January 23.] 
THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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Ghimonanthus fragrans (termed sometimes Calycan- 
thus prcecox), yellowish red ; grandiflorus, dullish yellow, 
flowers not showy but delightfully fragrant, produced on 
short spurs and well ripened young wood. Little or no 
j forcing will be requisite for these, as if put in the green¬ 
house in the end of autumn they will yield their odour 
during most of the winter. Common loamy soil with a 
little peat. 
Gydonia japonica, large red flowers; japonica alba, 
white, plants from three to six feet, bloom produced 
chiefly on the young wood and short spurs; sinensis, 
pink bloom, and stronger growing. Common soil. 
Cytisus scoparius, jlore pleno, white, six feet; race- 
mosus, yellow, and sweet; purpureas, purple, from three 
to six feet. Good open loamy soil, with a little forcing 
in the beginning of winter. Racemosus will bloom 
freely in winter and spring. 
Daphne mezereum, red; album, white, three to four 
feet in height; altaica, white, three feet; Fortunii, blueish 
lilac; but to have this in bloom will require similar 
treatment to odora and oilora rubra, alluded to last 
week, which, to he in bloom, require merely to he grown, 
not forced. D. Collina has purplish flowers, and D. 
cneorum has trailing shoots, and beautiful heads of pink 
flowers; and there is also a variety with variegated 
foliage, but these two last species are evergreen, and 
like a good portion of sandy peat in the soil. 
Deutzia scabra, staminea, corymbosa, all white. With 
the first we are best acquainted; the flowers almost equal 
those of the Lily of the Valley in gracefulness, and are 
produced abundantly on well-ripened young shoots. It 
should be treated like a stool of raspberries; the old 
shoots when done blooming being cut away to give light 
and air to the young ones. The more this is attended 
to, the greater will be the success. Plants in pots to be 
forced early, should be kept in the sun all the autumn. 
Fothergilla alnifolia, white, four feet. Sandy peat. 
Forsythia viridissima, a Chinese shrub, not deciduous; 
flowers brownish yellow, produced from the axils of the 
fine green leaves. Stands a little heat well. 
Genista canariensis ; this is properly a greenhouse 
evergreen plant, flowering late in spring; but with a 
little extra heat, it will bloom nicely after Christmas. 
Peat and loam. 
Jasminum officinale (the common White Jasmine); if 
not put in heat too early forces well, if pruned early in 
autumn; revolution, yellow, does the same; and nudi- 
flormn, yellow, rather new, is said to bloom freely in 
winter with the shelter of the greenhouse. 
Kerria japonica, yellow; where grown, to be forced; 
should be treated like the Deutzia. Common soil. 
Philadelphus coronarius. This is the tallest of the 
I group, frequently in good garden soil reaching twelve 
j feet; but at half that size it forces very fair, if not put 
! into heat until now. Most people admire its sweet, 
| white, somewhat orange-scented flowers ; the other spe- 
I cies are all white, and dwarfer in their habits : coro¬ 
narius Jiorc pleno, hirsutus, tomentosus, and grandiflorus 
\ may be selected. Common soil; requires to be thinned 
out after flowering. 
Pceonia Moutan. This, in most of its varieties, will 
j succeed well if not forced earlier than the present time, 
I and will make a magnificent appearance. 
Prunus maritima, white; about four feet; common soil. 
Pyrus arbutifolia, white; three feet; common soil. 
Rliodora canadensis, pinkish red ; three or four feet in 
I height; common soil. 
Ribes sanguineum, red; spcciosum, red; the first resem- 
I bling the currant in its mode of flowering, the second 
the gooseberry, are the two best for this purpose; and 
the first the most beautiful. Flowers produced most 
freely from the well ripened wood of last season’s growth; 
common soil. If these are attempted early, the flowers 
will be destitute of their rich colour. 
Roses —Moss, Provence, Perpetual, Teas, Bourbon, and 
China may now be introduced, and will come in by the 
end of April. 
Spircea crenata, alpina, hypericifolia, uralensis, dwarf, 
with white flowers; blooming profusely; bella is a pretty 
thing, with pinkish flowers, but requires a longer time 
to force it; common soil. 
Syringa vulgaris, the common lilac; all the varieties 
force well—blueish, purple, and white; persica, the white 
j and purple varieties, the plants are more compact and 
! bushy tliau the common. Ohinensis, violet; habit much 
the same ; Josilccca, deep lilac; habit more like vulgaris; 
common soil; plants require merely a little thinning in 
summer. 
Weigela rosea. The specific term describes its colour; 
blooms chiefly on the well-ripened young shoots; a very 
desirable addition for this purpose. 
Of Evergreens I shall merely mention a few, and these 
for the present shall be confined to what is termed the 
group of American plants, all of which have small fibry 
roots, and require heath soil to grow them well. 
Andromeda calyculata, white; several varieties of the 
same colour; angustifolia, white; polifolia, pink ; there 
are some half dozen varieties, varying chiefly in the 
foliage; rosmarinifolia, specinsa, glauca, dealbata, are 
other pink-flowered species, all growing from one to two 
feet in height. 
Kalmia glauca, purple; rosmarinifolia, latifolia, an¬ 
gustifolia, and varieties; and cuneata, reddish and white; 
dwarf pretty shrubs. 
Sedum palustre, latifolium, canaclense, all white and 
dwarf. 
Rhododendron. —This would constitute a good supply 
of itself; fine bushy plants of ferrugineum and liirsutum, 
with their red flowers, make a fine appearance; the 
whole of the varieties of ponticum with purple, white, 
and reddish flowers, force well; and the splendid 
hybrids between arboreum, and other more hardy kinds, 
do best of all when they are well set with buds—almost 
equalling, if not excelling, arboreum in colour, and far 
exceeding it in the profuseness of their blooming. A 
few good plants are a great outset to a greenhouse or 
conservatory in spring, although the last mentioned will 
do out of doors well in a mild spring, yet they never 
have the same splendid appearance as under glass, the 
rain and winds, not to speak of frost, injuring their fine 
blossoms. 
Of herbaceous plants, in addition to many others 
already indicated, I may mention the Lily of the Valley, 
which stands heat well; if not potted before autumn, the 
strongest buds should be selected, and the pot be packed 
closely with roots. The Mimulus moschatus, the Musk 
plant, is also a favourite with many, and forces well; 
old pots may be kept, or a little fresh raised from the 
garden. Pinlcs should also have a place, and especially 
the Anne Bolleyn ; these do best from cuttings taken off 
early in spring, planted out, and lifted with bulls early 
in autumn. The Forget-me-not forces well, if there is 
not a high temperature given to it; and the pretty flowers 
| are nearly as interesting as its associations. 
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GENERAL TREATMENT. 
1st. It is important to have the plants in good order, 
the buds well set, and the wood well ripened. 
2nd. The plants should be well established in the 
pots, by being potted early. The pots should be plunged 
during summer in an open situation. If kept in a shady 
place the buds will be flimsy. An exception as respects 
potting may frequently be made in the case of the 
American plants just mentioned, and also their allies, 
the Azaleas, as they will rise at any time from peat soil 
with good balls. 
3rd. Forcing should commence gradually, beginning 
with 45°, and rising by degrees to 00°. 
