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GARDENING. 



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cot color, Owen's Perfection, a fine white 

 anemone; Mrs. W. H. Lees, a certificated 

 English variety with pink outside petals, 

 shading to white to the center, are all 

 opening fine. Nemesis, very dwarf in 

 habit is of a rich shell pink color, some- 

 thing after the order of V. H. Hallock but 

 lacking in size. [. H. Reichraan, distrib- 

 uted by Jones of England, although origi- 

 nating at Short Hills, is a fine large clear 

 golden yellow bloom hardly yet in per- 

 fection, but it bids fair to hold its own 

 for several years to come. 



Thos. H. Spaulding. 

 Orange, N. J., October 22, 1895. 



NEW EARLY WHITE CHRYSANTHEMUM DAY DAWN. 



Mrs. H. G. Hill but I can see no difference 

 between it and its parent, and think its 

 originators were probably misled by a 

 flower of the parent appearing a little 

 brighter and not fading out as Mrs. Hill 

 has a tendency to do. Yellow Queen is 

 not holding up its reputation lor earli- 

 ness, as it is but half open. Madame F. 

 Bergmann is ready to cut and about 30 

 other varieties are in a semi-open shape. 



The next way in which I grow plants is 

 in pots, generally of five to six inches size, 

 they are from later cuttings and do not 

 develop quite as early as those grown in 

 boxes. In this class about the only variety 

 which is open is Marion Henderson, 

 whose color is magnificent, the flowers 

 are tairly large and well developed. It 

 should be classed asoneof thebestearlies, 

 in fact in mv judgment it is superior to 

 Mrs.J.G. Whilldin. 



The third manner in which I grow 

 chrysanthemums is to plant them out on 

 the greenhouse benches; none of these as 

 yet is open, but a large number are show- 

 ing color. One or two seedlings, which 

 were early last year, are but three-fourths 

 ex landed" now. Mrs. Parker is three- 

 fourths open. J. H. Troy, lauded as an 

 early, is but three-quarters open, and J. E. 

 Lager is not yet showing color, these two 

 are in boxes. 



This is the date on which, last year, a 

 number of the early flowering varieties 

 were exhibited before the committee of 

 the Chrysanthemum Society and awarded 

 certificates. Amongst these were Mrs. M. 

 R. Parker, Jr., J. E. Lager and J H. Troy 

 and all of them had been in bloom some 

 ten days or two weeks previous. This 

 year they are just about in what might 

 be called their prime, showing that the 

 season is about this much later. The 

 shop windows in New York also tend to 

 demonstrate this fact, as but few varie- 

 ties are shown. A new early variety of 

 immense size and high built form, with 

 dwarf habit and foliage close up to the 

 stem named Marion Cleveland will ap- 

 pear this year for future honors, and I 

 think will be disappointing to no one. 



Amongst other varieties developed at this 

 date are F. Walz, a dwarf, of pink color 

 but being a little pale will be against it. 

 Mrs. W. H. Hurley, of dwarf habit and 

 having magnificent golden bronze flowers 

 of more than average size. 



The old and well known variety Whill- 

 din, Miss M. M.Johnson and Mrs. H. E. 

 Weidersheim are looking larger and hand- 

 somer than ever. Since last writing the 

 bloom has risen above its lormer height 

 and its waxen texture is very beautiful. 

 Beau Ideal is large and looking well. 

 Burt Eddy is a rather coarse flower with 

 broad petals, of an unplea.sant shade of 

 magenta, its only recommendation being 

 size. Golden Wedding although usually 

 late is now about half developed and in 

 grand condition, showingnosymptomsof 

 the dreaded disease so often reported 

 from different sections. In my judgment 

 the cause of this disease should be laid 

 more to the grower than the varietj', as 

 from observation I have come to the con- 

 clusion the trouble is caused by over- 

 feeding and over-watering. This state- 

 ment applies equally as well to other 

 kinds affected the same way and in con- 

 firmation of my views complaints are 

 generally lodged against those which 

 have sparse root action which makethem 

 unable to digest the excessive food. With 

 me 1 have not a sick plant on the place 

 and have not had for several years, and 

 I attribute ray success solely to careful 

 watering and feeding. Esther Heacock,a 

 yellow or bronze sport from Ada Spauld- 

 ing is out andlookingfine and handsomer 

 than ever. Y'ellow Queen is also fully 

 developed and ready to cut. Marie Louise 

 on crown buds is in the same condition. 

 This is a fine white of immense size. Mrs. 

 E. 0. Walcott does not look or do well 

 on crown buds, it should be taken on 

 terminals. 



Dorothy Shea, an English variety, is of 

 good size and pleasing form. Geraldine 

 McCann, one of last year's novelties, has 

 white shading salmon towardsthe center 

 large, high, round blooms, very full and 

 of novel marking. H. F. Spaulding, apri- 



CHRySflNTflEMUIW DAY DflWN. 



The beautiful flower shown in our illus- 

 tration is a noveltv of this season, orig- 

 inating with H. G.'Hill & Co,, Richmond, 

 Ind. It was presented before the Chi- 

 cago committee of the American Chrys- 

 anthemum Society October 19, and was 

 recommended for a certificate. It is a 

 large flower of thereflexed Japanese type, 

 but with a slight incurving tendency 

 near the center. The color is an ivory 

 vi'hite tinged with faint sulphur at the 

 heart. It is readv for cutting from the 

 l.'ith to the 20th of October. The size 

 and beauty of the flower, coming as it 

 does at a season before many of the 

 larger blooms, will make it valuable for 

 trade purposes, and the same qualities 

 will render it an ac(iuisition to amateurs. 



fl NEW CflRySflNTflEHUM. 



A subscriber. Peace Dale, R. I., sends us 

 blossoms of a new variety and writes: 

 "These flowers were full open the first of 

 October and there are forty of them on 

 the plant which is of sturdy growth 

 standing two feet high. It is a seedling 

 raised from Spaulding's Japan seed." 



The flowers are very beautiful, full 

 double and pure white, and the stems 

 stiff. Should such earliness become fixed 

 it will prove a valuable variety. 



The Fruit Garden. 



MY COOL GRflFE HOUSE. 



I have frequently been requested to give 

 a printed account of my procedure in 

 erecting my cool grape house, and the 

 preparation of its border and general 

 management. 



The location is upon a slight elevation. 

 The house is a lean-to 40 feet in length, 13 

 feet in height at back and 3V2 feet high in 

 front. It is placed upon 12 granite blocks 

 5 feet by 8 inches. The grapery faces the 

 south, the front and slope, and most part 

 of both ends are of glass, but there is no 

 glass in the back wall, and there is no 

 fireheat in the house. You have illustra- 

 tions of my grape house, also of my forcing 

 house for plants, etc. in Gardening 

 October 1, both of these greenhouses seem 

 necessary to make complete a suburban 

 home. The forcing house is a low span- 

 roofed structure with a range of attached 

 frames on the south side of it. One thou- 

 sand dollars will cover the pecuniary ex- 

 pense of both houses. Indeed, they could 

 be erected for something less, but I be- 

 lieve if a thing is worth doing at all it is 

 economy to do it well. 



The grape house runs east and west, 

 with full exposure of entire range of glass 

 lo the south. Itsnorthem protection, as 

 i.here are triple rows of coniferous trees 



