The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-26

the single varieties IN making up bOu-
quets.
Pennlsetum ,aponicum or fountain
grass ~ splendid new hard" orna-
mental growing about four feet high.
with bright green narrow foliage. with
hronzypurple cylindrical flower heads,
borne on gracefully recurring stems
well above the foliage. Ii is valuable
either for use in beds, mixed borders or
as specimens. and II easily grown from
seed. making good plants the first year.
Fire queen Is a new reddish purple
heliotrope. The flowers are sweetly
scented The plant is dwarf In habit
with metallic green foliage.
African daisy. arctotis. is a bushy
plant to 8 feet high. bearing large
snowy flowers. pure white on the upper
side, the reverse side of the petals
being pale blue. II Is easily grown
from the seed which terminates in q
few days, the plants blooming from
July until frost. The blooms last a
week or ten days in water. II unde-
veloped buds are cut and placed in a
sunny window they will open ana pro-
uuCe pcflcCt ioNtsS'
False chamomile. boltonia. Is one Of
the showiest OF our native hardy per-
ennials, growing 1 to feet high with
daisylike flowers borne in great album
dance from July to September.
Bryonopsls lachiniosa Is a beautiful
annual climber Of the gouyd species.
fAlia Ia nllA l.
bears round green fruit striped with
waite. turning TO bright scarlet, striped
white.
Cannas are easily grown from seed.
Tue seed should be soaked twenly-four
hours in warm water before planting
The water should not be scaldnS or II
will destroy the vitality OF the seed
After soaking plant the seeds in pots
and keep them in "A warm room until
the plants appear. After the pants are
up they can be gradually accustomed
to cooler temperature.
PLEA microphya, or artillery plant.
deserves to be better known. II is Il low
growing messy looking plant, remark
able for the manner in whiol It dis
Cidi 40 BOIA'it S''''''s ~ 49, 49,
minute flowers are ready To expand the
least moisture causes tho caiyX to eX-
pand and the pollen Is thrown out to u
considerable distance. The plants are
very useful for baskets. vases and
rocker!es.
William Plumb, formerly chief hort'
culturist Of New York state and super
.e b.rtfnttlttiri ~ a. .
hiblts at the Columbian Exposition, VIII
be in charge of the Western h0rtlcuI-
tural exhibits at the Panama-pacitic In
ternational Exposition,
Raspberry anthraCnose has been troub-
ling the fruit growers OF this and other
States quite a bit for a long time II Is
now found that much can he done In
checking this disease, which affects
especially the blackcaps. and also TIE
purple sorts (Co,umbian), by spraying
the dormant wood with IA strong solu-
ton of iron sulphate. or tGreen) cop
peras. a pound To the gallon of water
and following this up by two sprayinES
with bordeaux mixture during the fore
part OF the growing season. \ few
DAYS or week before the buds ac-
applying the first or dormant spray,
Currants can stand n little shnd'. The
crop ranges from lE To tons an
acre. Perfection Is good commercial
sort, hut not so vigorous in growth or
as productive as Wilder, according 10
Prof. Taylor. The fault found with
the wilder IL that II has tendency to
make an excessive wood growth ana Is
therefore hard to control.
Dr. Lpman, director OF the New Jcr'
sey station, explains why We have TO
use 80 much pnosphoric acid. proper
tionately, often much more than the
crops use, The phosphoric acid moves
much more slowly In the soil than does
potash, and most OF our fertilizers
therefore, contain more phosphorus ac,d
than other clements NE movement "f
pla MT foods liz also faster In lighter man
I'm heavier soils. From the Application
Of organic matter to the soil we expect