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THE GARDENER. 



[Aug. 1 87 1. 



other question. Our correspondent's " hints " have been very comprehensive, and 

 treat of the great bulk of vegetables in cultivation. But of late, you will observe 

 that directions for vegetables have been transferred to the Kitchen-Garden de- 

 partment in Calendar, Thanks for your good wishes. All the leading firms in 

 Scotland can supply Perennial plants. We cannot recommend individual firms. 



Subscriber. — Give your soil a good dressing of cow-manure, and if possible 

 add some fresh heavy loam and trench the ground, mixing the manure well with 

 it. Thus worked, we know of no reason why your soil should not yield good 

 crops of Strawberries. We do not think that its having been cropped with 

 potatoes for years can have anything to do with the failure of Strawberry crops. 

 If it is already light, heavy soil will do it more good than leaf-mould. There can 

 be no objections to the lime. Treat it as above at once, and strong runners plan- 

 ted now should bear next year and still better the year following. If those 

 plants which have not fruited are strong and healthy, we would certainly discard 

 them, and replace them from a fertile stock. 



C. AYILLCOCK. — The Sloes were bruised flat in their transit. As far as we can 

 judge, they are just as you suppose, malformations, such as are frequently met 

 with in all fruits. 



James C. — We cannot recognise the specimen sent, especially as it is so dried 

 and shrivelled up. Plants sent to us to name should be sent in a small box, 

 surrounded with a fresh vine or other similar leaf. Sent in dry material in an 

 ordinary envelope, they are not in a fit state for examination. 



J. C. — Your proposed system of heating and ventilating we consider so com- 

 plicated that it is rendered inapplicable to horticultural purposes. 



A Subscriber. — Some of the varieties in your list we are not acquainted with, 

 but the following are all good : — Lapstone Kidney, Paterson's Victoria, Fortyfold, 

 Jtlona's Pride, Veitch's Improved, Wheeler's Milky-White, American Early, 

 Hyatt's Prolific, Eegent. 



■ F. G. — Yes, certainly. Do not be backward ; all reasonable questions we feel 

 it to be our duty to attend to, to the best of our own ability. • 



