THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



potted, or when taken in in the fall, 

 Azaleas should be started in a cool 

 greenhouse temperature, ranging from 

 40 to 45 degrees at night. As the sea- 

 son advances, a higher temperature may 

 be given, if it is desired to hurry bloom- 

 ing ; but they make the best growth in 

 a temperature of 45 to 55 at night, and 

 the flowers last longer than when warm- 

 er. When they are making buds, re- 

 move the little weak leaf-shoots that 

 may appeal around the flowers ; you do 

 not want them to make a lot of new 

 growth until the flowering is over. 

 Water liberally, yet do not allow the 

 soil to become sodden. In an over- 

 hot, dry place they are likely to suffer 

 from thrips, and greenfly is another 

 enemy ; fumigation with tobacco may 

 be used for both insects. Hard syring- 

 ing directed to the under side of the 

 leaves will also dislodge thrips. Fumi- 

 gation should not be used when the 



plants are in full bloom, as the smoke is 

 likely to injure the flowers. As the 

 flowers fall, the seed-vessels should be 

 plucked off", and the plants continued in 

 the same temperature while they make 

 growth. They may be syringed freely 

 during this. When settled warm weather 

 begins, say in June, the Azaleas may be 

 set outside to ripen their wood, remain- 

 ing out until there is a hint of frost in 

 the fall. A slightly shaded place facing 

 the north, where they will be free from 

 drip, will suit them. It is a good plan 

 to stand the pots on boards, so that 

 there is less risk of worms entering 

 them, and bank up to the rim of the 

 pot with coal ashes or tan bark, so that 

 the soil does not dry out so rapidly. 

 The plants must be watered and syring- 

 ed while in this position, and by the 

 time they are brought in, their wood is 

 well ripened, and upon this depends 

 the extent of their bloom. — R N. Y. 



RUDBECKIA, "GOLDEN GLOW." 



(fjP^ S a lover of the beautiful in the 

 // \ \ flowery kingdom I want to 



/r \ \ pay an humble tribute to a 

 recent garden debutante, 

 Rudbeckia "Golden Glow." In the 

 spring of 1896 I set out three plants that 

 were about twelve inches high. In the 

 month of August they had grown to a 

 height of six feet, had branched out 

 beautifully, and they were laden with 

 their amber-like blooms for about a 

 month They survived last winter with 

 slight protection, and this summer each 

 plant grew into a magnificent bush, 

 laden with exquisite fluff"y yellow blooms, 

 that were ready to challenge the beauty 



and grace of the proudest chrysanthe- 

 mum. 



Its period of bloom lasts for more 

 than a month, and when at its height it 

 looks like a majestic bouquet of golden 

 chrysanthemums. The flowers are so 

 large, and in so great profusion, that 

 there is scarcely any part of the plant 

 visible except the slender, willow like 

 leaves. The huge bouquets that are 

 daily plucked from its wealth of bloom 

 will last a week in a vase supplied with, 

 fresh water each day. I would advise 

 all lovers of the beautiful to try a plant 

 this spring. — Vick's Magazine. 



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