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ciatecl. The variety under note is a pleasing spotted 

 variety, the ground work of the flowers is a creamy white, 

 and is delicately marked with violet spots, the flowers are 

 large and are borne very erect. 



Fig. 17. Calceolaria Hybrida. — That good Calceo- 

 larias are about the hardest plants we have to grow, is 

 ^vell known by most gardeners and it is only on establish- 

 :ments where a variety of blooming plants are desired for 

 show purposes that their culture is attempted. To those 

 who have to grow them, a good plant of a tine strain is 

 .always much admired. 



Fig. 18. Dzvarf Phlox at Greystonc. — Splendid ef- 

 fects may be had by the planting of masses of the dwarf 

 •creeping Phloxes on rocky banks, etc., such plantings as 

 seen in the accompanying illustration never fail to win 

 admiration. The varieties we use for this purpose are 

 varieties of Phlox subulata in the following colors, mak- 

 ing masses of each color, pink, white, lilac and white with 

 pink eye. 



Fig. 19. Crocus Naturalized at Greystoiie. — The 

 naturalization of bulbs should play a more important part 

 in the development of estates than is now in vogue. We 

 made a planting several years ago of half a million crocus 

 and half a million of mixed Narcissi, and ever since thev 

 were planted they have yearly paid dividends on the in- 

 vestment, by the amount of enjoyment and pleasure they 

 have given to the owner and friends. 



We hear quite a little of the deterioration and dying off 

 of bulbs that are planted in the grass in this countrv, that 

 I have pleasure in refuting this, and would say in explana- 

 tion that this photo was taken eight years after planting 

 and it certainly shows no sign of deterioration. I might 

 say that the yellow crocus do not seem to have in- 

 creased, but the purples and whites have considerablv 

 increased. 



CALCEOLARL^S HYBRIDA. 



GLOXINIA EMPRESS. 



■FIG. 18. DWARF PHLOX AT GREVSTOXE. 



FIG. 19. CROCUS N.VTURALIZED .\T GREYSTONE. 



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