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THE FLOEAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 



Acer (pot.tmorphum) palmatum, fol, dissectis pennatifidts roseo-pictts 

 Palmate-maple, with rosy-tinted dissected leaves {Vllhist. Jlort. t. 523). — 

 — Aceraceaj. In spite of its elon- 

 gated name this is a beautiful 

 hardy tree, with fmely-cut leaves, 

 ■which vary from purplish red to 

 pale rose colour. 



MiLTONiA ROSEA, Rosy-Jloiv- 

 ered Miltonia {V Ilhist. Sort. t. 

 524). — Orchideee, A splendid spe- 

 cies ; the sepals and petals are nar- 

 row, and of a pale rosy cream 

 colour, the lip broad and deltoid, 

 ground colour rosy cream, over- 

 laid with heavy stripes of puce 

 colour. 



Cattleya Dowiana, Doio's 

 Cattleya {L'llliist. Hort. t. 525). 

 — Orchidacese. A good figure of 

 this magnificent species. 



Acer (poltmorphum) palma- 

 tum SANGL'INEUM, Palmate-majple 

 with hlood-red leaves (L'llhst. 

 Hort. t. 526). — A fine hardy tree, 

 the leaves varying in colour from a 

 blood red to a deep bronzy brown. dalechampia ROEzijAifA. 



Camellia Carlotta Poloso (L'llhisf. Hort., t. 527). — An Italian seedling, 

 the flower of average size, imbricated petals, rather pointed, colour rosy red, with 

 stripe of blush down the centre of each petal. 



WINTER TEEATMENT OF KITCHEN aAEDENS. 



N the early part of winter we often have a good deal of opeu or mild 

 weather ; and it is a matter of some consequence to know how the gar- 

 dener can be employed to the best advantage. 



As I observe that, comparatively, few gardeners here appear to 

 place sufficient importance on the value of exposing the soil, as much as 

 possible, to the winter's frost, I wish to be allowed to make a few remarks upon the 

 subject. 



Ridging up the surface of every unoccupied spot, in a kitchen garden, is one of 

 the things most of all insisted upon. Experience has demonstrated, hundreds of 

 times, that it mellows the soil, destroys the eggs of insects, and drives out any acids 

 or excrementitious matters that exist in old soils to the detriment of the succession 

 of annual crops. Indeed, many old gardens that ore quite unproductive, if left 

 alone in this particular, are kept in capital condition by constantly attending to it. 



The ridges ought to be thrown up a foot and a half high, in the direction of the 

 slope of the ground, so that the water will run off, and not stand in the trenches. 

 They may be as close together as they can be made, bearing in mind to keep the 

 tops of the ridges eighteen inches high. I consider it a great advantage to turn up 

 a little of the subsoil— say a couple of inches each season— at the time of ridging. 

 This brings a little fresh loam to the surface ; and after being acted upon by the 

 atmosphere, it mixes very kindly with the top-soil, and helps much to keep up the 

 fertility of the garden. 



If you have fresh stable manure at hand, it is well to give the top-spit a good 

 coat, and mix it through the soil when ridging up. It will be found to put the soil 

 in good condition for spring crops of vegetables; and it is by far the best mode of 

 applying coarse manure to the kitchen garden. B. B. 



