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^ULTURE’^ii: 
EXCELSIOR 
5 Ileelimnn St., New Yorit 
83 Uullalu 81., Kucheater. 
NEW YORK CITY AND ROCHESTER, N. Y 
53.00 1’EH YEAR, 
iiijjle No., Ei^lii Cents, 
FOR THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1871 
[Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year IS71, by L>. D. T. MooitE, in the office of the Librarian of Conttreas, at Washington.) 
Arboriculture 
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nearly reached the top of this trellis and will 
eventually entirely cover it. 
It is quite often the case that there is a 
hack or end wall in a conservatory, where a 
most elegant display of artistic taste can be 
The accompanying illustration is a very 
exact representation of a view in the Stevens 
Conservatory, given in the Ruiul New- 
Yokkkr, August 20. The conservatory is 
located against a steep bauU,and it was nc- 
OONSERVATORY ORNAMENTS, 
if loxicnltxxxt 
The employment of rustic or semi-natural 
ornaments in conservatories, affords oppor¬ 
tunities for displaying the highest order of 
ARBORIOULTURAL NOTES, 
THE FLOWER GARDEN, 
Onuki* Oi'autfb llt'iliti' North of 41°. 
Dear old “ Moore’s Rukal New-York¬ 
er”: — T am in possession of every mark you 
have ever made in your regular weekly pre¬ 
sentations of beautiful, truthful and reliable 
sayings for the general interest of us illiter¬ 
ate, struggling farmers, ami have profited 
thereby, and never have you been so 
“naughty” towards the progress I flattered 
myself to he making in the right direction, 
as you make yourself over the signature of 
“Galen Oderkirk,” in No, 7, of August ID, 
1871. 1 have waited some weeks to see 
some one here, in Wayne Co., where “ Galen” 
dates, and even this town of tliaL distin¬ 
guished name, to inform G, that right here 
in this town, more, than 43’ North, are flour¬ 
ishing Osage orange hedges, extensively, 
without perceptible effects of frost, and 
oiliers are preparing grounds besides those 
who have this hedge; and to prevent a 
damper upon this enterprise and necessary 
appendage on the farm, is the object of this 
short note. We also have Die locust 
In 18701 put out lids hedge half across my 
little home farm, and in 1871 the remaining 
distance along the roadside, and present, in¬ 
dications sire that 1874 or ’7.7, at most, my 
post and board fence will give place to u 
fence that will not require hammer and nails, 
and a piece of board constantly on hand to 
protect crops, and will better correspond 
with llie shady rows of trees on either side 
of the street than a decaying limber fence of 
any kind, rurally and economically speaking. 
Hoping the learned G. O. will find it con¬ 
venient to visit this end of our long and pro¬ 
ductive county, if lie is at Newark where lie 
dates, and Convince himself that the orange 
hedge flourishes north of 41°, or convince us 
it will not, and confess his sins to those upon 
whom he lias trespassed, (hul. I hope lms not 
caused to falter in their work,) we will he 
happy to make his acquaintance, and pro¬ 
gress with him harmoniously. In behalf of 
all those brother farmers north of 41°, I am, 
most respectfully, Ac.—Jo. Watson, Clyde, 
( Qailen,) Wayne Co., Y. Y. 
Preparation* Tor Spriust. 
We presume every one who has had a fine 
show of flowers in the garden the past 
summer, will resolve to have a still better 
one the coming year. This is certainly com¬ 
mendable and in accordance with the true 
spirit of progress that should, but unfortu¬ 
nately does not at the present time, pervade 
every household. It is to he hoped that at 
some future day, to neglect the flower gar¬ 
den will be an exception instead of, as now, 
the rule, and well cultivated grounds the 
exceptions. If a good show is to be made 
next season, some preparation must be made 
for it now in the way of preserving roots, 
cuttings and saving seeds. 
Pi'otecriiiK Hardy Plants. 
Herbaceous plants, however hardy, wi’.l 
be greatly benefited by a slight protection in 
winter. Coarse barn-yard manure is the | 
best material for this purpose, as the liquid 
portions will pass down to the roots of the 
plants and very materially increase their 
growth the following season. All Much tmrdy 
plants can he safely divided at this time, and 
if protected as described, they will scarcely 
receive any check to their growth. Bulbous 
plants, such as Lilies, Narcissus, Crocus, 
Hyacinths and Tulips arc benefited by a 
similar protection. 
I’rotniiuu Tender Plant*. 
On anas, Tigridias, Caladiums, Gladioli, 
Dahlia* and similar tender bulbs and tubers 
should he lifted before the ground freezes 
and spread out in a warm room, where they 
will dry very thoroughly before laying aside 
for winter. As a rule, the larger the bulb 
or tuber the more liable to decay, in eonse- | 
quencc of the large amount of moisture they 
contain. The Cannae and Caladiums, espe- i 
chilly the C. esculent am, are very difficult to 
keep through winter, except in a very warm 
room or green-house. If placed in an or¬ 
dinary cellar they are pretty sure to rot be¬ 
fore spriug. Tigridias should also be kept 
very dry and warm; but Dahlias and Gladi¬ 
oli bulbs, if well dried before packing away, 
will do very well in a dry cellar. 
Geraniums and Similar Plant*. 
We have often succeeded in keeping ge¬ 
raniums in a dry cellar through winter. 
