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February, 



Crimson Bcmity. We hare some good strong 

 plants left, and these bear fairly well. Fruit 

 beautiful, of good size and good quality. 



Early Proliflc (Thompson's), Another season's 

 trial needed before we can pass judgment. 



Eastern King makes a thrifty new growth, 

 but there is next to no old wood, and little fruit. 



FVan«OHia makes vigorous growth, but appa- 

 rently is not hardy. Fruit late. 



Golden Queen- A thrifty grower, suckering 

 freely. Proliflc. Fruit of good size, handsome, 

 golden yellow of superior quality, but rather 

 soft. Season medium to late. 



HdHseiishowsafairly good growth and suckers 

 freely. Fiuit early, of fair size and good quality. 

 Not quite as pro- 

 liflc as desirable. 



Bcrstine makes 

 heavy canes of low 

 growth. Fruit 

 large, firm, and of 

 fine quality. Sea- 

 son medium. 



Marlhoro makes 

 very strong 

 growth, is hardy 

 and very prolific. 

 Berry firm and 

 good, season medi- 

 um. This can be 

 recommended as a 

 market .variety. 



M i chigan. A 

 strong grower and 

 fairly free bearer. 



Fruit not large, _^ .. , ,, 



rather undersized. ^«" °f '" 



Rancocas. This variety badly winter-killed. 

 The remaining canes were decidedly proliflc. 



Reliance. Very proliflc; berry large and firm. 



Scarlet (Jem. Of medium size and season. 



Superb. Canes of short, stocky growth and 

 proliflc. Berry magnificent, large, and of good 

 flavor. Medium in season. 



Turner. Canes of thriftiest growth, but only 

 moderately productive. Berry small sweet. 



Clothilde Soupert Rose. We have been de- 

 lighted with the behavior of this fine new Poly- 

 antha Rose in our trial grounds. A distinguishing 

 feature of the Polyantha class is the branching 

 clusters of bloom, and in this respect the present 

 variety is no exception. It is true, that in pro- 

 f useness of bloom it falls somewhat behind others 

 of its class, but this happens to be in its favor 

 inasmuch as the individual blossoms are possessed 

 of size and dignity ahead of all others. While 

 the rule with Polyanthas is many but small 

 flowers, in the Clothilde Soupert we get very free 

 bloom, with size and doubleness above the aver- 

 age. The color is a pearly white, suffused with 

 delicate rose towards the center. The flowers 

 may be characterized as exquisitely fragrant. 

 The plant is of vigorous, healthy and robust, al- 

 though not rampant habit of growth. 



Chrysanthemums Opt-doors. In the spring 

 of 1887 some Chrysanthemum plants without 

 name were bought from a local florist and set 

 in a sheltered spot on our grounds. A year ago 

 last fall they were late to bloom and no atten- 

 tion was paid to them, except that before winter 

 they were lightly covered with manure. The 

 plants came through last year's mild winter 

 safely and made a good growth the past season. 

 By November 6th the buds were well advanced 

 in size with some of them bursting, just on the 

 eve of a hard freeze. Not having things handy 

 to shelter the irregular mass of plants, we cut 

 the flower stems, brought them into thedwelllng 

 placed the stems in vases of water. Now came 

 a revelation, which Impressed us greatly as to 

 the adaptability of theAutumn Queen. Itwas that 



for a whole month after bringing in the flowers 

 we had a handsome show of Chrysantliemums 

 from the same branches. Nearly every bud ex- 

 panded into a handsome flower from the small 

 white to the large ' golden yellow over three 

 inches across. This little incident shows that 



with the least possible trouble we may have an 



abundance of Chrysanthemum flowers with 



which to adorn our homes in the autumn. 



Muslin Covered Greenhouse. 



W. T. STEPHENSON PETERSBUROH CO.. 1LL.S. 



The accompanying sketches represent a 

 greenhouse in use by a neighbor. The di- 

 mensions are lo by 20 feet. The excavation 

 is nearly three feet deep, and this is filled 

 with prepared fresh horse manure to the 



depth of .30 inches, leaving an alley 18 inches 

 wide for a path in the center. The sides of 

 the alley are boarded up, and the ends of the 

 bed have double walls with chaff or sawdust 

 packing. The roof consists of a span- 

 frame, covered with tightly-stretched ordin- 

 ary unbleached muslin. A door is cut in 

 one of the ends. 



The manure is covered with soil the same 

 as any ordinary hot-bed. My neighbor 

 last year planted the beds early with Toma- 

 toes and Qabbage. The plants were pricked 

 out and placed in a cold frame, and the beds 

 utilized for producing a most excellent crop 



c Sliepherclia or Buffalo Berry. Drawn from life: size reduced. 

 of Sweet Potato plants. My neighbor says 

 this bed has given him better satisfaction 

 than any other bed he has ever tried. 



