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The NATIONAL HORTICULTURAL MAGAZINE The NATIONAL HORTICULTURAL MAGAZINE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY APRIL, 1952 The American Horticultural Society ROLL OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OFFICERS President, Dr. Freeman Weiss, Washington, D. C. First Vice-President, Mr. John L. Creech, Glenn Dale, Md. Second Vice-President, Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Washington, D. C. Secnta.ry, Dr. Francis de Vos, Washington, D. C. Treasurer, Mr. CarlO. Erlanson, Silver Spring, Md. Editor, Mr. B. Y. Morrison, Pass Christian, Mississippi A ssistant Editor, Mr. James R. Harlow, Washington, D. C. DIRECTORS Terms expiring 1952 Terms expiring 1953 Dr. Fred O. Coe, Bethesda, Md. Mr. Arnold Davis, Cleveland, Ohio Mrs. Walter Douglas, Chauncey, N. Y. Mrs. Mortimer]. Fox, Mt. Kisco, N. Y. Mrs. J . Norman Henry, Gladwyne, Pa. Mr. Frederic P. Lee, Bethesda. Md. Dr. Conrad B. Link, College Park, Md. Dr. David V. Lumsden, Chevy Chase, Md. Mrs. Arthur Hoyt Scott, Media, Pa. Dr. Donald Wyman, Jamaica Plain, Mass. HONORARY VICE-PRESIDENTS Mr. Calvin Trowbridge, Pres., Mrs. Otto Zach, Pres., American Begonia Society, American Primrose Society, 4435 - 3rd Ave., 1172 S. E. 55th Ave., Los Angeles 43, Calif. Portland 15, Oreg. Judge Arthur W. Solomon, Pres., Mr. Harold Epstein, Pres., American Camellia Society, American Rock Garden Society, 702 W. Anderson St., 5 Forest Court, Savannah, Ga. Larchmont, N. Y. Mr. C. E. Little, Pres., American Delphinium Society, Dr. C. Eugene Pfister, Pres., Richmond Hills, American Rose Society, Ontario, Canada Mundelen, Ill. Dr. Frederick L. Fagley, Pres., Mr. Wm. T. Marshall, Pres. Emeritus, American Fern Society, Cactus & Succulent Society of America. 287 Fourth Ave., 228 Security Bldg., New York 10, N. Y. Phoenix, Ariz. Mr. Marvin C. Karrels, Pres., Mr. C. R. Wolf, Pres., American Peony Society, Holly Society of America, 3272 South 46th St., Lock Box 71, Milwaukee 14, Wise. Millville, N. J. SOCIETIES AFFILIATED WITH THE AMERICAN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 1952 American Association of Nurserymen, American Primrose Society, Dr. Richard P. White, Exec. Secy., Mrs. Otto Zach, Pres., 636 Southern Building, 1172 S. E. 55th Ave., Washington 5, D. C. Portland IS, Oreg. American Begonia Society, Mr. Calvin Trowbridge, Pres., American Rose Society, 4435 - 3rd Ave., Dr. R. C. Allen, Secy., Los Angeles 43, Calif. 1316 Derry St., American Camellia Society, Harrisburg, Pa. Box 2398 University Station, Gainesville, Fla. Bel-Air Garden Club, Inc., American Fuchsia Society, Mrs. Frank P. Winne, Treas., Mr. John Paul Edwards, Pres., 822 Sarbonne Rd., 1347 Trestle Glen Road, Bel-Air, Los Angeles 24, Calif. Oakland 10, Calif. American Iris Society, Cactus & Succulent Society of America, Mr. Geddes Douglas, Secy., Mr. Harry Johnson, Jr., Pres., Franklin Road, Box 458, Brentwood, Tenn. Paramount, Calif. Publication Office, 32n d an d Elm Ave., Baltimore, Md. Entered as second-class matter January 27, 1932, at the Post Office at Baltimor e, Md., under the Act of August 24, 1912. Cali fo rnia H ortic ul tural So: iety, H orizon Garden Club, ?lI iss E li zabeth McClintock, Secy., ~lr s. George W ill er, Secy., California· Academy of Sciences, R. 1, Fremont. Ohio San Franci sco 18, Cali f. The H ouston H ortic ul tural Society, Cheotnut Hill Garden Cl ub, ?lirs. H. Clay Lee, Mrs. Charles F . H ovey, P res., 3615 Graustark St., 190 Chestnut Hill Rd., H ouston 6, Tex. Chestnut Hill, Mass . IO\\'a State H orticul tural Socie ty, Chevy Cbase ( D.C.) Garden Club, :\1r. \\1 m. H . Co ll ins, Sec.