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treated, should be planted in good-sized tufts very closely. The 

 various Sedums may be planted at any time either now or later 

 on with equal success. Veronicas repens and pectinata, Saxi- 

 fragas cicspitosa and pulchella, and other hardy carpeting -plants, 

 should all be divided and planted now. An easily-managed grey- 

 leaved plant, not commonly grown, but well worth looking after 

 nevertheless, is Santolina incana. Slips of this, planted closely 

 where it is to remain, should now be put in. The beautiful variegated 

 Polemonium and Festuca glauca, both worthy of more extended 

 cultivation, should now be divided and replanted. The form of 

 Dae ty His glomerata known as elegantissima should be left undis- 

 turbed till April. A most attractive late-flowering plant which should 

 now be divided is Sedum spectabile. Phloxes should also be put 

 out now ; as also such Carnations as Duke of Wellington, King of 

 Purples, and Princess of "Wales. Violas and Pansies ought to be 

 sufficiently well rooted to stand transplanting now. I do not know 

 whether I am singular in my experience of Violas, but the only 

 really good bedding kinds here are Golden Perpetual, Sovereign, 

 Grievei, Perfection, Alpha, and, from appearances, Duchess of 

 Sutherland. No good white, free-blooming and continuous, has been 

 yet secured. Those who would prefer a good bloom, from the florist 

 point of view, with compact habit and continuity in flowering, will 

 find an acquisition in King Koffee Pansy. A well-managed bed of 

 fancy Pansies would prove a most interesting one in many gardens. 

 Only tried free-blooming and distinct kinds, and therefore limited as 

 to the number of sorts, would be admissible to such a position : prob- 

 ably Buttercup, Annette, True Blue, and Queen of the Gipsies would 

 be a sufficient number. A bed of show varieties might be made up of 

 the following sorts : King Koffee, Brilliant, Nina, Robert Burns, and 

 Rev. A. D. Taylor. Provided the beds are gone over three times dur- 

 ing the summer, and decayed blooms and seed-pods gathered off the 

 plants, good cultivation being supposed as a necessity, a greater quan- 

 tity of bloom will be secured from these than from the great majority 

 of bedding Violas now cultivated. I may be allowed here to suggest 

 a use for old Fuchsias which are inclined to get bare in the stem. 

 Cut them over about 4 feet from the surface of the pot, train off 

 all side shoots, and place in a warm structure, to start them into 

 growth. Encourage about half-a-dozen shoots to push from near the 

 top of the stem, and manage these so that a good large head may be 

 formed early in the season. These standard Fuchsias will be found 

 very useful planted widely in borders. Young plants may be quickly 

 grown for the above purpose, but old plants of no value do equally 

 well. R. P. B. 



