1897 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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THE GARDEN 
Rose for Cemetery Use. 
M. B. P., Henderson, JV. C.—l want a pure white 
rose, a profuse and constant bloomer, to plant on 
a grave. I purpose pegging It down, to make a 
bed of roses. The monthly roses are hardy here, 
blooming usually from spring until Christmas. 
What variety do you think likely to afford the 
greatest satisfaction ? 
Ans.—T he Bride, the finest white Tea 
in cultivation, is a good bedder in your 
locality, and would, we think, afford 
satisfaction. We have had no experi¬ 
ence in pegging it down, but see no 
reason why it should not do well, if the 
leading bud be pinched out to induce 
side breaks. The Niphetos, a very beau¬ 
tiful white Tea, though more delicate 
in growth than The Bride, is a good 
bedder, and, in greenhouse culture, is 
often bent over to take advantage of the 
limited space on a side-bench. It does 
very well under such circumstances ; it 
increases very much in vigor when left 
undisturbed for years in the same place. 
Some of the Polyantha roses, such as 
Aimee Vibert, which produces a profus¬ 
ion of small, double, white flowers in 
clusters, or Clothilde Soupert, flesh 
white shading to pink in the center, 
make extremely satisfactory bedders. 
The little trailing Japanese Wichurai- 
ana rose should do well for your use ; 
its season of bloom, however, is not 
very long. 
Before planting any rose in the ceme¬ 
tery, M. B. P. should make sure that the 
soil is properly prepared, or success can¬ 
not be expected. If the soil is very 
poor and dry, as is usually the case, dig 
a hole in the place where the roses are 
to be planted, replacing the earth re¬ 
moved, with a good compost of sod and 
well-rotted manure. 
Cyclamens for Amateurs. 
I do not recall seeing in The R. N.-Y. 
a kind word for the cyclamens, neither 
do many of the seedsmen advertise them 
in their catalogues. Often have 1 won¬ 
dered over this omission. The culture 
of these plants is an easy matter. They 
seem to need little petting, and no plant 
of mine has ever shown that I could im¬ 
prove on my very ordinary care. Dur¬ 
ing a great portion of the year, they are 
practically neglected. And, oh, how 
their profusion of bloom rebukes my in¬ 
gratitude after they have filled me with 
delight for months ! A great recom¬ 
mendation for the cyclamens is that they 
bloom at a season when other flowers 
are scarce. The individual flowers last 
for a long time, and one after the other 
shoots up and unfolds itself until the 
entire plant becomes a mass of bloom. I 
grow them in six-inch pots containing a 
mixture of equal parts of well-decom¬ 
posed manure, rich garden soil, and 
sharp sand, adding a small handful of 
wood ashes to each pot. In summer, the 
pots are set outdoors, and they get as 
little attention as callas. On the ap¬ 
proach of frost, they are again taken in 
and kept only moderately moist until 
the buds begin to swell, after which the 
pots are set for a few minutes to soak in 
a tub of warm water, and care is taken 
not to let the plants get dry during the 
blooming season. They are kept in a 
cool part of the house, as is my custom 
with most plants that bloom outdoors in 
the cool air of early spring. I have 
never been troubled with insect enemies 
on the plants. j. c. senger. 
Virginia. 
R. N.-Y.—Reference was made to the 
trade popularity of the Cyclamen in The 
R. N.-Y., page 847, December 20 last. 
Blooming specimens are sold in the New 
York market by the hundred, during 
the winter season ; they are much ad¬ 
mired by the most fastidious buyers, and 
are one of the few other flowers that 
combine artistically with orchids. For 
trade use, the bulb—or, to be more aceu- 
MOTHERS .—Be sure to use “ Mrs. Wins¬ 
low’s Soothing Syrup ” for your children 
while Teething. It ii the Best —Adv, 
rate, the corm—is rarely carried over 
from one season to another, the most 
salable size being a plant in a five or 
six-inch pot. The seeds are sown in mid¬ 
winter, and receive about three shifts, 
before they come to their blooming pots. 
The soil is of the character Mr. Senger 
describes, but lumps of charcoal for 
abundant drainage should be supplied, 
and they will enjoy the admixture of 
some old lime rubbish. In potting, lay 
a bit of green moss over the charcoal, to 
prevent the soil from clogging the drain¬ 
age. They should receive a syringing or 
spraying overhead every day, and, 
though they don’t enjoy swampy soil, 
they must never be allowed to become 
wilting dry. Green fly (aphis) is a great 
enemy to the Cyclamen ; if it appear, it 
must be discouraged with tobacco. The 
florists select their strain of seed with 
great care, usually the Giganteum type 
(Cyclamen Persicum giganteum), clear¬ 
ness of color and beauty of foliage be¬ 
ing essential. Although this Persian 
cyclamen is the only variety generally 
known here, there are many pretty 
garden varieties from southern Europe. 
Novelties in Violets. 
Among “new” violets noted in one 
very good catalogue this spring, is Swan- 
ley White. It is rather a misnomer to 
describe this as new ; it has been in cul¬ 
tivation for at least 15 years. The cata¬ 
logue is quite right in describing it as 
pure white, double, and fragrant, though 
in midwinter it produces a good many 
greenish, malformed flowers. It has 
never been in active demand among cut 
flower buyers, because people want their 
violets to be blue. 
Single violets appear to be in favor ; 
among them the Luxonne is offered as 
superior to California. This variety has 
been grown for several years by Mr. 
Francois Supiot, a Philadelphia florist; 
it is of French origin, the same size as 
the California violet, but it opens quite 
flat, and thus appears much larger. The 
Luxonne has always been a favorite in 
the cut flower trade. Princess of Wales 
is a variety with flowers slightly smaller 
than Luxonne, and lighter in color ; it, 
also, is extremely fragrant. Admiral 
Avellan is a French variety with flowers 
of a bright reddish purple. 
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man. But as sure as you’d 
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mad one, you may look on a 
coatless pill as a bad one. 
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