THE FLOEAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 



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legal profession from astigma, from which 

 they cannot at present rid themselves. 

 Simple JiIetiiod of Taking Honet. — 

 J.R. P. —In the "Garden Oracle" for 

 1863 we described a much more simple 

 method than yours. Lift up the box 

 ■with a screw-driver or chiael, sufficient 

 to draw a wire through to cut any comb 

 that may be attaclied to the crown board 

 of the .stock. Then lift the honey-boy. 

 away, and place it on a flat board, with- 

 out troubling about driving the bees out. 

 Carry it away to a cool shed or room. 

 Darken this place slightly, and half- 

 an-hour after taking the box, place 

 it near a window, or similar outlet, 

 and tilt up that side of the box 

 which is next the outlet with a piece 

 of wood the thickness of a black- 

 lead pencil. The bees will rush out, and 

 make direct for the hive. In the course 

 of half an hour remove the wedge. Next 

 morning put in tlie wedge again for 

 half an hour. Any time afterwards dur- 

 ing the same day turn the bos up, and 

 remove what few bees remain, by wliisk- 

 ing them out witli a feather. You are, 

 of course, aware that honey should 

 always be taken in briglit weather, 

 and at mid-day. 

 Spergula on Slopes. — W. R. Allen. — 

 A slope on a terrace is the best of all 

 places to show the beauty of the sper- 

 gulas. The best for you is Spergula 

 saginoides, and instead of sowing seed, 

 you had best obtain turf, as it is now 

 very cheap, Messrs. Carter liaving pro- 

 pagated most extensively at one of their 

 farms. This is a good time eitlier to sow 

 seed or lay down turf of spergula. If seed, 

 sow thin ; if turf, plant pieces an inch 

 square, three inches apart, and beat it 

 level. It will require to be kept well 

 weeded at first, and be beaten once a 

 foi'tnight all the year round for ever. 

 You may plant anything now in the way 

 of evergreens, Americans, and conifers, 

 and at the end of October, deciduous 

 trees and shrubs. 

 Broccolis all the Year Round. — S. CM. 

 — Sowings should be made every three 

 weeks from the middle of March till the 

 middle of August. The early sowings 

 should be of .'Snow's and Lee's sprouting, i 

 Tlie April sowings should be Brimstone, 

 EUetson's, and Purple Cape. Then 

 from May to July sow Granger's, Snow's, 

 and Conning's — the last sowings should 

 be Walcheren and Protecting. Plant for 

 standing the winter rather close, as they 

 are then less likely to suffer by frost. 

 You must use a good many sorts to have 

 a constant supply. 



Scarlet GERASirMS. — Eoh Roy. — As 

 you are a disciple of the old school, and 

 love a fine pip, procure geranium Dr. 

 Lindley, sent out by Bull. It is the 

 finest formed flower of any known. The 

 petals of immense breadth. Beauty of 

 Brixton and Rubens Improved will also 

 suit you. Cottage Maid produces enor- 

 mous trusses, but the pips are not re- 

 markable at all. 



Seeds to be Sown in August. — R.., Brom- 

 ley. — Yes ; this is the best time in the 

 whole year for sowing seeds of herba- 

 ceous plants, but theie is no time to lose, 

 and the last week in July is a trifle better 

 than the first week in August. From 

 the 1st to the 10th, sow in the kitchen 

 garden Green Colewort, Cattell's Re- 

 liance, Early York, and Atkins's Match- 

 less Cabbage. In the flower garden or 

 reserve ground, Aconitiim album, A. 

 napellus, A. Canariensis ; Agrostemma 

 Flos Jovis, Alyssura saxatile (the best of 

 all the yellow spring flowers) ; Anthyllis 

 vulneriana rubra; Antirrhinum of sorts j 

 Aquilegia of sorts ; Arabis alpina (one 

 of the best white-flowering plants in 

 spring); Armeria forraosa, and A. longi- 

 aristata ; Astragalus purpureus ; An- 

 brietia deltoidea and A. purpurea (most 

 useful of dwarf flowering plants for 

 spring and summer) ; Campanula gran- 

 diflora, C. Boroniensis, C. lactiflora, and 



C. Carpatica, Canterbury Bell ; Cata- 

 nanche cerulea ; Delphinium formosum, 



D. sinensis, and D. giganttum ; Dian- 

 thus atrorubens, D. giganteus, D. Japo- 

 iiicus, D. latifolius ; Digitalis of sorts j 

 Eupatorium corymbosum ; Lupinus ele- 

 gans, L. polyphyllus, and L. magnificum; 

 Lychnis chalcedonicce, L. Haageana, L. 

 viscaria ; Miniulus rivularis and M. 

 cupreus ; Myosotis alpestris and M. pa- 

 lustris ; CEnothera Lamarckiana, CE. 

 Jamesii, CE. taraxacifolia ; Pentstemon 

 campanulatum, P. cordifolium, and P. 

 Murrayanum ; Potentilla atro-sanguinea 

 and P. splendidissima ; Rose Campion ; 

 Rudbeckia fulgida ; Saponaria ocy- 

 moides ; Silene alpestris and S. Schafta ; 

 Sweet Williams. 



Christin'e versus Helen Lindsay. — C. C. 

 — We are not yet sure about the value of" 

 Helen Lindsay as a bedder, because our 

 plants are not old enough to be put into 

 competition with Christine; butthecolour 

 and habit are advances on Christine, in 

 fact, Helen Lindsay is the best colour of 

 all the rosy race of dwarf geraniums. 



Mowing Machines. — Semper Augustus. — 

 We believe there is now no such thing 

 as a bad mowing machine to be found in 

 any factory. But some are better than 



