1885 
AMERICAN garden. 
Mfxnlu ,„hma. >" K«"l;lc licat in a moist situation as 
Evovyonu knows, l ,,rosu,uo, tl.at (I,,, n»n<l as soon as 
sweet l^Ilgnoiu-tto tlirivos in J y;'""K I'lants are strong onongh to lian- 
tuuiinuouths, thus showing tliat it .•cmi,.,!' ''a oaml'ully romovo.l into 
... . iaol.,,ots lllkalwitl. riel,, 
'’"‘I, |,la„i! one plant in oauli pot ami keep ail 
a oool, moist atmospliero. To liavo it's 
cctnl best it siionid be grown in a deep nZi 
cratcij^-enriciieii, loamy soil, ,i„c. ti, 
ilcptli of two feet, and at dm same Unm dm, ' 
ougidy ineorpor,d,inga good portion of well 
decayed manuie. 
Ail preiiaratory work slionid l,o done as 
cariyLin tim season as iiossilde, so tlmt die 
gronnd become,s^well settled befoi'etlie seeds 
are sown; .Lf tliis is not feasible, tiien ili-ni 
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, ...*•*''^•*'^** i^wL iiiiu K(3ej) ail 
alose and moist until they eommenee to grow, 
tben |,laec tlmm in ,i coolei’, ai.'y situation, and 
When tlie weatl.ei' lieeomes warn, and set¬ 
tled ti'ansplant outside. 
Koi' late llowei-ing, tlio seed slionld l,e 
sown wliere tim plants ai-e to Itloom, alwnt 
tile middle of July. Oovei- Llie seed to die 
de|,di of an ineli, and linn die eaitli tlioi- 
onghly ai-ound it. IJy so doing die seed will 
latter, 1 jirefcr tlic Piaze Taker and Parson's 
WIdte. Tills year tlie Maeliet and Large 
VVliite IJiiriglit ai-c listed among die latest 
and liiglily praised novelties. Any of tliese 
new or old varieties, if jiroperiy eared for, 
will surely give satisfaction. 
CiiAS. E. Paknei.l. 
OUE FLOWEE BASKET. 
Tlie tVliite Cottage Ro.se, didleult to raise 
from cuttings, is easily propagated by layers. 
Verlienas to do tlieir best must have I'ieh 
soil and a sunny position, have the branehes 
pegged down and ail fading (lowers cut oil. 
le ground as thorouglily as ijossible anc 
iiish by leveling it neatly. Now m.ii v i 
at into rows about ten inches apai t o.ic i 
'ay, and at each intersection scattei a eu 
‘eds, covering tiieni sliglitly, and as soon 
5 the young plants arc strong enoug i 
audle, remove all but one of tlie niostpion 
'*ng. This sowing, whicli should be 
bout the first of May, will give ^ “ 
f bloom during the greater portion of 
f'nnier months, and, where only one 
is made, is the most useful. 
^or earlier flowering, the seed s . 
O'vn in a well-drained pot or pan o o ’ 
>amy soil about the first of March, 
GROUP CF LILIUM AURATUM. 
o-crininatc quickly, while it will ccrtiduly 
f.,il if sown carelessly. Treat the plants 
precisely as advised for the main sowings, 
and from the first of Septeuiber there will 
be an abundance of bloom until the plants 
are destroyed by frost. If some of these 
Ijlauts are so situated that a cold frame can 
ic' iilacecl over them, and it is well protected 
on cold nights by means of mats or sliutteis, 
the supply of (lowers will be continued i 
Recciiiij desirable varieties. 
Petunias trained on stakes are more eftett- 
ive than trained in any otlier way. Three 
.or four should be planted around a short 
stake to which they are tied as tliey grow 
taller, and when of sufiieient size, allowed 
to droop over, all around. 
Not Ie.ss than two millions flowering plants 
are iirol)al)ly sold in Mew York every spring. 
T'hcse retail from 10 cents to 81 each, avei'- 
aging perhaps 25 cents, and making a grand 
total of half a million dollars which the city 
and its suburbs devote annually to the em- 
bellisliinent of their gardens and windows. 
'J'his does of course not include cut flowers. 
