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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



such varieties as Bride. 

 Bridesmaid and Franz Dee- 

 gan. The benches were of 

 modern construction, beinj; 

 about a foot \\\^\ and made 

 of cement, brick and tile. 

 " The strong points of these 

 benches," said Mr. Dunloj). 

 ** are their durability, their 

 frtH." drainage, and that the 

 soil can be ke]>t at a more even 

 temperature. 



" I like this method of 

 throwing several houses into 

 one, as when the gutters are 

 high the light goes right 

 through the houses and none 

 of the plants are shaded. This 

 year I am taking down four 

 old houses and converting 

 them into three large ones, in 

 which 1 will use the skeleton 

 construction." 



POPUI,.\R N'ARIETIES. 



On being asked how man}- 

 varieties of roses he was 

 growing Mr. Duniop replied, 

 " I am growing lo varieties 

 and find the white, pink and 

 ' red are the most popular in 

 the order given. There are 

 none hetter than IJride and 

 Bridesmaid in the white and pink 

 Deegan has supplanted Perle in the yellow. 

 The Richmond, I believe, will excel all 

 others in the red." 



Two propagating houses are used exclu- 

 sively for carnations. At the time of the 

 visit these were being used for chrysanthe- 

 numis and violets. During their season 

 Mr. Duniop propagated about 150,000 car- 

 nation cuttings. The cuttings are kept in 

 for about five weeks and are kept very cool, 

 being given but little 'bottom heat in the be- 

 lief that plants grown in this way are more 

 sturdv and have a better constitution. The 



bench bottoms are composed of slate and 



Mr. Duniop Among His American Beauty Roses 



Franz soft brick and about two inches of sand, 

 which gives a better temperature and more 

 even moisture, as the soil does not dry out 

 so quickly as it otherwise might. 



The two adjoining houses are used for 

 propagating roses and the sides for lily of 

 the valley. The liHies of the valley are 

 grown from pips imported from Germany 

 between November and January. On ar- 

 rival they are placed in cold storage and are 

 brought out as needed. Many of the plants 

 in these greenhouses were beauties, 'having 

 made a splendid growth. Radium and 

 Multibelle are two of the best varieties Mr. 

 Duniop grows. 



