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THE FLAMINGO PLANT. 
t.Anthurium Seherscrianum.) 
We copy the following with illustration 
from the London Garden :—Of all the species 
belonging to this singular genus this is, per¬ 
haps, the most strikingly beautiful. Itcomes 
from Costa Rica, and has, as most of us 
know, a large scarlet spathe, and a twisted 
spadix, which when elevated, aa they are, on 
a tall peduncle, have a peculiar aspect, and 
have gained for this species the name of 
Flamingo plant. The accompanying illus¬ 
tration has been prepared from a photo¬ 
graphic representation of one of the finest 
specimens of this pLant to be found, perhaps 
in Europe, and it is also one of the best 
varieties of this truly useful species. It was 
purchased, when a small plant, by its present 
proprietor, Dr. Paterson of the Bridge of 
Allan, from Messrs. Vritch of Chelsea, and 
i3 now growing in the largest sized pot that 
is mode. The compost, in which it has 
thriven so web, consists of peat, charcoal, 
broken crocks, and sphagnum. The pot is 
half tilled with drainage. The temperature 
it has all along been grown in is intermedi¬ 
ate between that of a stove and a greenhouse. 
Dr. Paterson is a great horticultural enthu¬ 
siast, and has done much to disseminate a 
taste for plants, especially Orchids, in Scot¬ 
land. Of the latter he is a very successful 
cultivator, and his advice and example have 
led many to form collections of these interest¬ 
ing plants. His stoves and greenhouses are 
open to all visitors, and no one 
who has the opportunity 
should miss v i si t i n g his 
grounds, where they will see 
curious birds and animals, a9 
well as plants. 
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VARIEGATED CORNISH 
.MONEYWORT. 
This Is one of the most JBj|j 
charming novelties we have | 
met with, even in these days y 
of wide-spread taste for hardy, \\« 
variegated plants. The Cornish M\1 
Moneywort is a modest little 
plant, long grown in ferneries myi 
and among Alpine plants, ow- \>\ 
ing to its graceful form and \ 
interesting character as a Brit¬ 
ish plant. Nevertheless ,‘ not /f 
possessing any brilliancy of 00^ 
flower, it has never become a /t/t 
very popular plant. Its deli- Y 
cate, fresh green, however, // 
and the facility with which \ j 
it grows in any place where 0? 
hardy Ferns succeed, should Zjf £¥ 
make it more popular. We u l 
have seen it thrive vigorously if W f 
iu a London area, the plant li \ / 
falling down and draping the ’ 
pot with a mantle of charming 
verdure. In a wild state it 
creeps about in shady places, tfj£7 
the banks of rills, and like po !0/ 
aitions, along the w e s e r n j g/ 
coasts of Europe, extending as yp 
far north as the southern parts (fif 
of England and Ireland. It is i 
found also in the Channel Is*- ' 
and?. This new variegated 
form is likely to be much more 
popular ; its leaves are prettily 
margined with white, and this 
marking seems, in all cases, regular. Our MY W 
illustration, however, gives a good idea of 
the variegation and general charadter of the The window is 
plant. It is engraved iroin a small specimen Fouthern sunshii 
brought under our -. 
notice by Mr. David 
SYMS, manager of 
the I.awaon Seed ^ 
mantle of leaves 
keeping very close ritfv ^ ',.vj Jf 
to the surface, and Y LJ -'■ 
the growth being of v M/ ^ M 
such a nature that \ k | ^ V 
it will not rob the * \Jk\3 
soil of the nutri- ij L r 
ment required by 
otherplants.— Lon - 
don Garden. Variegated Cornish Moneywort. 
Odr readers should remember that we of them having t 
do not know that this plant has been intro- stance b make bios 
duced into this country. Geraniums de 
MY WINDOW GARDEN. 
