September, 1914 



THE CANADIAN HORT I C ULTUE I S T 



221 



Frames, containing lettuce, endive, 

 parsley, or some flowering plants, which 

 do not require much protection in severe 

 weather, can have a good bank round 

 them as another useful way of utilizing 

 fallen leaves. This outside layer not 

 only spares covering material, but as it 

 helps to keep up a greater warmth inside 

 the frame, the plants inside receive great- 

 er benefit than when covered only at 

 nieht. 



Gardan Plan A 



1, Golden glow; 2, hollyhocks: J. hardy aster 

 or Michaelmas Daisy : 4, bleeding heart ; 5. 

 delphinium; 6, campanulas (Canterbury Bells); 

 7. phlox: 8, fypsophila (Baby's Breath); 9, doxini- 

 cum ; 10, achillea ; 11, pyrethrum ■ 12. gaillardia, 

 Grandiflora; 13, sun flowers; 14, Iceland poppy. 



found a really good plan to fill a rather 

 large deep wooden box with thismixture 

 standing it in one corner of the house 

 where it may be covered with large 

 sheets of glass, or failing that, light 

 newspapers. Such a box will be found 

 to retain a steady heat much longer than 

 would have been the case had the box 

 contained only manure ; usually long 

 enough, in fact, to allow whatever seed- 

 lings are raised in it to become quite 

 .sturdy before the heat has entirely left 

 the bed. 



If sufficient can be gathered to make 

 up a hot-bed of the usual dimensions for 

 growing cucumbers and other vegeta- 

 bles in frames, the gardener with an eye 

 to the future should take full advantage 

 of the chance, for if these large beds are 

 made up as advised for filling the boxes, 

 the heat after doing duty next hot sea- 

 son, should turn out a small gold mine to 

 those whose aim is to grow universal fav- 

 orites like begonias, chrysanthemumsand 

 fuchsias, to perfection. In fact, if to 

 this mixture is added equal parts of good 

 sound loam a compost well suited for 

 the majority of soft-wooded plants will 

 be to hand. 



Others having no glass houses, whose 

 ambitions lie in the direction of large 

 clean roots of almost every kind of \ege- 

 table and those of good shape and qual- 

 ity, would find the contents of such a 

 heap very valuable, for even when used 

 liberally, badly shaped or forked roots 

 rarely result. In fact for show carrots, 

 licet roots and parsnips this may be re- 

 lied upon by the addition of a few potfuls 

 to a barrowload. 



The value of fallen leaves as a cov- 

 ering and protection for old stumps of 

 scarlet lobelias, fuchsias and other flow- 

 ers, may be known to many. A few dry 

 leaves banked around the stems of choice 

 roses often saves them from dying. 



Even leaves alone, a good heap of 

 them, over well-established crowns of 

 rhubarb and sea-kale, soon start these 

 into growth, and although the growth 

 may be more tedious than when manure 

 is used the result is much finer. The 

 time to do this is after the turn of the 

 days. A piece of wire netting or a tub 

 or box should be placed over the stools 

 before covering them. After this place a 

 wheelbarrow load over each clump. 



Simple Garden Plans 



R. S. Ro»e, Peterborough, Ont. 



BY laymg out your garden in the fall, 

 it can be put into good shape for 

 the spring planting. If the work 

 is all left to be done in the spring there 

 will be too much to do to get the ground 

 into proper shape in time for bedding 

 out plants or sowing the seed for an- 



Garden Plan B 



1, Background, phlox and perennials in various 

 colors; 2, four o'clocks; 3, stocks; 4, sweet 

 alyssum; 5, dwarf nasturtiums; 6. sweet peas: 

 7, sun flowers ; 8, hollyhocks ; 9, golden glow ■ 10, 

 salvia; 11. asters; 12. pansies; 13, eweet Wil 

 liam; 14, vegetables. 



nuals. This should be done from a 

 month to a month and a half before bed- 

 ding out time, so leave as little work as 

 you can for the spring, when you wil! 

 have your hands full of other work be 

 sides laying out the beds. 



In the hope that it may help some 1 

 here give some plans for a small back 

 garden with names of some of the plants 

 that can be raised to advantage. 



In diagram A the flowers are at the 

 rear. Vegetables can be grown in the 

 front of the flower bed, or it can be left 

 for a grass lawn. 



In diagram B the flower beds are at 

 the sides and end. The centre can be 

 used as one thinks fit. 



In diagram C the flower beds are at 

 one side, with spaces left for vegetables. 



The plans are all simple and can easily 

 be made with very little work. The 

 seeds or plants can be got from any of 

 the num<"rous seedsmen or nursery men, 

 and can Ix; grown in any ordinary back 



yard that gets lots of sun and has fairly 

 good loam. After your beds are finished 

 cover with a top dressing of decayed 

 manure and dig this into the earth after 

 the frost is out of the ground in the 

 early spring. 



Floral Notes 



I have a seedling Pelargonium, leaves 

 very round, and young shoots branch 

 out from stem. It is a year old, but 

 has not yet flowered. I would like to 

 know if any subscriber has one like it, 

 or anything on the market similar to 

 it.— Chas. Harlock, Hillside P.O., Mus- 

 koka, Onit. 



The Wistaria cannot be grown out 

 of doors successfully in Ontario outside 

 of the Niagara District unless under 

 special conditions, such as winter pro- 

 tection. Even there they are sometimes 

 injured materially during winter. — Wm. 

 Hunt, Guelph, Ont. 



There are two points in the culture 

 of gladioli by amateurs that should be 

 emphasized : the season of blooming of 

 the variety and the size and age of the 

 corn. In European catalogues buyers 

 are advised of the season of blooming 

 of each variety offered, while in Amer- 

 ca little attention is given to this im- 

 portant piece of information. — John Cav- 

 ers, Oakville, Ont. 



Garden Plan C 



1, Golden glow ; 2, goldt'n treasure : 3, naatur- 

 tium ; 4, sweet peas ; 5, morning glory : 6, asters, 

 stocks, eweet william and other annuals: 7. 

 ntbbage heap, with sun flowers in front; 8, 

 vegetables. 



