The herald., 1893-07-03
AN EDIFCE WREATHED IN BLOOM.
Woman's Building Encircled
by Rare Plants. aaq
New Varieties of Azaleas from Paris
That are Much Admired.
Roses and Rhododendrons Brighten
Stretches OF sward-An sorts of
Lovely and Bswitchins Mem
bers of the Realm of Flora,
Special Correspondence /, the HERALp.l


around the woman's building all OF
which represent the French section,
which were planted by M. Jules Le-
moine, principal gardener Of the city Of
Paris (Bois de Vincennes.) On the east
side are fine lot Of silver spruces, fifty
varieties in all, between four and six
feet in height, and set out with much
taste. There are also about forty aza-
less, representing two varieties. A
variegated buxus and new hardy plant
known as scer negundo, folis aurea,
variegated, attract attention. Another
plant that interests visitors is lex aqui-
folia argentea, which does very we'll in
this section. 1t has but few leaves at
present, but will be in fine condition in
July.
Proceeding toward the eastern en-
trance from the south may be seen a
fine display of evonymus-Duc dAnjou,
marginata alba, marginata aurea, radi-
cans. folvar, puchellus. etc., also three
specimens of the new abies picea pumila.
Next are number of lauros of Portugal,
which stand up in pyramids seven feet
high. Some clusters of silver spruce
are next seen between the eastern en-
trance and the northern end. Then
there are Q number of genista andreana,
in yellow and maroon flower, and more
buxus, araucaria imbricata.
Just north of the eastern entrance
lauro ceraeus rotundifolia stand up In
pyramids attractively. On both sides
Of the northeastern corner of the build
ing are go superb varieties OF rhododen-
drons, all in flower, making most
striking appearance. Among them are
the Lady Eleanor. Evelyn, Martin II.
Sutton, John Waterer, the father OF the
rhododendrons; Princess Mary of Cam
bridge, Stella, Joseph Whitworth, Mrs.
Fitzgerald, and many others. All of the
above are from Messrs. Croux & Son,
the well.known florists and nurseryman
of the Val of Aulnay, near Paris. These
plants came in willow baskets and bag
ging, and were put up in such excellent
shape for shipping that they never
land and ocean trip and never lost q
leaf.
Crossing the northern entrance to the
woman's building and going west the
lover of rare and beautiful rhododen.
drons stands in the midst of 30 as fine
ones, all in flower, as were ever seen in
France, which surpasses all other coun-
tries in the production of this aristo-
cratic plant, and which were contrib
uted by M. Moser of Versailles. Among
them are the General Cabrere, the Gem,
Michael Waterer, Nelly Moser, Star of
Ascot, Merecbal MacMahon, Blandyan-
um, Caractacus and Imperatrice Eu
genie. From France, too, are some new
azaleaH- glauca stricta-a remarkably
hardy plant which will flower indoors
in February and out of doors in May or
June. The February flower is used
largely for decoration in France, as it
yields abundantly and makes fine ap.
pesrnnce as o cut flower.i Among the
other contributions from Paris is a new,
rare and beautiful foliage plant-Dimor-
phantns Mandshuricus foliis argenteis
variegatis and aureis obtained by
Gouehaud) a native of the interior of
Japan. There are two of these plants
near the northeast corner of the north
ern entrance, and two near the north
west corner of the plat, the only four in
Chicago.
Near these are splendid collection of
cedars Libani surea, favorite the world
over, and clusters OF Evoymus Japonica
e'egans, of most exquisite foliage. There
are close by 20 varieties Of silver spruces
and 25 varieties of cedars. In the mid
die of this plat are 100 new Hypericum
Moserianum that the careless observer
would take to be roses. They are now
in bud and will be in flower in July.
These are sometimes called the thous-
and-headed plant, on account of the in
terstices that may be seen through its
petals with microscope.
Passing round to the western side OF
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may be seen among the gorgeous rhodo-
Japanese naples, as fine as any in jap
anese gardens. Further along are "a
Kalmis, which attract much attention ;
four superb specimens OF azalea Pontfca,
rare and large 20 azalea mollis, all in
pink and white flowers; some beautiful
genista andreana in flower, 80 plants in
all.
Passing the western entrance and
proceeding in q southerly direction one
comes upon another beautiful exhibit
from Georges Boucher, of Paris, consist
ing in part OF 260 variety of standard
tea and hybrid roses, all rare or new.
These were from five to six weeks on
their voyage, but not plant WAS lost.
| Many of them are from three to four
feet in height, and were planted six
inches deep on account of the little root
they had on arrival. Every one ia thrift
ty and will be in flower about July 1.
Among these rare and new roses are
Nine. Carnot, President Constant,
Duchesse d'Orleans, Lyonnais, Duchess
OF Connaught, Mabel Morrison, Earl of
Dufferin, Beaute de pEurope, Nine.
Victor Verdier, Louise Odier, Refine
Marie Henriette, and Caroline Testout.
Some new clematis, now seen in
America for the first time, is placed near
the western entrance. This attracts
much attention, as do two varieties of
roses "Rugusa, white and red from
Baron Veillard OF Orleans and the same
nurseryman exhibits IL specimens of
the new varieties of clematis, Nine.
Edouard Andre. Crossing the western
entrance and proceeding south the OBJ
server will be struck with the plats OF
more roses sent from M. Pallet of
Chatenay, near Paris. Here are
nearly 200 teas and hybrids, all
Wave Tossed,