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grown in a pot in ordinary garden soil, and 
its explosive properties should secure it a 
place among room plants, especially where 
there are children, for whom it will afford 
much amusement and instruction. It will 
make a good small basket plant. It is 
readily propagated from cuttings. 
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The Apios tuberosa, called also "Ground 
Nut" anil “Tuberous-rooted Wistaria,” has 
been overpraised and underpraised in terms 
which the plant does not deserve in either 
case. The real facts are, that the plant per 
se is a good one, and bears small but hand- 
some clusters of fragrant flowers: but it 
has rugged, wandering roots that make it 
somewhat of a nuisance in the garden or in 
any part of the ornamental grounds In a 
place suited to its nature it is a desirable 
plant for the sake of its flowers. In the 
woods, by the side of an old stone wall, or 
some similar j lace, it may be grown with a 
good degree of satisfaction: but the man or 
the woman who plants it in the garden will 
discover all to soon that a great mistake 
has been made. The Apios tuberosa is a na- 
tive climbing plant, more or less common 
in Canada, the New England States, and 
south as far as the Carolinas. It grows in 
the woods and along the hedges, where we 
have seen it clambering over the bushes so 
picturesquely as to excite one's admiration. 
It bears short clusters of fragrant, bluish 
or purple flowers resembling those of the 
Wistaria, to which it is nearly related. The 
flowers, however, do not last long. The 
fleshy, oval tubers attached to the roots 
have given the plant its specific name as 
well as the common one of Ground Nut. 
The home feeling is but feebly developed 
in the n ots, and they are always roaming 
about in search of a permanent abiding 
place, which they seem never to find. The 
tubers are edible, and are much relished by 
some people. The plant may be propagated 
from the tubers. From this description the 
reader should be able to decide where to 
plant the Apios tuberosa. 
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lf not already done, frames and sashes 
should be cleaned up, repaired, and paint- 
ed. as needed, preparatory to making hot- 
beds. Stable manure should also be gather- 
ed and placed in heaps conveniently near 
to the spot selected for the beds. If about 
one third of dry leaves be added to the ma- 
nure in making up the beds, the heat will 
be more lasting. — P. B. Mead. 
The China and Japan Pinks are beautiful 
dwarf plants. They are bien- ials, but will, 
in fact, last three or four years. As, how- 
ever, they bloom freely the first year from 
seed, they may be grown as annuals. The 
Japan varieties are prettier than the Chi- 
nese, the various forms of Dianthus Hedde- 
wigii, both single and double, being the 
most desirable. All the pinks ate desirable, 
transplant readily", and are easily grown. 
Doctors? Pshaw ! Take Beech am’s Pills. 
Rumson and M onmouth Nurseries. 
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Trees and Plants hardy in a Northern climate — whether fruit, 
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Small Fruits. 
In addition to all the good old varie- 
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Includes Rhododendrons, of which 
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Consists of Akebia, Ampelopsis (a 
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Clematis, Honeysuckles, Ivies, Myr- 
tles, Trumpet Creepers, and Wistarias. 
Roses. 
Of these we have a full assortment of 
the best old and new varieties of Hy- 
brid Perpetuals, Teas and Everbloom- 
ing, Climbing and Moss Roses; Japan 
Roses a specialty. 
Hardy Herbaceous Plants. 
Of these our stock is very full and 
choice. The list of families is so long 
we can enumerate but a few of the 
leading ones, such as Anemones, Achil- 
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Astilbes, Bleeding Heart, Coreopsis, Lily 
of the Valley, Fox Gloves, Forget-me- 
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Candicans, Hare Bells, Larkspurs, Iris 
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