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THK CANADIAN HOKI ULL IT'KTST. 



c >ol and only moiletMtely moist uutil 

 growth commences, when more water 

 should be given, and the pots i-emoved 

 to a warmer place. The suceeding 

 treatment is exactly like that given to 

 Hyacinths or Tulips forced in the house. 

 Tliuse planted in SeptemV)er may be had 

 in bloom in January. After flowering, 

 water should be withheld and the bull)s 

 dried off. to be started again the follow- 

 ing autumn. 



For florists' work these flowers are 

 remarkably well adapted, not only on 

 account of their rare beauty and 

 delightful fragrance, but also for their 

 unusual keeping quality, on the plant 

 as well as after being cut. 



Decidedly this is one of the most 

 deliciously perfumed flowers cultivated, 

 and one or two jjlants of it in bloom 

 will scent a whole parlor for which it 

 will make a charming ornament. It 

 will take the place which the Tuberose 

 has in summer. The flowers come in 

 clusters of eight or ten on a spike, 

 seldom opening all at once, and last for 

 quite a while. It is said to be very 

 easily grown if planted in pots in 

 October in rather sandy soil, and tx^eated 

 the same as Hyacinths or Tulips. As 

 the bulbs are cheap we would recom- 

 mend to give them a trial. — Farm and 

 Garden. 



FORESTRY. 



TKEK PLANTING. 



Mr. Phipps is bu.sy working up his 

 report on forestry, and it is to be hoped 

 that the subject will be so agitated this 

 winter, that next spring a boom in tree- 

 planting will break out all over the 

 province. In France they understand 

 these things better, and 'J,OOU miles of 

 the public roads are planted with lines 

 of tre<8, forming beautiful avenues. 

 Step across the border into New York 

 Stale and you will And the roads lined 

 with trees, no hideous fences, and every 

 little hamlet, spruce and clean, with 



its village green and liberty pole. 

 N"ow, how does our side of the border 

 look ? Why, it looks like the grave- 

 yard of Hope, the burial place of all 

 public spirit, and nine-tenths of the 

 villages look as if they were the last 

 place made, and the Creator having run 

 out of material left the job unfinished. 

 The province is old enough to show 

 some taste, and it is high time our 

 people shook themselves out of their 

 torpor, and imbibed a little of the public 

 si)irit of our American neighboui*s. — 

 Bobcayeon Independent. 



COLUMBIXES. 

 With the introduction of the newer 

 Western species of Aquilegia, which is 

 the botanical name of the genus, these 

 beautiful perennial plants have received 

 renewed attention. All the species found 

 in cultivation are worthy a place in the 

 herl)aceous bordi^i. In addition to these, 

 hybridizers have created so many hy- 

 brid sand crosses as to almost obliterate 

 some specific distinctions. The various 

 shades of violet, red, and yellow are the 

 predominant colours of theirflowers, and 

 a white Columbine of good shape and 

 size has long been sought for. Such an 

 one has recently been discovered in the 

 Rocky Mountains, and is now brought 

 to notice under the name Aquilegia 

 ccerulea Jamesii. The flowers are pure 

 white, very large and of remarkably 

 graceful habit. It is easily grown from 

 seed, and if sown early in pots in the 

 house or in a hot-bed, flowering plants 

 may be obtained the first year. Sown 

 in spring in the open ground it will 

 bloom the following season. If the plants 

 come up too thick, they have, of course, 

 to be thinned out, and the young plants 

 may be transplanted. A moderately 

 rich, rather dry soil suits thern best. 

 They are perfectly hardy, yet they are 

 materially benefited by a light covering 

 of leaves during winter. — American 

 Garden. 



