October, 1890. 
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ence being the white eye of the former. It 
quite hardy. It is of somewhat recent 
introduction here. Some have not been 
successful in growing it under glass for 
winter blooming. The troubl > is, they make 
it too warm for ihe plant. In a cool green- 
house it blooms freely. We have found it 
to bloom quite kindly in a room only mod- 
erately cool. Another case of small bulbs 
and a cluster in a pot. 
The charming Freesia must on no account 
be forgotten. The bulbs may be planted as 
long as they can be bought, but early plant- 
ing brings early bloom. Five bulbs to a 
four-inch pot will be about the right pro- 
portion. A moderately light soil is best 
for them. There are few plants that will 
yield so much enjoyment during the dreary 
months of winter. 
Callas will be the better for being left 
-outside until there is danger from frost. 
They are not so tender as is generally sup- 
posed. Repot if it is needed. 
The small early Reman Hyacinths, when 
grown three or four in a pot, make a fine 
mass of fragrant white bloom, and open 
the season prettily for their sisters of a 
larger growth. Florists force thousands of 
them in boxes for cut flowers. 
The single Jonquil is a great favorite for 
its delicious fragrance. Florists grow this 
bulb largely also for cut blooms. It is a 
good plant also for room culture. Four or 
five bulbs may be grown in a five-inch pot. 
— P. B. Mead. 

Amateur Horticultural Societies. 
These are not common with us ; on the 
contrary, they are quite uncommon. There 
is no reason, however, why they should not 
be dotted all over the country. There are 
many sections where the professional gar- 
dener is almost or quite unknown, but 
where excellent material may be found for 
a horticultural society of the amateur type. 
There is a widespread idea that a society of 
this kind can not be formed with any hope 
of success without the aid of professional 
gardeners ; but this is a mistake, and 
sho«s a want of self-contidence. The 
gardeners would, indeed, be very helpful. 
Iu the absence of such help, however, ama- 
teurs will be found to manage a horticultural 
society quite cleverly, and we advise them 
to take the matter into serious consideration, 
especially in districts where the society 
must be one of amateurs or none at all. 
The possibilities of such a society in many 
directions are very great, and not less its 
pleasures. 
Here and now we can do no more than 
suggest, but will mention the “Amateur 
Horticultural Society of Springfield” 
(Mass.), as an example, as it is strictly 
a society of amateurs. It was organized 
^ two years ago, and now has upwards 
of four hundred members. It is note- 
wonhy that a goodly number of the 
members are women. It is a good school 
for women to learn how to vote and become 
familiar with business methods. The society 
holds public exhibitions, pays for a hall, and 
has such a large attendance that there is 
always a balance in the treasury ; and this, 
too, without asking prohibition prices for 
admission. In fact they have so much 
money in the treasury just now that they 
are bothered to know what to do with it, 
and have decided to spend it for public 
lectures during the winter. Happy ama- 
teurs ! Appreciative public ! 
The last exhibition was held the first 
week in September. Armory Hall was so 
crowded with plants and cut flowers that 
there was at times not near room enough 
for the crowd of people who came to see 
them. And the exhibits were very good 
too ; many of them excellent. We can not 
go into detail for want of room, but should 
like to say that we have never seen a finer 
exhibit of Verbenas ; that the Lilliputians 
and Tom Thumbs among the Zinnias and 
Dahlias were perfect little beauties; that 
the Phloxes (both dec ussata and Drummondii) 
were very fine ; that the Abyssinian Banana 
was one of the largest and best grown that 
we have yet seen ; that the Pansies were 
large and beautiful ; that Begonia metallica 
was shown in fine form ; that pots of 
Vallota purpurea, with fifteen to twenty 
flower stalks, were superb ; that most of 
the pot plants were well grown, and so on 
for a page. 
We are hopeful of the future of this young 
society. Preserving their present enthusiasm 
and unity of spirit, they can hardly fail of 
achieving a success that will be a pleasure 
to them and beneficial to the community in 
which they live. We might make some 
suggestions, one of which would be, that 
they break away from old, stereotyped 
forms, and let their individual judgments 
and good taste have free play, in the form 
and arrangement of their exhibits. 
We noticed that President Simons leaned 
much upon the ladies for help, and in this 
he did wisely ; otherwise his face would 
not have beamed with the happy smile it 
wore all day. The help of women is indis- 
pensable for the success of an enterprise of 
this kind, as it is for so many others ; and 
that reminds us that a goodly proportion of 
the best flowers were grown by women. 
The pretty things seem naturally to grow 
better for those who in many ways so closely 
resemble them. — P. B. Mead. 
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Little Gem Feverfew. 
This is a dwarf variety of the old-fashioned 
tall growing Feverfew or Pyrethrum. It is 
one of the best plants for bedding and cut 
flowers during the summer, and it is equally 
desirable for the house during the winter. 
It differs from the old kinds in being of 
dwarf er growth, eight to twelve inches, 
more compact, the flowers are almost twice 
as large, very double, and flower in great 
profusion. It readily adapts itself to nearly 
any location, requiring only ordinary good 
garden soil, and of very easy culture. Water 
only when the top of the earth looks quite 
dry, and then water thoroughly. It does 
not require much heat as it will thrive in 
quite a low temperature ; yet it does well 
in the living room. It is very susceptible 
to the red spider, and particular care 
should be taken to give the leaves and 
branches a good sprinkling quite often, to 
keep them safely from this pest, watching 
the underside of the leaves, as there is 
where the red spider does its work. When 
the flowers are beginning to fade, cut them 
off, and if all the buds on that branch have 
developed, cut back the branch sothatmany 
other blooming branches will start. Old 
plants, well cut back, may be bedded out 
in the spring, when they will bloom con- 
stantly all summer. Young plants do better 
for winter bloom. As they slip readily, it 
is well to put down a number of cuttings in 
the spring, taking some up in the fall and 
leaving the others in the bed, covering them 
lightly with straw in severe weather, as 
young plants will live out of doors all 
winter if protected, while old ones will not. 
It will be better if the buds are kept pinched 
off, during the summer of those plants in- 
tended for winter bloom. The cut flowers 
keep fresh a long time when placed in water. 
The Little Gem Feverfew makes a fine ceme- 
tery plant, blooming as it does, from spring 
until frost. — Greta Beverly. 
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