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GARDENING. 



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border. The quantity for a si|uare yard 

 of bed for roses would be about one-half 

 pound well forked through the soil before 

 jilantinf;, or if planting strong remontant 

 rose plants, and it is desired to fertilize 

 lacli plant separately with bone, use a 

 handful (about fourounces) to each plant 

 well worked through the soil. 



Wm. H. Spooner. 

 Jrunaica Plain, Mass. 



SOME NOTES ON NEW AND RECENTLY INTRO- 

 DUCED ROSES. 



Marchioness ofLondo,ni)eki(v(1893). 

 A fine reflexed flower of large size and 

 globular form, color white, with flesh 

 colored tints. It is a strong grower with 

 fine foliage, but from present appearance 

 will not prove a free bloomer; in this 

 respect it is not unlike Margaret Dickson. 

 Both are the production of the celebrated 

 Irish growers. Age may improve the 

 flowering character of the plants, as it 

 has in the Dickson. Excessive propaga- 

 tion is very largely the cause of weak 

 vitalitv in the newer introduction. 



C.\PTAIN Hayward (1893).— a plant of 

 strong growth, producing stiff upright 

 shoots and fine foliage. It is a free 

 bloomer, color of flowers bright crimson, 

 and they are very sweet scented. Similiar 

 in stvle to Dupuy Jamain. 



Miss Harkness (1893).-In growth the 

 plant is rather light, and for this perhaps 

 not very free in bloom; the color is pure 

 blush, delicate and clear, and the flowers 

 are of fine form. Another year may give 

 the desired strength for freedom in bloom, 

 that is very properly demanded in a gar- 

 den rose. 



Crimson Rambler (1893).— This is a 

 semi-double Polyantha rose of Japanese 

 origin, and comes to us highly recom- 

 mended. It is claimed to be hardy in 

 Ivngland, but I doubt if it proves so in 

 the northern sections of this county. I 

 liave it now in bloom under glass. The 

 flower is truly a triumph of beauty, 

 lilooming in clusters, almost every shoot 

 showing buds and the color is bright 

 glowing crimson. But the rose is with- 

 out fragrance. The plant is of very strong 

 growth, which feature will give it great 

 value as a garden rose. 



La Fraicheur (1891).— .\ hybrid tea, 

 an attractive flower, carmine rose colored 

 and cup shajjed with long buds. Unfortu- 

 nately the plant is rather a weak grower, 

 but will perhaps improve with age. It 

 is a grand rose and worthy of careful 

 attention. 



GusTAVE Regis (1890).— Another Hy- 

 brid Tea, accounts of this rose from the 

 other side of the Atlantic were quite com- 

 plimentary. The color of the flower was 

 described as nankeen yellow, with long 

 |)()inted buds. But the growth of 

 the plant is so weak that I have been 

 unable to determine as to its true color 

 or character. The flower is semi-double 

 and this feature may give the rose attrac- 

 tions to man}'. 



Mrs. Paul (1891),— A Hybrid Bour- 

 bon, a seedling from Mme. Isaac Pereire; 

 like its parent its growth is very strong, 

 cither as a pot plant or in the open ground 

 and the foliage is very fine. The flower is 

 variable in color and size; color from 

 blush white to rosy peach. I am not 

 |)repared to commend or to condemn the 

 rose without a further trial. 



Wm. H. Si'oo.ser. 

 Jamaica Plain, Mass. 



The Greenhouse. 



My LITTLE GREBNilOUSE. 



1 would like to say in comment on ".\. 

 B. C.'s" "Httle greenhouse," that I have 

 one even smaller, sunk three steps, span 

 roof, with longest slope toward the south. 

 As it is only an experiment in a little 

 country village, it is not very stylish, but 

 is built warmly. The sides are double, 

 of cheap lumber, and packed with dry 

 earth. For heating apparatus an old 

 large kitchen stove was sunk halfway in 

 the ground at one comer, after breaking 



. TREE MORNING OLORY. 



oflT the reservoir and making a hole 

 through the back. It was then bricked 

 over, leaving only the front lids, and the 

 entire front of thestoveopen. A flue « as 

 then laid from the back along the ground 

 to the opposite end of the house to the 

 chimney. This prevents excess of heat, 

 and also holds the heat well, keeping the 

 temperature very- even. I have not been 

 troubled with insects of any kind, even 

 when they have been brought in on new 

 plants. I picked mealy bug, washed ofi" 

 scale, and gave red spider a bath in my 

 water tank Aphis was introduced on a 

 plant of saxifrage, and I have killed it 

 whenever seen, but it hangs on persis- 

 tantly, a few all the time. The worst 

 pest has been worms in the soil. These, 

 with their myriad of small-fly attendants 

 were brought in on a lot of plants from a 

 neighbor's. I am using lime water now, 

 and think they are giving up the battle. 

