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ji't a ^00(1 Hiilo iov them if picked 

 111 small boxes coiitaiiiiiig a ddzi'ii 

 - (>ai*li. You could, it' you wish, 

 A lliose plants with a crop of citlu'r 

 IOCS or chrysanthoinuius, wiiicluncr 

 would be likely to have the best 

 lor. If you do not want to grow 

 iiij; plants or vegetaiilc jdaiits for 

 it would be a good plan to take 



crop of lettuce first, and follow 

 ■vith tomatoes. The latter could be 

 in the benches about the end of 



.iiul would give a profitable crop 

 It' outdoor fruit comes in season. 



C. W. 



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PANSIES. 



i\v many plants should I get from 

 unco of pansy seed? When should 

 be sown, in Indiana, and trans- 

 ted to the field, to sell at wholesale 

 no fall and spring? H. F. 



■ on should get 3,500 to 4,000 plants 

 n II each ounce of pansy seed if of 

 ;;;.■. ,i (piality, and sometimes more. In 

 \(.,i state, sow the seed on or about 

 .]n\ L'O and transplant to the field when 

 -niiU'iitly large to handle, always se- 

 ll, tmg cloudy and moist days for the 

 \\ ilk. Transplant on ground with good 

 ■ li.iiuage and wliere no water can pos- 

 >iliiy stand in winter. You can sow 

 riiiior outdoors or in coldframes. If 

 iMiMoors, it is an advantage to mulch 

 till seed bed with some light material 

 uitil the seeds germinate. (\ W. 



GIiADIOLI. 



Kindly name some red, white and 

 I'liik gladioli to grow in a carnation 

 li'iM-h. Can the variety known as Baby 

 III- irrown in carnation benches? 



C. W. M. 



\ few good gladioli to grow in a 

 ni.'ition bench are: America, beauti- 

 ! soft lavender pink; Augusta, pure 

 ote, blue anthers; Brenchleyensis. 

 i^lit scarlet; yiiakespearc, white suf- 

 'ij earmiiie; Octoroon, salmon pink; 

 ■ \. white, marked rosy crimson. 

 i lif so-called "baby" varieties of 

 "lioli ;n-e useful for either bench cul 

 • or can be successfully grown in 



- containing four inches of soil. 



^c are procurable in October, and 



l>e planted much earlier than the 



-c bulbed sorts. A few desirable 



■eties are: G. Colvillei The Bri.le, 

 white; Colvillei rosea, delicate 



>: ('•. nanus Peach Blossom, delicate 



. ihe finest variety of all; Mathilde. 



'o. tinged with delicate lavender; 



liing Bride, ivory white, with criin 



ilakes; Crimson Queen, orange scar- 



C. W. 



TO DESTROY CUTWORMS. 



'lat c;in I do to destroy littlt\ dark 



'eij. soft slugs in the soil.' They get 



'ii\- sweet peas at night and cut the 



'if th(» tender shoots and leaves. 



^liigs ;ire about three-eighths of an 



lotig. R. G. 



'le soft slugs referred to are un- 



''tedly cutworms, which are unusu- 



'lestructive this year in many parts 



'lio country. If your sweet peas are 



.vet in flower, spray them with ar- 



■'tf of lead at the rate of four 



'"'Is to fifty gallons of water. This 



"■lewhat whitens tiie foliage and is ad- 



■'ve, but it will effectually discourage 



■'" cutworms. Scattering soft coal soot 



Miss Noe With Her Wedding Flowers. 



frt'id\- around the |ilants and even dust 

 ing it over them acts as a deterrent. 

 The soot is also a good fertilizer. A 

 mask made of fresh slu)rts moistened 

 with molasses and watei-, to which is 

 added some Paris green or strychnine, 

 will also [(oison nuiny. h.'iy it here and 

 tliere between the rows on a cabbage or 

 lettuce leaf. C W. 



EUROPEAN NOTES. 



Tin- annual show of the lloit iciilt nral 

 Society lit' I''raiice was held in I'ai'is in 

 the oMil of May. On this occasinu umre 

 s|iace than usual was devoted tn the 

 rose. This section w.as arranged by ^^. 

 ( ira\ cicaux. the proprietor of the fa- 

 mous rose garden at Ij'llay, and furmed 

 a conijiiete history of the rose in all 

 its forms and in its influence on litera- 

 ture .and art. The first section dealt 

 with ros(>s of the .ancient (ireeks, the 

 Ix'ose of the Magi, roses of the inidille 

 ages, York and f.ancaster ty|ies, the 

 earliest known tea roses, all represiMited 

 in jilants or blooms, sliowing the de 

 velopment of the queen of llowers 

 through many ages up to the modern 

 rose of today. The second section dealt 

 with the rose in botany, pharmaceutics 

 ;nii| |ierfuiiuM'v, in |ioetry, smig and 

 drama, in painting and sculpture, and 

 finall\' in decorative and ap|ilied arts. 



The international rose congress met 

 at Paris May 2<i, M. Yiger jiresiding, 

 and during the week excursions were 



m.aile to the K'oseraie de I/IIay and the 

 famous gardens at N'ersailles. The 

 nurseries of .Xoniblot liruneau. Vil- 

 niorin .\nilricux ic Co., Croux & Son, 

 Trullaut iV Sons and Mos(>r \- Sons were 

 \isitei|. a great host ot' horticulturists 

 taking part in the proceedings. 



Perhaps the most |io[)iilar form of 

 garileiiing in lliigl.and .at prestMit is rock 

 ::;;iri|eirMig. but this is iieing closely 

 liilliiweil by a ci'a/,e for .lapanese gar- 

 ileiis. 'riieie Were m;iu\' examples of 

 liiitli in t!ie Tein|ile (i.-irdens shnw and 

 exliiliitiirs did .-I s|ilcni|ii| tr.-ole in Imok- 

 ing orders fctr rock plants, alpines, etc. 



Tht' cetiteiiary nt' Louis \':ui lloutte, 



liiiin .luly 1. ls|o. will I elelirated 



.1 n ne L'li ill ( ; heiit , IJelgium. 



11. A. Ditnmock, of the Yokohama 

 \ur>cr\- (11.. i^ luniiing an extensive 

 ixliiliit in Londmi in collection with the 

 • laii.'in I'.rit ish l-'.xli ibit ion. .Ia[i;inese 

 ilw.irf trees and .i.apanese stone garden 

 Lanterns ;ire the mitst a riding fe;itures. 



.lolin Waterer & Sons, Bagshot, are 



running their ;inniial exhibition ol' rho- 

 iloilendiiiiis ,at the iiox'.al i'.ota nicil (!ar- 

 ilens. London, during the month of .lune. 

 They are showing upwards of 2,000 

 |i|;ints frmn two teel to ten feet in 

 height, in alimit L'oii \arieties. ,alto- 



gei her ;ibiiat ."lO. 1 lilimins, and thev 



claim that it is the largest llower show 

 e\('r m.ade by any one (iiiii in the world. 



Bee. 



