September, 1910 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



209 



The Rote Garden of Mr. W. G. McKendrick of Toronto 



File soil in tiiis garden is very light, 

 consisting of over fifty per cent, of 

 sand. Jhe owner's idea is that every 

 rose garden should be planted, if pos- 

 sible, where our hot Canadian July and 

 August sun (-an not bleach out the 



flowers after two p.m. This can be best 

 accomplished by putting the rose beds 

 in the neighborhood of large sheltering 

 trees, where they will get all the morn- 

 ing sun, and be protected by the shade 

 of the trees during the .iflcrnoon. 



Familiar Autumn FloAvcrs 



Let us hope that there are no readers of 

 The Canadian Mokticl ltukist to whom 

 VVordworth's lines might be applied: 



"A primrose by the river's brim 



A yellow primro.se was to him 

 .\nd it was nothing more." 



On the other hand, who of us can truly 

 say : 



"To me the meanest flower that blows 

 can give 



Thoughts that do often lie too deep for 

 tears." 



The nasturtium is perhaps the most 

 conmion of all our favorite annuals. It 

 produces an immense number of flowers 

 with the least trouble for the gardener, 

 and it withstands drought and ihe intense 

 heat of midsiminier better than any other 

 denizen of the garden. This flower is a 

 native of .South America, chiefly Peru 

 and Chili. No wonder it is adapted to a 

 hot dry climate. Although the fruit is 

 pickled and finds its way to our dinner 

 tables as an agreeable condiment, the 

 flowers, presenting a glory of color, oft- 

 ener appear there as an August decora- 

 lion : gf)lden yellow, pale straw, rich ma- 

 roon, turning scarlet, intense red, deli- 

 cate salmon, bright orange, ajsthetic old 

 gold, .scarlet pink, grey silky purple, 

 peach blow pink, streaky bronze, velvety 

 maroon, ruby-eyed gold, and a long list 

 of combinations f)f all the.se colors. 



The most remarkable thing about the 

 nasturtium is its prodigality of bloom. 

 From six dozen plants one may gather 



Major H. J. Snelgrove, M.A., Ph.D. 



fully three hundred flowers each day for 

 a period of two weeks, or about four 

 thousand flowers. Such marvellous re- 

 sults can be obtained only under favor- 

 able conditions. The nasturtium wants 

 plenty of sun, plenty of water, and noth- 

 ing but sandy loam to grow in. It is 

 curious to note that if we want many 

 flowers we must pick each bloom as soon 

 as it appears. If the flowers are allowed 

 to fade on the plant, the latter comes to 

 the conclusion that they are not wanted, 

 :ind soon stops producing any more. As 

 fast as the flowers arc gathered, new ones 

 begin to make their appearance ; where- 

 as, if left to themselves, there is a grand 

 display of color for a short season, and 

 then no flowers at all. 



The humming bird is passionately fonrl 

 of the nasturtium and it is amusing to 

 see how the cute little fellow lingers over 

 it, taking repeated sips of honey from 

 flower after flower, apparently loth to 

 leave such a paradi,se of sweets. There 

 are three divisions of the nasturtium 

 group : the dwarf, which does not climb ; 

 the I-obbianum, which runs along the 

 ground, and climbs but little, and the 

 Major, which attains a height of ten 

 feet. Of these three varieties, the dwarf 

 seems to give the best satisfaction, as it 

 is the most prolific bloomer. 

 VERBENAS 



Our charming garden verbenas, many 

 f)f th(>m. may be seen growing wild in Il- 

 linois and southward. As a rule, the 



flowers are purple. Other varieties, pink, 

 red and white, come from South .Ameri- 

 ca, generally the Argentine Republic. 



The beautiful Virgin's Bower or cle 

 matis vine, hangs in festoons from the 

 trees :md covers the stone walls beside 

 the roads which follow the river courses 

 among the hills of New Hampshire. The 

 flowers are produced in graceful clusters 

 and in the fall the grey plumes of the 

 flowers gone-lo-seed, present a hoary ap- 

 pearance, whic-h has suggested the name, 

 "Old Man's Beard." It is hardy and 

 flourishes in Ontario. The base of the 

 vine should be protected from dogs, 

 which are destructive to it. Clematis 

 paniculata is a beautiful species. C. 

 Jackmanni is a violet-blue flowered varie- 

 ty, whose blooms are often two inches 

 broad. 



THK MARIGOLD 



The m.irigold is a garden flower which 

 is not half appreciated. It has an extra- 

 ordinary power of supply, and from July 

 until late in No\ember, if it is protected* 

 from frost, it will continue to bloom with 

 unabating vigor. The orange and yellow 

 are magnificent hues of the royal colors of 

 the Prince of Orange. Like the nastur- 

 tium, the marigold requires to be continu- 

 ally picked. In England it is u.sed to flav- 

 or soups, and its leaves are also boiled 

 down in fat for use as a healing salve. 

 But the marigold is more beautiful than 

 it is useful, its colors resembling the 

 close-fitting feathers on the neck of a 

 bird. It came originally from .South 

 .•\merica and Mexico. 



In the gaillardia of our gardens we 

 have a cultivated flower which is origin- 

 ally a native of .'Vmerica. It came first 

 from Louisiana, by way of France, and 

 was first taken to Paris by M. Thouin, a 

 profes.sor of agriculture, in 1787. The 

 plant was named after M. Gaillardet, who 



A Toronto Factory That it a Thing of Beanty 



This factory on King Streut West, Toronto, 

 near the subway, is admired by all who nee it. It 

 shows that other ugly factory buildingH eonld be 

 improved in the Name way. [Torticiiltural Socie- 



tioH <;aii do ^eod work by olTering prizeH for the 



best tloral effocts of this nature. 



