CAjViVAS. 



port of my contention, that this flower, 

 beautiful and popular as it is, is practi- 

 cally unknown to the amateur, the 

 trade, and the average grower. 



Societies should secure as object les- 

 sons of the effect of scientific selection 

 in horticulture, small collections of 

 higher quality, in preference to large 

 quantities of material utterly failing to 

 represent the improved condition of the 

 flower to day. 

 Simcoe. H. H. Groff. 



Fig. 1340. -Mr. H. H. Groff. 



Gladiolus. — The most attractive of 

 all summer flowering bulbs are the 

 gladioli. Wonderful improvements have 

 been made in recent years in the size 

 and beauty of these flowers. Their cul- 

 tivation is very simple, as they will thrive 

 in any ordinary garden soil. Plant six 

 inches apart, in beds or double rows» 

 and three inches deep. 



CANNAS. 







NLY a few years ago they were 

 grown only for their foliage, which 

 was magnificent, but the flowers 

 were small and not showy. But lately 

 every year has with it brought new and 

 splendid varieties, not only in leaf but 

 in flowers that are simply grand. And 

 as cannas are one of the few flowers that 

 make a good display from the time 

 planted (ist of June) till the frost 

 destroys them, and as the bulbs can be 

 kept in the cellar if taken up with a 

 little earth and given a little water in 

 the spring, and then only if seen to 

 shrivel up, it makes them a cheap 

 flower after the first year. They like 

 well enriched soil and plenty of water 

 for the best results. 



I have always been on the out look 

 for the best to be had, and will give a 

 list of the ten best I have had, or seen 

 in their order after its kind. In gilt 



edges 



with 

 3 



scarlet centers is Queen 



Charlotte, 32 ft., and Madam Crozy, 

 32. In crimson, Alphonse Bouvier, 5 

 ft., a great flowerer. Charles Hender- 

 son, 3 ft.. Flamingo, 3 ft., which has 

 perhaps the best flower, but the foliage 

 seems to be less healthy than the others. 

 In yellow with bright marks is Florence 

 Vaughan, 5 feet, will please everybody. 

 In Vermillion is Chicago, 4 ft., and 

 Sophia Buckner, 5 ft., two grand flowers. 

 In dark foliage, I. D. Cabos and Egan- 

 dale, 4 ft., two bright flowers. Two that 

 will not give satisfaction, though they 

 get great praise, is Italia and Austria 

 They have flowers as large as described, 

 but have no substance and two days' 

 sun burns them up, though as each 

 petal comes out it will give a fresh flower, 

 but two petals will seldom be able to 

 get out at once, but the foliage is grand 

 and is a great grower. 



VVm. Duncan, 

 Hamilton. City Gardener. 



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