HANGING BASKETS.

Only certain kinds of plants are suitable for hanging baskets; such as are of low compact growth, to cover the surface, and such as are of drooping or trailing habit, to hang over the sides, are best for the purpose. For the center use some graceful plant of upright growth. In setting the plants in hanging baskets a layer of moss at least one inch in depth should be spread over the bottom and sides, so that the water may be held and prevented from washing through. To have the plants bloom freely they should be hung where they will be exposed to the sun at least two hours every day, and in dry weather they need copious watering. A good plan is to dip the whole basket in water until it is thoroughly soaked. It can be allowed to drip before being again hung up. Watered in this way the soil retains the moisture much better than when the water is only poured on the plants.

Panicum variegatum is one of the most valuable plants I have tried for baskets or vases. It is a species of grass from New Caledonia, of very graceful habit of growth, with beautiful variegated foliage striped, white, carmine and green. The ivy-leaved geraniums are excellent climbing or trailing plants adapted to hanging baskets. They have a fine, thick, glossy foliage, which of itself would warrant their cultivation, but they also have the charming attraction of possessing beautiful flowers as well as foliage. Any one who once succeeds in getting a good variety started in a basket will never allow their window garden to be without a plant of this kind, as they all bloom with the greatest freedom. Chas. Turner is my favorite variety of the ivy-leaved geraniums.

Nasturtiums are lovely in a “rustic” hanging basket, that is, one made of rough and gnarled roots and limbs of trees. All the varieties of oxalis are pretty grown in earthenware baskets, and wire baskets lined with bright green moss are especially suitable for the different varieties of tradescantia, or “wandering jew.” There is a drooping variety of cactus, Cereus flagelliformis, admirably suited for hanging baskets. I have seen this planted in a large ox horn suspended by chains, and it made a most unique ornament.

Prudence Plain.

The Unemployed in England.—The sufferings of the unemployed in England, if not greater, are at least more vocal than ever, and remarkably various are the remedies proposed. Besides the project already named, Mr. Keir Hardie suggested to Parliament the establishment of an eight hours day and the prohibition of overtime in Government factories, the reclamation of waste lands and foreshores, the reafforesting of the country, and the provision of suitable accommodation for the aged poor. The Daily Chronicle revives an old scheme for reclaiming the Wash, and so adding a “new country” to England. Mr. Chamberlain’s hope is for extended markets for national trade. A conference of vestries, presided over by Lord Onslow, proposed to Mr. Gladstone the formation of light railways, made and worked as in Ireland, to carry away the refuse of London. The gravity of this problem throughout the United Kingdom can hardly be overestimated, and its conditions are not so transient as those in the United States. There is no such “army of unemployed” in Chicago or New York as in London.—From the “Progress of the World,” in the February Review of Reviews.

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We have the Finest and Cheapest Seeds to be found in the world and we want every reader of this paper to try one of the following collections Free. They would cost you from 75c. to $1.00 purchased elsewhere.

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Either of the above collections, (9 packets Vegetable seeds, or 10 packets flower seeds) Mailed Free on following conditions: Send us 10c. for either of above collections, or 20c. for both, and we will mail them to you; also “Book on Summer Gardening,” and include in each lot a check for 10c. This check you can return to us at any time and get 10c. worth of seeds, thus the collection really costs you nothing. (We charge this 10c. to prevent people from sending who have no use for the seeds.) We want you to try our seeds.

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The roses we send are on their own roots, from 10 to 15 inches high, and will bloom freely this summer either in pots or planted in yard. They are hardy, ever bloomers. We send instructions with each order how to plant and care for them. Please examine the below list of 20 choice fragrant monthly roses, and see if you can duplicate them anywhere for an amount so small as $1. They are nearly all new kinds.—We guarantee them to reach you in good condition, and we also guarantee them to be the best dollar’s worth of roses you have ever purchased. THE RAINBOW COLLECTION OF 20 ROSES FOR ONE DOLLAR MUST BE ORDERED COMPLETE.

