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THE FLORAL IVORLD 



CHRYSANTHEMUM CULTURE. 



Take the slips in spring or early 

 winter when they are through bloom- 

 ing, and set in small pots or cans. 

 Keep in a frost-proof room until 

 spring. Then change to a larger pot, 

 as they become root-bound. Change 

 about three times, letting the last 

 change be about the last of August-, 

 into, say, about ten-inch pots, in good, 

 rich garden soil and rotten stable ma- 

 nure, equal parts; give good drainage. 

 Keep the tops pinched out, to make 

 nice-shaped plants, and water once or 

 twice a day, as needed. Chrysanthe- 

 mums are great drinkers, and will 

 stand lots of water. Feed llqum ma- 

 nure once a week till buds appear. 



If you want large, perfect blooms, 

 pinch out all but one bud to the stem; 

 that is, of the large sort; of the small 

 sort, I think they look better in clus- 

 ters. I let my slips get four or five 

 inches high, and then pinch out the 

 top, leaving three or four eyes to make 

 branches. When the branches get 

 three or four inches long, I nip the 

 tips again, and so on,- till I hav« them 

 in shape. 



Kansas. Mrs. B. R. Harris. 



AN OLD FASHIONED GARDEN. 



We children loved to visit grandma's 

 homestead, partly because of the lov- 

 able old woman herself, but more par- 

 ticularly, I think, to enjoy the beauty 

 and inhale the fragrance of her old- 

 fashioned garden. No novelties flour- 

 ished there; grandma had neither the 

 time to devote in their cultivation nor 

 the money to expend on them. Flow- 

 ers of the simplest culture only could 

 be seen and these were principally pe- 

 renials or self-sown annuals. 



Up against the clapboards was a 

 row of brilliant hollyhocks. Their 

 great satiny, cup-like flowers attracted 

 the eye of the passer-by at once. The 

 second row from the house was formed 

 of hybrid perpetual roses, which in the 



month of June were a daily delight 

 and furnished armfuls of luxuriant 

 bloom. The rest of the garden con- 

 sisted of moonflowers and evening 

 primroses, showy zinnias, aristocratic 

 marigolds, lowly forget-me-nots, hu- 

 man-faced pansies, a tangle of sweet 

 Williams, and nasturtiums — all varie- 

 ties crowded together regardless of 

 color harmonies. Here and there a 

 pepper plant lifted its rich green 

 leaves and bright-hued fruit, ripening 

 in the sun; the golden blossom of the 

 mustard grew side by side with the 

 brilliant asters, and the onion mingled 

 its hollow stalk with the sword-like 

 leaves of its aristocratic relative, the 

 gladiolus. 

 Connecticut. Lawrence D. Fogg. 



FINE FOLIAGE PLANTS FROM SEED. 



There is a large class of beautiful 

 plants that can be easily raised from 

 seed. Sow in February, using good 

 porous soil, not over rich. Cover with 

 glass and keep in a warm place, with a 

 dark paper over the glass until the 

 seeds are up. Keep the soil moist. 



The plants named below are all fine, 

 and I can recommend them as sure to 

 give satisfaction. 



Acacia lophanitha: This will hold 

 its own in point of effect with many 

 more costly ones. 



Acanthus Latifolia and A. Mollis are 

 indispensable for the lawn. Their deep 

 green, elegantly formed leaves having 

 a fine effect. 



Melianthus Major is another having 

 handsome leaves of silvery hue. 



Ferdinanda Eminens, with beautiful, 

 fihe cut foliage. 



Jacaranda Mimosaefolia is an elegant 

 foliage plant. 



Grevillea Robusta, trained standard 

 high, is one of the most graceful plants 

 for room decoration, and will stand a 

 good deal of hardship. 



Ferula Comminius prodouce deep 

 green foliage and make handsome 

 plants for the lawn. 



