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Plants for Glass c;ase.s. 



Fittonia Argyioneuraand ErantUenium San- 

 guineum are two pretty variegated-leaved sub- 

 jects that succeed well in a glass case, but care 

 must be talien when watering not to mIIow any 

 moisture to remain on the foliage. Peperomia 

 argyrea is also a free-growing plant. Then there 

 are the little Sonnerllas, charming jewels delight- 

 ing in a close, moist, warm atmosphere, and to 

 these might be added raanv of the Sarracleneas. 

 -'. A Remark able Rose Tree. 



Gardening, illustrated, speaks of wonderful 

 Marechal Niel variety. It was budded on the 

 Victoria stock in llie year ISBo, so that it is nearly 

 If not quite 2i) years old. For many years it pro- 

 duced regularly large quantities of roses of per- 

 fect beauty and rare perfume, but it was 

 until the year l»»;i that the full number of 

 blooms were accurately counted, when no 

 less than iVW single roses were recorded. 

 This is believed to be the largest number 

 ever grown on the tree during one season. 

 In 1S83 there was a falling ofl in the number 

 grown of about HKXJ. Last year there was a 

 further diminution to S50 blooms, and it 

 was then thought that the tree had seen 

 its best days, and that considering its age. 

 Its vitality was on the wane. Since last 

 season considerable care and attention has 

 been devoted to the tree, and there is now 

 the best evidence ol these being amply re- 

 warded, for at the present time there is every 

 reason to believe that this year the tree will 

 be more proline than ever, and the number 

 of flowers is estimated at not less than 3000. 

 Fkeeztas. 



We have found these a very great suc- 

 cess, having grown them two years. We 

 plant them at the end of August, six to 

 eight in a pot, and put them In a cold frame. 

 They have leaves in December, and throw 

 up one or two spikes per bulb, each having 

 from four to eight flowers. For window dec- 

 orations they cannot be excelled. We have 

 tried them in the open border, wel protected 

 during winter, and they are now showing 



flowers. 



Tea Roses 

 In pols, that have been forced and flower- 

 ing for some time. If strong yet, \\\\\ keep 

 on makuig wood that will yield tlowers. 

 But Id l.ave them of large size and sulTicienl 

 in quantity, the plants must be regularly 

 and liberally fed with rich surface-dress- 

 ings. Where any falling oil occurs in this matter 

 the after-^^rowth will come too weak to flower, or 

 If a portion does bloom, It will be thin and poor. 

 Sowing Trop«oi.um Lobbtanum. 

 For blooming during the winter mouths, the 

 seed of this should be sown during August, in 

 pots, which may stand out of doors until frosi 

 comes. All varieties blo«m well in ricli, l>ght 

 soil. 



Primulas. 



Many amateurs raise young plants every year 

 from seeds and throw the old plants away. This 

 refers to the single kind especially. The double 

 Primulas, of which there are now many beau- 

 tiful varieties, are at this season cut to pieces, 

 each cutting having a small crown of leaves. 

 They are planted singly in small pots in sandy 

 peat, and plunged In the propagating bed until 

 rooted, afterwards grown under the glass, and 

 moved to a cold frame in a shady situation in 

 July, shifting them into larger-sized potd. Very 

 choice varieties of the single kind may be 

 treated in the same way, or they may be shakrn 

 out and repotted in pots of the same «ize ;iii< 

 grown in a cold frame until the end of Se[ 



to receive them without crushing the roots, the 

 Pieony will flower in a cool position under glass. 

 When the flowering is over, harden the growth a 

 little, and plunge the plants outside where water 

 can be given freely. 



Mammoth Chrysanthemum 



If It be true that the flowers of the French va- 

 riety named Mademoiselle Cabrol measures from 

 nine to I en inches across. It must be a, veritable 

 sunflower. 



Double Bouvardias. 



The young plant.s struck from cuttings in the 

 winter, should be attended to in the way of stop- 

 ping the shoots to prevent their gettin? long and 

 straggling. Do not let any small stock of these 

 sutler through confinement of the roots in little 

 pots, for if '.his happens, they get into a stunted 

 state. Where there is a large conservatory to 



flowers. In parks and large gardens they should 

 be more extensively used than they are. 



Sometimes beds of them present a rather shabby 

 appearance, but this could easily be avoided by 

 planting tall-growing Lilies among them. It is 

 just the place for Lilies; they will be benefitted 

 in their young growth by the shade atforded by 

 the Rbododfiidrons. 



Charcoal in Potting Plants. 



