1889. 



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damage. Evidently a Perpetual, contain- 

 ing a dash of Tea blood. 



Victor Hugo. A very fine dark Rose, 

 bright crimson-red, shaded with darker 

 color, perhaps ordinarily it may not be so 

 dark as during the past cold season, when 

 even Prince Arthur and General .lacquemi- 

 not came out in colors, hardly recognisable. 



MamhuU P. n'iUlcr. To all intents and 

 purposes this is a reproduction of Alfred 

 Colomb, which, however, is not a bad Rose. 



American Beautji. This is generally con- 

 sidered to be but a synonym for Madame 

 Ferdinand .Tamain, a Rose sent out more 

 than ten years ago, and of so indifferent a 

 character that it has never been considered 

 worthy of a place in our catalogues. 



Lord BiiCtm. This we have in one of those 

 deep crimson Roses which are so acceptable; 

 shaded with scarlet, and very beautiful. 



Madame Sussanc Rodoconachi. A Rose 

 with light silvery-white shading; very dis- 

 tinct, likely to be of value as it has been 

 doing well even in this unduly wet season. 



Comtessc de Freoncusc. Tea-scented, 

 bright primrose yellow; very free flowering 

 and generally quite good. 



Souvenir dc Oabricl Brevet. Silver-white 

 with bright rose centre, and oftentimes a 

 mixture of colors hard to describe; of good 

 size and valuable for general culture. 



Pride of Reigatc. One might as well ad- 

 mire a fair face pitted with smallpox as this 

 spotted thing, which neither on the exhibi- 

 tion table nor in the garden can do anything 

 but spoil its surroundings. 



Vicountcss Folkestone. A hybrid Tea, of 

 bright and pleasing color; free flowering. 



Notwithstanding the great perfection to 

 which the Rose has been brought there are 

 still prizes to be gained by raisers of seed- 

 lings, as is shown by the past season's record. 



the ground, resting on stones with some 

 smaller ones between, and to these for mak- 

 ing the sides, boards one foot wide were 

 nailed lengthwise. Over these horizontal 

 boards a second layer was nailed, but to 

 have them run up and down, and with strips 

 nailed over the joints. Two coats of paint 

 were given to the exterior. The inside sur- 

 face of the wall was covered with heavy 



exterior surfaces are straight instead of 

 being in part curved as is often the case 

 in ornamental structures of this kind. Bvit 

 notwithstanding the advantage thus offered, 

 the general architectural effect is both beau- 

 tiful and picturesque. 



Greenhouses for Amateurs. 



That use of glass and other artificial 

 agents which permits of extending the sea- 

 son of plant growth and bloom perpetually, 

 always possesses an interest to the true 



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Fig. 2. Ground Plan of Fig. 1. 



plant lover. We herewith append plans of 

 two small greenhouses that are designed 

 to be attached to dwellings, both of which 

 are from actual examples, and together 

 representing rather wide extremes as to cost. 



The first of these in point of low cost is 

 shown by Figures 1 and 2. This represents 

 a structure erected by our subscriber, H. J. 

 Emmerich, Baltimore Co., Md, who fur- 

 nished the drawings of the same together 

 with a description in substance as follows: 



Size of building 9 x 16 feet, being a lean-to 

 against the dwelling. Cost f28..50 complete, 

 including the heating contrivance which 

 consists of kerosense oil stoves and drum 

 with connecting hot-air pipe about 13 feet 

 in length and three and a half inches in 

 diameter inside measure. 



The average cost of heating is but ten 

 cents a night. A pipe leads from over the 

 lamps to the outside of the building to con- 

 duct away any smoke or smell from the 

 lamps. This pipe turns upwards outdoors, 

 and is protected with a cap-like cover to 

 keep the rain out. 



The plan of putting up the structure was 

 this: First six 4x4 inch posts were set in 



Fig. 3. A Somewliat Contly Amateur^s Qreenhiiuse. 



building paper, an eighth of an inch thick. 

 Altogether this wall is so warm that during 

 the great blizzard, which last March (1888) 

 visited our correspondent's region, a night 

 heat of 47° was easily maintained. 



Concerning the plan of heating with oil 

 stoves, Mr. Emmerich says he got his first 

 idea for this from Popular Gardening, 

 and that in his case, it is entirely satisfac- 

 tory. Two small stoves, made by the Kero- 

 sene Oil Stove Co., and having two four 

 inch wicks each, and an oil receptacle con- 

 taining seven quarts to each. The drum 

 from which the hot air pipe extends, is 

 situated upwards from and between the 

 lamps. While the 3)^-inch pipe is effectual 

 in conveying heat to its further end, still 

 Mr. Emmerich is of the opinion that if it 

 were a size larger it might be even more 

 satisfactory. 