The window is broad and high and has the 
southern sunshine, and that one window is 
all I can spare for 
= plants. A box wide 
' and long enough to 
ffisSfc th* window has 
_ given me leas tvoub- 
"jkl=_ —- le and better results 
?>% •'/ ^ than anything else. 
r > I fill my hex with 
plants In six inch 
Id&ingUS ? pots. Between the 
i imwEtl CT ' pets I pack moss 
—with a layer of good 
eai 'Ih on lop. These 
spaces I plant wi t h 
P kTj Money Vine, Ivies, 
kV Myrtle, Due Van 
0 f TholTulips, Crocus- 
xA es, Snowdrops, or- 
namental Grass, 
native Ferns, Par- 
k, tridge Berries, &c, 
V The pots are tini- 
form in size, so Unit 
if one plant disap- 
1 points me, I nan still 
keep its place good. 
After experiment* 
f & ing some years I 
j, f have settled upon 
® the following as re¬ 
liable in every way 
ish Moneywort. formygarden,most 
of them having beautiful foliage, if circum¬ 
stances make blossoms impossible. 
Geraniums denticulntum , Ylurea varle 
THE EEAIVtXXvra-O PLANT. 
gala and Mrs. Pollock, Fuchsia spec loan ; n 
small Orange Tree which will blossom ; 
Seduirn sieboldii and Came ion I'uricgatvm , 
FarfUpturn grande; At'hgnmlhex Undeni 
and Aureus reticulata ; Chinese Pinks; 
seedling pink Verbenas; pink Petunias; an 
Aloe sometimes culled Partridge wing Cactus, 
a Callu for the center, and of course Chinese 
Primroses. To add brightness there ate my 
Hyacinths and Lilies that displace some i f 
the others when they come into flower. 
A similar box, narrower and shorter, hangs 
midway in the window and is devoted most¬ 
ly to Ivies of various kinds, Mauraudlas 
and Morning Glories, which cover its cords 
and droop from its sides. Ferns make a 
lovely center for this. Brackets at the sides 
hold plants of Oxulis and Primroses with the 
Kenilworth Ivy and Dew Plant for trailers. 
These boxes need watering less than single 
pots, and, having handles upon the ends, can 
be easily moved upon extremely cold nights. 
A pot can be moved without disturbing its 
neighbors if it outgrows them or falls behind 
I them. 
I shower the plants lightly thrice e. week ; 
| stir the soil as often ; use very warm water 
for the roots ; give them a few minutes of 
fresh air every day ; protect them from dust 
while sweeping; use ammonia when extra 
fertilizers are needed ; kill the insects ; and 
when I want additional “aid and comfort” 
in managing thi3 small domain, I find it in 
window gardening. Dork Hamilton. 
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“CINNAMON VINE DIOSCOREA BATA¬ 
TAS. 
If the inclosed specimen of the “ Cinnamon 
Vine” does not Jose its odor on 
the way, you will acknowledge 
the name 1 4 have given it is 
very appropriate. This vine 
will climb a string or pole, e nd, 
when trained about the porch 
or piazza, is beautiful and de¬ 
lightfully fragrant; perfectly 
hardy and easily cultivated ; 
propagated from pips which 
grow on the vine at the base of 
the spikes of flowers, or from 
the tubers which grow in the 
ground. The til burs a re edible, 
much resembling the sweet po¬ 
tato, as does the vine. If you 
would like some, 1 will register 
your address for a dozen or so 
l next spring, with instructions 
how to manage them. We 
train Morning Glories on the 
^ same strings with the Cinnu- 
\ mon Vine, which adds to its 
£ beauty “muchly.” 
I. W. Briggs. 
W. Macedon, N. Y„ Auk. 8. 
We had supposed the fore¬ 
going letter had been publish¬ 
ed, but we have just (Nov. 1D) 
come across it. The “ Cinna¬ 
mon Vine” friend Briggs sends 
us is the well-known (among 
agricultural newspaper men at 
least) Dioaeorea batatas, or 
Chinese Yarn. It is ornamental 
as a vine and the tubers arc edi¬ 
ble hut, to our taste, of indif- 
erent quality. It is not worth 
cultivating for its tubers, but 
Is as an ornamental plant—only 
It should be “sent out” by its 
right name. People have been 
been humbugged enough by it. 
NEW YORK, AND ROCHESTER, N. Y„ NOV. 81 , 1874 . 
J PttlCESIX CKNTH. 
( $2.30 PER YEAR. 
VOL. XXX. No. 21. I 
WHOLE No. 1293. f 
