THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 





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Fig. 1483.— 



Plumbago larpenta and /". r^'i'^rti and 

 its variety coccinea are also catalogued 

 by nurserymen. The first of these is of 

 a dwarf habit, the branches being nearly 

 prostrate with flowers of a deep blue, 

 and the other rosea and its variety is an 

 upright grower though not at all in 



habit like Capensis. Its brick-red flow- 

 ers are borne in airy spikes at the end 

 of the shoots and is very useful as a 

 winter bloomer. 



A. Alexander. 



Hamilton, November, 18^8. 



ROSES FOR THE AMATEUR. 



Sir, — Lest some of the readers of 

 the Horticulturist north of the lati- 

 tude of Hamilton might be induced to 

 buy and plant the list of roses given by 

 our friend Webster without a necessary 

 provision for the season of disappoint- 



ment and sorrow which is certain to fol- 

 low, I would advisingly recommend 

 them while purchasing the roses to pur- 

 chase at the same time an ample supply 

 of crape and other necessary mourning 

 goods. 



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