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destroyed. Nos. 1 and 2, although funAhed with leaves, are more matured in all their 



parts. ^V^nlo, thoroforo, No. 4 may bo fully cxjiosed to sun and air without injury, Nos. 1 

 auil 2 will require shading from britrht sun, and should 1)0 placcsd in a slu'ltereil pusition such 

 as is atlbrded by the interposition of a wall or close hedge. No. .'3 must not only bo sliaded 

 from bright light, but placed in an atmosphere saturated with moisture, so that there will be 

 no extraction of the juices until roots are formed. All cuttings root soonest when the soil in 

 which they are inserted is warmer than the surrounding air. The whole "mystery" lies in 

 ]>reventing evaporation and shrivelling up of the shoot until roots are formed. The figures 

 show the particular manipulations required in pre})aring the cuttings, and the depth they 

 should be placed in the soil. Tlie line represents the surface. 



CixxKPwMJiAs. — Select the best shaped and most distinct colored flowers for seed. These 

 beautiful plants are indispensable for spring Howers. To get good seed, choose one or two 

 strong trusses and cut out all the others; set the plants in a light, airy situation, and water 

 occasionally with weak guano water. 



Calceolarias. — This beautiful class of plants is much neglected. No one who has had 

 the pleasure of seeing a good assortment would willingly be without them. They require a 

 free, open soil, and no more water than will keep the soil regularly moist. Hybridize them 

 to improve the varieties, and save the seed carefully as it rii)ens. 



Pelakgonipms. — As these advance to bloom, let them receive coitions supplies of water To 

 flower well, the pots should now be filled with roots. Neglect in watering will therefore 

 injure the flowers. The scarlet sorts are S(?ldom bloomed well in the greenhouse. I lately 

 saw some with large trusses containing upwards of l.OO blooms. To jjroduce such magnifi- 

 cent blooms the shoots are pinched close down to the flower stem. 



Dapuxe ixdica Ki'BRA. — One of the sweetest plants in existence, but rarely found in good 

 health. It requires to be grown freely now. Keep warm and well syringed, and but spar- 

 ingly watered at root. Soil very porous and well drained. 



Tropasolums, Kennedias, and other climbers should be looked over every day or two, and 

 neatly trained to the trellises, otherwise they will soon become unmanageable. Fill up the 

 lower portion of the trellis well at first. 



Encourage growth on summer flowering plants, and shift into the flowering pots, such as 

 fuchsias, clerodendrons, acheraenes, gloxinias, torenias, gesneras, Chinese hibiscus, &c. 

 Always keep one end of the house closed up at this season, and arrange plants that are 

 making young growths in a group, with the smaller ones in the front, on shelves near the 

 glass. Water always in the morning, and keep a good heat while there is light. If the 

 thermometer does not descend below 35° in the mornings, no fire heat will be necessary. 



Flowek-gakdex. — To have a good display of flowers during next summer, dig five or six 

 inches of manure eighteen inches deep in the flower beds. If the ground is trenched over 

 and the poor soil brought to the surface, so much the better. The surface soil being poor 

 will throw the plants into flower at once, and this flowering property will be maintained as 

 warm weather increases, on account of the roots coming in contact with the manure below. 



Lawxs. — It is of no use to anticipate the enjoyment of a good lawn, unless the soil is made 

 deep and put in the best order. Trench it over two feet in depth, if a small plot : if it 

 extends to acres, put in a subsoil or trenching plough, and let the work be done thoroughly. 

 Nothing less will sufiice. There are no half way compromises in this matter. 



Gexeral Remarks. — This is a season when many are stocking their vegetable, fruit, and 

 flower-gardens ; a little advice may not be out of place. Be careful, then, of your purchases ; 

 buy nothing that is second-rate, and do not hunt after bargains at auction stores. The best 

 of everjjthing takes up no more room than the worst. Deal with respectable established nursery- 

 men and seedsmen, men who have reputations to preserve. Make out your lists beforehand, 

 and, if you cannot trust your own judgment, get the advice of some experienced friend on 

 whom you can rely. By doing so you will save your ground, your time, your money, and 

 your temper. 



