GARDENING. 



Sept. 13, 



NOTES FROM EGflNDflLE NEAR CfllCflOO. 



The Golden Alstrumeria (.-1. auran- 

 tiaca), a nativ. of Chili, opened its flow- 

 ers with me on Jurn- 15. Being som.what 

 shad d from the afternoon sun it has not 

 f It the tflf ct of the continued warm 

 wt ather, and has then fore bloomed con- 

 stantly and is still full of promis . Its 

 orange colored, orchid like flow.rs are 

 very pretty, and not being grown by 

 many in this climate on account of its" 

 somewhat tender constitution, it attracts 

 attention. Plants recei%'ing the ordinary 

 covering of 1 aves in winter live in well 

 drain d soil, but do not bloom. Those 

 planted in wircf baskets and wintered in 

 a cold frame and again planted in the 

 spring, basket and all, thrive well and 

 flower freelv. 



The Double-flowered Perennial 

 Sunflower (Helianthus multiHorus ple- 

 nus} of unknown garden origin, is in its 

 prime, thr first flowers appearing July 8. 

 For effect it should be massed, a doz n or 

 more p'ants in a group. A fairly good 

 soil, an open situation and moderate 

 watering, will produce plants five feet 

 high, clothed from th; ground up with 

 dark green leaves. The flowers are very 

 double, three to three and one-half inches 

 in diameter, of a golden yellow color and 

 produced on long stems which, with the 

 excellent keeping qualities of the flower, 

 render them valuable for cutting purposes. 

 This hardy sunflower should be in every 

 garden^t is a gem of the first water. 



Hybrid Delphiniums that were cut 

 down alter their first bloom are now 

 opening their second crop, which, while 

 not as profuse as their earlier efforts, are 

 still quite welcome. These plants will 

 thrive in partial shade, but grow so tall 

 that ungainly staking is required. In the 

 open they ari more easily handled. These 

 with D.'forwosuw and"/). grandiBorum 

 are very hardy and reliable. 



Mon.\rda didyma and i\/. tistulosa, 

 while coarseintheirmake-upand perfume, 

 are quite effective where color is desired in 

 a shrubbery border; the first has bright 

 red flowers and the other one light purple. 

 There is a form now in bloom on the 

 Wooded Island more brilliant in masses 

 than either of the above. 



Acanthus mollis and A. latifoliushave 

 been bearing their odd shaped spikes of 

 flowers three teet high for some thirty 

 days, they may be termed more stately 

 and peculiar than beautiful. Their broad, 

 glossy, deeply cut leaves are handsome 

 and well suited to tropical gardening. 

 But they are not hardy and must be 

 wintered in a cold frame. 



BoccoNiA cordata, termed the plume 

 I)oppy, bloomed in July, tut its glaucous, 

 cordate, heavily lobcd leaves, of large size, 

 are still quite attractive when grouped 

 among shrubs. The plant grows five to 

 seven feet high, producing numerous 

 feathery light buft" color d flowers on 

 spikes held well above the foliage. It 

 should be planted in a bottomless box or 

 keg to prevent it suckering, and it should 

 be well protected with leaves iu winter. 



Catananche ccerulea has been in 

 bloom over two weeks and is still in its 

 prime. It belongs in th' shrubbery to 

 interest day visitors, as it closes its flow- 

 ers at sun down. They are carried well 

 above the foliage on stemscighteeninches 

 high, light blue in color, with a dark 

 purjjle centre, and by many are taken for 

 the old fashioned blue bottle {Ccntaurea 

 cyanus). It is very hardy a.id reliable 

 [and easily raised from seed, Ed]. 



Lychnis Chai.ckdonica. The double 

 form of this Russian scarlet lamp flower 

 is so superior to the single that there is 



wane, but for over a month in a partially 

 shaded position, a groupoladuzen plants 

 has been very attractive. Its briUiant, 

 dense clusters of bloom are carried well 

 above the foliage and attain a height of 

 thr e feet. It is perfectly hardy. 



SriR.BAS. The herbaceous S. lohata has 

 still left a few of its handsome feathery 

 peach blossom blooms, terminal on long 

 stiff stalks. A mass of this Queen of the 

 Prairie, in a damp spot, is a handsome 

 sight. 



Shrubs. Spinea Doaglassi and its Cali- 

 fornia variety S. Nobleana are rather 

 pleasing shrubs growing three feet high, 

 producing at this season slender rose 

 colored panicles above the tips of the 

 foliage. S. towentosa, a somewhat simi- 

 lar Ibrm, is also in bloom. 6". Billiardi 

 and the various catalogued forms of S. 

 Japonka are making th ir second crop of 

 blooms, the first having been cut off. 

 These are low growing shrubs producing 

 their pink or white flower heads in flat 

 terminal corymbs, and are valuable in 

 flowering at a season when most shrubs 

 are at r. st. 



Clethra alnifolia, growing in a 

 partially shaded position has white, sweet 

 scented terminal racemes that gladden the 

 hearts of the bees. It grows four or more 

 feet high and is a welcome addition to the 

 shrubbery'. , 



Hypericums. The hybrid H. Moser- 

 anum wintered in a cold frame, is just 

 through blooming; H. aureuni and H. 

 prolitjcuw are past their prime, while H. 

