356 The Canadian Horticulturist. 



covering an acre of ground. There are very few in Canada who would think of 

 laying out a rosary on such a grand scale as this ; indeed, for the amateur rose 

 grower, the simpler the plan the better. A simple style, well adapted to the 

 ordinary gardens, is to lay out two broad borders, one on either side of a gravel 

 or a close shaven grass walk. These borders may vary in width according to 

 taste, but, in planting, care should be had that the dwarf-growing varieties are 

 planted nearest to the centre walk and the taller k nds should be placed 

 towards the outside. In this way the bloom will be shown off to a greater 

 advantage. 



It is very important to avoid planting roses under the shade of trees. They 

 need a warm, sunny exposure. Almost any good garden soil, free from standing 

 water, will answer the purpose. If much clay be present, coal ashes, leached 

 wood ashes, lime or sawdust may be added ; if too sandy, clay muck or leaf 

 mould will give it consistency. 



In buying plants, do not be tempted with small greenhouse slips of a few 

 weeks' growth, but rather spend a little more in purchasing plants one or two 

 years of age. They should be planted at a distance of from one to three feet 

 apart, according to the size they may be expected ultimately to attain. 



THE DAISY AS A WINDOW PLANT. 



\ Y^HETHER generally known or not, the fact remains, that this dainty flower 

 YY is one of the best of all plants for window culture, producing its pretty 

 blossoms in great profusion for months in succession. It is well adapted 

 to those rooms which have a temperature of from 40 to 60 degrees, and will 

 endure a heavy frost, although, of course, with disastrous results, as it takes quite 

 a time to recover from the effect of such rough usage. Many people have 

 chambers heated only by a pipe passing through them, which, while it modifies 

 the intense cold, does not render the apartments warm enough for the average 

 house plant, such as the geranium, etc. To such individuals, if fond of house 

 plants, the English daisy would prove a veritable treasure, since a very slight 

 degree of heat enables it to produce its blossoms, which long remain perfect in 

 a cool atmosphere. A box measuring about six by thirty-five inches, and 

 perhaps four or five inches in depth, containing daisy plants, was kept winter 

 before last in a room heated by a pipe passing through a small wheel register over 

 a coal stove in the room below. Just after Easter I counted, if my memory is 

 not treacherous, on the plants in this box about eighty buds and flowers. The 

 same box filled with daisies last fall and kept in a warmer atmosphere was by the 

 middle of December in full bloom, and investigation again revealed, oddly 

 enough, the same number of flowers — eighty. — Vick's Magazine. 



