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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



September, 1913. 



A Rose Border in the Garden of 



Souvenir de Victor Verdier, Boncenne, 

 Princesse de Beam ; climbers — Crimson 

 Rambler (red), Mrs. F. W. Flight, 

 (pink), Baltimore Belle (white), Rubin 

 (red) ; yellow — Persian Yellow ; moss — 

 Gracilis, Cristata, Crimson Globe, White 

 Bath; Rugosa— Conrad F. Meyer, Mde. 

 Chas. Worth, Nova Zembla, Souvenir 

 I'exposition de Bordeau. 



He also speaks highly of Pernet 

 Ducher's (the great French Rose Hy- 

 bridist) new introductions. Some of the 

 most remarkable are: Soleil d' Angers 

 with its conspicuous yellow centre and 

 carmine border; Rayon d'Or, coppery 

 yellow ground striped claret red; Sol- 

 eil d'Or with its almost undescribable 

 mingling of pleasing shades of rose and 

 amber on yellow ground", and others. 



NOTES ON CULTUEE 



Mr. MacGrady states that except in a 

 winter when the snowfall is light he does 

 not find much difficulty in protecting 

 the plants. At the end of the season 

 they are laid down as close to the 

 ground as possible without breaking 

 the stems, and are tied to low stakes to 

 prevent the weight of the snow either 

 crushing or breaking the stems. Earth 

 is drawn up around the base of the 

 plants, forming a small cone-shaped hil- 

 lock. The plants are then covered with 

 thick wrapping paper and around this 

 odds and ends of boards are placed to 

 keep the covering in position. 



As the rose has enemies of several 

 types, Mr. MacGrady has tried a mix- 

 ture which he thinks is fairly effectual 

 against insects and fungous troubles. It 

 is made by him as follows: "Steep one- 

 half pound of cheap tobacco in one pail 

 of water. Then add to this half a pound 

 of powdered hellebore, a few teaspoon- 



Mr. James Gadsby, Hamilton, Ont. 



fuls of Paris green and about half an 

 ounce of sulphide of potassium. The 

 sulphide of potassium is added not to 

 ward off insect attacks but to guard 

 against mildew and leaf-spot, fungous 

 diseases to which some varieties are 

 very subject. The tobacco extract kills 

 the plant lice, the Paris green and helle- 

 bore poison the eating insects and 

 slugs." He finds, like most growers, 

 that the sickly plants are generally those 

 which are attacked by insects and fun- 

 gous diseases. 



RENOVATING OLD PLjVNTS 



Mr. MacGrady has had good suc- 

 cess in renovating old rose plants and it 

 may be well to pass on the idea. Old 

 plants which, from any cause, have be- 

 come feeble in growth and unproductive, 

 may be made to take on a new lease of 

 life by taking them up early in the 

 spring, when they are dormant, pruning 

 the roots of all old dead wood, cutting 

 back slightly the green wood and then 

 replanting in a new position. .After such 

 treatment they will in most cases form 

 fine satisfactory plants. This same 

 method is also practiced in the autumn 

 we believe with very good success. 



To again quote Mr. MacGrady: "My 

 ambition has been to have an old-fash- 

 ioned garden in contra distinction to 

 the more formal types." Therefore, in 

 addition to his garden being a rose gar- 

 den it is a galaxy of color during many 

 seasons owing to the fine clumps of well 

 known flowers scattered here and there 

 both among the roses and bordering the 

 walks. Foxgloves, Canterbury Bells, 

 Larkspurs,, Sweet Williams, Lychnis, Or- 

 iental Poppies, Phloxes, Hollyhocks, 

 Tulips, Pansies, Primulas, Hyacinths, 

 and many others, thrive in ideal condi- 



tions and brighten and cheer with their 

 blaze of colors. 



PAEONIE8 8TEONO FAVORITES 



There is one flower which has not 

 yet been mentioned, but which in this 

 garden is prized next to the ro.sc. This 

 is the Paeony. The Paeonies, together 

 with the early roses and several other 

 flowers of that season, make the most 

 gorgeous show of the year. ."Xbout three 

 hundred Paeonies are grown, many of 

 which are fine named varieties. In one 

 year fifty of these plants were bought 

 from Dessert, the noted Paeony grower 

 of France. 



In addition to imp>orted plants, Mr. 

 MacGrady has about thirty seedling 

 plants of his own raising. These were 

 produced from seed sown in the autumn, 

 and which germinated the following 

 spring. But it was three or four years 

 before any of the plants reached the 

 blooming stage. Three very noticeable 

 ones bloomed this year for the first time, 

 one fine satiny pink, another a good red, 

 and the third a pretty single. 



Mr. MacGrady receives quite a num- 

 ber of visitors in his little secluded gar- 

 den and he takes a pardonable pride in 

 showing his much beloved flowers. 



House Plantsfor Pall and Winter 



P. D. Powe 



Although we will soon have to give up 

 our outdoor favorites we can still re- 

 sort to the house window. A good 

 south window is best, but where not ob- 

 tainable an east window is next choice. 

 In these fix up two layers of shelves 

 upon which to place your plants. 



The plants which will be found to 

 give greatest satisfaction to the house 

 window gardener are the geraniums. 

 Young plants from September cuttings 

 bloom best. Fuchsias, Mysatiens, Ox- 

 alis. Primrose and Abutalions are easily 

 grown and give good results. Cycla- 

 men, with its marbled foliage and unique 

 bloom, makes a very beautiful plant for 

 the table or window. Palms and rub- 

 bers are also fine for the house. A few 

 pots of bulbs should be grown, as noth- 

 ing can be more beautiful, and they re- 

 quire but little room. 



BULBS FOR THE HOUSE 



The double and single Tulips, Hya- 

 cinths, Freesias and Narcissis, make a 

 grand display. Obtain your bulbs as 

 early in September as pwDssible, getting 

 as much of a variety as you can. Take 

 some four inch pots, place drainage in 

 bottom and fill up with good soil. Take 

 your bulb and cover till only the very 

 tip is showing. Water well and place in 

 a damp cellar or under heavy shade, 

 and cover with litter for eight weeks. 

 Then bring them to the window, and the 

 beautiful bloom will soon make you feel 

 repaid for your labor. If a prolonged 

 period of bloom is desired remove a lot 

 to the window each week. 



