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are very attractive, or a nice plant of 
Daphne odora, which has good foliage 
and, when in bloom, it will fill the air 
in its vicinity with delicious fragrance. 
Our old. friend the Camellia is good in 
such a place and, in summer, it may 
stand out of doors. Smaller flowering 
plants, suitable for such a room, are 
carnations, violets, primroses, Cycla¬ 
mens, Marguerite daisies, Geraniums, 
Alyssum and mignonette. Potted bulbs 
might be placed there after starting 
elsewhere. As a rule, however, we like 
to see large foliage plants in a reception 
hall ; they are more in harmony with 
the usual style of furnishing. 
Cineraria Leaves Turning Yellow. 
It. M., Bergen County, N. ./.—Since repotting 
my young Cinerarias, the leaves have turned 
very yellow, and the plants look sickly. What is 
the cause ? Is it likely to be found in the soil ? 
All my other plants look well. 
Arcs.—The trouble is not likely to be 
in the soil, if other plants potted in the 
same material are doing well. It is quite 
possible that the plants were carelessly 
potted, which would account for the 
trouble. If, in potting, the soil is not 
made firm around the roots, trouble is 
sure to result. R. M. will notice that 
a competent florist, when potting such 
plants as Cinerarias, makes use of his 
thumbs to press the soil firmly in place. 
If he is potting Azaleas or similar sub¬ 
jects having a hard ball of roots, he will 
use a flat stick to ram the earth firmly at 
the sides of the pot. Another trouble, 
very likely to attack Cinerarias, is Green¬ 
fly, and such insects allowed to increase 
on the young plants, will soon destroy 
them. They may be dislodged by to¬ 
bacco fumigation, and it is wise to keep 
tobacco stems lying on the bench be¬ 
tween the pots. 
Bird’s-Nest Fern. 
J. M. B., Virginia.. —What variety is popularly 
known as the Bird’s-nest fern ? Where does it 
come from, and is it hardy ? 
Ans. —The Bird's-nest fern is one of 
the exotic Spleenworts, Asplenium 
Nidus. It has stout, lanceolate fronds, 
entire, two to four feet long, and four 
to eight inches broad, bright green with 
a strong, shining black midrib. These 
fronds grow like a crown around a cen¬ 
tral upright root-stock, making a cen¬ 
tral basin that may be likened to a 
bird’s-nest. This is a tender stove fern, 
a native of India ; there is, however, an 
Australian variety of it, sometimes called 
Thamnopteris Australasicum. Magnifi¬ 
cent specimens of this fern were shown 
in the exhibit from New South Wales 
at the World’s Fair. Though so robust 
in appearance, this fern can hardly be 
recommended for the house ; it flour¬ 
ishes in even warmth, and does not like 
being knocked about. A new hybrid 
fern, which has the Bird’s-nest fern for 
one of its parents, is Asplenendrium 
strictum, and this is recommended for 
house decoration. It is a hybrid between 
the Bird’s-nest fern and one of the 
Hart’s-tongues, Scolopendrium crispum. 
It has stout lanceolate leaves, and while 
partaking of the characteristics of both 
parents, its general habit is very sug¬ 
gestive of the Bird’s-nest fern. It has 
proved a very satisfactory house plant. 
Plants for Coo / Room. 
□ It. M., Middlesex County, N. J. —What plants 
could be used to decorate a rather cool reception 
hall? It is not draughty, but the usual tempera¬ 
ture in winter is 45 to 65 degrees. It is well 
lighted. 
Ans —For a large and showy plant, 
such as is usually seen in a hall, a nice 
specimen of the Norfolk Island pine 
(Araucaria excelsa) or Monkey-puzzle 
tree (A. imbricata) would be very suit¬ 
able. Orange or lemon trees are excel¬ 
lent for such a place ; the shining leaves 
MOTHERS .— Be sure to use “Mrs. Wins¬ 
low’s Soothing Syrup ” for your children 
while Teething. It is the Best.— Adv. 
Weeping Trees for Lawn. 
As a general thing, weeping trees are 
so badly placed on lawns and house lots, 
that I have learned to look upon them 
more as a nuisance than anything else ; 
but if properly placed, they are effective. 
