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after they are planted, in case of severe frost, 

 and rake oti' the mulching in March, and keep 

 them well supplied with water all the spring 

 and summer. 

 RooiEEy, ETC. — OssingtoHensis. — See our second 

 leader in the present number ; perhaps yoii 

 have nothing to fear. If fungus is produced in 

 your soil, you must have seen it ou the roots 

 themselves ; it is by no means invisible when 

 brought into daylight. Plant your rootery 

 according to the directions already given. The 

 yews will make a I^eautiful back screen fur your 

 platform. To give li^diter shades in iront, use 

 Thuia compaeta and plicata, Pi-inos hieidus, a 

 pretty yeliowish-green shrub that likes peat, 

 but w-lU do in sandy loam. Tlie double-flowering 

 furze is a beautiful thing to stand before yews, 

 and is a mass of gold when in bloom. A plant 

 of Pampas gr.ass would look well in the centre 

 of the crescent, but must have plenty of water. 

 Aueubas, silver-leaved box, variegated holly, 

 golden Euonyraus (slow in growth), Libocedrus 

 chilensis, and some of the variegated Piceas, 

 Pinuses, and Junipers, according to space and 

 the abilities of neighbouring nurserymen to 

 supply them, are others that we should recom- 

 mend for colour. If Portugal Laurels do well 

 in your district they will do well for the ends, 

 but in some places they are apt to f^o brown in 

 spring. Perhaps Cratoegus pjracantha would 

 do better, and be splendid in winter. If there is 

 heavy scenery beyond, a pau- of silver birch 

 might be a good finish to each end of the bow ; 

 hut they should be seen before not beyond rich 

 masses of foliage. The soil you have will do for 

 all these except the Prinos, for which you must 

 add some sand and leaf-mould, or peat if you 

 can get it. Get a catalogue from some one of 

 the nurserymen who advertise in our pages, and 

 you wiU have before you descriptive lists that 

 will be of great service in making your selec- 

 tions. Catalogues are of great value now that 

 they are so carefully prepared, and they maybe 

 had for the asking. 



Okange Trees. — A. M. C. — If iu a proper tempe- 

 rature, they do not lose their leaves ; but they 

 are oilen so badly treated, even in orangeries, 

 that they liecome almost deciduous. The soil 

 for oranges should be one part rich loam, one 

 part leaf-mould, one old cow-dung, and one 

 sandy peat of a dry and fibrous nature ; to these 

 add a few charred sticks or nodules of charcoal, 

 and let the whole of the compost be rough and 

 lumpy. Liberal watering, liquid manure in the 

 growing season, plenty of air, and all the sum- 

 mer frequent syringing of the foliage, and the 

 same amount of light as Camellias, or at 

 least the avoidance of intense sunshine, with a 

 winter temperature not higher than 4S^ to 55', 

 and the routine of orange and lemon culture is 

 summed up in a nutshell. Lemons are usually 

 raised from seed, but oranges are generally 

 grafted on the citron or shaddock, by which 

 they bear ei.rlier and become hardier. The 

 dark spots ou the leaves of your plants are a 

 fungus, and its apjjearance proves you have 

 kept your plants too close. Clean it off with a 

 sponge dipped in warm water. The insects 

 which infest these trees are aphis and scale. 

 For the first, fumigate with tobacco ; and for 

 the second, wash the leaves with a liquor made 

 by dissolving soft soap in water at the rate of 

 an ounce to half a gallon. Apply it with a 

 sponge, and let it remain for six or eight hours, 

 and then wash it off with tepid water. 



Set or Beds. — Xoclce. — We should keep Pinks 

 and Carnations out of such an arrangement, 

 unless they were continuous blooming sorts. 

 Same with Lihes of the Valley — pretty things in 

 borders and rough banks, but out of character 

 for your gay pattern. The spaces A A and 



B B we should leave as they are, for you 

 have not too much grass to relieve the colours. 

