1 MIAMI PER YEAR. 
TER IRS . I Single i\o., Eislil <’«!! 
NEW YORK CITY AND ROCHESTER, N. Y, 
. J 5 lii'l'kilinn St., iVew York. 
OmCES.jgj Hu Halo Hi., Koch die r. 
YOR.XXIY. NO. 2. 
FOR THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JURY 15,1871. 
WHORE NO. RED. 
Jrlorintlhirf. 
CLEMATIS INTEGRIFOLIA. 
Poetical sentimentality has much to do 
ia creating a taste for certain species of 
plants. The trailing species are favorites 
with those who Relieve in humbleness, while 
the climbers offer an elegant and filling 
illustration of how the weak shall cling to 
and lie supported by the strong and sturdy. 
The “ brave old oak ’’ supports and protects 
the graceful vine through tempests nnd 
trials which nature, with all her generosity, 
never fails to bestow upon every living 
thing. It is this peculiarity of taste or 
sentiment which has made the climbing 
species of clematis more general favorites 
Ilian 1 ho erect herbaceous species. There 
are, however, many of the latter deserving 
especial attention, and none more worthy of 
it than the Clematis integtifolia, or Entire 
heaved Clematis. It is a native of Hungary 
and grows about eighteen inches high, flowers 
of the form nnd size shown in the accompany¬ 
ing illust ration. The outsides of the petals 
are dark blue; the insides pale blue, nearly 
whiteon the borders, the edges being slightly 
reflexed, which brings (lie two colors into 
view at the same time, showing a brilliant 
and pleasing contrast. This species of Cle¬ 
matis is perfectly hardy, and may be readily 
propagated by dividing the stools early in 
spring or autumn. 
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AZALEAS. 
Next to the Rhododendron a the Azaleas 
should be given a prominent place in every 
garden. Our native species and the varieties 
produced therefrom are not only abundant 
but showy and easily cultivated. Compam- 
dreds of rare and beautiful varieties. The 
introduction of our native species into Eu¬ 
ropean gardens gave the florists an opportu¬ 
nity of producing hybrids between the Amer¬ 
ican and i’ontic species, and new forms and 
colors have lieen the result. Nearly or quite 
all of the varieties are 
perfectly hardy in our 
Northern Slates, and 
the plants grow freely 
in any good garden 
soil, but prefer a mix¬ 
ture of leaf mold and ^ 
loam. ra&fc 
The Pontic species vCwAj ' 
have slightly larger 
flowers than our na- : ' t . 
lives, and there is a J 
greater variety, simply isdmmm : Y-- ~ X W e 
because more at ten- «vT( \ |, 
tion has been paid to 
their culture, and a 
greater number of 
seedlings raised there- 
from. The accompa- 
nying illustration rep- l 
resents a cluster of ^ j L - RY ' A . 
Azalea Pontim cnceinen , |gPp|P 
and gives a very good 
idea of the form and 
size of the flowers. In 
color they are a pale fi, 
scarlet tinged with 
orange, approaching . 
that of our native spe- Vm\ H 
cies, A. eedenduUtcea, \||i 
which is quite com- WS^.;\'v| 
mon in Virginia and \XmV\’ 
farther South. A group 
of Azaleas composed 
of colors ranging from 
the rich purple of A. 
purpurea, down 1o the 
pure white of our 
clammy azalea (A. vis- 
corn) will not only 
command the atten¬ 
tion of every observer, 
but is abundantly wor¬ 
thy of all the time required in core aiid 
culture. 
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FLORAL NOTES. 
until thoroughly dried, the seed will not rat- 
lie off when shaken. The finer seeded the 
grasses the handsomer the bouquets; and 
yet sprigs of green oats work up tastily. 
