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CAJ^^ADIAiY HORTICULTURIST. 



sun at least two hours a day, besides 

 having a strong light. Keep the pan 

 filled with liot water during the winter, 

 in order to keep the soil heated ; if the 

 plant should not take up all the water 

 during the day, empty it out and till 

 again with hot water ; Do this daily. 

 There is no reason why a Lily should 

 not bloom, as nature has intended a 

 flower for every plant in its own way, 

 and if properly treated will bring satis- 

 factory results. — Horticultural Times. 



Using- Floweps to Advantage. 



The idea of Mr. John Newhali, of 

 Toronto, about an annual distribution 

 every autumn of surplus bedding out 

 plants among the poor classes, thus 

 cheering their homes during the winter 

 months with geraniums, etc., which 

 would otherwise have been destroyed 

 by the frosts, is a good one ; and if the 

 authorities of the Normal School, 

 Osgoode Hall, and Horticultural Gard- 

 ens would so dispose of their surplus 

 each autumn, it would indeed be a 

 blessing to many homes. 



That every tree, shrub, and plant on 

 such grounds should be labeled with 

 both its common and scientific names. 



is so patent that it scarcely needs em- 

 phasizing. How such an important 

 means of imparting a knowledge of 

 horticultural nomenclature could have 

 been omitted is the astonishment ! We 

 go still farther, and advocate that the 

 grounds of every high school and colle- 

 giate institute should be made an 

 arboretum with just as many named 

 varieties as space and means would 

 permit. 



A SOUTHERN aspect is the best for a 

 lean-to greenhouse. If in a position 

 sheltered from the north and east 

 winds, so n)uch the better. 



Your voiceless lip^s, Howers ! are Hving 

 preachers- 

 Each cup a pulpit, every leaf a book, 

 Supplying to my fancy numerous teachers 

 fi'om loneliest nook. — Horace Smith. 



The fumes from an oil stove are cer- 

 tainly not good for plants, and such a 

 stove should not be used in a green- 

 house or other place where plants are 

 kept, if other means of heating can be 

 devised. To counteract the bad effects 

 of even the best oil stoves, give as 

 much ventilation as possible. 



