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GARDENERS' CHRONICLE 



A HORTICULTURAL HALL FOR NEW YORK 



AAK )\'1''..M I'lXT has been started to fuuml a Imni- 

 cuUural hall in New York City, which is to Ije 

 representative of American horticulture. At a 

 recent meeting of the Horticultural Society of New- 

 York, John Scheepers of New ^'ork was empowered to 

 organize a committee, the members of which will be an- 

 nounced shortly to be composed of prominent men 

 and women of America interested in horticulture. After 

 this committee has been organized, various sub-commit- 

 tees will be appointed and a campaign started to raise 

 the necessary funds to carry out the project. 



The present plans are to erect a structure on a cen- 

 trally located site in New York City. In its architec- 

 tural design it is proposed to make the building somewhat 

 on the lines of the Grand Palais and the Petit Palais of 

 the Champs Elysees. Paris. A main exhibition hall in 

 which the International Flower Shows and other events 

 of similar nature may be held is to be provided, besides 

 meeting rooms, lecture halls, and general offices to be 

 devoted entirel}' to the horticultural interests. 



The interest already manifested on the part of those 

 who are willing to lend their names to the movement and 

 give their support td it. furnishes assurance that it will 

 be successfnllv c;irried cuit. 



\ iolas or Harrison's Musk, a very pretty effect is pro- 

 duced. Some of the dwarf-growing Fuchsias themselves 

 may. if [jreferred, be used for carpeting purposes. In 

 any etiumeration of the uses to which Fuchsias may be 

 put, the hardy kinds must on no account be passea over, 

 as they flower profusely during the latter part of the 

 Summer, having small, gracefully reflexed blossoms. 



A desirable feature of the different Fuchsias is their 

 simjjle cultural requirements, which stands them in good 

 stead in small gardens as well as in more pretentious 

 establishments. The named varieties are readily in- 

 creased by cuttings, which may be taken at any time 

 during the growing season. The best time, however, is 

 in the Spring months, when the plants, just awakened 

 from their ^Vinter's sleep, push out new shoots. As soon 

 as these shoots are from IjA inches to 3 inches long, they 

 form very suitable cuttings. If the bottom pair -of leaves 

 is removed and the cuttings inserted into pots of light, 

 sandy soil, they will, in a close propagating case in a 

 .gentle heat, strike root in about a fortnight. In the Sum- 

 mer they will strike readily without any artificial heat, 

 provided they are kept close and shaded. 



^^"hen rooted, they must be potted singly and shifted 

 into larger pots as required. A suitable compost for all 

 Fuchsias may be made up of two parts of loam to one 



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THE CULTIVATION OF FUCHSIAS 



TIIERF are very few classes of plants that can be 

 put to as many different uses as the numerous 

 forms of Fuchsia which we have now in our gar- 

 dens. For the embellishment of the greenhouse or con- 

 servatory they may be grown either as bushes, pyramids 

 or standards, according to individual taste. The tendency 

 to train them in standard form is decidedly on the in- 

 crease, and certainly the flowers, owing to their drooping 

 nature, are seen to considerable advantage when grown 

 in this way. The looser-habited kinds are also verv 

 pretty when trained to roof or rafter, under which con- 

 ditions they will keep up a display of bloom throu.ghout 

 the entire season. 



Outdoors during the Summer they are invaluable, 

 either as large specimens sunk in the turf or grouped 

 in a bed, thickly or thinly, according to individual fancy. 

 When disposed over the surface of a bed at such a dis- 

 tance that each individual has space to show its true 

 character, and the ground underneath is clothed with 

 some low-growing flowering plant, such as the Ijedding 



■x'hicli the pniposcd Horticultural Hall for A'l'tC York City ivill be 

 lied. 



l)art each of leaf mold and well-decayed cow manure, 

 with about half a part of sand, the whole being thor- 

 oughly incorporated together. 



If the young plaiats' are intended to be grown as bushes, 

 they should have the growing points pinched out in order 

 to induce the formation of side shoots: if as pyramids, 

 be tied to an upright stick and the development of side 

 b-ranches encouraged : while for standards a good stake 

 is necessary, and the removal of all side shoots till the 

 required hei.ght is attained. The pots should be well 

 drained, as Fuchsias need a liberal quantity of water 

 during the growing season, yet at the same time they 

 ver\ much resent stagnant moisture. 



In the Winter. Fuchsias lose their leaves, so that they 

 may be readily kept at that season anywhere just safe 

 from frost. They need then little or no water. Taken 

 into the greenhouse in the Spring and watered, they will, 

 under the influence of light, air and moisture, quickly 

 start into growth. When taken from their Winter quar- 

 ters, any straggling shoots may be shortened back in 

 order to ensure .good shapely specimens. — Gardrnim; 



