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THE FLOEAL WORLD AND GARDEN aUIDE. 



would do well in a greenhouse where grapes 

 ripen early. Keep it as close to the light us 

 possible. Tuberoses should bo grown in bot- 

 torn-lieat until tliey sliovv flower, wlien they 

 may be removed inio the {.Teenhouse. If they 

 do not mw show blossom, ic is too late to do 

 nnydiiug with thon. Ixias are better in the 

 greenhouse now, for the sake of protection from 

 wet ; but it is now time to get them shaken out 

 and rppotted, when they will be best out of 

 doors for a month. 



Haedy i3uLEs. — A. B. — Crocuses are lifted when 

 in flower in order to get them into harmonious 

 arrangements and remove iiny of the wrong co- 

 lour that may have got mixed with the clumps, 

 an accident of very common occurrence. The 

 best bloom is to lie obuuned by taking up ar.d 

 planting every year. Bven the common white 

 illy, whch it is ^uppo3ed should never be moved, 

 ought to be taken up every season, in the last 

 week of August or lirst week of September, and 

 all the offsets removed from the floweiing 

 bulbs. The mischief done to bul s of this kind 

 is in disturbing them at the wrong season. 

 Plant crocuses four inches deep, and one inch 

 and a-hulf ajjart for a nice tflect. If it suits 

 theconvoiiienee of the planter, crocuses may be 

 planted in clumpn in the reserve ground, lifted 

 in clumps -when m bloom, lifted again when the 

 bloom is over, and the bulbs ripened in the re- 

 serve ground, out of sight but not out of mind. 

 This applies either to old clumps, which would 

 be improved by it, or new ones, which would 

 not be harmed, of course the rough handling a 

 common labourer would subject them to would 

 be very injurious ; they must be lifted w ith care 

 60 as to avoid injury to the roots. Heat is ne- 

 cessary in propag.iting variegated Al3^<3um in 

 Bpiing. — H. TT'. — The hardy si^eciesof Allium are 

 not particuhir as to soil, the best are azurcum, 

 fragraus, moly, roseum, rubellum, and trique- 

 trum. Moly is probably the invigorating herb 

 nientioneit under that name by Homer. — T. Sin- 

 clair. — The species of Colchicura should be 

 planted either in August and September, juut 

 before they bloom, or in November immediately 

 after it. The best is C. autumnale flore-ijleno. 

 C. byzaulinum has large rosy-lilac semi-double 

 flowers. C. autumnale album is a pure white 

 and very beautiful. Any good garden soil suits 

 them. — J. H., Todmordeii — the best named 

 crocuses for forcing are — Sir Walter Scott, 

 Aletla Wilhclmine, Doiville, La Majestueuse, 

 Liliiceus superbus, Mont Blanc, Pluto, Pride 

 of Albion, Prince of Wales, and Queen Vic- 

 toria. 



EosBS. — A. B. — Aimee Vibert may be jiropagated 

 to any extent by layering, and that is the easiest 

 and safe.-it way to propagate any dwarf rose. 

 Lay down a branch on the sod without breaking 

 it, cut a strong peg and peg it down so as to 

 see exactly wli:'.t part of the branch is best 

 placed for the tongue. Then remove the peg, 

 take out a little eailh with a trowel, cut a 

 tongue on the under side of the branch, and peg 

 it down firmly in the hollow, and cover the 

 tongued part with the earth that was removed. 

 Of course the leaves should be removed from 

 the portion that is covered with the soil, and 

 the growing end of the branch should be brought 

 upright and fixed to a short stick, sa that when 

 thetorigi^ed part has made roots it may be cut 

 !iv>'ay and potted as an iiidependant and well 

 shaped jdaut. It is as easily struck from eyes 

 as any Noisette. To give air to eyes just 

 starting choose the evening first; take oiT the 

 bell-glasa and put it aside to dry. Give the 

 young shoots a light skiif from the syringe, and 

 put the glass on again next morning betoi-e the 

 lights of the house are opened. After being 

 aired a few nights the glass may be left off bU 



day if the pan is in a shady place. There is no 

 need to pot them off till they have nice roots. 

