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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



slight shading in the hottest part of the day 

 may be beneficial for a few days. 



A SPIvENDID CIvlMBER. 



There is no better annual climber for cov- 

 ering a rockery, trellis work, or fence, than 

 the Cobea Scandens, if given only fairly 

 good treatment. A light rich soil suits it 

 best. The purple flowering variety is the 

 best and strongest growing. The white 

 flowering variety is more delicate. 



Rose bushes should be sprinkled with a 

 strong solution of, tobacco water as soon as 

 the leaves have developed, or the leaves and 

 stems of the plant can be sprinkled with dry 

 finely powdered cigar dust or raw tobacco 

 leaves dried well and rubbed into fine pow- 

 der. This should be sprinkled well all over 

 the underneath side of the leaves when the 

 dew is on the foliage, or shortly after a 

 shower of rain. If this is done early in the 

 season and repeated once a week until the 

 flower buds commence to open, the aphis or 

 green fly, or that still greater rose pest the 

 white thrip, can be kept under during the 

 greater part of the season. For the rose 

 worm or rose slug the paris green mixture 

 'or. dry hellebore powder, used as recom- 

 mended for the currant bushes, will effectu- 

 ally stop the attacks of these enemies of the 

 rose garden. 



If It is necessary to dig up the spring flow- 

 ering bulbs when they are out of flower so 

 as to set out other plants, the bulbs should 

 be lifted and heeled in just under the ground 

 in some place out of the way until July. The 

 bulbs should then be lifted and kept in a dry 

 cool shed until they are required for plant- 

 ing again in the fall. 



SETTING OUT GIvADIOLI BULBS. 



Gladioli bulbs or corms can usually be 

 planted out about the second week in May. 

 Plant the bulbs about 3 or 4 inches under- 

 neath the soil, and about 6 or 8 inches apart, 

 whether they are planted in clumps or in 

 rows. Dig the ground thoroughly before 

 planting. Dahlia roots can be planted out 

 about the same time as the gladioli. A 

 rather rich open soil suits the dahlia best. 

 Put a stake in by the side of the roots when 

 plantmg them ; it will often prevent the 

 growth of the plant from being destroyed by 

 the hoe just as the young shoots appear 

 above the ground. 



Canna roots should not be planted outside 

 until the second or third week in June. 

 There is nothing gained by planting them 

 too early, as they must have heat to grow 

 and succeed well. If started indoors, fine 

 sharp sand or very sandy soil placed in shal- 

 low boxes 3 inches in depth is a good method 

 of startinsf them into growth. 



Care of Plants from the Florists 



JOHN H. DUNLOP, TORONTO, ONT. 



WHEN amateur flower growers re- 

 ceive their packages from the 

 dealers they should unpack them at once and 

 ascertain if the plants are dry and inclined 

 to wilt when exposed If so, they should 

 place them in damp moss or other material 

 in a shady place, and allow them to stiffen 

 out before picking out or potting off. Never 



pot good cuttings inclined to be dry. They 

 will never make thrifty plants. 



After plants have been potted they should 

 be thoroughly watered. Syringe the plant 

 to keep it from wilting, shade carefully 

 until growth has started, then remove gradu- 

 ally. Rich soil for cutting-s should be 

 avoided. Fresh loam with manure is more 

 desirable, as cuttings are not in a state to 

 take up rich food. When growth has com- 

 menced and the plants are stronger they will 

 be benefited bv richer food. 