-Treas., Mrs. Christian W ohl gemuth, P res., State H ouse, 6308 Florida St., Des Moines 19, Iowa. Chevy Cha se, Md. ?l l icbigan Horticul tural Society, Chevy Chase (?l Id .) Garden Cl ub, l\'Irs. R. W . Summers, Secy., Mrs. William S. Corby, Pres., T he W hite House, Bell e Isle, 9 Chevy Chase Circle, Detroi t 7, M ich. Chevy Chase 15, Md. :\ational Capital Dahlia Society, Fauqui er & Loud on Garden Club, ?l fr. S. Owen H atfi eld, Pres., Mrs. H unter de Butts, 9900 Cherry Tree Lane, Upperville, Va. Silver Spring , Md. Federated Garden Clubs of Cin ci nnati anu The North A meri ca n Lily Society, Vicin ity, Dr. Robert D. Rappleye. Secy., Mrs. \". H. Grace, Sr., Pres., Department of Botany, 79 11 H amilton Ave., University of Maryland, Mt. H ealthy 31, Ohio. Coll ege P ark, Md. Garden Center of Greater Cin cinnati , ~ o rthe rn Nut Growers' Assn., I nc., Dr. W illiam R. Rohrbacher, Pres . 27 15 Reading Road, 811 E. Coll ege, Cin cinnati 6, Ohio. Iowa City, Iowa. Ga rden Center of Greater Cleveland, Eas t Boulevard at E ucl id Ave., P erennial Garden Club, Cleveland 6, Ohio Mrs. Andrew P arker. P res .. 3000 Garriso n St.. N. \V., Garden Ce nter Institute of Buffalo, W ashington 8, D. C. 1500 Elm wood Ave., Buffalo 7, N . Y. Plai nfield Garden Club. The Garden Club of Alexandria, ?lif rs. E dward H . Ladd, III, Pres., 11'1rs. Charles F . H olden, Pres., Nepawin Ave., 100 Rosemont Ave., Plainfield, N . ] . Alexandria, V a. Potomac Rose Soci ety, Ga rden Cl ub of Danville. ?I-I r. Albert E. \TIl est. Pres .. ] uliet C. Barnett, Treas .. 1309 Emerson St.. N . \V. Danvill e, Va. \Vashington , D. C. Garden Cl uh of Fairfax, Mrs. ] ohn F . H auber, Pres., San Francisco Bra nch, 40 Alexandria Ave. , Wellington, Ameri ca n Begonia Society. Alexandria, V a. Mrs. Anne Mitchell , Sec), .. 2370 18th Ave .. Ga rden Club of Virg-ini a, San Francisco. Cal if. :Mrs. Arthur Collins, Pres., Hampton Hills Lane, S" ll f'rancisco Garden Club. R ichmond, Va. 465 P ost St.. Georgetow n Ga rden Club, San Francisco 2, Calif. Mrs. ] . Edward Burroughs, ] r., Pres., Tacoma Rhododendron Society. 141<; - 31st St.. N .W., ?l Ir. Leo nard F. Frisbie, Pres., W ashington, D. C. Box 132, Garden Library of M ichigan, Puyallup, Wash. lI1i s< M a r g~ r e t B. Ball er. Librarian, The White H ouse. Bell e Isle, Takoma H orticultural Club, Detroit 7, Mich. ?ll r. Leon B. H abecker, P res., H oll y Society of America, 10 513 Greenacres D rive, :\lr. H arry W . Dengler, Secy., Sil ver Spring, Md. Extension Service., \ <\T orcester Co un ty H orti cultural Society, U ni versity of Maryland, 30 Elm St., Coll ege P ark, Md. \\1 orcester 2, 1.fass. [i] The National Horticultural Magazine VOL. 31 Copyright. 1952. by THE A)[ERIC'AN HOH ,TI OUL~'UIlA L SO ' ~Jl"l'Y No.2 APRIL, 1952 _-\ristocrats Of Geraniums. DORCAS BRIGHAM \I\fith Notes And Illustration Legends. B . Y. MORRISON And Twenty-four Illustrations. ROBERT L. TAYLOR _.