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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



and thawing during the day that does 

 the most harm to both the shrubs and 

 plants. It is necessary that the shrubs 

 should have a shortening in spring. 

 Cub all dead wood out and shorten 

 small wood back close ; also shorten 

 the flowering wood slightly. The forms 

 they may be used in are numerous and 

 varied, such as ribbon-lines, beds, 

 clumps, or singly on the lawn. In using 

 on the lawn, shrubs with remarkable 

 foliage should be selected, such as Cor- 

 nus variegata, Weigelia variegata, Ber- 

 beris purpurea, (fee. In using them in 

 ribbon lines, beds or clumps, the tall 

 varieties are selected for the back 

 ground or centre of bed, and the next 

 taller on down to the edge or border. 

 The varieties should be so dispersed as 

 to form an even display of bloom as 

 well as a continual succession of the 

 same over the entire shrubbery. As 

 climate, soil and situation have a great 

 influence on the growth and height of 

 both the shrubs and plants, it is impos- 

 sible to lay down precise limits for the 

 same. As some seasons vary greatly 

 from others, so their time of flowering 

 may be earlier or later according to the 

 season, consequently it is impossible to 

 expect them to flower the same time 

 every season. The shrubs and plants 

 will thrive in almost any soil, providing 

 it is not very poor. In planting, mix in 

 some well decomposed manure or old 

 hot-bed mould along with the soil at 

 the time of planting; water in dry 

 weather. The whole secret of success 

 lies in the tasteful arrangement of 

 shrubs and plants according to their 

 various forms of growth, colors of 

 flowers, foliage, wood and heights, and 

 so blended as to form a contrast, both 

 in flowers, foliage, and wood. The 

 following are the names of some of the 

 shrubs and plants most worthy of a 

 place in the Park or Garden, and which 

 have proven quite hardy, with but a 

 slight protection during the winter, as 



far north as Ottawa, Ontario. There 

 are some of the shrubs and plants that 

 need no protection whatever. They 

 are marked thus* : 



SHRUBS. 



* Berberis vulgaris, Canadensis, alba, pur- 

 purae ; Berbery. 



* Cornus sanguinea, variegata, mascula — 

 Dogwood. 



Deutzia seabra, gracilis, erecta, crenata, 

 plena — Deutzia, 



Hydrangea hortensis, panniculata — Hy- 

 drangea, 



* Syringa Emodi, alba, purpurea, persica 

 alba, sinensis, speciosa, Washington, Gran- 

 diflora, sanguinea — Lilac, 



* Philadelphus cornarius, cordatus, flori- 

 bundus — Mock Orange, 



Pyrus japonica, alba, rosea — Japan quince. 

 Ribes sanguineum, aureum — Currant, 



* Spirea prunifolia, abovata, grandiflora, 

 callosa, alba, crenata — Bridle Reed. 



* Viburnum grandiflorum, opulus — Snow- 

 ball. 



Weigela rosea, splendens, alba, grandi- 

 flora. 



PERENNIAL PLANTS. 



* Aconitum album, longiflorum, napellus 

 — Monkshood. 



* Anemone palmata, vernalis — Wind- 

 flower, 



Antirrhinum, different kinds — Snapdragon. 



* Aquilegia arctica, grandiflora — Colum- 

 bine. 



Arundinaria variegata — Ribbon Grass. 



* Aster Gniellus, bicolor, grandiflora — 

 Michaelmas Daisy. 



* Bellis perennis, different kinds — Daisy. 



* Campanula pyrimidalis, rotundifolia — 

 Bellflower. 



* Convallaria majalis, multiflora — Lily of 

 the Valley. . , 



* Dielytra erimia, spectabilis — Bleeding 

 Heart. 



* Dictamnus, Fraxinella. 



* Galanthus nivalis, flore pleno — Snow- 

 drop. 



* Helleborus atrorubens, bividus — Christ- 

 mas Rose. 



Hemerocallis aurantica flava — Day-lily. 



* Iris bicolor, pumila alba, persica — Fleur 

 de luce. 



