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GARDENING. 



Oct. 15, 



wall, but in this case we cover the clumps 

 up altogether with earth, just as if they 

 were planted. It is in this frame that we 

 keep our largest variety of cannas. Of 

 manv roots we don't want any more 

 than a plant or two in summer, and as it 

 would be useless to keep over a large 

 clump for that purpose, when we lift the 

 varietv we break up a clump and save 

 one, two, three or more, single pieces 

 with crown eyes to each, just as we ap- 

 preciate the variety, and plant these close 

 together in rows "in the frame. Every 

 piece lives and is planted out the follow- 

 ing spring. 



We have also kept them in cold pits or 

 deep frames, such as we winter tritom.-is 

 or small evergreens in, but with indiffer- 

 ent success, the quarters were too damp 

 and cold for them. 



In fine, a winter temperature of 40" to 

 +8° suits them best, and they must be 

 kept slightly moist all winter, but never 

 wet. 



The above notes are written in response 

 to several inquiries on this subject. 



HflRDY NARCISSUS. 



The following is a list of the best hardy 

 narcissi in mv estimation. It is a difficult 

 matter to select from a genus where all 

 are good, but I am sure these will prove 

 satisfaaorv under ordinary garden culti- 

 vation. Ail are hardy, easy to grow, 

 showv, very beautiful, and likely to give 

 satisfaction to anyone who may plant 

 them. 



Narcissus HorsMdii, golden yellow 

 trumpet with white perianth. 



N. Emperor, yellow trumpet with 

 primrose perianth, the largest of the 

 trumpet section. 

 N. princeps, pale sulphuryellow flowers. 

 N. Sir Watkin, perianth ricb yellow 

 with yellow cups tin, ed with deep orjnge 

 on the margin. 



N. Empress, white with golden yellow 

 perianth. 



The foregoing are the largest flowered 

 of the daffodils and are of easy cultiva- 

 tion, in a deep rich soil. For three years 

 past I have however found that Hors- 

 fieldii hu\hs have been affected with some 

 disease which causes the bulbs to rot 

 quicklv after being dug, also in bulbs 

 which' have been left in the ground for 

 tv.o or three years. 



N. Poeticus ornatus, large white flow- 

 ers with a red tinged cup. 



N. incomparabilis, double white tinged 

 with orange. . 



N. Telamomiis /?. pi, goldej yellow 

 and very large. 



N.Jonquilla, deep yellow very fragrant 

 flowers. 



JV. maximus. white with golden yellow 

 perianth. 



N. cernuus, creamy white drooping 

 flowers. 



JV. rugilobus, sulphur white perianth an i 

 golden vellow trumpet. 



N Pseudo-narcissus, yellow trumpet 

 with sulphur perianth. 



N. Leedsii, Eucharis daffodil, white 

 perianth with silvery white crown. 



N. odorus, Campemelle, flowers golden 

 yellow and delightfully fragrant. 



N. gracilis, silver jonquil, a late Tower- 

 ing .sort with fragrant yellow flowers. 



JV. liurbidgei grandiHorus, white peri- 

 anth with citron yellow crown. 



N. hidorus, flo .• ers white with a deli- 

 cate yellow crown. 

 N. sulphureus Leedsii, very large yel- 

 . low flowers with cup tinged with deep 



with yellow crown. 



N. Henry 7ryi/)^, flowers golden yellow, 

 verv large. 



JV. Capa.Y, Queen Anne's double daffodil, 

 flowers large double lemon yellow. 



N. pallidas pnucox, flowers large pale 

 sulphur, and very earlv. 



N. obvallaris, Tenby daflodil. Prim- 

 rose trumpet with yellow perianth; large 

 and very early. 



N. Poeticus {}. pi., gardenia daffodil. 

 F'lowers large, very double and pure 

 white. 



The foregoing do not embrace nearly 

 all the good sorts of daft'odils, but include 

 a succession of bloom from the earliest to 

 the latest and will thrive in any rich soil. 

 The bulbs generally flower much better 

 the second year after planting. N. Tazetta 

 or polyanthus narcissus together with N. 

 Bulbo'codium and its varieties cannot be 

 safely planted in open borders in this 

 latitude, though they will occasionally 

 come through the winter in safety. 

 Passaic, N.J. Geo. C. Woolson. 



YELLOW COSMOS-BOLTONlflS. 



1 agree with L. C. L J. that Cusnius 

 sulphureus, page 6, is a failure as a cos- 

 mos, yet I consider it well worthy of cul- 

 tivation. I started mine early, under 

 glass, and got it into the open ground as 

 early as oossible. The plants commenced 

 blooming almost immediately and have 

 all summer been a mass of golden stars, 

 many of them an inch and a half in diam- 

 eter.' Its postrate habit makes it valu- 

 able for covering bare spots in the shrub- 

 bery, as it seems to enjoy a partial shade. 

 Mine has bern most proliferous in bloom. 

 I should be pleased to distribute seed to 

 our friends as long as it lasts gratis. 



I consider Boltonia latisquama and B. 

 asteroides two of my dearest friends. 

 Divide the roots every year to attain 

 perfection in them. Latisquama is beau- 

 tiful for two or three months. 



