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thb^^american garden. 
JUNE FLOWER STYLES. 
Tlio wlld-dowor onm, ).«Kun‘i.uM,,.. 
is not over yot. In favorable weatl,,.,. ,! ! 
lies of young- pooi.lc make trips to the w, .i " 
j„ the suburbs of Now York, to gather ti e 
blossoms, and whatever is pretty hi tlio w-iv 
of foliage. The most ebarmiug baskets of 
wild growth are brought hack, and the iVriis 
and vines and “tangled ereeiiers” are lovelier 
than any foliage now ollbred in the llower- 
sun-es. Violets, Marsh Marigolds, llepatic-i 
and Arbutus were gathered in May, and now 
the name is Legion of the tender hlossoms 
gathered iu \vood, lield, ineaciow, by the 
wayside, and among tlie salt grasses of New 
Jersey marshes. 
GARDEN PAItTIES. 
June garden parties are the favorite enter¬ 
tainment at this season. Tlie Fkla Champi- 
tre is enjoyed far better than any party 
given in-doors. Fiorai decorations have bceii 
on an extensive scaie, arches, pagodas, and 
covered ways being wreathed and thatclicd 
with flowers. The biossoms of shrubs and 
the iarge Peonies now in flower have been 
used in these eiaborate arrangements, beino- 
more effective than If.oses Avhieh drop their 
petids so soon at this time of jmar. 
Hanging-baskets swung on trees have 
been empioyed, and brackets of growing 
plants, ingeniously fastened to rustic suiid 
mer-houses, have added much grace to the 
lawn-party decorations. A very handsome 
floral display was made in a Staten island 
garden last week. It was rumored th.at some 
large blossoms massed on the top of an arph- 
way were tissue paper. They looked so 
natural that no one could tell if they were 
counterfeit, and they were too high up to 
examine closely. 
daisy DINNERS AND PANSY LUNCHEONS 
Have been fashionable -ivith young Ladies en¬ 
tertaining friends about departing for Eu¬ 
rope. The prevailing style is to have the 
favors, which are usually bouquets de cor- 
sage, placed in large silver or glass bowls 
along the center of the table, where they 
can be admired dui-ing the feast, .and distrib¬ 
uted after it. 
STEAMER FASHIONS. 
i'he floral souvenirs for friends departing 
on the steamships are very eleg.ant, several 
new and rich designs having been m.ade that 
are expressive and suit.able for the occ.asion. 
Hand-satchels of light straw are almost cov¬ 
ered on the sides with clusters of Moss Rose- 
ads, and are filled with bunches of Forget- 
•ne-nots, the bag being left half-way open. 
tin piece fittihg in the bottom of the bag 
oontains wet moss, in wlilch the steins of the 
“ewers are plunged. 
fhe display of fiowers on the steameis 
the port of New York has been 
agnlfleent this season. Baskets cont.ain- 
ag aaperb long stem Hoses, panels of spring 
tossoms to hang iu the stateroom, floral 
tps, and pyramids of flowering bulbs h.ave 
an among these tokens of remembrance. 
Several occasions the florist has liaH oi 
ts for tiig entire decoration of astatei oom. 
IhlO 1 = 
a in a very pretty fashion, an i 
5 aif surprise to the person abou 
' Clirtains of sroilax, or Asparagus tena- 
ried mtT'f^- «"acessl'ully cai 
in.' « 
is .. r ^ number of 
box nd urn ia a separate 
"he ‘i n''•afigerator of 
lUC ship. I hose are dated, and are to he 
<u <lly cnisulered by tlic friend lel't behind. 
Ihm i'nprcssion concerning 
owers taken to sea: many persons believe 
thc.se arc cast overboard as soon as the ves¬ 
sel is outside .Sandy Hook. This is not so. 
owers eft in the saloon are watered faitb- 
tully liy the stewards, and arc i,laced on tlie 
Ublc each day at dinner. 'J'be cool, moist 
au- of tlie ocean seems to act as a preserva¬ 
tive, and freiiuently, flowers are taken oil' 
the ship at inverpool in a fair condition. 
.lUNE WEDDINGS. 
A delightful style has just been introduced 
for .1 uiie weddings. The liride carries a two- 
handled, sott-straw basket, which is entirelv 
covered on one side with Xijihetos buds and 
■^laideu Hair Ferns; the other side is covered 
with pink Roses. Going into church .she ex¬ 
poses the white flowers, and after the cere¬ 
mony, when coming from the altar, the pink 
Roses are disiilayed. 
Very large straw hats, the kind known as 
“Bloomer hats,” are in vogue for brides¬ 
maid’s bouquets. These hats are caught to¬ 
gether at the rim by satin ribbons, and are 
tilled with Roses and trailing foliage. For 
a wedding last week, six bridesmaids car¬ 
ried these hats full of Roses, each hat con¬ 
taining flowers of a different tint, swimg on 
their arms irith satin ribbons. Tliere were 
two little girls wlio were tlie “maids of 
honor.” The 3 f carried Leghorn hats filled 
with D.aisies on tlieir arms, and wore Daisy 
wreaths on their heads. 
