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THE (iAHDENER'S MoyTllLV 



[October, 



height, and covered with the delicate hloom of 

 <lie Orleans Plum. 



There arc now nine llowers in lull bloom, five 

 on one stalk, and four on another, and a third 

 stalk makini; its appearance at the base. 



The cluster of llowers upon a single stalk 

 measures sixteen inches in diameter, and each 

 individual flower is six inches across, and six in- 

 ches long. A pure white stripe down the center 

 of each, deep-crimson : velvety petal, fringed as 

 in A. Johnsonii, and a white throat complete its 

 description. It is the grandest Lily I have ever 

 seen or heard of, and if allied to A. Johnsonii, is 

 entitled to be called Amaryllis Johnsonii gran- 

 dissima, or excelsissima. 



Do any of your correspondents know more of 

 its historj-? Mr. Barker who has grown the | 

 Amaryllis for forty years, says he has never seen 

 anything to equal it. 



[The photograph shows a beautiful specimen 

 as described by W.— Ed. G. M.] 



plant. I bedded a few out of doors, but they 

 soon burned out entirely in the hot, dry, exhaust- 

 ing atmosphere here. Again, I attempted to 

 grow it in a moist shady house. It grew well 

 enough for a while, but some of the plants soon 

 began to drop olF, while others stopped growing. 

 I judge it to be indigenous to some cool humid 

 climate. Think if well grown in a good sized 

 pan, it would make a splendid thing for exliibi- 

 tion. 



It would be well if all our confreres would im- 

 part to each other, what they know and find out 

 accidentally about i)lants. We soon would be- 

 come wiser and pay more attention to certain 

 classes of plants, and the cultivation of many 

 would be more popular, as in other parts of the 

 world. 



ALOCASIA JENNINCSII. 



BY MANSFIKLD MILTON, CLEVELAND, OHIO. 



If this Aloca.sia was to get anything like the 

 good treatment bestowed upon the finer species 

 of the genius, cultivators would be I'epaid for the 

 extra care ; for although a plant Avhich will grow 

 imder more adverse circumstances than many of 

 the other Alocasias, still it is only when good 

 treatment is given it that its true beauty is seen. 

 The leaves grow about six inches long, the ground- 

 color a glaucous green, between the principal 

 veins are blotches of black. For soil, a good 

 mixtm-e of peat and sphagumn moss, with a num- 

 ber of small pieces of charcoal through it, is most 

 suitable ; plenty of cbainage is requisite, and 

 makes the best plant when grown in a pan. 

 During it's season of growth it requii-es, to bring 

 out the true markings, a high temperature, and 

 plenty of moisture, as red-spider is a great enemy 

 when grown in a dry atmosphere. When at rest 

 do not keep it in a low temperature, but with- 

 hold giving too much water at the roots. 



COLEUS CHAMELEON. 



BY II. AV. HALES, KIDGEWOOD, N. J. 



Many gardeners complain of tiiis Coleus "run- 

 ning out" or turning dark; if however, they will 

 carefully cut out all the dark shoots, and allow 

 only the bright colored shoots to grow, the plants 

 will be much improved. I have several largt- 

 specimens planted in the open ground that are 

 beautifully colored, and which attract consider- 

 able attention. In propagating, it is best to use 

 only the bright colored shoots, and to use a little 

 wood ashes in the potting soil. Cuttings struck 

 in the Fall, keep their color better, and make 

 finer plants than those propagated at any other 

 time ; but they should be kept warm enough to 

 keep them constantly growing; they will then 

 delight the grower with their beauty and rich- 

 ness of colorinir. 



NERTERA DEPRESSA. 



BY G. J. B., ST. JOSEPH, MO. 



Could you or some of your subscribers inform me 

 about growing Nertera Depressa. This pretty lit- 

 tle plant with its creeping, slender, dense stems 

 like veins, is worthy of attention. I have tried to 

 grow it under different treatments, but have not 

 succeeded well any way. Mr. J. B . Bj orklund, of 

 Hampton, Ya., recommended it as a bedding 



STICMAPHYLLON CILIATUM. 



BY MANSFIELD MILTON, CLEVELAND, OHIO. 



From Brazil this beautiful climber has been 

 introduced. It belongs to the order Malpighia- 

 ceoe, an order i*epresented with a large number 

 of genera throughout South America, some of 

 which are very peculiar in form. 



It makes an excellent pot plant when well- 

 trained and taken care of. Mr. Clark, gardener 

 to the late Mrs. Ward, Canton, Mass., used to 

 exhibit at the horticultural exhibitions at Bos- 

 ton, as fine a specimen of this plant as I think I 

 ever saw. It is propagated by cuttings, and 

 grows rapidly in a mixtm-e of good rich loam 

 and peat with plenty of sand for porosity. The 

 shoots require regular attention in tying and 

 keeping the plant in good shape. The tlowers 



