Hydrangea Stellata Fimbriata

This variety is a new form of H Horiensia. The flowers are large, and white in color except near the center, which is bright red. The umbels are 9 to 10 inches in diameter. The plant is a vigorous grower and has dark green foliage. - Gartenflora.

Hypericum Moserianum

This is a very desirable new shrub, said to be intermediate between H. patulum and H. calycinum, though I fail to see any trace of the latter parentage. The habit is that of patulum, but the branches are fewer flowered. The blooms are as large as those of H. triflorum, and so far it appears to be quite a hardy kind. - T. S., in The Garden.

The Ignotum Tomato

The seeds of the Ignotum tomato germinated finely and in 100 days from planting of seed I had excellent ripe tomatoes, fit for eating uncooked. The time would have been lessened a few days but unfortunately several of the most vigorous plants, already set with fruit, were cut off by the gophers.

The fruit is large, and fine in form, with firm flesh.

The women of the household think it the most pleasant flavored of any tomato they have ever used. The growth of vine is strong and vigoroas, and so far perfectly healthy. The fruic, however, decays quickly when permitted to rest upon the ground, and on this account I fear the Ignotum will not be so well adapted to winter growth here as I had hoped, unless trained upon posts or over brash, for both vines and fruit should be kept from the ground. - H. J. Rudisill, LosAngeles, California.

Illinois Experiment Station

This record is devoted to experiments with corn. Professor Burrill contributes some observations upon varieties of sweet corn, and makes the following conclusion: "Among so many varieties it would be presumptious to name any one as the best. But for general planting any of the following varieties, mentioned in the order of earliness, may be recommended : Early - Cory, Narragansett, Ford's Early, Minnesota, Leet's Early. Medium - Crosby, Concord, Stabler's Early, Landreth Sugar, Black Mexican. Late - Amber Cream, Ruby, Stowell's Evergreen, Eight-rowed, Triumph, Egyptian, Late Mammoth. The early, small growing varieties do best planted, if in hills, 1½ to 2 feet apart; the medium 2½ feet apart; and the large, late varieties 3 to 3½ feet apart".

Importation Of Date-Palms

H. E. Van Deman, United States Pomologist, writes that he has recently imported some of the best named dates. Nine trees of the three best varieties were secured from Bishria in Algeria. These are rooted suckers and in fine condition. They came July 9th and are the first named kinds that have ever been landed on this continent. Shortly afterwards 54 more trees from Egypt arrived. There were 8 varieties in this lot and 6 male trees besides. We are on the sure road to have the date given a fair test in the United States and with the best kinds in existence. All now here are seedlings and of course inferior. This is particularly gratifying to us because Mr. Saunders, the Superintendent of 'Gardens and Grounds at Washington, has made the attempt twice in vain.