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THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 



Messrs. Jackman and Son.of Woking. 

 It is one of a batch of seedlings from 

 C. lanuginosa, C. Hendersonii, and 

 C. viticella atrorubens, the first being 

 the female parent. The flowers of this 

 variety expand to a breadth of six 

 inches, and the colour is a deep rich 

 cobaltblue, shading to violet. — Messrs. 

 Jack man and Son. 



Corylojjsis spicata (" Gard. W. 

 Mag." It64) — (Jupuliferse. — A free- 

 growing deciduous tree, with the habit 

 of a filbert ; the flowers appear before 



the leaves, and are pale yellow catkins, 

 with the fragrance of cowslips, pro- 

 duced in pendant racemes, and very 

 ornamental upon the tree ; attains to 

 some size. It is a native of Japan.— 

 Mr. Standish. 



Erica Lindleyana. — A very hand- 

 some summer- flowering heath, in the 

 style of E gemmifera, and a good deal 

 resembling Gemmifera elegans, but 

 larger and brighter in colour, the flow- 

 ers bright red at the base, and tipped 

 withgreen.— Mr.B. S. Williams. 



THE GAEDEN" GUIDE POE MAKCH. 



Kitchen Garden The miserable wea- 

 ther of the past month lias almost com- 

 pletely put a stop to operations in the 

 garden, and, except in a very few favoured 

 localities, there are no spring seeds sown. 

 It will be as well, therefore, to refer back 

 to the notes of work for February, and, as 

 soon as possible, fetch up all arrears. The 

 most important work is to sow peas, 

 beans, onions, parsnips, in large breadths ; 

 to sow on warm borders saladings, and 

 small bread tlis of turnip, horn carrot, 

 lettuce, leeks, spinach, cabbage, savoy, and 

 parsley. Plant potatoes as soon as pos- 

 sible ; during fine weather, get out a few 

 cauliflower plants from frames in ground 

 richly manured. Sow in boxes early 

 cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, and lettuce. 



Fruit Garden.— Very little work to do 

 here now, unless there has been gross 

 neglect of pruning, nailing, etc. Rasp- 

 berries will make a good return for a heavy 

 surface- dressing of fat dung ; it need not 

 be dug in. 



Flower Garden. — Busy times here, to 

 prepare for the summer display. Lightly 

 fork the borders, as soon as you see where 

 herbaceous plants are corning up, but not 

 before, or many may be injured. Get all 

 hardy plants into their places quickly ; 

 sow hardy annuals. Propagate chrysan- 

 themums, dahlias, and other subjects that 

 will be required hereafter. Keep potted 

 herbaceous plants well-aired, and give 

 water freely now. Peg out the shoots of 

 pansies in beds, and cover the naked parts 

 of the stems with fine soil. Lay douu and 

 mend turf, make box edgings, dig and 

 manure flower-beds. 



Greenhouse.— Beware of the drying 

 effects of east winds, and ventilate cau- 

 tiously ; but beware of the opposite ex- 



treme, and do not keep the house shut 

 close on fine mornings ; the more sun, the 

 more air : and if the air is bleak, hang 

 woollen nets over the ventilators. Shade 

 wherever needful, especially if you have 

 fine cinerarias, camellias, and azaleas in 

 flower. Shift plants intended for specimen 

 culture; propagate enough of all the sub- 

 jects required for out-door decoration. 

 Give plenty of water to plants that seem 

 inclined to giow, and to those advancing 

 into flower. 



Stove. — A good heat may be main- 

 tained here now, as there is abundance of 

 light, and plants are growing freely. Have 

 shading ready, in case of intense sunshine, 

 with east winds, which may do luucu haim 

 to orchids, unless pn pared for. A good 

 plan to deal with plants infested with 

 thrip, or red spider, is to dip them, head 

 downwards, into water as hot as the hand 

 will bear. If this does not, answer, wash 

 them with a lather of sott soap, and then 

 syringe them clean. Gesnerias, gloxinias, 

 and achimenes ought to be growing 

 freely. 



Vinery.— Keep rather dry, and a little 

 more heat where the vines are in flower. 

 Vines just starting, to be at 50° to 60', until 

 they are a little advanced. 



Pits and Frames are invaluable now ; 

 wonders may be done by using them 

 judiciously, and a heap of mere leaves will 

 give heat enough to bring fairy loses, 

 rhododendrons, azaleas, and pelargoniums 

 into flower, and seeds of capsicum, 

 tomato, cucumber, melon, gourd, etc., will 

 soon come up. A good hot- bed is better 

 still ; and every amateur who has not yet 

 succeeded in making and managing a hot- 

 bed, ought to persevere, for there is nothing 

 like it. 



