. The century book of gardening; a comprehensive work for every lover of the garden. Gardening. 304 THE CENTURY BOOK OF GARDENING. sweet-scented blossoms; the Lilacs, of which there are several kinds, all invaluable for this purpose, the best for small plants being the Persian, and the pure white Marie Legray; Spiraea confusa and S. Thunbergi, both with white Hawthorn-like blossoms ; Forsythia suspensa and F. viridissima, whose golden flowers are borne in great profusion. The Guelder Rose or Snowball Tree is very striking, and much the same may be said of Magnolia Lennei ; Cytisus Andreanus, a
. The century book of gardening; a comprehensive work for every lover of the garden. Gardening. 304 THE CENTURY BOOK OF GARDENING. sweet-scented blossoms; the Lilacs, of which there are several kinds, all invaluable for this purpose, the best for small plants being the Persian, and the pure white Marie Legray; Spiraea confusa and S. Thunbergi, both with white Hawthorn-like blossoms ; Forsythia suspensa and F. viridissima, whose golden flowers are borne in great profusion. The Guelder Rose or Snowball Tree is very striking, and much the same may be said of Magnolia Lennei ; Cytisus Andreanus, a Broom whose golden blossoms have large blotches of velvety crimson, is not often seen, but conforms readily to this treatment, and the Hydrangeas must also be included. The most generally grown for this purpose is H. paniculata grandiflora, whose large, massive, cream-coloured heads of blossom are much admired. This is seldom met with in flower before April, the first batch being taken indoors about the middle of March. In the case of plants intended Inr forcing, they should, when lifted for potting, not be pruned in any way, unless to remove ;m unsightly branch, as the flower buds are all formed, and consequently pruning would in all probability remove some of them. To this advice there is one exception, viz., the Hydrangea just mentioned, which should be cut back to a good stout bud, otherwise it will run up tall and weak. As the foregoing remarks show, forced plants add greatly to the attractions of the plant- house in the early months of the year when the garden outside is desolate. It must not be forgotten that forcing does not consist merely in driving plants into bloom by strong heat, as many things with gentle warmth may be made to yield their blossoms, which are stronger in colour when not subjected to a high temperature. Pleasant is it to enter a greenhouse or conservatory early in the year, when, may be, the earth is wreathe din snow, and to smell the sweet fragranc
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