April H.—For the benefit of a few people we saw picking strawberry. flowers in. a deserted garden in the Hungjao area during the week:
ud. we offer the following quotation tr fof Wordsworth's poets:
Ann 3s your cat ana it Sour ose observe that the mulberry trees are be-Jeinning tp grow! is this not a sign that all a eer from frost is over? We were once told thai the mulberry tree would not commence to send forth its. leaves until it was sure that mulberry ix also sending forth its Teaves. This tree Is not a great favourite in local gardens:
is considered a "weed" by many' people. was highly' esteemed at one time however we late told that it wax probably used in the manufacture of paper money in China in A. D. 960. [The tree ix known to botanists as Browssonetia Papyrifera and itis. closely' related to Morus nluramthe teus mulberry. The Japanese maples J—Acer palmatum—are makinye a fine show I local gardens at present, there are many' varie> tics to be seen adding a touch vf colour to the lantseape. We admired one. of China's native trees yesterday, it was Pram versicclour, a most attractive variety of the Jdouble lowering Peach: it was literally covered with white, red, and striped lowers. The "wee} forms varieties of Prunus terrulata [Japanese names. We like the dell—white variety: it appears so diffe found some "poor man's orchids'
wer identified the "flowers ud we wondered whether ther more beautiful dowers than those of th JAnother wild ower attracted our attention, his way niet yo beautiful as the iris: Dut the purplish-white Mowers have a charm of thely own: the plant war April 16.—We went a tittle way off the beaten trick today and were rewarded by heving a very nice group of Cercle Siliquastrim alba. One does not often see Nils white judi tree in Tocal gardens. I wae yore pretty and we decided that we must have 4 platt of some day, We sie another atthe mnollas during our stroll, Wt wax May Uilifora, The open "flowers wore attractive: outside an quite white oft the Inside. the petals curve suitielently: for the colours to form a pleasing contrast. We notice that Stocks are making a flue show in many: wardens and that the ann hax Kot toa strong for or favourite Daffodils. We save today' our first German itis of the season, at wae benuthful blue flower growing on a strong health; plant: and we noticed that gums of "weedy women are busy holding "round. stool" eon. ferences uh a Wer observed als that one of the Wurst enemies now busy seeking nice green cubbayes whereon to deposit its eats. We refer to the cabbage utters, Ix it Pieris canidia or is i Pieris brassicae? "Anyway, its a whiteawinged Yak We remember roumsig 4 very interesting article this chappie written by. Ate, Kony Chan. in he Hongkong Naturalist." We were told that the duration of the og in the laboratory ix three to five days."
We were also told. that fest of all, the caterpillar is content just to nibble; Hater. i€ cate the tissue of the leaf and leaves the main veins for ethers ty food If we remember correctly, the larval lage iastx for about three weeks and then the cater= Lpillar enters the pupal stage, which lasts for 3 week oF ¥0.
"There is no' doubt about th course 'We should take: we should destroy: many' butterilics ax we enn ax early as we can bout what a task i is ftw, April 18—We have seen x9 many borders of wallflowers, pansies anid daisies on our daily strolls. that factors' 9. lieable We saw a nice along Route ound that the plant used was pleasiane to sce. this Dunch-flowered primrose: rariabiism in full flower plant to grow from seed, per Imore of it. Some of the tulipa Jott their brilliant cols one day we hope $0. We notice that the ig commencing, to bloom, most we have.
Wistaria Chines sis, although a few undoubtedly nnutijuga, the racemes were The free was Mamed after Casper Bone hima Professor in the Un Pounssla, who died in 1818. "Tommy" found one for the most beautiful native-flowering trees felony Bubbling Well Road and we disco that it was named after a Princess of a eountrs much In the news at present. 11 was Paulowenw Tmperiatis and it was named alter Princes: Paulowna of the Netherlands. This deciduous tree has a most peculiar habit, for Mower buds late produced in the autumn and they Jon the tree, all the winter. Thre may be 1 ison why "our" tree was not s Mori Paulownias usually are. The hi [November must have lbuds. If we remember correctly. 1 frees are planted inthe parks in Paris there used to be some tine specimens in the French park here: they are prolubly stil there. [the tree-like Hibiscus syriaeus is now In Cull growth and making nice ree s here there. This Rose of, Sharon shi fused with the herbaceous [shall report on these later. Poa fin full Mowe: and beginning to seed on many lawns. "Tommy" tells me that he doe: the lawn full of this annual goas in the autumn Jso he is going to get out the lowa mower: he also tells me that in England, tree beer is provided for harvesters—Ww-J.k
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