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GARDENING. 



HYDRANGEA PANICULATA GRAND1FL0RA AT EGANDALE. 



the height of" your standard. When win- 

 ter comes pla~e manure around the roots 

 thickly, not so much for protection as to 

 enrich the soil. 



For many yenrs after commencing a 

 bed with young plants Lilium umbella- 

 tum can be grown between them with 

 effect. Plant the hydrangeas four feet 

 apart, and run lines of this lily in between 

 them, making small groups in the more 

 open space. The lilies come up and bloom 

 before the hydrangeas interfere with 

 them. When through blooming cut back 

 the lily stems a little, and the branches of 

 the shrubs soon hide them. This lily is 

 hardy and stands this treatment well. 

 Hydrangea blooms cut about September 

 20 and hung head down on a line, in some 

 dry place, make fine winter bouquets. 

 Make two cuttings, say ten davs apart, 

 as they may not be 'just right" the first 

 time; strip off the leaves from the stem 

 before drying. W. C. Egax. 



scarlet fruited thorn, cockspur thorn, 

 bird cherry, large -flowered mock orange, 

 single flowered althaeas, high bush cran- 

 berry, lilacs, and others will thrive there 

 well enough. 



QUESTIONS ABOUT TREES AND SHRUBS. 



Please answer the following queries 

 and much oblige C. H., Roxbury, Mass. 



Large shrubs in front of trees. — 

 "Will you please name some large grow- 

 ing shrubs, or small trees of low branch- 

 ing habit, that would be likely to grow 

 about fifteen feet, to the south east of 

 some large trees, (a sycamore maple, 

 black walnut, and tulip). They would 

 get the morning sun; soil is pretty dry. 

 They could have an occasional watering " 



.4ns. Lots of them will grow there but 

 it depends upon the treatment you give 

 them how well or how long they will grow 

 there. You know most all big trees are 

 great robbers and send out their roots in 

 search of food and moisture far and near, 

 even to the spots occupied by your near- 

 by large shrubs, the latter starving in 

 proportion. Dig the ground three feet 

 deep, remove the poor soil and replace 

 it with good earth, and in summer time 

 instead of an occasional watering give 

 thorough soakings The flowering dog- 

 wood, shadbush, black haw, koelreuteria, 



NOTES ON yUCCflS. 



The superb picture of Yucca Treculeana 

 and Mr. Berckman's notes on yuccas in 

 your issue of September 1, interested me 

 greatly. Mr. Berckmans suggests that 

 owing to its robust character Yucca Tre- 

 culeana can doubtless be cultivated 

 farther north than any species of the 

 arborescent type. I trust this may be so 

 and will try it. Yucca aloifolia, which he 

 describes as the hardiest of the arbore- 

 scent species has not proved so with us 

 on first trial, but another one is about to 

 be made. The only arborescent yucca 

 hardy here is gloriosa, and this is per- 

 fectly so. It has been in cultivation about 

 this city for at least ten years to my 

 knowledge, and it has never been winter 

 killed or injured. It is peculiar in its late 

 flowering habit. The panicle does not 

 make an appearance until some time in 

 September, and progresses so slowly that 

 freezing weather has always overtaken it 

 before the first flowers expand. This 

 behaviour puzzles me, as I have seen it in 

 England flowering profusely in midsum- 

 mer. Yucca aloifolia has not stood our 

 winters so far, but another trial shall be 

 given it. What it wantsis nodoubt, pro- 

 tection for a year or two until the roots 

 are well down in the soil. May I add my 

 thanks for the splendid number you gave 

 us in the issue of September 1 just received? 

 It is beautiful and instructive from begin- 

 ning to end. J. Meehan. 



Philadelphia. 



Yucca Treculeana is hardy in the 

 Carolinas — Prof. Massey of Raleigh 

 writes: "I have a fine clump of Yucca 

 Treculeana on my lawn that has passed 

 through the severe winters of ISO.'i and 

 1894; the lowest point reached here was 

 4-° above zero, our usual lowest is about 



18° above. This yucca bloomed in Ra- 

 leigh yards this summer, but mine has 

 not yet flowered. One plant of it that 

 th • owner carefully stripped of the ripe 

 leaves that hung around the stem was 

 cut to the ground by the cold of '93, 

 while plants where the old leaves were 

 allowed to remain undisturbed survived." 



The Flower Garden. 



FLflNTS IN BtOOM SEPTEMBER 8. 



Although it is now well into September 

 and the nights are quite cold, the garden 

 is quite gay with flowers. Most of the 

 early sown annuals are past, but thelatcr 

 sown ones are still quite good. Among 

 the showiest things we have in flower are 

 the speciosum lilies. What a nice show 

 they make when grown in large clumps! 

 This lily is easy to manage and sure lo 

 g ow and quite hardy. L Leichttinii is 

 si ill giving a few flowers, and it comes in 

 when most other lilies are past The 

 Japanese anemones are in fine blossom 

 and they have bloomed a good deal 

 earlier this year than they did last sea- 

 son. They were just opening their first 

 flowers last year when they were cut 

 with frost, but we will have most of the 

 flowers open by that time this year. 

 These anemones are very fine for cutting 

 and they last quite well in water. 



The cosmos are giving us lots of flow- 

 ers; they are earlier this year than last, 

 when they did not open their flowers till 

 the 25th of September and just about 

 that time they were cut with frost. 



Delphiniums from seed this sprin i are 

 now in bloom, and what a fine strain of 

 them we have! The seed was got from 

 l.emoine of France; it pays to get the 

 best seed for then you are sure to get 

 something good. 



The goldenrods are making quite a 

 show now. Grow a few varieties oi 

 them and plant them in some shady nook. 



