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POPULAR GARDENING. 



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Fair Aral>ella.'_talking slang. 



Cannot endiire old-fashioned flowers— 



'■ Cheap flowers, you know, so awful slow. 



That in poor peoples' gardens grow. 



And only watered by the showers; 



I like a liloom that costs a guinea! "" 



Fair AraljeUa, you're a ninny. 



And think, perhaps, park air's too common 



To please so superfine a woman! 



And that the sunshine could be sweeter 



If bought like gaslight, by the meter. 



Chrysanthemum days. 



Willows wfpp now. if ever. 



Autumn's glory is declining. 



Fond Lilies are being forced. 



Marechal Neil Koses, run scarce. 



Scarlet and crimson blooms suit brunettes. 



Flat bouquets for brides, are coming more into 

 use. 



In using ribbons with flowers, take complemeutal 

 colors. 



Corsage bunches of Mignonette with Adiantuni 

 fringing are exquisite. 



Cut blooms of Doulile Bouvardia must not lie 

 sprinkled; it will blacken them. 



Fern fronds keep fresh longer, if immersed in 

 water for an h<jur before using. 



Clasped hands, made of Immortelles, on the face 

 of funeral pilluws, is a new featiu'e. 



Chrysanthemums brilliant, lasting and cheap 

 when bdught. are unequalled for wear. 



Standing" pieces are now preferred to hanging 

 designs, like liells and balls for weddings. 



In San Francisco, Violets, Stocks. Candytuft, 

 etc., are produced at extremely low rates, by Italian 

 market gardeners. 



Report,niakes the surface devoted to winter-bloom- 

 ing Carnation plants, this year less than the average 

 of former seasons. 



Sprays • >f that common and easily grown favorite. 

 Libonia flftribunda, associate well in table glasses, 

 with the blue Salvia. 



The handsome blooms of ras.siflora qnadrangu- 

 laris, sliow with charming effect when arranged 

 singly in finger glasses. 



Few flowers are prettier for the coat, than the 

 Sw.'et Jasmine, which should now be in bloom. A 

 bit of its own foliage. Ls the most suitable, asagreen. 



No flowers grown are easier to arrange with 

 good effect than the Chrysanthemums, provided 

 only, they are cut with long stems, and are kept un- 

 crowded. 



It is said that the ])retty scarlet hemes of the 

 Rivina Hinnilis. if applied to the cheek will give it 

 a healtliy. natural biiniette blood color, that is last- 

 ing and defies detection. We cannot vouch fortius. 



The Rose grower who will build up an estabhsh- 

 ment for forcing the finer kinds <if Roses, to be sold 

 at wholesale, somewhere midway between Chicago 

 and Boston, near the line of the lakes, could doubt- 

 less soon work up a paying business. 



Flower holders, of basket ware, but in the form of 

 pitcliers. are favorites. Filled with Roses having 

 long stems, or other flowers similarly furnished, 

 with some of these hanging over one side, to nearly 

 touch the table, they look most gi-aceful. 



A Floral Clock. Our correspondent, Mr. John M. 

 Clark, of Cook Co.. 111., writes that among many 

 beautiful floral designs, shown at the Illinois State 

 Fair recently, one in the form of a clock, was 

 especially so. This design represented an old-timer. 

 five or more feet high, with its various external 

 parts shown almost perfectly, in flowei"s and buds. 



Not every flower combines well with the large 

 Roses, and particularly with Uen. Jacqueminot and 

 other Hybrid sorts. To use these alone however in 

 bouquets, tends to a lack of freedom in the effect. 

 By scattering sprays of well grown Mignonette. Lily 

 of the Valley or Slaiden Hair Fern fronds among 

 the Roses, tlic bunch may be livened sufficiently. 



We cannot credit the statement that the general 

 demand i.s nmning for the comjiact. old style bou- 

 quets, in which the flowers are crowded beyond al- 

 lowing of fair individual display. Ultra-fashionable 

 people may ask for such, but not people of taste. 

 The step from the style referred to, to the natural 



arrangement in bouquets of recent yeai*s. is one of 

 the most pronounced signs of improved taste in 

 these matters. 



