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CLASSES AND VARIETIES OF ASTERS. 



17, Bttteridge's Prize; 18, Crown or 

 Cocardeau; 19, Giant Comet, the Brick; 

 20, Comet; 21,-Dwarf Oueen; 22, Goliath; 

 23, Victoria; 24, Giant Emperor; 25, 

 Truffant's Pa^ony-flowered Perfection; 

 26, Rose-flowered; 27. Semple's or Vick's 

 White Branching; 28, Princess or Snow- 

 ball; 29, Japanese; 30, Chrysanthemum- 

 flowered. L. W. Goodeli., 

 Pansy Park, Mass. 



MY FLOWER GARDEN IN WINTER. 



Many of my plants are wintered in my 

 cellar which is dry, being well cemented; 

 all windows are made tight for the win- 

 ter except the eastern which is opened as 

 much as the weather permits; the door 

 not opening out doors can often be open 

 when the window is shut. It is never 

 musty nor does it freeze, for fear of which 

 in intensely cold weather, I burn a coal 

 oil lamp or coal stove 



I first took up my Crinum Moorei and 

 without trimming hung it in the cellar, 

 when dry well put it into a paper flour 

 sack and hang back until March, then pot 

 it and grow indoors until May, then 

 plant it in the garden in sunshine morn- 

 ing and evening, but shaded by the house 

 in the middle of the day. I had eight 

 lovely blooms with this treatment and 

 never any before. 



Tigridias and gladioli alter being dried 

 off are topped, put into paper bags and 

 hung to the ceiling of the cellar. I am 

 trving tuberoses the same waj- this win- 

 ter. 



The dahlias which were marked with 

 strings as nearly tht-ircolor as possible be- 

 fore frost, are now dug and the roots put 

 on thefloorof thecellarunder the bins, be- 

 ing sure each root touches the floor, so 

 none get too dry. 



The cannas are treated the same way 

 only the dahlias have no dirt to them and 

 the cannas have all that will stick, and 

 after placing them, all the holes between 

 them are packed with moist, not wet, 

 dirt, these I leave just so until after the 

 real cold weather is over when they are 

 taken out and looked over; if any are 

 rotting they are cleaned off and put back 

 until time to put into a rather cool hot- 

 bed for sprouting. The dahlias are then 

 pulled to the light, and left on the floor 

 to sprout. 



Montbretias are taken up by the 

 shovelful and put on the cellar floor, dirt 

 and all; part I leave in the garden and 

 bank slightly with earth; these will 

 generally live with me and bloom the 

 best. 



Fancy caladiums were put into pots 

 and the leaves allowed to die by degrees, 

 then the earth to dry, when they were 



covered, to keep out mice and put, on a 

 high shell in my diningroom, which never 

 freezes. 



Cacti will be put on the same shelf after 

 awhile and given the least bit of water 

 during the winter. 



Lemon verbena is planted against the 

 chimney of my sitting room, where there 

 is a constant fire; when the leaves die, will 

 cut it to the ground and cover it with 

 pine leaves. It has lived through several 

 winters hers. 



Hydrangeas are cut down within four 

 inches of the ground and covered with 

 pine and other leaves. 



I find it as great advantage to trim up 

 and cut to the ground or nearly so manv 

 things that are left out in winter; they 

 are not then shaken and loosened by the 

 wind. After the wires forthe sweet peas, 

 nasturtiums, morningglories, etc., are all 

 taken in and the garden iscleaned up Igo 

 carefully over the whole putting a shovel 

 full or more earth over the tops of the 

 desmodiums, sunflowers, montbretias 

 and all such slightly tender plants, and 

 then a little earth well up around the 

 necks of the dwarf phlox, snapdragons, 

 lavender; in fact most plants left out are 

 helped by it. Many plants will stand the 

 coldest weather in winter and be killed 

 by the freezing and thawing in spring 

 Watch well then and if your banking ha. 



