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• * • GARDENING. 



June 



Pissardi had to becut back quite severely. 



Akebia quinata, for the first time killed 

 back considerably and had to be cut in 

 severely. Established plants are, how- 

 ever, such rapid growers that the dam- 

 age will soon be repaired. 



At this writing specimens of Retino- 

 spora plumosa that had no protection 

 seem to be in better form than those that 

 had a ventilated box over them. The 

 latter looked well enough until exposed 

 to the sun, when they browned consider- 

 ably. 



My Hibiscus ( Olthxa ) syriacus were 

 wrapped and came through in good form. 



larger vine with beautiful purple settings, 

 and when in full bloom the paniculata 

 forms a solid sheet of white dotted and 

 set with the purple, which gives a most 

 charming effect , 



No. 3 is a detail of the north end of the 

 house. The railing of the steps support 

 a white clematis. The logs and stone 

 chimney are covered with Ampelopsis 

 Veitchii, while on the extreme right is a 

 cluster of Ampelopsis quinquefolia which 

 covers the corner to the very peak of the 

 roof. In the foreground is an old-fash- 

 ioned petunia bed with a clump of white 

 phlox. The Clematis paniculata is in my 



THE LOG HOUSE. No 1 



A plant in poor soil in a neighbor's gar" 

 den, that makes but little growth, is 

 green to the tips. Nevinsia alabamaen- 

 s/s froze back some and may not bloom, 

 but stood the cold much better than 

 anticipated. 



Hypericum aureum, from the mountains 

 of Tennessee, is entirely uninjured. 

 Andromeda japonica sent by Messrs. 

 Thos. Meehan & Son for a winter's trial, 

 passed successfully unprotected and is 

 now making good growth. W. C. E. 



opinion the finest vine grown in this cli- 

 mate. My Ampelopsis Veitchii freezes 

 down to within one or two feet of the 

 ground each winter, but they make a 

 beautiful base for the higher climbers. 

 Highland Park, III. S. M. Millard. 



THE LOO HOUSE, HIGHLAND PARK, ILL. 



I send herewith some views of a vine- 

 covered house as it appeared during the 

 summer and autumn of 1S96. 



No. 1 shows the house looking from the 

 southeast; on each corner and in the cen- 

 ter is seen Clematis paniculata. The 

 smaller cluster next to the left hand cor- 

 ner is an Adlumia cirrhosa, which has 

 done well with me, although supposed 

 to need wet woods and shaded places. 

 The entrance on either side has each a 

 healthy akebia, twining up and around 

 the inside posts, but both are overshad- 

 o wed by the clematis. 



No. 2 shows a detail of the northeast 

 corner of the porch. The vine covers a 

 space twelve feet wide, and from the 

 ground to the top of the vine is fifteen 

 feet. The entire space is compact and the 

 upper part of the vine droops three feet or 

 more. There aretwo Clematis Jackmanni 

 interwoven with the paniculata, which 

 when in bloom dot the front of the 



NOTES fROM EGANDALE, NEAR CHICAGO. 



A group of two hundred Trillium gran- 

 diOorum planted last fall in irregular 

 masses on a shady, slightly sloping bank, 

 at the edge of a ravine, formed a most 

 charming natural picture this spring. 

 The mere fact that it seemed to be a col- 

 ony in a home of their own choosing, and 

 arranged in masses to suit themselves, 

 lent an indescribable grace to the effect. 

 These hardy spring blooming plants can 

 be gathered in quantity in many places, 

 and are not very expensive to buy. 



Berberis Thunbergii came through the 

 winter without a tip injured. A hedge of 

 it some five hundred feet long does not 

 show an injured spot as large as one's 

 hand. 



Ligustrum Ibota winter-killed to the 

 ground, a fact to be regretted as it makes 

 a handsome hedge. The common privet 

 seems to be the only one that stands our 

 winters. 



Halesia tetraptera, our North American 

 species, does well in our clay soil, not 

 minding the cold and blooming freely. 

 Its white pendent blossoms are quite 

 showy. 



Rosa setigera seems as hardy as the 

 Japanese R. rugosa. It makes a magnifi- 



cent pendulous shrub, when staked up 

 and placed at the margin of a lawn. 



Prunus maritima has again proved 

 its hardiness and is now white with blos- 

 soms. The "Cook County Flora" men- 

 tions one plant as having been found 

 growing wild on the banks of Lake Mich- 

 igan. 



Nordman's fir had almost every ter- 

 minal and lateral bud winter-killed. 



The silk vine (Periploca grxca) killed 

 back considerably and cannot be trimmed 

 yet a while, because a robin has built her 

 nest within it. We must encourage the 

 birds even if we do have to place a net 

 over the raspberries to save them, and a 

 scarecrow among the garden peas, as the 

 robin is very fond of nipping the new 

 shoots as they appear above ground. 



Five hundred Narcissus poeticus in a 

 shady nook sweetens the air with their 

 perfume and present a pleasing feature. 

 This easily grown hardy bulb is not 

 grown as much as it should be. 



As usual Clothilde Soupert rose win- 

 tered well, a feature that taken with its 

 free blooming qualities, places it in the 

 front rank of garden roses. The minia- 

 ture rose White Pet is another reliable 

 rose well worth cultivation. W. C. E. 



DIVIDING HARDY HE-RBflGEOUS PLANTS. 



A newly planted bed or border of hardy 

 plants is not expected to produce flowers 

 as freely as an older plantation. The 

 plants are not yet established in their 

 new quarters, their roots have been mu- 

 tilated more or less by dividing the old 

 clumps, the plants are weakened by this 

 manipulation and new roots have to be 

 formed before we can expect any growth. 

 Early spring flowering plants show the 

 effects of dividingand transplanting more 

 than the fall blooming section, which 

 with good care have ample time to 

 develop new roots and strong growths 

 before their time for flowering arrives. 

 In older borders it becomes necessary 

 from time to time to divide the free grow- 

 ing and spreading plants, which may 

 have run beyond their allotted bounda- 

 ries and if we divide in fall or early spring 

 we run the risk of sacrificing at least part 

 of our spring flowers. 



In such cases we advise waiting until 

 after their flowering time is over. It is 

 perfectly safe tor instance to transplant 

 or divide the arabis any time in June; 

 with a little extra care the separated 

 plants will form fine clumps by fall and 

 be ready to bloom abundantly the follow- 

 ing spring. The yellow Erysimum pul- 

 chellum should be treated in the same 

 way and small pieces of Phlox subulata, 

 P. amcena, and P. reptans, will grow 

 freely during the summer so as to entirely 

 cover the ground beneath. The aubrie- 

 tias do not spread so very rapidly, but 

 have a tendency to make long slender 

 branches, leaving the heart or center of 

 the plant bare and unsightly. Any time 

 after flowering these long, bare and wiry 

 stems may be layered or sunk into the 

 ground; they will then make roots and 

 form separate new plants before fall and 

 if they are too thick some of them may 

 then be removed to other quarters. One 

 can not have too many of these little 

 spring beauties and they occupy but very 

 little space. The large leaved saxitragas 

 should be divided as soon as the flowers 

 have faded away and if the weather is 

 dry, a good and thorough watering will 

 greatly assist in re-establishing the plants. 



Hepaticas are considered very sensitive 

 as to any root disturbance, but after 

 flowering is a better time to perform this 

 operation than any other. They may 



