. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . e leaves, alternately ^arranged, are pinnate,tbout 1 foot long, with 4f to 6J pairs of leaflets. plants than the English climate, and as thePicrasma survived the winter of 1894-95 at Kew,it may reasonably be deemed hardy. But whetherit will acquire in this country the autumn beautydescribed above is doubtful. Frequent disap-pointment has led us not to expect too much inthis matter. Tfr. J. Bean. EUPATORIUM PETIOLARE. Our illustration at fig. 08 represents a verypretty species of Eupatorium shown at
. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . e leaves, alternately ^arranged, are pinnate,tbout 1 foot long, with 4f to 6J pairs of leaflets. plants than the English climate, and as thePicrasma survived the winter of 1894-95 at Kew,it may reasonably be deemed hardy. But whetherit will acquire in this country the autumn beautydescribed above is doubtful. Frequent disap-pointment has led us not to expect too much inthis matter. Tfr. J. Bean. EUPATORIUM PETIOLARE. Our illustration at fig. 08 represents a verypretty species of Eupatorium shown at a meetingof the Koyal Horticultural Society on Feb. 23, MARKET GARDENING NOTES. Mignonette is always appreciated, but inthe early spring it is most in demand, both forpots and cut flowers. When grown successfullyit is a most profitable crop. For producingflowers for cutting the seeds should be sownin small pots about the end of on a shelf close to the glass in a housewhere there is a little warmth, it will soon ger-minate. When the seedlings are well up, they. FlG. 68.—EUPATORIUM PETIOLARE, FROM SPECIMENS SHOWN BY MESSRS. H. CANNELL AND SONS. he leaflets are ovate, obtuse, 3 to 4 inches)nS. smooth and serrate. Our tree is too smallo bloom, but the flowers are described as green,?nd of but little beauty. Professor Sargent saysts most important quality as an ornamental tree3 the beauty of its autumn foliage. The leavesurn early, first orange, and then gradually deepcarlet, and few Japanese plants which I saw areo beautiful in the autumn as this small tree,hich, judging from its northern home in Japan,iay be expected to flourish in our refers to the climate of Massachusetts,, which is not more favourable for tender when it was recommended an Award of Merit bythe Floral Committee. The habit of the plantis rather lax, branching very freely, and pro-ducing flower-heads upon growths from everyleaf-axil. Most of these growths, especia
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