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the hydrangeas, as it will injure the ter- 

 minal flowering buds 



See to the potting of Bermuda Easter 

 lilies, calla lilies, freesias, Roman hya- 

 cinths and oxalis. 



We don't sow our cinerarias or calceo- 

 larias till September, as we aim to have 

 them late so as not to occupy space dur- 

 ing chrysanthemum time. 



Habrothamnus elegans, Centrum 

 nocturnum and Nicotiana affinis, all 

 easily grown, are favorite plants for con- 

 servatory decoration. 



Violets. — If you want early violets 

 they must be planted early, not later 

 than September 1. Around here many 

 florists plant their violets in their perma- 

 nent quarters from the 1st to the 15th of 

 August. The more like a cold frame the 

 violet house is the better, just have room 

 enough to get into it to pick the flowers. 



Chrysanthemums. — After many years' 

 experience we find there is nothing gained 

 by leaving am - plants out of doors later 

 than September 1st; on the contrary, 

 there is danger in leaving out the slow 

 growing and weak rooting varieties. 



Orange, N.J. W. Fitzwilliam. 



QUESTIONS ABOUT PLANTS. 



A. B , of Chevy Chase, Maryland, asks: 

 "Fuchsias, geraniums, begonias, how to 

 save them over winter?'' 



,4ns. If the fuchsias are in pots put 

 them into a cool but frost-proof cellar 

 and keep them a little dry at the root. 

 If planted out, lift them and cut them 

 back considerably, then plant them closely 

 into boxes, which store in the cellar. 

 Treat old geraniums in much the same 

 way. Or lift them, cut them back con- 

 siderably and pot or box them, keeping 

 them dry overhead, even if a little moist 

 at root. If in pots and you can spare a 

 space in a window for them they will be- 

 gin blooming in January or February. 

 Yes, hung up by the heels a good many 

 of them will keep alive over winter, but 

 it isn't a verv satisfactory method. The 

 best way is to propagate a fresh lot from 

 cuttings in late summer and save these 

 over in the window, letting the old ones 

 die outside. Keep evergreen begonias in 

 the window over winter; a s'unless win- 

 dow will answer, but don't let frost ncar 

 thera. 



Hi.ackspot on Roses — "Why do the 

 leaves on my rose bushes (otherwise 

 hen I th v ) become covered with bronze or 

 blackish spots and dry up?" 



Ans It is probably a case of black 

 spot fungus, a bad disease. Remed\ — 

 good drainage, sweet soil, judicious 

 watering, and rigid cleanliness. Pick off 

 and up and burn every diseased leaf on 

 the bushes or fallen on the ground, so as 

 to prevent the spread of the pest. Fungi- 

 cides of any kind have not proven quite 

 effectual in destroying this pest. 



Roses. 



HARDY ROSES FOR CINCINNATI. 

 The following list of hardy roses may 

 not quite suit the connoisseur, for it con- 

 tains several old varieties, but these are 

 all almost indispensable. I cannot 

 give up old favorites and tried friends 

 who have so often behaved well and stood 

 by me in heat and cold, for some of the 

 newer and more fashionable beauties 

 from abroad. La France is only partially 

 hardy in our stiff' limestone clay soil here. 



You see I have not gone into the Hybrid 

 Tea class for the same reason. 



Alfred Colomb, carmine crimson. 



Anne de Diesbach, lovely carmine. 



Baron Rothschild, light pink and rose. 



Baron Bonstetten, velvety crimson. 



Baronne Prevost, rose, large, fragrant. 



Boieldieu, cherry red, large, full. 



Beauty of Waltham, rosy crimson. 



Caroline de Sansal, flesh color. 



Charles Lefebvre, reddish crimson. 



Charles Margottin, fiery red, shaded 

 crimson. 



Comtesse Cecile de Chabrillant, satiny 

 pink. 



Fisher Holmes, an improved Jacquemi- 

 not. 



General Jacqueminot, brilliant crimson. 



General Washington, red shaded crim- 

 son. 



Gustave Piganeau, brilliant crimson. 



Jean Liabaud, crimson-maroon and 

 scarlet. 



Joasine Hanet, deep rose tinged violet. 



John Hopper, bright rose, carmine 

 center. 



La Rosiere, deep velvety crimson. 



Mabel Morrison, flesh white changing 

 to white. 



Mine. Boll, carmine rose. 



Mine. Masson, reddish crimson to 

 violet. 



Mine. Joly, cupped, fragrant. 



Mme. Laftay, rose color, large, cupped. 



Mme. Rival (Auguste Mie), glossy pink. 



Mme. Gabriel Luizet, glistening pink. 



Mme. Charles Wood, reddish crimson. 



Marshall P. Wilder, cherry rose. 



Maurice Bernardin, bright crimson. 



Marguerite de St. Amand, bright rose. 



Mrs. John Laing, soft pink, fine 



Paul Neyron, deep rose, very large. 



P.erre Notting, deep cri nson. 



Prince Carmille de Rohan, velvety 

 crimson. 



Rev. J B. M. Camm, carmine rose. 



I'lricii Brunner. cherry red. 



Among moss roses, the crested moss, 

 Murinais and Salet do well with us. 