Regarding oil lamps smoking when put 

 to such a use and of which some complain, 

 no trouble has ever been realized. The 

 lamps are kept perfectly clean and nothing 

 but the best 1.50° test oil is used. Care is 

 taken, however, to not have them turned 

 up too high at any time, for if they were, 

 naturally, they would smoke. By means of 

 the pipe leading outside all smell of the 

 burning oil is removed. 



Concerning the general success of this 

 house, the writer says he wishes our readers 

 could see the beauty and perfection of the 

 many plants grown within its walls. 

 Still it must not be forgotten that the 

 general attention bestowed on plants 

 has at all times quite as much to do 

 with their success as the providing of 

 sufficient heat and light for their wants. 



The other plant structure herewith 

 illustrated, is quite a different affair 

 from the last named. It is to be 

 assumed that this is too elaborate to be 

 constructed without the aid of a skilled 

 builder and plumber. It could not be 

 erected complete for less than from 

 .$1,200 to $3,400, according to location, 

 size, and other circumstances. As the 

 ground plan shows, it is to be heated 

 with hot water, the boiler being located 

 in the basement of the dwelling house. 



The main features of the present plan are 

 indicated by letters as follows, a the con- 

 servatory (walk), h, dwelling, c, veranda 

 connecting the two, enclosed by sash in the 

 winter, d, approach from the garden, e, 

 plant stages, /, hot water heating pipes, g, 

 entry by stairway to the boiler and work 

 room in the basement, h, boiler, /, smoke 

 pipe leading to chimney. 



The elevation shows an exterior that would 

 add beauty to any home and garden scene. 

 A chief merit of this design is that all the 



Native Trees for Ornamental Use. 



A. P. REED, CUMBERLAND CO., ME. 



I am glad to see a growing interest in the 

 capacities of our native forest trees for use- 

 fulness on ornamental grounds. If they are 

 every way as competent as the foreign pro- 

 duct, they have the additional advantage of 

 not having to be acclimated. And then again 

 the native trees are within the reach of 

 all classes of people; the humblest home 

 may be made more attractive by their use, 

 and the finest lawn may be pleasingly em- 

 bellished by their presence. 



Our native Fir trees, as well as the White 

 Pine, are all capable of serving for orna- 

 mental purposes— and all being susceptible 

 to fine training. The latter can be made thick 

 and dense by repeated cutting back. No tree 

 in the evergreen family is more beautiful, 

 even its natural state, than the Fir Balsam 

 {Abies baisamea). This is also true of the 

 Spruces which are capable of a great variety 

 of shapes in their manner of growth. 



Considerable of the poor success had in 

 adorning lawns and public parks with trees 

 may be traced to the use of foreign varieties, 

 procured oftentimes at much expense of 

 time and money. If I ever get so I can 

 afford it, I am going to see how fine a 

 park can be made with native growths 

 alone, even to the grass upon the ground. 



I expect to be able to make such a park 

 as this would be long before I can make one 

 which would contain all the requirements 

 and embellishments of other lands. 



A specially neglected ornamental native 

 tree is the Striped Maple (^ccc Pemusni- 

 vanieum). This never attains a large size, 

 and is well adapted to lawns, or in fact, to 

 any place in which a small tree is desirable. 

 It has a pretty, dark green bark streaked 

 with white, and a very large leaf, and is 

 known in some quarters as "Moosewood." 



Our common Sumac is also quite orna- 

 mental when its red cones are developed. 

 There is one thing to avoid in selecting 

 native trees for these purposes, however, and 

 that is anything that has a tendency to 

 spread from suckers, the Locust for exam- 

 ple. But I would encourage any who 

 contemplates planting, to put in a good 



Fig. 4. Oround Plan of Fig. 3. 



variety of trees native to his section, and 

 giving them the same treatment, and no 

 le.ss care than he would give foreign varie- 

 ties; I believe he will be highly gratified. 



As with trees of every description it is best 

 to move these when quite small. 



1,(M9. Boot for House Plants. As to soot from 

 Bituminous coal I would not advise its use. Soot 

 from wood I use frequently and with very sat- 

 isfactory results. Mix two ounces in a gallon of 

 water and keep well stirred while using, not 

 applying ottener than twice a week.— C. E. P. 



