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woodpecker whilst digging; whoever was observed by 

 the woodpecker while so engaged became blind 



"The pjeony is no longer 

 anything but a beautiful and 

 splendid flower, despised by 

 amateurs, and seldom seen 

 but in poor gardens." — 



LiNN.SUS. 



Clematis Jackmanni. — 



I mail you to-day photograph 

 of Jackman's clematis, five 

 years old from cutting. 

 Plantsmen's catalogues in- 

 struct us to cut back each 

 year one-half of las; season's 

 growth. I have tried the 

 experiment of cutting this 

 specimen to the ground late 

 each fall, and am highly 

 pleased with the result. On 

 May 30 there were ten vines 

 from ten to twelve feet high, 

 and a month later the photo- 

 graph was taken. The new 



growth is much more hand- 

 some and interesting when 



thus treated, and the flow- 

 ers come at same time as 



when old wood is left to 



grow Coccinea and crispa 



do equally as well with this 



treatment, I having had 



growths of twenty feet a 



season, and very full of 



blossoms. I am certain all 



who give this method a trial 



will be pleased. 



These varieties are gross 



feeders, and soil should be 



rich. I give a liberal cover- 

 ing of well-rotted manure 



each winter, to serve the 



double purpose of protect- 

 ing and enriching — Emory 



P. Robinson, Ohio. 



To have Beautiful Fuch- 

 sias and other Plants. 



— Get slips of those you 



wish to raise as near the 



first of the year as possible. 



Put them into rich earth, 



and water frequently with 

 warm water. As soon a s 

 good roots show, put them 

 into pots two inches in di- 

 ameter, and set them in saw- 

 dust or a box of earth, bury- 

 ing the pots to the brim 



A Good Clematis Jackmanni 



When they have grown an 

 inch or two high, tie them to slender sticks, as they 



grow faster and better if supported. Keep them con- 

 tinually moist with warm water. Examine them fre- 

 quently, if they show rapid 

 growth, to see if the roots 

 have reached the outside of 

 the earth ; as soon as they do 

 this, give them a larger pot, 

 and so on till it is time to set 

 them out of doors. Then as 

 they increase in size, give 

 them liquid twice or three 

 times a week, using horse- 

 manure. To prepare it, fill 

 a bucket two-thirds full. 

 Pour boiling water over it, 

 and cover ; when cool, stir it 

 up a little in the water, then 

 let it settle. Use one-fourth 

 liquid manure to three- 

 fourths water. This mix- 

 ture benefits most rapidly 

 growing plants, and answers 

 well for fuchsias, geraniums, 

 amaryllis, gloxinias, cactus, 

 etc. Pansies set in beds, if 

 watered twice a week, will 

 keep up their size, and in 

 some instances have in- 

 creased it. The manure 

 thus treated will last two 

 months ( with repeated scald- 

 ings), and afterwards can be 

 used to enrich the earth for 

 pot plants. 



Fuchsias are much bene- 

 fited by being watered over- 

 head once a day in a moder- 

 ate temperature, and twice a 

 day in extremely hot 

 weather. In summer they 

 should be put in the shade, 

 but not under a tree. Sun 

 in the morning or evening 

 does not hurt them ; but 

 mid-day sun in summer is 

 too scorching. There are 

 several winter-blooming 

 varieties that do well in the 

 house. These must not be 

 allowed to bloom in sum- 

 mer. Fuchsias treated as 

 directed above become a 

 mass of bloom and continue 

 their blossoms during the 

 warm season. — Experience. 



Convolvulus minor ker- 

 mesinus violaceus pumi- 

 lus striatus grandiflorus flore pleno. — This is a 

 good thing. — R. T. Choke. 



