Tussilago Fragrans (Winter Heliotrope)—A very fragrant hardy perennial, flowering in January and February It will grow in any good garden soil and bears division Height, 1 ft.

Philadelphus—Among the best of our flowering shrubs, producing a wealth of sweetly-scented flowers For cultivation, see "Syringa".

Mazus Pumilio—A pretty diminutive herbaceous plant When grown in peat and sand in an open situation it survives from year to year, but it will not live through the winter in cold clay soils Its pale green foliage is seen to advantage in carpet bedding, and its branched violet flowers, put forth from June to September, make it a desirable rock-work plant It may be increased by transplanting, at the end of April, the rooted stems which run under the surface of the ground.

Formosissima (the Scarlet Jacobean Lily) is a gem for the greenhouse, and very suitable for forcing, as it will bloom two or three times in a season It should be potted in February.


Azaleas (Greenhouse)—A good soil for these deciduous shrubs is made by mixing a fair quantity of silver sand with good fibrous peat The plants must never be allowed to become too wet nor too dry, and must be shaded from excessive sunshine After they have flowered remove the remains of the blooms, place the plants out of doors in the sun to ripen the wood, or in a temperature of 60 degrees or 65 degrees, and syringe them freely twice a day If they require shifting, it must be done directly the flowers have fallen Cuttings taken off close to the plant will root in sand under a glass placed in heat A Indica is a plant of great beauty Stand it in the open air in summer, in a partially shaded position In winter remove it to a cool part of the greenhouse The hardy varieties should receive the same treatment as rhododendrons Flowers in June Height, 4 ft.

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