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• • GARDENING. 



June /, 



climber of extra strong habit, and when 

 in full flower it presents an exceedingly 

 attractive picture as a pillar or for cover- 

 ing trellis or arch. This is oneol the very 

 best roses known. 



Crimson Rambler with its magnificent 

 clusters of bright crimson flowers has the 

 ability to grow up and cover a large 

 space in a single sea.son. If these last two 

 were allowed to grow over rock work, 

 rough trellises or any similar position ac 

 random, with just sufficient tying to pre- 

 vent the wind tearing them to pieces — 

 what a glorious sight they would present 

 every June, at least they have done this 

 with me so far. John N. May. 



Summit, N. J. 



A Green RosE.-H.B.,St. Louis, writes: 

 "I have a green rose among the small 

 plants I raised last fall; is it common, 

 and has it a name? The flower is .small 

 and perfectly green." Ans. The green- 

 flowered rose is quite a curiosity, and 

 belongs to the Bengal or monthly class. 

 It isn't new at all; we have known of it 

 since ever we remember roses. The flower 

 is somewhat small, but perfectly green, 

 and scentless. It is usually referred to as 

 China rose viridiflora or Rosa Bengale 

 verte. 



The Greenhouse. 



FOmSBTTIflS. 



In a recent issue of Gardening a lady 

 subscriber tolls of her very successful 

 treatment of this favorite plant. The 

 writer once worked in an establishment 

 where several hundred plants were grown 

 for their cut "blooms." As it may inter- 

 est some of the readers of Gardening or 

 better yet induce some one who knows a 

 better way, to tell us of it, I give the 

 method of growing them in the place 

 referred to. When the heads or bracts had 

 been all cut about the holidays, theplants 

 were "heeled in" under a bench in one ot 

 the houses where they would be shaded 

 from the sun. and free from drip from the 

 bench overhead. They remained there 

 until the first week in June. They were 

 then taken up and pruned back to one or 

 two eyes from the old wood. The strong- 

 est canes were allowed two eyes, the 

 weaker ones one. 



The soil used was silted or screened, 

 and a liberal allowance of well rotted 

 manure which was screened also was 

 added. To this mixture was added 

 enough coarse sand to keep it open, and 

 over all was spread a moderate dressing 

 of a fertilizer, 'Blood and Bone." The 

 effect of this last ingredient was plainly 

 visible in the vigorous growth of the 

 plants, their dark green leaves and in the 

 deep color of the bracts or heads. The 

 |)otting material having been thoroughly 

 mixed by repeated turnings, the plants 

 were potted in it. A few pieces of broken 

 ])Ots were laid over the hole in the pot, 

 and on these was put a handful or twoot 

 coarse rotten manure, and then some 

 soil. The plants came next and more soil 

 was worked between the ro ts and 

 pounded in firmly with a stick, sufficient 

 space was left at the top to hold enough 

 water to moisten the earth in the pot, so 

 that in watering it was only necessary to 

 fill up this space. The plants being 

 ))otted were placed on a bench in one of 

 the houses for a couple of weeks, until 

 they made a strong start to grow. They 

 were then taken outside and the pots 

 plunged three fourths of theirdepth in the 

 ground, in an open, sunny place, and far 



enough apart to prevent crowding as 

 they grew. All weak growths were 

 removed as they showed themselves, 

 nothing being allowed to stand that did 

 not promise a head of bloom. About the 

 middle of July a few of the very strongest 

 canes were topped, which caused them to 

 give two heads. The pots were frequently 

 turned around to prevent the plants from 

 rooting through the bottom into the 

 earth, as this would check the plants 

 when taken up for housing. 



This housing was done from the 10th 

 to the 15th of September. A deep bench 

 was filled up with soil the same as before, 

 but not screened . The plants were brought 

 in and turned out of their pots and 

 planted out in this bench, erect if there 

 was room, and if not they werelaid down 

 and the balls covered with soil. When all 

 were in, they received a good watering 

 and as they grew, an occasional syringing 

 from the hose. They never failed to 

 respond to this treatment. Heads were 

 cut measuring 21 inches in diameter, 

 while the bulk of the cut was over 16 

 inches and of a deep rich color. When the 

 crop was sold the plants were lifted from 

 the bench and heeled in as before without 

 being pruned. It is important that the 

 drainage be good where they are plunged 

 as too much water will be injurious, 

 especially in time of muchrain. In plant- 

 ing the poinsettias in the bench, they 

 were allowed when laid down to overlap 

 each other three fourths of their length, 

 as soon as they began to grow, every 

 cane turned up and occupied its proper 

 space. Many of the plantsrequired three 

 gallon pots, being so large. P. F. 



SANDER'S BOUOfllNVlLLEfl. 



Thisisadwarfformof the well known />'. 

 glabra, and was recently introduced to 

 us by Sander, the orchid man of England. 

 The bougainvilleas are gorgeous, vigor- 

 ous, woody vines, but more of a shrubby 

 nature than of a wandering disposition. 

