A note I observe on page 299 of October Gardeners' Monthly, says: "The common Calla rarely produces seeds." This, I presume, means naturally; as with a little care it produces seeds quite readily. I have on several occasions fruited it, and this summer grew a number of plants of the Calla from seed of a plant fruited last spring. The trouble I observe to be the tendency of the spadix to decay at the base, in a moist atmosphere and during the cloudy weather of winter. During fertilization the flower-stalk and flower stand upright, and the moisture suspended in the greenhouse atmosphere settling down collects in the throat of the spathe; then the abundant quantity of pollen secreted falls down and collects, and absorbing moisture soon begins to decompose, speedily communicating decay to the base of the spadix and to the ovaries.

In the open air and sunshine evaporation would prevent this evil, but during cloudy winter and in the moist atmosphere of the greenhouse, we found we must depend on other means. All know that moisture settles and that dry or heated air rises. Acting on the suggestion of this principle, we tried bending the flower-stalk over (not breaking it), thus inverting the flower, to accomplish the double object of allowing the superfluous pollen to fall out after the flower is fertilized, and to prevent moisture from settling inside the spathe. The inverted flower also sheds off water when watering the plants. In this way I have experienced very little difficulty in fruiting the Calla.

However, spring or after the middle of March is the best season for fruiting the Calla, and it is desirable to let the developing fruit hang over the side of the bench, or where it will get what light and sunlight there is.

A flower fertilized about the middle of March requires about six weeks to ripen fruit, which resembles that of the Richardia maculata, and becomes bright golden yellow as it matures. The berries, crowded together on the short axis, contain from two to six seeds each, which are smaller than those of the Richardia maculata, and require a longer time to germinate. New Albany, Ind.