brissim has been in full flower for the past few days, a little earlier than usual This is a beautiful tree, and so graceful Flowers are borne in clusters and as they are produced in abundance, the trees look very picturesque from A distance: the attractive compound foliage closes at dusk and the fact that the tree is allied to the Acacia, is perhaps the reason why it is always referred to locally as a Mimosa. We were recently admiring a charming colour combination in an Avenue Haig garden: a group of gardenias was planted under the shade of several "Mimosa" trees, while nearby there was a circular bed gay with blue Salvia in full flower, On the other side of the tree was a bed of golden Cannas and another planted with various varieties of Antirrhinums, in front. The lovely green of the lawn between the beds and the numerous shades to be seen in the foliage of the trees in rear, contributed their share to a most delightful picture. During the winter of 1939/40, the "Mimosa" trees were pollarded right down to the main stem and graceful branches, over ten feet in length, were produced in 1940. Very little pruning. beyond the thinning ouf of superfluous branches, was carried out last winter, and this year we are receiving the benefit of the treatment: the trees have been kept within bounds, the foliage is clean and healthy and the flowers are too numerous to count. The strong-growing species of Yucca may be too coarse for some people and relegated to the boundary fences, but we cannot agree with this opinion. We admit that the species seen so often here, is liable to become: untidy after a few years, but a group does produce immense clusters of flowers on tall stems that cannot fail to be admired. Old plants do become leggy and fall over the place; but it is an easy matter to cut off the stems and replant them: most will thrive with this treatment and the rootstocks will also send forth new growths. Perhaps the best species for planting in beds in front of shrubberies. is the Silk Grass (Yucca filamentose). This plant is to be found in some gardens here and we were admiring a group in flower in the Avenue Foch garden that we referred to in these notes on Tuesday. This species is almost stemless, and the leaves, which are produced in dense rosettes, are not so prickly as the more common tall-growing species. The flowers are produced on stems over five feet high and they are no less attractive than those of its coarser-growing cousin.—W.-K.
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