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GARDENING. 



May 75, 



out of the ground, and they bloomed the 

 first year. 



Bulbs of all lilies when they can be ob- 

 tained fresh from the nursery give quicker 

 returns than can be had from imported 

 stock. The thicker roots at the bottom 

 of the bulbs, when kept fresh, are a great 

 help to them at the start. These are sel- 

 dom of any use on the imported bulbs. 

 Either they are removed before they are 

 packed or they dry up before reaching 

 their destination. When bulbs are taken 

 fresh from the nurserj' not only may most 

 of the largest roots be retained, but if the 

 journey is not too far nearly all of the 

 roots may be saved, which is a great gain 

 to the plant. When, by exposure to the 

 atmosphere, the outer scales of lily bulbs 

 become shriveled and shrunken, as they 

 always do when allowed to dry, the in- 

 jury to the bulb is much greater than 

 would be supposed. It is on this account 

 that what are often termed "store bulbs" 

 require a year to recover before they re- 

 gain sufficient strength to bloom. 



Chariotte, Vt. F. H. Horsford. 



fllWFBLOFSlS VE1TC«II OR BOSTON IVY- 

 ClEMfiTIS. 



1. 1 am having trouble with it and 

 cannot understand why six of them, 

 planted in various parts of my large gar- 

 den, are languishing in the manner they 

 do. Can you explain it? .\s they were 

 all purchased from one florist I incline to 

 believe the originals were lacking in vital- 

 ity, but they have had the very best care 

 and attention, without results. 



2. What is the best treatment and best 

 exposure lor Clematis Jackmanni and C. 

 Henryii? G. W. P. 



Tacoma, Wash. 



1. The cause is probably local, so we 

 cannot tell. But we think it should grow 

 well with you. Good rich soil and a 

 warm, sheltered, sunny exposure are what 

 it likes in northern latitudes. It is often 

 winter killed though, not so much the 

 whole plant as its younger growths. 



2. A southeast exposure. They like 

 fresh, free, light, loamy soil, deeply and 

 loosely worked. Bury the vines over 

 winter, and unearth them in early spring, 

 when they should be pruned in pretty 

 hard. Mulchabout th(ir roots in summer. 



fl flflRDY CACTUS. 



Last summer in strolling one day on the 

 mountain sides, which are all about my 

 Port Jervis home, I found fine specimens 

 of the Opuntia RafHnesquil growing in 

 the shelving and loose rocks. There 

 seemed to be no soil for the roots, noth- 

 ing but stone. I managed to get a few 

 specimens of the bloom— yellow petals, 

 with a dark red center, quite a pretty 

 flower. I believe this is about the farthest 

 north this cactus is found growing. [It 

 is quite hardy in our gardens and grows 

 well in cultivation, in fact, it is not only 

 a very much neglected plant, but a mem- 

 ber of an undeservedly neglected race of 

 plants. There are several distinct vari- 

 eties of it, Comanchica being one of the 

 finest. Vulgaris also does well in the 

 garden, but our experience with these 

 hardy opuntias is that Missouriensis 

 makes the finest show.— Ed.] 



Port Jervis, N. Y. E. G. Fowi.kk. 



The Tree Morning Glory.— W. F.M., 

 Raleigh, N. C, writes to say that he had 

 this plant from Mr. J. C. Vaughanof Chi- 

 cago in 1889. He continues: "I grew 

 the plant here two vears, and have had a 

 plant foiM- feet high with over .5f)0 flow- 



ers and buds on it at one time, but never 

 succeeded in ripening any good seed. * 

 Heft the plant out to test its hardiness. It 

 succumbed to a temperature of 18° above 

 zero. * * If not put in too rich a soil 

 makes a fine show of bloom. In rich soil 

 the large foliage obscures the flowers." 



Roses. 



CLIMBING ROSES FOR NEW JERSEY. 



A. B. C, South Orange, N. J., asks: 

 "What are the best climbing roses to 

 jilant on a wall facing southeast, eighteen 

 feet high and thirty feet long?" 



Mr. John N May, Summit, N. J., 

 answers: "If slight protection be given 

 it in winter there is no more beautiful 

 climbingrose thanReine Marie Henriette, 

 with its crimson flowers; it is virtually a 

 climbing Gen. Jacqueminot. If the new 

 Crimson Rambler proves hardy it will 

 certainly be an acquisition for just such a 

 position, and there is every probability 

 that it will be hardy. It is a vigorous 

 grower, with bright glossy green leaves 

 and large clusters of bloom. Blended 

 with these a plant each of Baltimore Belle 

 and Queen of the Prairie woull make a 

 charming effect. The soil in which they 

 are to be planted should first be made 

 very rich so as to encourage the plants to 

 make good growth the first year. The 

 strong shoots should be trained to cover 

 as much of the wall as possible at about 

 even distances apart, and the next season 

 a full crop of flowers may bedepended on. 

