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ing out of the tree should not be left. Much cutting of Apricots is 

 liable to produce canker. Peaches, if very forward, may be pruned 

 towards the end of the month, cutting out all shoots which carried 

 fruit last year, leaving young ones to take their place, always choosing, 

 if possible, those from nearest the main branches. There need be no 

 hurry in nailing them up, as when they are close to the wall the buds 

 open rapidly. 



Cuttings of bedding plants may be got in rapidly, using sandy soil, 

 carefully watering, allowing no damp to remain about the surfaces. 

 Shade from sun sufficiently to keep them from nagging. Cuttings 

 root more freely when they have been taken from plants growing 

 freely in heat. Keep up a high temperature ; but when the cuttings 

 are rooted they may be taken to more airy quarters, making room for 

 fresh batches. Dahlia roots may be started in warmth, to increase the 

 numbers. When short stout cuttings are formed, they can be taken 

 off with a heel and placed in the centres of small pots, using sandy 

 soil, and, plenty of heat allowed — say 70°, and 10° higher with sun 

 heat — they will root very quickly. Carnations and Auriculas in pots 

 require plenty of fresh air to keep them healthy. The latter may be well 

 surfaced with good loam, cow-dung, and a little sand. Soil should be 

 prepared and examined, to be ready soon for potting Pinks, Picotees, 

 and Carnations which are to be flowered in pots. Plants in pots which 

 are not growing freely should be kept moderately dry, but occasionally 

 looked over, and have a full supply of water when they require it. All 

 the usual forcing shrubs, bulbs, &c, will require care when bringing 

 them from heat to cold, taking others in for succession. M. T. 



GOLD AND BRONZE PELARGONIUMS FOR EXHIBITION. 



Since the introduction of the valuable section of variegated zonal 

 Pelargoniums, there has been no addition to the resources of the 

 flower-gardener of such general interest as that group of Pelargoniums 

 known as the Gold and Bronze section. Considering they have been 

 in cultivation only a few years, they have become very popular, even 

 with such formidable rivals as the tricolored class. This is due in a 

 great measure to their superior growth and hardihood, which render 

 them far better subjects for use in the flower-garden, while by some 

 they are thought to be even more attractive than the painted varie- 

 gated zonals. 



The chief object of this paper is to treat on the propagation and 

 culture of the golden and bronze section for exhibition purposes, and 



