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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTUKIST. 



I3' cultivated of all the lilies is the ever 

 popular Lilium Candidum or ordinary 

 sweet-scented White Lily, which thrives 

 in almost any kind of soil, particularly 

 however in sandy loam. This variety, 

 if it is not already in the gardens of 

 our readers, we would specially recom- 

 mend for planting, as nothing is more 

 •satisfactory, not only on account of 

 its fragrance, but also on account of its 

 beautiful white wax-like flowers borne 

 on a long stem, with from five to 

 fifteen flowers on each stem. To a 

 great many, any explanation of the 

 care and treatment of this variety may 

 seem superfluous, but to some, a few 

 points may be added in order to en- 

 courage a larger growth of this justly 

 popular variety. In planting for open 

 air, the same cai-e may be observed as 

 was described in the July issue con- 

 cerning the Lilium Auratum ; but as 

 for ordinary forcing for the house I 

 would not advise any amateur to 

 attempt it, unless provided with the 

 facility of a conservatory, when they 

 may be planted during the month of 

 September, and treated precisely the 

 same as the Hyacinth for forcing. 

 Lilium Candidum, when grown in the 

 open air, is apt to propagate very freeh'^, 

 and in order to secure flowers yearly it 

 is necessary, say once in tliree years, 

 to lake the main bulbs up, and detach 

 any extra small bulbs that will cer- 

 tainly be attached to the parent bulb, 

 replacing the large bulb and planting 

 the smaller bulbs in a separate bed, 

 where after three years growth they 

 are suflSciently large enough to flower, 

 and may be planted where it is requir- 

 ed of them to do so. Another variety 

 not very often seen in the garden, but, 

 nevertheless, a very beautiful flower is 

 the Lilium longiflorum album. This 

 variety may be grown and pi'opagated 

 as easily as the Lilium Candidum, but 

 its habit of growth is very much 

 smaller, reaching only to the height of 



fifteen inches ; the flower is long tube- 

 shaped, and bears about five to eight 

 flowers on each stem. Lilium Tigri- 

 num, or spotted Tiger Lily may also be 

 classed among the varieties of easy 

 culture, and is seen in almost every 

 sarden. 



The Fuchsia should have rather a shady 

 place, unless particular pains be taken 

 to water it freely, If allowed to wilt, 

 the leaves are apt to drop, and the plant 

 then looks much like a pretty young 

 miss shorn of her tresses. The plants 

 should be turned out of the pots, except 

 Speciosa and Mrs. Marshall, which are 

 the best of winter bloomers, and should 

 be grown in pots for that purpose alone. 

 — Orchard and Garden. 



The Crystal Palace Gem Nasturtium sent 

 out last spring is just now in full bloom 

 in our Experimental Grounds, and 

 is very pretty. It |)roduces a great 

 aljundance of pale yellow flowers with 

 maroon blotches, a very pretty contrast 

 to the ordinary shades. 



Shipping Flowers. — Ladies in Crystal 

 Springs, Miss., are shipping flowers to 

 city markets. They receive in Chicago 

 from $2.50 to $3 per 100 for Cape Jas- 

 mine buds, and a single rose bush has 

 yielded $10 worth of bloom in one 

 season. 



Sunflowers. — Seedsmen state that of 

 late years there has been an unwonted 

 demand for seeds of sunflowers. It is 

 a fact that a blaze of sunflowers gives 

 conspicuous dashes of color to gardens. 

 Some one has styled the sunflower " the 

 king of the flower garden," and there 

 is a kind of regal aspect about it. It 

 is common to see flowei'S more than a 

 foot across, and the dark centres stand 

 out consjncuously when margined with 

 their broad zones of golden petals. 

 There are dwarf and tall forms of the 

 single, and also of the double varieties. 

 The last named, when of a fine double 