When taken up in autumn, all the soft, suc¬ 
culent branches should be removed, and 
then pack the roots in mdss, tying a good size 
bunch uboilt them ; then hang up tlm plants 
and give them no farther care, except to 
look at them occasionally, and see that they 
do not become too dry nor too wet. There 
is, however, more danger from moisture 
than from dryuess. Ollier soft-wooded 
plants, such as La ntanas, Citridoras and He¬ 
liotropes, should be kept in pots; but avoid 
giving too much water, always remember¬ 
ing that the plants in such situations are to 
remain at rest, and any stimulus to its 
grow tli is to he avoided. Of course, persons 
having greenhouses, or who wish to keep 
the plants growing in rooms during winter, 
will pot them in the usual manner; but 
there are thousands of families who have 
no such conveniences, and still they would 
like to keep a few choice, tender plants over 
until another season, and thereby save the 
cost and trouble of purchasing. 
Tender Hard*Wooded Plant*. 
Tender roses, figs, pomegranates and simi¬ 
lar shrubby plants, may be either bent down 
and covered with earth or bound up in straw 
or hay. We have always had the best suc¬ 
cess with those bent down, or dug up and 
laid down, and then covered with earth. Of 
°)iirse Uiis plan would not answer with ever- 
gieens, as the leaves would be very likely to 
( '.cay; but nearly all the deciduous plants 
uiay he safely protected with soil. 
Vitality of Ai>ple Seed. 
Wilvt amount of beat will apple seed 
hear without destroying their vitality ? I 
took some from a pudding that had been 
well cooked by boiling, and planted them, 
and they came up and grew vigorously.”— 
Exchange. 
We have heard the story of a man who 
tried to kill a bedbug by dropping it into 
molten iron in a foundry ; but twenty years 
after lie accidentally broke a skillet made at 
the time referred to, and out walked that 
same hug as lively as ever. It is our candid 
opinion that the apple seed mentioned above 
and that bedbug were near relatives—at 
least, as regards vitality. 
I 1ST XHE W-A.I_.ri ORNAMENTED 
cessnry to build a stone wall nearly as high as 
the building, the roof being just high enough 
above Die bunk to allow of its jutting over a 
few feet and permit standing room below. 
Stone steps, ns shown on the right, lead up 
I to the top of the bank, where sve have a good 
view of Die house below. In the center of 
the wall there is a small recess of about a 
foot in depth arid six to eight feet high, and 
from the top of this a small stream of water 
is let in, which trickles down the wall into a 
small basin made to receive it. The various 
species of mosses that delight in such si 111 n- 
1 lions, are growing in this niche in the wall, 
while a large Call a Mluopica, and several 
species of Sagittarius and other plants which 
thrive in moist localities, grow in or stand 
near the basin. There is a large cactus or 
two on the left, with Caladiums and other 
large ornamental leaved plants on the right, 
and scattered about in from. Just In front 
of the basin there is a beautiful rustic trellis, 
as shown ; in the lower half a sufficient space 
is left to give a good view of the recess in the 
wall, with its accompanying ornaments. The 
two upright posts which support the rustic 
work above, are covered with American Ivy, 
(Ampelopsis quinquefolia ,) which has now 
shown in Die arrangement of rustic work, 
vines and fountains, us in the one we have 
described. 
artistic taste. Not that an artist in such 
matters could find no opportunities for the 
application of his skill in merely arranging 
plants, but where additional ornaments are 
introduced there is a completeness to the 
whole, which cannot be secured without 
such aids. 
There is far less attention paid to the “ fit¬ 
ness of things,” in private conservatories, 
where the whole aim is, or should be, orna¬ 
mental display, than one who has never 
taken this subject into consideration might 
suppose. Occasionally we find the owner of 
a suburban residence (or perhaps bis garden¬ 
er) possessing llie requisite talent to employ 
the means at command to the best advantage 
in producing an excellent effect, which shall 
at the same lime he in harmony with all its 
surroundings. Of course we do not believe 
in ostentations display in these matters— 
such as erecting rock or rustic work in small 
conservatories, where its very presence seems 
to detract instead of add to the general good 
appearance of the whole; but thoro is many 
a little niche, Corner or wall that can often 
be filled with appropriate ornaments, and it 
is in such instances that we often find the 
purest and most refined taste displayed. 
FLORIOULTURAL NOTES, 
Liliutu Ilniisonll. 
TnE illustration and description given in 
your issue of July 20 ult., under the name of 
Lilitnn LLansonii, corresponds in every par¬ 
ticular (save perhaps length and breadth of 
leaves) to a flower growing wild in this 
country, and is her known as the “Golden 
Rod Lily.” There are, no doubt, many rare 
and valuable flowers and herbs in the neg¬ 
lected and overlooked pinewoods of South 
Mississippi that would prove vastly interest¬ 
ing to the botanists if they would only 
“ come and see.”—M attie J. Pyneb, Osyka, 
Mississippi. 
One ot tlic California Ilia Tree* Fallen. 
A few weeks since, says the Mariposa 
Gazette of the 1st inst., there was n crash in 
the Mariposa Big Tree Grove, which was 
plainly heard at Clark & Aloore’s, five miles 
distant. On visiting the Grove it was found 
that the big tree named “Andy Johnson” 
had fallen. It had been noticed tor two 
years to be leaning more and more to the 
south, or southeast, but it had preserved a 
certain show of stability, and its present 
humiliating condition of prostration and 
ruin was not anticipated. It fell in the di¬ 
rection it had been leaning, and the whole 
upper portion of the trunk from a diamater 
of eight feet io the top is broken and tossed 
about, like the wreck of a mighty ship broken 
upon a surf. The wood, at the fractures, 
does not appear to be actually decayed, but 
very brittle iu appearance. 
Geueral Ulot Geranium, 
The Horticulturist says, is of more brilliant 
color than the Gen. Grant Geranium, with 
fine truss, and a profuse bloomer, and prom¬ 
ises to supersede that well known geranium. 
For flowering or forcing in the house there 
is none better. 
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