For a lunch or tea-drink, individual corsage 

 favors, as many as there are lady guests, may be used 

 for making up the chief table piece of flowers, be- 

 fore distributing them to the wearei"s. These should 

 be composed of long-stem flowers, Roses being gen- 

 erally preferred. They may be tied with ribbons, 

 and should be finished complete for wear before 

 making into the large piece. For the holde^r. pro- 

 cure a deep, basket with flaring rim. Into this 

 place the bunches, using Fern fronds or Smilax 

 around the edge, and between the flowei"s for keep- 

 ing them in place. Everything must be dry. or the 

 ribbons wiU become soiled: if the stems are not so. 

 dry them with soft paper before tying. The lunch 

 over, pass the basket, each lady taking a bouquet. 



D)otanicalB)\id^et 



KootS absorb mostly by their tips. 

 Lilac stems annually become two forked. 

 Of all plant organs, leaves are the most varied. 

 Many so-called Vines are not such: the Grape is a 

 Vine. 



A Chrysanthemum, precisely one-half of which 

 was iif a purphsh ro.se color, the other pure white, 

 has been met. 



Mr. A. Blanc reports a plant of the Marigold, 

 that Ijeai-s both single straw colored, and double 

 orange blooms on the same plant. 



Dr. Hexamer strongly claims, that the male plant 

 has through the poUen a powei'ful special influence, 

 not oidy ou the offspring, but also on the female. 



A comparison of the flora of New Brunswick with 

 the same species of that further inland, shows 

 that the low temperature and damp air of the former 

 place has quite a pecuhar effect. 



The so-called White Bridal Rose, grown in pots in 

 the \\ indow and greenhouse, is a Branil>le instead of 

 Rose, being veiy near the Raspberry, and known 

 botanically as Rulms rosrefolius. 



Mosses and Liverworts. In her new catalogue 

 of these. f<ir Amei'i<'a n<irlh of Mexico. Clara E. Cuni- 

 niings. cpf Wellt^sley. IMass.. records HW species of 

 the former, 231 of the latter, besides many varieties. 



The newer species of Potatoes, inchiding the P^xi- 

 zona Potato. .S'«/n»um JffTXfs/, and the Darwin Po- 

 toto. S. magliu. together with the possibility of em- 

 ploying them for the improvement of the esculent 

 potato, are receiving much attention from garden- 

 el's and }iyliridizei"s. 



What pass f'>r leaves in the well-known, but eiTO- 

 neously named Smilax. Mi/rsijiJiylluni asparoyoifieii, 

 are not leaves at all. but leaf-branches called clado- 

 phylls, which perform the oflice of leaves. The true 

 leaves consist of thin and minute scales, which take 

 careful looking for to discover. 



It is gratifying to note, that at the recent meeting 

 of the American Association for the A<lvanoment of i 

 Science, the interest shown in the botanical branch of I 

 the work of this society, excelled that of all others. I 

 Says a report, "the best atteiuled meetings are those ' 

 of the Botanical Club, where no formal papers are 

 presented, but merely short notes and observations, i 

 which are discussed. The success that has attended j 

 the work of this club is very encouraging iudeed." 



The death of Judge G. W. Clinton, at Albany, N. j 

 Y.. on Septemlier 7th. removed a great jurist, a de- I 

 voted student of Botany, and a most estimable citi- ; 

 zen. Although his attainments as a Botani.st were i 

 far above the ordinary, he pursued this, his favorite 

 study in Natural Science, only as a recreation from i 

 his legal labors, and because of a simple love of Na- i 

 ture. We wish more of our professional and busi- i 

 ness men. could learn the secret of his joyous life, 

 by finding recreation in the ample field of Nature, as , 

 he did. Botany in New York State will not soon find , 

 another more devoted follower than was this learned, i 

 simple-mannered and good man. 



" Talks Afield " is the name of a delightful trea- | 

 tise of 178 pages about plants and the science of ! 

 plants, adapted to the wants of non-scientific readers. [ 

 It is from the iien of L. H. Bailey. Jr.. who. in various 

 ways, in recent years, has done a good work in pop- , 

 ularizing the science of Botany. The present work ' 

 will go far as a first-book in supi^lying the wants of i 

 that large class, who feel tlie need of being inform- , 

 ed on the conunon principles of this subject; we , 

 venture to say that those who turn from the average , 

 work on Botany as being dry reading, will not long 

 lay aside this hook until its la.st chapter is reached. 

 From the Riverside Press of Houghton. Mitfiin & Co., 

 Boston, Mass. i 



ADDITIONAL FRUIT AND VEGE- 

 TABLE NOTES. 



Sort before storing away. 



The more fruit the better health. 



Vegetable roots keep weU in coal ashes. 



Garlics winter best when hung in a Avy, cool 

 place. 



