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rank the highest. On the outside we could 

 have the deepest shades — as deep red, crim- 

 son and velvety. Doctor Aruol, Francoise 

 Arago, Giant of Battles, General Jacque- 

 minot, Jules Margottin, Pius the Ninth, 

 Prince Camille de Rohan and Triomphe 

 de I'Exposition would fill the outer ring. 



We do not say that this order should be 

 strictly adhered to, but we think the highest 

 effect would be produced by having white in 

 the centre, and gradually shading deeper to 

 the circumference. All that we have named 

 are first-class roses, and our readers may be 

 assured that in selecting from them they 

 will get no inferior rose. — Rural Home. 



A Few Fine Climbing Shrubs. — The 

 list of climbing and trailing shrubs grown in 

 our nurseries has become quite large, and 

 many of them are indeed very beautiful. 

 Outside doors should be covered with porti- 

 coes or piazzas, over which vines may be 

 trained, and rustic arbors and supports may 

 be made, to be covered with them. Screens 

 should be erected before outhouses and un- 

 sightly places, and covered with some kind 

 of vines, either shrubby or annual. In such 

 ways a number of climbers can be employed 

 around our dwellings, without taking up 

 much room. 



Ampelopsis quinquifolia — American Ivy, 

 Virginia Creeper. — Is desirable on account 

 of its hardiness and its rapid growth — its 

 deep green foliage changing into a rich 

 crimson in autumn — rather than for its 

 flowers, which are inconspicuous. 



Bignonia Badicans. — A hardy, rapid 

 growing climber, with large, trumpet- 

 shaped, scarlet flowers in August. 



Clematis or Virgin's Bower — Large 

 Azure Flowered. — Very large and showy 

 azure blue flower. 



Clematis Jackmanii. — Large, intense vio- 

 let purple. 



Clematis Bubro Violacea. — Maroon, 

 shaded reddish violet. 



Honeysuckle Hallieana. — An evergreen 

 variety , flowers pure white, changing to 

 yellow ; very fragrant ; is covered with 

 flowers from June to November. 



Wistaria Chinensis. — One of the most 

 rapid growing of climbers ; has long, pendu- 

 lous clusters of pale blue flowers in spring 

 and autumn. — Rural Home. 



Hybridizing Geraniums.— In answer 

 to a correspondent, the Cottage Gardener 

 Says : " There is but one way of eff"ectiug 

 the hybridization of plants, and that is to 

 apply the pollen of one species to the stigma 

 of another. Most of the present race of 

 geraniums are not hybrids, but cross breds. 

 You will need to remove the stamens of the 

 flower you wish to operate on before the 

 pollen is ripe, and envelop the flowers in a 

 gauze bag, both before and after the pollen 

 of the other has been applied to one or all 

 of the horn-like stigmas. When the seed 

 vessels enlarge, you may remove the bag. 



Pond Lilies!Easily Cultivated.— Phin- 

 eas Field, of East Claremont, writes to The 

 New England Farmer as follows: "If you 

 admire pond lilies (and who does not ?) and 

 have a springy place in your meadow, by 

 digging a hole so that the water will stand 

 from six to twenty inches deep in the same, 

 and by setting roots in the bottom, you may 

 have a supply of fresh ones through the sea- 

 son of blooming. Old roots will blossom 

 the first season. One half day's digging, 

 four years ago, has supplied me abundantly, 

 and now I have hundreds of young roots." 

 The best time to apply the pollen is in the 

 early part of the day, and the plants seed 

 more freely when they are kept rather dry, 

 so as not to be gross, a dry, well ventilated 

 atmosphere being necessary." 



Remedy for Cabbage Fly on Sweet 

 Alyssum.— Those who are troubled with 

 this pest will welcome the following from 

 the Gardener'' s Monthly: "In the class of 

 scented flowers, the Heliotrope, the Migno- 

 nette and the Sweet Alyssum command a 

 prominent place. The last is liable to suf- 

 fer much from the cabbage-fly. A syringing 

 with water, in which a few drops of coal oil 