The Camperdown Weeping elm has been 
used quite freely for lawn purposes, and 
is well liked by many people, but, being 
subject to insects, I have never used it 
for any purpose. My experience and 
observation lead me to favor the Weep¬ 
ing beech. The remark has frequently 
been made that the distorted growth 
makes it unattractive, but that is exactly 
what makes it valuable, and relieves the 
monotony of the other trees. I know of 
single specimens that are well located 
on lawns, in cemeteries and private 
grounds, that are objects of great beauty, 
and for grouping, they cannot be ex¬ 
celled. A group on a lawn in Brookline, 
Mass., is very fine. I am not sure 
whether there are three or four in the 
group, but they have had an abundance 
of room to develop, and are from 25 to 30 
feet high. I sincerely think it is the 
most pictureque group I ever saw. 
The next tree I would use is the Weep¬ 
ing dogwood. My attention was first 
directed to it in a large cemetery, where 
several elegant specimens were growing. 
For a single specimen of its kind, it has 
an attraction peculiar to itself, and 
equaled by none. It has the same hand¬ 
some white flowers, scarlet fruit and 
handsome fall foliage as the common 
one. Differing from most other weepers, 
the central shoot does not weep, but 
grows erect. It is a striking and valu¬ 
able ornamental tree. I have no hesita¬ 
tion in recommending the last two 
named as suitable for a lawn or house 
lot. JOHN G. BARKER. 
Massachusetts. 
Seasonable Notes. 
Very little seed may be sown during 
the ensuing month ; the few treated in 
this way are perennials, to be sown in 
the greenhouse and planted out when 
warm weather comes. Hollyhocks, Cam¬ 
panulas, Pentstemons and Sweet Wil¬ 
liams may be sown. If no pansies are 
being wintered over, some may be sown 
during December, January and Febru¬ 
ary. Campanulas sown during Novem¬ 
ber, December and January may be 
potted the following autumn, and then 
treated as greenhouse plants during the 
winter. 
Many plants not expected to bloom 
during the winter may be kept over 
winter in a light cellar, where there is 
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They give a good deal more 
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no frost. Tender roses, Geraniums, 
Chrysanthemums, Lantanas and Lemon 
Verbenas may be thus kept. After dig¬ 
ging with a good quantity of soil about 
the roots, they should be put in boxes, 
the soil packed close around the roots. 
They should be put in the lightest part 
of the cellar, and receive no water unless 
the earth become dust dry. If the cellar 
be warm, they should receive even less 
water than where it is cool. When it is 
desirable to start them into growth, 
they should be pruned back quite severe¬ 
ly, well watered, and brought into a 
warm, light room. When the Chrysan¬ 
themum flowers are over, the plants may 
be treated in this way, and stored until 
necessary to start them into growth for 
the purpose of obtaining cuttings. 
In arranging the winter house plants, 
the necessity for varieties that will 
stand hard usage is often apparent when 
it is desired to decorate a room where 
the light is poor, and the temperature 
fluctuating. For such a place, the old 
Aspidistra, called by some misguided 
amateurs the “ Tin plant,” will be very 
satisfactory, either the plain green type 
or the variegated form. The large, stout 
leaves, rising from the root upon short 
stems, are shining deep green, diversified 
in the variegated form by irregular 
stripes of ivory white, sometimes cov¬ 
ering nearly the whole leaf. The small, 
purplish flower is inconspicuous. These 
plants are very commonly used to fill 
the interior window-boxes in large 
hotels, the equanimity with which they 
endure neglect making them very useful 
for this purpose. Another of the plants 
suited for these undesirable localities is 
the Bowstring hemp, with stiff, sword¬ 
shaped leaves, barred zebra-fashion in 
dull green and silvery gray. 
If the Easter lilies were planted about 
an inch below the rim of the pot, there 
is sufficient room to give a dressing of 
compost now, which will aid the surface 
roots. These lilies always make some 
roots at the surface, which will need 
nourishment. Water the lilies carefully, 
as this surface compost will often ap¬ 
pear moist when the main ball of earth 
below is quite dry. Notice whether any 
Greenfly appear; this pest goes down 
right in the heart of the lily, and there 
is no doubt that the damage thus done 
to the succulent young growth is often 
the cause of misshapen or abortive 
blooms. Fumigation hardly dislodges 
the Greenfly when it is deep within the 
heart, and syringing with rather weak 
tobacco water is the best remedy and 
preventive. 
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