 The beds, taking them in the order of numbers, 

 we should plant as follows : — 1, Geranium Lucea 

 rosea ; 2, Calceolaria amplexicaulis, edged with 

 Calceolaria Sultan ; 3, Calceolaria Cleopatra, 

 edged with Calceolaria superb ; 4 and 5, Fuch- 

 sias and Cupheas, with pink ivy-leaf Geranium, 

 Tropreolum canariensis, Lophospermum, Mau- 

 randya, and Linaria cymbalaria, to hang down 

 the sides— no bright scarlet in these; 6, Helio- 

 trope, edged with ivy-leaf Geranium ; 7, Kose 

 General Jacqueminot, edged with Baronne Pre- 

 vost ; 8, Eose August Mie, edged with Eose 

 Mere de St. Louis; 9, Eose Geant des BataiUes, 

 edged with Eose Duchess of Sutherland (lower 

 the outside circle, or the Duchess will over- 

 top the Geant) ; 10, Eose Madame Massou, 

 edged with Eose Dr. Henon; 11, Ageratum, edged 

 with ivy -leaf Geranium ; 12, Geranium Boule de 

 Neige ; 13, Geranium Boule de Neige ; 14, Ger- 

 anium Tom Thumb ; 15, Geranium Tom Thumb ; 

 16, Calceolaria Gold Cap ; 17, Verbena Purple 

 King, edged with Cerastium tomentosum, or 

 Flower of the Day Geranium; 18, Sapouaria 

 ca'abrica. 



Cool, GltEEXHOrSES SUBJECT TO NeGLECT. — 



Four subscribers who have collections, but are 

 away from home so much that watering and 

 ventilating are sometimes neglected, asks what 

 they may grow to increase their stock. They 

 have Fuchsias, Geraniums, Verbenas, Camel- 

 lias, Metrosideras, Acacias, Kennej'da pros- 

 trata, Hardenbergiamonophyllum, Calceolarias, 

 Veronica Aiidersouii, Azaleas, Lophospermum, 

 Eccremocarpus, Maurandya, DoHchos, Myrtles, 

 Correas, Cytisuses, CaUas, and Cacti. Now the 

 best course for these is to range among the lists 

 of the choice things that come between green- 

 house and haidy plants, such as Jasminum 

 nudillorum, double Peaches, Tropaeolums, Bor- 

 I'onias, CoroniUas, Cyclamen, Daphnes, Humea 

 elegans, Thea Assamica, Sidvias, Aphelexis, 

 Oranges, Aloes, Chorozemas, Coleonemas, 

 Ciassula, Daturas, Eutaxias, Hydrangeas (to 

 compete with each other for blue flowers), 

 Nerium Oleander (which submits to a good 

 deal of harsh treatment), Statice arborea. And, 

 for walls and rafters, Hibbertias, Passifloras, 

 Teconui jasminiodes — Ericas, Achimines, and 

 Epacris to be avoided. All the ibrmer will 

 bear occasional neglect, as maj' be inevitable, 

 and take a good syringing kindly when in full 

 growth. .Sudden changes of weather when 

 away from home, and too much air left on, 

 will not ruin any of them, so long as they 

 are not utterly abandoned ; and where those 

 mentioned by the suljscribers are doing fairly, 

 the species and varieties of the genera we have 

 added will associate well with them. Then 

 there is the large class of bulbous flowers, 

 without which an amateur collection is very in- 

 complete, such as Liliums, Agapanthus, Ixias, 

 Amaryllis, Gladioli (of which Mr. .Standish, of 

 Bagshot, is a noted breeder), Lachenalia, etc., 

 etc., which do not ask for daily attention, will 

 bear low temperatures, and are not given to 

 thrips or fly. Eeferences to pages 23 and 95 of 

 last year's volume will throw further light on 

 the subject. 



EosES. — Jessie. — AVe cannot undertake to plan 

 your rosary, and would onlj' suggest the division 

 of the piece of ground into beds of not more 

 than four feet wide, in which to plant the roses ; 

 thus, ■ , * , There is room for a temple 

 in the centre. Sev. P. T/tirma:!. —Greyi]]i\, 

 Brennus, Jules Margottin, Fehcite PerpetueUe, 

 Blairii No. 2, La Marque. 



EiBBOir AND Beijs. — Tofa. — 1st row. Lobelia ramo- 

 soida, 6 inches apart ; 2iid, Flower of the Day, 

 1 foot; 3rd, Tom Thumb, 1 foot; 4th, Calceo- 



