THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



Japonica (Japan Flowering Quince), 

 Caragana arborescens (Siberia Pea tree), 

 Cotoneaster Vulgaris. 



Of climbers. Tendril, Ampelopsis quin- 

 quefolia (Virginia Creeper), Ampelopsis 

 Veitchii (Japan Ivy), Akebia quinata, 

 Clematis Virginiana, Clematis Coccinea, 

 Clematis J ackmani. 



Twiners, Lonicera Halleana, Celastrus 

 scandens. 



I have thus indicated several lines 

 of study which each one of us who has 

 a lawn, large or small, may pursue with 



absorbing interest and delight. There 

 will be no money reward, but the health 

 and the pleasure derived, and the in- 

 creased vitality and inspiration for other 

 duties accruing to you in thus coming 

 in touch with some of Nature's pets, 

 will be a richer reward than any one of 

 you has ever imagined, especially if he 

 has been thus far solely occupied with the 

 hard lines of business life. 



L. WOOLVERTON. 



Before Hamilton Horticultural Society. 



THE BABY PRIMROSE. 



FIG. nOT. — Primula fobbksi. 



THE primrose genus furnishes several 

 of the most charming and useful 

 house and garden plants in cultiva- 

 tion. In its various species, which 

 are widely distributed throughout both 

 hemispheres, there is a diversity of hab- 

 its and growth hardly excelled in any 

 other genus. While some of the best 

 known species have been in cultivation 



for centuries, new ones are discovered 

 and introduced from time to time. The 

 latest of them, the Primula I*or3esi, or 

 Baby Primrose, is shown in the accom- 

 panying illustration. 



Its blossoms are very dainty and 

 graceful, not quite one half inch in dia- 

 meter, and of a pleasing rose-color, with 

 eye or center of pale gold-yellow. They 

 are borne in tiers on erect and delicate 

 stems ten to twelve inches long, and re- 

 main in bloom for several weeks, fresh 

 buds opening from day to day. For cut 

 flowers they are particularly valuable on 

 account of their great staying qualities. 

 The plants begin to bloom when quite 

 small and continue to throw up dozens 

 of flower spikes from a dense clump of 

 foliage. The plant requires about the 

 same treatment as the Chinese primrose 

 and will thrive in any cool house or 

 ordinary window garden. Those who 

 have grown this new plant are enthu- 

 siastic in praise of its good qualities, and 

 consider it one of the most desirable 

 introductions for many years. — Floral 

 Guide. 



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