1897 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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Cemetery Fence. 
J. A. II., Oneida County, N. Y. —Will you recom¬ 
mend an iron or steel fence suitable for a ceme¬ 
tery ? We wish to put up a durable fence; the 
cemetery Is so located that it requires one that 
will turn all kinds of stock. 
Ans —Communicate with any cf the 
fence manufacturers advertising in The 
R N.-Y., tellingthem your needs. When 
cemetery fencing is named, it is often 
inferred that the ornamental railings 
used around lots are meant. These are 
a very great mistake, spoiling the gen¬ 
eral appearance of the cemetery, as well 
as giving the individual lots a cramped 
look, and in many modern cemeteries 
their use is not permitted. 
Anemone Japonica. 
J. It., Bergen County, N. J. —What hardy Anem¬ 
ones are those seen in bloom in September? 
They have large pink or white flowers, looking 
rather like those of the Cosmos, and appear to be 
hardy. 
Ans. —The plant described is Anemone 
Japonica, a very effective autumn-bloom¬ 
ing plant, growing two to three feet 
high. The type has bright rose flowers, 
with showy golden stamens; there is 
also a beautiful white variety, Honorine 
Jobert. These plants are thoroughly 
hardy, and make a fine feature in the 
herbaceous border, or at the edges of 
shrubbery. They bloom from September 
to November, giving late flowers in shel¬ 
tered spots after frost has injured all 
other blossoms They like a rich gar¬ 
den soil, and plenty of moisture, with 
good drainage. The foliage is fine and 
abundant, giving the plant an attractive 
appearance even before it blooms. 
Clematis Panicu / ata — Carnations. 
Subscriber, Boston, Mass—l. What is the best 
method of propagating Clematis paniculata ? 2. 
What is the best way to raise carnations for out¬ 
door summer blooming ? 
Ans. —1. Clematis paniculata is propa¬ 
gated by seeds, layering, cuttings of 
young wood, and root grafting. Layer¬ 
ing would, perhaps, be least trouble¬ 
some, and may be tried at any time. 
When the plants seed freely, it is not 
uncommon for little seedlings to spring 
up, self-sown, the year following. The 
seed must be fully ripened, and sown 
out in the open ground ; it may come up 
the following spring, or it may not ap¬ 
pear until the autumn. The ground 
should not be allowed to bake hard, or 
to become smothered with weeds. 
2. Subscriber does not specify whether 
he means Perpetual or Tree carnations, 
as they are known abroad—the type 
ordinarily bloomed under glass—or the 
border carnations, such as the Mar¬ 
guerite, Grenadin and Chabaud types 
and others. The greenhouse carnations, 
planted out in April or May, begin to 
bloom about July, continuing until frost, 
when they may be lifted if desired. 
These are raised from cuttings taken 
during the first three months of the 
year. They may, also, be increased by 
layers during the latter part of July and 
beginning of August, these plants being 
carried over winter in frames, and giv- 
MOTHERS.—Be sure to use “Mrs. Wins¬ 
low’s Soothing Syrup ” for your children 
while Teething. It is the Best.— Adv. 
ing robust specimens for planting in the 
spring. Short-growing, stocky varie¬ 
ties should be chosen for bedding. The 
border carnations are raised from seed. 
Sow them early in spring in the open 
ground, afterwards transplanting to a 
distance of one foot apart. They may, 
also, be sown in August, and wintered 
over in a frame, thus giving robust 
specimens for early planting. They 
are also sown under glass in January, 
February and March, to be planted out 
as soon as the weather permits. The 
Viennas or Grenadins, which give some 
very brilliantly-colored blooms, though 
often single, are usually the earliest to 
bloom, succeeded by the English border 
carnations, and these are, in turn, fol¬ 
lowed by the Marguerites. 
Seasonable Notes. 
The White Fringe, Chionantbus Vir- 
ginica, was one of the most beautiful 
garden shrubs noted during the present 
month. It was a mass of fringe-like, 
pure white blossoms, thickly set in droop¬ 
ing racemes among tender green leaves. 
This is a native shrub or small tree, 
forming a rounding bush of graceful 
shape ; it is hardy, and forms a beautiful 
single specimen upon the lawn. Like 
many of our other handsome native 
shrubs, it is not very common in gardens. 
Our roses have been suffering severely 
from the Leaf-hopper, a tiny whitish in¬ 
sect infesting the under side of the 
leaf, which sucks out the substance of 
the leaf-cells and, frequently, reduces 
them to a mere shell. This insect has 
very long hind legs and, on being dis¬ 
turbed, jumps a considerable distance. 
There are several broods in a season 
and, congregating on the under side of 
the leaf, they often multiply greatly 
before remedial measures are taken. 
Pyrethrum or tobacco, either as a dust 
or spray, is a remedy, and kerosene 
emulsion is also useful. 
The Sweet Williams are giving us 
some very brilliant flowers. Although 
these are perennials, appearing in a 
dense mass, year after year, in many old 
gardens, we get the finest flowers by 
making a new sowing every year. Sow 
in August, and treat like August-sown 
pansies. 
This year, the copious rain keeps the 
herbaceous Phlox in fine order, but we 
often see it with the lower leaves brown 
and withered. This is often due to a 
crowded situation and dry or impover¬ 
ished soil, but it will be noted, during a 
dry season, that the trouble is lessened 
by copious overhead watering. 