 Appoline, rosy pink, and Hermosa, bright 

 rose, are good Bourbons. In the way of 

 hybrid noisette roses Coquette des Alpes, 

 white; Elise Boelle, white tinged with 

 pink, and Lady Emily Peel, white tinged 

 with blush, are good. Gloire de Dijon, 

 climbing Tea, is by far the best of its 

 class, and hardy with us, and Mme. Lam- 

 bard, rosy-salmon, anotherTea rose does 

 nicely in our gardens. Of course Harri- 

 son's Yellow must find a place in every 

 cottage yard. George Pernet with clus- 

 ters of rosy-pink flowers is one of our 

 best Polyantha roses. The Rugosa roses 

 and the* hybrid Mme. Georges B uant, 

 are at home with us Crimson Rambler 

 is giving good satisfaction, and the 

 Japanese trailing rose, Wichuraiana, is 

 proving a valuable and desirable addition 

 to our garden treasures. 



R. H Warder. 



Superintendent of Parks, Cincinnati. 

 Septembers 10, 1896. 



ROSES IN CANADA. 



There are not nearly so many roses 

 grown in this locality as should be, for 

 with a little proper care nearly all the H. 

 Ps. and Bourbonsdo very well. Yarieties 

 that do well on their own roots are most 

 in favor with our peop'e, many of whom 

 are unable tell the AJanetti stock when it 

 springs up from the roots; therefore they 

 do not like to risk planting grafted plants 

 but when properly attended to tl e 

 grafted plants do the best, and most of 

 our practical gardeners prefer them. 



The climbers mostly seen here are the 

 Oueen of the Praririeand Baltimore Belle. 



They grow and flower very freeiy, and 

 they are left standing where they grow 

 all winter and seldom suffer from the 

 frost. They are seldom pruned except to 

 cut out weak or dead wood. 



The new Empress of China is doing 

 very well here and is likely to be much 

 called for in the future. Crimson Rambler 

 has not done quite so well, lor though it 

 grows well and has proved quite hanli if 

 appears to be much subject to mildew. A 

 tew plants of Rosa Wichuraiana tried 

 here are doing very well, in fact they 

 show m re growth than am- other 

 variety near them and if they flower well 

 will be very popular. It has proved 

 quite hardy without any protection 

 The old Bourbon Oueen is largely grown 

 with Preonia for a companion, they 

 being so hardy and so good natured that 

 they will grow almost anywhere. 



The favorite H. Ps. are, I think, the 

 following, in about the order in which 

 they are mentioned: General Jacquminot, 

 A. Colomb, Countess of Oxford, I'lricii 

 Brunner, Baron de Bonstetten, John 

 Hopper, John Bright, Oueen of Bedders, 

 Magna Charta, Fisher Holmes, Oueen of 

 Queens, Mme. G. Luizet, Dinsnore, A. II. 

 Williams, Boule de Neige, Mons. Bon- 

 cenne, Giant of Battles, Paul Neyron, 

 Prince Camille de Rohan and Baroness de 

 Rothschild. They are all quite hardy 

 here and all the protection they need is a 

 good mulch of stable manure put on in 

 the fall and taken off again in the spring 

 after the frost is quite out of the ground. 

 I must also mention Mme. Plantier and 

 the Persian Yellow, which re planted 

 here by hundreds and do finely, the onlv 

 objection tothembeingtheir short season 

 of growth and somewhat ragged appear- 

 ance the balance of the season. 



A few of our people grow Marechal 

 Xiel and Gloire de Dijon out of doors suc- 

 cessfully; they are grown both as stand- 

 ards and bush plants, and when carefully 

 laid down and buried in soil in the fill 

 an 1 not lifted in spring until all danger 

 of frost is over they do very well and 

 flower freely. We have planted out 

 several varieties of tea roses and when 

 they have been properly covered with soil 

 in the fall we have always found them all 

 right in the spring. Titos. Manton 



Toronto. 



ARUNDO, TRITOMA, ROSES. 

 E. M. C, Pella, Iowa, asks as follows: 



1. HOW TO WINTER ARINDO DONAX? 



.4ns. It isn't hardv with you, but the 

 root clumps may be dug up and heeled 

 into a pit or cold cellar, being covered 

 over with earth to keep them evenly cool 

 and moist. On high, dry, sandy land 

 under a deep covering of loam it might 

 happen to live out of doors with you. 



2. Protect tritomas in winter? 



.4 ns. Shorten their leaves two-thirds, 

 then before hard frost s>-ts in lift the 

 plants without dividing them and set 

 them close together into a pit, cool cellar 

 or shed, co ,-ering and packing about the 

 roots well with moistish earth or saw- 

 dust. Divide and replant in spring. 



3. Are Hypericum Moserianim and 

 Caryopteris Mastacanthus hardy here? 

 If not, how should I winter them? 



.4ns. No, neither is hardy with you, 

 more especially the latter. Better lift 

 them and winter them in a pit or cellar. 

 But if your land is high, light and dry the 

 hypericum under a covering of earth or 

 ashes, and then a heap of dry oak leaves 

 over that may survive the winter all 

 right even in Iowa. 



4-. Roses. Best way to protect Crimson 

 Rambler, Mary Washington and Michi- 



