. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1905. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. 392 THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. flowers average about ten in iiuiubcr. Lil- iuni Isabellinum and candidum are the commonest grown here. IsabelUnum grows to five feet, flowers yellow with a red- dish tinge, eight to twelve flowers, is one of the best. Bloom comes in July. KNIPHOFIA—RED HOT POKER. These are known by several names. Seven varieties grf)w in the park and all are g<jod and worth cultivating. As cut flow- ers, with bright colors for autumn, there is no flower in the border can equal them. They grow tw
. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1905. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. 392 THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. flowers average about ten in iiuiubcr. Lil- iuni Isabellinum and candidum are the commonest grown here. IsabelUnum grows to five feet, flowers yellow with a red- dish tinge, eight to twelve flowers, is one of the best. Bloom comes in July. KNIPHOFIA—RED HOT POKER. These are known by several names. Seven varieties grf)w in the park and all are g<jod and worth cultivating. As cut flow- ers, with bright colors for autumn, there is no flower in the border can equal them. They grow two to five feet high and are per- fectly hardy if treated as recommended for the liliums, all but the situation, which shoulfl be an open sunny place. Many of tliem die because the water is in the clasp-. Knipliofia- Flame Flower ing sheathlikc leaves around the crown, freezing there and rotting the crown, i^ate in the fall all the leaves should be twisted into a knot around the crown, and on this knot should be placed a piece of board or stone to shed the water. The whole should be covered with leaves or soil so as to ap- pear like a hill of potatoes. Varieties Orandi- flora and Pfitzerii arc the best. .\ fine specimen of the latter is shown in the ac- companying illustration. Names commonly applied to the plant are Tritoma, Flame Flower and Torch Lily. LATHYRUS—EVERLASTING PEA. It is only where the lathyrus has been al- lowed its freedom for several years, and upon damp rich soil, where it can continue growing and be allowed to ramble over some branches at will, that its beauty and value can be appreciated. There is no bet- ter flower grown for cutting purposes. There are two varietes that should be found in every collection of perennials—Lathyrus latifolius and Lathyrus latifolius alba. The one is bright red and the other pure white. They grow six to eight feet high. OTHERS WHICH ARE GOOD. There are numerous other common plants which can be grown without trouble and whi
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