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THE FLOEAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 



mid-day, sinking to the old point at 

 night, is sometimes advisable, to keep 

 mixed collections healthy ; and in the 

 arrangement of the stock, orchids and 

 New Holland plants, and exotic bulbs, 

 should be placed at the warmest end ; 

 pelargoniums, calceolarias, and cine- 

 rarias, intermediate ; and ericas at the 

 coolest, with a free circulation of air. 

 Put Deutzla scabia, Weigelea rosea, 

 and Forsythia viridissima, into mode- 

 rate heat to bloom well, and they 

 will make a beautiful display for 

 some time to come. Look out sharp 

 for green fly and red spider, and 

 fumigate with sulphur and tobacco, as 

 may be necessary. Average tempera- 

 ture this month : — 45 degs. at night ; 

 50 to 55 degs- by day, with a rise of 5 

 degs. more with sun-heat. 



Stove. — Pines should be kept at a 



moderate bottom-heat, or many may 

 fruit prematurely ; from 85 to 90 degs. 

 will be quite sufficient; anything be- 

 yond 90 is a positive injury to them. 

 In houses where vines are in leaf, air 

 must be given at every opportunity, 

 but with great caution. Beware of un- 

 due heat at night ; it is better to let 

 the temperature sink a few degrees on 

 sharp nights, than to drive the vines 

 on in an unhealthy air, which is a fre- 

 quent cause of failure in setting and 

 ripening. Keep evaporating pans at 

 work Avhere syringing would be inad- 

 visable, to keep down spider. 



In the Forcing Pit keep the ther- 

 mometer at 80 degs. for bottom-heat, 

 and on sunny days increase the atmo- 

 spheric heat to the same point for an 

 hour or two, to give an opportunity 

 for syringing. 



GIDNEY'S GARDEN TOOLS. 



The many improvements effected of 

 late years in the implements used in 

 gardening and agricutlure, mark, very 

 definitely, the nature of the progress 

 made ; for, while there is a tendency 

 to the diminishing of labour, by the 

 introduction of machinery and tools 

 •which give full effect to the power 

 employed, there is also a more perfect 

 end attained by them, as witness the 

 deep digging, which has resulted from 

 the use of digging-forks. Mowing 

 machines are fast abolishing the slow 

 ■work of the scythe ; while, for those 

 who still depend upon it, we have the 

 self-adjusting scythes of Boyd and 

 Anthony, which may readily be set to 

 any angle, while the poor man's 

 scythe proves itself a welcome friend 

 to the cottager, and the amateur of the 

 most humble means. For the general 

 routine of gardening woi - k, the im- 

 proved tools manufactured by Messrs. 

 Gidney, of East Dereham, Norfolk, 

 commend themselves to the entire 

 gardening world, for their simplicity 

 and efficiency. They are not mere devia- 

 tions from old-fashioned models, but 

 real helps to the diligent hand, con- 

 structed with an intelligent view to 

 the nature of the work to be per- 

 formed by them. Gidney's Improved 

 Prussian Hoes not only cut and destroy 



the weeds, but leave the ground per- 

 fectly level, without the use of the rake. 

 In the Horizontal Hoe, the blade is set 

 at the same angle, and cuts up the 

 weeds, without destroying the evenness 

 of the ground. The Norfolk Hoe is 

 fastened to the handle by a strong 

 ferrule, so made that it is impossible 

 for it to become loose. The Improved 

 Garden Bakes are peculiarly adapted 

 for ladies' use, being lighter, and j'et 

 stronger, than the common rake. 



Gidneys Self- Acting Fmntyatur 



