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Fig. 1556. — Plan for Low Cost Greenhouse. 

 the bench down when I want to stand joist, making it 4 inches thick, and filled 



Chrysanthemums on the ground. After 

 they are gone I put the bench up again, 

 and everything is all right. 



The water tank is supplied with water 

 from the roof of the shed. The house 

 and shed are double boarded on 2 x 4 



with sawdust. There are two doors at 

 the entrance. The outside door is a 

 good thing, as it keeps the other door 

 from freezing or sweating. — American 

 Gardening. 



* ARUNDO DONAX 



Fro. 1557. — Arundo Donax. 



THE name Arundo is of doubtful 

 derivation, but supposed to be 

 from the Latin word Arundo, a 

 reed. The species, Donax, is a very 

 strong growing bamboo-like reed, hav- 

 ing long stout leaves, that remind some 

 people rather too much of Indian Corn. 

 Farther south, it is much used in beds 

 of ornamental grasses and for centres 

 of sub-tropical beds. The roots are of 



doubtful hardiness here if unprotected ; 

 we lift the roots every fall and store 

 them in a cool cellar over winter. 

 Plants so treated do not attain nearly 

 their full height however. Those shown 

 in the engraving, were planted in May 

 and photographed in October. A sin- 

 gle specimen at our nurseries was kept 

 in good condition through the winter of 

 1897, by turning an old apple barrel 

 over the root after shortening back the 

 stems and banking the barrel up part 

 way with earth ; this plant made growth 

 last summer of 12 feet. Should we 

 succeed in keeping the root through 

 another winter, it is expected that a 

 greater growth can be obtained by fur- 

 ther enriching the soil. Arundo Varie- 

 gata is a smaller growing species, varie- 

 gated after the same style as the com- 

 mon Ribbon Grass ; it is not quite as 

 hardy as the green variety. 

 Hamilton. Webster Bros. 



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