 I find a small mite running about my 

 seed bed, and I often find it about the 

 drainage holes in pots. It seems to be in 

 the leaf mould. The largest ones are 

 about the size of a pin-head. They are 

 brown and have eight legs. What is it? 

 What caused it? -And isit hurtful? If so, 

 how can I rout it? 

 [Please send us a sample — Ei>.] 

 Mclntire, Iowa. V. W. 



We are glad to know it.— P. J. V., 

 Ste. Marie, 111., writes: "About "eight 

 months ago I asked you about the treat- 

 ment of some plants, and, following your 

 advice, I had splendid success." 



ORNITflOOflLUM flRflBICUM. 



F. X. B. writes: "Last fall I got three 

 of these bulbs; one is now in bloom and 

 very satisfactory, the other two have not 

 started to grow. Will the good bulb force 

 again?" 



After the flower fades keep the leaves 

 fresh, green and growing as long as possi- 

 ble. In May plant the bulb out in the 



garden. In the summer, sometime, the 

 leaves will die down and go to rest natur- 

 ally, then lift the bulb and keep it dry till 

 September or October, when if it be 

 plump and of good size pot and force it 

 again. We cannot rely upon them the 

 second vear for flowers, but much depends 

 upon the size and strength of the bulbs, 

 livery second year if liberally grown they 

 should bloom well. We cannot tell what 

 ails the dormant bulbs. Plant them out 

 of doors now; if there is any life in them 

 that will start them. 



SUMMER TREATMENT OF CflRYSflNTHEMUMS 

 IN POTS. 



1 . When chrysanthemums are plunged 

 out through the summer, how early 

 should they be put out? 2. In what 

 sized pots? 3. Should the pots be changed 

 (hiring the season, and when? 4. How 

 deep should the pots be plunged? 5. 

 Should the plants have any fertilizing 

 (manuring) while outside? A. S. 



Wisconsin. 



1 . When danger of frost is past in your 

 locality. Chrysanthemums will stand 

 considerable freezing when in a semi dor- 

 mant condition, but a slight frost will 

 injure them when in active growth. 2 

 and 3. The plants should be repotted 

 into pots about two sizes larger when- 

 ever the soil has become nicely filled with 

 roots (not a complete mass), until they 

 have been placed in their final or flower- 

 ing pots. This will depend upon the 

 [uiriiose for which the plants arc intended. 

 If they are wanted for cut blooms or to 

 carry only 3 to 5 blooms, a G or 8-inch 

 jiot will be large enough, but if you want 

 to get large plants with a number of 

 blooms, say 50 to 100, a 10 or 12-inch 

 pot will be needed. 



A-. About level with the tops of the 

 pots. 



5. After the plants have filled their 

 final pots nicely with roots, weak manure 

 water may be given twice a week. Cow 

 or sheep manure is best; soot w.'iter given 

 once in two weeks will also be beneficial, 

 use about a teaspoonful of soot to 1 gal- 

 lon of water. I.L.Powell. 



New York. 



DISEASED PALM LEAVES. 



C.E.S., Oak Park, III., writes: "lenclose 

 two leaves from seedling palms Corypha 

 australis and Charmerops excelsa. These 

 are from small seedlings received last 

 autumn from a Southern nursery, and 

 have been kept during the winter in 

 a cool greenhouse. They are putting out 

 new leaves, but nearly all are affected 

 like these from which leaves are sent. 

 Cause and cure?" 



We submitted the leaves to Dr. Byron 

 D. Halsted, who reports that they are 

 aft'ected by the palm tip blight. While 

 you cannot cure the diseased leu ves you 

 may by spraving the plants with Bor- 

 deaux mixture once a fortnight prevent 

 it spreading. Cut off and burn all dis- 

 eased parts. 



PRIMULA-CLEMATIS. 



.\ subscriber asks some (]uestions: 1. 

 Primula ohconica, when to sow it for 

 winter flowers? 



.Ins. At once. And grow in a cool 

 greenhouse or thinly shaded cold frame in 

 summer. If properly cared for they will 

 make nice blooming plants by next No- 

 vember. They blossom well in 4-inch or 

 5-inch pots. 



2. Will Clematis Jackwannigrow from 

 cuttings, and if so, when should they be 

 taken? 