The Cosmos, which are expected to 
give abundant bloom late in the autumn, 
are coming on well. If planted out, 
they make such a rampant growth that 
they run all to top, and are so late in 
blooming that they give no flowers out¬ 
side. For this reason, it is well to keep 
them in pots, to confine the roots. The 
pots may be plunged in the earth to the 
rim, to keep them cool; about once a 
week, we should raise the pot so as to 
break off any roots that may have wan¬ 
dered outside. With plants that we ex¬ 
pect to keep in the house all winter, we 
should use ashes or spent tan bark banked 
around the pots, instead of plunging 
them in the earth, because we should 
wish to avoid the risk of earth worms 
entering the pots, but there is less need 
for care with the Cosmos. The shoots 
should be pinched out at the tips every 
two weeks until near the end of August. 
When frost comes, the plants may be 
lifted and taken inside to a cool room, 
where they will keep on blooming for 
some time. 
The Plume poppy, Bocconia cordata, 
looks very handsome with its large, 
glaucous leaves; in July or August, it 
will show large plumes of small, cream- 
white flowers. This is a hardy herba¬ 
ceous plant, growing six to eight feet 
tall ; it forms a picturesque clump on 
the lawn, or in the edges of shrubbery. 
While the plant does well with literally 
no care, it is well to lift it and separate 
the clump every second year ; otherwise 
it becomes so crowded that a good many 
of the lower leaves die out. 
The Rose locust, or Rose Acacia, Ro- 
binia hispida, is now displaying long 
clusters of beautiful pink pea-shaped 
flowers. These flowers are produced at 
intervals through, the entire summer, 
making the bush or tree very orna¬ 
mental, in spite of its irregular shape. 
It is a native tree, very attractive on the 
lawn. 
The continued rain and humid heat of 
May have given the weeds such a start, 
that constant work is needed on the 
flower beds and walks. One rarely sees 
weed-killing preparations advertised in 
this country, but in Europe they are 
sold largely for use on gravel walks and 
similar places. They are, of course, 
highly poisonous corrosive mixtures, 
needing great care in the handling. A 
year or two ago one of the great de¬ 
partment stores in London was heavily 
fined for selling one of these weed¬ 
killers, under a law prohibiting the sale 
of poispns without an apothecary’s 
license. Common coarse salt, however, 
is often used on garden walks as a weed¬ 
killer, though it should never be put 
where it will wash on nearby lawn or 
flower beds. 
If it be desired to retard the blooming 
of the herbaceous Phlox, the tips of the 
shoots may be lightly pinched out now, 
a second pinching being given three 
weeks later. We not only retard the 
season of bloom by this process, but 
also considerably extend it. 
•*>—VICTORIES. 
FOUR MEDALS—3 Gold and 1 Silver, World’s Centennial 
Cot ton Ex position, New Orleans, 188*. 
i^, HIGHEST AWARDS—Nebraska Agricultural Fair 
3^ DIPLOMA—Alabama Agr’l Society, Montgomery 
AWARD—Chattalioochie 
bus, Ga., 1888. 
HIGHEST 
Valley Exposition, Colum- 
AWARDS—St. Louis Agricultural 
Mechanical Association, 1889. 
and 
GOLD MEDALS and 6 DIPLOMAS—World’s Colum¬ 
bian Exposition, Chicago, 1893. 
HIGHEST AWARDS -Western Fair Association, Lon¬ 
don, Canada. 1893. 
SIX GOLD MEDALS and Diplomas—Cal. Midwinter Fair ’94. 
SILVER MEDAL—Industrial Exposition. Toronto, Canada, 1895. 
li I5.5S I Horn*; < Omforl Itiiicirs Sold to Jnn, I.sL'!>7 
C I {on ire illustrated sold throughout the United States and 
tue Canadas at a uni form price from onr ow n wagons. 
Made of open hearth, cold rolled steel-plate and malleable 
iron —will last a life-time with ordinary care. 
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WROUGHT IRON RANGE CO., 
Founded 1864. Paid up Capital $1,000,000. 
Factories, Salesrooms and Offices: ST. 1,0ITS, MO., and TORONTO, CANADA. 
Western Salesrooms and offices: DENVER. COLO. 
K' -Wo manufacture and carry a complete stock of Ilotel Ranges and Kitchen goods; also the 
Qua led MOM K COMFORT STEER FURNACES. Write for catalogue and , .rices. 
“Pearl top ” is nothing. 
“ Pearl glass ” is nothing. 
“Index to Chimneys” is 
nothing. 
“ Macbeth ” with the shape 
we make for your lamp is all. 
We’ll send you the Index ; 
look out for the rest yourself. 
Geo A Macbeth Co 
Pittsburgh Pa 
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the New Crown Sew¬ 
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guaranteed the best 
machine that money 
can make. It is sold 
direct to you at the 
factory price, $ 19 . 50 . 
Send us that amount and we will ship it to you for a 
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“All About Sewing Machines.” 
THE FLORENCE MACHINE CO., 
18 Main Street, Florence, Mass. 
9A COPYRIGHT 1897, THE BATtS-WHITMAN CO., N. Y. 
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satisfies the thirst. 
A delicious,spark- m 
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drink of the high¬ 
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Made only by 
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A package makes 5 gallons. 
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It’s built on the BALL BEARING principle 
—no friction in its wearing parts. That’s 
why it works so easily. It’s a thorough 
cleanser and cannot injure the finest laces. 
Booklet Free. 
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316 W. St., Peoria, III. 
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FINK Fit CUT AND TltUCK FARM of 90 acres 
for sale cheap for cash. Possession at once 
C. K. COMPTON. Itedden, Sussex County, Del. 
FOR SiO.Xj'B. 
The Eastern Shore Nurseries 
AND FRUIT FARM. 
A rare opportunity for an energetic young man. 
Send for Circular, giving reasons for selling, and full 
description of property. 
J. W KKRK, Denton, Caroline County, Md. 
