Retinospora Fulleri

Retinospora Fulleri is a sport from R. aurea plumosa, but instead of the golden tint of the parent, is of a delicate pale green. The branches and foliage are also slenderer. The original plant on the grounds of Mr. A. S. Fuller, of Ridgewood, N. J., is about six feet high. Mr. Fuller is fortunate in observing and perpetuating these pretty sports. George Peabody is one of his discoveries.

Double Evergreen Candy Tuft

The single is well known in American gardens as a very pretty early-flowering plant. A double one has been introduced by Messrs. Schmidt, of Erfurt.

The Upright Elder

Sambucus pyrimidata (S. columnaris of some catalogues) is the "newest novelty" in French gardens.

Spruce And Pine Hedges

A correspondent of the Gardeners' Chronicle was surprised to see a hedge of the Norway Spruce in Russia "clipped as a Hawthorn hedge." We believe these hedges are not known in England. In America, Norway Spruce, Hemlock Spruce, and even Scotch and other Pines are in common use, and are found when trimmed to a conical form to make as durable and effective hedges for ornamental purposes as any one could desire.

Handsome Coniferae Of The Rocky Mountains

A rare lover of Coniferae says of species he saw in the lower ranges of the Rocky Mountains : " Of all the Western pines P. flexilis pleased me most; next to this I would place P. Murrayana, both for ornamental purposes. The first is superior to P. cembra although similar in general appearance. If I were a nurseryman and twenty years younger I would get up a good stock of these two species of pine, because I believe they will become very popular when known".

Bermuda Grass

Mr. E. S. Carman says : " I can tell ' R. L. L. ' of Charleston, S. C, that his plan of cutting up Bermuda grass and sowing the cuttings will be entirely successful if he don't allow them to dry out too much. It may interest him and others of your readers to know that seed of the true Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactyloh) has been offered for sale of late years. "

Number Of Fruits In The Old World

The Journal of Horticulture says that in a contemporary of recent date some enthusiast has put himself to the trouble of ascertaining how many varieties of fruits are known at the present time, with the following result: - Cherries, 209; Apricots, 60; Peaches, 239; Pears, 1087; Plums, 297. Apples have not been taken into consideration.

In America we believe the number of apples known exceeds two thousand.