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comparative shade, and moderate amount of 

 water. 



Smilax.— {livs,. S.) Increase this plant by 

 division of roots. Allow it to rest for at least 

 two months each season— generally in summer. 



Feriilizers.— A.) For general use I 

 know of nothing superior to fine'bone meal. 



Hoya.— (E. MeC.) The leaf sent is from 

 the Hora, often called Wax Plant. 



Plant for Name.- (^slrs. M. W. M.) The 

 specimen sent is a variety of Laurel. 



Plant for Name.— (Mrs. F. L. S.) Specimen 

 sent, Justicia. Variety, carnea. 



Worms On Plants.— (Mts. W.) Spray with 

 kerosene emulsion. 



FLORAL PERPLEXITIES 

 FRO]^I THE SOUTH 



By Mrs. G. T. Drennan 



[All questions regarding floriculture, from 

 the Ohio and Potomac Rivers to the Gulf of 

 Mexico— which are the limits of Southern gar- 

 dens — willreeeive careful attention and prompt 

 responses.] 



Miss Martha Y., Atlanta, 6ra.— Without hesi- 

 tation, give a place to the bearing Pomegranate 

 among your flowering shrubs. It is highly or- 

 1 amental when in bloom, and the fruit that 

 forms in June persist until autumn. Both the 

 c rnamental and the bearing Pomegranates have 

 brilliant red flowers of the striking orange 

 scarlet shade known as Pomegranate red. The 

 calyx is like red sealing wax. The rind of the 

 ripe fruit splits and hangs for weeks on the 

 tree, displaying the bright, translucent seeds. 

 The acid variety has bright red seeds ; the sweet, 

 amber colored. 



Mrs. John W. P., Cincinnati, Ohio.— Tea 

 Roses are tender in your latitude, but make 

 very fine bedding plants. Plunge the pots 

 with your blooming Bridesmaid and Meteor into 

 the open border, fully exposed to the sun. Let 

 them remain until fall, then take up and store 

 in a cold frame. They are well worth the 

 trouble. 



Mrs. Wm. B., Johnson City, Tenn.—liSL 

 France, Kaiserin Augusta Victoria, Champion 

 of the World, President Carnot, Pierre Guillot. 

 Souvenir De Wooten, Farl of Pembroke. Beauty 



FLOWERS 37 



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