Agiiiii the Iciiives bfij-ii, ,, , 
tho npproiicli of winter, wi,,.,. ’ ‘‘’'■‘''■'’■■iiig 
toctlvo carpet these leaves nn.kelwX' 
fort of our l)oaul,iful naUve il.>, ‘'""i- 
tho severe cold. Manr^oH 
would sucou.ub to l,h<> Severn,V of’ou,’’wi','"' 
t,erswo.ro it not for tl,e eoverb,.. ol' in ' 
they got in tlie fall. -|'be lierbaeeons a I'T 
under eultivation in on,- llowe,q,ed,s.,H , ‘ 
dors are also inncli benelited witl, V 
covering; even tlio hardic.st of tlie,,, 
b,ttor t.lic lol,„.vl„g *„„„ 
tected. If Loaves ra,i„„i bo Ibo, o„,t,o„ 
ly, co,„.s. Ilttt,. Ibstoj, „„„ ■ 
“■Xrob l»rio„ 
With fiost, wlueli isgenerally aftertlicmiddle 
of the mouth. 
'I'lDVINii. 
Eemove the dead .stems from tlie herba¬ 
ceous plants, pull out Gei-aniums and otlier 
tender plants wliieli liave lieen Idlled by fi-ost 
rake up fallen leave.s, gatlier all and pbme iij 
a heap to decay; wlien thoi-onglily decom¬ 
posed the}’' make an excellent comjjost toi* 
manuring flower-betls, and for topdi-essing 
the lawn. ° 
IMP150VING Tine .SOIL. 
Digging up and manuring flower-beds and 
borders in late autumn, brings them in bet¬ 
ter condition for tlie gi'owtli of plants the 
following season, facilitates spring worli and 
makes the surroumliugs more neat and at¬ 
tractive during wintei-. 
Beds of a stilt and clayey nature are often 
much benelited by an application of good, 
sharp sand well mixed witli the soil. Sand 
renders the soil easier to work, makes tlie 
plants start into growtli cpiicker and to pro¬ 
duce a greater abundance of flowers. 
It is not advisable to malvC flower-beds too 
rich, as this is apt to eucoui'age a too succu¬ 
lent growth at the expense of flowers. Leaf 
mould makes the best material for fertilizing 
flower-beds; when this cannot be liad, use 
thoroughly decayed barnyard manure in¬ 
stead. 
PROTECTING ROSES. , 
All Eoses should be ijrotected during win- 
ter by giving them as soon as tlie ground is 
frozen a good mulching of leaves or any 
other suitable material. Tlie more tender of 
the hardy sorts sliould be wrapped witli 
straw, or sheltered witli evergreen boughs. 
U none of these materials are handy, bend 
l-be plants down and cover witli two oi tliiee 
inches of soil. 
AilRANGEMENT OF ROSES. 
Nothing looks more attractive on t le < 
than a bed of different kinds of ha idy ’ 
harmoniously ai'ranged, allowed to 
good start, and then pegged down to tiie s 
face of the ground. Under tins n.odejt 
treatment a more abundant supp 3' , .(.[ei. 
ai^s is obtained, the flowers appeei o _ 
advantage, and the plants .gyering 
l^ing the winter season. A light co ei n „ 
leaves, straw or evergreen bou^ ^ 
easily be placed over them, and m 
they will start evenly and vigorousJ} • 
PREPARING A ROSE . . jjjg to 
North of New York it is not ad' • 
plant out a Eose bed in the fall. 
'“'el'Lv i,Lonl 
co^Vnu,l;!m . tl;c soil well-,-oued 
bone. An,.,-ground 
cover wiU, 
.nainumi,-“-"iel, is tc-e- 
so,„s i'll"'displiiy of blos- 
los i.niy bo obtaincl the fl,.,st Utr, itemod 
tiiii'u'd '’"s '""'"■i'oai'-old |,|,uits can Ik, ob- 
m, cd Some of o,„. olioiecsf kinds a.-o .so 
im' t,a tothen. 
"■I'owfli I’ ^ t" a Vigoi-oiis 
e, J'rtb, but mexpoi-ieiicod gi'owe,-s .should 
.•oLLLinv ^ ‘'“Tiiger of suckers 
COl.n I'KAMES. 
Trames containing Pan.sios, D.aisie.s, Foi-- 
get-me-nots, P/ilox Dnmmuiuli, etc., sliould 
)e banked up and jdaced in a condition .so 
that , 1 , c.a.se of a sudden cold snap, the saslies 
can be put on, and the plants pi-otected 
against a sevei'e fi-ceze, wliicli often happens 
this moiitli. It mild weatbei-follows a cold 
snap, .always give all the ventilation possi¬ 
ble, as upon tills depends to a gi-eat extent 
the safe wintering of .sucli plants. 
THE SOUTHERN RED LILT. 
Lilium Caleshcvi. 
“Americans pass ovei' witli neglect what 
Eurojieaus seek aftei' cageidy, and pay liigli 
pi-iees foi-," I noticed lecently in some joiii- 
nal. Tliis is no doubt true with many of oui' 
beautiful native plants, and especially so 
witli onr lovely Soutbeni Lily, wliich until 
cjnite lately was not to be found in any of 
our collections,wliiie in England it is higbly 
prized, and classed witli the most expensive 
kinds, and cousiderocl wortliyof a proiiiiiieiit 
place ill the choicest collections. 