The Ingredients required are simple and 
cheap, viz.; Common starch mid dry chrome 
raising ferns from seed: — Procure some 
bricks or stones—bricks would be best, as 
they have an even surface, and are also po¬ 
rous, rendering them capable of holding 
water. These would lie best if found cov¬ 
ered with moss which has naturally grown 
on them. If not thus 
covered.it can be very 
easily done. The moss 
must not be thick; it 
can be clipped with 
a pair of scissors If 
thick, and well wash- 
0 ed before using, to get 
X Jl) r ''^ un y 8e ^ds that 
V, rffl may liavo fallen into 
Xjv JM/ it. These bricks should 
ijlY. :\|jibe placed into the pot 
Jwmf or pan, so that their 
mmi 
# upper surface may 
"Tt'>--t come level with the 
soil used to steady 
I , \ them and till up the 
k; put. Sow the spores 
llSgipp 0 in the moss, and with 
UPP WJ a pepper dredge dust 
over the moss very 
YNvAV lightly with burnt soil, 
'fejl and then, with a very 
jPJ* fine rose watering-can, 
wash down the soil 
and spores into the 
moss. Place the pot 
into a saucer of water, 
which must be kept 
p full. Place a bell-glass 
over; those which 
X\ have a hole in them 
- near the top I prefer, 
as they prevent damp¬ 
ing, affording an es 
cape to the great evap¬ 
oration which lakes 
plane; they can be 
left, alone for a week 
without disturbance. 
Tliere will be no ne¬ 
cessity for surface wa- 
L * tcring until the seed¬ 
lings appear; even then it is not advisable, 
if soaking the pot up to the rim can be 
quickly done. I should before have said that 
the bottom of the pot should be filled one- 
third of its depth with broken crocks. The 
pot should not see the sun until the seedlings 
are well up; even then shade is necessary. 
The soil used should be previously burnt, 
otherwise numberless seedlings will appear, 
which will choke those wanted, and he a 
cause of mischief in the operation of weed¬ 
ing. This plan I have proved, and can re¬ 
commend it. 
Wiuturiuff IriH, Japan I.llioH nncl Ilyn- 
cintliN. 
Majitita Chan dale, Oconomowoc, Wis., 
writes us May 2;—“Many have thought 
that we could not winter, in the border, 
Spanish Iris, Japan Lilies or Ilyncinths; of 
the Iris and Lilies 1 have them well up now, 
with the same covering that was applied to 
all the borders the past winter; and a friend 
has successfully carried choice Hyacinths 
over, which bloomed finely, so that the read¬ 
ers of the Rural NSW-Yorker who live 
in this latitude may take a hint from our 
experiments and obtain these plants (or 
rather bulbs) if they wish, tor they will en¬ 
dure our usual winters without doubt. I 
have been experimenting with plants and 
bulbs that are called hardy; and some are 
with us ; but others are not,—at least, I have 
not succeeded with them.” 
Cuuhp of Viii-leKatloii of Leaven. 
According to Mr. Morren, the difference 
in the color of the leaves of the variegated 
Oi-nillioanluni Tliyrnoiden Alba. 
Tins variety of the Star of Bethlehem is 
new to me; but its flower is so beautiful as 
it now stands before me growing on a plant 
sent by John Saul, that I cannot refrain 
from sending the Rural New-Yorker a 
drawing thereof, with a view to calling at¬ 
tention of others to its great beauty and 
probable value as one of our half hardy, 
bulbous rooted plants. It is not possible to 
give a full size illustration of the flower, 
and so 1 send two sketches, the small one 
showing the leaf form and proportionate 
bight of stem, while the larger one shows 
measurably the flower at about one-third its 
real size. The flower stems are from two to 
three feet in higlit, while the thyrse or pan¬ 
icle is some twelve to fourteen inches, and 
having hundreds of flowers, each petal pure, 
silvery-white, -with a bronze-yellow at base 
of center inside. Loudon says this is a na¬ 
tive of the Cape of Good Hope, easily culti¬ 
vated in any good, rich mold. 
F. R Elliott. 
Colored Grain liaimneu. 
