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■ GARDENING. 



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THE NEW HARDY PINK, HER MAJESTY 



lias are iu bloom, caiinas are on the wane 

 but still a fine show, Cape plumbago, 

 l)lue and white, are mats of bloom, ill- 

 smelling although lantanas are, they are 

 very brilliant in bloom at this time of the 

 year; vincas, white, red eye. and purple 

 are better now than before this, and 

 Asclepias nivea is one of our best sources 

 for cut flowers. Tuberous begonias are 

 grand, and Vernon shows how apt it is 

 for outdoor work. The gladioli we 

 planted iu July is giving us fine flowers, 

 and Iwpatiens Sultani is a carpet of 

 l)ioom in partial shade. White datura 

 l)ushes are drooping with trumpets, 

 affinis tobacco plant scents the atmos- 

 phere at night, and the California pop- 

 ])ies (Eschscboltzia) are ablaze in the bor- 

 ders where they have naturalized them- 

 selves. .\nnual and perennial morning 

 glories brighten our forenoons, and the 

 moonflower is abundant at night. The 

 white form of Solarium jasminoidcs is 

 dripping with itselegantbunchcsof white 

 blossoms. .\nd the clumps of the yellow 

 flowered Hibiscus cbrysanthiis look like a 

 mass of hardy .shrubs in bloom. 



But the first frost will destroy all the 

 tender (lowers and leaves us dependent 

 on the hardy ones as mignonette, alys- 

 sum, pansits, early chrysanthemums and 

 the like. 



If you haven't yet saved all the .seeds 

 you want do so at once. 



I ".el u]) and save all the tender bulbs as 

 gladioli, tuberoses, begonias, bessera, 

 Milla hillora. arums, oxalis, and the like, 

 also your canna and dahlia roots. 



Clean up the beds and bordtrs. Don't 

 leave the frost killed plants in them all 

 winter. 



October 10. We are now having a 

 severe east rain and wind storm, and 

 which has destroyed everything in the 

 way of outside flowers. But if we get 

 bright weather after this we shall have a 



good many outdoor blossoms yet, such 

 as cosmos, mountain fleece, gaillardia, pot 

 marigolds, mignonette, and sweet alys- 

 sum. It is useless to try to save any of the 

 tender plants as cannas, dahlias, and the 

 like, better cut them over; dig them up 

 and get them stored past, and the ground 

 cleaned. 



THE NEW FINKHER MflJESTY. 



This is a gem among hardy flowtrs. 

 The plants are stocky, health^', and 

 hardy, and the flowers are pure white, 

 fragrant, and produced in great abund- 

 ance. Everj'body who appreciates beau- 

 tiful flowers in the garden, or cut flowers 

 in the house should grow it. Its large, 

 pure white blossoms coming in at a time 

 when flowers are in much demand must 

 make it the standard florists' pink in its 

 season. 



I had a large stock of it last j-car grow- 

 ing in three places. One lot was in a cold 

 frame covered with sashes, and it came 

 into bloom the middle of May. .^n out- 

 door bed on a southern exposure, and 

 without anj' covering in winter cameinto 

 bloom with the other hardy pinks as 

 Alba Fimbriata, about the beginning of 

 June. The third belt was planted in a 

 shady place with a very light covering of 

 short horse manure during winter, and it 

 commenced to bloom about the end of 

 June. In this way I was able Lo cut 

 flowers from this pink for nearly three 

 months. I propagate from cuttings taken 

 in September. If these, as soon as rooted, 

 are planted nut they willmake nice bloom- 

 ing plants tlic fnllowing spring, and will 

 pay well for the little attention i)aid to 

 them. 



The engraving is a good picture of this 

 pretty pink and was prepared bv Mr. \. 

 Blanc of this citv. C. EiSKi.i:. 



Philadelphia. 



NOTES FROM EOflNDflLE. 



Achillea Ptarmica in its double form, 

 known as A. grandiflora, and The Pearl 

 are a perfect shtet of white. They are 

 gems for cutting. All through summer 

 and autumn they are a mine of floral 

 wealth. Planted in full sun, tlie_v grow 

 more upright than in partial shade, 

 where thej' assume the character of a 

 trailer. 



Euphorbia corollata, the white spurge, 

 is now found in bloom quite frccpiently 

 by the roadside in rather dry positions, 

 but brought into the shrubbery border 

 for color effect or in the garden for cut- 

 ting purposes, it is very effective. Its 

 lasting qualities when cut and the grace- 

 ful open airiness im parted by its use to any 

 floral decoration, makes it almost indis- 

 pensable. 



Galtonia candicans, generally cata- 

 logued as Hyacintbus candicans, with its 

 tall spikes of white bell shaped flowers, is 

 now passing out of bloom. It should be 

 planted in groups of three or five in 

 open spaces among the shrubbery. If 

 planted six inches deep, in well drained 

 soil and pi-otected b3' leaves or litter, it 

 will winter well, otherwise it is safest to 

 take it up in the fall. 



Campanula Carpatbica in its type, the 

 blue, and its white variety, alha. are pro- 

 ducing a pleasing carpeting of green 

 foliage a few inches high, out of which 

 spring numerous wiry stems half a foot 

 high, each bearing its blue or white open 

 blossom. For borders or open places in a 

 new shrubbery belt, this plant is indispen- 

 sable. It will grow in partial shade ami 

 is very hardy. 



P/a treof/oH^rand/florum is a handsome 

 species closely related to the campanidas 

 and which has reached us under many 

 aliases. By some it is catalogued as 

 Wahlenbergia and by others as Cam- 



