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THE CANADIAN H0RTICULTUKI8T. 



ing, and even when the leaves are half- 

 grown they will endure a temperature 

 as low as zero without any protection. 

 The plant is a vigorous grower, attain- 

 ing a height of from nine to fifteen 

 inches, and bearing flowers from four to 

 six inches in diameter, when fully ex- 

 panded ; and three or four lance-shaped 

 glaucous leaves, with undulated mar- 

 gins, the whole of the upper surface 

 being boldly blotched with purple or 

 chocolate brown. Varieties occur with- 

 out spots ; and others with yellow and 

 spotless flowers. It grows freely in any 

 light rich soil, in an open sunny position, 

 and rarely requii-es transplanting. Any 

 one who admires handsome flowers 

 should not fail to get at least a half 

 dozen bulbs. 



EARLY RICHMOND, OR KENTISH 

 CHERRY. 



Doctor Hoskins says, in the Rural 

 New Yorker, " that at Newport, Vei-- 

 mont, the tree is hardy enough to grow 

 to a large size, but it seldom bears, the 

 bloom being heavy, but a slight chill — 

 less than frost — prevents the fruit from 

 setting. By the way, will some reader 

 give his experience (as far north as 

 possible) with Lieb, Lai-ge Montmoi- 

 ency and Ostheim 1" 



We would emphasize the Doctor's re- 

 quest and ask our readers to tell us 

 what success they have met with in 

 fruiting the Lieb, or the Large Mont- 

 morency, or the Ostheim. If our 

 readers will refer to page 166 of the 

 Report of the Fruit Growers' Associa- 

 tion for 1880, they will find that, at 

 Lindsay, Mr. Beall says the Kentish 

 Cherry grows well, and blossoms, but 

 will not set much fruit, and that what 

 does set falls ofi" when about the size of 

 peas. If a light chill, less than frost, 

 will prevent the fruit from setting, it 

 may be that a similar chill is the cause 

 of the premature dropping of the fruit. 



BOOKS, &c., RECEIVED. 



Science, an illustrated weekly, pub- 

 lished by the Science Company, at 4 

 Bond Street, New York, for $5 a year, 

 devoted to scientific subjects. 



Canadian Breeder is published 

 weekly, at tlie corner of Church and 

 Front Streets, Toronto, S. Beatty, man- 

 ager, at $2 a year. It is devoted to the 

 stock and farming interests of Canada, 

 more especially in the live stock de- 

 partment. 



Floral Cabinet is a magazine of 

 floi'icultui'e and domestic arts, published 

 monthly, at 22 Vesey Street, New 

 York, by the Ladies' Floral Cabinet 

 Company, at $1.25 a year, or it may be 

 had in connection with the Canadian 

 Horticulturist at $1.80 a year for the 

 two. 



American Garden, an illustrated 

 journal of horticulture, published by E. 

 H. Libby, Greenfield, Massachusetts, at 

 one dollar a year, is edited most ably by 

 one of the most interesting of horticul- 

 tural writers, Dr. F. M. Hexamer. You 

 can obtain a specimen copy on applica- 

 tion to the publisher, and be able to see 

 how good it is for yourselves. 



ViCKs' Illustrated Magazine is 

 always full of information for every one 

 who is interested in the cultivation of 

 flowei-s. The New Year number is very 

 handsomely illustrated with a colored 

 plate of Canna Ehemanni, and numer- 

 ous eugravings. It is published monthly 

 by James Vick, Rochester, N. Y., at 

 $1.25 a year, or will be sent with the 

 Canailian Horticulturist for $1.75, for 

 both magazines. 



Gardener's Monthly is a well- 

 known standard publication, now in its 

 27th volume, published by Chas. H. . 

 Marot, 814 Chestnut Street, Philadel 

 phia, Penn., at $2 a year. It is still 

 edited by Thomas Meehan, so long and 

 so favox-ably known as both a scientific 



