T hermopsis, T ownsendia and their dead stalks are cut away and the In my article in the August number many more that I will not take the space dwarf plants allowed to breathe the where it states that Achiblea m1, ~l ti.f l om to mention at this time. 8 THE NATIONAL HORTICULTURAL MAGAZINE November, 1922

GARDEN GOSSIP Trailing Arbutus T. C. THURLOW'S SONS, INC., West Question: If any of the Fellows haVE Newbury, Mass. 1922 issue, "Peonies, Hardy Introduction by Fannie Mahood Aeath, Garden Perennials, Ornamental Evergreens, been successful in raising the Trailing Grand Forks, N. D. Shade Trees and Shrubs." Sixty-two pages Dear Fellows: Arbutu~ in cultivation, will they please and cover. Our Editor has kindly dedicated this tell us how they did it ?-Mrs. F. M. THE GLEN ROAD IRIS GARDENS, department for our use. We can come Heath, Grand Forks, N. D. Grace Sturtevant, Wellesley Farms, Mass. 1922 catalog of extra choice Irises including to it for help in our perplexities and also D D D Miss Sturtevant's originations. Twenty to get acquainted, for in this department Montana Plants pages and cover. the writer's name and address will be Mrs. Albert Obergfell, E2 Ranch, MRS. WILLIAM CRAWFORD, 1602 In­ published unless the writer requests Sidney.. Mont., a Charter Fellow of the diana A ven~e, La Porte, Ind. "Peony price otherwise. I wish every reader could Society, writes that the native plants, List; Fall 1922, Spring 1923." Four pages. realize the amount of pleasure and use­ which she mentions in the article on C. F. WASSENBERG, Van Wert, Ohio. "Peonies and Iris." Twenty pages. ful information that may be derived another page, are abundant near her THE WEED LANDSCAPE NURSERY, from floral correspondence. It would home with few exceptions, and that she Bea verton, Ore. "Peonies; price list for require a good sized book for me to tell can get them for any Fellow of the So­ 1922." you of the many pleasant things that ciety who wishes to exchange plants. GEO. N. SMITH, Wellesley Hills, Mass. "Iris, Peonies, Phlox, fall 1922; spring 1923." have come to me from all parts of the D Q D United States through people writing to Twenty-four pages and cover. Acknow ledgmen t SUNNYBROOK FARM IRIS GARDEN, me after having read some of my little The receipt of the following books, Mrs. Frances E. Cleveland, Eatontown, N. J. articles in Park's Floral Magazine. Many periodicals, photographs, her bar i u m Catalog of extra choice Irises including the lasting friendships have sprung up and Sunny brook seedlings. Eight pages and specimens, etc., for the National Horti­ almost every mail brings some kindly cover. cultural Library, Herbarium and Mu­ remembrance from distant friends. If MOVILLA GARDENS, Haverford, Pa. seum is hereby acknowledged: you are lonely or oppressed by business Price list of Peonies, Irises, and Hardy Mrs. Fannie Mahood Heath has do­ Perennials. or financial worries, or if you have gar­ nated one copy of "Flower Guide," by HENRY S. COOPER, Kenosha, Wis. "Un­ den problems won't you try our "Get Ghester A. Reece a photograph of the varnished Facts Edition, Tips and Pointers Acquainted Corner." We want every for Beginners with Peonies." Contains members of the "Tri-State Floral Cluh" ; Fellow to feel this is his or her depart­ Peony-lore, cultural directions, descriptions a photograph of the Heath Farmstead, ment and 'Ne also want the Fellows to and prices. Sixty pages and cover. Price, and miscellaneous numbers of Park's suggest an appropriate name for it. The 25 cents. }'loral Magazil:e. PETERSON NURSERY, 30 North LaSalle more questions you ask the greater will Mr. Hamilton Traub has donated the Street, Chicago, Ill. "Peonies and Iris." be the help this department can render following books: "Hc)tne Grounds: Contains Peterson's master lists of Peonifls its readers. Write your particular hopes, and Irises; cultural directions and prices. Their Planning and Planting," by Lib­ desires, successes and failures. You will LEE R. BONNEWITZ, Van Wert, Ohio. erty Hyde Bailey; "Soils and Fertiliz­ then realize what a kind-hearted, whole­ (1) "Preliminary Peony Price List"; (2) soul-ed, generous family The National ers," by Chas. L. Quear; "Sixty-two "Garden List of Lee R. Bonnewitz, with road Experiments in Crops," by Chas. L. map showing how to reach Van W'9rt." Con­ Horticultural ~ociety is. Quear; "Thirty-nine Experiments in tains complete list of Irises and Peonies in Fanme Mahood Heath. the Bonnewitz collection; (3) "Revised D D D Soils:~ by Chas. L. Quear. Mr. Traub Peony Price List." Issued July, 1922. Mrs. Wilder's New Book has also donated his large collection of BERTRAND H. FARR, Wyomissing, Pa., \lIfe have it on good authority that American and European horticultural "Quality BUlbs." Fall bulbs, descriptions Mrs. Louise Beebe Wilder's new book trade literature, and American horticul­ <'Bd prices. Sixteen pages and cover. will be published during 1923. The t ural periodicals. D. W. C. RUFF, Globe Bldg., St. Paul, many garden enthu'siasts who have en­ Minn. "The World's Choicest Peonies."' D D D Price list. joyed Mrs. Wilder's most ·valuable book, Directory of the Charter Fellows FOREST HEIGHTS GARDENS, 1815 "Color in My Garden," will await the Twenty-sixth Avenue North, Minneapolis. event with great interest. I t is planned to publish in the January Minn. "Gladioli, Peonies, Irises." Sixteen D D D issue of The National H;orticultural pages. Descriptions and prices. "Flower Journal" Magazine a complete directory of the CLARENCE W. HUBBARD, 6144 Lake­ Number 2, Volume I, of a delightful Charter Fellows of The Nationa,l Horti­ wood Avenue, Chicago, Ill. "Peonies and 12-page periodical entitled, "Flower cultural Society of A 'merica, a directory Irises, Being. a List of the Better Varietief', ] ournal," edited and published by Eva of the Regional Vice Presidents of the Season 1922-1923." Price list. BLUE RIDGE PEONY GARrENS, Stan­ Kenworthy G ray, Thirty-second and Society, and the portraits of the first ley C. Rosenfield, Thirty-fifth and Blue Woolman Avenue, San Diego, Calif., has Board of Trustees. Ridge Boulevard, Kansas City, Mo. "Her­ been received. All interested in garden­ D D D baceous Peonies." Price list. lore will find it of great value. BUECHLY'S NURSERIES, E. M. Euechly, D D D LITERA TlJ RE OF THE TRADE Greenville, Ohio. "Peonies, Irises, Gladioli. Red ,clover as National Flower For the convenience of the Fellows of the An Illustrated and Descriptive List with Society, the literature of the horticultural Prices of Choice and Rare Varieties." Mr. Eric B. Magnusson, in a recent trade received by the Secretary will be letter, puts in a good word for the lowly briefly described in this department. Season 1922-1923. Sixteen pages and cover. STRAND'S NURSERY, Taylors Falls, bl1t esthetically important "~ed Clover" FRA,NKLIN NURSERY, 200 West Fifty­ eighth Street, Minneapolis, Minn. "Peony Minn. "Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Small as the national flower of the United Price List; Fall 1922, Spring 1923." Ten Fruits, Shrubs, Vines and Roses." Thirty­ States. pages. two pages and cover.