BOUGAIKVIUEAS. 
Bowjainvillea ylahra and i>p,nnhu,\ 
best known vcprescntativcs of (,id« i,,:,’ 
,„g genus of troi.ieal 8 IU-UI.S, an, at; ,„.aw 
extensively used for parlor dceoraCions 
'I’lieytiro roinarkablo for theii- linmiliful bni 
liant, rose-colored bracts, and fow piaJis 
our floral exbibltlona attract more admirin-r 
attention. Tlic following dirccl.ions, fro,n 
the London Garden, arc given in answer (., 
some inquiries about tlicir culture. 
The Bougainvillea is one of tin, beat ])iants 
we have for decorative purposes, for, if well- 
managed in the first 
stages of its 
growth, it will 
flower freely in a 
small state. Young 
plants of it are 
easily obt.ained in 
spring when the old 
plants are pruned 
back, after being 
rested during win¬ 
ter. Procure then 
as many cuttings as 
may be required for 
one season; take 
them off with a heel 
of Arm wood at¬ 
tached to them, as 
cuttings of that 
kind root quicker 
and are more to be 
relied upon, than 
when taken off the 
points of very 
long shoots.- 
The soil used for 
the cutting pots, 
should consist of 
sifted peat, leaf 
mould a third, and 
a small poi-tion of 
loam, adding about 
one-half of the 
whole bulk of 
sharp, silver sand. 
Mix well together. 
All the pots .and 
place a thin layer 
of sand upon the 
top of the soil. Arm¬ 
ing it well. Dibble 
the cuttings round 
the sides, and place 
Uie pots in a proj)- 
ngating pit, or hot¬ 
bed, in which there 
is a steady bottom 
heat, and a top tem¬ 
perature riinglng 
from 60° to 70°. 
Under such condi¬ 
tions the cuttings 
t^iU root in a few 
•^ays. The young plants should then be 
potted off singly into tlu'ce-inch pots, using 
the same compost as before, but not so much 
tnnd. After potting, replace the pLauts in 
i'he Same temperatui’e as before, until they 
S®t established in the fresh soil, wlmn 
oy may be removed into a temper.atme o 
about 50°. Thus treated the wood will ^ 
short-jointed, and prob-ably liealthy. 
the shoots have made fou*’ leaves, 
P“»ch their tops; they will then form good 
> 0 . u 1 Cl thoroughly well-rooted. Si.v-ineh 
setani •'‘•■Ifnlor the firstseo- 
will bo nm r' ‘'.'■'’“‘''‘'’■"''’"'spraysof bloom 
' piodiieed during autumn. 
Ateiidw^ 
I" o note growth until (be end of Septeni- 
In' " ... when water 
• uld be gradually wiUdield unUI all 
i c leayo.s fall oil'. AlXer that. Just give 
s lleieut to keep the wood of the plants 
om shrivelling. Keep them in this s(,ate 
mail Pebriiary or early Mar.di, when they 
portion of shaip sand to keep the whole 
open. By this treatment good specimens 
may be had the third year. 
THE BENITETT HOSE. 
No other Hose has over made so much of 
a sensation as (be William Francis Bennett. 
It was raised by the celebrated English Eose- 
grower. Henry Bennett, from Adam, or 
I’resident, crossed with Xavier Olibo. It 
will be recollected that a jiart of the stock 
was bought by Charles E. Evans, of Phila- 
delidiia, for seven hundred and Afty pounds 
sterling, under the 
restriction that no 
plants should be 
sold before 1887. 
Afr. Evans has since 
secured the balance 
of the stock from 
Mr. Bennett. The 
restriction ha,s now 
been removed, 
however, and 
plants are offered 
for sale in several 
catalogues. 
Its color is a 
beautiful, glowing 
crim.son, a shade 
lighter than Gener¬ 
al .Jacqueminot, 
nearh' approaching 
it in intensity; in 
delightful fra¬ 
grance it equals La 
France. Itquiekl}- 
responds to judi¬ 
cious pruning, and 
is one of the most 
liersistent winter- 
bloomers in exist¬ 
ence. Its growth 
is remarkably vig¬ 
orous and its foli¬ 
age healthy, resem¬ 
bling th.at of the 
hylu-id remontants. 
AVe have seen this 
Rose frequently at 
o u r exhibitions, 
and the ofteiier we 
see it the more do 
w e become con¬ 
vinced of its beauty 
and excellent 
qualities. 
THE WILLIAM FRANCIS BENNETT ROSE. 
,l,o«ld be .g,.b. etoted lbl» S™'"' 
n o-ood supply Of bloom is required foi sev¬ 
eral mouths,‘tbe plants should be started at 
interv.als of three or four weeks. . 
commence to ,, 
OHIlWIirDOWBOX. 
Mr. DeAAMtt S. 
Smith, T.ee, Mass., 
who has one of the 
largest collections 
of Orchids in the 
United States, has 
a Dendrohhmi nobilf- 
on which 600 blossoms were counted the 
other d.ay. How the bees would like that! 
A little kuow but most beautiful annual 
is the S.alpiglossis. It is only half-h.ardy 
and should therefore not be sown out doors 
before settled w.arm weather, or it may be 
started in the hot-bed and tr.ansplanted after- 
w<ards. Tlie Aowers are funnel-shaped, gen¬ 
erally dark purple and delicately veined, 
blooming in autumn. 
