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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



The German Irises make a fine show dur- 

 ing- the month of June. A very larg-e collec- 

 tion has been broug^ht together at the Ex- 

 perimental Farm, and they are the delig-ht of 

 all who see them. There are such a larg-e 

 number of varieties of exquisite shades and 

 markings that it is difficult to choose a 

 limited number which would be suitable for 

 a small g-arden. Among- the best, however, 

 are Mad. Chereau, Darius, Gisele, Mrs. H. 

 Darwin, Coquette, Ossian, Walneri, Lord 

 Seymour, Sappho, Prinz Frederic, Margin- 

 ata, Jacquesiana. 



In July and August the annuals are so 

 plentiful that perennials often take second 

 second place, but if one has a good collec- 

 tion of Paeonies, Japanese Irises, Lilies and 

 the Hybrid Perennial Phlox, he can have a 



good show of flowers. There are other good 

 perennials, however, which bloom in July, 

 among which being the Cashmerian Lark- 

 spur, {Delphinium Cashmirianuvt), Showy 

 Fleabane {Erigeron speciosus), Infant's- 

 breath {Gypsophila paniculatd). Autumn 

 flowering Sneezewort, {Helenium autum 

 nale), large flowered Chinese Bellflower 

 {Platycodon grandijlorum), Caucasian scabi- 

 ous {Scabiosa Caticasica), Meadow Sweet 

 {Spircea Ulmarid), Queen of the Prairie 

 {Spircea Venusta), Broad-leaved sea lavender 

 {Statice latifolid), Aster, Amellus bessarabi- 

 cus, and the fine Rudbeckia, Golden Glow, 

 which begins to bloom about the last of the 

 month. W. T. Macoun, 



Horticulturist. 

 Central Experimental Farm. 



Fig. 1840. Large Flowered Syringa at C. E. F., Ottawa. 



