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THE GARDENER. 



[Aug. 1 88 1. 



Kewinyton AVonder are very suitable 

 kinds for this purpose, 



Spinacli may uow be sown in large 

 breadths for wiuter and s])ring use. 

 Prickly Spinach is the sort generally 

 used for this purpose, but round S[)in- 

 ach is often found to stand well and 

 be of much service. Sow both on 

 deeply trenched well-maniired ground. 

 A quantity of old road-parings, turf, 

 or other loose material, turned into the 

 surface a spade deep, acts as drainage ; 

 and when all" gets consolidated in 

 spring, the Spinach makes immense 

 leaves of tine quality. Coal-ash sift- 

 ings mixed with a little soot scattered 

 over the newly sowu surface acts as a 

 preventive to vermin taking up their | 

 quarters. Spinach transplanted in I 

 September in well -prepared ground 

 does well and is hardy. Potatoes may ! 

 be lifted as soon as they are fit, and 

 those wanted for seed may lie in the 

 sun to become green. Get the ground 

 speedily prepared for winter crops, — 

 not a yard should be vacant at this 

 season, except where ground is super- 

 abundant — then it may remain vacant. 



It is no use cropping to waste the 

 I)ro(luce ; and as to selling it, few 

 would advise such a course. The 

 requirements to carry on successful 

 marketing are numerous, and only 

 where ground can be treated on mar- 

 ket principles can it give proper remu- 

 neration. Sow plenty of early stove 

 Turnips and Carrots for drawing 

 young. Make ]\Iushroom-beds out- 

 side on spare ground. Thin and trans- 

 ])lant Parsley. Pv^emove coarse leaves 

 so that a young stiti' growth may be 

 formed for wiuter. We never had 

 better Parsley than during the past 

 spring, and that was from crops se- 

 verely trimmed last autumn. The 

 Fern-leaved is exceedingly pretty and 

 hardy. We always find it safe to save 

 a quantity of seed from selected plants. 

 Forced vegetables will now have to 

 be considered, and a proper arrange- 

 ment made with pits, &c., to keep up 

 successions of French Beans, Potatoes, 

 young Carrots, small salads, Radishes, 

 &c. Protect at night any tender crop 

 if frost should show itself. 



M. T. 



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 Thomson, Drumlanrig Gardens, Thornhill, Dumfriesshire. It will further 

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J. W. B.— 1. Clematis, Mrs Batemau ; 2. Clerodendron fallax ; 3. TydaBa, 

 but cannot say which, there being so many varieties ; 4. Rivinia humilis ; 

 5. Davalia hemiptera ; Adiantum caudatum. 



M. L. B. — We suspect that in your dry hot climate your Vines are being 

 starved : see a short article in our present issue on feeding Vines. Give plenty 

 of water, as well as manui-e, provided your drainage is thoroughly efficient. 



P. M. — Certainly, if you can spare time, and provided you do not want to 

 save any seed, it will be better removed from your Rhododendrons. 



