THE FARM AND GARDEN. 



begins. If a plant begins blooming in too small 

 a state it is a good plan to pincli out the bloom 

 buds as they appear, and give good feeding and 

 water, if dry, so as to encourage the production 

 of leaves instead of flowers. This pustijonemcut 

 of the bliiouiing season generally insures a better 

 bloom when the plants are lai-ge enough. All 

 flowers should be picked ofl as soon as faded. 



PETt'XIAS. 



The comparative ease with which Petunias 

 can be raised, should tend 

 to make them more large- 

 t>' grown than they are. 

 When it is constantly de- 

 clared that seed of these 

 and other plants must be 

 raised in heat, thousands 

 of lovers of flowers are 

 hindered from sowing 

 them. Heat is, of course, 

 an advantage where it is 

 at command. In plant; 

 ing out seedlings of Pet 

 nias for the making of a 

 massof growth and bloom, 

 it is well to have the plants 

 strong enough to admit ot 

 pinching at once, so that 

 a.11 over the bed the growth 

 is the more dense and 

 compact. It is a pity that 

 they are now used so lit- 

 tle, yet the.v are theeasie.st 

 grown of specimen plant.s, and certainly when in 

 bloom, among the gayest. That we have now so 

 many kinds, both single and double, and fringed, 

 renders this apparent neglect all the more inex- 

 plicable. No doubt plants produced by cuttings 

 yield the best pot specimens. .Still, seedling plants 

 will do the same, being grown in three inch pots 

 first, then shifted until eight or nine-inch pots 

 are filled. If during all the period of growth 



across, and literally masses of bloom. They 



would also continue to flower in rich proportion 



j for a long time, and will repay for the labor 



involved in their cultivation. We illustrate 



herewith the ordinary Petunias, as well as the 



new fringed, both single and double. 



Vases and Ba,skets. 



In their proper place, and in due proportion, 



vases and baskets are indispensible in the flower 



garden, but not unlrequently they are used out 



■y5«Ss 



New Singi.e Fringed Petunias. 



and shifting the plants have been well pinched, 

 well exposed to the air and freely watered, they 

 should then be at libert.v to grow away freely, 

 and make noble specimens, some three feet 



PETtTNiA Varieties. 



of all proportion to the style of the garden and its 

 surroundings, in which case they become objec- 

 tionable. Perhaps the tendency to over-decorate 

 in this way must be credited to the severely geo- 

 metrical plan of many gardens. A pair of vases 

 on the pedestal of steps, and others on the turf 

 at the angles of the most formal divisions of the 

 garden, to break the line somewhat, are about 

 all that are ever required The many plants used 

 for these are so well known that no description 

 of them is required; still to refresh your memory, 

 we will mention Ivies, Periwinkles, Fradescantia, 

 Fropaeolum, Honeysuckles, Lobelias Kenil- 

 worth Ivy, Colius, Geraniums, Fuchsias, etc. 



Ci.em.4tis Crispa. 

 Our friends, Hallock, Son A Thorpe, have 

 awakened an immense interest in Clematis since 

 the introduction of "Jaokmanii" and "Coc- 

 cinea" (which are now growing in all well-kept 

 gardens). We have seen nothing prettier than the 

 new ''Clematis Crispa," which is a beautiful and 

 distinct species. The flowers resemble in shape 

 some of the elegant bell-shaped Lilies. The color 

 is of the most beautiful lavender-blue tint on 

 the surface and margin ot petals. The centres of 

 the petals are an opaque white. The flowers are 

 of a thick, leathery texture, perfumed with a 

 delicious, piquant, bergamot flavor. It is of re- 

 markably free growth, robust, quite hardy, and 

 very free flowering, continuing from June until 

 frost. It must become as popular a plant as the 

 kinds previously mentioned. Among other new 

 Clematis we may mention the White Jackmanil, 

 not yet introduced in this country. We under- 

 stand the stock of it is oflered for sale for the 

 small sum of 85000. 



For the article on the " New Double Mignon- 

 ette," which appeared in our March issue, we are 

 indebted to Henry A. Dreer, of Philadelphia. 



Cal.^diums. 



No conservatory can be complete without % 

 good assortment of the fancy leaved kinAs. 

 Nothing can surpass them as exhibition plants 

 during the summer and fall. For Wardia» 

 cases, as well as window boxes, they are als* 

 capital subjects, while for bedding out in shady 

 places no other ornamental leaved plant ca« 

 compete with them. Few amateurs, except thOBe 

 living in large cities, have even seen Caladiums 

 grown to perfection. In 

 the first place the bulbs of 

 fine varieties are rather 

 expensive, and it takes 

 quite a number to form a 

 good specimen. We have 

 seen them grown in fif- 

 teen-inch pots that were 

 grand, indeed ; some of tiie 

 leaves measuring as macii 

 as eighteen inches in 

 length. If you have never 

 tried them, buy at least a 

 dozen viirielies, the prices 

 vary from two to three 

 dollars per dozen, and 

 there are, perhaps, a doaen 

 varieties to choose from. 

 H. A. Dreer, of this city, 

 catalogues nearly seventy- 

 five different kinds. Our 

 illustration will convey a 

 faint idea of the various 

 shades. If you get the dry bulbs, the best way 

 to start them is to fill a shallow box with sphag- 

 num moss, and place roots in it, covering the m 

 well. Keep the box in a warm place, and wlien 

 the roots are well started they may be planted in 

 pots in peaty, sandy soil, mixed charcoal; a 



New Double Fringed PETtrsiAS. 



liberal addition of well decomposed manure will 

 be beneficial. As the roots s:art from the upper 

 part of the bulbs, it is important that the latter 

 should be covered with about one inch of soil. 



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