November, 1907 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



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Bocconia "^ftoamiiimii Eupatorium I Phlox Phlojr „ 

 cordata Ac.r..oid«7 p,„,,,,„ A^ui.on Poppy 



niybauuicii.uii. ^^^ Delpninium Dink^ ^^^ ^^ 



Scabiosa 

 ochroleuca 



Delphinium 

 creamy 'w 



/ . Boltonia 

 ' Asteroides. 



Chrysanthemum 



maxitinim Pv 



PWox I « ^ 



Charlotte Saison 1^ g 



Campanula ^ 



P«"icifoli8 alba J^. 



,CM'-' 



Bard 



,^s. -"s'cnolia alba J:>a. ■% .^i — ^ 



>>"^V^ ^^h'te Reserve. ''-I p/'to„,^ % ( Fea-:^ ^^^ 



Paeonv. 



lACtU.M 



Paeony 



m-F.sT*^'^ Pnysostegia 

 Virginica 



pyretlirum. Coronillal 



^o^^ 



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^^ Campanula , "•^•{\ " \ Bian.hus g | V'-^ , ^f^'MUui /^"--^ 



sel^;^.ens ^"^^'^Z^^^'^-^^^ s^j 



White Pink Rose 





Phlox '^s'"'^^ 



Crimson 



take care of themselves when kept moist 

 — and moist only — at the roots. It is 

 important to see that the soil never gets 

 really dry. It is advisable, also, never 

 to allow any water to get on the leaves. 

 When sweeping or dusting it is well to 

 throw a thin cloth over the plant. 



WATERING PLANTS 



At this season of the year, care should 

 be taken not to over-water plants of 

 any kind. Give enough to saturate the 

 soil throughout. Wait until the surface 

 appears dry before applying more. 

 An over-supply has a tendency to sour 

 the soil, thus bringing about a diseased 

 condition of the roots. 



Plants in hanging pots and baskets 

 should get all the water they need and 

 no more. They will dry out much more 

 quickh^ than ordinary plants, because 

 they are near the ceiling where the tem- 

 perature is much higher than at the 

 window-sill. Evaporation is accelerat- 

 ed, also, by the plants being exposed on 

 all sides. Hanging baskets may be 

 watered by the use of a simple device. 

 Take a small can or cup and punch holes 

 in the bottom of it. Make the holes 

 small at first. Fill the can and place it 

 on the surface of the soil. Vines can be 

 so trained as to hide them. Observe the 

 effect carefully. It will be necessary to 

 make the holes larger if not enough 

 water passes through to keen the soil 

 moist .J 



ARRANGEMEN'T OF PLANTS 



m the window garden, it is a good 

 plan to arrange the smaller plants in 

 front near the glass, and the larger ones 

 at the sides and rear. This enables all 

 of them to get the benefit of the light. 

 Do not allow the plants to become one- 

 sided by being drawn towards the light. 

 Turn them at least once a week, so that 

 all sides may have a chance at the sun- 

 light. 



USE OF FERTILIZERS 



Fertilizers should be used with care. 

 Because a plant is not growing, many 

 amateurs will feed it with rich manure 

 or fertilizers. This is a mistake. When 

 a plant is not growing, it needs no 

 fertilizer, because it is not in a condition 

 to make use of it. Fertilize only those 

 plants that are already in or have begun 

 active growth. When a plant begins to 

 grow, weak applications are in order. 

 Increase the strength as the plant de- 

 velops. Forcing rapid growth means 

 weakness, from which there is almost 

 sure to be a re-action sooner or later. 



Veronica — Speed-well 



Roderick Cameron, Niagara Falls, Ont. 

 There are many varieties of this ex- 

 cellent genus of plants. Some of them 

 are the most persistent blooming plants 

 that we have blooming from early 

 summer to late fall. They grow from 

 six inches to three feet high. 



Pale Yellow 



The following will be found to be a 

 good selection : Veronica apicata, three 

 feet, July to October; Veronica mari- 

 tima, three feet, September and Octo- 

 ber; Veronica gentinoides, 12 inches. 

 May and June ; Veronica gentinoides 

 variegata, the same as last, but varie- 

 gated foliage; Veronica incana, 12 

 inches, deep blue flowers, grayish foliage, 

 July and .-\ugust; Veronica longifolia, 

 three feet high, one of the best of this 

 genus introduced, blue flowers in spikes 

 a foot long; Veronica rupestris, four 

 inches high, creeping habit, one of the 

 best, June. All of the above varieties 

 are good for cutting. 



Japanese Bell Flower. — These plants 

 are generally included among the cam- 

 panulas, which they resemble, and are 

 among our choicest perennials. There 

 is nothing better as a cut flower. They 

 grow to two and three feet high. Platy- 

 codon grandiflora has large, deep blue 

 flowers. The variety "alba" is the 

 same, except that the color is white. 

 There are also semi-double forms, flow- 

 ering during August and September. 



Heliopsis — Ox Eye. — HeliopsisJ Pitch- 

 eriana grows from three to four feet 

 high and blooms all summer, making 

 it doubly valuable as a means of keep- 

 ing the border bright. The flowers are 

 yellow, and about two inches across. 



Violet 



Aster 

 Top Sawyer 



Delphinium 



f. Purple 



"Patorium I Delphini-ini JVov« r^'er' Aster 



'""^''reu^^ \ violet '^"*"* rubra O^X^forus 



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^'■'■^'-/apane.e 

 Pseony. 



THE.SU.\tt 



'■^"eet Rocker 



Aubretia Sedu 



I'll r pit 



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m sDectabifis 

 Atropurpure'um 



Stntioe 



Coronilla. 

 varia 



Aubretia . 



ViMet- 



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White 



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Lilac and Lavender 



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