THE FLORAL IVORLD 



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only a suggestion of cream color, in 

 the half-opened flower. 



It makes an immense vine. One in 

 my own garden has climbed on a 

 Tbreadth of woven wire almost to the 

 top of the second story of my house 

 in less than two years. 



It is hardier than any other climb- 

 ang rose. In our climate, all roses are 

 comparatively hardy, but sometimes 

 the severe cold snaps which come late 

 in winter, after the sap has started 

 up in the plants, will kill almost to 

 the ground the Marechal Niels and 

 3Iarie Henriettes which we love to 

 j)lant together. After this they are 

 inclined to be very slow to recuper- 

 ate, but La Marque only waits for the 

 first warm days to send up great, 

 '£trong young sprouts from the roots, 

 each one tipped with a thick cluster 

 c^f bloom buds. 



Georgia. Mrs. Henry Wight. 



THE CREAM OF HARDY PLANTS. 



Flower lovers are rejoiced that our 

 tickle mistress, fashion, again favors 

 the dear old hardy plants. Those who 

 liave had indifferent success with bed- 

 ding plants may indulge in these, con- 

 fidently expecting unbounded pleasure 

 with minimum expense. Where strict- 

 iy hardy plants are used in good soil 

 they increase in size and beauty in- 

 definitely. Having tested most that 

 are listed by florists, the following are 

 tound to give a satisfactory display of 

 the best bloom from earliest to latest, 

 ivith no disappointment: Herbaceous, 

 jteSLVl achillea, anemones, antirrhi- 

 nums, boecomia, coreopsis lanceolate, 

 columbines, crown imperials, dianthus 

 l)arbtus dwarf pinks dicentras, del- 

 phinums, eulalias, funkias, hemerocal- 

 lis, irises, martensia, marguerites, la- 

 thyrus, phloxes, peonies, rudbeckia, 

 .spireas, thalictrum, valley lilies, white 

 lilies, tiger lilies, yucca, shrubs, dou- 

 l)e flowering almonds, altheas, weige- 



lia, Japanese quince and snowball, li- 

 lacs, philadelphus, flowering currants, 

 and exochordia; vines, cinnamon, ake- 

 bia quinati, clematis, bignonia, ampe- 

 lopsis variegata and quinquefolia, 

 honeysuckle and wisteria. Much dis- 

 appointment is avoided where each 

 variety is congenially located. Flor- 

 ists will furnish this information if 

 requested. 



A half-dozen plants, well chosen and 

 properly located, are better than four 

 times as many huddled together indis- 

 criminately. An annual dressing of 

 manure, and pruning to keep shapely, 

 is all that is required until they need 

 thinning. 



Indiana. Sarah A. Pleas. 



SWEET VIOLETS FOR HOUSE CULTURE. 



Early in September I divide and re- 

 pot my sweet violets for house cul- 

 ture. I use the double varieties Lady 

 Hume Campbell, Marie Louise and 

 Swanley White, and the single varie- 

 ties California and Hardy Russian. I 

 use long boxes about eight inches in 

 depth, which fit in the window sill. 

 Have perfect drainage of broken char- 

 coal or crockery. I procure the rich- 

 est of leaf mold from the woods and 

 mix in a little sand and well-rotted 

 chip manure, making a light, porous 

 soil that the violet delights in, and 

 this, unlike a heavy soil, can be kept 

 sweet by frequent stirrings. After 

 potting I water them well and set 

 them away in a cool shady place until 

 the first or middle of October. All 

 buds I keep pinched off until Novem- 

 ber; then I give them a cool, frost- 

 proof room and alLthe sunlight possi- 

 ble. Liquid fertilizer I give twice a 

 week, and this of course is neter al- 

 lowed to touch the foliage. Foliage 

 is sprayed with a fine spray often, and 

 I have thrifty plants and flowers in 

 profusion. 



Kentucky. Miss Laura Jones. 



