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GARDENING. 



Oct. 15 



when planted these were all wilted and 

 drooping. The secret, however, was in 

 careful planting, firming the earth thor- 

 oughly and seiere pruning. This I be- 

 lieve essential with some evergreens, espe- 

 cially large ones. Encouraged with that 

 success I moved 4-2 small ones this spring 

 to my lawn, even.- one of which is doing 

 nicely. 



TRANSPL.iNTING VARIOUS WILD TREES. 



I have also successfully moved 26 hem- 

 lock spruces from their wild habitat. As 

 to large trees I have four white beech 6 

 to 8 inches in diameter, four or five scarlet 

 maples S to 9 inches, two sugar maples 

 same size, one pin oak 11 inches, one 

 white ash same size, one tulip poplar 

 about 8 inches, and others brought from 

 one to four miles distant to transform mj- 

 place from a field to a lawn. They were 

 moved quite successfully and with care 

 are doing nicely. A year ago I replanted 

 my shrubber\' (about 1,600 shrubs on 

 three acre lawn) according to plan fur- 

 nished by Mr. J. W. Elliott, andam well 

 pleased with the result. I have no flower 

 beds on mj' lawn and don't intend to 

 have any, but plant perennials freely 

 among the shrubbery and annuals in 

 flower garden at the rear. Well, this is 

 enough for once; if it doesn't tire your 

 readers too much I may add a little some 

 time later. [Please do. Such notes of 

 actual, practical experience are just what 

 we want.— Ed.] Before closing I wish to 

 sav that 



Gardening is my most welcome paper 

 and it has been of immense benefit to me 

 as well as pleasure. Practical, common 

 sense wins everv time. A. F. Hi'stdn. 



Coatesville, Pa., Sept. 26, '95. 



CLEMflTIS-PRlVET, HOW TO PROPflGflTE. 



J. M., Dayton, Ohio, writes: "Give me 

 a few hints on the propagation of cle- 

 matis in varieties, and also of California 

 privet." 



Clematis. — The large flowered varieties 

 of clematis are propagated from cuttings 

 —generally 2-jointed— of the half ripe 

 wood taken in summer, and as with roses 

 it is better to take the cuttings from in- 

 door than outdoor plants. But they 

 don't always root very kindly. They 

 may also be grafted on pieces of stout 

 fleshy roots of Flammula, paniculata, or 

 other vigorous sorts, using either green 

 or ripe wood. This too must be done 

 indoors. Or the old plants may be lay- 

 ered, spreading the vines out on the 

 ground and elbowing them at a joint 

 two to three inches into the soil, tamp- 

 ing it firm; in fact each vine may be la\'- 

 ered at several joints along its length. 

 All species of clematis may be raised from 

 seed; layering and crown division are also 

 practiced. Seed often takes six or twelve 

 months to germinate. 



California Privet.— From cuttings of 

 the ripe wood planted in rows a foot or 

 more apart in the open ground. The cut- 

 tings may be 6 to 9 inches long. 



IVY IN GERMflNY AND PUCflSlflS IN IRELAND. 



As to the ivy mentioned in my former 

 letter I may say that I saw it growing on 

 an ancient watch-tower that was built in 

 the old city wall that formerly encom- 

 passed the capital of the Roman provinces 

 of Charlemagne. The city was Aix-la- 

 Chapelle, about 4-0 miles west of the 

 Rhine. The soil was very rich and the 

 vine verv old, himdreds of years appar- 

 ently, the leaves were of course vei-y 

 coarse, and the vine clung to the ancient 

 stonework as tenaciously as the smaller 

 variety does to trees in England. 



In southern Ireland I saw fuchsias 

 growing wild. At Glengariff' they used 

 them for a hedge in front of the hotel 

 where we remained. In the rear of the 

 hotel there was quite a mountain, per- 

 haps 2,500 feet high; in looking up the 

 same we noticed a patch of color so bril- 

 liant I asked a native what it was, and 

 was informed that it was the wild fuch- 

 sias in bloom; there were also specimens 

 of fuchsia trees in the grounds about the 

 hotel that would stand 16 feet high, and 

 were 5 inches in diameter at the base. I 

 have never seen such a wealth of beauty 

 in vegetation as in southern Ireland. I 

 do not know name of the fuchsia, but it 

 was a common red sort, flowers small. 

 [The large leaved ivy referred to was, 

 probably, Riegneriana. We mail you a 

 sprig of it for old acquaintance sake. The 

 fuchsias largely grown as outdoor hard\' 

 plants in Ireland are globosa and its va- 

 rietv Riccartoni, but mostly the last 

 named, which is the hardiest of all. None 

 is hardy at Dosoris.— Ed.] C. W. K. 



Whitehall, Mich. 



A Deutzia Record — Mr. Egan saj's: 

 '"Deutzias require winter protection near 

 Chicago." Here in Crown Point, Ind , a 

 few miles from Chicago, there is a ten 

 year old plant of the Pride of Rochester 

 deutzia that is ten feet high, and is no 

 longer covered in winter. It outgrew 

 barrels when about four years old , and has 

 had no other protection since that time 

 than a mulch at its roots. This plant 

 stands at the northeast comer of a house 

 in rather poor soil and blooms abundant! v 

 every June. F. N. B. " 



Hale's Paper-shell Hickory.— Mr. 