 Unfortunately we have no climbing yel- 

 low rose hardy enough to recommend for 

 the place." 



In addition to those mentioned by Mr. 

 May we would suggest the wild prairie 

 rose (Rosa setigera), single flowered, in 

 clusters, and blooming later than the 

 double varieties. It climbs high, is per- 

 fectly hardy, and one of the loveliest roses 

 known. The Dawson rose too, free grow- 

 ing, hardy as a rock, verj- free blooming, 

 but only semi-double under or medium 

 sized flowers might be admissible to hi Ip 

 cover the lower part of the wall. The 

 Japanese trailing rose {Rosa Wichura- 

 iana) sends out its 20-foot long arms 

 creeping overtheground, forming a dense, 

 glossy, leafy mat which about the end of 

 June or first of July is covered with pani- 

 cles of small white flowers that are suc- 

 ceeded by crimson fruit, which is held on 

 the plants all winter long. Even now 

 (May 9) the Dosoris plants are full of 

 last year's heps. To test it as a climbing 

 rose we tied up the vines over an arch 

 last summer, letting them hang down on 

 the other side. Not only have they lived 

 perfectly, but they seem jjerfectly happy 

 and look very pretty. But the young 

 growths will never go up of their own 

 accord. Their nature is to creep flat along 

 the ground, and if we want them to climb 

 we have got to tie them up to their duty. 



Landscape Gardening. 



FLAN FOR GROUNDS OF TWENTY ACRES. 



The accompanying plan is that of the 

 grounds of Mr'. Henry S. Turner, at 

 Elsah, Illinois. These grounds are beau- 

 tifully situated on a bluff five hundred 

 feet above the Mississippi river, and 

 about thirt}' miles from St. Louis. The 

 grounds are comparatively level except 

 for a steep declivity on the southern 



boundary, commencing on a line a few 

 feet south of the house, and a valley com- 

 mencing at path a, and extending beyond 

 the north western boundary of the 

 grounds. This valley is wooded north of 

 the carriage drive which crosses it from 

 h to c. The grounds slope gently to this 

 valley from path d and from the road 

 from e to /. 



The steep declivity referred to above ex- 

 tends about three hundred feet south of 

 the house to a sheer bluff" above the river. 

 The house is located to get the full benefit 

 of the magnificent river and prairie view, 

 which is only limited by the power of 

 the eye. The pond was a natural one, 

 the outlines of which have been changed. 

 This pond was retained to provide a place 

 to grow aquatics and bog plants. 



The grounds are very elaborately 

 planted with a large variety of trees, 

 shrubs and herbaceous plants, and 

 promise to become one of the most inter- 

 esting and beautiful country places in the 

 West. In addition to the ground shown 

 by the plan, Mr. Turner owns several 

 hundred acres adjoining which is devoted 

 to a stock farm. 



1,1,1. Woods. 



2. Steep declivity planted principally 

 with evergreens, but some open spaces 

 left, in which wild roses and other native 

 plants are naturalized. 



3. 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3. Trees and shrubs. 

 'ia, 3a. Shrubs. 



4. Trees, principally deciduous but 

 with a few groups of evergreens. 



5. 5. Rhododendrons and coniferous 

 evergreens. 



6. Large evergreens. 



7. Hemlock spruce. 



8. White birch and hemlock spruce. 



9. Bed of Arundo Donax and Eulalia 

 gracillima. 



10. Path from house to farm with 

 flower border on both sides, planted with 

 H. P. roses, herbaceous plants, spring 

 flowering bulbs, summer blooming bulbs 

 and annuals. 



11. Summer house. 



12. Pump house. 



13. Ice-house. 



14. Office. 



1.5. Greenhouse. 



16. Lodge. 



17. Pond for aquatics with groups of 

 shrubs and trees planted around it. 



15. California privet hedge. 



19. Lombardy poplars. 



20. Grape arbor. 



J. Wilkinson Elliott. 

 Pittsburg, Pa. 



The Greenhouse. 



QUESTIONS ABOUT GREENHOUSE FLANTS. 



R. M. W., Ontario, writes: I would like 

 to plant out in May or June, a few green- 

 house plants, merely for the purpose of 

 having good plants for next winter, and 

 would be glad to know whether they 

 should be exposed to full sunlight, ami 

 also whether they should be planted in 

 their pots or in the open ground. 



1. Begoni.\s, metallica, Pres. Carnot, 

 etc?. 



.4ns. Plant them out in a nicely pre- 

 pared bed in partial shade, as under a 

 lath shading, but not under the drip of 

 trees. Liftandrei ot them next August or 

 plunge them in a similarlvlv shaded place 

 out of doors over sunimu'r." 



2. ToMCrlM I S SIM > I Mul.is:' 



Alls. \\\ plnii^. ii MMi ,,i J(,nrs in sum- 

 mer, shading I l.i,uU\ 111. IHM while but 

 giving it full suu.shiiic bclnrc (all. 



