| Show PROPAGATING PLANTS rotJlf > s JJ1 8 Out ZtFr lu the Rruour off A sr to A 4 fly 0 O t ijintnttli which I rmy to growing MlUnd traBBllug will yield cuttings nhlfh may to potted firmly Into soil In two inch I pets they will do quite as vll M tlloo < < b put into sand While hey neicd warmth and prottction from Crisis when reotlnj tiet nIt of Ibo room In which they ore kept must lo puro fat free from the fumes of gas or coal I nil These suggestions come from lintel New Yorker authority ulao for the fol I lowing Agoratnms may also bo propagated nqw as they will loon begin to grow straggly aed when end file cuttings are rooted ttlff 91d Plants uay bo thrown lttiiy Wo find them satisfactory M n window plant providing plenty of bloom They should bo carefully looked filer for traces of locally bug If any of I ho tiny w hlto cottony dots rbicrveil rub them curt fully uH w ills 11 soft pointed point-ed stick Tlnn bugs are u great nuisance on soft wooded plauti If BOMB old colonel hoe been carried oe from last summer propagato them from tho3 oong shoals The old plants which are usual ly dull In color whtn cold weather sets in will bo getting very angular and stalky an they so often drop their leaves wlion In n low Im peril Iura They Should howcicr Imvo plenty of breaks or young shoots for proj agat log IngIvy Ivy geraniums will now bo throwing out lone shoots and they will Lo nil the better for stepping Tho top shoot should bo pinched 03 to produce more stocky growth nod this severed shoot may bo planted in n small pot thus Increasing In-creasing tho steel Ivy gera turns halo tints wonderfully Iniprovcdnf Ito I yeur send there II DO reason 10 grow file old fashioned typo with small single blooms when wo cnn got Ibo Out now arieties such as Sonvenir do Charles Turner Their luxuriant foliage and trailing habit render Ivy omniums IndlHiensi ble where brisket lants fire required CAtnbur 11 OampluulA calycunthem is I Ibo bO tanieil lunioof the highly prized till And saucer Canterbury A eontrib utor to Gardening tells that addition ji P4 A E0 i 41 if rep AND SAUCER CAstOUr BELLS 10 Its gorgeous effect when planted in minscs It proves n most satisfactory llltion to the Hit of tbosei plants that can bo taken up when in full Lloom Pallid > and brought into file house where Ibo fading blooms are removed It I remains a thing of beauty for ujicrnl I wk Tim TV pllng colon to inn tire the puro whito roan Dod striutn being if l grounduork of whito striped with u deep blue They are easily raised mid cared for if aDO has a cold frame vhero ttity > e elvoTno alffo IrtiiUuclA VM > to pansies III tho spring they ore transplant low lo-w they are to bloom If lamed inn in-n taaFf they are placed About 18 to 20 inches apart III Juno unit July they bloom mot profusely and are in I good form for a long lime Doing biennlil when through blooming their mission is ended And alters or other plants must bo provided to take their place I > r lrU lliuo Unl Among dckirablo foliage plants fcr tho window garden or for room decors lion mentioned by The New Inglaud Ilomcktcad are the aspidistras t the most deslrnblo of which is the variety I With brood white striped lcacs A pl distrtohtlorTarlgala It Is I of Ibomsl tst cultivation and stands moro abaso I than nny other plant wo know of yet It appreciates Proper caro and attention ns much mother plants Toliuc the plant tl vh tl I I thrlvo bctt the pot In which it Is grow should lie rather small and the soil bo mixed v fill n liberal proportion sand It 11 ono iif the fow plants which grow In a shady place as well na in u sunny situation and It I contrasts pleasingly with othe ornamental fall olga IlnnIB If matured l properly unit kept clean by washing Its leaves about onco n week tho plant will not fail to lo a return of brightness and pleasure all winter Ok All nAd Oruet Dwarf oak ii3 garden ornaments are rising on 11 o wave of popularity and a writer in Iteehius Monthly well remarks re-marks that the bushy kinds ought to bo nl opulur ns rhrnbi as the larger kinds aro as trees Very prcify and Interesting nro our dwarf oaks Some for their beauty might find n I plaeo in the garden gar-den Tho littlo chinquapin or chestnut leaved Lcars acorns when only two feet high Another Q ilicifolia with thick send pronounced oak 100les of 0 dork green color is I this reason loaded with acorns in Larches together making n Ono show Then the rich red bronze of the October leaves makes an added reason rea-son for admiring these young oaks some Of them |
