The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1888 . fbloom equal to that he may have hadin his flrst attempt; and to plant theold roots in the open air, the same as MERS, TORONTO. bulbs. The tender varieties in eachcase, I will make mention of. Among the first varieties to which Iwould call the amateurs attention isthe SPIRiEA JAPONICA, also called ZTo^^eia, or Astilbe this variety is well known tonurserymen, and it has been sold toparties for open air planting, manywould scarcely credit the great amountof satisfaction it will give to any per-son wishing to grow it indoors. Justthe
The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1888 . fbloom equal to that he may have hadin his flrst attempt; and to plant theold roots in the open air, the same as MERS, TORONTO. bulbs. The tender varieties in eachcase, I will make mention of. Among the first varieties to which Iwould call the amateurs attention isthe SPIRiEA JAPONICA, also called ZTo^^eia, or Astilbe this variety is well known tonurserymen, and it has been sold toparties for open air planting, manywould scarcely credit the great amountof satisfaction it will give to any per-son wishing to grow it indoors. Justthe same beautiful plant which it makesin the open air as equally beautiful canit be, grown indoors. Spirctia Japonicaflowers are white, not fragrant, butcoiitinuous for several months ; and theaccompanying illustration gives a veryexplicit idea of the plant in planting indoors, select as largea clump as possible ; as a rule tlie Dutchgrown clumps are the best, althoughthose having a clump growing in the CANADIAX noUTICULTf^RIST. JAPONICA. caiul li(iui(l mamno until they are inbloom. As the Spitii-a commences toHower about April, they continue some-times in bloom uj) to the middle of the clump then to rest for afe-w weeks, after which plant in theopen air, care being taken to disturbthe earth as little as possible. Theymay remain there until the end ofOctober-, at which time it can be startedagain for another winters bloom ; butas before said 1 would not recommendthem to he planted the second time. The other varieties suited for forcingaie S)nr(ia Palmata and Sjnraa. Japan-ira/olia var. These are not so easy ofculture as the .S. Japonica, but the amateur, if he wishes to experiment fur-ther, would do well to attempt any ofthese. A word here to the growers ofbulbs. Do not bring your open air may take them up towardsthe end of October, and if the clump isextra large divide it into four pieces,when even the smallestof them will makeM. handsome pot p
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