The Shepherdia or Buffalo Berry. 



Early in December last, we received from 

 Mr. L. E. R. Lambrigger, Sheridan county, 

 Wyoming, a branch of Buffalo Berry (Shep- 

 herdia argcntca) which, somewhat re- 

 duced, is faithfully pictured in our illustra- 

 tion. It will be seen that the fruit grows 

 very close to the stem, entirely surrounding 

 and hiding it. It resembles small red Cur- 

 rants, but has a very pleasing flavor of its 

 own, is juicy and somewhat acid. Its great 

 productiveness can not be doubted. 



While this deciduous shrub or small tree 

 is found only in the cool regions of the 

 Northwest, we believe it to be worthy of 

 introduction and extended trial in other 



feet when well grown, erect and symmetri- 

 cal in habit, and worthy for every lawn. 



The leaves are numerous, smooth, of fine 

 texture, delicate pale-green on upper sur- 

 face and silvery white underneath. It 

 would be an ornament in any yard for its 

 foliage alone, but when laden with its dense, 

 rich clusters of crimson fruit from early 

 summer, through the fall and entire winter, 

 it is a most beautiful sight. Before being 

 touched by frost, the fruit is very acid; 

 freezing subdues it until it becomes really 

 superior for eating from the hand. An im- 

 portant quality of the fruit is, that you can 

 leave it on the tree 

 all winter if you 

 like, and go out 

 and pluck when 

 you will. Fine for 

 jellies and pre- 

 serves. When left 

 to itself it seeks a 

 northern exposure 

 and clay soil, and 

 begins to bear 

 when only 3 or 4 

 feet high." 



Mr. Fuller tells 

 that the shrub is 

 dioecious, and in 

 order to insure the 

 production of fruit 

 on the pistillate or 

 female plants, it 

 is necessary to have trees of both sexes 

 growing near together. We hope to see it 

 largely planted by fruit-lovers everywhere, 

 and taken in hand for improvement. 



.-tOS^^' 



A Muslin Covered Greeiihotisc. 



parts of the country, especially where the 

 climate is too severe for most other fruits. 

 Mr. Lambrigger says: "The Shepherdia 

 argentea is hardy enough to live and bear 

 fruit in Lapland. It will undergo all sorts 

 of abuse and neglect, and go on yielding its 

 appetizing product. Indeed we are proud 

 of our Buffalo Berry, for we can see in it 

 the coming fruit for the millions. It is a 

 tree-like shrub, attaining a height of ten 



Taste and Tact in Arranging Home 

 and Other Ornamental Grounds.* 



4th PAPER. 



The following letter recently reached the 

 office of Popular Gardening, accompany- 

 ing a pen sketch of the writer's grounds: 



Delaware Co., Ind. 

 Dear Sirs: 



I herewith enclose a rough drawing of mj* 

 house-yard, and would be glad for assistance in 

 beautifying the same. The area is now in lawn 

 but unplanted. I would like to set out some 

 choice trees, shrubs, etc., but the question is 

 what shall they be, and where shall they l)e 

 planted to give the most pleasing effect. For 

 this information I shall be very grateful. The 

 natural forest on the west side I desire to retain 

 for a wind-break; the trees are handsome and 

 the imderbrush has been largely cleared out. 

 The dwelling is a square one and one-half story 

 building. The ground slopes gently from it in 

 all directions. 



What indeed can be more commendable 

 for any resident of this fair earth than to 

 desire to take of nature's beautiful trees, 

 shrubs, flowers, grass, and embellish the 

 place he knows as home. And truly nature 

 meets such an one more than half way, for 

 most lavishly has she placed at man's com- 

 mand the riches of her handiwork in natural 

 growths of most varied character. 



Of choice ornamental trees, shrubs and 

 flowers, which are hardy throughout the 

 northern states, it is safe to say that fully 

 thirteen hundred kinds and varieties are 

 easily available in our forests, meadows and 

 nurseries to-day. One well may ask : how 

 can the scantiness of hardy growths, which 

 so often prevails in the adornment of the 

 homes of our people, both in town and 

 country, be e.xcused? 



On the plan opposite will be observed 

 certain dotted lines. They represent re- 

 spectively the front line of the yard, the 



♦Copyright. IPmi. POPU1.AR Gardening Publishing Co.- 

 Note : It Js designed to rentier the present serial widely 

 useful through Imparting Ideas on tastefully arrang- 

 ing grounds of every kind, basing the same on actual 

 e.xamples. To this end sketches of home plats, rural 

 cemeteries, town squares, school yards, et<.'.. are cor- 

 dially Invited from readers, with a view to our sub- 

 mitting suggestions for Improving the same, in 

 future articles, should more plans be received than 

 are needed for this purpose, such will be chosen, as im 

 our judgment, will afford tlie best subjects for con- 

 veying information to the largest number of readers. 



