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wood, then covor with sods and a layer of 

 manure. Early in March out bark all the shoots. 

 TIu' strong ones to two feot, the weakest to a 

 foot or sixteen inehes, fork in the nianiu'e eover- 

 ing and tranij) down well; we are then ready for 

 the season, and riirht royally will the (}ueen of 

 tlowers show forth her heauty. 



An English work names the following roses 

 for this purpose : William Grithths, William 

 Jessee, Chas. Lafebvre. Annie Alexietl", Senateur 

 Vaisse, Alfred Coleoml), Baroiuie Prevost, (ren. 

 Wa-shington. (Jen. Jaequcnunot, Jean Goujon, 

 \a'a Reine and .John Ilojiper. I believe that some 

 prefer roses on Alanetti stock for pegging down, 

 but I like them on their own roots. Hazel-rods 

 cut into lengths of three and four inches make 

 excellent forks for pegging. 



A rose mount is beautiful covered in this way, 

 and where this is large various comliinations of 

 scarlet Geraniums and Deli)hiniums (the latter 

 pegged down), Cloth of Gold and Blue King 

 Lobelia will form a lovely edge to circles of 

 bloom ; but to begin to enumerate the charming 

 etfects of combination in this regard is to occupy 

 so many columns of the Gardener's MONTHLY 

 that I should be voted a bore. 



I had intended when I commenced to speak of 

 a Rose Temple, Rose Wilderness, and several 

 other pretty rose arrangements, to which I am 

 partial, but the pegged-down bed has led me 

 astray. 



There is a point, however, and upon which I 

 would like to say a word. There are many 

 ladies who do not possess the advantage of a 

 heated conservatory, but depend upon bay win- 

 dows or small plant-rooms, for their winter 

 treasures ; the temperature of these frequently 

 grow so low during the night that their plants 

 are found entirely frozen. Now if these persons 

 were to use one of the small kerosene stoves 

 during intensely cold weather, merely lightuig it 

 at bed-time, they would find it to answer every 

 purpose, and they are both economical and con- 

 venient. During one of our most severe winters 

 I kept a large bay window (stocked with delicate 

 ferns, &c.) quite safe by merely filling a huge 

 wash-kettle with boiling water and placing it 

 beneath the window box, wiiich was perforated 

 with auger-holes in the bottom. This window^ 

 was on the north side of the house, with a west- 

 ern, northern and eastern exposure, and with 

 only single sash. Again, I kept large plant- 

 stands last winter by merely placing iron kettles 

 of hot ashes beneath them. One frequently has 



more plants than the conservatory will contain 

 or enjoys them in the windows ; in such cases, 

 the means just described ])rove valuable. The 

 plants kept warm with hot ashes, were nevei- 

 troubled with vermin. 



JiDUORIAL NOTES. 



Winter Carpet Bedding.— The Belgian 

 Horticultural Review tells us that by a judicious 

 selection of low hardy evergreens, carjjct beds 

 are had at V"alll)on in the Winter time. It 

 gives the following list of the plants employed: 



Euonymus pungens, Santolina chamiccyparis,. 

 Thymus citriodorus aureus, Sempervivum tecto- 

 rum, Aubrietia deltoidea variegata, Ajuga rep- 

 tans folius pur., Saxifi'aga denticulata, Semper- 

 vivum Californicum, Sempervivum sol)oliferum, 

 Sempervivum Funki, Sempervivum Montanum, 

 Sempervivum triste, Antennaria tomentosa, 

 Bellis perennis aucubsefolia rubra, Pyrethrum 

 aureum, Aubi'ietia deltoidea. Another bed is 

 made of evergreen herbaceous plants as follows: 

 Cerastium Biebersteini, Sempervivum tectorum, 

 Sempervivum .soboliferum. Sempervivum Cali- 

 fornicum, Lamium aureum maculatum, Ajuga 

 reptans fol. purp., Arenaria cwspitosa, Bellis 

 perennis aucubjefojia, Sedura dasyphyllum, Au- 

 brietia deltoidea. 



Winter Heliotrope. — This is the common 

 name of the Coltsfoot, which it appears is now 

 grown for winter flowers in England. 



Red Beet for Decorative Purposes. — In 

 some situations and arrangements it has been 

 used with good effect as a bedding plant, and it 

 is not less effective when used for the purpose I 

 am about to mention. As a receptacle for bulbs,^ 

 such as Hyacinths, &c., it is what we might 

 term a living basket, which forms a very curious 

 and interesting object to hang in the conserva- 

 tory or plant house during the Spring months. 

 This being the usual time at which preparations 

 are being made for the bulb season, the hint 

 may induce some to try the experiment ; not 

 that I mean to say it is anything novel, but if 

 successful it cannot fail to please. Select a few 

 well-matured moderate-sized Beet-roots, being 

 careful not to injure the crowns ; cut a few 

 inches from the bottom end, leaving say, a little 

 more than one-half; then hollow this bottom 

 end out, leaving just room enough for a little 

 compost or silver sand, and one bulb of a Hya- 

 cinth ; but do not scoop out more than is need- 