The List:—Bridesmaid, the best pink rose by far ever introduced. Princess of Wales, amber yellow, deepening to orange. Snowflake, pure white, always in bloom. Princess de Radziwell, lovely coral red. Pearl of the Gardens, deep golden yellow. Beauty of Stapleford, bright rosy crimson. Queen of Fragrance, in clusters of six to ten roses, white edged pink. Rheingold, beautiful shades of saffron and tawn. Sunset, golden amber, resembles an “afterglow.” Dr. Grill, coppery yellow and fawny rose. Duchess Marie Immaculata, an intermingling of bronze, orange, yellow, pink and crimson. Lady Castlereagh, soft rosy crimson and yellow. Papa Gontier, lovely dark red. Star of Gold, the queen of all yellow roses. Waban, a great rose in bloom all the time. Lady Stanley, great garden rose. Viscountesse Wautier, one of the best roses grown. Cleopatra, soft shell pink, lovely. Sappho, fawn suffused with red. Letty Coles, very chaste and beautiful.

THE PROOF OF THE PUDDING IS IN THE EATING.

This applies to Floral matters as well as to matters culinary.

Ballinger, Texas, Nov. 29.

The Good & Reese Co., Springfield. O. Gentlemen: The 20 ever blooming roses you sent me for $1. arrived yesterday in the most splendid condition, and allow me to say that I was absolutely surprised at the size of the stalks and the amount, length and thriftiness of the roots. I have wondered many times how you could afford to send out such roses for such a small price. Every home in the land should have their yard full of ever blooming roses at this price.

Yours,

(Judge) C. H. Willingham.

Pittsburgh, Pa., Sept. 20, 1893.

The Good & Reese Co., Springfield, O. Gentlemen: I wish to thank you for the excellent assortment of roses contained in your Rainbow Collection. On May 3, I planted them, 19 of them lived. About six of them bloomed in June, since which all have bloomed either monthly or perpetual, true to their color. On Sept. 1, I counted 106 buds and blooms on the 19 roses. They were much admired by my friends and neighbors, and allow me to thank you for furnishing this source of pleasure so cheaply.

Very respectfully,

E. D. Smith.

82 Fifth Avenue.

We will also send our Iron Clad Collection of 12 Hardy Roses, all different colors, $1. Try a set. 20 Chrysanthemums, all prize winners. $1. 16 Geraniums, double and single, flowered and scented, $1. 12 choice Begonias, different kinds, $1. 40 packets choice Flower Seeds, all different kinds, $1. Our handsome, illustrated, 152-page Catalogue, describing above Roses, Plants and all Seeds, mailed for 10c. stamps. Don’t place your order before seeing our prices. WE CAN SAVE YOU MONEY. We have large two year old Roses for immediate effect. Liberal Premiums to club raisers, or how to get your seeds and plants free. We are the LARGEST ROSE GROWERS IN THE WORLD. Our sales of Rose Plants alone last season exceeded a million and a half. When you order Roses, Plants and Seeds, you want the very best. Try us. Address

GOOD & REESE CO., Box 44 Champion City Greenhouses, Springfield, Ohio.

Peach Yellows.—This disease is making considerable trouble in certain parts of the country. It attacks trees about the time they are coming to the age of most prolific bearing to such an extent that in certain portions of the peach-growing regions healthy old trees are unknown. The symptoms of the disease are: Yellowish-green color of leaves; small leaves tinged with red; the new shoots small, wiry, and clustered, especially when growing upon the trunk or larger branches; fruit ripens prematurely, is highly colored, and insipid or bitter to the taste. The sickly yellowish-green foliage may be due to injury or lack of nourishment, but when coupled with the other characters given the presence of the “yellows” can be considered as certain. The only sure way is to dig out and burn every tree as soon as it is seen to be affected. This plan has been followed in Michigan, where, between 1870 and 1880, the disease was very bad. Now hardly a case of “yellows” can be found in many of the peach regions. Constant attention and prompt action have proved successful, in this case, at least.

SELECTED SEEDS 8 pkts. for 25 cents. Sweet Pea, Aster, Pansy, Phlox, Poppy, Petunia, Zinnia, and Marguerite Carnation (or 60 Oxalis Bulbs). G. T. GRAEFF, Box 1576, Philadelphia, Pa.

