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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



May, 1908 



eight to twelve inches, yellow, in bloom 

 two months ; Cacalia coccinea, twelve to 

 fifteen inches, scarlet, all summer ; Cam- 

 panida macrosiphon, eight to twelve in- 

 ches, blue, two to three months ; Candy- 

 tuft, Empress, best white, July to fall, 

 ten inches; Chrysanthemum inodorum, 

 Bridal Robe, twelve inches, double 

 white, grand to cut; Clarkia, double 

 rose, all summer; Dianthus rtoblis and 

 Dianthus Heddewigii, all shades, twelve 

 inches, all season; and Erysimum Ark- 

 ansanum, orange, twelve to fifteen inch- 

 es, July to fail. 



The following may be chosen from 

 for the third line : Eschscholtzia, rose car- 

 dinal, madarin, twelve inches; Convol- 

 vulus minor, several shades, twelve to 

 eighteen inches, all summer; mignon- 

 ette, in variety, several shades, twelve 

 to eighteen inches, all summer ; nastur- 

 tium, dwarf, in several shades, twelve to 

 fifteen inches, all summer ; Papaver um- 

 brosum, eighteen inches, dazzling ver- 

 milion, black blotch on each petal ; and 

 ten-weeks stock, all shades, twelve to 

 eighteen inches, for two months. 



For the fourth row, I would recom- 

 mend the following varieties : Celosia 

 plumosa, al shades of purple and yel 

 low, eighteen to 24 inches (start these 

 in a hotbed or small pots in the green- 

 house early in March), all summer and 

 autumn ; Arctotus grandis, fifteen to 

 twenty-four inches, lavender, all sum- 

 mer, pretty ; Balsams in variety of 

 color, eighteen to twenty-four inches, all 

 summer; Cereopsis, several shades, 

 eighteen to twenty-four inches, all sum- 

 mer ; Gaillardia picta Lorenziana, vari- 

 ous colors, of yellow, double, all sum- 

 several shades, eighteen to twenty-four 

 inches, all summer; and asters, several 

 varieties, all shades, fifteen to thirty-six 

 inches, all summer. 



We have now come to the line fence, 

 Against it place here and there, a few 

 large stones or stumps of trees to make 

 it a broken line or surface. On the front 

 of these stumps or stones, plant canary 

 bird vine, maurandia, Ipomoea sangui- 

 ned, Ipomoea coccinea hederacea. All 

 of these are very neat and dwarf vines, 

 and pretty in colors. In the spaces be- 

 tween plant Humulus Japonica varie- 

 gata, Cobea scandens, convolvulus, and 

 the tall growing nasturtiums. All of 

 these will climb the net (chicken netting 

 should be fastened on to the line fence 

 for support), and over the fence in a 

 rambling way that will look charming. 



It is often desired to plant around the 

 base of the dwelling, and in the angles 

 of the building. In such places, make 

 the soil rich and deep. Form pockets 

 by placing stones together. In these 

 pockets sow the desired seeds from the 

 above list. The stones will save the 

 plants from being troden on. 



Making Lawn Vases 



As lawn vases usually are placed in a 

 somewhat exposed situation, plants 

 should be selected that will not suffer 

 from being whipped about by the wind. 

 Provide drainage by having a hole at the 

 bottom of the receptacle. This will pre- 

 vent the soil from becoming sour. In the 

 bottom of the vase put a layer of broken 

 crock or similar material, then fill it 

 with rich compost, about one part of 

 well-rotted manure to three parts of good 

 garden soil. As the plants usually are 

 put in quite thickly, they will need more 

 feeding by August, when a top dressing, 

 or an occasional watering of liquid man- 

 ure, will be desirable. 



A large plant, such as Cordyline 

 indivisa, should be placed in the centre. 

 Geraniums will do well for the next row, 

 then dusty miller. A few of the deep, 

 crimson-leaved achyranthes will give a 

 fine color combination. 



For the edge, use drooping plants. 

