"J. G.," Tipton, Mo., sends a white-leaved Honey Locust. He saw the small plant first in 1884, and it is now 34 inches high, and still retains its variegation. He would like to know whether it is likely to be a good novelty, and how to propagate it ?

Just how much value there may be to a variegation, no one can decide till they see a tree or plant of some size. Nothing, for instance, is more beautiful than the white variegation of the Box Elder, as grown in Europe; but in America the white burns out, and no one cares for it. Then much depends on the exact shade of the variegation, and the form of the leaf that is variegated. In short it depends on whether the tree will keep healthy under the variegation, and whether it is likely to "strike" the beholder. If it is a "striking" novelty, it would be valuable. The texture of the leaves sent seems strong, and probably it would stand the sun better than the Negundo. The correspondent may persevere with his care of it, with some hope that it may prove worthy of general attention. It ought to graft very easily on seedlings of the common Honey Locust. Nurserymen have no difficulty in grafting the weeping and other varieties on this stock.