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of tlying out in the centre of the crowns yearly, and for that 

 reason are hardly to be depended upon in our climate. 



Mr. Orpet said that JNIr. ^Manning was perfectly correct in re- 

 gards to Gaillardias, but thought they should be grown if they 

 flower only one year. Alstrccmena aurea is perfectly hardy, 

 and becomes quite a weed in Ehododendron beds. Lychnis 

 Haageana is a perennial which lasts for several years, and then 

 dies out. 



Mr. Temple wished to call attention to the practice of cutting 

 back perennial border plants with a view to making a display late 

 in the season, and Mr. Orpet stated that in one of the places he 

 had had charge of, the family did not reside there until late in the 

 season, and to produce a late display it was a regular practice to 

 cut back Phloxes, Delphiniums, Heleniums, Silphiums, Asters, 

 and all plants of like growth, so as to produce a late effect from 

 plants that ordinarily would be past their prime. 



M. H. Norton stated that by cutting back roses, and keeping 

 the ground moist, they can be kept in bloom during the whole 

 summer. 



Mr. Kidder noted that herbaceous plants are comparatively free 

 from insects. He spoke of a new and very destructive insect 

 found on Anemone Japonica, and asked if others present knew it. 



Mr. Orpet had seen the same insect on Baptisia, and expected 

 to find it on everything next year. Rose-bugs go the whole round 

 of the garden. As to alum dissolved in water, which had been 

 recommended as a remedy for rose-bugs, an ounce to two gallons 

 of water had proved ineffectual. 



J. H. Bowditch asked about Aquilegias, which were raised from 

 seed, and succeeded for a few years ; then there seemed to be a 

 borer which destroyed them. IMr. Orpet said that plants grow to 

 an exceptionally vigorous state in gardens and are then more 

 liable to rot. He never had much difficulty in transplanting 

 Aquilegias, except A. (jlancUdofia: it is very difficult to make this 

 species live after removal. The best way is to raise from seed, 

 and set out from pots ; then they will live four or live years. 



Professor^ Watson had found that hand picking is the only 

 absolute remedy for the black beetle which eats Anemone Japonica 

 and Clematises. This must be done early in the morning. Bor- 

 deaux mixture made very weak has proved successful. 



Mr. Manning said that cut-worms and angle-worms enter into 