What so easily obtained, so delicately 
colored, or so handsomely arranged as the 
seeded grasses of some old pasture, worthless 
swale or public wayside ? And yet bouquets 
made of these prepared grasses, although 
quite inexpensive and very pretty, are by no 
AZALEA PONTICA COCCINKA 
1 paiutsofasmanycolorsasyouwish; anounce 1 
of each is sufficient for making a good sized i 
bouquet. Dissolve in cold water three table- < 
spoonfuls of starch; then pour on boiling 1 
water until cooked; let cool; arrange upon i 
(be table your paints, grasses and starch. ] 
Into 1 We starch dip the sprays required for i 
1 the several colors, shake, and then brush into ' 
the paint of whatever color you wish; shake < 
again and lay them one side upon aboard or 
1 convenient place to lei remain undisturbed < 
until dry. Serve the sprays for each differ- i 
1 eut color in the same way. When dry, light- < 
1 ly shake off the surplus paint, if any, and 
’ then form into bouquets. These, particular* 
’ ly when used in connection with crystalized 
: grasses and put into a nicely made wall- 
: basket, of shield form, and hung upon the 1 
! wall, or even into a vase, are well worth the ! 
‘ “ care and trouble” of making. 
Syracuse, N. Y. Carrie V. 
Stimulating House Plants. 
The Boston Journal of Chemistry says; 
House plants ought to be stimulated gently 
once or twice a week. Rain-water, so re¬ 
freshings summer flowers, always contains 
ammonia, which, also abounds in all liquid 
manures. If you take an ounce of pulver¬ 
ized carbonate of ammonia, dissolved in one 
gallon of water, it will make spring-water 
even more stimulating to your plants than 
rain-water. If you water your plants once 
in two weeks with guano water (one table¬ 
spoonful to a pail of water), they will grow 
more thriftily. Chicken’s manure dissolved 
in water is excellent. Always keep the soil 
Clematis Integrifolia. 
little attention has been paid to the 
culture of these plants in this country ; but 
in Europe every possible care lias been be- 
' <nm u P° n ll »em and the results are hun- 
means common. Let us give the process of j n y 0Ur flower pots loose. A common hair- plants, which form so ornamental a feature 
making them, that many of the “ Rural 
Girls” may try the experiment. 
The grasses should be gathered while the 
seeds are green, so that after having been 
hung in a dry, dark place a week or two, or 
pin used daily will stir the earth sufficiently. 
Rnictiinr Ferns from Meed. 
A correspondent of the Gardeners’ 
Chronicle gives the following instructions for 
lie compares to the veil globules of the blood), 
or green coloring matter, gives rise to varie¬ 
gated leaves, which consist of a mixture ot 
green parts with others more or less yellow. 
If the discoloration is general, it produces 
death. Among the higher orders of plants, 
only those which are parasitic can exist 
when entirely deprived of clilorophyl. Va¬ 
riegation is a sign of organic disease; the 
discolored or variegated portions of the leaf 
have lost their power of reducing the car¬ 
bonic acid of the atmosphere; the plants are 
generally weaker, smaller, their flowers and 
fruit much poorer, and their power of resist¬ 
ing cold diminished. Variegation can bo 
propagated by means of layers, buds or grafts, 
showing that the buds themselves are infect¬ 
ed. The seeds, however, from variegated in¬ 
dividuals usually produce normal and healthy 
plants. _____ 
Tulip" 'In not Need Manure. 
The California Horticulturist quotes the 
following experience in illustration of the 
above statement:—“Two years since a gen¬ 
tleman residing in this, city, imported a 
parcel of Holland Bulbs, consisting chiefly 
of Hyacinths, Tulips and Anemones. He 
prepared a bed for them in n sunny exposure, 
and added sufficient of old cow manure to 
make it half manure and half soil. In this 
bed lie planted his Hyacinths and Tulips; 
\ve called bis attention to the fact that 
Tulips do not require so much manure, and 
wc expressed fear for his ultimate success. 
We have never seen a finer lot of Hyacinths 
in bloom in California than his, but the 
Tulips were a complete failure. This ex¬ 
ample vindicates an old-established rule, 
of our green-houses, is due to a disease which 
is at once contagious and capable of being 
transmitted from one species of plants to an¬ 
other, by a kind of inoculation. He consid¬ 
ers that the alteration of clilorophyl (which 
Obnithooalum Thvhsoides Alba. 
that ‘ the Tulip will not thrive well in heavily 
manured soil, and even if it does the flowers 
will exhibit much inferiority in the various 
shades of color.” 
[Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, by D. D. T. MOOUE, in the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.] 
