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dry hillside under the shade of an oak. In tliis 
position they are never watered, } et they rema n 
fresh and vigorous throughout our most tr\irg 
seasons of drought. 
As we have so few summer blooming shrubs it 
would be well if the merits of the oak-leaved liy- 
drangea were more generally known and appre- 
ciated. A plantation of these shrub«, together 
with hypericums, altheas, and the la‘e blooming 
spiraeas would be gay and attractive from m'dsum- 
mer until late in autumn. This hydrangea is al.-o 
exceedingly effective in sub-tropical gardening 
when planted with such little trees as azalia.«, 
paulowinas, ailanthuses and other plants with dec- 
orative foliage. 
Had it no other merit it should be cxtensi\cly 
planted for its beautiful fall coloring. At the fir.^t 
touch of trost its handsome foliage takes on fine 
shades of claret and crimson, and long after nearly 
all the trees and shrubs in its neighborhood have 
been stripped bare, its persistent foliage brightens 
the shrubberies until the last asters have shed their 
airy pappus and the golden rods have turned to 
silver. Dauskc Dandridgc. 
SEASONABLE SUGGESTIONS. 
Keep in mind the budding of your flowering 
apples, cherries, pears and other trees. This is 
the time for the work. Soon the sap will cease 
flowing; then it will be too late. 
September is a favorite month for the trans- 
planting of perennials. There is time between this 
and freezing weather for the plants to get good 
root hold. Paeonies should be done in the fall, not 
in spiing. 
Transplant deciduous trees if ) ou wish to to- 
wards the close of September. Strip the foliage 
off, give a good watering and they will do well. 
As soon as perennial phloxes have done flower- 
ing, and all other perennials, in fact, it is a good 
plan to cut off the decayed flowers and flower 
stalks. Seeds are not wanted and the strength 
which they would require to perfect themselves 
goes to the forming of shoots for next year. 
Calla lilies w'hich have been lying dormant 
through the summer should now be potted afresh 
and started growing. They may be left outdoors 
a month later, then taken to the greenhouse. 
Chrysanthemums wanted for pot blooming 
should be lifted from the ground by early Septem- 
ber, that they may take good roothold of the soil 
and progress towards flowering before November. 
Left out later they often fail to be satisfactory. 
Shrubs intended for forcing should be lifted in 
October early, placed in pots or tubs and left out 
till freezing weather comes. Tubs are better than 
po r. Common boxes answer very w'ell. These 
are not broken by frost or in any other way and 
are good for a year or two’s service. 
Marechal Niel, the beautiful yellow Noisette 
rose is sometimes seen doing well out of doois 
here. But then the owmers bend the shoots to the 
ground and cover them with earth in winter. Some 
do this with Gloire de Dijon, but in most parts of 
Pennsylvania it is hardy without this. 
The question is often asked wl.ethcr the flcwers 
of Clematis paniculata are fragrant or not. They 
certainly are, but not so much so as the old flam- 
mula. But it is so much the superior of flammula 
in every other respect that there need Le no' hesi- 
tation which to plant. 
The bag worm, usually so distruitive to arbor 
vita and other trees, can be destroyed by spraying 
with Paris green. This worm quickly defoliates a 
tree. It prefers arbor vita to any other tree. 
The common English ivy tied to a stout stake 
for a few years becomes a shrub in the same way 
as wistarias, trumpet vines and many other climb- 
ers do. These “tree” spccimers of ivy are desir- 
able ornaments on a lawn, making, as they do, an 
addition to the list of evergreen shrubs. 
Should a damp cloudy lime come to ) ou try 
the transplanting of some of your smaller ever- 
greens. Get a small ball with them, and after 
planting flood them with water. 
Yucca filamentosa will be ripening its seeds 
soon. If these are saved and sown out of doors in 
the ordinary way in early spring nearly every one 
will grow. Besides this way of increasing them 
yuccas make plants readily frem pieces of rcot. 
Allegheny hollyhocks differ from ordinary ones 
in having quilled petals. They are very pretty and 
valuable. Seeds sown now and the seedlings well 
cared for in a cold green house or in a pit in vdnter 
will make plants for blooming next season. 
As is generally understood the “b'g tree" of 
California, Sequoia gigantea, is hardy enough in 
the Middle States, but has been killed time and 
again by a fungus which attacks it. Recent experi- 
ments prove that this fungus succumbs to Bordeaux 
mixture, as do all other forms of fungi. 
Many parks adopt the plan of having a nursery, 
or place where small purchased plants are set to 
grow until wanted for permanent planting. Those 
anticipating forming such a stock ground would 
find spring the best season to plant quite small 
stock. 
Before frosts destroy them lift a few moon- 
flower plants, pot and house them. These make 
splendid plants for setting out in spring, besides 
affording lots of cuttings. It’s a mistaken notion 
that this useful vine is an annual. Joseph Meehan. 