___________________________ 149 Two Of The Rarer Tuli ps. ALFRED BATE .__ . _____________________________________ .. ______ .__ 157 The New Royal Hor ticultural Society Classification Of Daffodils ____________ 159 Three New Species Of Amelanchie r . BERNARD H. SLAVIN ____ . _______ .___________ 16 1 The Genus Lycoris In The Mid-Atlantic States. JOHN L. CREECH _____ ______ 167 Anapodophyllon-The \Vild D uck's Foot Leaf. MARJORIE F. WARNER ____ 173 Daylily Variety T r ials In P uerto Rico. HAROLD F. WINTERS ____________________ 180 Rhododendron Notes: Rhododendron alabamense. J OHN L. CREECH _____________________________________ 185 _-\ Book 0 r Two ______________ ____________ . _____________________________ .__ ____________________________ .________ 187 The Gardener's Pocketbook: Phi lodendron sell oul11 . V. T. STOUTEMYER _______________________________________ _____ 188 Abeliophyllu111 distichu111. DONALD 'vVYMA N ____________ . ________________ .__________ 189 Correction. Ardostaphylos instl laris. EDWARD K . BALLS _____ ._.____________ 190 From A Pennsylvania Gar den. FRANCES EDGE McILVAINE ____ ___________ 190 Other African Violets Crocus, Vanguard ?-J arcissus biflorus Early I'-.fagnolias. Editor ____________________ . __________________ _ ]91 Puhlished quarterly by 'The American Horticultural Society. Puhlication offi ce, 32nd St. and Elm .-\.\·e., Baltimore. Nd. Editorial offi r·e . I nOO Bladenshurg Road. N.E., ';V.shington 2 . D. C, Contributions from all members a rc cordiallY' illyited and should he sent to th e Editorial office. A s ubscription to flit." ma2'uzjne i~ in olnded in th E" annual dues to all m e mbt~ I 's; to n on -111 e1111) e l"S the price- is nve dollars n )·ear. 11 Robert L. Taylor [See page 191] IVanissLls b7:jfor'Us Aristocrats of Geraniums DORCAS BRIGHAM The colored-leaved geraniums have winter. Stir the soil occasionally to seemed very fitting companions for the keep it from caking and molding. scented-leavecl varieties and both seem A final potting may be made in the particularly appropriate in old-fash­ late spring. singly into six inch pots ioned gardens. Interest in these two or two together in ten inch pots, for types is still active and deservedly so use on the summer terrace or planted as scent and color go hand in hal1d in in tubs or iron kettles in combination making a garden. \\'ith Peppermint. Beauty. capitatum, At the start, it is wise to purchase Prostra·e Oak, Skelton's Unique or small plants of the colored-lea·ved va­ apple geraniums, the latter kinds trail­ rieties unless you can induce a friend ing gracefully ov·er the rims of the to give .vou cuttings in the fall. By the contai ners. first 0: September the humidity of sum­ Mrs. Parker, :M me. Languth, Happy mer day s begins to lift and three to four Thought, Lady Pollock, Miss Burdette inch (uttings \' ·ill root fairly easily. Coutts or Mrs. Cox are particularly especially if the cut ends are dipped in showy used by themselves or in com­ Hormodin powder before plantin'2,' bination with the scented ones. The them in clean sharp sand.
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