I'm Canadian Horticulturist. 



BULBS FOR VASES. 



THOUSANDS of vases standing upon lawns remain empty all winter. 

 They might be filled at small cost with either hyacinths or tulips, 

 and thus add a charm and cheerfulness to the home in early spring. 

 In planting vases with bulbs, be sure they have perfect drainage. 

 Let there be openings sufficiently large to allow a free escape of water 

 at the bottoms of the vases. < >ver these openings place two or three 

 inches of broken crockery or charcoal, and next a layer of moss or shavings, to 

 keep the soil from clogging the drainage, in which case the earth in the vase 

 would soon become sour and the bulbs diseased. 



Soil for bulbs I o lie grown in vaies should consist of equal [tarts of thoroughly 

 decomposed horse-manure, turfy loam and fresh water sand. The bulbs can be 

 planted two or three inches apart, so as to form a good, solid mass of bloom. 

 Protect the vases with four inches of clean straw, put some bagging over the straw 

 to keel) it in place, and tie it neatly around the stems of your vases, Uncover 

 the vases at the time recommended for uncovering the beds. When the bulbs 

 are in bloom thev need water at least twice a week. Be sure to soak the soil 

 thoroughly, as the plants when in flower delight in plenty of moisture at the 

 roots. They will also need staking. Galvanized wire of sufficient strength to 

 keep the flower-stalks in place is much neater and better than sticks, and will 

 last for years, it' put away carefully when the bulbs are out in bloom. 



When bulbs in the vases have ceased flowering they can be taken up, placed 

 in some shaded spot, and lightly covered with soil. If no such spot is con- 

 venient, plant them in a sunny one and shake a little straw over them, taking 

 care' that it does not lie heavily atop. After a rain it should be shaken up to 

 admit air and prevent rotting. When their leaves have all dried up, clean the 

 bulbs off nicely, place them in bags or boxes, ai.d set them in some cool, airy 

 place until needed again for planting in the fall.— American hardening. 



THE WHEATLAND PEACH. 



Nine years ago 1 planted six Wheatland peach trees in my trial grounds. 

 They made very fine trees but lack fruit ; we never have picked over a 12-quart 

 basket of fruit off any one tree in a season. We consider them not worth the 

 ground they occupy, and have dug out all but two. Those are kept for variety. 

 This last season they bore a basket ami a half of very fine fruit ; while a late 

 Solway, in the same row, planted same year, same soil and cultivation, had nine 

 T2-quart baskets of very fine fruit. I cannot recommend the Wheatland only 

 for exhibition purposes, being large and good flavor, but not as well colored on 

 our urounds as colored plate in December number of Horticulturist. 



St. Cat /in rincs. A. G. Hull. 



