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zone of light, dull red. As pot plants 

 they have few equals, though their 

 llowers are small and inconspicuous. 

 They are propagated from either whole 

 or segment-leaf cuttings, but do not 

 root readily for the amateur. 



The culture of the Rex is simple. 

 Soil should he similar to that for other 



bcgcjnias. They require a moist, but 

 not wet, rather warm, shady situation, 

 protected as much as possible from 

 strong winds. I know of no other 

 plant that affords more pleasure and 

 satisfaction when grown as a pot plant 

 under favorable conditions. 



Begonias, generally speaking, are in- 



jured by too much sunshine during the 

 summer; they are benefited by all 

 the sunshine they can get during the 

 winter and spring months. Their cul- 

 ture is simple and they are seldom at- 

 tacked by insects. With fair treat- 

 ment, they will always prove satis- 

 factorv. 



WKat Can be Gro\vn on a Small City Lot 



Dr. Douglas G. Storms, Hamilton, Ont. 



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Y lot on which the numerous varie- 

 ties of plants and flowers are 

 grown is 91^ feet deep with 45^ 



close together 

 the colors are 

 I'ersians, white 



and arranged so that 

 mixed. These include 

 and lilac, also the cut- 



Digitalis and Canterbury Bells in Dr. Storms' Garden 



feet front facing the west. In the 

 north-west corner 31 J by 25^ feet is 

 taken up by the house. This leaves a 

 block in the rear 46 by 45 J feet, and 

 a strip along the south side of the house 

 25^ by 14 feet. The lot is shut in on 

 the east by a large building, presenting 

 a blank wall the whole width of the lot. 

 This wall I have covered almost com 

 pletely with Ampelopsis Veitchii. A 

 bed runs the full width, 45^ feet by 

 eight feet, filled along the wall with 

 such hardy perennials as Anemone Jap 

 onica, six varieties; aquilegias, 10 or 

 12 varieties; Coreopsis grandiflora, heli- 

 :inthus, gaillardia, rudbeckia (Golden 

 <rlow), and R. hirta, Papaver orientale, 

 digitalis, 12 perennial phloxes, a corner 

 of lyily of the Valley, and a few others, 

 !tid in front of these rose trees, includ- 

 ing a bed along the north side about 10 

 feet wide, to the number of 127, com- 

 prising about 100 varieties of roses. 



Along the south side and in a bed in 

 Uie strip south of the house, there are 

 over 40 varieties of native ferns. 



Protecting the fern bed is a hedge 

 comprising 23 varieties of lilacs planted 



leaf which is rare, single 

 blue, single and double 



and double 

 white, and 



double cream, pink and very dark pur- 

 ple. This hedge is not allowed to 

 grow more than five feet high. What 

 pruning is required is done as soon as 

 the flowers fade, cutting off the old 

 flower stalks at the same time. 



In the north-west corner of the gar- 

 den, in the shade of a large pear tree, 

 is the wild flower garden where we have 

 — beginning in the earliest spring and 

 coming in succession until the late fall 

 — some rare beauties. This collection 

 comprises: Hepatica, Liverwort, March 

 to May; Claytonia Virginica, Spring 

 Beauty, March to May; Sanguinaria 

 Canadensis, Bloodroot, April and May; 

 Trillium nivale, Early Wake Robin, 

 March to May; Trilhum erectum, Pur- 

 ple TriUium, Wake Robin, April to 

 June; Trillium grandiflorum, Large- 

 Flowered Wake Robin, May and June; 

 Viola obliqua, Common Purple Violet, 

 April to June; Viola pedata. Birds' Foot 

 Violet, April and May ; Viola pubescens, 

 Yellow Violet, April and May; Arisaema 

 tryphyllum, Jack-in-the-Pulpit, April 

 to June; Polygonatum biflorum, Solo- 

 mon's Seal, April to June; Vaguera 

 racemosa, False Solomon's Seal, May 

 to July; Cypripedium hirsutum, Yel- 

 low Lady's Slipper, May to July; Orchis 



One of Dr Storm's Rose Beds 



