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■everyone, its bushy, prickly growtla and moderate length of increase 

 annually all being in its favor. Then when fall comes, the lovely 

 scarlet colored foliage and berries form one of the attractions of the 

 season. At this writing, early Winter, when all its leaves have fallen, 

 it presents new features in the display of its berries, and it is indeed 

 an object of great beauty. Its bright scarlet berries are alone, every 

 one standing clearly in view. It matters not in what position the 

 plants are growing, whether on the level or on elevated ground, but 

 it is when surmounting a bank that it is viewed at its best. And it 

 must not be forgotten that these berries are of a persistent character, 

 keeping their plumpness and their color all Winter long, and even 

 -adorning the bushes after the new leaves of Spring have come. There 

 is still another way in which the plant gives us pleasure, and that is 

 in its use as a table ornament. Its cut branches placed in a vase with 

 some Smilax or other small green leaved foliage afford a pleasing 

 sight. — From Florists Exchange. 



HYDRANGEAS TO BE PRUXED. 



It should be understood by those who have been in charge of 

 Hydrangeas that there are two distinct classes of them as far as prun- 

 ing is concerned. One requires heavy pruning in early Spring, "the 

 other must not be pruned at that season. Those to be pruned in 

 Spring are all the species and varieties of native origin and the Japan- 

 ese one, H. paniculata, and H. p. grandiflora. Our native ones consist 

 of these. H. arborescens and cinerea, H. qnercifolia and H. radiata, 

 and included in this list are the snowball, varieties of arborescens and 

 cinerea. It is these snowball, or sterile flowered forms, that will be 

 best known, and these should receive the close pruning referred to. 

 The pruning is better done in late winter, but any time before growth 

 commences will answer. These Hydrangeas will flower without prun- 

 ing, but the heads of flowers are larger on the pruned bushes than on 

 unpruned ones. 



These two snowball forms, H. Cinerea sterilis, and H. Arborescens 

 grandiflora, are great favorites, flowering profusely in July and 

 August. But it is a mistake to advertise them as everbloomers, which 

 they are not, giving the one crop of flowers only. But by holding back 

 some plants in cold storage, planting them late in Spring, a continuous 

 display of flowers may be had. The same is true of H. paniculata 

 grandiflora. — From Florists' Exchange. 



FIGHTING THE ROSE APHIS. 

 Easy to Control the Pe.st, if Growers Will Use a Little Care in Spraying. 



Washington, D. C, — Rose growers who allow the flowers to be 

 damaged by the ravages of the rose aphis, have only themselves to 

 Mame, according to the U. S. Department of Agriculture. Although 



