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foregoing will make sufficient variety for the 

 majority of our gardens. 



Among hardy perennials there are very few 

 that will answer for ornamental gardening on 

 highly cultivated lawns ; but we must have 

 beds of Ferennial Phlox, Chrysanthemums. 

 Iris, PfFonies, etc., in a somewhat retired 

 spot, where they will not offend the eye when 

 out of bloom. In perfection, it is no trouble 

 whatever to walk some distance for the pur- 

 pose of enjoying their lovely flowers. 



Our paper must close with a few remarks 

 upon plants suitable for the sub-tropical gar- 

 den, an invention of latter years, and one that 

 has made an entire revolution in gardening 

 ati'airs. The bed may be of any desired shape, 

 although a circle or ellipse is capable of being 

 arranged more readily than most other forms. 

 We would recommend for the center a fine 

 plant of Ricinus ; then, grouped around this, a 

 choice collection of Carinas, with an occasional 

 plant of Arundo donax variegata ; then a 

 mixture of Pa???prt.v Grass, Erianfhus Kaven/to' 

 (a beautiful grass), Colocasia, Dicarf Caunas, 

 Solanuvis and Wigandias ; whilst on the 

 outer edge should be a confused mass of 

 bright-colored foliage, such as Abutilon 

 Thompsonii, Iresine Lmdenii, Evphorhia 

 margmata, etc., with a few plants of Yucca to 

 destroy the uniformity of outline. In these 

 beds, regularity of arrangement is not admis- 

 sible, however much we may admire it in 

 other classes. The list of plants for this style 

 of gardening is increasing every year, and the 

 few kinds above named are but a small por- 

 tion of what may be used for the purpose. 

 Palms, Draccenas, Agaves, Bainbusas, Aza- 

 leas, Ficus elas/ica, etc., etc., are equally ap- 

 propriate, although more expensive. 



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Seasonable Hints. 



If any planting out is yet unfinished, com- 

 plete it at once, for after such a wet spring it 

 will probably be a dry, hot sunmier, so that 

 late planted things will have a poor chance of 

 getting a good start. 



Tuberoses, for flowering in the open 

 ground, are best not planted until the last 

 week in May, even in this location ; and fur- 



ther north, June is quite early enough for the 

 purpose. We have no doubt the frequent 

 complaints of not being able to flower these 

 bulbs is caused by planting too early. We 

 never plant our small bulbs for the next sea- 

 son's flowering until the end of May, and 

 usually have quite a number flower among 

 those we considered too small for flowering. 



Gladiolus. — Plant a few bulbs to flower 

 in succession to those planted early in the sea- 

 son. We often get inquiries if these bulbs 

 will live in the ground during winter. In dry 

 soil, if planted deeper than the frost pene- 

 trates, they will live, and so will potatoes ; but 

 either will be killed if much frozen. 



lioiti'drdids for winter blooming should 

 be planted out at once. These plants should 

 not be allowed to flower much during summer, 

 but the flowers be cut oiF to induce free 

 growth. Jasminoides make a nice bed for 

 cutting during the summer, for this variety 

 will flower all the year round ; and although 

 it does not last after cutting so well as some 

 of the other varieties, the flowers are sweeter. 



Foli(i{/e l^laufs — Any odds and ends of 

 these which are not handsome specimens, on 

 turning out the plants from greenhouses, such 

 as large begonias, dracsenas, etc., may be 

 grouped in some corner of the flower garden, 

 if not desired to save these plants for another 

 season. They will make a tine show during 

 the present summer, and can be left to their 

 fate at the end of the season ; but these plants 

 often grow so fine that they are considered 

 worth saving at the end of the season, if room 

 can be found to stow them away. 



Calddhnns. — It is seldom desirable to 

 plant these out before the commencement of 

 June, and there is seldom anything gained by 

 doing so earlier than about the middle of the 

 month. In this latitude the soil is seldom 

 very warm before that time, so that the plants 

 do not commence to root or grow. We have 

 put these plants out in shady places, and also 

 in full sun ; and although those in the shade 

 commenced to grow freer at first, we considered 

 those in full sun the best at the end of the sea- 

 son. Even the white-leaved varieties, such as 

 Meyerbeer, did not suffer in the least. 