The Romans, according to Pliny, had 2:2 varieties 

 of aju^les. 



The Long Island Cabbage seed crop is reported 

 1.5 per cent below average. 



Twenty acres have been set to Figs, by Major 

 Russell, in Baker county. Florida. 



The Concord graj^e is said to have originated as 

 one, out ()f a total of '^*2,iX)0 seedlings. 



Plenty of manure makes tender Rhubarb and 

 prime Asparagus. Try at least a part of the patt'h. 

 and see. 



Insects multiply rapidly, but invention and hu- 

 man ingenuity more than keep pace with them, said 

 Prof. A. J. Cook, at the Orand Rapids, Mich., Ponia- 

 logical Meeting. 



It is estimated that the fruit yield of the Hudson 

 River district this year is running :W per cent ahead 

 of that of former years. The shipments of Grapes 

 will reach about 5,250 tons, valued at S3fi7,500. 



A Strawberry vote reported from six different 

 Western Slates, to the Prairie Former, ran thus: 

 the most profitable strawberry stood. Crescent, nine ; 

 Wilson, four. The vote on second best was. Wilson, 

 four: Crescent, three: and the others scattering. 



Varieties Running Out. The accomplished edi- 

 tor of the (Titniriiirs' Mimthly has little faith in this. 

 Varietes may be moved to soil or climate or both 

 unfavorable to health and here wear out. There is no 

 known reason why varieties should not last bnndreils 

 of years. 



The culture of the BluebeiTy is finding an advo- 

 cate in Mr. Delos Staples. West Sebewa, Mich. The 

 plants are of the "tiiie blue"'" as regards hardiness. 

 .'Standing 4()° below zero, without injury. They are 

 said to be capable of producing li^l bushels to the 

 acre, under ordinary treatment. 



Wine in the United States. The Wine and Fruit 

 Qroirrr of New York, predicts that the annual pro- 

 duction will soon reach HX1 million gallons. Al- 

 though France leads all other countries in her pro- 

 ducts of the vine, it is claimed that there are in the 

 United States 1(X) acres adapted to grape culture, 

 for every one in France. 



"We smile al the story of the boy who planted a 

 sixpence, thinking more would gi'ow. The boy was, 

 perhaps, not over bright. But we can suggest, if 

 not the actual planting of money, something that 

 will do as well as ever the boy desired, namely, the 

 depositing of tiO cents. as"'seed." with the publishers 

 of PopiT^R Gardening, and receive in return a 

 prepetnal and large crop of valuable ideas and in- 

 formation, throughout the year. Try this kind of 

 husbandry. 



The Niagara. Popilar Gardening takes hearty 

 pleasure in adrlinga word for this new Grape. which 

 originated in the neighboring city of Lockport. Of 

 the lieantiful and delicious fruit it is enough to say, 

 that in the Buffalo market it readily fetches from 

 15 cts. to 25 cts. per pound, alongside of Black Grapes 

 selling at 5 cts. As to vigor, young vines set last 

 spring, grew twelve feet during the season. It 

 proves to be an enormous bearer. Being perfectly 

 hardy as far north as Lockport. it must prove so 

 everj-where in our country. 



A new book on Fruit Culture. When a man 

 with the ripe experience at fruit growing possessed 

 by Mr. Wm. C. Strong, of Boston. Mass., writes a 

 book on this subject, it may l>e expected to be of 

 more than ordinary value. We have before us such 

 a volume recently written hy this gentleman. It« 

 value imjjresses us so favorably, that we feel to re- 

 commend it to every cultivator in need of a guide of 

 this kind. Our space does not allow of an extended 

 notice. In brief, it may be said that the book covei"s 

 the entire groimd in an admirably clearstyle. Pub- 

 hshed by Houghton. Miffiin & Co.. Boston. 



American Pomological Society. The meeting 

 held at Grand Rapids. Mich., in September, was one 

 of the best ever known, notwithstanding the opposi- 

 t^n that early prevailed against holding it in what 

 some called an "out of the way place." An exhibit 

 of 4,0(K) di.shes of fruit was brought together. The 

 essays and discussions were of an order never before 

 equalled, in interest and value. Much regret was 

 manifested at the absence of the venerable president 

 Wilder, of Boston. The offtcers re-elected and 

 elected, are Marshal P. Wilder, Pi-esident, Patrick 

 Bariy. Vice-President, B. Smith. Treasurer, Charles 

 Garfield. Secretary. Boston. Mass.. was chosen as 

 the uext place of meeting two yeai*s hence. 



