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The Greenhouse, Month to Month 
I By W. R. Fowkes, New York 
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NOVEMBER indeed is a real time for the tiower 
lover. When utter desolation reigns without 
there is greater need for a good display of flow- 
ers within. 
The chrysanthenium, long acknowledgedas the Oueen 
of Autumn is now arranged in conservatories in glorious 
attire. To add to the pleasui-e the wonderful exhibitions 
all over our vast land keep the interest renewed. Many 
kinds and varieties are displayed in these exhibitions, also 
in the public parks, and the beautiful 'mums which origi- 
nally came to us from China and Japan have been greatly 
improved upon. 
They are classed, speaking broadly, as Japanese, Re- 
flexed, Incurved, Pompons, Anemones and Anemone 
Pompons. The distinction between each closs is readily 
discerned. The Japanese varieties arc marked by their ir- 
regularitv. Tlie flower forms a kind of semi-ball and its 
petals are tossed about wildly in charming disarray, which 
offers a remarkable contrast to the neatness and regularity 
of arrangement of the petals conspicuous in the other 
varieties. 
J^eflexed 'Mums are those whose petals lean back and 
turn downward towards the flower stalks. In the Incurved 
varieties the arrangement of the petals is just reverse 
— the petals turning upwards and away from the flower 
stalk and curving inwards so that the flower in many 
cases assumes the form of a ball composed of imbricated 
petals, or petals so disposed as to lap over one another like 
tiles on a roof. 
Pompons do not attain the height of tlie large flowering 
varieties and their blooms vary in size from that of a 
quarter to half a dollar, but their dwarfness and charm 
lend themselves to the useful work of furnishing a border 
to a group of the larger kinds. 
The Singles have a place of their own and are no longer 
looked upon as wild daisies : in fact, many people prefer 
them to their larger companions — but all the varieties of 
'Mums have their'place, which they charmingly fill. 
A visit to the shows and careful notes taken of the 
varieties one wishes to grow next season will be made by 
the observant growers, and the leading chrysanthemum 
growers will gladly give interested patrons useful advice 
about the respective traits and of the most useful ones to 
grow, whether for a large or small establishment. 
The cool loving Cinerarias will now be in their flower- 
ing pots and need the coolest house, cooler than Cyclamen, 
although both are grown together with a degree of suc- 
cess. Fine plants can be had in five-inch pots. All they 
need is a little Clay's fertilizer every two weeks, and never 
allow them to get dry at the roots, or you had better 
throw them away. The companion of the above — Cal- 
ceolarias — will not be rec|uired to flower as early and can 
be given a larger pot with advantage, also light soil with 
a good share of leaf mold. 
Hvdrangeas and Bays can be placed in a cool cellar. 
The 'former need little water from now on, but the Bays 
must never be allowed to suffer or many -valuable leaves 
tvill be lost, making these useful plants very unsightly. 
Lilacs for forcing should be ordered early. Lily of the 
Valley can be flowered in the warm house plants, kept 
totally dark, in less than a month's time, watering well 
each day. 
Euphorbia Jacquiniaeflora is a useful decorative plant 
and mav be grown successfully in boxes or benches, but 
they are very impatient about careless watering, and un- 
less the grower is careful in this direction they will die of 
a kind of stem rot ; otherwise they are easy to grow. 
Ijuddleias will soon begin to develop their chaming 
scented sprays of decorative value ; feed these plants 
liberall)'. 
Antirrhinums will be useful subjects to grow and fol- 
low a space left by the ending of the 'mums. Plants in 
three- or four-inch pots previously grown are ideal for 
this purpose. Soil suitable for the 'mums or, in fact, 
if soil is scarce the old 'mum soil that has been fed with 
bone will answer finely. 
]\Iignonette will now do nicely, but take a peep every 
night around with the lantern to discover and kill the 
green caterpillar that is so eager to devour the plants. 
Cattleya Labiata when in bloom should be removed to 
charm the drawing rooms of the dwelling house, and it 
will not harm the plants in the least. Dendrobium 
Phalaenopsis is a good companion at this time for the 
same purpose, but do not allow the blooms to remain too 
long on the plant or its vitality will be impaired somewhat 
and never regained. 
Calanthe Veitchii should be kept dry now and the 
flower spikes will develop freely. Sufficient luoisture will 
accrue from the atmosphere to keep the bulbs all right. 
These are charming for house decoration, but as they are 
deciduous they will have to be arrayed among the Maid- 
enhair ferns, where they will look fine. Do not allow a 
drop of moisture on the blooms. 
\'anda caerulea is with some a difficult plant to flower. 
The chief trouble is keeping the plants too hot. They do 
not require higher than 50° at night during winter. 
Another batch of cucumbers can be started. Carter's 
Ideal is ideal for winter forcing" when we have less sun- 
light to deal with. Sow one seed in a three-inch pot, soak 
the soil and pots first or they will take the moisture 
needed for the germination of the seeds. 
Cauliflower, lettuce, radishes, etc., can be easily raised 
where the 'mums were, and there is no need of a person 
to rack his brains to know how to profitably fill the houses 
in succession. In fact, on most well-managed places, be 
thev large or small, there is usually insufficient room for 
the number of crops the grower is trying his best to raise. 
DEVELOPMENT OF THE DAHLIA 
(Continued from page 367.) 
reception as a remarkably fine one for decorative use. 
Red Cross is a decorative variety, evidently possessing 
great merit, intended for dissemination next spring ; the 
color is amber-yellow with red shading to center, a very 
handsome effect. In the Peony-flowered section a new 
seedling, Mrs. Frederick Grinnell; showed its adaptabil- 
ity to basket arrangement, and its warm pink color made 
it very distinctive under artificial light. Another deserv- 
ing mention was Fordhook White, a good white flower 
with rich orange disc. 
In the section for small flowers, the little known "Star" 
varieties were conspicuous. Crawley Star, a deep pink, 
is perhaps the progenitor, but the family is growing, and 
I look for this race to become exceedingly popular as 
soon as their decorative possibilities become known. 
There were several newcomers in the Pompon section, 
with flowers of various sizes, the smallest less than an 
inch in diameter. — The Rounder. 
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