1897 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
635 
Some Coming Cannas. 
This year, a good many amateurs have 
been trying the three Cannas, Italia, 
Austria, and Burbank, certainly the 
most remarkable trio yet in general cul¬ 
tivation. The size and beauty of their 
flowers, combined with robust growth, 
make them very valuable, and the ra¬ 
pidity with which they increase is sur¬ 
prising. When these varieties first ap¬ 
peared, we felt that Cannas had really 
reached their highest development; but 
a study of the newest sets, not yet dis¬ 
seminated, shows that even these may 
be surpassed. 
Allemania, originating with the Italian 
firm producing Italia and Austria, is 
another of the orchid Cannas not yet 
introduced. The flower is even larger 
than in the two named, the central 
petals being held up above the others, 
in a manner very suggestive of an Iris. 
The lower petals are clear canary yel¬ 
low,the upper ones heavily blotched with 
coppery red. A worthy companion to 
this is America, the flowers a glowing 
copper, looking as though suffused upon 
yellow, which shows in a margin at the 
edge of the petals. These two will, we 
think, make a special sensation next 
season. 
A clear yellow of remarkable beauty 
is Perseus ; the shape of the flower is 
very suggestive of a Trumpet daffodil 
with widely flaring top, a resemblance 
borne out by its color. A worthy com¬ 
panion to this is Pluto, having large 
flowers of a brilliant pure red, and deep 
purplish bronze foliage. Beautiful as 
Pluto is, however, it is surpassed in some 
particulars by Czar Alexander III., in¬ 
troduced this year, which some good 
judges do not hesitate to describe as 
the most beautiful red Canna yet pro¬ 
duced. The flowers are shaped like the 
large Gladioli of Lemoine’s type, and 
arranged in a full and graceful branch¬ 
ing spike. The color is a brilliant car¬ 
mine ; foliage green. This is one of the 
French varieties. The size and charac¬ 
ter of the spike, together with the mas¬ 
sive quality of the richly-colored flower, 
make this variety very noticeable when 
compared with other varieties. 
An excellent Italian yellow, to be in¬ 
troduced next year, is Suevia, the color 
a clear primrose ; flowers of the orchid 
type, but different in shape from Per¬ 
seus. It must be admitted that many of 
the varieties now sent out by M. Crozy, 
the pioneer in improved Cannas, are 
much excelled by the Italian Orchid- 
flowered type. 
Among the Cannas antedating the 
present year, Franz Buchner deserves 
special mention. This is a very robust 
dwarf grower, producing a heavy spike 
of coppery orange flowers, edged with a 
narrow line of gold. It would make a 
very striking combination with the taller 
Egandale. 
Ox-Eye Daisy and Rudbeckia. 
Iv. P., page 571, asks for the name of 
a certain plant which he describes as 
having flowers much like an Ox-eye 
daisy. The editor of the garden column 
thinks that K. P. evidently refers to 
Pyre thrum uliginosum, a perennial hav¬ 
ing pure white flowers with yellow 
centers. I would like to ask if Ox-eye 
daisies are white in your section. They 
are not that color here. May I offer the 
suggestion that Iv. P. refers to Rud¬ 
beckia speciosa ? It is a grand plant, 
perfectly hardy, and inexpensive. Heli- 
opsis Pitcheriana is another good plant, 
although it does not do its best for the 
first year. i. m b. 
St. Lawrence County, N. Y. 
R N -Y.—The Ox-eye daisy is white in 
K. P.’s section, the plant known by that 
name being Chrysanthemum Leucan- 
themum (Leucanthemum vulgare of the 
older botanists), also called Whiteweed. 
In this locality, the Rudbeckias are 
never called daisies, but are known as 
Coreopsis, Cone flower or Black-eyed 
Susan. In Europe, several of the yellow 
Buphthalmums are called Ox-eyes, and 
a yellow Anthemis or Chamomile is 
called Ox-eye daisy, but we never heard 
the Rudbeckia called by this name until 
mentioned by I. M. B. Rudbeckia 
speciosa is a very showy native plant, 
extending from Pennsylvania south and 
west, and is well worth a place in the 
herbaceous garden. Heliopsis Pitcheri¬ 
ana is a very showy and free-blooming 
plant, not at all critical as regards situa¬ 
tion or treatment. It is hardy, vigorous, 
and free from insect attacks, producing 
its bright yellow flowers profusely dur¬ 
ing a prolonged period. It is a valuable 
addition to our herbaceous garden. 
Agnes Emily Carman Rose. 
I see a note from M. J Barnett, of 
New Bloomfield, Pa., in which he men¬ 
tions his Agnes Emily Carman Rose. In 
my garden, this rose grew finely the 
first year, and stood the winter well. 
The spring of 1895, it had a good many 
single, dark-red blooms. We were dis¬ 
gusted with it, and thought to grub it 
out. As it was in such good condition 
the spring of 1896, I thought to spare its 
life another year. In June of that year, 
the blooms were semi-double. This last 
June, the roses were more double, and 
quite fragrant, and such a bright color. 
The blooms are in large clusters, and it 
has been blooming all summer. Owing 
to the heat and drought, the blooms are 
not so fine as in June. The bush is large 
and vigorous ; the foliage heavy and 
healthy looking. One thing particularly 
in its favor is that it does not throw up 
sprouts as so many rose bushes do. We 
are very much pleased with it. s. T. 