Moosup, Ct. J. E. Prick. 



is an ungrateful thing to say, since we 

 shall be glad to cut the pyrethrum after 

 the aster is out of bloom. This aster is 

 especially defirable for supporting heavy 

 spikes of gladiolus, as it furnishes the 

 needed relief in style of bloom at t' e same 

 time; and when the glass is draped with 

 the fern like foliage of the adiumia (a 

 gentle pressure of the finger will cause a 

 spraj' to stay in anj' position) one has an 

 ideal' arrangement of flowers. We allow 

 the seedling plants of adiumia to grow at 

 will for the first summer, and as soon as 

 the leaves are of a suitable size they are 

 in constant demand for "green;" it com- 

 bines tastefully with all sorts of flowers, 

 and is especially useful in mitigating the 

 rather bare look of the tall straight vases 

 now so much in vogue. H. N. B. 



Melrose, Ind. 



POLYGONUM CRI5FUM. 



J. L , Milford.Pa , writes: "1 send you 

 a flower and leafof a plant which I found 

 growing near an old house that has not 

 been occupied for many years; the plant 

 is very ornamental, standing four feet 

 high and about the same in breadth, and 

 is covered with flowers now. Can you 

 tell me what it is, as! want to transplant 

 it to my garden?" 



It is" the lesser form of Polygonum 

 cuspidatum known as P. crispum, a really 

 pretty and deserving hardy perennial, 

 and especially valuable on account of its 

 late blooming nature. But as it is quite 

 a wanderer at the root, plant it where 

 you can allow it to spread without hurt- 

 ing neighboring plants. Even in the 

 border, however, with a little attention 

 on your own part, there is no fear of it 

 becoming a nuisance. 



HflRDY ftSTBR AND flDLUMIfl. 



We have ;in unusu£illy fine perennial 

 aster now in bloom; think it must be the 

 white form of A Amellus [No, not 

 Amellus surely. Isn't it Noree-.inglise?— 

 Ed.] though it grows three feet tall; the 

 foliage is dark and quite resinous, and the 

 stems very stiff and well branched, are 

 tipped with narrow petaled white blos- 

 soms an inch and a half acros , having 

 pretty yellow centers that turn dark with 

 age. We have but two plants, the orig- 

 inal one, gathered from the roadside, and 

 a self sown seedling from it, and we have 

 never found another. The seedling stands 

 beside a clump of Pyrethrum uliginosuni, 

 and is a mvichtnore beautiful plant, which 



Is M.\DEiRA Vine Hardv?— Oakmont, 

 Pa., writes: "I noticed in yours of the 

 1,5th the statement that Madeira vine 

 tubers are tender. This has not been my 

 experience; they will kill down in winter 

 as far as frozen but no lower. Mine sur- 

 vived all last winter with only four or 

 five inches of leaves over them." We look 

 upon bulbs of hyacinths, tulips and 

 Siberian squills as being hardy because if 

 they are encased in the frozen earth in 

 winter thev remain unhurt. Many 

 gladiolus, c'rinums, ixias and others will 

 survive in the ground over winter if the 

 bulbs are beyond the reach of frost by 

 reason of depth or covering; butif caught 

 by frost thev would be killed. We can 

 not call them hardy. The tubers of 

 Apios tuberosa if encased in frozen earth 

 remain unhurt, and we call them hardy; 

 but the tubers of Madeira vine if caught 

 by frost get killed, so we term them 

 tender. We store our common potatoes 

 in pits covering them just enough to ex 

 elude frost, or ifwewishwe may leave 

 them in the drills where they grew with 

 impunitv if we mulch the drills deej) 

 enough "to exclude frost from the tubers. 

 Now we couldn't call the potato a hardy 

 plant. On the other hand the tubers of 

 Jerus&lem artichokes may be left in the 

 ground in the frost without anv covering 

 and no injury will befall them, because 

 they are quite hardy. 



Is THE Califor.nia VIOLET hardy at 

 Two Rivers, Wisconsin? asks J. E. H. We 

 cannot tell. That information can be ob- 

 tained by experiment only. 



Trees and Shrubs. 



FALL PLflNTlNO OF TREES AND SHRUBS. 



Now is the time to plant, and the sooner 

 it is done the better. If your ground is 

 well sheltered and well drained and you 

 simply wish to move some evergreens 

 from 'one part of vour garden to another 

 you can do it now with safety. But if 

 "you reside in a cold or bleak locality bet- 

 ter let the transplanting of the evergreens 

 alone till the spring time. In moderately 

 mild localities, for instance from New 

 York southward, wecan transplant yews, 

 arbor vita:s, Norway spruces and other 

 heavv rooting evergreens with ;d nost as 

 mucli safetv now as in spring; but we 

 would advi'se cutting them well in at the 

 time, and sprinkling them overhead twice 

 a day for a week or more after planting 

 should the weather be dry and windy. 

 Pines, junipers. Oriental spruces and other 

 thin rooting sorts had better be left for 

 spring. For Chicago, north and west, 

 fall planting of evergreens is too risky; 

 wait till spring. Indeed, even at Dosoris 



