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Yellow, or Orange. — Mons. Bucharlat, Doniana, aurantiaca, fulgens, 

 xanthina, Julius Ctesar, Adolphe Hivass. 



J^ose, or Purple. — Marcella, rubra lutea, L'Abbe Leuterre, Charlotte, 

 Raphael, splendida, Valencia, delicatissima, Madame Dufoy. 



These colors hardly give a perfect idea of the true shades of the flowers: 

 for one peculiarity of the lantana, which adds greatly to its beauty, is the 

 combination of different colors in the same truss ; the orange and yellow 

 often changing to rose or red, and the expanded flowers of every day pre- 

 senting various shades. 



The old and well-krtown kind, Z. Sellowiana, which much resembles a 

 rosy-purple verbena, is a very good plant for a low bed. P. S. P., Jnn. 



Glen Ridge, May, 1868. 



TIME FOR PLANTING STRAWBERRIES. 



Some advocate setting strawberry-plants in the fall ; others in June or 

 July ; and still others, and we believe the larger number, think the last of 

 April or first of May the better time. After many years' experience, we 

 have no hesitation in saying that the best time of the whole year is the spring. 

 The frequent and genial showers of that season are favorable to the growth 

 of the plants ; and they soon get hold so as to be able to withstand the heat 

 of summer and the frosts of winter. When set in summer, unless frequent- 

 ly watered, the plants soon dry up and die. If set in the fall, they are very 

 likely to be thrown out and destro3'ed the following winter. 



GRAFTING. 



Many persons who have trees in their gardens of poor varieties neglect 

 to graft them year after year, and lose much valuable time. They raise poor 

 fruit, or none at all, when they might raise good, and plenty of it. Some 

 wait because the tree is not large enough to graft, as theythink \ and it 

 may not be for cleft-grafting ; though, if the scions selected are small, a small 

 stock may be successfully grafted by this mode. When the stock is quite 

 small, " spliced " or " whip " grafting is better; and it can be done so as to 

 preserve the symmetry of the tree. 



