September 2, 1911 



H ORTICl) LTU RE 



881 



Autumn Flowering Clematis 



The numerous speci ■ ties of clematis which 



contain many of our most beautiful climbing Bhrubs 

 and ornamental - are deserving of 



much extended cultivation i dens, and by a careful 



selection one is able to extend their flowering over a 

 | ral months. Tin • which dower at this 



the year arc speciallj valuable a- U-w other 

 climbers are in bloom and they add greatly to the 

 brightness of the garden, and f< a plants are so accom- 



ion. In I li<'i r nai oral 

 habitat all the varieties mentioned below are found 



or under- 

 i h, and v. red in such a 



n to the bi si advan- 

 i bing per- 

 ., etc., thougl ■ > ion in th 



sarj . \ 



II I! 



ill.-, and □ !'- or bra 



tiful natural I i very desirable for 



■ my « nli \ in- 

 climbing plants. A h it i ry to 



propaj large-flowi ri] el ies ol I manii 



and la ig, this is qoI neces- 



sary with the i here for late summer 



and Call flowering. All i ed freely or may be 



ed by cut! i 

 mer. If by seed they should wn as soon as ripe in 



a gentle heat and the dings pricked 



soon a Igh to ban 



ass of plants 

 during nificent i i idded 



to otir gardens by Mr. Wilson through his journeys in 

 Centr i : mong those which 



s are 

 some of our finest climb d uts. Clematis nmntana 



rubens is probably unsurpass any other climber in 



cultivi variety from Western 



China is ( '. tan 



i ed vi ry freely on I i ■ ms. &.ttachi d to the 



<• lant a 



very attractive appearance and it is not less beautiful 



eed than h mpaniflora 



of S tth Wi stern Europe, blos- 



being ai it e last week in An 



It is a vi entirely clothed with 



amy white : , C. apiifi 



of China and 3 >,a. much resemble 



r as they both have i i amy ; pro- 



duced in abundance all along the current 

 growth. Both of these are very han lesir- 



plants for all put 

 > paniculata, also a native of Japan, has always been 

 our favorite climbers 1 ere, and ai I on of 



ear it has few equals. The pure whi- 

 st effectively with the dark green foliage and 

 when allowed to grow and ramble at will it has few 

 equals. 



1 - at i folia, from Korea, at similar to 



the yellow tangutica, but the flowers are smaller, not 



so rich in color, and the ai adages to the seeds are 



showy. It is. bow ■ iy desirable plant 



for this season of the year 



Rust (?) on Tomatoes 



question asked by one of there con- 

 cerning rusl on tomal is mor : less difficult to 



answer as we have no true rust on tomatoes. The disease 



he refers to is probe wn bj Borne other name. In 



i isence of anj spa mens to identify we are at a 



Loss to know just n Ears to. He may refer to a 



leaf blight i h\ a Spt i which 18 



rather sei th and in the mid 



■ I by a spi i leaf, 



first ap ie lower leaves and gradual 



upwards. It often the plan! i 



a more o or rusted a 



the lllim ad outlini 



in No. Ill show that this fan erially 



.if- mix mixture. 

 \ i i age is kin ib or mil- 



dew, and more common to plants in the 



south than in the nor; 1 by a fui 



in the leaf. It onable 



whet her Bordeau s is use ir 



by a fungus I 



rium and this i irther 



'I 

 often 



damage to the crops in that region. 



ad so far as I know. We 



tomatoes in this state during 

 the past but they have not been 



affected. 



Amherst, Mass. 



"Y . d£<r>Ob 



(Bulletin No. 138 of the Mass. A ral Experiment 



Station, by Dr. George E. Stone, Issued Jul gives 



full information as t i Ti 



its for bulletins should be addn he Agricul- 



tural Experiment Station, Amherst, Mass.— Ed.) 



Early Flowering Gladioli 



Editor HoEtn 



Dear sir: I: earliness of glodiolus — having 



on trial about two ■ inductions 



of the woi dists, ] i. etc., 



hybrids, gives us a very fine 



e merits. 



P it, Pleaide, came into bloom 



i earliest fullv as large 



a- I'm ay, Ph B aty a few days 



'•'• rain of earlies 



which ' ". oom July 



1st; h 1 in. Planted in March, all 



would open in last week in June. 



ally from We bavi a -train of White 



Childs me thai are nearly as early as 



above. In them are flowers equal to Europa. We have 



more seed all h. p. from the very 



finest blooms. I I to yield some wonderful 



Yours, 



JWXMjU^ . i ■ ^L^Jt^Mj^S CanalBover.O. ^/^A^^l^ 



