ora 
I ftictBiiiet Kxn,3 ^biorial Marne 
tamjraAion. 
In the small fountains the valve is raised by the 
pipe itself ; in the larger sizes by the two handles con¬ 
nected with the chains. 
The fountain basins are flint-glass; the tulip for 
the jet of milk-white glass, and the bouquet-holder and 
other ornaments are either bronze or bronzed. The 
j fountains are emptied, when necessary, by a siphon 
which accompanies each fountain. Any of the foun¬ 
tains may be used either for fish or a cologne fountain, 
as individual tastes may dictate; but if cologne is 
used it should be pure, as, if mixed with water, it 
forms a milk-white liquid that will soon gum and 
so impair the working of the valves. The fountains 
can also be made of any color to match the furniture 
of any room. 
LIST OF PLANTS FOR ROCK-WORK. 
NEW YORK, APRIL, 1879. 
ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE MONTH. 
Upon page 1 are several engravings of very attrac¬ 
tive wire flower-stands, suitable for parlors, windows, 
halls, piazzas, and conservatories, made by C. Ilen- 
necke & Co., of Milwaukee, Wis. The size of Fig. 
1 is 6 feet 6 inches high and 3 feet 10 inches wide, 
and the length of the shelves is 3 feet 3 inches. 
Fig. 2 is 7 feet high, 3 feet 6 inches long, and 
shelves 1 foot 6 inches wide. 
Fig. 3 is 6 feet 6 inches high, 2 feet 6 inches wide, 
and 3 feet 10 inches long. 
Upon pages 4 and 5 is an engraviug of some extra 
beautiful flowering specimens of Calceolaria Hybrida 
and Cineraria Hybrida, grown by Mr. W. C. Wil¬ 
son, florist, of Astoria, Long Island, and also of New 
York City. 
Upon page 9 is a sketch of a crystal self-acting 
fountain, made by C. Ilennecke & Co., of Milwaukee, 
Wis. 
It can be started in a moment, and will run from 
one-half hour to three or four hours. It may be used 
in parlor or greenhouse, as it can be moved at plea¬ 
sure from room to room; also it can be used as a per¬ 
fume fountain. 
The inside of the pedestal forms a round tube four 
inches in diameter, extending to the base. The glass 
basin is a continuation of this tube upwards. In this 
a weighted valve moves up and down like that of a 
pump. When raised up and allowed to descend by 
its own weight it forces up all the liquid in the tube 
under it through a small pipe to the jet, and, falling 
into the basin again, keeps the liquid at the same 
height. 
The fountain being filled, it requires no attention, 
except to raise the valves, until the water or other 
liquid requires changing. 
Among the most useful plants for this purpose are 
the Saxifragas, of which a list of over fifty distinct 
kinds might be given. We content ourselves with 
only a few of the best: S. Aizoon forms clumps, 
leaves gray, with white edges; S. Andrewsii has 
green leaves notched with white; S. Circulata has 
leaves frosted over with white dots; S. Ligulata has 
broad leaves; S. Longifolia forms a rosette, with 
serrate and dark-green leaves curving from the 
crown; S. Pectinata has very small and frost-like 
leaves; S. Pyramidalis is quite large, and the white 
flower-plumes are often two feet high ; S. Atropur- 
purea has, as its name indicates, purplish leaves. 
The Sedums form another class of rock-work 
plants. S. Brevifolium is grayish, white, and red; 
S. Corsicum is light green ; S. Glaucium is of a blu¬ 
ish-green tint, and one of the most effective; S. Fa- 
rinosum is a light, glaucous green, becoming almost 
white towards the tips; S. Multiceps has small, 
round heads. 
The Echeverias are all suitable for this purpose; 
we must note as of value the following: E. Atropur- 
purea, with purplish-red, narrow leaves ; E. Califor- 
nica, with narrow glaucous leaves and an unilateral 
cyme of yellow flowers ; E. Metalliea, with large, 
massive, recurved leaves, forming a perfect rosette; 
E. Glauca has grayish leaves, and is of dwarf habit; 
E. Gibbiflora has wedge-shaped mucronate leaves, 
and flowers of red and yellow; E. Lurida is stemless 
and the leaves are narrow, channelled, glaucous, 
tinged with purple. 
The Sempervirens must not be neglected. S. 
i Tabulseforme grows with the utmost regularity, form¬ 
ing a perfect circle and flat across the top ; S. Arbo- 
reum turns dark when grown out-doors and grows 
two feet high; S. Californicum is a bright green with 
black points; S. Montanum grows close and thick, 
and is neatly imbricated. 
All the above-mentioned plants are good bedders, 
all are suited to a dry climate and should become 
popular. 
ONION LILY. 
In the October number of the Floral Cabinet a 
correspondent asks about the “ Onion Lily,” and 
says, “ Cannot Mr. Williams tell us what it is.” In 
your answer you say you “presume it is the hardy 
perennial called Blackberry Lily.” Please allow a 
subscriber to differ from you and give a description 
of a plant I have called by that name. I have a so- 
called Onion Lily or Sea Onion. I do not know the 
botanical name. The bulb is almost entirely out of 
the ground, and of a smooth, glossy green, about 
four inches in diameter. The leaves are not usually 
more than eight or ten in number, about two inches 
in width, and from five to seven feet in length, of the 
same glossy green as the bulb. When allowed to 
bloom (which should never be, as it softens the bulb 
and destroys its beauty) the flower-stalk is about 
three feet in height, the flowers borne on the top in 
spike form, small, white, star-shaped, somewhat re¬ 
sembling the flower of the Garden Onion. 
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