 These may include vincas, green and var- 

 iegated,^ single petunias, ivy-leaved ger- 

 aniums, wandering Jew, climbing nastur- 

 tium, and many others. Be sure that 

 you have plenty of trailers around the 

 edge. 



For good effect in lawn vases, the 

 main thing is to put in plenty of plants, 

 and then be good to them. They will 

 need abundance of watering in warm 

 weather. 



Puddling Roots of Trees 



Before planting trees, it is a good plan 

 to puddle the roots, as it will help the 

 tree's growth greatly. The puddle is 

 formed by taking some heavy soil, throw- 

 ing it in a large, tight box set in the 

 ground, and mixing it with enough 

 water to make a thick paste, into which 

 the roots of the trees are plunged. It 

 must be thick enough, that when the 

 roots are withdrawn from the puddle, 

 there is a thick coating of mud adhering 

 to them. 



This method preserves the roots in 

 good condition. The moist coating of 

 soil close to the roots affords moisture, 

 and keeps out the air, and this is half 

 the battle for success in transplanting 

 trees. 



To be permanent, a lawn should be 

 thoroughly and carefully made. 



Weedy lawns usually are those in 

 which the sod is poor and thin. 



When weeds become established on 

 walks, destroy them by one or two ap 

 plications of hot brine (one pound of salt 

 to one gallon of water.) Brine, unlike 

 dry salt, leaves very little color upon the 

 walk. 



Winter Annuals 



T. C. Wheatley, Blackwell, Out. 



When the flower lover is a busy farm- 

 er or market gardener with, perhaps, 

 only half an hour now and then that he 

 can devote to his favorite pastime, he 

 finds it a difficult problem sometimes to 

 keep his beds and borders always loolfe, 

 ing attractive. This has been my eJfet 

 perience in caring for a tulip bed and, 

 a border of late blooming perennials. A, 

 few years ago, I adopted the expedient 

 of using what might be termed "winteif 

 annuals" to fill the space following th(|- 

 dying of the tulips, narcissi and other- 

 spring bulbs. ' 



The Shirley poppy, if sown or self^, 

 sown in September, winters well and fur- 

 nishes thrifty and gorgeous display dur« 

 ing June. Although it will not stan^' 

 much root disturbance in transplanting, l 

 have had no difficulty in getting a good 

 stand of plants which do not smother out 

 with the tulip foliage. The plants come^ 

 through best if they are about an inch 

 across when they enter winter. 



Another winter annual for the same 

 purpose is the candytuft, particularly the 

 White Empress variety. If sown early 

 in September, it will make plants an inch, 

 or two high, in which condition they 

 winter safely. They will transplant fair- 

 ly easily and bloom much more satisfac- 

 tory than if spring sown. My prac- 

 tice is to fill these beds with petunias 

 and Drummond's phlox after the pop-, 

 pies and candytuft are past their best.? 



The rocket larkspur is very satisfac- 

 torily grown by fall sowing, but it is not 

 so well adapted for filling a bulb bed. 

 Another plant, the Golden Wave coreo- 

 psis, though a perennial, cannot, in this 

 locality, be depended upon to live over 

 winter, after it has once bloomed through 

 a season. I always treat it, therefore, 

 as a winter annual or biennial and find 

 it a very satisfactory plant to fill in 

 among the early blooming irises where 

 it will bloom more or less throughout 

 the season after the irises fade. 



To the flower lover who can affor<t 

 the time and money necessary for thi 

 use of florists' plants, all things are 

 to speak, possible, but the foregoin 

 suggestions are made to afford persoi 

 of modest means and ambitions a ha 

 py way out of a difficulty. Winter a 

 nuals furnish a beautiful display pen 

 ing the blooming of the later annuals. 



Before closing this article let me urgi 

 everyone to plant at least a few tulips. 

 The first cost is not heavy and the bulbs 

 increase quite fast. After the end of 

 three or four years, when every bulb 

 bed should be lifted and re-set, an in- 

 crease of five or six to one may be 

 confidently expected. But whether you 

 plant bulbs or not, it is worth while 

 to try the winter annuals. 



