THE CANADIAN nORTICULTURIST. 



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a delicious bergamot flavor. Hardy 

 and very free flowering, continuing 

 from Jane until frost. 



CLEMATIS LA FRANCE. 



This is the name of a new variety 

 of Clematis that is the produce of a 

 cross between C. lanuginosa and C. 

 Jackmani, and which has been des- 

 cribed in a late number of the Revue 

 irorticole. It was originated by 

 M. Gegn, horticulturist, of Angers, 

 France. The journal above mentioned 

 says that it is truly a plant of unusual 

 merits, and which once more puts be- 

 yond doubt the influence of artificial 

 pollenizing, and shews what can be 

 (lone in this manner. In efiect, Cle- 

 matis La France, hybrid of C. lanugi- 

 nosa and C. Jackmani, possesses the 

 general characters of both these plants. 

 It has the habit of growth of C. lan- 

 uginosa, that is to say, that it blooms 

 continually, like the last, aud that it 

 has its vitality and its general appear- 

 ance ; as for the flowers, by their 

 dimensions, their form, their nature, 

 they recall those of C. lanuginosa, are 

 more abundant and have taken the 

 beautiful deep violet color of C. Jack- 

 mani. — Vick's Magazine for Noveviher. 



CARE AND CULTIVATION OF LILIES. 



BT n. SIMMERS, TOROXTO, OXT. 



Among all the varieties of bulbs the 

 lily is probably the one most diflicult 

 for the amateur to rear. The bulb 

 itself being of a soft, spongy material it 

 does not stand the ordinary handling 

 that other bulbs can stand ; therefore 

 the more beautiful varieties, such as 

 appeared in the colored plate of the 

 June issue, are not usually tried by the 

 amateurs, but with the few suggestions 

 that 1 will give they will find it compara- 

 tively easy. Another reason also is 

 that the more beautiful varieties do not 

 })ropagate so easily, and for this reason 

 iire, as a rule, sold at much higher 



prices. With, however, some of the 

 commoner varieties, such as the Lilium 

 candidum, there is very little diflference 

 in propagation, as they increase almost 

 as quickly as ordinary bulbs. 



As the colored plate of June issue 

 showed us three beautiful varieties, I 

 will confine myself to these in this 

 issue, and will speak of other varieties 

 in another issue. The variety which 

 will at all times attract the amateur 

 most is the Lilium Auratum, called 



LILIUM AURATUM, AS GROWN ON THE LAWN. 



Golden-rayed Japan, also " The Queen 

 of Lilie.s." This variety has been so 

 very often tried without success that 

 the amateur has given up in despair, 

 mainly I believe on account of not 

 handling them proj)erly. The proper 

 mode of ])lanting these in the open air 

 is to select a sandy-loam soil in a per- 

 fectly open aspect, planting the bulb 

 six inches below the surface, then, if 

 you have a good sound bulb, it is sure 

 to bloom. The reason for planting in 

 a sandy soil is that they are not so 



