1897 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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Chrysanthemum Questions 
J. T. T., Forest Bill , JV. J. —1. Will you name 
12 Chrysanthemums—the very cream—for culture 
under glass ? They must not be late. 2. From 
what part of the Chrysanthemum Is the proper 
place to take slips for rooting to make the best 
plants, suckers or the upper part ? 
Ans— 1. The “very cream of the varie¬ 
ties” is nob easily given, but the follow¬ 
ing list of early to mid season sorts in¬ 
cludes some of the best: 
Yellow — Marion Henderson, Major 
Bonnaffon, Miss Georgienne Bramhall. 
White—Ivory, Mrs. Henry Robinson, 
Mayflower. Pink — William Simpson, 
Glory of the Pacific, Viviand-Morel. 
Red — Fisher’s Torch, Cullingfordii. 
Bronzy fawn—Charles Davis, Marguerite 
Jeffords. In this list, the distinct types 
are given in each color. Marion Hen¬ 
derson is the best early yellow, deep 
and rich in color, reflexed, with an 
abundance of rather narrow petals. 
Major Bonnaffon is a huge globular 
flower of clear yellow, and Miss Georgi¬ 
enne Bramhall a large incurved flower 
of clear primrose. If extreme earliness 
is required in a white, either Mme. Berg- 
mann or Lady Fitzwygram may be se¬ 
lected ; but both are inferior to Ivory 
in shape and habit. Mrs. Henry Robin¬ 
son is one of the showiest early whites ; 
Mayflower is a prize-winner of great 
beauty. Among the early pinks, Wil¬ 
liam Simpson is very beautiful, the 
flower being large, globular, petals in¬ 
curving in irregular whorls. This varie¬ 
ty, which was sent out in 1896, must not 
be confused with another pink Chrysan¬ 
themum also called William Simpson, 
introduced in 1893, which was simulta¬ 
neously sent out by different growers 
under several names, the name J. H. 
Cliffe appearing to have a prior right. 
Glory of the Pacific is a lovely shell- 
pink, one of the newer sorts. Viviand- 
Morel, a large reflexed flower, has been 
popular for several years. Another pink 
which is one of the earliest sent in to 
market, is Marquis de Montmort, some¬ 
what similar in type to Viviand-Morel ; 
while an attractive flower, we can 
hardly rank it among the “cream,” earli¬ 
ness being its chief recommendation. 
Cullingfordii and Fisher’s Torch cannot 
be called early, but they are the very 
best reds, rich and velvety. Charles 
Davis is a chamois-fawn sport from 
Viviand-Morel; Marguerite Jeffords, 
clear amber. This list does not include 
any of the strange Anemone-flowered 
forms, though many of these are very 
odd and attractive, as for example, 
Rider Haggard, pale pink, having a 
quilled center surrounded by a fringe of 
tape-like florets. The hairy varieties 
have never become as popular as was, 
at first, expected, perhaps because the 
first of these varieties introduced, Mrs. 
Alpheus Hardy, was so delicate in con¬ 
stitution. 
2. Cuttings may be taken from either 
the upper shoots or the suckers, but 
some of the very best are made from 
suckers, two or three inches of the up¬ 
per part being used. After the flowers 
MOTHERS. —Be sure to use “Mrs. Wins¬ 
low’s Soothing Syrup ” for your children 
while Teething. It is the Best.— Adv. 
are all cut off the plants they may be 
turned out of the pots and put in boxes, 
the interstices between the plants being 
filled with soil, and the boxes placed in 
cold frames. They should be ventilated 
every day until very severe weather sets 
^ in ; 10 degrees of frost should not hurt 
them, but when still colder the frames 
should be covered until the plants are 
wanted. In January, the plants may 
be brought into the greenhouse and 
started into growth. Cuttings may be 
taken in February, March and April for 
bush plants ; in May and June for single¬ 
stem specimens. Put the cuttings in 
sand, either in boxes or propagating 
bed, as soon as made ; do not allow them 
to wilt. Give them plenty of moisture, 
and keep the temperature from 50 to 70 
degrees. In about two weeks they 
should be ready for potting, and should 
then be transferred to two or three-inch 
pots, the soil being equal proportions of 
leaf mold, loam and sand. After potting 
they should be well watered, and be 
shaded for four or five days. They will 
do very well out of doors, or in a frame, 
for the summer. 
Seasonable Notes. 
As a rule, all bulb-planting should be 
over by the middle of this month, but if 
the season continue mild and open, it 
may continue until December. In plant¬ 
ing, put the tulips and hyacinths five or 
six inches deep ; they will be much near¬ 
er the surface by spring. There is no 
need to put the mulch over the surface 
yet. 
The Japan Spiraea (Astilbe or Hoteia 
Japonica) may now be potted for forcing. 
This is a familiar plant at Easter, with 
shining, deep green leaves, and feathery 
white flowers. If freshly-imported 
plants are purchased, they will be ex¬ 
cessively dry when received, and it will 
be wise to give the ball of roots a good 
soaking in a tub of water before potting 
them. After potting, they may be left 
outside, with a covering of litter, for 
another month or six weeks, before they 
are brought in for forcing. This plant 
is perfectly hardy, and very desirable 
for cemetery planting, or for the herba¬ 
ceous garden. 
November is the month to plant most 
of the lilies, excepting L. candidum, 
which should have been in the ground 
these two months. Directions for such 
planting have been given already in The 
R. N.-Y. The Speciosum lilies, rubrum, 
roseum, and album, which are grown by 
the florists for early summer cutting, 
are potted now, although they will not 
be used for a long time. All lily bulbs 
suffer by being kept out of the ground, 
hence the florists get them as soon as 
the new crop is received, and pot them 
at once. These Speciosum lilies are 
potted, one bulb in a five-inch pot, in 
good loam, without any fresh manure ; 
then placed under the bench in a cool 
house, with an inch of moss over the 
top, no water being given until they 
make some growth. They should re¬ 
main dormant for several weeks. 
Show Pelargoniums (Lady Washing¬ 
ton Geraniums), from cuttings rooted in 
August, are now nice plants in four- 
inch pots. They need plenty of light, 
but a low temperature ; 40 to 45 degrees 
at night will suit them. They will not 
grow much during the winter, but 
should make a good start about the end 
of February, or beginning of March, 
when they may be shifted into a five 
or six-inch pot. They should always be 
potted very firmly, and must have good 
drainage, as they need plenty of water 
In May or June, when they flower, they 
are very handsome plants. They cannot 
be recommended for bedding in this 
country, but for house or greenhouse 
decoration, they are very striking. 
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