FLOWER APRONS. 
Small aprons of fiowers are novel favors 
presented at June entertainments. These 
are exceedingly pretty for German favors at 
lawn parties. A florist made 30 of these 
.aprons lately, for a garden party given at 
Yonkers. The foundation was surah sillt of 
delicate tint, upon which tlie fiowers were 
so neatly caught that the stitches did not 
show. A pink silk .apron which had a bor¬ 
der of the Jlignonette Po^ainthus Rose 
around it, and bretclles or “wings” covered 
witii spraj-^s of these fairy, blusli Roses, was a 
dainty garment. Abluosilkapron wasfringed 
with Corn-flowers, CeiUavrea ci/aiius, and a 
lavender silk one was exquisitely festooned 
with Heliotrope. 
■ SUNDAY FLOWERS. 
There is a large trade in cut flowers Sun- 
d,avs in New York, supplying ladies on their 
w.av to church with a corsage bunch of flow- 
ers ■uid"-cntlemen with a boutonniere. Flow- 
’ “ ' -egularly for a number of 
“ These 
ers, „ 
ers are ordered reg— „ 
Hew York churches every Sabb.ath 
are usually arranged on .and .around the pul¬ 
pit, blooming plants being included 111 sev¬ 
eral of these weekly decorations. 
1,1 a number of the Sunday Schools, flow- 
^ m nlaiits are distributed. The nose- 
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is presented now and then to those who arc 
l egularly in their place. This floral distri¬ 
bution in the Sabbath Schoofis not an expen¬ 
sive item, as the large plant-growers sell 
very reasonably to supply this demand, and 
are veiy generous with cut flowers for the 
Sunday presentations. 
WATER LIUKS. 
Water Lilies areafavoriteflowerforstreet- 
wear this month. As many as a dozen, in¬ 
cluding the green, polished buds, are worn 
at the belt, the long, sedgy stems being left 
to fall below the waist. For a boating party 
given on Silver Lake, Staten Island, last 
week, the ladies all wore Pond J.ilies on their 
hats and on the corsage. It is quite fash¬ 
ionable to pin a cluster on the sun-umbrella. 
They are eflectivc wherever placed. 
City florists are making elaborate prepara¬ 
tions to supply the leading watering-jilace 
hotels witli handsome flowers. We shall 
give a full account next month of flowers at 
Newport, Long Branch, and Saratoga. 
Flora. 
TRANSPLANTING NUT TREES. 
Transplanting nut^bearing trees, both nat- 
ui-ally and nursery grown, is generally consid¬ 
ered a decidedly hazardous undertakino-. 
lYhen properly treated, however, there ne^ 
be but little risk. 
That nut-bearing trees are difficult to 
transplant when nursery grown, is not for 
a moment believed an 3 ’avhere in Europe 
sa 3 's Prof. J. L. Budd, in the Iowa Home^ 
ste.ad. All that is needed is to transplant 
when young, or to cut the tap roots, as is 
done in the old nurseries n1th the ornamen¬ 
tal Oaks and other deejwooting trees. In 
all Europe, nuObeariug trees are .as common 
in well-managed nm-series as fruit trees. 
V^lere grown systematically in nursery, the 
best varieties of the Black Walnut, Butternut 
and Shell-bark Hickory should be selected, 
and varieties of the Filbert equal to the best 
found in the market might be common in 
all the south part of Iowa. Nor is it neces¬ 
sary to be confined to our native trees. 
In Poland, Hungary, Silesia, and even 
soutii Russia, as far north as Kiev, .are grown 
abundant crops of Jufflans regia (English 
Walnut). The nuts of these northern varie¬ 
ties of this choice species, can be imported 
che.aply iu auy quantity. All it needs is an 
enterprising nurseryman to set the ball in 
motion. In the southern eounties of the State, 
several varieties of the Pecan would also 
prove hardy in sheltered positions on the 
loess formations and perhaps on any dry soil 
on the open prairie. 
THE FOUR ESSENTIALS OF A HOUSE. 
In planning a house, says tlie author of 
Farm Homes, let four essential points be 
kept in view: Drainage, Sunlight, Ventila¬ 
tion, and a Bath-room. The.se featm-es can 
be comp.assed even in the smallest cottage, 
and yet thousands of farm-houses are being 
completed to-day without a thought of them. 
It is cheering to reflect, however, that other 
thousands of farm-liouses are going up 
wherein these vital considerations have been 
kept flr.st and foremost. Progress in build¬ 
ing-reform is unnecessarily slow, especially 
in the newer States, and wives and d.aughters 
should set themselves to thinking and study¬ 
ing about these things, and to hasten on the 
millennium of right living. 
