THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



one is certain of securing the same 

 plant in every particular, which is not 

 always the case with plants raised from 

 seed. These plants as a rule do not 

 vary as much in that respect as some 

 other classes, or natural orders do. 

 There are one or two hardy varieties of 

 the Amaryllis, and as they have been 

 grown successfully as such, in and 

 around New York, I see no reason why 

 they could not be grown even more 

 successfully in this section, than where 

 mentioned. I find I have extended my 

 remarks on these beautiful plants, but 

 cannot close without saying, that I am 

 satisfied that anyone starting to grow 

 the Amaryllis, will never regret doing 



so, as it is one of the most remunerative 

 and easy plants to grow, and will by its 

 handsome and gorgeously striped and 

 marked flowers, amply repay any labour 

 bestowed on its culture. I might name 

 on or two of the best varieties, Ama- 

 ryllis johnsoni, red with white stripe ; 

 A. villain, white, striped red or purple ; 

 A.formosissima (Jacobean Lily), scarlet; 

 A. hybrida (Empress of India), striped ; 

 A. hybrida (Thomas Speed), striped, 

 both beautiful varieties ; A. pardinum, 

 cream, dotted crimson ; A robuslii, A. 

 graveana, rich colored ; A equestre, an 

 old, but favorite variety ; Amaryllis or 

 Vallota purpurea, and other varieties. 

 Hamilton. W. Hunt. 



HORTUS DEORUM. 



SOME time ago I visited a friend 

 whose husband had been a (mod- 

 erate) invalid for years. He had 

 spent his summers in beautifying 

 his enclosed lawn of about an acre, and 

 it was indeed a garden of the gods. 

 His three summer-houses were inex- 

 pensive, but glorious with vines of 

 various kinds. At the eastern end of 

 one he stretched a woven wire, like 

 fencing, and over this was trained the 

 finest specimens of Canary Flower vine. 

 This beautiful light green climber was 

 literally covered with its flowers of a 

 bright lemon color. 



This member of the Nasturtium fam- 

 ily is an annual of great beauty, but 

 seldom seen in America, as hardy vines 

 are preferable. At the south and west 

 sides of this house were Roses and Cle- 

 matis 



The most charming of all was the 

 broad and high house in the midst of 

 the garden. A fine grape vine let its 

 fruit down from the top, amid Bignonia 

 and Ivy and Moon Flower. Almost 



the entire garden fence was adorned by 

 some vine or rose 



The Alleghany Vine (or Wood Fringe) 

 and Adlumia make an elegant screen, 

 but are not hardy here. The Wood 

 Fringe is not perennial, but biennial ; 

 not climbing the first year. He had 

 mastered them, however, raising them 

 in tubs the first season. 



Pilogine was used entirely on one 

 balcony. The roots, somewhat tuber- 

 ous, can be kept dormant through the 

 winter — buried in sand in some place 

 free from frost. Started in pots in 

 March or April, and fed with a lib- 

 eral supply of manure water, they 

 grow very luxuriantly, and the countless 

 flowers fill the air with musky fragrance. 



One vine pleased the children greatly, 

 and this was the Dish-Cloth Gourd ; 

 suspended by a cross stick on a pole, it 

 was striking. 



The American Ivy ( Ampelopsis quin- 

 quefolia) was found in various places ; 

 on pillars, walls and fences. But the 

 Bittersweet, climbing a Poplar tree, 



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