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GARDBN 
SUMMER STYLES FOR FLOWERs' 
'J'ho ,.m.)orU;yof the :(lowc,-.s m,hl 
wiitoi'ln^JI-pliiec. hotels uve som 
York; Newport is the only cxeepHon (7“"' 
being so .uauy han.laon.e gi„,,e.;! the ’ 
large llorai cstahiislinioiil.s. 
at the 
re, ami 
Each of tiro 
0 prominent watering-piaecs 
has Its own peeuhar styles in liotvi.vs t, 
wear, and to decorate witli, every season 
White (lowers arc worn at Ncwpo'rt almo i 
to the exclns.on of colored ones, and yellow 
blossoms are the fashionable tint for son e 
this summer. A few wlnte Me,•met Hoses 
are worn and are gi'catly admired. Those 
are grown in Summit, New .lei-sey. iVhitc 
Moss Kose-bnds, ami ti,e liybrid Mei'veillc 
de l.yon, are poimlar. 
SAliA'rOOA FASHIONS. 
At Sanatoga Swcet-jiea biossoms ai-e the 
fayorite (lower. Tlicse, made up into the 
daintiest bouquets de corswjo, and into iiretty 
designs of coiored straw, are sold on tlie 
great balconies mornings and evenings. It is 
said th.at one family in tlie suburbs supiiort 
themselves the entire j^ear by gro wing Sweeti- 
pea blossoms for the summer trade. Pink 
and blue Water-lilies ai-e sent fi-om Poston 
to Saratoga dailj'', and sell for lai'ge sums at 
a stand nearCongi-oss Spi ing. 
I.ONG liliANCII FASHIONS. 
At Long Braneli, Lai'kspm- is tiie (lower 
most in vogue. It is botli blue and pink and 
combined with Mignonette makes a beauti¬ 
ful belt bunch. In the cori-idor of tlie West 
End Hotel tiiere is cjuite a (lower sliow each 
evening before dancing begins in tlie draw¬ 
ing-room. Large llorai designs are sent 
from Hew York and arc eitlier sold oi- raf¬ 
fled. Veiy rich hand-Iiouqiiets of pink 
Roses fringed witli I.arksimr arc cari'ied to 
the meetings on da 3 ’s of the races: tliese are 
fastened to the belt, ribbon or sash wliicli 
are now fashionable. 
- Hollywood Park, the residence of Mr. John 
Hoey, is very attractive!j' laid out this year. 
Over a million Echeverias have been iilaced 
in the carpet beds, and tlie blaze of Coleus 
isda'zzling. 
LONG llEACH. 
This summer resort, is not behind the other 
waterhig-places in its supply of flowers. A 
tastily arranged booth stands in the i-otiiiida 
of the immense hotel, where there is all the 
liay.and evening a beautiful collection of 
flowers. These are sent from Hew York 
morning anc^ night. 
A dinner was given at a cottage last week 
where there was a decoration of sea-grasses 
gathered in this neighborhood. There weie 
mats of the tangled grasses for all the cov- 
ai’s, and a large, oval center of grass was 
finished at the edge with a row of shells. 
The favors were Water-lilies. 
WINDOW BOXES, ETC. 
Although so many persons are out of town 
tUs' month, the window boxes and vases 
that ornament the outside of dwellings le 
ceive great care and make thefasMona e 
Wenues look delightful. On Mr. Win. 
yanderbilt’s house are 20 window boxes, 
tvhich are filled with Agaves, ivy, and boa - 
iet Geraniums. These are distinct 
fective, very much more- so than whei e 
a eobglomc-ation of color. Near the side 
a Lmnend"’ h*“ '« a bed containing 
(u-e sale. 
- tvci.il i-ai’c specimens of Cactuses. In 
s eonservato.-y Mr. Vanderbilt has aline 
Itsplay 01 smmnor-blooming Orcliids. 
ic lotels, lai-ge restaurants, and Club 
wbX" rr "’!«* 
HI 1 ", and vases of growing plants. 
i'lododendrons have this year beeiXet out 
in the courts of these public places, and 
when m blossom, were conspicuous and 
handsome. 
'The new, shrubby hybi'id Calceolaiias ai-o 
a groat addition to the boi-dei's in p,d,lic 
parks: these (iowei's embi'acc all the sliades 
of oi’ange, brown, ei'imson and yellow, and 
are boi'iie in iai-ge trusses: they will bloom 
the entii-c season if jilaced in pai-tial shade. 
Jhe j'cilow vai-iety known as “Shower of 
Gold,” is set out fi-eely in i-ibboii lines in 
Grainerey Pai-k and s))angles tlie beds mag¬ 
nificently. 
({OSES LOSING IN FAVOU. 
Mid-summer weddings ai-e remarkable for 
the absenee of Roses in tlie decorations. 
Gardenias are tlie favoi-ite flower apparently. 
A new double Gardenia, f/. ForUinoi^ is lai*ge, 
waxy, and fragi-ant: it is combined with 
Orange-lilossoms and small Orange-fruit. 