 Kalmianum is in good bloom. The latter 

 and H. aureum are planted in partial 

 shade. This is a beautiful group of plants 

 that should be us d more freely in this 

 section. One seldom sees them, and the 

 beauty of the flowers, especially of iV/oserf- 

 anum and aureum always captivates the 

 ladies. H. aureum grows about three 

 feet high and produces terminal, lightyel- 

 low flowers resting upon the dark green 

 leaves of the tips of the branches, wdiich 

 form an emerald setting. The petals, five 

 in number are three-fourths of an inch 

 long, and one-half broad in their wildest 

 part, reflexed, and resting upon the leaves. 

 The exceedingly numerous stamens of the 

 same color form a "puff ball" that might 

 be made of silk floss. This "ball" is an 

 inch in diameter and half as high. The 

 reflexing of the petals lessen the diameter 

 of the flower to an inch and a half. H. 

 aureum and H. Kalmianum are hardy 

 witl out protection; H. prolificum has 

 not passed a winter here yet. H. Mos- 

 erianum should be wintered inside. 



Rosa Wichuraiana, a recent acquisition 

 from Japan, has proved hardy here with 

 ordinary protection except that the tips 

 may freeze back some. It is strictly a 

 creeping rose, taking root at intervals 

 along its branches wherever a favorable 

 opportunity occurs. Its leaves arc small 

 and glossy. Its flowers are an inch and a 

 half in diameter, single, pure white, and 

 with numerous j-ellowstamcns. Planted 

 on a slightly raised mound with a pillar 

 rose for a center, it will cover the ground 

 completely and either in bloom or not, it 

 presents a handsome appearance. 



W. C. E. 



WINTERING VARIOUS flflRDY PLANTS. 



I have the enclosed list of plants start- 

 ed in a cold frame. I propose pricking 

 some of each out and carrying them over 

 winter in the frame, planting out in the 

 spring. Other plants (of each also) I 

 think of planting out this fall where they 

 are to grow and protect them through 

 the winter, hoping to succeed with one, 

 if not both, system-; 



1. Will you kindly say if my plan is a 

 good one? 



2. What time this fall should I plant 

 out those destined for the outside treat- 

 ment? 



,S. How to protect the outside ones. 



4. How to treat those in the frame. 



Flushing, N. Y. J. B. G. 



list of plants i wish to keep over 



winter. 



1. Anemone Japonica alba, A. J. rosea. 



2. Aquilegia cbrysantba alba, .4. 

 Grigor's hybrid glan'dulosa. 



3. Asclepias tuberosa. 

 4r, Asperula odorata. 



0. Boltonia latisquama. 

 G. Coreopsis lanceolata. 

 7. Callirhoe lineariloba. 



S. Delphinium Brunonianum, D. car- 

 dinale, D. Casbmerianum, D. grandi- 

 iJorum II. pi. 



9. Diantbus double standard. Tree or 

 perpetual, dwarf early Margaret, double 

 rose Margaret, double white Margaret. 

 D. dentosus. D. barbatus, Picotee pinks 

 Eastern Queen, Crimson Belle and double 

 white China. 



10. DigitalisgrandiHora. gloxinia-like,. 

 D. purpurea rosea, 



11. Genliana cruciata. 



12. Geuni atrosanguineum pi. 



13. Lobelia cardinalis, Emperor Will- 

 iam, L. syphilitica. 



1-t. Lychnis Haageana hybrida. 



15. Linaria biennis. 



16. Myosotis alpestris, alba and 

 rosea. 



17. Nycterinia selaginoides. 

 IS. CEnothera grandiHora. 



19. Papaver orientale, P. nudicaule, 

 P. nudicaule album and aurantiacum. 



20. Pentstemon antirrhinoides, P. 

 Clevelandii. P. beteropbyllum. 



21. Primula Cashmeriana, P. Japon- 

 ica. 



22. Rudbeckia Newmanii. 



23. Stylopborum dipbyllum. 



24. Valeriana alba and rubr,i. 



25. Verbena hybrida. 



1. Yes, capital. Not only will you be 

 sure to save some plants of each sort, but 

 it will be a lesson in practical experience 

 worth having. 



2. .\t once. Planting early gives the 

 young p'ants a chance to make fresh 

 roots and take a goodliold of the ground 

 before winter sets in. This is one of the 

 greatest safeguards against heaving by 

 frost. Planting out in fall, if into their 

 blooming places, is apt to give us sturdier 

 plants, hence finer flo wers, than we get 

 the first season from spring planted 

 stock. 



3. A few tree leaves strewn over the 

 plants and held in place by some dirt, 

 sedge, straw or evergreen branches will 

 save the somew-hat tender sorts, or some 

 rough litter or dryish stable manure will 

 answer the same purpose. Some ever- 

 green branches, as spruce, fir, pine, red 

 cedar, or arbor vitae laid over the plants 

 are excellent in the case of comparatively 

 hardy sorts; they shade them from sun- 

 shine" and sudden thawing, collect and 

 hold scattering leaves, also snow, and 

 prevent heaving by frost. 



4. The frame should face any point 

 from east to southwest, southeast being^ 

 the most desirable. Its purpose is to act 

 as a storehouse in which to keep certain 

 plants in safety over winter; you don't 

 want to hurry up these plants or keep 

 them in active growing condition as you 

 would pansies or violets, hence the frame 

 should be kept cool. Facing a sunny 

 point instead ol a sunless one is to render 

 less covering to exclude frost necessary. 



