CALADIUM. 



Fig. 1708.— Caladicm. 



Sir, — As a subscriber to the Hor- 

 ticulturist I am sending you a view 

 of a Caladium bed containing eight 

 plants. My admiration for this plant is 

 my reason for sending it. As a lawn 

 plant it has, in my judgment, no equal. 

 Easy to raise, free from enemies, re- 

 quiring little care, it recommends itself 

 to the florist, and should be better 

 known and appreciated. The plants 

 were placed in a bed situated in the sun, 

 about the middle of June and attained a 

 height of six feet. The bed was given 

 a heavy mulch of leaf mold in July and 



watered about three times every week. 

 Had the plants been placed out a month 

 earlier the growth would have been 

 much greater. Difficulty is experienced 

 in keeping the bulbs over winter, but 

 even counting the expense of buying 

 plants every year one is well repaid. On 

 large grounds some splendid effects can 

 be had by grouping Caladiums with 

 other plants. Before the photo was 

 taken Jack Frost had paid us a visit and 

 wilted the plants. 



E. A. McClunghan. 

 Woodstock. 



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