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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



May, 1910 



piired trench. Sow the seed two 

 inches apart, makinfj a double row ; 

 thus, .■..•.■.•.•.•.•.. Cover the seed 

 and rake off level. 



Two mistakes in sweet pea culture are 

 deep sowing and thick sowing. I never 



Gladys Unwin, Hon. Mrs. E. Kenyon, 

 .America, Helen I.ewis and Henry Kck- 

 ford. 



A Little Girl't Vine-made Throne 



An arbor made with vines, by Mr. W. A. Code 

 of Ottawa, trained to form what he termed at 

 the time "a throne" for his little daughter, who 

 took great delight in playing "queen" in it. The 

 climbers consisted of cucumber and morning 

 glory Tines, interspersed with asparagus beans, 

 the latter combining utility with service. The 

 print from the negative was not made square: 

 this accounts for blank spaces at top corners. 



practiced the system of sowing away 

 down in a deep trench, filling up as 

 growth advances. I let the roots do the 

 work, and they will do it if the ground is 

 treated correctly. It appears unnatural 

 for sweet pea stems to have a foot of soil 

 round their necks. After four inches of 

 growth, draw some .soil to them on either 

 side. This will make a small drill on 

 either side — an excellent provision for 

 applying water. 



Wire netting makes a good, permanent 

 support. Give the plants assistance by 

 entwining them around, running twine 

 up and down where required. The best 

 support is dead spruce branches .sharp- 

 ened at the butt end and put in on each 

 side of the row with the inclination to 

 meet at the top. Then u.se one cord to 

 encompass the whole concern, and the 

 work is done. 



Watering will do much good, if it is 

 done thoroughly to reach the roots and 

 not a mere surface spray. When the 

 blossoms first peep out is the time to use 

 water. Use the scissors also, for the 

 more you cut the more they bloom. 



A good mixed package of seed from a 

 reliable source is satisfactory. To those 

 who grow these flowers more extensive- 

 ly, individual sorts grown separately give 

 a double attraction for decorative pur- 

 poses. Of the hundreds of varieties cat- 

 alogued, the following comprise a suit- 

 able choice and have proved to be good 

 growers in this locality : Lady Grisel 

 Hamilton, Dorothy Eckford. King Ed- 

 ward Vn., Queen Alexandra, Navy 

 Blue, Blanch Burpee, Miss Wilmott, 



The Japanese Lilac 



Prof. H. L. Halt, 0. A. C, Gnelpk 



One of the most popular and general- 

 ly grown shrubs in cultivation is the lilac. 

 This is not a native of this country, but 

 has been introduced from Europe and 

 .'\sia. There are now nearly a dozen 

 distinct species which have been brought 

 to this country, and scores of varieties 

 have been developed. In the last re- 

 port of the horticulturist of the Central 

 Experimental Farm, Ottawa, reference 

 is made to a collection of 177 varieties 

 in the arboretum at that place, and a 

 li.'-l is given of twenty-five of the fjest, 

 including single and double varieties 

 ranging in color from pure white 

 through pinks and reds to lilac and pur- 

 ple. 



The Japanese lilac (Syringa Japonica) 

 belongs to a species not so well known 

 as most other varieties, yet is well 

 worthy of a place in any collection. It 

 is about the only one of the lilacs which 

 may be said to form a real tree, as it 

 sometimes attains a height of twenty- 

 five or thirty feet. Although it comes 

 from Japan, it is quite hardy in this 

 country and is not affected by the mil- 



dew to which the common varieties are 

 more or less subject. It is of an erect 

 habit of growth and does not branch out 

 as freely as other varieties, hence does 

 not make so good a specimen plant, but 

 is best suited for background in the bor- 

 der, where its more or less naked 

 branches may be hidden with foliage of 

 other shrubs. 



The bloom of the Japanese lilac is 

 quite distinct from all others, being of a 

 creamy yellow color and produced in 

 large, loose panicles often a foot or more 

 in length and nearly as much in breadth. 

 It is also the latest of all varieties to 

 bloom, being at its best usually about 

 the first of July. With a good selection 

 of varieties of the Syringa vulgaris type 

 which usually begin to bloom about the 

 24th of May, followed by the S. Josy- 

 keea and S. Japonica, a succession of 

 bloom may be maintained throughout 

 the whole month of June to the first 

 week in July. 



Annuals must make quick growth. 

 Have the soil well prepared and rich. 

 Supply plenty of moisture. 



Although not specially beautiful in 

 foliage, flower, or fruit, the wild cucum- 

 ber is an excellent hardy vine for arbors 

 and covering fences. 



Among tke Mod Benotifnl Subjects for Uwa aid Park Plantiaf are Many Species and Varieties of the Lilac 



