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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
January 3u -v 
Ruralisms 
Annual Flowering Plants. —No 
home garden is complete without groups 
of annual flowering plants, to brighten 
its midsummer aspect. Shrubs and 
perennials—so • conspicuous during the 
cooler months—are less in evidence as 
regards bloom throughout the heated 
term, and it is to the brilliant, profuse 
and easily grown annuals that one must 
look for glowing color effects. The 
seed catalogues, now dropping in by 
every mail, contain long lists of stan¬ 
dard and new varieties, most of which 
are worth trial, and some indispensable 
where bright floral effects are wanted. 
Certain kinds need glass or window pro¬ 
tection to secure a sufficiently early 
start for best results, but others may 
be sown in the open border in April or 
May and yet develop fast enough for 
garden decoration. Among the best and 
most easily grown of this class are 
Calliopsis or annual Coreopsis; Convol¬ 
vulus, including the new Japan morn¬ 
ing-glories; Dianthus Chinensis; Heli- 
anthus, especially the new Cucumber¬ 
leaved sunflower; marigolds; nastur¬ 
tiums, dwarf and tall; Petunia; Por- 
tulaca; Scabiosa; Verbena and Zinnia. 
Asters are highly desirable and are 
offered in bewildering variety, but the 
blooming season is short, and the baf¬ 
fling Aster disease so prevalent that 
their culture is likely to be disappoint¬ 
ing. Greater catalogue space is devoted 
to sweet peas than to any other annual. 
There is apparently no end to varietal 
names nor to the claims made for late 
introductions, but the truth is the 
modern sweet pea, desirable as it is, is 
often of most unsatisfactory culture, re¬ 
fusing to thrive even when ideal condi¬ 
tions are provided for it. Try a few of 
the good old kinds, planting as soon as 
frost is out in deeply enriched soil, but 
go slow on the highly lauded novelties. 
I'he pansy is the most popular of Spring 
bloomers, but for good effect seeds 
must be sown the previous year. 
The Tender Annuals. —The chief 
varieties requiring protection for a suffi¬ 
ciently early start in temperate climates 
are the balsam or Impatiens; Celosia, 
including cockscomb; Cosmos, Lychnis, 
Salvia and Vinca. Some of these may 
be satisfactorily sown outside in warm, 
dry situations, and come on fast enough 
10 make a fair show, but much is gained 
by a window garden, greenhouse or hot¬ 
bed start. The Verbena, being of rather 
deliberate germination, is usually started 
under glass, but the best blooms are 
generally produced by plants that come 
no in tJ^e open, and it is therefore in¬ 
cluded in the hardy class. For foliage 
effects there are many good subjects, but 
probably none better than the Ricinus 
or castor bean, especially the new kinds, 
Cambodgensis and Panormitanus; the 
P.elvidere or Summer cypress, Kochia 
trichophylla, and the ornamental maize, 
Zea Japonica quadricolor. Many varie- I 
ties could, with advantage, be added to 
the above list, but beginners who do not 
care to attempt too much will, we think, 
find this selection dependable as well as 
interesting. 
Sowing the Seeds. —Very good cul¬ 
tural directions may be found in reliable 
catalogues, though they sometimes err 
in being too elaborate. For outside sow¬ 
ing a sheltered site should be chosen 
—just such a placv as you would select 
for planting the earliest lettuce and 
radishes. The soil should be deeply dug 
and well-fined with the garden rake. 
It .should be of good fertility, but the 
additidfl of weed-bearing manures and 
composts should be avoided, as sprout- j 
ing valid seeds greatly interfere with | 
the ■’fifty young flower plants. Sow i 
thinly, according to size, in rows a foot 
or more apart in shallow drills made by 
pressing the hoe or rake handle slightly 
in the soil. Cover lightly—about one- 
quarter inch in case of the larger seeds 
and a mere film of sifted soil over the 
smallest, such as Petunias and Por- 
tulacas. After covering the soil should 
be well firmed with the hoe or a board 
placed over the rows, and carefully 
watered if not sufficiently moist. A 
covering of burlap, “excelsior,” shavings 
or other fibrous material, not containing 
weed seeds, is of great assistance to 
germination, as it keeps the surface 
moist and shaded, but it must be re¬ 
moved as soon as the first seedlings 
show. They may need thinning if too i 
close together and should be well tilled 
until large enough for transplanting, 
when they should be set in rows or 
groups at the proper distances to permit 
full development of their characteristics. 
Transplanting is best done in showery 
weather when the plants are three to 
five inches high, but Portulacas, if thinly 
enough sown, may be left in the seed 
bed until the first blooms open. This is 
important where groups of double varie¬ 
ties are wanted, as the proportion of 
double flowering plants is not large even 
when the best seeds are sown, and it is 
an advantage that the plants may be so 
safely moved after the character of the 
bloom is shown. All the varieties men¬ 
tioned thrive in ordinary garden loam, 
but Phlox and Portulacas are most 
brilliant and satisfactory in sandy soil 
of very moderate fertility. It is often 
advisable to add a quantity of common 
road sand to the surface soil of bed in 
which the latter are grown. The recom¬ 
mended annuals thrive best in full sun¬ 
light, and should be given conspicuous 
positions, free from shade if possible. 
There are some fine species, such as 
sweet Alyssum, Nemophila and Myosotis 
or forget-me-not, that like moisture 
and partial shade, but they are not 
among the most showy kinds. The 
variegated corn or Zea is best planted 
where it is to grow, but may be cau¬ 
tiously handled in pots or baskets if 
desired to make up tropical foliage beds 
later in the season. 
When started in the house or 
under glass seeds are generally sown 
in pots or boxes like early tomatoes, in 
moderate heat, and transplanted once or 
twice to avoid spindling. Early March 
is probably the best time for starting the 
most tender kinds. Salvias especially 
are benefited by early sowing, as their 
first growth is slow, and one wishes as 
long a season as possible of their glow¬ 
ing beauty. Seeds of annuals are abun¬ 
dant and generally cheap. Even the 
best are of trifling cost as compared to 
bedding and herbaceous plants, for the 
area covered. Buy them from the most 
reliable dealers, give the plants reason¬ 
able care, and you will be pleased with 
the outcome. 
Two Fine Seedling Grapes. —We 
have for successive years received sam¬ 
ples of red and white seedling grapes of 
superior quality from Mr. E. W. Shat- 
tuck, Springfield, Mass. A cluster of 
the white variety named “Clifford” and 
of the red one, unnamed, are shown in 
Figs. 40 and 41 respectively, page 83. 
These clusters were injured in trans¬ 
portation and are scarcely fair samples 
of the varieties as we have before seen 
them. The quality of Clifford is par¬ 
ticularly agreeable, sweet, rich and 
vinous. The red-skinned one is as good 
as or better than Brighton, and appears 
to make a better cluster. Mr. Shattuck 
has grown this variety for 20 years and 
finds it thrifty, productive, as free from 
mildew as Delaware, and as hardy as 
Concord, while of better quality than 
either. It is, however, pistillate and 
must be grown near other pollen-bear¬ 
ing varieties to insure setting. Clifford 
has been in bearing eight years, and is 
very promising. Young vines of these 
seedlings have been established on the 
Rural Grounds, and are growing well, 
but have not reached bearing size. 
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