1898 
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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
Plant for Dining-Table. 
K. P., Passaic County, iV. ,7.—What small and 
graceful plant could be recommended for per¬ 
manent use on the dining-table ? Ferns last but 
a short time, and it is not a favorable place for 
flowering plants. 
plant is entirely hardy, erect in growth, 
stiff, and attains little, if any more than 
hedge height, scarcely demanding any 
trimming at all. No scale or other in¬ 
sects have been seen here on these plants, 
or any preventive used. Their ability 
to endure heat and soil-dryness accounts 
for their complete hardiness here. Other 
plants, as Aucubas, hardy in England, 
are tender here. Our E. atropurpureus 
also prefers dry, warm soil. With wire 
to supply strength and defense, these 
plants (E. Europreus and E. atropur¬ 
pureus) would make excellent hedges. 
They are said to be grown readily from 
seeds, and some sorts from cuttings. 
E. latifolius (Broad-leafed) is said to be 
the handsomest of all the family. It is 
native in France. w. 
Blair County, Pa. 
Ans.—T he best plant K. P. could select 
is the feathery little palm, Cocos Wed- 
deliana. A plant in a four-inch pot, 
slipped into a pretty jardiniere, makes a 
very attractive ornament and, when 
more elaborate decoration is desired, it 
may be used as a centerpiece for ferns 
or flowers. It has a very light and grace¬ 
ful appearance, yet it stands the con¬ 
ditions of an ordinary room very well. 
Do not take it out of the ordinary red 
earthenware flower-pot and plant it 
directly into the jardiniere, because the 
infallible result will be poor drainage 
and sour soil, causing damage to the 
roots. A covering of green moss, put 
over the top of the soil, will improve the 
appearance, and also, prevent the earth 
from drying out so rapidly. The foliage 
should be well sprayed or sponged every 
week. 
A cheap but attractive plant for the 
table is the showy variegated Wandering 
.lew, Tradescantia zebrina, which grows 
rapidly under unfavorable conditions. 
Small plants of the Silk oak, Grevillea 
robusta, are excellent for the same pur¬ 
pose ; their prettily-cut leaves are very 
graceful, and the plants bear rough 
usage with equanimity. 
Euonymus in Pennsylvania. 
With reference to the notes on Euony¬ 
mus, on page 827, it should be said that 
there are two species of it that are per¬ 
fectly hardy here, in latitude 41 degrees, 
and among the most charming ornaments 
of house-yards, especially as they carry 
leaves quite different in form and color 
from the needle-shaped foliage of most 
of the evergreens that are hardy here. 
Euonymus radicans has no competitor in 
its adaptedness to climb the foundation 
walls, and embrace the lower windows 
with its extremely pretty and close-set 
leaves and graceful sprays and, if some 
water is given to tide it over extreme 
droughts, it will do this on the hottest and 
driest side of a building. Its variegated 
form, which is most common, grows as 
freely as the pure green, and shows 
stains of bright pink on its leaves after 
frosts, as if defying the cold. Euonymus 
linifolius (angustifolius or nanus ?) has 
narrow evergreen leaves and long, slen¬ 
der stems which require to have a fine 
wire stretched along the wall horizon¬ 
tally to hold them up against winds. It 
endures sunshine and drought well, and 
is often hung full of bright red seed 
pods in the later months, quite as showy 
as those of our native Waxwork or Bit¬ 
tersweet (Celastrus scandens), which is a 
near relation of the Euonymus. There 
are several plants of E. Europaaus in a 
cemetery here, and they are often ablaze 
with the vivid red of their abundant 
fruit in late Summer and Fall, and the 
berries hang long. The common name 
of “ Burning bush ” is well given. The 
MOTHERS.—Be sure to use “Mrs. Wins¬ 
low’s Soothing Syrup” for your children 
while Teething. It is the Best.— AClv. 
An Evergreen Summer-House. 
An attractive summer-house on my 
grounds is made of Norway spruce trees, 
drawn together at the top. The trees 
were set feet apart, in a circle 10 feet 
in diameter, one tree being left out to 
form a doorway. When the trees had 
grown to a height of 12 feet, the tops 
were drawn together and secured by 
wires to an old wagon-tire, making the 
arbor a graceful bee-hive shape. Each 
winter, the outside is trimmed with 
shears like a hedge, to keep it in shape. 
The best results will be obtained by 
using small trees to start with. Keep 
the inside of the circle trimmed close to 
the body of the trees from the start. If 
some trees be inclined to grow more 
rapidly than others, the leaders should 
be cut off each year, even with the 
slower growers, so that they will all 
be even in height. A new leader can be 
formed from side branches. The outside 
of the circle should, also, be trimmed 
each year, in order to get a thick, even 
growth all around. The Arbor-vita?, 
hemlock and other evergreens may be 
used in the same way ; in fact, I doubt 
whether anything is more suitable for 
such purposes than our native hemlock, 
and this may be trained into almost any 
conceivable form. 
Many persons who have seen my arbor 
from the road are quite surprised when 
first looking into the inside, supposing it 
to be a single tree. It forms a cool, 
shady place to take a noon rest on a hot 
summer day, and when lighted up at 
night with Chinese lanterns, a stand in 
the center for dominoes, and rustic 
seats, it forms a cozy nook for the young 
folks. F. S. NEWCOMB. 
Cumberland County, N. J. 
It. N.-Y.—A summer-house of this class 
is usually much admired for its quaint 
formality. It recalls the topiary work 
in old European gardens, where ever¬ 
green trees are cut into extraordinary 
shapes, birds, animals, houses or boats. 
One of the few examples of this work in 
America is Mr. Hunnewell’s Italian gar¬ 
den, near Boston, where the terraces are 
adorned with trees and shrubs cut into 
grotesquely formal shapes. 
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HAIR RENEWER 
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hair. 
new 
he roots of the 
It's like water to 
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Velvet Bean as an Ornamental Climber. 
East summer, I started a new home. 
Having no shade whatever near the 
house, I went to the woods, procured 
some well-branched young trees about 12 
feet high, and put them near the house 
where I desired the shade. After spad¬ 
ing the ground, I planted three Velvet 
beans near the tree. In five days they 
were up. in three weeks they were well 
advanced, and in six weeks, they began 
to give shade. I have had a dense shade 
all summer. When in bloom, they are 
very ornamental, flowering in large clus¬ 
ters, Wistaria-like. They are purplish- 
brown, and very plentiful ; the seed pods, 
also, are very ornamental. The Velvet 
bean is the most easily-grown climber, 
needs no care, and will cover a large 
trellis in a very short time with its 
beautiful green leaves. c. f. 
Ocean Springs, Miss. 
Seasonable Notes. 
One of the plants making a fine show 
at this season is Ardisia crenulata, with 
glossy foliage and clusters of bright red 
berries. It is a favorite in the New York 
market at Christmas, when there is a 
special demand for plants with showy 
fruit. The Ardisia is a most satisfactory 
house plant, and the berries stay on in 
good condition for many months. Usual¬ 
ly, a second crop of berries forms before 
the first is gone. The Ardisia is in¬ 
creased by cuttings of half-ripened wood, 
and by seed. The berries must be fresh¬ 
ly plucked when sown ; they do not ger¬ 
minate very quickly, as a rule. 
Begonia Vernon may be sown indoors 
during this month, and for two months 
following, ready for planting out. This 
is one of the most useful and attractive 
bedding plants we have, and it stands a 
sunny exposed location very well. A 
handsome bed is produced by planting 
this Begonia, with an edging of I)usty- 
miller. The contrast of foliage is very 
attractive. 
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