THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



shades of lilac, pink, rose, carmine, vio- 

 let, purple, red and crimson, and many 

 of them are rose scented. 



The herbaceous peonies send up 

 stout flower stems every year, which die 

 down at the close of the season. The 

 roots are thick fleshyand much branched 

 and if left undisturbed for several years, 

 large clumps form, producing very effec- 

 tive masses of bloom Peonies delight 

 in a rich, deep soil, well manured, and 

 the roots should be planted with their 

 crowns or buds 3 or 4 inches below the 

 surface. A top dressing of rotted man- 

 ure in the summer is also very useful by 

 affording nutriment and preventing 



evaporation, and a similar covering in 

 winter is desirable for protection. 



Another class of peonies is known as 

 tree peonies. These are varieties of a 

 shrubby peony from China, P. Moutan 

 and do not die to the ground each year 

 as the herbaceous sorts do. These have 

 been grown with fair success at the farm 

 at Ottawa, when the ground has been 

 well covered with snow during the severe 

 weather in winter, but if exposed to low 

 temperatures when the ground is bare 

 they suffer more or less from winter 

 killing. T!ie tree peonies are more 

 expensive than the herbaceous sorts and 

 are not nearly so satisfactory for general 

 cultivation. 



OUTDOOR FLOWERS IN FEBRUARY IN B.C. 



Fig. 1320. 



UR readers will be interested 

 m the following letter from 

 Mr. J. R. Anderson, Deputy 

 Minister of Agriculture for 

 British Columbia, which proves so clear- 

 ly what a mild climate that Province has, 



Provincial Parliament Building.s, Victoria, B. C. 



when so many varieties of flowers are in 

 bloom in February. The new Parlia- 

 ment Buildings of Victoria, are also an 

 evidence of the rapid development of the 

 country. 



On the occasion of the ceremonies in 

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