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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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Herbaceous Peonies. 
O. fV. H., Antlers, Col. —What Is meant by Her¬ 
baceous Peonies ? What varieties are 'most 
showy and the easiest grown ? 
Ans. —Herbaceous Peonies are those 
varieties that die down to the roots in 
the winter, in distinction from the Tree 
Peonies (Paeonia Moutan and its varie¬ 
ties) which are shrubs. The herbaceous 
class may be put in three divisions— 
Officinalis and its varieties, Paradoxa, 
and the Chinese Peonies. The first two 
classes are of European origin, bloom¬ 
ing in May; the Chinese sorts bloom 
through June and July. All are hardy, 
healthy and free from insects, doing 
well in any good garden soil. There are 
a great many varieties to choose from. 
In the Officinalis section, Rubra is a 
double crimson, the flowers very large 
and fragrant. Alba plena is a double 
white, tinged with red. Tenuifolia is 
the earliest of all to flower ; it has hand¬ 
some, finely-cut, fennel-like foliage, and 
single, deep crimson flowers. There is 
a double form of this, which is compara¬ 
tively rare ; both are beautiful, and no 
collection should be without them, In 
the Paradoxa class, Amaranthescens 
spherica has very double, deep crimson 
flowers. The Chinese section, blooming 
later than the foregoing, offers a wider 
range of choice, because hybridizers are 
constantly working upon them, espe¬ 
cially the French growers. A good 
selection is included in the following 
list, mostly well-known standard varie¬ 
ties. Carnea elegans, flesh color, with 
a few carmine stripes in the center; 
Carnea striata, flesh color, striped with 
red ; Delicatissima, pale rose, very large, 
double, and fragrant; Festiva maxima, 
pure white, with a few carmine streaks, 
large, fragrant flowers in clusters ; 
Qlobosa, pure white, full, globular, and 
fragrant; Grandiflora carnea plena, very 
large, outside petals delicate blush, 
center creamy, fringed, fragrant; Humei, 
purplish rose, very full and double, aud 
very late in blooming ; Modeste, deep 
rose, fragrant, very fine; President 
Wilder, delicate blush, occasionally 
spotted with red, large and double, 
dwarf ; Stanley, rosy lilac, striped crim¬ 
son, full, imbricated, and fragrant; Van 
Dyck, outer petals rosy lilac, inner 
petals salmon shaded rose, sometimes 
splashed crimson. 
Outdoor Chrysanthemums. 
J. T. T., Essex County. E. J.— Will you give a 
short list of the very best Chrysanthemums for 
garden culture ? In the catalogue, we see so 
many recommended as such, only to prove a dis¬ 
mal failure. 
Ans. —The chief difficulty with out¬ 
door Chrysanthemums in our latitude is 
the liability of a cutting frost before 
they are fully in bloom. This season, 
we had plenty of these flowers outside 
as late as the second week in November, 
but they were chiefly the little Pompons, 
the hardiest of the tribe. Many of these 
showed, by their misshapen or one-sided 
flowers, that the buds had suffered 
from cold, but where a little protection 
was given, the flowers were perfect. 
MOTHERS. —Be sure to use “Mrs. Wins¬ 
low’s Soothing Syrup ” for your children 
while Teething. It is the Best. — Adw. 
The old yellow Chrysanthemum, Annie 
Salter, introduced 50 years ago, is a good 
garden sort, though not so large as our 
modern show blooms. A selection of the 
earliest Japanese varieties should be 
made; in yellows, Firenzi, Rohallion, 
Gloriosum and Marion Henderson would 
be good. Elaine, Jessica, and Ivory are 
good whites for the garden, and it might 
be wise to test Midge, a new white, very 
early, and of robust growth. George S. 
Conover, a good yellow, but not very 
well known, seems to be quite hardy, 
and an excellent garden sort. But there 
is always an uncertainty whether the 
Japanese sorts will stand the winter; 
sometimes they will pass through one 
season without difficulty only to fall 
victims to the next. The safest plan, 
really, is to take them up, after flow¬ 
ering, with an abundance of earth about 
the roots, and put them in a cold frame, 
where they can be protected during 
severe weather: 
The Chinese sorts and Pompons are 
hardier than the Japanese. Among 
good Chinese whites, are Diana, Empress 
of India, Queen of England, and Mrs. 
Geo. Rundle. Dr. Brock is a good yel¬ 
low ; George Glenny pale sulphur; 
Baron Beust tawny chestnut. The lit¬ 
tle Pompons are usually quite hardy 
with us, and they bloom very freely. 
A good selection would include Golden 
Fleece, yellow; Black Douglas, crimson; 
Gaillardia, brown and yellow ; Golden 
Circle, orange; La Fiancee and White 
Travenna, white; Bob, deep crimson. 
After flowering is over, they should not 
be cut right down to the ground, though 
the tops may be cut over a little for 
tidyness’s sake ; but leave about 12 inches 
of the stalks standing, then mulch the 
crowns with coarse litter or leaves. The 
stalks remaining will not only aid in 
holding the mulch, but will, also, tend 
to keep it open enough to prevent rot¬ 
ting in the crown from excessive damp¬ 
ness. We can never expect to obtain 
the beautiful big show blooms outside, 
but it is worth while to remove a few of 
the buds, while they are yet very tiny ; 
they will not all mature properly, and 
by removing some of them, we give the 
remainder a better chance. Of course, 
we should not disbud to one flower only, 
because, in garden plants, we want 
sprays of bloom; but we can remove 
half the buds, to the great improvement 
of the remainder. 
Standard or Tree Roses. 
A. L. B , Cook County, 111. —1 wish to grow some 
of the tree-shaped rose plants, such as are seen 
in gardens abroad. Are they suitable for our 
climate, and would it be advisable to plant them 
in a permanent rose border ? 
Ans. —We would not recommend stand¬ 
ard roses for a permanent rose border 
in your section, because we do not think 
that they would be permanent. Stand¬ 
ards do not, as a rule, succeed well in 
this country; the long, naked stem 
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scalds, even where the plant is not killed 
at the point of union. Your climate is 
quite rigorous, too. There were a num¬ 
ber of standards in the rose garden on 
the Wooded Island, in Jackson Park. 
Chicago ; we do not know whether any 
of them still survive. To give the best 
results, it is generally considered that 
these standards should be budded or 
grafted upon Brier stock, and care must 
be observed in removing all suckers. 
They should be planted in good loamy 
soil, with a stake to keep them from be¬ 
ing blown aside and, when first planted, 
it is advisable to wrap the stem with 
straw. During very warm, dry weather, 
it is wise to syringe the roses every even¬ 
ing, thoroughly wetting the stem. They 
are the better for good tillage, and for 
this reason, are best planted in a rose 
border, where the surface is stirred and 
kept clean. Any suckers that show at 
the base of the stem must be cleanly re¬ 
moved. The surface of the bed may be 
fed with both bonedust and liquid ma¬ 
nure. After freezing in the autumn, 
the standards may be bent over and 
covered with sods or dry earth, as recom¬ 
mended for the protection of bush roses. 
We fear that, with the best of care, A. 
L. B would find standard roses unsatis¬ 
factory. _ 
In clearing up the borders of herba¬ 
ceous plants, care should be taken that 
the labels are in place, or that stakes 
are put in, too firmly to be heaved out 
by frost. If this be not done, there is 
risk of disturbing late-starting plants, 
when the mulch is forked in in early 
spring. 
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