1897 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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land, it does not thrive here, and can¬ 
not be recommended as a bedder in the 
East, though we have had some favor¬ 
able accounts of it in California. For a 
pink H. R., Mrs. John Laing is the best 
bedding rose we can recommend. 
The black or bronze spots appearing 
on some of the leaves are no doubt 
Black spot, often a serious trouble. 
Spray the affected branches with Bor¬ 
deaux mixture, and cut off and burn the 
spotted leaves. Do not allow any dead 
leaves to lie about the bed. 
Violets in Frame. 
Cutting Back Maple Trees. 
F. W. B., Westchester County, N. Y. —I have 
some maple trees about seven or eight years old, 
which have grown to 10 or 12 feet in height before 
throwing out any branches. They now have a 
few at the extreme top. Could I cut them down 
to about six leet high in the fall, and would 
they branch at that height ? 
Ans. —Yes, our friend may cut them 
back without hesitation. It is, indeed, 
the only way to make shapely trees of 
them. Maples treated in this way are 
not uncommon among city shade trees, 
where carelessness in selection or im¬ 
proper trimming of the young trees re¬ 
sults in unshapeliness. 
Trees Near the Seaside. 
It., Monmouth County, N. J.— What kinds of 
trees would be most suitable, both as to adapt¬ 
ability and effect, for planting around a long 
lake at a seaside resort in New Jersey ? 
Ans. —Assuming that our friend pre¬ 
fers deciduous trees, we would mention 
the following : Liquidambar, Double 
White horsechestnut, Purple-leaved 
beech, Tulip tree (Liriodendron), Yellow- 
wood (Cladrastis), Cut-leaved Silver 
maple, Norway maple, Reitenbach’s 
Norway maple, European White Weep¬ 
ing birch, Catalpa speciosa, Cercis Cana¬ 
densis, Gleditschia Sinensis inermis, 
Magnolia acuminata, M. trinetala, M. 
Soulangeana, M. speciosa, Golden oak, 
Salisburia adiantifolia, Salix laurifolia. 
Decumana; Climbing Hydrangea. 
B. A. if., Madison County, N. Y.— AreDecumaria 
barbara and Schizophragma hydrangeoides suf¬ 
ficiently hardy for this locality ? The tempera¬ 
ture in winter runs as low as at Utica, but does not 
moderate quite as soon in the spring. If hardy, 
what situation is best, and do they require any 
particular culture ? 
Ans. —We do not recommend the Decu- 
maria; while it makes a good show 
south of New York, in this latitude, it is 
not very satisfactory, and we think it 
would merely exist, without being a 
very attractive feature with yon. The 
Climbing llydrangea (Schizophragma 
hydrangeoides) is worth trying, though, 
possibly, it may not make much progress 
for a year or two. Select a warm, shel¬ 
tered situation, with rich, moist, but 
well-drained ground. While not as 
showy as the true Hydrangeas, this vine 
is beautiful when in bloom. 
Mildewed Roses. 
J. A., Passaic Co., N.J. — My Tea roses, which 
looked well at first, now show some disease in the 
leaves. At first, marks that look like white 
powder rubbed on the leaf appear, and as these 
progress, the leaf is all crumpled, as if blistered. 
The disease seems to spread to other sorts of 
roses, a large plant of Her Majesty, from which 
I expected fine flowers, being very badly affected. 
Some of the plants also have black blotches on 
the leaves. 
Ans. — The powdery white disease 
noted on the foliage is mildew, often 
very troublesome both under glass and 
outside. Warm, humid days, followed 
by cold nights, form an ideal condition 
for the spread of this fungus; it almost 
invariably follows a sudden chill re¬ 
ceived by the plants. The best remedy 
is dry sulphur, dusted thoroughly over 
the affected leaves and shoots as soon 
as any trace of the disease appears. 
Some varieties of roses are peculiarly 
susceptible to this disease, and the 
beautiful Hybrid Remontant, Her Majes¬ 
ty, is one of these. Though fine in Eng¬ 
A. C., Albany Co., N. Y .—Can I grow sweet 
violets in a cold frame on a southern side hill, 
which is very shady after the leaves of a large 
oak are out ? How and when should they be 
planted and how protected ? 
Ans —A warm, sheltered spot facing 
the south is excellent for violet frames, 
especially when protected toward the 
north and west. As it would not be 
necessary to have the violets in the 
frame during the summer, the shade of 
the oak tree is immaterial ; but if the 
branches are thick enough to shade dur¬ 
ing winter, it is a decided disadvantage, 
for A. C. will need all the sunlight possi¬ 
ble. A great many violets are grown in 
frames, and they seem more free from 
disease when thus grown than when in 
greenhouses ; but in the North, the 
difficulty of obtaining flowers and 
caring for the frames during prolonged 
snow and frost drives most professional 
florists to the use of greenhouses. 
Ordinarily violet plants are grown 
out in the field during the summer, be¬ 
ing kept tolerably free from runners, and 
encouraged to make vigorous growth. 
Between September 15 and October l, 
the plants are lifted, all remaining 
runners cut off, and planted in the 
frame almost touching one another. 
They should be sturdy crowns, showing 
plenty of flower buds. A touch of frost 
will not hurt them. The strong runners 
removed may be planted in another 
frame, and carried over winter, ready to 
plant out the following season. The 
frame should be an ordinary box frame, 
six to ten inches deep in the front, 
and double that in the back, the bed 
made up on the level ground. Rich, 
mellow loam, well enriched with old 
cow manure, is suitable soil. It will 
be well to bank the walls of the frame 
heavily with earth or coal ashes, to keep 
out the frost as far as possible, and as 
soon as winter sets in, the sashes must 
be covered with mats and shutters, 
which are removed on warm days, and 
every opportunity taken to give sunshine. 
