Best Rhododendrons

Most of our readers will remember the grand exhibition of Rhododendrons, last summer, on Boston Common . We observe that in the report of H . Weld Fuller, a good list of the best sorts, most worthy of recommendation, is published .

Best Roses Under Glass

S. Reynolds Hole says, "My best are the Marechal, Marquise de Castellane, La France, Mdlle. Eugenie Verdier, Francois Michelon, Paul Neron.

Best Six Apples For Iowa

Jno. Ed-gerton, of Coal Creek, Iowa, says: "The best six varieties of winter apples for that section are, Willow Twig, Ben Davis, Rawles' Janet, Jonathan, Domine, and Winesap".

Best Six Dracanas

Mr. C.'s. Sargent received a prize for the following six best specimens of well grown varieties: Dracaena, terminalis, robusta, cannaefolia, Braziliensis, Cooperii, and indivisa lineata.

Best Six Ever-Blooming Roses For General Use

1. Giant of Battles, crimson. 2. General Jacqueminot, scarlet crimson. 3- Indica Alba, white daily. 4. Glorie de Bijon, yellow, copper centre. 5. Appoline, bright rose. 6. George Peabody, purplish crimson. These are all fine blooming roses, and hardy, which is a great thing for standards. There are, however,. numerous others equally as fine, which other people would designate as their favorites.

Best Six Ornamental Foliaged Plants For Garden Decoration

At the same meeting this question was discussed, and ended in this summary, as recommended by W. C. Barry:

Alternanthera amabilis; Centaurea gyrrmocarpa; A butilon Thompsonii; Iresini Lindeni; Coleus, varieties; A butilon vexillarium pictum.

Best Six Pears On Their Own Roots

Bartlett, Urbaniste, Vicar of Winkfield, Buffum, Beurre d'Anjou, ana Lawrence.

For the best twelve, add - Rostiezer, Merriam, Doyenne Boussock, Belle Lucrative, Flemish Beauty and Onondaga.

Best Temperature For Window Plants

The Gardener's Monthly says that a temperature of 55 deg. will give more flowers to the common window plant than a higher temperature, and names such old fashioned sorts as Mignonette, Sweet Alyssum, Zonale Geraniums, Cupheas, Fuchsias, Violets, Roses, Chinese Primrose, Ac, as among the best for this purpose.

Best Three Roses For Circular Beds For Permanent Effect And Continuous Bloom

1. Safrano (Tea), apricot color. 2. Hermosa (Bourbon), pale pink. 3. Washington (Noisette), white. These are fine blooming roses, but those who like darker colors would prefer Lord Raglan, dark crimson, but not a free bloomer; Charles Martel, another superb crimson, and Cardinal Patrizzi, very dark crimson, good bloomer.

Best Tiles To Use For Draining An Orchard

A writer in the Country Gentleman says: "My experience with two-inch sole tile, in the orchard, has been that the fibrous roots of the trees, within three years would enter the joints and fill and clog the bore so completely as to defeat the whole object contemplated. In examining tile that were three feet below the surface, I pulled out sections of matter composed mainly of fibrous roots, which perfectly barred the water, and which so startled 'Pat,' as to cause him to drop his spade and exclaim, ' By my sowl! What kind of a snake is that, and how came his hide off?' On the whole, I have come to the conclusion that the least objectionable kind of drain for an orchard of bearing trees, which fill the entire ground with roots, is the old-fashioned blind drain, well secured at the top by small stones and such other material as will prevent the earth over the drain from breaking through".