THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



them is three parts of sod loam to one 

 of well decayed fertilizer from cattle 

 stalls. In fine weather syringe or 

 sprinkle the plants every day unless they 

 are in bloom ; morning is the best time 

 for this in summer, the afternoon in 

 winter. Insects that cut off the stems 

 of the cyclamen or eat the leaves, can 

 be kept away by scattering fresh tobacco 

 stems under and around the plants. 

 The cyclamen is now largely treated as 



an annual by many of the best gar- 

 deners, fresh seeds being sown every 

 year, and the plants thrown away after 

 their first season of bloom is over. We 

 amateurs usually prize them too much 

 for this, and know from experience that 

 a well-grown cyclamen will give fine 

 bloom until three years old. 



Wm. Bacon. 



Orillia. 



CARE OF VINES. 



THE care of vines is something that 

 requires a good deal of thought if 

 the best results are desired. The 

 close-clinging Ivies and the Virginia 

 creeper grow nearly smoothly, covering 

 any surface exposed to them. But 

 Roses, Honeysuckle, Wisteria, Clematis 

 and many others are inclined to grow in 

 masses or clumps that are not graceful 

 nor desirable. To avoid this they 

 should be taken from the trellises every 

 autumn. This gives an opportunity for 

 repairing and painting the framework, 

 as well as for trimming the vine. Honey- 

 suckles should be pruned severely. The 

 flowers are produced on new spring 

 growth. This vine is inclined to grow 

 in masses, and the inner limbs die. 

 The effect on a piazza is unsightly, so 

 the vine should be pruned well. Cut 

 off all the slender limbs along the main 

 vines, and train the strong limbs as you 

 wish them them to grow. Roses should 



be cut free of most of the old wood, and 

 the long new sprays securely fastened 

 with soft strings. In cutting do not 

 shorten the vine. Wisteria is prettier 

 trained horizontally just under the 

 eaves. It tangles badly in the most in- 

 tricate manner, and the pruning knife is 

 good for it, but keep the long, flexible 

 limbs. 



There is much complaint of vines 

 rotting walls and fences. Pruning is at 

 least a partial remedy for this. No vine 

 is handsome if allowed to tangle and 

 twist about itself, and any vine is lovely 

 if properly trained. Very beautiful ef- 

 fects may be produced with even our 

 annual climbers. If these are planted 

 deep and early, enriched and watered, 

 they will prove very satisfactory, and 

 are preferred by many persons to vines 

 that must remain in place all winter. — 

 Park's Floral Guide. 



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