CURRENT GARDEN LORE. 



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pansion ; the easy replacement of squares broken by ac- 

 cident ; and the prevention of loss of heat by the close 

 lapping of the glass which this system of glazing permits. 

 — Gardou'nff ll'orid. 



Planting Peanuts. — The season for planting depends 

 entirely upon the conditions of soil and climate. Do not 

 plant before the soil has become thoroughly warm and 

 dry, as the peanut is more than sensitive to unfavorable 

 conditions, and is therefore liable to have its germination 

 so arrested that it would seriously affect the final out- 

 come. In the latitude of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, 

 planting can safely begin May 20, as you are then reason- 

 ably sure of continued warm weather for a sufficient 

 ■period to allow the vines to come to the surface ; should 

 unfavorable weather then set in, no appreciable damage 

 would be incurred. In planting on rich soil ample space, 

 from 25 to 30 inches between hills and rows, should be 

 allowed for a luxuriant growth of vine, as proper culti- 

 vation is rendered impossible when the vines interlock. 

 On poor soil 22 inches each way would be a sufificient 

 allowance. Replanting this crop is a very simple opera- 

 tion. In from 10 to 15 days, should the seed be good, 

 the earth around the hills will begin to swell and crack ; 

 when this does not occur in the time specified, replanting 

 at once will be necessary, as it is a never-failing indication 

 that the seed has not germinated. — Farm and Fireside. 



The First Greenhouse in Chicago. — We present 

 herewith an engraving of the first greenhouse erected in 

 or around Chicago, from a drawing kindly furnished by 

 John Goode, now the oldest living florist in that city. 

 This house was located at the northeast corner of Dear- 

 born avenue and Division street, on the north side. Mr. 

 Goode thinks it was built about 1835 or 1836, as it had 

 been standing g or 10 years when he came to Chicago in 

 1845. It was built and owned by a man named Thomas. 

 The roof is composed of glass only in part ; three sash 

 admitting light on the south side, the short span to the 

 north containing no glass whatever. It is interesting to 



The First Greenhouse in Chicago. 



note that the three-quarter span style of roof for a green- 

 house was in vogue as early as in the thirties. — Ameri- 

 can Florist . 



Inarching Camellias. — Procure a few stocks of the 

 common variety, which is increased from seeds or cut- 

 tings. The double varieties do not thrive so well on 

 their own roots as when worked upon the more vigorous- 

 growing single or semi-double varieties. This may be 

 done by grafting or inarching. The latter is best done 

 at the end of March or early in April. The difficulty of 

 obtaining dwarf plants is the only objection to this mode 



of increase. The parent plant should be plunged, while 

 the pot containing the stock is placed on the surface of 

 the soil, as shown in illustration. You can work upon 

 the most convenient shoot, or even upon more than one, 



thus getting a good-sized plant of the superior kind in a 

 \'ery short time. Only one shoot is shown in the illustra- 

 tion in the process of being joined to the stock, but that 

 on the opposite side, marked b, would be equally suitable 

 for such treatment. You might also bend the upper part 

 of the plant and use the shoots e and/'. Begin by bend- 

 ing the shoot in the direction of the stock, so as to dis- 

 cover the part most easily approached to the stock with- 

 out undue strain being put upon it. Now cut away a 

 portion of the wood on the shoot ; do the same to the 

 stock, and take care that it is at the exact spot where the 

 corresponding cut on the branch will come when the 

 latter is inclined towards the stock. Bind both cuts 

 firmly together, and either tie some moss around the 

 stems where they meet, or cover over with a small piece 

 of clay. This is to keep the air from the cuts, and so 

 assist them to heal over and join more quickly. After 

 some two or three months the inarched root will be suffi- 

 ciently united with the stock to allow of its being removed 

 from the parent plant. The top of the stock may also be 

 cut off. This will throw the whole strength and sap of 

 the stock into the severed portion of the camellia. When 

 the shoot is first joined to the stock, do not remove alj 

 the growth, nor be in any hurry to sever the young plant 

 from the older one. I would not advise it to be done 

 until the plants are at rest again. — AinateKr Gardening. 



Grape-Arbors. — A neighbor of mine has a Concord 

 grape-vine from which he has sold 400 pounds of fruit in 

 one season, besides having a large quantity for his own 



