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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



April, 1913 



The Garden of^Mr. Montrose, a Next Door Neighbor of Mr. Humble. No. 3 



In the centre of the garden is a large 

 bed of cannas edged with caladiums 

 (elephant ears) ; further back is a per- 

 ennial garden containing hollyhocks, 

 hibiscus, crimson eye, tritorna pfitzerii, 

 larkspur, and columbine, peonies, per- 

 ennial phlox, foxglove, sweet william, 

 and dianthus. Mixed through these, 

 gladiolus are planted, also nicotiana, 

 petunias, and phlox drummondi. 



THE BOSE QABDEN 



Facing the south are hybrid tea roses, 

 which bloom all summer. The varieties 

 of roses which do the best with me are 

 Gruss an Teplitz, Madam Caroline Test- 

 out, Dean Hole, Killarney, Jules Grolez, 

 Kaiserin Augusta Victoria, Madam Rav- 

 ery Etolie de France, and Richmond. 

 Facing the east are the hybrid perpet- 

 ual roses, Frau Karl Druschki, Paul 

 Neyron, Alfred Colomb, General Jacque- 

 minot, Magna Charta, Marshall P. 

 Wilder, Margaret Dickson, Prince 

 Camille de Rohan, Ulrich Brunner, and 

 J. B. Clark ; the later rose in the hybrid 

 perpetual class because that is where 

 it belongs, although some class it with 

 the hybrid teas. There is nothing to 

 warrant it being placed there except its 

 foliage and fragrance; the flowers are 

 of enormous size, the buds pointed and 

 perfectly formed. This rose should be 

 grown by all rose lovers. 



Did space permit, I might give detail- 

 ed descriptions of Walkerville's manv 

 other lovely gardens. Nothing less than 

 a visit, however, can reveal half their 

 beauty. Such a visit the readers of The 

 Canadian Horticulturist are invited to 

 make in order that they may learn why 

 it is that Walkerville has become noted 



for its attractive homes and alluring 

 streets . 



Cold Frames 



R. S. Rote, Peterboro, Ont. 



Having got your seeds in order, look 

 up your hot or cold frame. Now is 

 the time for getting them in readiness. 



For those who have not used either 

 frames, a few words of how to make one 

 may be of use. 



A cold frame is used to keep off cold 

 winds, to keep the ground clear of snow, 

 and also to increase the feeble heat of 

 the sun in the early spring days. 



llie coii.iirucUoii ol the Irame is sim- 

 ple. Anyone can knock one together. 

 Make the back board, say, twelve inches 

 high, and the front board eight inches, 

 so as to give the frame a slant. The 

 standard size is three feet by six feet. 

 Of course you can make the frame any 

 size to suit yourself. Set it up in a shel- 

 tered, well drained position, as near the 

 house as possible. 



NO HEAT USED 



A cold frame is a frame with a sash, 

 but no other means of beating. Fill the 

 frame with soil to within six inches 

 depth in front and nine inches at back. 

 Make shallow drills, three or four inches 

 apart across the face of the soil ; sow 

 your seeds ; cover thinly ; then press 

 down gently, but firmly, or rather even- 

 ly. Water moderately with a fine wat- 

 ering can. Put' in the sash or glass win- 

 dow. Keep everything snug and warm 

 until seedlings appear. The glass may 

 then be tilted up at one end so as to al- 

 low fresh air inside the frame, that the 

 young plants may become sturdy. As 

 the plants get stronger, the glass can be 

 removed during the day time, if the 

 weather is warm, but always cover up 

 during the night. If the weather gets 

 frosty cover the glass with an old blan- 

 ket or straw litter, in fact anything that 

 will protect the delicate seedlings. 



USE FLATS 



I prefer to sow my seeds in flats or 

 small shallow boxes, with holes in the 

 bottom for drainage. I find that the 

 boxes give me more satisfaction, for this 

 reason, some seed germinate faster than 

 others. Those that come along the fast- 

 est can be removed to more light and al- 

 lowed more fresh air, and the ones that 

 take a longer time can be kept by them- 

 selves. 



Residenee of Mr. W. H. Smith, Secretary of the Walkerville Horticultural Society. No. 4 



