. The Canadian horticulturist. Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario; Fruit-culture. THE. VOK v.] KOVEMBER, 1882, AST These are late summer blooming an- Jiuals, without which the flower gar- den in September seems bare of bloom. The coloured illustration in this num- ber will give our readers a good repre- sentation of the general form and â colouring. There is a great variety of these beautiful flowers, difiering in size of plant and form of flower, but â¢each having a beauty peculiar to it- self. Some of them grow quite tall, upwards of two feet in height; others â are very dwarf, scarcely a
. The Canadian horticulturist. Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario; Fruit-culture. THE. VOK v.] KOVEMBER, 1882, AST These are late summer blooming an- Jiuals, without which the flower gar- den in September seems bare of bloom. The coloured illustration in this num- ber will give our readers a good repre- sentation of the general form and â colouring. There is a great variety of these beautiful flowers, difiering in size of plant and form of flower, but â¢each having a beauty peculiar to it- self. Some of them grow quite tall, upwards of two feet in height; others â are very dwarf, scarcely attaining to more than six inches. The variety â¢known as new rose is a great favourite, and may be had in fifteen separate colours. The new Crown or Cocar- deau Asters have all a white centre surrounded with a broad border of carmine, or blue, or scarlet, or violet, <kc., and are very attractive. One of this class will be found in the coloured [No, 11. ERS, plate. The New Victoria variety has a fine pyramidal habit with large flowers. The largest flowered is the Washington Aster, sometimes attain- ing to five inches in diameter. The dwarf Chysanthemum-flowered grows to about one foot in height, and flowers later than most of the others. Asters require a rich soil, worked to a good depth, in order to their full development. The seed may be sown in a cold frame or in a seed bed in the garden. After the plants have become strong they should be transplanted in damp or cloudy weather into beds pre- pared for them. The plants may be set about a foot apart each way in the beds, except the dwarf growing sorts, which may be planted about four inches apart. The dwarf varieties make a very pretty border planted in singJe rows along the edge of the garden walk. THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST FOR 1883. The next number will close the cur- rent volume, and the term of subscrip- tion of most of our readers will expire at the same timeof all, indeed, save a few names which have already se
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