1897 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
123 
THE GARDEN 
Exposure for Clematis. 
J. W. G., Boston , Mass.— What is the best ex¬ 
posure for clematis generally ? The varieties I 
have are Clematis Jacktnanii, C. Henryii, C. 
Madame Edouard Andre. Is a sunny exposure 
absolutely necessary, or will they do well where 
the shade is moderate (against a wall, for in¬ 
stance) ? 
Ans. —The best exposure for clematis 
generally is southeast. This would give 
them shade during part of the day, but 
all-day shade would be objectionable. 
They like a fresh, loose, well-worked 
soil, and the drainage must be good. 
Treatment of Maidenhair Fern. 
T. A., Long Island,.— My Maidenhair fern has 
withered and almost disappeared. It is kept in 
a night temperature of 50 to 55 degrees; day tem¬ 
perature, 60 to 80 degrees. Has it been kept too 
warm? It is watered everyday, and also syringed. 
Ans. —The fern is suffering from both 
over-warmth and over-watering. The 
common Maidenhair (Adiantum cunea- 
tum), though a native of Brazil, is a 
greenhouse fern ; it thrives in a winter 
temperature of 40 to 50 degrees at night, 
and 50 to 60 degrees during the day. 
Though it enjoys free watering at the 
root, T. A. should never syringe it over¬ 
head ; this always damages the foliage 
and kills the young fronds. But it en¬ 
joys a moist atmosphere, and a very dry 
room is as destructive to its foliage as 
excessive syringing. Escaping gas is 
another destructive agent. During dull, 
cold weather, if kept in a temperature 
averaging below 60 degrees, it is doubt¬ 
ful whether the plant would need a thor¬ 
ough watering every day, unless in a 
small pot. For the next month, or until 
the plant begins to make new growth, 
we advise T. A. to water the Maidenhair 
very cautiously ; don’t let it become 
waterlogged before its lungs are in 
working order. Florists rarely put the 
Maidenhair in a fern pan, because it 
will not endure the uncertain tempera¬ 
ture and careless watering that Ony- 
chiums and Pteris bear with impunity. 
Red Spider — Pansies. 
W. E., Long Island. —1. What effectual method 
can be used to keep down red spider? 2. If 
pansies are sown now will they bloom during 
the coming summer ? 
Ans. —1. Red spider is always the re¬ 
sult of too dry an atmosphere ; the only 
effectual means of combating it is to 
increase the humidity by the free use 
of water, either sprayed over the plants, 
or, in a greenhouse, by splashing about 
the lloor and woodwork. When the red 
spider infests plants which will bear 
thorough syringing, such as roses, ger¬ 
aniums, fuchsias, etc., a strong stream 
of water should be directed against the 
under side of the leaves, as the insects 
always congregate there. Some bedding 
plants get very badly infested by red 
spider while outside during a hot, dry 
summer; it is a mistake to bring such 
indoors, as they do very little good, and 
spread the pest over other plants. 
2. Pansies sown in February or early 
March will bloom this season, but our 
summers are too hot and dry for spring 
sowings out-of-doors ; the plants are so 
late in blooming that they do little good, 
and the flowers are small. To have good 
blooming pansies for early spring plant¬ 
ing, W. E. should sow in August, and 
carry his young plants over winter in 
slightly raised beds covered with a 
mulch of dry leaves, held in place with 
a few branches. Where pansies have 
been allowed to go to seed they are 
usually succeeded the following spring 
by self-sown plants grown naturally in 
this way. But it is often noticeable 
that the flowers in such a bed grow 
poorer each season. Apart from defic¬ 
iencies of cultivation, this is often due 
to the fact that we are likely to pluck 
the finest flowers from our bed, leaving 
the poorer ones to go to seed, and we 
thus deteriorate the strain. We mustn’t 
MOTHERS .—Be sure to use “ Mrs. Wins¬ 
low’s Soothing Syrup ” for your children 
while Teething. It ii the Beat — Adv. 
trust to the “ survival of the fittest” in 
a garden, but replace that doctrine 
with the “selection of the finest.” 
Late-planted Roses. 
Subscriber, Williams!own, Mass.—My rose house, 
30 x 17, does not give good results because of a 
draft from the top. Tbe ventilators have been 
turned both ways, hinging them at the ridge 
first, and now opening them at the ridge. There 
are eight of them on the house, three at the back 
and five in front. It is a three-quarter span 
house facing south. I am not able to keep the 
temperature down to 70 degrees at noon, when 
the sun shines, without opening them wide, which 
admits the cold air to the roses. It is 12 feet from 
floor to ridge inside. The back or north side is 
only two feet above the hill, which probably has 
to do with the draft, and a full southern exposure 
causes the great heat of the sun. I planted the 
roses the middle of October and they have not 
done anything all winter; they would make a 
little growth for a few days and then go back 
again. 
Ans—S ubscriber does not tell us what 
varieties of roses bis house contains, 
but we infer that they are some of the 
Teas or Hybrid Teas usually grown for 
forcing. He does not complain of any 
disease ; only of deficient growth. The 
whole gist of the complaint is found in 
the statement that they were “ planted 
the middle of October”. The unfor¬ 
tunate plants are at least three months 
behind time. They should have been 
planted before the end of July at the 
latest; preferably, between June 15 and 
July 1. When, from any cause, a florist 
is compelled to plant roses later than 
July, he always selects extra strong 
plants, and gives them every possible 
encouragement; if they have not taken 
good hold before cold weather begins 
there is no hope of a remunerative mid¬ 
winter crop. They are not like carna¬ 
tions, which have been storing up nour¬ 
ishment out in the field all summer. 
Regarding the ventilation, we prefer 
opening at the ridge. If there is an in¬ 
jurious draft, or if the temperature is 
badly managed, mildew will at once ap¬ 
pear ; Subscriber does not complain of 
this. Open the ventilators on one side 
only—that opposite to the direction of 
the wind. Begin giving air by degrees 
as the temperature rises; don’t rush 
everything open at once. It is quite 
likely that the temperature will be 
above 70 degrees when the sun is strong. 
Don’t leave the ventilators open until 
there is a marked drop ; close by de¬ 
grees ; you want to conserve some of 
that sun heat. However, unless your 
plants are troubled with mildew, we 
should blame the late planting entirely 
for their poor growth. 
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