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VOL. XXVI. NO. 22 
WHOLE NO. 1102. 
PRICE BIX CENTS 
82.50 PER VEAR. 
[Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1872, by D. D. T. Moork, In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.] 
raised from the Japan species are quite 
hardy as far North ns the latitude of this 
city but a slight, protection such as may bo 
given by throwing the vines down upon tho 
ground and covering with earth, or coarse 
mulch, is beneficial, and will insure a great¬ 
er abundance of flowers. If the vines are 
killed down, the new shoots springing from 
tho root will bloom the first season; but it 
is better to preserve a portion of the old 
ones if a great display of flowers is desired. 
When trained to stakes it is only necessary 
at the approach of cold weather to coil the 
vines around tho base and bank up with 
earth. 
Propagation. 
To produce now varieties seeds must be 
sown, and as these do not always germinate 
the first season, a little patience is required 
as well as care in keeping them constantly 
wet. Wo usually sow tho seeds as soon as 
ripe, in shallow boxes filled with leaf mold 
and sand about equal parts. Set the boxes 
in the shade of tho trees, or on the North 
side of a building or fenoe, and where it 
will be convenient to give wator when re¬ 
quired. Tho soil in which tho seeds are 
sow n should never be allowed 
to get dry, but kept oonstant- 
s^x , ly wot until tho young plants 
appear. Neglect in watering 
g jgy|> . is the sole oauso of most fail- 
gljjljR uros in raising Clematis seed- 
The plants may be allowed 
to grow in the boxes the first 
season and transplanted to 
the open grouu/1 tho following 
spring. Give protection until 
the plants blf/om, whioh will 
H§fi0tl usually bo when two or three 
Hp|j|Il years old. The best varieties 
THE CLEMATIS, 
Thsire is scarcely a nook or corner of this 
globe which has not given us one or more 
species of the Clematis. The greater por¬ 
tion of the species are climb¬ 
ing plants and they have ever 
been popular, Inasmuch as 
there seems to bo no limit to J=li 
varieties or tho uses to whioh 
they oan be put in covering 
walks, trellises or training to 
stakes. Whorevcr beautiful 
climbing plants can be used 
the showy Clematis always 
should, if it does not, come in 
for a goodly share of atten¬ 
tion. Years ago the English 
gardener was content to train 
his “Traveler’s Joy,” ( Clema¬ 
tis viUtlbUy) and our own, 
found its counterpart in the 
little greenish-white flower¬ 
ing species (C- Vlrginiana) 
which is so common in all our 
swamps and low grounds, and 
at this season, covered with 
seeds to whioh are attached a 
long silky friuge. Japan, how- -—ee -'-a-' 
ever, has given some elegant ~ 
species which arc in a great i . 
measure superseding the old¬ 
er ones; and the new sorts 
grown from these are among 
the moat snperb ornamental 
plants in cultivation. 
The Clematis florldo or 
great florid Clematis, and C- 
pater, also called C-cerulea , 
and C-grandiJtora are proba¬ 
bly the best of tho Japanese 
species, and have been more 
extensively used for produc¬ 
ing new seedling varietis. The 
flowers of some of these new 
varieties arc six or more inch- Ijgp 
es in diameter and of various 
colors, some being a dark vel¬ 
vety purple, others deep blue, 
and of every shade from these 
to pure white. 
In the accompanying illus¬ 
tration a single flower of a new 
variety, the “James Gould 
Variety," is shown natural 
size. The color is a very light 
shade of purple, or what 
might be termed white with a 
purplish tint. There is really 
no limit to the number of va¬ 
rieties that may bo produced, 
because the seedlings seem to 
sport very widely, and seeds 
gathered from a light-colored 
flower will often give varieties 
of very deep ehade. Every 
season brings its complement 
of new sorts, and one begins 
to consider where this thing 
will end, or where names are 
to be found for all the beauti¬ 
ful varieties that are likely to 
be prejudiced. - 
Soil and Culture. ~ . —j m 
The Clematis will thrive in 
any good soil, but prefers a IHmEs 
light, dry loam, with a little 
peat or leaf mold intermixed - 
Most of the new varieties 
the others thrown away. Va¬ 
rieties may bo multiplied by 
cuttings from firm side shoots 
taken off in Summer and 
placed in ooiu frames or uuder 
bell-glasses. Layers of tho 
young shoots In Summer will 
also strike root vei j readily, 
and the old plants may occa¬ 
sionally bo divided. Much 
pleasure may bo derived from 
raising socdlings; and wo 
would advise amateurs to try 
their hand at this, for nature 
is not partial, and will display 
her beauties to the novice as 
well as to the professional flor¬ 
ist or gardener. 
FLORICULTUHAL NOTES. 
Protection for Clio ice 
Plants.—A great many valu¬ 
able plants are negleoted and 
lost because there is no ready 
means of protecting them at 
hand. We have quit a respect¬ 
able number of little George 
Washingtons amoug our40,- 
000,000 of people who, added 
to tho chickens, cats, dogs, 
pets and poultry of all kinds, 
destroy annually more than 
they are worth, (the first dep¬ 
redators excepted). Forty 
persons with means can do 
better, but here is a recipe for 
the milieu. Take a flour bar¬ 
rel, mark around it at the de¬ 
sired hight from the bottom. 
Cut each stave half way 
through at the mark; split 
caoh stave and takeout half; 
remove the hoops above the 
tub thus formed and draw the 
remaining half staves together 
as close as needed ut the top. 
If a little skill and taste is ex¬ 
orcised you can cut tho staves 
in any desired figure, thus 
making, in a few minutes, a 
cheap and effective protection 
for a tender plant. It can be 
portable or sunk in the ground 
by removing the bottom. A 
sack can be drawn over it to 
keep out frost.—J. A. Mac¬ 
donald, Millenville, Florida. 
