THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



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Sion (double), 



Spur, Princeps, Van 

 Sulphur Phoenix. 



HYACINTHS — SINGLE PINK AND ROSE 



Charles Dickens, rosy pink ; Gigantea, 

 blush pink, large spike; Norma, fine 

 rosy pink, large bells; Sarah Bernhardt, 

 deep rose. 



HYACINTHS — SINGLE RED 



General Pelissier, deep crimson ; Lord 

 Macaulay, rose with carmine stripes. 



SNOWDROPS AND CROCUSES 



The snowdrops are the first flowers of 

 spring, and usually bloom before all the 

 snow has left the ground. The species 

 known as Galanthus Elwessii is the most 

 satisfactory. A good plan is to plant 

 the snowdrops where the snow melts 

 early so as to obtain flowers at the ear- 

 liest possible date. 



Crocuses bloom shortly after the 

 snowdrops and are very showv little 



Spring Flowering Bulbs Planted with Perennials in Border, C. E. F., Ottawa 



HYACINTHS — SINGLE WHITE 



Alba Superbissima, pure white, large 

 spike; La Grandesse, pure white, the 

 best white; Queen Victoria, pure white. 



HYACINTHS — SINGLE BLUE 



La Peyrouse, fine porcelain blue; 

 Grand Maitre, deep porcelain blue ; King 

 of the Blues, deep glossy blue. 



flowers. They should be planted in 

 masses in the border or around shrubs 

 or trees. They are also effective in the 

 lawn and are planted by cutting and 

 raising a small piece of sod and planting 

 the bulb in the soil and replacing sod. 



MISCELLANEOUS 



The scillas, or squills, are bright blue 

 in color, and very striking in early spring. 



Scilla Sibirica is the most satisfactory. 

 Scilla campanulata, which blooms late in 

 May, is useful as it comes when most of 

 the bulbs are over. Chianodoxa, or 

 Glory of the Snow, is another blue flower 

 which is also satisfactory. Chianodoxa 

 LucilicE is the one usually planted, but 

 the flowers of C. gigantea are larger. 

 Grape Hyacinths are also daintv little 

 flowers which succeed well. The fritil- 

 larias are interesting spring flowering 

 bulbs, the Crown Imperial being a very 

 rapid growing and striking looking plant 

 in early spring. The Guinea-hen flower, 

 or common fritillaria, is also attractive. 



-A. Rose tKat Blooms X"wice 



Mrs. Arch Thomson, Erin, Ont. 



I have a rose bush that produced 

 two crops of bloom during 1905. I 

 got it from Washington state three 

 years ago. It is a house rose, I was 

 told. In the house I managed only 

 to keep it alive. Two years ago I put 

 it in the garden, as I understood they 

 are cultivated out of doors in Wash- 

 ington. Friends told me that I would 

 lose it, but I thought I would try the 

 experiment. 



Last summer it bloomed at the same 

 time as other roses, about July 1. 

 The flowers were pink, quite large and 

 double. About August 15 it budded 

 again, and bloomed early in Septem- 

 ber. The flowers were just as large 

 and perfect as those of the previous 

 blooming. It is planted on the south- 

 east side of a picket fence, and gets 

 just the same attention as other rose 

 bushes. 



Last January, when the big thaw 

 came, I wrapped it and other rose 

 bushes with some old canvas. This 

 spring it budded again, and bloomed 

 about the last of June or July 1. The 

 flowers that opened were perfect, but 

 some of the buds were stung and did 

 not open. The bush again bloomed in 

 August. 



rio-wer Notes 



Always keep house plants clean. 



Remove every dying leaf on house 

 plants as soon as seen. 



Turn the plants in the window garden 

 at least once a week. 



Plant growing by those who simply 

 grow plants because their friends have 

 them, is likely to be a failure. 



To develop the beauty of their color, 

 most flowering plants require a good 

 deal of sunshine. 



Many people keep their rooms too 

 warm for the health of both plants and 

 persons. 



Treat your house plants to a draught 

 of fresh air on every fine day, by opening 

 a window or door some distance from 

 them. 



