1886 . 
tritomas. garden. 
10 pvocluotiou of brillini.n 
floral olVoofs In ,,ho 
few plants aro more (losiral)io ii,,,.. ‘‘'ituinn. 
omas or Flamo I'lowc-s. 
?avdou 
oBiasor inamo Flowers. . 
flalf a dozen spoclcs, all natives‘o? 
Afi-lca, but tho moat showy, and n/^ * 
most frequently scon h,' ciili!v«' 
Wtovia Umvhi and its beautiful iunm.’v 
variety tho gmndi/lora. ’ 
Tho Uvarlas are. lialf-lnirdy l,erb..,.„. 
plants, which, witlx a good mulebl!;' Ti!:! 
out doors tlirougli tlio 
winter. In the latitude of 
How York. Tliey tlirive 
best in a light, dry, deep 
soil, in a somcwlnit sliel- 
tored situation; and may 
be increased readily in 
spring, by the quite nu¬ 
merous suckers tlirown 
out from the roots. 
Planted in separate 
cliunps in the lawn, or 
.among shrubbery, tlicir 
Large, upriglit splices of 
drooping;, orange-red 
tubes .are highly eflect- 
ive, and blooming dur¬ 
ing autumn, till early 
winter even, when tliere 
are but few flowers to 
cheer and brigliten our 
gardens, they occupy a 
place undisputed by any 
competitor. 
is cut dow. , ,V "ntil it 
aut.Mn,. ^blackening frosts of the 
lie set out us soon as 
roadilv ''''‘ey will grow 
'• .y from seeds, .and some of tlie hand- 
ncs, varl(!tles ai-e tlms ol)tained. 'J'hc 
seeds are encased in a very Inu-d slicll wlflch 
ist Ijc softeiKid l)y soaldng them in boiling 
bot water for at least ten hours. Pour the 
water over tliom from tlie tea-kettle, and set 
OAOTAS. 
If proper care lias been 
given, Gannas are now in 
their glory, and wlien 
well grown there are few 
sub-tropic.al plants more 
suitable for the adorn¬ 
ment of lawn or flower 
garden. The Gannas are 
natives chiefly of the 
West Indies and South 
America, although one 
or two species .are found 
in South Garoliua and 
Florida, while others 
come fi’ora Ghina and 
the East Indies. 
The fleshy conns or 
roots of some Idnds are 
used as food in .South 
America, and in the West 
Indies C. echdin yields 
the farinaceous .sub¬ 
stance—known as tous 
les mois, a kind of ai- 
rowroot, while the seeds 
of Indian Shot—Gaaaa Indica, have 
used as a substitute for coflhe. u 
of their beautifully veined and ‘X 
■Iciives, .and their picturesque habit of = ’ 
they mass very advantageously wi i 
and dwai-f sub-tropical plants. 
In small gardens, however, Gannas 
show to better advantage if plaute i 
of three or fl.ve plants, or ‘ limits 
specimens in vases, with droopi S _ 
flora has foliage of a deep, bluish-green, with 
flowers of a light-orange hue. C. Adolph 
Neich is a dwarf Ganna with light-green 
leaves, and flowers of a deep crimson shaded 
to orange. 0. nigricans is a very tall va¬ 
riety, growing eight feet in height, with 
dark-red leaves shaded to copper color, and 
dark-scarlet flowers. O. Uewlatlcri grows 
five feet tall, and has very large, orange- 
se.arlet flowers, with long, purple, shaded 
leaves. C. Depute Henon has green leaves 
with a bluish tinge, and bright, orange-col¬ 
ored flowers. 
A very handsome sub¬ 
tropical parterre can be 
an-anged for a lawn or 
garden by planting the 
tall Gannas in the center 
and the dwarf varieties 
on the outside of the 
circle, with an edging of 
dwarf Asters or nastur¬ 
tiums. The roots should 
be dug up and placed in 
a box and covered with 
sand, after the foliage 
has been killed by frost, 
and thej' wdU winter 
safely in a frost-proof 
cellar; but some of them 
are so hardy that they 
will winter with only a 
protection of leaves in 
the gardens of the Mid¬ 
dle and .Southwestern 
States. 
Daisy Eyebright. 
been 
The hotter 
the season 
around the edges. 
the better they will grow, an ^ 
«P large spikes of flowers duiyuo 
Summer, and they will retain t 
tritoma uvaria. 
the cup containing them in a warm place, 
where it will keep quite hot until the seeds 
.,re softened; then plant them in a hotbed, 
or in a box or pot of sandy soil, putting a 
rane of glass over it to retain the moisture 
When the tiny sprouts appe.ar, remove the 
1 CQ SO as not to make them ivire-draw n. 
® A grearmany very beautiful varieties of 
ratios are named in florists’' catalogues. 
? the latest lands are C. Memanm, 
h MS ion-, oval foliage like the Banana, 
^tfb n ant r;d flowers as Large as those 
! r Solus, while the flower-stalks are 
CARE OF OHETSAHTHE- 
KTTMS. 
Chrysanthemum s 
should noiv be watered 
liberiilly, and once or 
twice a week with weak 
manm'e-ivater. As the 
branches are very brittle 
they are much benefited 
by being tied up to stakes. 
The tips should not be 
pinched in au)' more at 
this season. If tlie plants 
are in the open border, 
and it is desired to bloom 
some of them in the house 
in pots, they should now 
be lifted andpotted, shad¬ 
ed, and showered over¬ 
head for a few days, and 
then exposed to full light 
again; plunged in the 
ground, watered freely, 
and left out doors so long 
as there is no danger 
from frost, when they should be housed. 
Rosa Lusiadas, which has recently been 
extensively advertised in Europe as some¬ 
thing new and wonderful, and which was 
sold .at .?10 a plant, is, according to Jean Sis¬ 
ley, nothing but the old Noisette Celine 
Forestier, which has already been sent out 
under the alias of Liesis. 
On a ranch in Stockton, Cal., 75 car-loads 
of PyrethiTim flo'wers are said to have been 
raised last season. They were worth $125,- 
000 for manufacturing Buhach. 
