July 15, 1S96.] 



Garden and Forest. 



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Mr. Endicott writes that it has bloomed with him the first 

 time this year and proves to be exceedingly beautiful, car- 

 rying a spherical head of flowers on a stem a yard tall. 

 More than a hundred florets unite to form a ball of a bright 

 rosy color, which at first was some four inches across. As 

 the early flowers faded, however, new buds pushed out 

 beyond them and opened, making a still larger growth, and 

 thus the fresh appearance of the whole was preserved at 

 least twice as long as the existence of the individual blos- 

 soms. We should like to hear from other readers as to 

 their success with this plant. 



Eichornea azurea. — It is not often that we see this 



the under side of the stems run deep into the water outside 

 of the receptacle in which the plants are anchored. Mr. 

 Oliver writes that at Gardiner Hubbard's place at Twin 

 Oaks, near Washington, District of Columbia, a tub of this 

 plant grown in this way had 180 spikes of flowers at one 

 time, and was a most pleasing spectacle. In ponds with 

 natural sides another good plan is to dig out some of the 

 soil, replace it with rich material, and then insert the plants. 

 The species is a native of tropical America, being found 

 from Jamaica to south Brazil. The flowers are of no use for 

 cutting, as they wilt in a very short time when taken from 

 the plant. 



Fig. 39- — Deutzia Lcmoinei. — See page 28 



aquatic in perfect condition in Lily-ponds and fountain- 

 basins, although its cultivation is of the easiest. The 

 growths must, from their nature, float on the surface of the 

 water, and the ideal home for them is a pond where the 

 water is only about a foot deep, where the long roots can 

 become fixed in the bottom. If it is desired to grow it in 

 a fountain-basin, a box or tub should be sunk only a few 

 inches below the surface of the water, the soil may be half 

 loam and half manure, and pieces of the plant may be stuck 

 in all about the margins ; they make astonishing growth, 

 and seem to derive nourishment from the rich compost all 

 through the season, notwithstanding the long roots from 



Cultural Department. 



The Vegetable Garden. 



Peas. — The early and second early varieties of vegetables 

 are now cleared away and the ground vacated by them has 

 been prepared for our winter supply of Celery. Peas have 

 done uncommonly well this year. The cool, moist weather 

 during the first half of June and the absence of prolonged di- 

 spells lias caused them to make extra fine haulm, and theyield 

 of pods is about double that of last year. There has been hut 

 little choice between the earliest varieties, First of All, Alaska, 

 Lightning and Invicta all doing well. McLean's .Advance still 

 proves itself unexcelled as a second early variety. Among 