This is quite :in innovation. Ligiit mull 
dresses, and those made of silk tulle, or illu¬ 
sion lace, are trimmed witli garlands of Field 
Daisies, and bridesmaids large, broad- 
brimmed leghorn liats (Hied witli tliese flow¬ 
ers and swung together witli ribbons over 
the arm. Gladioluses have entered largelj' 
into tlie wedding decorations: they are very 
sliow}' and eflective in vases. A novelty is a 
sport from Gladiolus Colvillii, “The Bride,” 
wliich is named G. Colvillii Villede Versailles. 
The flowerets are exquisitely^ beautiful, the 
white sepals being wonderfullj^ iieucilled 
witli Vermillion, and the throat being stauied 
with pale purple. 
ORNAMENTED CARDS. 
A verjf popular occupation for l.adies dur¬ 
ing the summer, is one with a floral turn to 
it. All kinds of cards of invitation, menu, 
and birtliday cards are ornamented with im¬ 
ported dried flowers and grasses. These arc 
fastened to a eorner of the cards with a fine 
gum paste, in tasteful combinations. It is 
fascin.ating work, and very dainty favors are 
tlie result, at a .moderate cost. These flow¬ 
ers may be applied to satin successfully. A 
white satin cushion made for a bridal gift; 
was bordered with the dried white Cape 
flowers and edged with very fine Grasses. 
PANS. 
The styles of decorating fans are very nu¬ 
merous and elegant. The choicest flowers 
are selected to fasten to the fan. Italian 
straw fans or sm.all Palm leaves will have a 
laro'e cluster of Roses or spray of Ferns 
tasteiied ou them with wires. It is quite 
tlie fasliion to ornament the parasol with a 
knot of flowers, particularly at the watering- 
places, where those of gay colors and light 
material are cai-ried. _Flora. 
J. IT. Woodford says that he keeps insects 
fi-oi'ii his Roses by dredging the bushes wth 
hellebore early in the morning, before the 
buds form, which kills the first insects that 
iTm. *« 
before the bloom, and af- 
GIKSEira CULTURE. 
Tlie Ginseng is a valuable plant growing 
siJontaneously in tlie forests of Kentucky 
and mountainous regions of other States. 
Its favorite location is in rich loamy bot¬ 
toms and on shaded hill sides. The top of 
the plant is annual, coming up early in the 
siiring, averaging about twelve inches in 
height, varying according to the age of the 
root and the richness of tlie soil. The plant 
lias tlirce com]iound leaves, the flowers are 
small yellowisli, the berries bright red. 
Eacli ])l.-nit will produce from fifteen to 
twenty seeds, which when ripe become sc.at- 
tered more or less around the old plant, and 
each one will .send up a little plant next 
.«|iring wliich will get its growth in three 
01 ' four years. The roots are dug and washed 
clean of dirt and di-ied in the sun, and usu¬ 
ally sell for .?! .00 per pound dried, or in the 
green state at ib cents per jiound. 
Ginseng is not cultivated anywlicre in this 
countrj', liut there is no reason why it should 
not be, as all our cultivated jilants grew 
wild originally, and ou being cultivated be¬ 
came inqiroved. 1 am of the opinion that 
the Ginseng can be improved considerably' 
under cultivation, like many other plants, 
although it may' requhe special soil and 
care to make it profitable. 
One fall I had loam from the woods hauled 
and mixed with one-third stable manure. 
In the following spring in planting out my' 
Strawberry plants a furrow was plowed, filled 
with tins loam, and the plants set in these 
rows. In weeding, I noticed small, peculiar¬ 
looking plants, but paid no attention to them 
until 1 bi-uised one of them and fomid they 
were Ginseng. Most of the plants bad the 
seed still attached to their roots when they' 
were some two inches high. 
From this exiierienee I am led to the opin¬ 
ion that Ginseng can be successfully' culti¬ 
vated. The ground should be heavily ma¬ 
nured, the soil thoroughly pulverized, laid 
ofi' in beds, and the seed raked in or sown in 
drills. The plants will be easier kept clean 
in drills. The second and third summer the 
plants will be strong enough to produce 
seed. The next spring after this, when the 
plants are up pretty well, the roots whieh 
are easiest found then, are to be dug. 
Perhaps it may' require some shade and 
virgin soil for its succesMul cultiue. I would 
suggest to prepare a bed in the' orchard; the 
heavy manuring will do the trees good if 
the experiment 'with the Ginseng should 
prove a failiwe. Manure the soil and pul¬ 
verize well, and haul from the woods rich 
loain and syiread on these beds or in the 
drills, and sow the seed.. If cultivating the 
Ginseng will increase its size as much as it 
does other plants, I tliink roots can be grown 
an inch in diameter and a foot long, and a 
thousand pounds to the acre. 
Thos. D. Baird. 
Most plants show to.better advantage when 
grown in small groups or clumps of one kind 
than when planted singly and intermixed 
with many other kinds. 
A Kansas man poured kerosene around the 
stems of several hundred Apple-trees just 
coming into bearing—“to kill the insects 
and things.” The Live Stock Indicator says 
“they are now deceased; that is, the trees. 
Loss, §1,000.” 
