. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. ournal of theBoard of Agriculture. CATAI pa.—Professor Sargent, in 1889, pub-lished an account of a hybrid Catalpa known asC. J. C. Teas, and supposed to have originatedfrom a cross between C. Esempferi and either C. speciosi or C. biguonioides. Latterly ProfessorPenhallow has studied the anatomy of thewood in this and other species, and has publishedan account of them in the American Naturalistfor March, 1905. We cannot enter into thedetails, important as they are, but they showthat C. speciosa is n
. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. ournal of theBoard of Agriculture. CATAI pa.—Professor Sargent, in 1889, pub-lished an account of a hybrid Catalpa known asC. J. C. Teas, and supposed to have originatedfrom a cross between C. Esempferi and either C. speciosi or C. biguonioides. Latterly ProfessorPenhallow has studied the anatomy of thewood in this and other species, and has publishedan account of them in the American Naturalistfor March, 1905. We cannot enter into thedetails, important as they are, but they showthat C. speciosa is not one of the parents, but thatC. J. C. Teas is the result of a cross betweenC. Kajmpferi and C. biguonioides, as suggested bySargent. The dominant characters of thehybrid as expressed in the anatomical structureare those of the Japanese parent. MR. J. MEDLEY WOOD. Mr. J. Medley Wood, the Director of theBotanic Gardens, Durban, is one of our oldestcorrespondents and the leading authority on Natalplants. He has lately celebrated his goldenwedding, and we should like to associate ourselves. J. MEDLEY WOOD,Director of tlie Botanic Gardens, Durban. with his fellow-countrymen in thankinghim for allhe has done for the botany of Natal and in congra-tulating him on this most interesting occasion. flowered Rose of a pink colour; and Taunus-blumchen, a blossom of a deep pink tint. AU ofthese appear to possess features which makethem desirable acquisitions to the Rose-gardenproper, or for forming pyramids, pillars, andfences in the flower-garden and forced plants in cold conservatories, workedhigh on tall Dog-rose stocks so as to show upabove other subjects, especially Camellias out ofbloom. Orange-trees, and New Holland plants, towhich Roses appear in pleasing contrast, theymay be greatly recommended. Some possessfragrance, and all are very fioriferous. I do notconsider their beauty to be enhanced by closetraining, rather the reverse. F. M. Etoile de new
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