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looks well from the first. The boxes made a good 

 border for my shelf, and madame being very accommo- 

 dating, did not even ask for much sunshine. The leaves 

 are very pretty, some being pure white, others green and 

 white mixed. In the spring I carried out my boxes, 

 pulled the plants apart, and had enough to border a bed 

 thirty feet long. This bed was composed of low grow- 

 ing things, phlox, mignonette, sweet alyssum, dianthus, 

 pinks, and a few dwarf marigolds. The effect was very 

 pretty. I put a few of my Sallerois in pots; they make 

 nice ornaments for the table mixed with other plants, 

 and as they do well in winter, when blossoms are scarce, 

 they are invaluable for the plant shelf. Another good 

 point, they can be grown in very small pots or boxes. — 

 Sister Gracious. 



Rhamnus Purshiana 



Rhamnus Purshiana is a very low, pretty shrub, 

 with bright scarlet berries, handsome light green deci- 

 duous leaves and cinnamon-colored stems. The tiny 

 greenish-white flowers have four or five petals and 

 stamens. — K. P. S. Boyd, California. 



Kalmia latifolia. — I was very much interested in the 

 article on rhododendrons in the October number of The 

 American Garden. I visited a small lot of almost half 

 an acre in Wilton last June when they were in bud. I 

 picked some and put them in water at home and they 

 blossomed nicely. I also have heard that there are 

 several acres of them in another town. Mason I think. 

 But the most beautiful show of wild flowers I have 



ever seen is along the road from Wilton to Greenville. 

 The flowers are Kalmia latifolia. and they line the 

 side of the road in the woods and in the pastures to an 

 extent that makes the drive perfectly beautiful in the 

 season when they are in bloom. — David Putnam, New 

 Hampshire. 



Plant Notes. — Fuchsia Storm King still holds its 

 own as the leading dwarf double white. It is probably 

 the earliest flowering variety there is among the double 

 ones. Being a variety which flowers when the plants are 

 quite small, the first flower buds should be picked off, 

 and the plants kept growing until they are strong and 

 in condition to support a good many of the large blos- 

 soms. If small plants are allowed to mature flowers, 

 the result is a plant so weakened that it scarcely recup- 

 erates sufficiently to make a good specimen. Hence the 

 necessity of picking off the buds until the plant is large. 



Fuchsia E. G. Hill is another double white variety. 

 It is undoubtedly a fine variety. The habit of the 

 plant is almost identical with the strong growing variety 

 Phenomenal ; erect in growth, and compact, the foliage 

 having a leathery texture ; the flowers are of large size 

 and free flowering. In order to gain success in the cul- 

 ture of fuchsias, they require a rapid growth which can 

 be given by having considerable leaf mold or thoroughly 

 rotted spent hops in the soil, strict attention to watering 

 at the roots, frequent syringing, and a minimum tem- 

 perature of 50°. 



Echevcria Hoveyi is one of^ the prettiest varigated- 

 leaved bedding plants in cultivation. When young it is 

 of similar habit to E. glaiua ; the coloring of the leaves is 

 exquisite green, yellowish white, suffused with pink. I 

 have not yet seen it in large quantities for bedding pur- 

 poses, but as soon as sufficient stock of it can be secured 

 it is destined to be largely used. 



Sweet Alyssum Little Gem, is a perfect little beauty, 

 growing only about four inches high, spreading consid- 

 erably and completely covered with its small white 

 flowers. — Mansfield Milton, O/iio. 



Chinese Sacred Lily. — I would like to know what 

 to do with the bulbs of the Chinese Sacred Lily after 

 they have bloomed ? — E. C. Frace. 



Answered by B. M. Watson, Jr. —The bulbs of the 

 Chinese \A\y ,Narcissns Tazetta var. , are of no use after 

 blooming ; they should be thrown away. 



The plant is not hardy here, otherwise the sometimes 

 numerous bulblets, which are found after the bloom is 

 past, might be planted in the open ground, and from 

 each a blooming bulb would be obtained in from three 

 to five years. This could be done in a milder climate, as 

 Florida or California, out-of-doors, but is manifestly too 

 expensive a method to attempt under glass while the 

 price of the plant is so little. 



Starting the Moonflower. — For several years I have 

 planted the seed of the moonflower as a means of se- 

 curing an abundant supply of plants for my own garden. 

 I have never succeeded in rooting cuttings, as others do. 

 In these years if'I obtained from 20 to 50 plants from one- 

 half pound of seed, I congratulatedjmyself . I tried, in 



