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The Canadian Horticulturist. 



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THE CLEMATIS IN ONTARIO. 



Y experience with the Clematis is entirely at variance 

 with Mr. Gotts. (See p. 86.) In fact I have proved 

 that all the varieties of Clematis may be grown with 

 the greatest ease that are grown in England, and the 

 luxuriant growth of foliage and wealth, variety and 

 profusion of bloom which my garden shows, from May 

 until the unopened buds are frozen hard, make a 

 sight not to be forgotten. The first requisite is, they must have morning 

 sun, and continue to have plenty of sun for at least half the day. Then the 

 bed must be prepared fully two feet deep, just as an asparagus bed is pre- 

 pared, almost wholly old manure and a good deal of wood ashes. No one 

 should grow the double varieties at first, but should make their selections 

 from the Lanuginosa and Jackmanii types. These require no cutting from 

 the trellis and laying down, merely cutting off the whole top of the plant in 

 the Autumn about ten inches above the ground and covering for one foot 

 with manure. In the Spring the little sprouts grow to the height of a 

 morning glory vine and blossom profusely. There is one double variety 

 which, although called perennial wooded, still will blossom if the whole top 

 is cut off. It is called Belle of Woking, and is a rich delicate lilac, large 

 and as double as a rose. It is a great pity that gardeners do not grow this 

 exquisite vine more. I have over sixty varieties, and would gladly increase 

 my stock had I room for them. 



New Edinburgh. ' SARAH LAMBERT. 



HOUSE PLANTS IN SUMMER. 



\ VsYHETHER green house and window plants in general should be kept 



Y Y in their pots or turned into the open ground for the summer, depends 



upon what is desired of them. Probably most plants can be trained 



into better form in pots than in the open ground, and if one does not care 