Charcoal is good for all purposes. For drain- 

 age, to keep the soil sweet, and to supply ele- 

 ments to the plant. For enhancing the color of 

 the flowers it is especially valuable. It may be 

 used, broken into small pieces the size of a nut, 

 and mixed in proptirtion of one part charcoal 

 to twenty of earth. The reason for charcoal 

 being so useful a manure is very apparent. It 

 has been demonstrated that plants have been 



furnish, some of the older plants that have been rendered much more luxuriant and productive 



I by having carbonic acid applied to the roots 

 than other plants to whose roots no such appli- 

 cation was made. Charcoal kept moist, as when 

 buried in the soil, slowly combines with oxygen 

 and emits carbonic acid; in fact, it slowly dis- 

 solves. For drainage in flower pots, nothing bet- 

 tei' can be employed tnan two inches in depth ol 

 pieces of charcoal about the size of a filbert 

 New Seeoling ..imarylissis. 

 These are becoming so popular in England that 

 many of the prominent growers devoted whole 

 houses to them. In this country they do not 

 seem to be appreciated, probably on account of 

 the very high prices asked for new hybrids (as 

 much as 825 a bulb). Yet some of the older 

 kinds, such as Johnsonii, Prince of Orange, the 

 Vittatas. etc., deserve more attention than they 

 have received, considering how readily they are 

 made to bloom and how little attention they re- 

 quire after blooming. At thi^ season of the 

 year, when done flowering, we plant them out 

 and let them make all the growth possible. Take 

 them up in the tall and pot, keeping them In a 

 mild temperature and just watered enough to 

 keep the roots In good condition. 

 Evekgkeen Ivy. 

 If you have a plant of this and want to Increase 

 the stock rapidly, plant it out. Take one or 

 more long shoots and bury these lengthwise 

 about hall an Inch below the soB. It will make 

 roots at every Joint and start fresh shoots as 

 well. In this way a wall may be covered in less 

 than no time. 



ECHINOCEKKfS F.NNEACANTHUS. 



This is a most handsome flowering cactus, 

 having blooms of a vivid Magenla color, and 

 measming three inches across,— much larger 

 than tte famous E. Cffispltosus, and of a brighter 

 color. 



Cactus, 

 In general. If kept In a warm place, must be 

 watered regularly. If plants are not rooted they 

 should be merely set on very sandy soil— pure 

 sand still better— and in ca.se of tall-growing 

 k«ids, thev must be fa-stoned to a small slick to 

 keep them' in place. Water but little. Cuttings 

 of Night-Blooming Cereus may be lelt to dry on 

 the soil until roots emit from the end of cutting, 

 when It may be Inserted slightly in the soil. If 

 you can gel cuttings with side roots attached, 

 these roots may be buried in the soil, leaving the 

 cutting simply lay on it. Then it Is impossible 

 lor the plant to rot, and it will grow just as well. 

 .\ cutting six inches long may just as well be cut 

 in half and two plants made of it. 



Cut flowers that have wilted, from having been 

 plucked some time, may be revived ijy placing 

 the stems in very hot water. .Merely let the 

 lower part of the stems be immersed, and after 

 the water cools, that part of the .si*-ni may be cut 

 otl'. This treatment is not recomniended for 

 white flowers, they generally turn yellow. 



Ul RISC VS. 



cut back may, with advantage, be grown on to a 

 considerable size. If given plenty of room-space, 

 say twelve or thirteen-incli pots, and the points 

 of the shoots pinched In onci- or twite, they will 

 make large bushes that will bear a profusion of 

 bloom through the latter part of Ihe summer. 

 Hiiii^^i IS. 

 As pot plants these are unexcelled. The bril- 

 liancy of the large flowers always calls for admira- 

 tion. .Sometimes they do not have fol iage enough 

 to make a good show in a bed, but when they are 



tember. 



Epiphyllums. 



Often the leaves of the Crab Cactus become 

 crinckled. This is caused either by too low 

 temperature in winter or by defective root ac- 

 tion. Epiphyllums should have a constant 

 warmth of about fifty degrees in winter, with 

 Just enough water to keep the soil moist. If 

 the roots have suftered either from too much 

 water or through the soil becoming unsuitable, 

 the roots will have a discolored appearance. 

 This should be ascertained by turning the 

 plant carefully out of the pot. If such be the ease, 

 remove as much of the soil as possible, without 

 Injury to the roots, and replace in a clean pot 

 Just about large enough to contain the roots, 

 using for compost, loam (one-half), the remain- 

 der to consist of peat and leaf mold, with one- 

 fourth of the whole of silver sand. Give good 

 drainage, water only when dry, and grow in a 

 light, airy place in summer. Epiphyllums can- 

 not get too much sun when growing. 

 P.EONIRS IN Pors. 

 We seldom see these grown outside of gardens, 

 yet when carefully lifted with balls of earth and 

 greets uninjured, and placed in pots large enough 



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