Show POPULAR FOLIAGE PLANTS Tho iminrDM a IJorh IlantA Desirable All Round Drtrtr Among tho popular decorativo plants I tho drncnnas perhaps lead Varieties of drocanas at this tlmo aro almost legion and embrace great range of Coloration col-oration awl contour of foliage D or Cord lino indlvUn II one of tho most hardy kinds cry gracefnl and is well adapted for vases window loses etc D Kincllto is another useful green foil agetl one Among higher colored types D tel mlnnllo and seedlings from It 1m o for years been tho most gcnenlly grown 21 11 I I I I I I t I I Tt Z I Ttut N I l14 1 1 I i i1J X I 1J I I I I i I I q DIIACElA FluonA and for vases and outdoor subtropical beildlng it poems to bo the most tails factory of nil Kinds adapted for stoop verandi and house pnrpoacs aro D luptietll 1 > Kmscl 13 congesta discolor D lIu denl and last but not least tho subject of the illustration h 1 < 10 reproduced from American Gardening Its perfect contour con-tour freedom of growth and plcaMllK color mako D frograns ono of tho most desirable of the nil round kinds It Is especially valnnblo for fruity hallways stllle whulow and for room Ddnn inent according to the authority quoted eitartitiX Pesch mud 1lalU PIt4 Tho main thing in getting i > eaeh thorn and other 6tou > Feeds to gcrml liatols I to keep them moist from the time they nro taken from tho fiult im ill the time for them to bprout tho next spring However they will endure eouftdernblo drying without losing their vitality irpecially vvhcu flibt gathered and while the kcniela are sappy If kept at a low temperature Fuch as In a refrigerator or Cold storage room they will W good almost indell nitely In this connection lund Now Yorker comments on the common notion no-tion that poach auel other like socdsiieed freezing to cauwthem to sprout This is a mistake for they sprout Flotilla and other platt where tho Roll does not freeze The moisture in time dissolves tho glue that holds tho two parts of lie shell together and makes it easy for the dormant germ of tho kernel to absorb moro water and expand in grow th until the riidiclo and plumulo come out of their little cage ono into tho boil and the other above into tho air 11 Keeping flpils A recent bulletin tho school of ag rlcnlturo of bcaudiccl Italy dckcribi oxjAlracnts made by Profetsor Jlarchl for the keeping of grapes frchh during the winter A certain quantity of grapes comprising different qualities were hung tp in a cool and dry place all damaged berries having been previously previ-ously removed A second lot was lucked in dry pulverized 1 peat iu wooden boxes box-es At the end of four mouths tho gnipeir that hll < boon hung up I had become do ca > ed and had dropped off On tho thor th-or hand those tint had been packed Iu tho boxes were found to bo iu flue condition con-dition This Is therefore a simple nod economical method Another one comists iu gathering the bunches with n good bit of bleak attached attach-ed null Immersing their tips ill bottles coutalulu water and pulverized charcoal char-coal Ilalbou violet Wo are Informed ill Medians Monthly Month-ly that we shall soon have violets Class tit among Dutch bulbs for plauting antniuu A beautiful species with bulbs of considerable size has been introduced in-troduced into England from tho List Indies It is called Viola bulbosa The color is white with tho lower petals striped with purple and is said to be very pretty l Our own Viola cucnlhta has thick and succulent root stocks and the production ot a tuberous variety is not therefore nn extreme illustration of nnturo roer 11 Floral llivilllcl Tlio nqnircmcnts of spring blooming bulbs are much alike whether tulip hjaclnth narcissus trocuior uiowdrop Tile forcing of tho Easter lllj has bo cntno tui important industry iu tbo United States No new plant of recent Introduction has attained tueh widcspicud popularity iu a short line as has tho Climsou Rambler rm |