October, 1912 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



237 



ed with orders, delays by congestion of 

 freight on the railroad, lying at the sta- 

 tion before notification is sent of arrival, 

 and so forth. Then frequently, when or- 

 dered in the spring, the nurseryman may 

 be out of some particular tree or plant, 

 and has to order from some other nur- 

 sery, and they have to experience the 

 same delay again that his customer may 

 experience . 



Bulbs for Fall Planting 



E. F. Collins, Supt. of Parks, Toronto Ont. 



TULIPS in variety and color are the 

 only really reliable bulbs which can 

 be depended upon to give a thor- 

 oughly good display next spring. There 

 are many ways of using them. They can 

 be mixed or grown in set colors, or plant- 

 ed in groups in the shrubbery or 'herb- 



An Exhibit of Flowers arranged by The Hamilton Horticulturul Society 



I 



For many reasons, and those not of 

 a selfish nature, most nurserymen re- 

 commend fall planting. On the cus- 

 tomer's part the only objection is the 

 prevailing notion that fall planting is 

 risky and that they would be out of 

 their money for the winter season ; but 

 let us not mention that reason when we 

 consider how much more can be said 

 in favor of fall planting. 



PLANT ROSES IN THE PALL 



We hear of so many failures in plant- 

 ing roses in the spring that we recom- 

 mend everyone to be sure and plant their 

 rose bed or border in the fall. Most fail- 

 ures in rose planting in the spring occur 

 through not cutting the wood or young 

 tops back to two or three buds and by 

 not planting the bush deep enough. Let 

 me dwell on this point. Thousands of 

 rose bushes are brought into the country 

 imported from the Old Country with long 

 woody stems on or just barely shortened. 

 These stems being pithy they soon eva- 

 porate what sap may be in them and in 

 the roots before the roots make new 

 roots or begin to absorb moisture from 

 the soil. 



In the majority of cases the plants 

 arc planted too shallow in the soil. The 

 whole stock of the rose, whether on 

 their own roots or warranted stock, 

 should be covered up and thoroughly 

 trampled firm with the foot when plant- 

 ed. Thus .spring planting is often fatal 

 to roses — first, by not cutting the tops 

 back at once when received ; second, by 

 shallow planting; and third, by not firm- 

 ing the soil thoroughly when planted. 



aceous borders. 



I shall endeavor to give a few sim- 

 ple directions in regard to the arrange- 

 ment and planting. 



For set beds, red, yellow and whites 

 look well together, or crimson and white, 

 or yellow and red, or a combination of 

 the pink shades. Take a small circle or 

 round bed, plant a mass of Vermilion 

 Brilliant in the centre, and edge with 

 three rows outside of La Reine white, or 

 reverse by planting the centre with 

 Joost van Vondel, a grand tall white 

 tulip, and edge with Vermilion Brilliant. 



For ribbons or long borders, plant in 

 rows six inches apart each way. Keizer- 

 kroon would be a good one for the cen- 

 tre, then a yellow, either Chrysolora or 

 Mon Tresor, with the outside two or 



three rows planted with a scarlet, say 

 Crimson King. In pinks, I think Proser- 

 pine is the queen of all. With it can be 

 used Rose Grisdelin or La Reine, which 

 comes sometimes pink flashed. 



Double tulips are more lasting, and 

 make a grand mass of color although, 

 of course, they cost much more. 



I consider Vuurbaak, a bright red, is 

 the best ; in yellow, Courrone d'Or, and 

 in white. Alba Maxima. 



For late or May planting the Cottage 

 (iordun and Darwin types are the best. 

 They should be planted much more free- 

 ly than they are in the perennial bed and 

 shrubberies. In planting, put them 

 down at least eight to ten inches below 

 the surface of the soil. The Parrot tulip 

 is probably the most unique and richest 

 of all the tulips when planted in groups 

 or in the shrubbery or perennial beds. 

 All the varieties can be had either in 

 self colors or flashed and blocked in dif- 

 ferent shades. 



A LIST OF VARIETIES. 



The following list will give a good var- 

 iety of colors for the everyday garden : 

 Clara Butt, rose color ; The Sultan, deep 

 maroon ; Pride of Haarlem, scarlet pink ; 

 Painted Lady, milky white, shaded helio- 

 trope ; Wm. Paul, purple to violet; Buf- 

 fon, rosy lilac ; Harry Veitch, dark 

 brown. These are all the plain colored 

 Darwins, and should be planted in per- 

 manent positions. 



COTTAGE VAEIETII». 



The May flowering, or cottage tulip, 

 includes many varieties and shades of 

 color. The following are a few of the 

 best for the small garden : Albion, white ; 

 Golden Beauty, yellow ; Bridesmaid, 

 cherry rose ; Firefly, brilliant orange ; 

 Fulgen, scarlet, and Fairy Queen, rosy 

 heliotrope. There are, also, the varie- 

 gated foliage tulips, some of which are 

 very attractive, such as the Duke of 

 York, a double flower; Cottage Maid, 



Horticultural Products of the Famous Niagara District 



K(>r nine yoars now the St. Oatharinrs Horticultural Society has lK>ld most suoceeeJul exhibitions 



ol fruit and Uowera. The illuBiration shown a ponion of the fniit and llowerg shown at one 



ol them. This years exhibition wa8 the moet Buooesaful yet held. 



