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PEOPA&ATTNG WITHOUT SHADTNG. 



As the season is advancing in vilileii we 

 must soon begin to take stock of our dif- 

 ferent bedding plants for the next year, I 

 would recommend to the readers of the 

 Floral World tlie adoption of a plan of 

 propagating, on wliieli I have myself 

 acted, and can speak of as answering iu 

 every respect admirably. It may be known 

 to many, but I am sure is not generally 

 kuown. Procure some large 32-pots, or 

 glazed pans of a moderate deptii. If pots, 

 stop the hole with a eork, fdl the pot with 

 about two-thirds of a mixture of leaf- 

 mould, or dung and loam in equal parts, 

 with a little sand ; then fill up the pot 

 within one inch from the top, after which 

 give each pot a good watering, allowing a 

 little water to cover the sand, so that you 

 can put ycur ciittiTigs in without a dibble, 



iUling the pot all over. Then put them iu 

 a one or two-light box, according to the 

 quantity, keeping them quite close till 

 they are struck, wdiicli will take about a 

 fortnight. Be sure there is always suf- 

 ficient water to cover the sand so that they 

 may not flag. When struck tliey will re- 

 quire about a week to harden them off 

 previous to potting, which I find the best 

 way is to put five or six in 48-size pots 

 — this must dep^'ud upon the size of the 

 plants — they take up less room for house- 

 ii-ig. I do not recommend tliis method 

 for scarlet ger.miums, which do best put 

 out in the open ground, wliere they will 

 have the full sun. I3y acting upon these 

 examples, sure success is nnmistakeable. 



V.'iLLTA:ir &LOVER. 



XOTES FOE AI'dlT^T. 



KITCHEN GAKDES. 

 Earth up the oaiiipit rows of celery ; 

 earth up leeks, hoe between potatoes to 

 give air to the roots, plant out broccoli, 

 and every kind of winter greens as fast as 

 you get vacant spaces ; thin out the rows 

 of parsley, so as to get, i-id of every plant 

 not well curled ; sow salad ings, succession 

 l.;ttuoe, turnip radish, cabbage, and tur- 

 nips. Sow cauliflower the third week, to 

 keep over winter in frames. Also the 

 main crop of cabbage for spri;ig use, be- 

 tween the 12Lii and 20th. Ileniovo de- 

 cayed leaves i'rom cucumbers and gourds, 

 to prevent the growth of moulds and 

 fungi about them iu damp weather, and 

 take cuttings, or sov,- seed, for cucumbers 

 to fruit during winter. Sow winter 

 spir.acli. 



racir giedex. 



Throw nets over fruit bushes, to keep 

 o'lT the birds, and give a little shade to 

 keep a few bunches hanghig for a late 

 supply. Put wasp traps about vines and 

 peaches, or sti'jk a few lumps of loaf sugar 

 among the branches, and as long as there 

 is any sugar left they will not touch a 

 single fruit. Nail in all good shoots on 

 wali trees, that they may have the heat of 

 the wali to ripen them. Plant straw- 

 berries. 



l-LO'iVK?. G.iTlDIiN'. 



Propagate bedding plants for stocic ; 

 of geraniums and iuchsias, ripe hard 

 shoots make the best plants, both for 

 winter keeping and next season's bloom- 

 ing. Strike verbenas and petunias from 

 the points of young shoots ; calccolari.H 

 should be struck in chopped moss or peat. 

 Herbaceous pl:iuts may also be struck iu 

 quantities to keep over winter in frames, 

 such as pansies, dielytras, double walls, 

 double C:interbury bells, double feverfev.', 

 and hollyhocks. Sow hardy perennials 

 and biennials for next season's blooming, 

 if not done boforo ; but by this time the 

 plants ought to be fit lor planting out, in 

 which case plant them wlun-e they are to 

 remain, to i;ct thoroughly strong. Keep 

 dahlias well fastened, aud put stakes to 

 chrysaulliemums before tlicir heads get; 

 iieavy, as a protection against storms. 

 Pompunes may still be struck for blooui- 

 ing in pots. Plant out pinks and carna- 

 tions, in nursery beds, iu well manured 

 loarn. 13 ud roses as the season permits, 

 choosing dull moist weatlier, when tlie 

 bark rises freely. Grive plenty of water to 

 chrysanthemums, Vrith occasional doses of 

 strong liqiud manure. Look over your 

 bins and heaps of compost with a view to 

 replenish for autumn potting, as there will 

 soon be a heavv demand for that purpose. 



