Canadian Hokticultlikis' 



Vol.. .\X 



1897. 



Xo. 6. 



A \IEW IN A GREENHOUSE AT AYR. 



L" R readers who 

 have taken an in- 

 terest in the views 

 of the chrysanthe- 

 mums at Guelph, 

 will also be pleas- 

 ed with a glimpse 

 of what is being 

 done in a private 

 greenhouse at Ayr. 

 Thewealth of huge 

 blooms of chrysanthemums is magnifi- 

 cent, and is enough to inspire the most 

 uninterested with some ambition to grow 

 these beautiful children of Japan. The 

 other photograph of Brugmansia arborea 

 is also good, showing this plant in a cool 



Sir, — I notice in Dec. '96 No. of the 

 Can.adian Horticulturist, your query 

 as to why more of your readers do not 

 take more interest in your journal by 

 writing for it. I have for some time 

 wondered whether you cared to have 

 any notes of experience from your read- 

 ers or not, and therefore to show you 

 my appreciation of your Journal, beg to 

 send you a photograph of a view in the 

 greenhouse here during chrysanthemum 

 time ; our local artist failed to get a view 

 of the entire length of the house which 

 contained some hundreds of these lovely 

 flowers Out of some thirty varieties 

 the ones principally seen in the picture 

 are Ivory, Nircus, Queen, V. H. Hollock, 



house This plant belongs to a class of (lolden Weddmg, Mutual Friend, Thos. 



ornamental plants, trees and shrubs, 

 called Datura, which name is usually 

 given to the annual species. The 

 shrubby ones are known as Brugman- 

 sias. This one is a greenhouse shrub 

 from seven to ten feet high, which was 

 introduced into England from Peru in 

 '7',v 



We ap])end a letter, which accom- 

 panied the photot;ra()hs : 



Emerson, Ada .Spaulding and Louis 

 Bonheur Should you care to have it I 

 would be very glad to give you some of 

 the methods followed by me in growing 

 these flowers to be published in some 

 future issue. 



I am sir. yours very respectfully, 



Tnii ("lARKKNtR, 



(1^ " T/ie Gore." 



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