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keep them in the shade, and well water them for a few days : stake 

 them out neatly, if necessary, and place them under protection, giving 

 plenty of light and air : after they have taken hold of the fresh soil, 

 weak liquid-manure may be given frequently. Pelargoniums and 

 other plants should not be exposed to cold rains, but kept airy, with 

 plenty of light. Bulbs for potting may be bought as soon as they can 

 be had. Hyacinths, Narcissus, Tulips, and Jonquils are general 

 favourites, and by potting them early, and forcing some of them, plenty 

 of flowers can be had from Christmas till April. The Early Roman 

 Hyacinth can be had in flower as early as November, and by potting 

 five or seven in each pot, they make a fine display. Good loam mixed 

 with a little rotten manure and sand answers well for most kinds of 

 bulbs : a little of the richest stuff may be placed over the drainage, and 

 when the roots have reached it, they will make vigorous growth. A 

 good system is to leave plenty of room for top-dressing on the surfaces 

 of pots. When potting, the bulbs may have a little clean sand at the 

 base of each, leaving a third or more of the bulb out of the soil : after 

 they are potted, place them together, and cover all over with 6 inches 

 or so of old tan, leaf-mould, or coal-ashes, and in five or six weeks 

 growth will be commenced, when they should be removed to where 

 they can have light and air, and be protected. Make cuttings of Roses : 

 when taken short jointed, with a heel to each, they strike root 

 readily. Tulips may be planted in borders, allowing fresh healthy soil : 

 by choosing suitable colours a find display can be made. Housing of 

 plants to be protected in winter will now require attention, and water 

 them in the morning. M. T. 



THE CULTIVATION OF HARDY FRUITS. 



{Continued from page 353.) 

 THE PEACH AND NECTARINE. 



For various reasons I intend to treat of these together. Although 

 we are apt to speak of them as if they were two distincts fruits, it is 

 nevertheless a fact that they are both the product of one parent, and 

 as a consequence of this, they require the same management, are 

 subject to the same diseases, and are identical in constitution, habit 

 of growth, &c. It has long ago been proved that Peaches may be 

 produced from the stones of Nectarines, and Nectarines from the stones 

 of Peaches, thereby showing the intimate relationship existing between 

 the two. I therefore feel justified in linking them together, and the 

 following remarks are to be understood as having reference to both. 