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Pres. Smith, Maud Dean, Kate Brown, G. W. Childs, Nivens, Mrs. F. L. Ames, Hicks Arnold, Golden Gate.

This set of 8 Gems $1.00; 6 sets $5.00, by mail. Mention this Magazine, and we will give you free 2 Choice Carnations.

McMULLEN & PASFIELD, 20 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Straws show which way the wind blows. Watch them—and be convinced. When you see all sorts of washing powders patterned after Pearline; when you see it imitated in appearance, in name, in everything except merit; when you find three persons using Pearline where two used it a year ago; when you hear it as a household word with the best housekeepers; when you find its former enemies now its staunchest friends;—then you may know the wind is taking you along toward Pearline.

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Peddlers and some grocers will tell you, “this is as good as” or “the same as Pearline.” IT’S FALSE—but what a puff for Pearline.

JAMES PYLE, New York.

The Innisfallen Greenhouses

Have been favorably known for more than twenty years, and always give satisfaction. In order to increase my business, I make the following

SPECIAL OFFERS

which are marvels of cheapness.

NEW EVER-BLOOMING
DWARF CALLA,

“THE GEM”

This is a novelty of great merit. The only objection to the old variety is that it sometimes grows tall and scraggly, but the “Little Gem” is of strong and dwarf habit. The foliage which is of a lustrous dark green is in great abundance. The flowers are produced in the greatest profusion, being literally an ever-bloomer, it will bloom freely all summer in the open ground, in September it can be lifted and potted and will continue blooming all winter. The “Little Gem” Calla will continue to grow and bloom for years without ceasing, and the quantity of flowers which a large plant will produce is astonishing, the flowers are snowy white in color, and of good size, it seldom grows higher than fifteen inches. Price for plants that will bloom this season, 30 cents each. For $1.00 I will mail 5 plants to one address.

ONLY $1.00 will buy any one of the collections named below, delivered safely by mail, postpaid, to any address. The collections are all fine, strong plants of the best varieties and are marvels of cheapness. Every plant is plainly labeled, and there are no two varieties alike in the same collection.

FOR $1.00 I will mail FREE 20 Prize-winning Chrysanthemums; 20 fine Single and Double Flowering Geraniums for $1.00; 20 Choice Ever-Blooming Carnations for $1.00; 20 Flowering Begonias for $1.00; 20 Assorted Flowering Plants for $1.00; 20 Fancy Leaved Coleus for $1.00.

For $5.00 you can select any six of the above Collections.

To every one who sends an order from this advertisement and mentions this magazine, we will send FREE a valuable plant.

ORDER NOW and ask for our CATALOGUE of BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS for 1894.

CHARLES A. REESER, INNISFALLEN GREENHOUSES, SPRINGFIELD, O.

FREE A MAGNIFICENT PREMIUM PACKAGE of FLOWER SEEDS. Do YOU read this magazine? Vick’s Magazine says its readers comprise the best people in the land. Everybody knows that’s so. We want to make you our own friend, and are willing to make it worth your while to get acquainted. So, if you will send us 10 cents, for 3 months subscription to Homes and Hearths, we will send you as a present, transportation prepaid, our unequalled Premium Package, containing 200 choice, fresh, guaranteed varieties of flower seeds from largest growers, including Sweet Peas (Boreatton, Grand Blue, Queen of England, Isa Eckford, etc.), also Pansies (Rex, Gold Margined, Snow Queen, etc.), Asters (Jewel, Perfection, Victoria, etc.), and many others. The whole is a perfect wealth of flowers, fit for a royal garden. Homes and Hearths is an attractive 16-page monthly, with lovely original illustrations, splendid and absorbing original stories: special departments for news about dress, FASHIONS and for HOME DECORATION; best selected matter; FIRESIDE FUN; a perfect Mine of pleasure and value. The cash premiums which you will find in it are the most liberal ever made. Address HOMES AND HEARTHS PUB. CO., New York.

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Late President Dingee & Conard Co.

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