 B. glabra and B. speciosa, both from 

 Brazil, are the two species in common 

 cultivation. While they behave nicely 

 out of doors in summer they like warm 

 quarters in winter. Their flowers are 

 comparatively' slender, tubular and ol 

 themselves have no striking beauty, their 

 great floral beauty, like that ol the poin- 

 settia, con.sists of the vivid purplish rose 

 bracts that surround the blossoms. San- 

 der's bougainvillea is a dwarf or shrub 

 form of the viney parent, and an exceed- 

 ingly desirable one. It is easy to grow, 

 and much more accommodating to cul- 

 tural conditions than its more spreading 

 typical relative. It also blooms with 

 moderate freedom, and by restricting its 

 pot room and humoring it as regards 

 feeding, watering and resting we can 

 have it in bloom at most any time, and 

 we can easily grow it as a big house 

 plant. Although it was quite expensive 

 last year, it is now offered for sale at 

 nearly the price asked for geraniums. 



The Fruit Garden. 



BERRIES IN JUNE. 



Fruits and vegetables are composed 

 mosth' of water. The fruitgrower should 

 then know how to guard against seasons 

 of drouth and preserve the natural moist- 

 ure of the soil. This can be done in two 

 ways. First. — By irrigation, which is 

 practicable only in certain favored locali- 

 ties by ditches and canals and by various 

 ])uniping devices, pipes and drains, nect-s- 



sarily limited in extent, and then only 

 with considerable expense. Second. — By 

 retaining moisture already in the soil by 

 mulching. This may be practiced by all. 

 Well prepared ground receives sufficient 

 moisture in spring to fully mature the 

 largest crop. Tons of moisture from 

 every acre are escaping daily in the grow- 

 ing season. 



The best and most practical way to 

 preserve this moisture and place it just 

 where it is most available for plant use is 

 by frequent shallow cultivation, forming 

 a fine earth mulch. This applies to gar- 

 dens and all hoed crops. Where soil can- 

 not all be cultivated as with small fruits 

 then manure, leaves, straw, clover, marsh 

 hay, or any material to shade the ground 

 and retard evaporation. 



With coarse mulch, close around fruit 

 plants, and a fine earth mulch between 

 the rows, large crops may be carried 

 safely through .severe drouths. Com- 

 mence at once and continue until products 

 are mature. 



The new spring planted strawberry 

 plant should not be allowed to bear fruit 

 the first season. Pick off" all fruit stems 

 as soon as they appear. 



Three methods of training the straw- 

 berry are in use. The hill system, where 

 all runners are removed. The narrow 

 row, where only part of new runners are 

 allowed to form plants; and the lull 

 matted row, where plants are allowed to 

 fill all the space, excepting a narrow path 

 between rows. All have advocates and 

 all have special merits, depending on soil, 

 climate, variety and grower. The full 

 matted row is most used, being easiest 

 to manage. Guard against having too 

 many plants in a small space. They con- 

 sume moisture, suffer from drouth and 

 produce small berries. Each plant should 

 have from four to six inches square space 

 in which to grow and mature its fruits. 



When new canes of the raspberries and 

 blackberries are 15 or IS inches high, 

 pinch off" the top about three inches. 

 This will cause side branches to grow, 

 making well formed bushes, and greatly 

 increase the bearing surface of the canes. 



Sparta, Wis. M. A. Thayer. 



FEflCflES AND CHERRIES. 



Peaches thrive in Philadelphia city gar- 

 dens and last in a healthy condition for 

 years. There are trees there 15 to 20 

 years old. A few years ago our State 

 Horticvdtural Association published a 

 list of the most popular sorts, obtained 

 through answers to inquiries sent to 

 every county in the state. It was ar- 

 ranged in three sections, early, medium 

 and late. I will name three of each ar- 

 ranged in the order they were preferred. 

 Early — Mountain Rose, Alexand r and 

 Amsden. Medium — Crawford's Early, 

 Oldmixon and Stump the World. Late- 

 Crawford's Late, Smock and Sal way. I 

 would say in regard to this list, Alexan- 

 der is much earlier than Mountain Rose. 

 If not desirous of a very early one I would 

 prefer the latter, a white fleshed, excellent 

 variety. All the sorts named are free- 

 stones. As a rule, the largest varieties 

 are the late ones; and most of those 

 bought as canned fruit are of this class. 

 A second three each, early, medium and 

 late, from the Pennsvlvania list would be 

 Troth's Early, WaUi I. .,,.1,1,1 Wilder; Fos- 

 ter, Early York ami Sns.pK iKiima; Mor- 

 ris White, Wager ••iiul \V.imI\ l.atc. 



Is it as well to |)lauL llic slunes and 

 raise one's own peach trees? Yes, it is 

 just as well, when to have a particular 

 kind to ripen at a certain season is no 

 object; and seedlings are generally vigor- 



