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THE CANADIAN H0BTICULTUKI8T. 



Japan. The species of this variety are 

 characterized by the acridity prevalent 

 in the natural order to which they 

 belong, and the rhizomes have been 

 recommended in obstinate cases of 

 rheumatism. Anemone Hepatica, with 

 three lobed leaves, grows wild in most 

 parts of Germany, but is not a native 

 of Britain. Varieties of different 

 colours, and both single and double, 

 shoiild be among the finest ornaments 

 of our flower borders early in spring. 



My practical experience in growing 

 Anemones successfully in the open air, 

 has been to plant the bulbs in a box 

 during winter, occasionally watering to 

 prevent the bulbs from drying up, then 

 planting out as soon as the frost is 

 out of the ground, when they are pretty 

 certain to flower, and may remain per. 

 manently in the place they ai'e planted. 



By Francis Mason, PaTBRBOROUGH, Ost. 

 WINTER. 



" What is Winter ? Why, just the ghost 

 Of the dear old Summer we've loved and lost; 

 The white reflection of all things sweet, 

 All the most perfect, most complete ; 

 AH that the heart goes out to meet 

 Lies under the snow and frost." 



Yes, we are right into winter ; and 

 I often think if we had no winter, but 

 were all summer, we would not be able 

 to appreciate rightly the beauty, gran- 

 deur, and rein vigora ting process of na- 

 ture. So it is in our eveiyday life ; 

 without losses and crosses we would 

 not be able to appreciate the sunshine 



that comes into our lives after the 

 storm has past. The great fault with 

 most of us is that we live too much in 

 the future, instead of making the 

 most of every day, enjoying the 

 streaks of sunshine that slant across 

 our pathway. Come, let us enjoy this 

 fine winter weather, not waiting for 

 the seasons to change. Once more, I 

 wish all my old i-eaders of the Florist, 

 as well as the whole family of sub- 

 scribers to the Canadia'ii Horticulturist, 

 A Merry Christmas. 



CHRISTMAS CHIMES. 

 Chime, chime, sweet Christmas bells, 



Tidings glad your music tells. 

 Merry Christmas rings for all 



From the snow- wreathed steeples tall ; 

 Children's eyes shine bright as stars 



Through the cloud-tipped azure bars. 

 Merry, merry Christmas day, 



Holy, happy holiday. 



I want in this number to say some- 

 thing about some plants that have a 

 charm for me above many others. Why 

 I do not know, only that I love them, 

 and think there is nothing so enchant- 

 ing as the I'ambling, climbing, running 

 vines for the window, or manteil dur- 

 ing the winter. I will just name a 

 few that may be easily grown. 



ENGLISH IVY, 



though slow at first to make much 

 growth, yet, after it is established and 

 growing a year or two, it makes great 

 progress. It may be trained around 

 windows, pictures, brackets, or clocks ; 

 and anything else that may be fancied 

 can be done with those branches of the 

 vine, even to forming letters and words 

 on the wall. It will help and give 

 vitality to the ivy to place it outside 

 under the verandah, or in some shady 

 place, during the summer ; as the 

 plant gi'ows increase the size of the 

 pot or vessel it may be in ; occasionally 

 wash both sides of leaves, stems and 

 body, as the scale insect troubles this 

 plant badly is it becomes once infested 

 with it. 



