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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



April, 191 1 



A Planting Tabic for the Flower Garden 



Datc^ for sowing- depend upon local conditions. Tho se mentioned are for early districts 



DISTANfE TO 

 TRANSPLANT 



Ajjreratum June.... 5^ 



Alyssum April J4 



Aster May % 



Calendula May yi 



TIMK TO DEPTH HEIOHT OF 



PLANT OUT TO BBKD PLANT 



nch 6 inches to 1% ft.. .Ifoot 



nch 4 to 6 inches 6 inches. 



nch 15 to 18 inches ..... 1 ^ feet . . 



HEA8ON OP 

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Candytuft April. 



Carnations May. 



Chrysanthemums .May. 



Cosmos May. 



Dahlia June. 



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nch 

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foot 8 inches. . 



foot 6 inches. . 



foot 6 inches. . 



feet 1 foot 



feet 18 inches. 



feet 2 feet 



July 3 



July 3 



July 3 



June 3 



June 4 



Julv 3 



Aug- 3 



Aug 3 



Julv 4 



nch 1 foot 1 foot May 4 



nch I'A feet 



nch 6 inches 



nch 1 H feet 



. 1 to 2 feet 6 inches. ... June 3 



Dianthus May 1-16 



Gaillardia May H 



Heliotrope May ]4 



Larkspur May 'A 



Lobelia April }i 



Marig-old April.... M 



Mipnonette April. . . -H 



Nasturtium May 1 



Nicotiana April.... ^ 



Pansies March... J^ 



Petunia May 1-16 



Phlox May % 



Poppies April.... H 



Portulaca June 1-16 



Salvia June % 



Scabiosa . . . .April. .. .1-16 



Stock May M 



Sweet William . . .April 1-16 



Sweet Pea Mar. 3 to 5 inches 6 feet 6 inches. 



.2 feet July 4 



. 1 foot July 4 



.2 feet June. 



nch . 



nch 1 foot 1 foot June 3 



nch 1 ft. to 15 in 6 inches. ... June 4 



nch 5 to 6 ft Ifoot June 5 



nch 2 to 3 feet 1 foot July 3 



nch 6 inches 6 inches. ... May 5 



nch 15 inches 1% feet. . . . June 5 



nch 2 feet 6 inches. ... June 4 



nch 14 inches 8 inches. ... June 4 



nch 6 inches 2 feet June 4 



nch 2 feet 2 feet July 3 



nch 2 feet 4 inches. ... June 5 



nch 1% feet 1 foot June 2 



nch 6 in. to 1 ft 6 inches .... June 4 



July. 



BIOOM 

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Verbenas June % inch 



Violas May H inch 



Zinnias May % inch 



.1 foot 1 foot June 4 months. 



.6 inches 6 inches. ... June 4 months. 



.1 foot 1 foot June 6 months . 



rol^R OP BLOOM 



.Blue. 



.White. 



.White, pink, red, yellow. 



.Orange and yellow. 



.White. 



.White, pink, red. 



.Yellow, white. 



.White, pink. 



.White, yellow, pink, purple, 

 maroon. 



.Pink to red. 



.Yellow and red. 



.Violet, purple and white. 



.Blue. 



.Blue. 



.Orange. 



.White. 



.Orange, yellow. 



.White, red. 



.Purple, white, mauve, violet 



.Purple to white. 



.Red. white, purple, crimson. 



.Scarlet. 



.Crimson, scarlet. 



.Scarlet. 



.Red, purple, pink lilac, white 



.White. 



.White, crimson, scarlet. 



.White, purple, red, pink, vio- 

 let, maroon. 



.Purple. 



.Purple to white. 



.Oranife, red, scarlet, salmon 



Hardy Perennials for Your Garden 



THE CANADIAN NURSERY CO., Limited 



10 Phillips Place, -s^MONTHEAL.QQUE. 



Nurseries &t Pointe Clairet Que. 

 (a:;few good salesmen wanted) 



We have in stock readv for spring planting, a 

 particularlv choice assortment of PAEONIES. 

 IRISES, PHLOX. LARKSPURS, FOXGLOVES and 

 other varieties of hardy herbaceous perennials, such 

 as add so much to the beauty of the home surround- 

 ings. By judicious planting you can stock your gar- 

 den or perennial border with plants that will afford 

 a profusion of bloom from early spring till late in 

 autumn. We. send out only strong field grown 

 plants that will bloom the first year. 



We have also a verv complete stock of orna- 

 mentals, including Deciduous and Evergreen Trass. 

 Flowering Shrubs, Hedge Plants, Vines and Hardy 

 Bush and Climbing Roses. Wc can in fact suppiv 

 you with everything you mav require for beautifvinr 

 your home surroundings this spring. Being orown 

 in our nursery near Montreal, our stock is hardv 

 and will do well in any locality. Let us send vou 

 our catalogue, which gives full particulars regarding 

 our Hardy, Northern Crown Stock. 



LANDSCAPE DEPARTMENT 



In our Landscape Department we have men skilled 

 in the laying out and improvement of home or public 

 grounds. VVe will be glad to help you in the laying'; 

 out or improvement of your grounds, in the arrange- 

 ment of a perennial border or any other work yon 

 mav be doing this spring. Write for a copy of ou'' 

 booklet. "More Beautiful Homes and How to Get 

 Them." 



HARDY FRUIT TREES 



We still have a good supply of many of the lead- 

 ing varieties of apple trees and other hardy fruits 

 Write for list of varieties and prices. 



