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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



Cupressus as grown in half-inch galvanized chicken netting baskets 

 lined with moss. 



the following spring, when the plants 

 are set out again in the open. 



Hydrangeas and oleanders, as kept in 

 the greenhouses over winter, bloom dur- 

 ing the spring months, but by adopting 

 the foregoing method, they bloom the 

 whole summer, until late in the fall. 

 Our lawns, thus, are more beautiful when 

 friends are visiting us. 



The plants in this cellar have stood the 



test of 16 degrees of 

 frost, and I believe 

 they woiild stand a 

 few more degrees 

 without injury. 

 This is the secret. 

 As soon as they be 

 come frozen, thc\ 

 are not touched un- 

 til the frost comes 

 out. This may not 

 happen for weeks 

 at a time. The 

 place is kept in per 

 feet darkness until 

 the frost is out by 

 laying a temporary 

 inch board floor 

 over the joists over 

 head. As soon as the 

 frost is out the light 

 must be let in again. 

 Some of the plants that are not hardy 

 that were treated in this way include, 

 Cotoneasters, Eleagnus, Euonymus, Hy- 

 drangeas, Holly, Laurel, Rhododen- 

 drons, Cupressus, Taxus or Yews, Olean- 

 ders, Acubas, Lenon Verbena, Fuchsias, 

 and I could mention many others, but 

 space forbids. Is it not then possible 

 to have a beautiful home without a 

 greenhouse? 



TKe Velvetty Lawn 



Rev. P. C L. Harris 



LAWNS are developed, not made in 

 a day. They ought to be at their 

 best hundreds of years after they are 

 made. Many people wonder why their 

 lawns give so little in return for the 

 labor they put on them. Devotion in 

 cutting or proper watering is only a 

 portion of the work needed. In the 

 making of the lawn was where the care 

 was needed, but was not given. Fre- 

 quenth' when* a fine, comfortable house 

 is built the practice is to level the hard 

 pan soil taken from the cellar, sow some 

 indifferent lawn mixture on it and wait 

 in vain for the velvety grass. It will 

 never come that way. 



An ideal lawn is desired, but circum- 

 stances tell you that you cannot afford 

 it. It would be wise to begin now and 

 start an improvement fund by placing 

 aside a little money every week or 

 every month until there is sufficient to 

 pay for the work. Many people won- 

 der why so much water is required. 

 The main reason is because the lawn 

 has not been properly made. Care at 

 the beginning spells success. 



The first and most important factor 

 is to have the ground thoroughly pre- 

 pared by trenching two to two and a half 

 feet deep, the soil to be well mixed with 

 crushed bone — not too fine. In trench- 

 ing carry the soil from the first trench 

 to the far side of the plot, where it will 



be in place to fill in the last trench dug. 

 If the soil is sandy, use plenty of cow- 

 manure with the bone; if clayey, use 

 plenty of half-rotted stable manure with 

 the bone. Then level and roll and re- 

 roll until perfectly smooth. 



It is important to ascertain what 

 kinds of grass does best in the par- 

 ticular locality. For a general mixture 

 use the following: Red Top, Kentucky 

 Blue, and plentv of Festuca Ovina, 

 with a little White Clover. If the 

 locality is subject to heavy rains before 

 the grass becomes well established, sow 

 some white mustard or rape with the 

 grass seed. As soon as the grass is 

 nicely up, mow. so as to destroy the 

 mustard and rape. 



Nothing is more beneficial to a lawn 

 than a fair sprinkling of crushed bone 

 early in the springtime. This is a 

 cheap and valuable fertilizer. 



Many people have excellent oppor- 

 tunities for fine • lawns were it not for 

 the density of shade. In such cases 

 the trees should be trimmed, and per- 

 haps some of them cut out. This will 

 pay. However, do not dock the maples. 

 The lilacs are very injurious, and it 

 would be best to keep them well re- 

 moved, if you want a good lawn. The 

 roots are great travellers, and gather 

 up all nourishment for a considerable 

 area around them. 



i BULB DEPARTMENT t 



W^ Qu«j»iion« An sewered by W^ 



\f Mr. Herman Simmers O 



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Bulbs for tHe Season 



\\ hat arc- the Ijc-st varieties of bnlb>; f<ir mii 

 side culture? I wuukl like to have a few io 

 cover the season if j/ossiiile. — Suljscriljcr, Pori 

 H<>])e. 



This question is wide and 1 would sug- 

 gest thai subscriber condense his query. 

 This question might be answered by 

 giving a list showing in what succes- 

 sion such bulbous plants flower. The 

 list is Snowdrop, Crocus, Tulip, Nar- 

 cissus. Hyacinth, Liliuin candidum, 

 -Vlontbretia. Japanese lilies, in variety). 

 Tuberous rooted Hegonias, gladiolus. 

 Tuberoses and dahlias. 



Hieeping Dulbs Over 



.\re bulbs grown in the house during winter 

 of use to keep for the following season? If so, 

 how are they best kept?— H.B.L. 



To answer this directly I would say 

 they are not of any use for the following 

 season. If, however, they are wanted 

 to be kept over, the pots should be .set 

 in the cellar after the plants are through 

 blooming, and the tops allowed to die 

 away. At this time water should be put 

 on occasionally. As soon as the tops are 

 dried off no more water is required. 

 The bulbs should be left in the pots for 

 a few months, after which they may be 

 taken out and partially cleaned to allow 

 them to become thoroughly dried. Final 

 cleaning can take place, after which they 

 will be ready to plant again. They do 

 not flower nearly as well the next season. I 



Coffee in Glengarry 



Any novelties in horticultural lines 

 are to be found in different parts of Can- 

 ada, but coffee growing in northern On- 

 tario is something beyond the ordinary 

 novelty. Without the aid of green- 

 house or hotbeds Mr. William Gamble, 

 of Lancaster, has had success with this 

 plant for two seasons. 



His plants this year were obtained 

 from seed sown on May 10 last in drills 

 two feet apart. The coffee beans were 

 put about three inches apart in the drills 

 and covered lightly. In about 10 days 

 the seed had germinated and soon the 

 crop was making good headway. 



"It will thrive on any good garden 

 soil," said Mr. Gamble, "and needs no 

 special care. All that is necessary is to 

 keep the ground free from weeds by 

 frequent use of a hand cultivator." 



The coffee plant g^ows somewhat the 

 same as the common bean but much 

 taller and with an abundance of pods. 

 Many plants reached a height of three 

 and a half or four feet and pods were 

 scattered freelv in clusters of one to 



