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Mr. Nagel: I advise the lady to leave them in the tub until 

 it gets too full. They always grow better in the first place to 

 have a good many together. It is always better to keep the 

 tub full of water. 



Miss Manning: What kind of soil do they succeed best in? 



Mr. Nagel: If you can get soil out of a lake where they 

 grow, it is the best. 



Mrs. Blackwell: I am interested in carnations, but I do not 

 have much success in raising them. I would like to ask Mr. 

 Nagel's opinion on the subject. 



Mr. Nagel : It is easy to raise carnations in the greenhouse. 



Mrs. BlackweJl: I find the temperature too high in the 

 house for them. 



Mr. Nagel: The main thing is to get them started in the 

 spring. They should be planted in the open ground in the 

 summer, and not grown in pots. Pinch them back once or 

 twice, and about the first of September they are ready to 

 bud again. They should not be pinched back after the middle 

 of July. 



REPORT ON OQT-DOOR HERBACEOUS PLANTS. 



L. R. MO"SEK, 3I0NTEVIDE0. 



The following plants are recommended for cultivation in Minnesota: 



Hardy plants: Bleeding Heart; Perennial Phlox, (several varieties, 

 especially the scarlet and white); Peonia, several varieties; Perennial 

 Larkspur; Spiderwort, (Tradescantia); Daffodil, (especially the variety 

 Van Sion); Double Buttercup (but the single one is handsomer); Colum- 

 bine, (several varieties): Campanula; Lily, (especially Tiger Lily and varie- 

 ties of the Speciosa); Hollyhock, (several varieties, especially the straw 

 colored ones:; Mallow, (several varieties); Pentstemon grandiflorus; 

 Achillea; Asclepias tuberosa; German Iris, (several species, especially 

 the dwarf variety); SillaSiberica; Grass Pink (Dianthus); Sweet William 

 (Dianthus); Pansy. 



Tender bulbs: Gladiolus (many varieties); Dahlia; Tuberous Begonia. 



Annuals: Sweet Pea; Aster; Escholtzia; Phlox Drummondli; Scarlet 

 Flax; Verbena; Mignonette: Candytuft. 