 In propaga'iing from eyes this summer we have 

 cut them with about an inch of stem attached 

 below the bud, so as to save the trouble of cut- 

 ting them into shields, and we find they root 

 as quickly but not so certainly. By our original 

 method wo did not lose five" per cent., by our 

 present method we lose twenty-five per cent., 

 that is, minrl, by dispensing with bottoin-heat. 

 If potted off as soon as the callns is formed, 

 they should be at once put into heat. — W. D. 

 Prior. — The rose sent looked like Safranot, but 

 being shrivel ed, we will not venture to speak 

 decisively. — N. Becerlt/. — Yes, decidedly ; no- 

 thing like roses in pots for a tiff.my house. In 

 severe weather lay the pots down and cover 

 them with loose dry straw, fern, or anything of 

 the same dry littery nature. If yon can push a 

 ffw into bloom early in a warm house, and re- 

 move them to the tiffany when your fruit trees 

 are in bloom, it will add to your enjoyment of 

 the collection. The mistakes about litfauy are, 

 building light structures which the first gale of 

 wind will rip to pieces, and expecting from such 

 a light fabric sulfieient shelter for soft-wooded 

 plants. Starvation is often the cause ofmildaw 

 in roses. Sulphur them by means of the Boite 

 de ilouppe, which you can purchase of Burgess 

 and Key for half-a-crown, and at the same time 

 give a good dose of water at the roots. 



Fuchsias. -W. C. ]\'as!i. — Fuchsias require a 

 little shade when in bloom, and then it is a» 

 well to discontinue syringing. Nevertheless, 

 they will bear any amount of light if at the 

 same time they are well ventilated, and they 

 ■uill enjoy water overhead, but it splas -es the 

 pollen about on the foliage a little. Our trial 

 fuchsias have had aueh a blaze of sun on them 

 this summer as ought to have killed them out- 

 right if all be true that is told in the books. 

 You have probably found them all right by this 

 time, butbearinro'indthatifyouixpoeeplants to 

 intense sun they must have a thorough draught 

 of ventilation at the same time, else scorchiuii is 

 sure to take place. In the case of a few fine 

 plants getting punished as yours were, we 

 should nip out all the blooms and stop all the 

 shoots that protruded beyond the general out- 

 line of the plunts, and wait for another bloom, 

 which would not be long coming. Perhaps 

 your house is too close for such weather as we 

 have had this season. 



Messrs. BIilne and Co., of Wandsworth Eoad, 

 London, S., have forwarded their "General 

 Descriptive Catalogue of Plants, Trfis, and 

 Shrubs," and a very interesting trade circidar 

 it is, comprising 36 pages of descrii>tions of the 

 best camellias, azaleas, fruit-trt'cs, ferns, rhodo- 

 dendrons, roses, stove and greenhouse plants, 

 etc. Our readers know that this old established 

 nursery maintains its character admirably, 

 though not engaged in so fierce a race after 

 novelties as s-ome of its more modern competi- 

 tors. Two new camellias are described in this 

 list: Puuicea, rich crimson, very double, bold 

 handsome foliage, one of the best double red 

 camellias in cultivation. This has been on the 

 premises since the time of Messrs. Chandler, 

 and is now sent nut for the first time. Amaena, 

 also a seedling of some years back; carnation 

 striped, a d Idiely to supersede Trincess Fre- 

 derick William. 



Yakious.— J", jr. Kamsej/. — The photographs 

 iinived safe ; much obliged. We shall be glad if 

 you can favour ns with a few particulars ot the 

 inode ot construction, and the plants most cim- 

 spicuous for beauty m the collection. — P. B. L., 

 Barnard Castle. — Received with thanks. Are 

 there any other particulars vou would wish to 

 add? 



