1884.] 
THE AMERICAN GARDEN. 
8TATI0E SUWOfiOWI. 
Under the name of Sea-Lavender, or Miirsli- 
Rosemary, is known a very ornamental peren¬ 
nial plant, whicli grows wild in salt marshes 
along the Atlantic coast, especially south¬ 
ward. Botanieally it is SUUco Limoni,vm. 
Its graceful, lavender-colored flowers are 
extensively collected and di-ied for use in 
winter houquets, and several other hand¬ 
some species cultivated in gardens are 
used for the same purpose. 
^ot all Statices are perennial, how¬ 
ever, and among the annual species are 
some of the most charming ornaments 
of the flower-garden. The most beauti¬ 
ful of all these—even if only half of the 
praise it has received in Europe is de¬ 
served—is S. Suworoici. Oirr illustra¬ 
tion gives a pretty good idea of the 
general habit of the plant. Its branch¬ 
ing flower-spikes of bright rose color, 
shaded with crimson, appear succes¬ 
sively, ten to fifteen on each plant, and 
measm'e from fifteen to eighteen indies 
in length. The leaves, which are about 
five inches long and nearly two inches 
broad, glaucous and imdulated, lie flat 
on the ground, forming a graceful 
rosette. 
A great merit of the plant is that it 
continues a long time in bloom, its 
flowers lasting for two months or more; 
so that by sowing some seed early in a 
hot-bed, or in pots in the house, and 
later in succession in the open ground, 
plants may be had in constant flowering 
throughout summer and autumn. The 
general treatment of the seed and plant ^ 
is the same as required for most an¬ 
nual flowering plants. 
THE OALLIOPSIS. 
• Last summer I had a circular bed in the 
garden which attz*acted considerable atten¬ 
tion and afforded mo a large degi'ee of satis- 
^ faction. The center was a Ganna—Marochal 
I Vaillant, I think,—anyway, a strong, vigor- 
I ous grower, with very largo, glaucous green 
j leaves. It sent up lialf a dozen stalks to the 
I height of four feet, and was a very stately. 
and Calliopsis was very striking. I have 
used the latter plant alone with good results 
I in a large bed. The darker sorts have an 
i intensity of color that is velvety in shade 
; and almost fiery in sunshine. The dark sorts 
arc by far the best. 
I think e.Kcellent effects might be produced 
I by using a pale yellow Hollyhock, of the 
I double Chinese varieties, for a center-piece, 
and planting the mazarine blue Lark¬ 
spurs about it, edging the bed with a 
two-foot wide circle of the Calliopsis. 
The soft yellow, the rich blue, and the 
more intense crimson or maroon or 
black-brown — for it is all these, ac¬ 
cording to the light you see it in — of 
the Calliopsis would combine most 
strikingly and effectively. 
Eben E. Rexpoud. 
DOUBLE DAISIES. 
Our common White or Ox-eye Dais}’’ is a 
very different plant from the true or English 
Daisy. The botanical name of the latter is 
Beilisperc,inis while the former is Lcucanth- 
enmni vulgare. 
As in most cultivated flowers, considerable 
improvement has been made in the size, 
color, and fullness of the flowers of the 
English Daisy; and the modern strains 
of improved varieties deserve more 
general cultivation' than they receive. 
The principal difficulty in their outdoor 
culture here is that they do not stand 
our hot, dry summers, if fully exposed 
to the sun, and should therefore be 
planted in some partially shaded, cool 
place. For the edging of beds and bor¬ 
ders in such situations, few plants are 
more deskable. A rich, loamy, deep 
soil is best suited for their perfect de- ' 
-velopment. They are propagated ■ by 
division of roots or from seeds. 
The new variety “Longfellow” is 
especially recommended for growing 
from seed. Its flowers are of deep rose 
color, very double, and remarkable for 
them long, stiff stems, which latter qual¬ 
ity is of considerable importance in a 
bouquet flower. Seed sown outdoox’s in spiing 
will genei'ally not pi’oduee flowers befoi’e the 
following season; but by sowing it in a frame, 
or in boxes in the house, the latter part of 
vvinter or early spring, and transplanting the 
young plants outdooi’s at the proper season, 
flowers may be obtained the same year. 
STATICE SUWOROWl. 
dignified plant. About this I filanted Cal¬ 
liopsis, with Master Christine Geraniums, 
about a foot apart, in the circle, and outside 
of this circle I had a row of wlxite Phlox, 
and edged the bed uith the low blue Lobe¬ 
lia. You see the combination of colors I 
— bright rosy pink from the Geraniums, 
among the rich, dark velvety brown of the 
Calliopsis, with the xvhite of the Phlox as a 
DOUBLE DAISY—" LONGFELLOW." 
eolxtrast, and the blue of the Lobelias to set 
off the Phlox. 
All of these flowers are remai-kably free 
bloomers, and furnish strong masses of 
eoloi’, and are among our best plants for 
using whei’e strong effects are desired. 
The eonti'ast and harmony of the Geraniums 
OHETSANTHEMUMS IN POTS. 
Although Chrysanthemums may be 
brought to great perfection in the out¬ 
door border, to obtain the largest and 
best-shaped flowei's, most perfect forms 
and truest colors, and highest develop¬ 
ment in general, the plants should be 
grown continuously in pots. Mr. John 
Thorjie, who is pi’obably the xnost ex¬ 
perienced Chrysanthemum grower in 
this country, gives his pot plants the 
following treatment: 
The cuttings or suckers which come 
directly from the soil are best for prop¬ 
agation. These are taken from the 
parent plants as soon as they are three 
to four inches in length. About the 
first week in March, when probabl}' 
one-third of the varieties are rooted,— 
the others being put in as cuttings at 
this time,—the young plants are potted 
in three-inch pots in ordinaiy potting 
soil. As soon as required, they are re¬ 
potted into foiu'-inch pots in soil to which 
about a fiftieth part of bone-dust is added. 
The next shift is into six-inch pots, well 
drained, and in soil composed of rich turfy 
loam, with a good sprinkling of bone-dust. 
The plants are kept in the house until the 
first of May, “stopped” from time to time 
as requhed, and afterwai'd plunged outside 
in an easterly exposure. They have to be 
kept carefully watered all the time, and 
given occasional soakings of guano 
water — one oimce of guano to three 
gallons of water being a good propor¬ 
tion. By the first of June all ai'e pot¬ 
ted into their blooming pots, stopping 
and tying the shoots as required. 
From the beginiiing of July until 
taken in the house in October, they 
have to be watered several times a day, 
every two or three hom-s sometimes; 
and this, although expensive, is abso- 
- lutely necessary for the production of 
j the best developed flowers. The last 
“stopping” is made during the last 
week in July. 
The Chrysanthemum, although more 
exempt from insect enemies than al¬ 
most any other genus of plants, becomes 
sometimes infested with black aphides, which 
may be easily removed by fumigation in the 
house, or by sprinkling the plants with to¬ 
bacco dust, if outdoors. The white and black 
thrips are also troublesome occasionally, but 
yield to the same treatment and plenty of 
watei". 
