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FORCED L 



also in many parts of 



THRO^HOUT ^ forcing "and* suVequently 



^ ce lilaC nf a fo e rdn^ is a so ^y£te£i into, for on the Continent 

 the business of fore ng s a, g y demand during the 



wath ° m u'h^ climate is together to be. blamed 



wnter ' ^ fn our non-production of lilac bushes fit for forcing, is rather 

 aithreg nl don bu^fis a fact that hitherto the lilacs forced m the 

 ^ open question bu from France ^ Germany It « 



Br f L w in die sunniest parts of our country suitable plants might 



CS&Sd £ " sle degree, meet the demand, A somewhat poor 



groups of lilacs in wonderful variety and deliciously fragrant that adorned 

 the big hall and a minor hall on the other side of the grounds. Many of 

 the varieties not yet thoroughly well known in this country force as 

 readily as the older forms. In the matter of improving lilacs, fixing and 

 distributing new varieties, the French florists have led the way, and 

 deserve our thanks for the many splendid single and double forms now 

 in commerce. 



The accompanying illustration represents part of a lilac house in the 

 nursery of Mr. Gustav S. Schultz, Lichtenberg, Berlin, and the photo- 

 graph from which it .was reproduced was taken a few days before 

 Christmas. Mr. Schultz finds it profitable to produce large supplies of 

 flowers during December, Tanuary, and February, as during those 



HOUSE OF FORCED LILACS AT BERLIN. 



fibr *K roots, Smv if • trans P lan . t n gs to ensure a quantity of short 



e ? $u « a thorou SJ y nW 0 ' f u Unng g /° Wth and a P osition tha * w ™ ld 



?*> » greaVSn tS g °u the wood - We are persuaded it would 

 forcing JLj • S a,T1 10 grow the Dlants n not* 



it would 



Be 



P*ntsC 

 and in 



.v a. ^mand is keen and prices high. The varieties represented 

 months the s demand u .keen p tha * comes wbite wbe „ forced in 



\ r % Ch f ^nd ik one of The best for the work ; and Marie Legraye, j 

 the dark and is one ot t ^ that fi nd 



handsome and UArge flowere x ^ g ^ pal hlac> 



^^STl^ Buchner ; the superb double white Madame 

 , • a mirp white Alba grandiflora. 



« tu D e seen in tne Hamburg douDie-nowercu A , .~ " * iv*o rrfonHiflnra 



months of the year, are thi Lemoine, and the pure white Alba grandiflora. 



Those 



for 



H ^turall : ; h ' , b it v i , ft s ^ ecl -n e °P enin S dis Play of the'recent Hamburg 



n>bition, wdl remember how beautiful were the huge 



w^n Hnrnbeam.— Referring to your note in a recent issue of the Gar- 



U£> M a? azine re!peTting the hop hornbeam tree, I beg to say that my father 

 DENERS MAG^IKB respec g ^ ^ rf ^ ^ ^ ^ 



on y S e o: the * ^ ndhe ever saw, except the one at Kew.-H. Clarke, Taunton. 



