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no dearth of geranium flowers. If old plants are 

 kept over, they should not be allowed to flower 

 during the summer, but treated as advised for 

 young plants. Those desirous of a few more ferns 

 for a cool room should add to the list given (on 

 page 36 1 , this article, ) Cy rtomium Fortune!, Lastraea 

 aristata variegata, Nephrolepistuberosa, Pteris argy- 

 riea and tremula. Other palms could be added also 

 for growing in a cold window, as Areca rubra, the 

 three Chamaerops, excelsa, Fortunei and humilis ; 

 Corypha australis and Seaforthia elegans. Of 

 miscellaneous window-plants are Chinese primu- 

 las, cyclamens and cinerarias, easily obtained from 

 florists in the fall, and requiring about the same 

 treatment as advised for the management of the 

 geraniums after being brought into the house. In 

 this article I have not exhausted half the windov/ 

 plants available. 



There are a few other plants which should be 

 included in our list, such as climbers. The Euro- 

 pean ivy, the German ivy, the Senecio macroglos- 

 sus, Lygodium scandens and Smilax. And for 

 basket and bracket plants the Kenilworth ivy, 

 Othonna crassifoha, the different Tradescantias, 

 and several other kinds that will present them- 

 selves to the enthusiastic window gardener. 



The disposition and training of the various 

 plants can be left to the cultivator, but it is best 

 to bear in mind always to consult the general 

 habit of the plant, and not to force it into shape 

 and position that prevents healthy growth and de- 

 velopment. 



As with the training so with the grouping or ar- 

 rangement of plants in baskets, stands or jardin- 

 ieres, it can be left to individual taste. Where it is 

 not desirable to disturb plants by re-potting, they 

 can be placed inside larger pots and the interstices 

 filled up with either moss or fine soil. On all fa- 

 vorable opportunities air should be admitted for a 

 few minutes or longer each day ; but as window- 

 plants are not expected to have all their require- 

 ments as if grown in a structure expressly for that 

 purpose, we must do the best we can under the 

 circumstances. 



In this essay, which has spread over consider- 

 able space, there is no mention of bulbous 

 plants, as a paper recently read before your So- 

 ciety gave instructions for their management in 

 the house. 



[This excellent essay was read before the New 

 York Horticultural Society, at one of its spring 

 meetings. It is one of those admirable productions, 

 which, though long, could not be condensed with- 

 out losing something. — Ed. G. M.] 



EDITORIAL NOTES. 



Parlor Ivy. — Few plants have, proved more 

 universally popular than the parlor ivy, Senecio 

 scandens. Its name, by priority, is, however, 

 Senecio deltoides, and under this name it is being 

 introduced in Europe. We mention it that those 

 who import " new " plants may know what they 

 are buying. 



Bridal Apple Blossoms. — The Public Ledger, 

 of Philadelphia, says : " Brides are not restricted to 

 orange blossoms ; they may carry any sort of 

 sweet-scented white blossoms. Presently we shall 

 have some florists forcing the fruit boughs to 

 furnish bridal bouquets. Apples and pears, plums 

 and peaches make the most exquisite decorations 

 for the wedding day." 



Dyeing Fresh Flowers. — A London paper 

 tells us that a bouquet recently carried by the Prin- 

 cess of Wales was remarkable. It was composed 

 entirely of large lilies, tinted with the most delicate 

 blue and pink hues by the absorption of dyes 

 through the stems. By this process, which was 

 discovered by Mr. Nesbit, the well-known analyst, 

 while experimenting on the anatomy of flowers, 

 very beautiful results can be obtained without in 

 any way affecting the perfume or freshness. Singu- 

 lar to say, flowers refuse to absorb certain colors, 

 while they dispose of others in different manners. 

 If placed in a mixed solution they make a com- 

 plete analysis, and some of the lilies which had 

 been treated with purple showed distinet red 

 veins and blue veins, the colors having been di- 

 vided in the process of absorption. 



NEW OR RARE PLANTS. 



White Bon Silene Rose.— This is a sport 

 from the old Bon Silene, possessing the same vig- 

 orous growth, the same free-flowering qualities, 

 and as hardy in constitution as the parent. It 

 originated with Mr. F. Morat, of Louisville, four 

 years since, and has been grown by him since 

 that time: The flowers are of pearly whiteness, 

 and are a counterpart of the red Bon Silene. 



Swanley White Violet. — This is a sport, hav- 

 ing originated in Italy from the very popular and 

 well-known Marie Louise. Hallock, Son & Thorpe 

 have grown this for nearly two years, and say 

 that it is in every way equal to its parent, having 

 the same growth, the same freedom of flowering, 

 the same perfume, and the individual flowers are 

 equally as large and of the purest white. This 



