116 THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST, 



window decoration. The leaves are a deep green, witli l)road dark 

 zone, which heighten the effect by their contrast. 



Loud Belper is usually described as a blood-red, but in reality it 

 is a strange blending of Arthur Pearson and lanthe, quite different 

 from any other geranium, and well worthy of a place in a choice 

 collection. The leaves are light-green, faintly zoned, the habit of the 

 plant good, free-flowering and compact. 



Pallas does not seem to us to be any improvement on Master 

 Christine, indeed we prefer the older sort. 



Cromwell, though good, is not equal to Sir Chas. Napier, which it 

 closely resembles. 



Happy Thought is now well known to all of our readers, and con- 

 tinues to be admired for its novel leaf variegation, a creamy-white 

 centre with green margin. 



Distinction has not become as popular as Happy Thought, though 

 its very narrow black zone sets off the deep green of the leaves in very 

 pretty style. 



WINTER PPtOTECTION OF GEAPE VINES. 



A member residing at Stratford writes to the Horticulturist for 

 our views on wintering grape vines in an elevated region like Stratford ; 

 whether laying them down, or leaving them exposed with some pro- 

 tection around the roots would be the better way. 



To this we can only reply, that our experience leads us to prefer 

 taking the vines down from the trellis and laying them upon the 

 ground, and, if it be practicable, it is very advantageous to cover the 

 ' vines with a few evergreen boughs. A variety of grape that will not 

 pass the winter safely in this way had better be dug up, and a more 

 hardy kind put in its place. There are a number of hardy vines now 

 in cultivation which ripen their fruit early, and which will yield a good 

 crop of grapes and ripen them thoroughly in the climate of Stratford. 

 We should expect to succeed with the Concord, Creveling, Eumelan, 

 Telegraph, Champion, Wilder, Massasoit, Martha, Burnet, and Moore's 

 Early. 



