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THE GARDENER. 



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trained at 2 feet, have gone on. At Tweed Vineyard the 2 feet system was 

 a temporary one, lasting only till the supernumeraries were cut out. Now 

 they are grown wider, with what result.s many are aware, and Covent Garden 

 salesmen in particular. To produce really fine Vines and crops, we consider 

 3 feet the minimum width for such as Hamburgs, but we prefer 6 or 9 inches 

 more. ■ AVith this exception, we commend the remarks of Mr Simpson to all 

 interested in fruit-tree training. 



The Cherry and Medlar. Their History, Varieties, Cultivation, and 

 Diseases. By D. T. Fish. The Bazaar Office, 170 Strand, London. 



In this treatise, Mr Fish has done for the Cherry and ^ledlar, what in 

 former ones he has done for the Peach, Plum, Pear, &c. ; but we think he has 

 done better in this instance, inasmuch as he has evidently studied brevity 

 more : and it will, like the others, be a help to all seeking infoimation on 

 Cherry and Medlar culture. 



Ox the Art of Gardening. By Mrs Francis Forster. 

 & Co., London. 



W. Satchel 



This is evidently the work of a lady who has a warm attachment to what 

 some people call old-fashioned flowers, and what amounts to a dislike to the 

 new-fashioned ones. She is also brimful of sentiment concerning them. 

 Any practical hints the little hrochure contains, will no doubt be useful to 

 such as herself, who love a garden made up exclusively of hardy flowers. If 

 ever she writes a second edition, we would recommend her to have more 

 frequent recourse to some botanical dictionary. 



"We shall be glad to hear from any one having the following numbers of the 

 * Gardener ' to part with : January 1874 ; January 1879. 



FOKCING DEPARTMENT. 



Pines. — wing tothe wintry weather 

 which has prevailed all through March, 

 till nearly the middle of April, early 

 started Queens have not made such 

 rapid progress as usual ; and in cases 

 where they are required as early as 

 possible for the London season, they 

 may now be pushed on with higher 

 temperature. Let the night temper- 

 ature not be lower than from 70° 

 to 75° after 10 p.m. Shut them up 

 early on sunny afternoons, so that 

 the thermometer runs up to 95° for a 

 time. Give a corresponding amount 

 of air moisture by syringing the sur- 

 face of the bed, and the plants them- 



selves lightly. Keep the bottom-heat 

 as steadily as possible about 90° ; and 

 see that the soil is never allowed to 

 become really dry, but avoid keeping 

 it very wet. Succession plants, shift- 

 ed two or three months ago, will 

 now be growing freely, and will re- 

 quire careful management as regards 

 air-giving and watering. As soon as 

 the thermometer touches 75° put a 

 little air on, and increase it gradually 

 till noon, when in calm w^arm days 

 the ventilation should be liberal to 

 keep the plants from drawing : 65° on 

 cold nights, and 70° when mild, will 

 be high enough all through this 