 Andrew S. Fuller of Ridgewood, N. J., 

 writes us: "It is near a quarter of a cen- 

 tury since I named and described this 

 splendid variety, consequently I feel some 

 little interest in its history, if nothing 

 more. Our friend Mr. Trumpy should 

 not have relegated it to Englewood { see 

 page 25), many miles distant from here; 

 he should have written Ridgewood. for 

 it originated here on my neighbor Hale's 

 farm." 



Chrysanthemums. 



CflRYSflNTflEMUMS. 



At present the flowers seem to be quite 

 backward, for while I had Mrs. M. M. 

 Parker in bloom the 1st of October last 

 season it is not as yet showing color. The 

 buds of the Jeannie Falconer are almost 

 the size of a dollar, extra strong and are 

 showing color. I expect it in soon and it 

 will be fairly early. H. Sunderbruch will 

 be one of the first and is the best early 

 large yellow in commerce. It is now 

 about half developed, the habit is healthv 

 and medium to dwarf, it is best on crown 

 buds. Of early whites, Madame F. Berg- 

 mann is by far the best, although it lacks 

 size. There is one. Lady Fitzwigram, of 

 English origin, which I have had for the 

 past three years that comes much earlier, 

 in fact it is the earliest that I know of, 

 opening about the middle of September, 

 the same as Delaux early varieties. It is 

 of dwarf but weak habit and the flower 

 is thin and spreading. 1 note this men- 

 tioned by Smith of Michigan, but cannot, 

 from my three years' experience, recom- 

 mend it as being of much value or any 

 better than Delaux early ones which 

 have been cast to one side. One of the 

 best real earlv pinks which I know of, 

 and it is above medium size, is Mrs. ('.. B. 



Darby. M. M. Johnson, Nemesis, and 

 Mrs. Parker are three early, fine, promis- 

 ing new varieties of last season's intro- 

 duction. Thev are all very early and 

 strong, not being taller than Ivory, and 

 for this reason valuable for side' bench 

 varieties. Thos. H. Spaulding. 



Orange, N. J. 



Aquatics. 



Wm. Fitzwilliam speaks of Nytnphiea 

 odorata blooming from the middle of 

 May till the approach of cool weather. 

 Out here it blooms fairly well in May and 

 June, but after that very sparingly. But 

 the European water lily A', alba blooms 

 splendidly with us all summer long. 



The Egyptian paper reed (Papyrus 

 antiquorum) does admirablv in our pond 

 with six to eight inches of water over the 

 tub it is planted in, gaining at least five 

 times its size during the summer. 



Arundo Donax variegata will winter 

 well in this part of the country when 

 planted on drained soil and covered up 

 with straw or leaves. Some of ourplants 

 on drained grounds survived the '93-'9+ 

 winter, whereas others growing on low 

 wet ground were all winter-killed, both 

 having the same protection. 



Jas. Jenson. 



Sup't of Humboldt Park, Chicago. 



The Greenhouse. 



BUILDING fl GREENHOUSE. 



A Constant Reader, Chicago, writes: 

 "On the west side of ray residence I have 

 a single frame hot bed 3x6 feet, but have 

 not so far been able to raise successfully 

 enough plants to fill ray little garden 

 around the house; it has been either too 

 cold or too warm. Should I build a 

 lean-to greenhouse in place of this hot 

 bed — have a space 7x10 feet to spare for 

 this. 1 have no means of heating it^ex- 

 cept perhaps with an oil stuve— but 

 thought it would do better than this hot 

 bed in raising plants from seeds and 

 cuttings in the spring. I believe I could 

 manage this better than the hot bed. 

 Diagram of space enclosed. 



"Should there be a solid wall along the 

 stair railing to protect against north 

 winds, with glass roof and glass west 

 and south sides? Ought 1 to dig out a 

 foot or two or build on the level? How 

 arrange it inside to best advantage? 

 How ventilate? By advising how to 

 build this in an inexpensive manner you 

 will much oblige me." 



A 3x6 hot bed is very small; there isn't 

 body enough of manure in it to hold the 

 heat long. Build the greenhouse bj' all 

 means. Get one of the Chicago green- 

 house builders (see adv. in Gardening) 

 to look at the place and give you an esti- 

 mate on the job; he can build the green- 

 house better, neater and much cheaper 

 than you can have it done by any ordi- 

 nary carpenter. A pl.ain, tight house 

 with wooden sides should answer. Let 

 the gable against the kitchen rails be of 

 glass the same as at the other end, and 

 have one or two light-weight (Yi or 

 -'K-inch tongued and grooved clear pine) 

 shutters to fasten up against it on the 

 outside in winter, and take ofl"in spring. 

 Don't sink the house under ground; our 

 most successful florists never do that. 



