1897 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
231 
THE GARDEN 
Propaqating Deutzias. 
G. G. C., Manville. R. I .—How and at what time 
should I propagate deutzias from cuttings ? 
Ans. —Take cuttings in summer, when 
the wood has attained its growth. Cut 
to three or four buds, and place an inch 
deep in a shaded frame. Keep close for 
several days, and sprinkle the tops 
frequently. The leaves should be 
trimmed a little, to lessen evaporation. 
Deutzias are also readily propagated by 
layers, and by division. 
Winter Pineapple Melon; Crimson 
Rambler Rose. 
R. D. B., Seneca Falls, N. Y.— 1. Do you know 
anything about the “Winter Pineapple” musk- 
melon: is it what the seedsmen claim for it? 2. 
Is the Crimson Rambler rose all that it is claimed 
to be ? 
Ans. —1. We know nothing of the 
muskmelon ? 2. The Crimson Rambler 
rose is all that is claimed for it. This 
we know. 
Annuals for an Open Border. 
M. L. R., New Jersey. —1. What flowering plants 
could I raise from seed to fill an open border 
facing the east, something showy, but not ex¬ 
pensive, from which I could pluck flowers with¬ 
out spoiling the appearance of the bed ? 2. What 
vines could I use in a large window-box with a 
sunny exposure ? 
Ans. —1. There is a long list of showy 
annuals from which M. L. R. may choose. 
Among them are petunias, double, single, 
fringed and ruffled; zinnias, particu¬ 
larly the pompons, curled, and dwarf 
Liliput types; marigolds, French and 
African; dwarf nasturtiums; Drummond’s 
phlox ; coreopsis ; large-flowered snap¬ 
dragons—perennial, but usually bloom¬ 
ing the first year from early sowings ; 
coreopsis, such as Golden Wave ; dwarf 
double sunflowers ; Sweet alyssum ; 
Indian periwinkle (vinca); everlastings, 
such as Helichrysums and Gomphrenas ; 
salpiglossis ; godetias ; Sweet scabios ; 
poppies; annual chrysanthemums; cocks¬ 
combs, and mignonette. Alyssum and 
mignonette should be sown just as soon 
as the ground may be worked. Do not 
try to dig or cultivate while the earth is 
sticky or pasty ; nothing is lost by wait¬ 
ing until the ground is warm and mel¬ 
low. If you sow most of your annuals 
directly in their permanent position, 
during the latter part of April or early 
in May, see that they are thinned out as 
needed. The superior growth of trans¬ 
planted annuals is frequently due, 
chiefly, to the fact that they are allowed 
abundant room, whereas the plants 
sown directly in the bed are not suffi¬ 
ciently thinned. It needs a stout heart 
to thin out the tiny plants while the 
bed still looks sparse and bare, but their 
future welfare requires it. Where it is 
desired to make a show in the beds early 
in the spring, pansies and English 
daisies, or Polyanthuses and Auriculas, 
all of which have been wintered over, 
may occupy the space before tender bed¬ 
ding plants are set out, as their perfec¬ 
tion is over when very warm weather 
sets in. Do not allow your plants to go 
to seed ; plucking the flowers, allowing 
none to wither, keeps up the succession 
of bloom. The alyssum is very likely to 
run to seed early, and is often neglected, 
giving a weedy appearance to the entire 
bed. When used in masses, in the parks, 
it is often sheared off wholesale with a 
sickle, when it begins to seed, and soon 
begins to make flowering growth again. 
The same treatment is given to agera- 
tum, which is very dingy when fading. 
2. Among vines for the window-box, 
Mme. Gunther’s hybrid nasturtiums are 
very beautiful. Thunbergia alata, bright 
orange, with purple-black tube, blooms 
profusely, and revels in a warm, sunny 
situation. Lophospermum scandens, 
with showy bell-shaped flowers of deep 
rose, the familiar pink-flowered Passion- 
vine, Passiflora Pfordtii, and the varie¬ 
gated Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma) 
are useful and popular. Ivy geranium, 
MOTHERS .—Be sure to use “ Mrs. Wins¬ 
low’s Soothing Syrup ” for your children 
while Teething. It is the Best — Adv. 
variegated abutilon, and single petunias 
look well in a window-box, above the 
longer trailing vines. English ivy and 
variegated vinca are favorite plants for 
boxes and baskets, but they are more 
valuable in a shaded situation, where 
the showy flowering vines do not suc¬ 
ceed so well. The same may be said of 
the little Kenilworth ivy and the Wan¬ 
dering Jew. 
Ipomoea Pandurata. 
L. H. D., Washington, D. C.—This 
plant is very abundant in this vicinity, 
also in many parts of West Virginia 
and Ohio. In sandy soil with a gravelly 
subsoil, or in rich loose bottom lands, it 
is often very troublesome as a weed. 
The large roots are below the reach of 
the plow, and are uninjured by ordinary 
cultivation, whiles the vines grow rap¬ 
idly, running on the surface of the 
ground and over-growing crops. It 
propagates chiefly from the roots, but 
occasionally produces seeds. On stiff 
clay upland soils, it is less likely to 
prove troublesome. It has a long bloom¬ 
ing season, and is certainly attractive, 
but before planting it, one should know 
that it is the same “ Man-of-the.earth” 
that is such a troublesome weed in some 
localities. 
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