The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-07
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maraun coloTei blossoms. small. double
an very compact, Il ~iihs.ansis tho
..rvs<t su- .nt = tte hf~he<s osS~--
- - lass - ltEh. ur sfse-o1r4 =
ornamental plating. 7. - af~olu.rlv
hsnlS and r~aliw : gem. having ali sh.
cffs~s ~ ths nv-, brilliant tzssia,nx
plant
.tnaasgAa , rnf.0&L-Thsrc arr ~s-
RAJ forms II tins rather .sngular plAn,.
SOME 20 which are native To North
Arulin@ Il J. sometimes called m
aa<o a. = shrub q rather laxs. saxr
and iSsaE. freely hong spsAez IL ssses
purple N july and August. IL CD,
eEri with golden antherS - shaklv A.
- pss~rn; the effect % = brilliant pave
der. They are rarely planted aasi little
no~ and indeed arr only d.~aratas
III large collections. or here flower.
are desired during the hot season. IL.
shade 81 color hclng rare AT that slysc
of the wear.
-i1aicd i0H'Ioa Nothing morv bxaN
tiful can - grown than I'd. pon,ic
Azale..s, sometimes known AZ t.aud
Aza!'As- They n" similar - car ma
tSe trrc-hones slEcki.. or AEalsa III.
c.s>a, but are Of beautiful shades. OF
orange, yellow, white, ro~s. ~arls,
&c They are largely sold everv wear
by Northern nurseries, lat We regret
10 say that these cus;l, plants. from
onc 10 Two dollars and 4 half earL
usually bloom n spring and die The
succeeding summer. The only chauc.
foi them - = Northern expoSurr and =
damp soil. Of light texture, rather
pcaty than otherwise. In the Eastern
portion Of our State. IN some favored
localities, Azaiea lndica, which j. a
Yet more delicate plant. but il proIerI,
an evergreen shrub, Will survive ami
even bloom exqulsitely in the open All.
as We learn that veteran of horticul.
ture. the Rev. DIR. Cheshire. OF Tarboro.
has a superb collection In the church
yard OF his parish. There is . ver>
beautiful native yellow azelia in our
mountains, highly priced in the west.
but unknown IN the rest of the State.
Bert~ris Parparcd.- this plant we
have something utterly unlike nv
thing else. The leaves are very rich
purple in color, small. rnundish and
close together, giving the effect of n
mass of purple lit up with shades Of
rod 10 Ij.x,,, fx.I -. ~.t
of small canary colored flowers, tipped
with red shades, and pendulous by
light twigs on the whole exterior Of
the plant. A finely green bush OF pur-
pie berberry is a lovely object through
out the spring. There is n green
variety, the fruit Of which is red. The
berberry Is full OF small spines, ADD is
occasionally employed for hedges. The
purple variety makes an exquisite or
namental hedge. W. have one in
which the plants are alternately Der.
berris purpurea and the golden sam
bucus variegata.
Buddleyd Lindieydnd- Of all
this week we would direct attentionto
this fine Southern shrub. II is said To-
be a native OF Chill. 1t Will not grow
north OF Virginia, and is not found in
the catalogues of Northern nurseries.
But 1t Is admirable for our climate
makes a fine, graceful. medium sized
shrub. ~sub-evergreen almost, that ~.
foliage lasts until nearly time for the
new caves The flowers are in long
clusters, produced at the ends Of the
branchlets, and hanging gracefully
down with the weight Of bloom OF a
rich shaded lilac color, and remaining
IN bloom a long time. Ii commences
TO Hover at midsummer, and is never
without flowers until frost. IL is cav
TO transplant and perfectly hardy with
US. Its merits needy only 10 b.. better
known to Undue. it's liberal planting.