Seeing an illnstratiou of tliis Lily, and be¬ 
ing desirous of obtaining a bulb, I wrote to 
every name and address I could secure in lo¬ 
calities wliere it was likely to grow. I suc¬ 
ceeded beyond luy wildest hopes, securing 
not only many bulbs of it, but Imiidrcds of 
otliers, from Maine to California ; but my 
patriotism makes me prouder of this wild- 
lim'- of my fair Soutli-laud tliau all tlie rest. 
ciitesliy’s Lily lias deep scarlet open-beli- 
shaped flowers, bonio solitary on upright 
stems 18 to 20 indies liigb. Tlie long-clawed 
seiials are wavy on tlie margin, reciu-ved on 
tbesuiiiniit, and spotted with dark purple 
•uid yellow inside; leaves liuear-l.TuceoIate, 
cattered, the lower ones clustered close to 
tlic ground. Tlic bulbs are sm.all but cx- 
""Sm wSolrilppe"i'd'“ of the plant is deli- 
, ind uleasing, and altliougli growing 
nineii-ible to cultivation, and will 
Snilease'anyoncwh^^^ h a place 
in liis collection o^^-^ ^ Thomson. 
iSoiUli. Carolina. 
j,lace lor "'’ ^"“(.“.tuses, ■ Yuccas, Century 
eel Ph""*’‘'„„.,^.diUina.sof summer-flow- 
plants, and ueaiiy 
eriiig bulbs. 
NEW EOSES. 
1 lie vicinity of the city of Lyons in France 
enioys one of the most favorable climates 
or tlie cultivation of Eoses in the world, 
the seeds riiien completely in the open 
ground, and fiiniisli therefore tlie best con¬ 
ditions for the I’aising of new varieties, for 
winch tliis locality lias long been considered 
ie.'idi)i,ai-teis, Still some excellent varie¬ 
ties have lieen piodiieed by Levetpie & Mar- 
gottiii neai- Fai-is, by Geoi-ge Paul and Wm. 
Paul iieai' I.ondoii, and especially by Henry 
Bennett, tlie originator of the celebrated 
Bennett Eose. 
After new varieties have been suflieiently 
tested, and are found worthy of dissemina¬ 
tion, they are prop,agated by budding of 
doi inaiit buds on the collar of one-vear-old 
seedling briars, 'i'hey are then cultivated 
one year in the ojien ground so as to form 
■sti-ong, healtliy plants whicli will stand 
transportation well and are suitable for im¬ 
mediate planting out or forcing. Tlie fol¬ 
lowing are tlie best new Eoses raised in 
Lyons to be sent out 1st Xovember, 188-5. 
ti;a.s. 
Ifarqui-se de Viven.s (DubrenU). —Beautifullv- 
■sliaiied larfsc bud«, very bright, dark l{o.se, edged 
yellowtsli white; outside of the petals Avliite, 
sliglitiy yellowi.sh; semi-double; onls- vci-j- flue 
ill buds liefore exiiiinding. 
Comtes.se de ITigueuse (GulUot).—Very line 
sliape, medium size, iieariy fuU, free bloomer; 
very bright, pure yellow. 
Souvenir de Helene Lambert (Gonod).—Yel¬ 
lowish pink, center darker, medium size, full. 
Souvenir do I’Adiniral Courbet (Peponet).— 
Medium size, nearly full, dark Rose, not very vig¬ 
orous! 
itadame David (Periiet).—Flowers large, near¬ 
ly full, delicate Rose, sometimes shaded light sal¬ 
mon, edged wliite; vigorous. 
Edward de Biauzat (Level).—Flowers large, 
full, line globular shape, light, vivid pink. 
Claudius Levet (Level).-Flowers large, car¬ 
mine rose, edged darker, center slightlt- yellow¬ 
ish; vigorous. 
Maigueritc Ramet (Level).—Flowers large, full, 
lino shade; very line, vivid rose, center lighter, 
slightly sliadod, light carmine; vigorous, free 
bloomer. 
ti\ imiD veaniiTtAT-s. 
Rosieristc Chauvry (Gonod).—Flowers large, 
full, lino globular shape, light, bright crimson. 
.Souvenir do Victor Hugo (Pernet).—Flowers 
large, nearly full, globular, brilliant light rose; 
vigorous; free bloomer. 
Clar.a Coohet (Laehavmc).—Flowers extra large, 
flue, globular shape, full; very hriBiant, light 
rose; ocutcrdarker. 
rERVKTCAI. POLYAXTIlA. 
Floribuuda (Dubroull).—Dwarf; flower size of 
those of Aime Slarie de Montravel, delicate rose, 
shaded white; very full, large trusses, ahuudant 
bloomer, very hardy. 
Max. Singer (Lacharrae).—Very vigorous; sar- 
mentosc like the type; flowers largo for the spe¬ 
cies; size ofthosoof lleBourhonHerniosa; bright, 
dark, cherry rod or bright, Ught crimson; very 
free bloomer. Jeax Sisley. 
Montplaisir, Lyons, France. 
Soil for hot-beds to be m.ide e.Triyiii siting 
should be thrown in heaps and covered with 
old boards before tho groiiud freezes too 
deep. Or if a suflieient quantity cau be 
brouglit under a shed, this answers the pur- 
pose still better. 
According to the computation of the bot- 
.aiiist of the Oliio Agricultural Experiment 
Station a “Pusley"’plant matures about 400,- 
000 seeds. Moral: Don’t let Pusley go to 
seed. It is quickly killed by piling in heaps. 
