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them plenty of room to develop their 

 leaves properly, keep them free of 

 weeds and runners, and give them a 



good supply of water. If the necessary 

 stock of plants have not all been lay- 

 ered, no time shonld now be lost. 



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All business communications and all Advertisements should be addressed to 

 the Publishers, and communications for insertion in the ' Gardener ' to David 

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

 oblige if all matter intended for publication, and questions to be replied to, be 

 forwarded by the middle of the month, and written on one side of the pai)er 

 only. It is also requested that writers forward their name and address, not for 

 publication unless they wish it, but for the sake of that mutual confidence 

 which should exist between the Editor and those who address him. We decline 

 noticing any communication which is not accompanied with name and address 

 of writer. 



A Reader. — Sow your Calceolaria seed about the 12th of August in a pan, 

 using equal proportions loam and leaf-mould, with a little sand. Sow ^vithout 

 covering on a moderately smooth surface, and cover with a bell-glass, and shade 

 and keep moist. When it vegetates, remove the bell-glass, and place the pan 

 in a shady corner of a frame or pit near the glass, with jolenty of air. Prick off as 

 soon as they can be handled into pans or boxes. 



Novice. — If yon have the command of leaves or tan, or both, hot water is not 

 necessary for bottom-heat, and some of the finest Pines have been reared by the 

 leaf- and-tan -bed system. It will require five or six rows of 4-inch pipes for top- 

 heat. Queens are besi) for early supply, that is, to start from January to June. 

 Smooth Cayennes, Charlotte Rothschilds, and Jamaicas, are best for winter. 

 Prince Albert is entirely distinct from Black Prince, and is much suj)erior to it. 



S. AY. — We cannot afford time to puzzle over scraps of plants sent in a letter 

 and smashed under the postman's stamp. 



P. R. — We decline advising you. A man who thoroughly deserves advance- 

 ment is, in 99 cases out of 100, sure to get on. See that the fault does not lie 

 at your own door. Always remember that slovenliness, drowsiness, and inat- 

 tention are and ought to be ruinous to people, and to gardeners in particular. 



Amateur. — Examine under the surface of the soil and see that grubs are not 

 the cause of your disaster. Grubs have been most destructive in field and 

 garden this season, and Pansies and Cauliflowers have suffered much. 



Constant Subscriber. — The Silver Variegated Euonymus, the Chinese 

 Honeysuckle, and Variegated Periwinkle, are all first-rate hardy edging plants, 

 and bear the knife well. They can be easily propagated from cuttings in August 

 in cold frames or hand-glasses. 



Yjtis. — You are giving your Vines too much moisture, and not ventilating 

 sufficiently. Keep the air drier, and air freely at top and bottom ; it will arrest 

 the progress of the roughness on the leaves. Get W. Thomson on the Vine, and 

 Williams on Stove and Greenhouse Plants. 



