THE CANADIAN H0RTICULTUKI8T. 



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window among your house plants. 

 They will furnish a profusion of bloom 

 all winter. 



ANOTHER CANADIAN BELLFLOWER. 



Sir, — Your mention of the Marsh or 

 Rough-Leaved Bellflower (C. apari- 

 noides) in the December issue of your 

 delightful little magazine, reminds me 

 of a rough-leaved little flower that I 

 met n^ith while in the neighborhood of 

 the North Bay of Balsam Lake this 

 summer. The flower, small and almost 

 transparent, was pure white, and the 

 plant small and prone, if not trailing. 

 It grew on the clumpy tu.ssocks of 

 grass and earth that lay on and among 

 the boulders to be found on the 

 " drowned land " caused by the build- 

 ing of the Trent Valley Canal locks 

 some years ago. Like most marsh 

 plants it was very sensitive to change 

 of atmosphere, and I found it impos- 

 sible to keep it in water even for a few 

 hours, though its hairiness and rigidity 

 gives one an idea of hardiness that 

 would bear change. It is a beautiful 

 thing, the flowers scarcely as large as a 

 pea, and pretty numerous, scattered all 

 over the plant and exactly the shape of 

 the common Hare-bell. Not being a 

 botanist, I did not know whether to 

 consider this plant a Hare-bell or not 

 until I read your interesting little chap- 

 ter on " The Bell-Flo wers," but now I 

 am sure of it, and send you word where 

 it may be found for the sake of others 

 interested as I am in all our wild floral 

 treasures. If it is known I should be 

 glad to hear its specific name. 

 Toronto, S. A. C. 



North Windows for Plants. — 

 Most plants will do well in west win- 

 dows, if the conditions are right for 

 them, but noi-th windows are not favor- 

 able to the growth of ordinary house 

 plants. Ferns, and many kinds of 

 plants cultivated for their foliage, will. 



however, succeed in north windows. 

 Many kinds of flowering plants that 

 have been raised elsewhere, and have 

 been brought to the blooming stage, 

 will then flower freely standing in win- 

 dows with a northern aspect. Among 

 such plants may be mentioned Hya- 

 cinth, Tulip, Rose, Fuchsia, Pelai-go- 

 nium, Camellia, Calla, Chinese Prim- 

 rose, Cineraria, Azalea, Orange, &c. — 

 Vick's Magazine Jor October. 



THE FORGET-ME-NOT. 



The flower which we now call the 

 "Forget-me-not" (a name which origin- 

 ally appertained to the Speedwell) has 

 become inseparably connected with the 

 flower, borne on the wings of the fol- 

 lowing poetic legend : A knight and 

 his lady-love, who were on the eve of 

 being united, while strolling on the 

 bank of the blue Danube, saw a spray 

 of these pretty flowers floating on the 

 waters, which seemed I'eady to carry it 

 away. The afiianced bride admired the 

 delicate beauty of the flowers, and re- 

 gretted their fatal destiny. At this 

 point the lover did not hesitate to 

 plunge into the stream. He soon se- 

 cured the flowers, but the current was 

 too strong for him, and, as it bore him 

 past his despairing mistress, he flung 

 the fatal flowers on the bank, exclaim- 

 ing, as he swept to his doom, " Vergiss 

 mich nicht." 



"And the lady fair of the knight so true, 



Aye remembered his hapless lot : 

 And she cherished the flower of brilliant hue, 

 And braided her hair with the blossoms blue, 

 And she called it Foi'get-me-not." 



If roses are wilted before they can 

 be placed in water, immerse the ends 

 of the stalks in very hot water for a 

 minute or two, and they will regain 

 their pristine freshness. — Globe. 



A FLORAL SCROLL of white roses and 

 chrysanthemums, with the inscription 