A night temperature of 40 to 45 degrees 
suits the violet best, but during severe 
weather, it is sure to fall below this in 
a frame, so, naturally, few flowers will 
be produced under these circumstances. 
This is why greenhouses must be used 
to give an abundant supply of flowers 
all winter; but the violet will not en¬ 
dure forcing, and any attempt to rush 
the plants in a high temperature re¬ 
sults in disaster. It is considered possi¬ 
ble that the mysterious violet disease 
which so often results in heavy loss 
may be traced to constitutional weak¬ 
ness consequent upon unnatural condi¬ 
tions of culture. Watering must be 
managed carefully; the plants in the 
frame wiU not dry out very rapidly. 
Many growers advise that water be kept 
off the leaves entirely, considering that 
this lessens the risk of disease ; but 
occasionally, Red spider appears, and 
this may be discouraged only by syring¬ 
ing the foliage. All dead leaves and 
flowers which may become moldy by 
lying upon the ground, should be re¬ 
moved and everything kept thoroughly 
MOTHERS. —Be sure to use “Mrs. Wins¬ 
low’s Soothing Syrup ” for your children 
while Teething. It is the Best.— Adm. 
clean. As for varieties, among doubles, 
the familiar Marie Louise is being 
gradually superseded by the newer 
Lady Hume Campbell, very similar in 
color, while in single fragrant sorts 
either California, which has been re¬ 
ferred to several times in The R. N.-Y., 
or Luxonne may be recommended. The 
latter has been a favorite market sort 
in Philadelphia for a number of years. 
Seasonable Notes. 
Among the hardy plants now in bloom, 
the native Bee balm or Oswego tea 
makes a fine show with heads of bright 
red blooms. This is an inexpensive plant, 
giving satisfaction year after year. It 
likes moist ground, but flourishes in any 
garden soil. Being quite a tall grower, it 
should be put towards the back of a bed, 
or among the low shrubbery. This 
plant was a showy feature on the 
Wooded Island in Jackson Park, Chicago, 
during the World’s Fair. There is a 
white-flowered variety which, though 
attractive, is not nearly so showy as the 
red. 
If warm weather continue, the sweet 
peas will soon begin to suffer from it. 
A mulch of grass clippings, to keep the 
sun from baking the ground, will bene¬ 
fit them, or a constant stirring of the 
surface, thus conserving the moisture 
and making a dust mulch. Of course, 
the sprays should all be plucked, so 
that the flowers do not go to seed. If 
Red spider appear—it was very trouble¬ 
some last summer—spray the vines thor¬ 
oughly with the hose, directing a good, 
hard stream towards the under side of 
the leaves. 
It will be well to pinch out the 
Phloxes for the second and last time 
before the middle of July. Bedding 
Coleus, which are making a tall growth, 
should be pinched out to make them 
branch, and the pinching out of the 
Cosmos must, also, be borne in mind. 
Verbena flowers should be nipped off at 
the bottom of the flower stem as they 
fade, and this will induce branching. A 
good effect is produced by pegging Ver¬ 
benas down flat, to form a carpet for 
taller growing plants ; they will soon 
make a thick carpet, throwing up their 
flowers above very prettily. 
The Japan Irises are among the 
showiest garden plants now in bloom. 
Those who have only grown the or¬ 
dinary English and German Irises can 
have no idea of the beauty of these 
Japanese sorts. Their broad overlapp¬ 
ing petals make them appear double, 
some of them being actually semi-double, 
and in color they are pure white, deep 
purple, bright magenta, and blue, pass¬ 
ing through a variety of shades, some¬ 
times laced and feathered like fancy 
tulips. These Irises grow in any good 
garden soil, but they prefer moisture. 
One amateur grower near New York 
gives his Iris bed a daily flooding, the 
water being held by a band of galvan¬ 
ized iron some four inches deep, which 
is stuck into the ground for about half 
its depth, forming a rim all around the 
bed. The plants revel in the moisture 
thus retained, and its effect is seen in 
size and abundance of bloom. Unnamed 
seedlings of this Iris (I. Kaempferi) 
give fine results, but many of the finer 
sorts are named. The Emperor of Japan 
is rich maroon ; Empress of Japan, laven¬ 
der penciled with white; Murusaki, a 
rich purple, has strangely waving 
petals ; Daibutz, deep indigo, semi¬ 
double ; Virginalis, pure white, very 
fine and double. These Japanese Irises 
are comparable only to orchids in their 
richness and beauty, and they form a 
very showy bed, either alone or as a 
background for smaller plants. 
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—VICTORIES._>■ 
FOUR MEDALS—3 Gold and 1 Sliver, World’s Centennial 
Cotton Exposition, New Orleans. 1884. 
HIGHEST AWARDS—Nebraska Agricultural Fair, 1887. 
DIPLOMA—Alabama Agr’l Society, Montgomery, 1888. 
AWARD—Chattahoochie Valley Exposition, Colum- 
bu s, Ga., 1888. 
HIGHEST AWARDS—St. Louis Agricultural and 
Mechanical Assocjation, 1889. 
GOLD MEDALS and 6 DIPLOMAS—World’s Colum¬ 
bian Exposition, Chicago, 1893 
HIGHEST AWARDS—Western Fair Association, Lon¬ 
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SIX GOL D M E DALS a nd Diplomas—Cal. Midwinter Fair’94. 
SILVER MEDAL —Industrial Exposition. Toronto, Canada, 1895. 
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