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THE GARDENER. 



[Jan. i88i. 



with other herbs, lifted and potted, 

 or placed in boxes and pans, may be 

 brought on to meet the demand. 

 Forcing, even in the smallest of places, 

 will now have special attention. As- 

 paragus on gentle hotbeds ; French 

 Beans in pots planted every twelve to 

 twenty days ; Potatoes potted and 

 kept under plenty of light and air, 

 and also placed in pits or frames in 

 a gentle warmth, with abundance of 

 light and air ; Carrots and Radishes 

 treated in a similar manner, the latter 



sown between the Potatoes, — are some 

 of the most pressing of crops at this 

 time. ^lustard and Cress and Thread 

 Onions should be sown every fortnight, 

 as may be necessary. They should 

 have plenty of air when they are up 

 and growing. Sow pinches of Celery, 

 Capsicums — Tomatoes, if required 

 early. Keep them near the glass, 

 with a temperature of about G0°. Take 

 in successions of Seakale and Rhubarb, 

 as formerly advised, or blanch with 

 leaves and pots. JM. T. 



D^otias io C0rrtsj30nircnts. 



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A. A. P. — The following climbers will be most likely to suit your purpose, 

 although we doubt the air of your hall will be too dry to grow them well : Tac- 

 sonia van volxemii and T. Exoniensis ; Passiflora cserulea and P. Campbellii ; 

 Jasminum grandiflorum ; Habrothamnus elegans ; and Plumbago capensis. 

 You must either have sunken recesses for a few bushels of soil round each pillar, 

 or large ornamental vases or pots that will hold a bushel of soil for each plant. 

 All the plants named will do in equal parts good friable loam and leaf -mould, 

 with a quart of bone-meal to each bushel of soil. You can grow the Xympheea 

 odorata in basins of glass or earthenware with a few inches of loam and some 

 pounded charcoal in the bottom of each. The water must be kept sweet and 

 fresh by constant renewal. 



J. 0. — In the absence of every particular of the circumstances under which 

 your Grapes were grown we cannot give you a satisfactory answer. The Grapes, 

 however, had evidcQtly never ripened thoroughly, and this, no doubt, had some- 

 thing to do with the stalks giving way so badly. 



J. D. — Instead of Apricots we would advise you to plant some upright single 

 Cordon Pears, but if determined to plant the former, take Moor Park. Duke 

 of Buccleuch does well on both Muscat and Hamburg roots ; and so it does on 

 its own roots, all other things being favourable. Try Foster's Seedling and Dr 

 Hogg, or other whites. 



Amateur. —The most likely cause of your Lettuces damping off, is a want of 

 sufficient ventilation. 



AVe have to thank numerous friends for their much valued contributions, for 

 which we are unable to find room in our present issue. 



