THE CHRISTMAS GARDEN 



varieties : Professor Wolters, blush with carmine blotch ; 

 Fielder's White ; L. van Houtte, white and rose ; Reine 

 des Fleurs, salmon ; Bernard Andr6, double purple ; 

 Deutsche Perle, double white ; Simon Mardner, crim- 

 son ; Raphael, double white ; and President O. de H. 

 Kerchove, double salmon pink. Deutsche Perle is par- 

 ticularly useful, as it is a very early bloomer, and the 

 flowers are large and pure. 



Flowers for Christmas. — There will be a natural desire 

 to have a supply of flowers 

 for Christmas, and with a 

 warm greenhouse at com- 

 mand, and such plants as 

 Roman Hyacinths, Paper 

 White and Double Roman 

 Narcissi, Freesias, Cycla- 

 mens, Arum Lilies, Violets, 

 Azaleas, Camellias, Lilies 

 of the Valley, Cinerarias, 

 Christmas Roses, Primulas, 

 Zonal Geraniums, and Van 

 Thol Tulips, either in or 

 approaching bloom at mid- 

 December, and with late 

 varieties of Chrysanthe- 

 mums, there ought not to 

 be any lack. 



Pruning Evergreens. — 

 The festive season is often 

 the occasion for pruning evergreens. The plants should 

 be cut with a knife, not with shears, and with such judg- 

 ment as precludes the exposure of bare stumps. With a 

 little care several armfuls of shoots can be cut from 

 Laurels, Hollies, Aucubas, and other evergreens, without 

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Dec. 

 16-31 



Fig. 98.— Pruning Evergreens. 



a. Young branch not to be cut. 



b. Branches to be cut. 



c. Old flowering branch to be removed. 