Davenport, la. 
R. N.-Y.—We have frequently alluded 
to the fact that this rose does not show 
just what it is until the third year. 
Seasonable Notes. 
Those who have enjoyed the Water 
hyacinth and Water poppy in some little 
aquarium during the summer, will be 
anxious to carry these plants over 
winter. On examination, it will be 
found that both of these plants have 
made numerous offsets. Cut some of 
these offsets from each, taking as 
many or as few as desired, place them, 
in a vessel of water, and keep them in 
any room where they are not likely to 
freeze. It is not really necessary to put 
earth in the bottom of the vessel; the 
idea is to keep these offsets alive, with¬ 
out necessarily encouraging growth. 
The old plants may then be put away, 
the water emptied out of the tub in 
which they were growing, and the tub 
itself stored away until next season. 
Florists usually carry such plants over 
in any odd corner, where they receive 
no care beyond keeping the vessel full 
of water. 
M.0TELEB.8. —Be sure teuse “Mrs. Wins¬ 
low’s Soothing Syrup ” for your children 
while Teething. It is the Best.— Adv. 
Cyclamens, sown last winter, are now 
ready to be moved into the pot in which 
they bloom, usually a five inch. Use 
lumps of charcoal in the bottom of the 
pot for drainage,-and put a bit of green 
moss over this to keep the draining 
material from becoming choked up. 
These plants do not need a warm house ; 
a night temperature of 55 degrees is 
sufficient. They must be frequently 
syringed, and care must be taken that 
they are not affected by Green aphis, 
one of their greatest enemies. If aphis 
appear, spray the plants with tobacco 
water, or fumigate with strong tobacco 
smoke. Fumigation, however, is often 
an impossibility in an amateur’s green¬ 
house, because of the presence of plants 
that would be injured by it. It is never 
advisable to fumigate a house contain¬ 
ing plants in bloom, unless one is very 
sure they will be uninjured. Many 
flowers are discolored by the smoke, and 
it is, also, detrimental to many plants 
with delicate foliage. When fumigating 
a greenhouse, the material used (gen¬ 
erally tobacco stems) should never be 
allowed to blaza up ; the stems should 
be so dampened that they can only burn 
with a thick smudge. A blaze will al¬ 
ways scorch some of the plants. Tobacco 
extract, which may be vaporized on a 
sheet of hot metal, is now extensively 
used, and its efficacy and convenience 
make it especially suited to the needs 
of amateurs. 
The amateur with a small greenhouse 
should see that everything is in perfect 
order, any necessary painting or glazing 
done, and the heating apparatus in con¬ 
dition for immediate use. If one is try¬ 
ing to grow roses under glass, nothing 
is more imprudent than to imagine that 
by closing up the house tightly fire may 
be omitted during cool autumn nights. 
This gives the ideal conditions for a 
crop of mildew; a close, stagnant at¬ 
mosphere with a chilly temperature. If 
it is impossible to use heat, better leave 
plenty of ventilation ; a temperature of 
40 degrees outside, with plenty of air, 
will do less harm than the stagnation of 
a shut-up house. Of course, abundant 
ventilation will be given with fire heat, 
and though this may seem like a waste¬ 
ful attempt to heat all outdoors, it will 
be beneficial to the plants. 
Some of the Abutilons, used for bed¬ 
ding plants outside, may be taken up 
for indoor use during the winter. They 
should be cut back to the main branches, 
all the softer foliage being removed, 
and then kept partly shaded and well 
syringed until new foliage begins to 
break. 
The Bouvardia, once a very important 
flower for florists’ use, is not much 
grown now, but it is one of the most 
useful things one can grow for abund¬ 
ant bloom during the winter in a green¬ 
house containing mixed stock. Plants 
which have been kept outside all sum¬ 
mer should now be planted out on the 
bench. They must be lifted carefully, 
watered freely when planted, and kept 
shaded and syringed for two or three 
days, as they always wilt somewhat at 
first owing to the breaking of the fine 
roots. In a cool place they usually give 
but one crop of bloom, but in a nice 
light house, with a temperature of 60 
degrees, abundance of bloom will be 
supplied from the end of October until 
the end of bloom. Alfred Neuner is a 
good double white Bouvardia, Bridal 
Wreath a pale pink, and President Gar¬ 
field a deep reddish pink. The com¬ 
plaint is sometimes made that Bou¬ 
vardia flowers wilt quickly after being 
cut, but if the sprays are thrown im¬ 
mediately into a vessel of cold water 
and allowed to float there for an hour 
or two before putting into a vase there 
will be no trouble from this. Mealy 
bags are prone to attack Bouvardias 
under glass, so the grower must watch 
for this insect and remove any sped* 
mens that may appear. 
Our Cosmos, in spite of pinching and 
checks at the root, have kept on grow¬ 
ing so aggressively that there is no sign 
of bloom yet. They will be lifted and 
taken into a cool room to bloom, where 
they will develop most of their flowers. 
They are usually so big and bushy that 
they cannot form part of the window 
garden, so they are merely planted in 
boxes or any convenient receptacle, and 
set aside to give flowers for cutting. 
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whatever lamp you use ; and 
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no breaking. Use the chim¬ 
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