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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



flowers average about ten in iiuiubcr. Lil- 

 iuni Isabellinum and candidum are the 

 commonest grown here. IsabelUnum 

 grows to five feet, flowers yellow with a red- 

 dish tinge, eight to twelve flowers, is one of 

 the best. Bloom comes in July. 



KNIPHOFIA — RED HOT POKER. 



These are known by several names. 

 Seven varieties grf)w in the park and all are 

 g<jod and worth cultivating. As cut flow- 

 ers, with bright colors for autumn, there is 

 no flower in the border can equal them. 

 They grow two to five feet high and are per- 

 fectly hardy if treated as recommended for 

 the liliums, all but the situation, which 

 shoulfl be an open sunny place. Many of 

 tliem die because the water is in the clasp- 



Knipliofia- Flame Flower 



ing sheathlikc leaves around the crown, 

 freezing there and rotting the crown, i^ate 

 in the fall all the leaves should be twisted 

 into a knot around the crown, and on this 

 knot should be placed a piece of board or 

 stone to shed the water. The whole should 

 be covered with leaves or soil so as to ap- 

 pear like a hill of potatoes. Varieties Orandi- 



flora and Pfitzerii arc the best. .\ fine 

 specimen of the latter is shown in the ac- 

 companying illustration. Names commonly 

 applied to the plant are Tritoma, Flame 

 Flower and Torch Lily. 



LATHYRUS — EVERLASTING PEA. 



It is only where the lathyrus has been al- 

 lowed its freedom for several years, and 

 upon damp rich soil, where it can continue 

 growing and be allowed to ramble over 

 some branches at will, that its beauty and 

 value can be appreciated. There is no bet- 

 ter flower grown for cutting purposes. 

 There are two varietes that should be found 

 in every collection of perennials — Lathyrus 

 latifolius and Lathyrus latifolius alba. The 

 one is bright red and the other pure white. 

 They grow six to eight feet high. 

 OTHERS WHICH ARE GOOD. 



There are numerous other common plants 

 which can be grown without trouble and 

 which are very beautiful. Of these only 

 brief mention can be made. Centaurea 

 Montana produces five or six different 

 shades of color. Bloom comes in July and 

 August, and if the old stems are taken ofif 

 flowering c(jntinues until late fall. Hen- 

 clicra sanguinea, or alum root, is fine in 

 July. Gypsophila paniculata or chalk plant, 

 Thalictrum adiantifolium or Maidenhair 

 Meadow rue, and Lythrum salicarium or 

 Loose Strife, a native of Ontario, should be 

 in every perennial border. 



I'hlox, Helianthus or Sunflower. Helen- 

 iiuii or Sneezewort, Pyrcthrum or Feverfew, 

 -Anemone or Wind Flower, Aquilegia or 

 Columbine, Coreopsis, Caliopsis or Tick- 

 seed, Delphinium or Larkspur, Gaillardia 

 or I)laiikct Flower, and many others are 

 worthy of mention. 



However, the lover of flowers can select 

 from the specimens mentioned, and by get- 

 ting a few seeds of new ones recommended 

 in catalogues a collection suitable for a bor- 

 der in any garden will soon be found. 



