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THE GARDENER'S MONTHLY 



{Aprils 



the street. The sun strikes the west end about 

 nine o'clock, A. M., and leaves the east_ end 

 about two o'clock, P. M. The space is twelve 

 by eighteen feet. Do you think it a good place ? 

 If so, can I grow a general collection of plants? 

 Will it take more heat for a house twenty-four 

 by eighteen feet, at 45'' slant, than two houses 

 twelve by eighteen feet, at 45*^ slant ? Any sug- 

 gestions will be thankfully received. 



[The location is a very good one ; it would be 

 more economical to have but one house. — Ed. 

 G. M.] 



Pelargonium, jSTew Life. — A correspon- 

 dent writes : " H. Caunell's new geranium New 

 Life, figured on page 330, ]S^ovember 1877, is 

 now in bloom at the greenhouse of Mr. Daniel 

 Barker, Xorfolk, Va. It is indeed a novelty in 

 the truest sense of the term, and one that gives 

 promise of being of the greatest value. The 

 style of marking is very singular, though some- 

 what disappointing to one who has formed his 

 idea from your engraving. The petals are not 

 as regularly marked or striped, though that is 

 occasionally the case. The white is scattered 

 in minute pieces often, and as often the total 

 absence of white is noticed and occasionally a 

 flower will present half the exact counterpart 

 of the grand old " Glorie de Corbonay," the 

 other half, most curiously variegated or wholly 

 scarlet. I have seen some petals divided ex- 

 actly in the center, half white and half scarlet. 

 It is indeed a gem no lover of that useful family 

 will long be without." 



Forcing Roses.— E. H. Xew Bedford, Mass., 

 writes: "I wish to ask a few questions to be 

 answered through the columns of the Monthly. 

 What is the proper thing to do with a collection 



of pot hybrid perpetual roses that have been 

 forced, are now just going out of bloom ? Shall 

 I cut them back to encourage new growth, or 

 re-pot them now? I wish to put them in the 

 best condition to force again next winter. What 

 treatment shall I give them ; also through next 

 summer what shall I do with them ? Will the 

 same lot of roses force as well again? My ex- 

 perience, as well as others about here, is, that 

 one rose, the Gen. Jacquiminot does finely to 

 force one year, after that it does not do well — 

 a very poor bloomer. Will you also give me 



; the names of twelve best roses to force in pots, 

 mostly hybrid perpetuals ? Also tell me how 

 to prepare a lot of rhubarl) plants to force next 

 winter. I am not a florist, only an amateur. 

 Have a small collection of orchids, tropical 

 plants, and a greenhouse collection for my own 

 enjoyment." 



i [The same roses ought to force verj'^ well year 

 after year if properl}^ treated. We saw the past 



! season a General Jacqueminot forced that had 



i been forced the previous year when it was a 

 young plant and had but three flowers. It was 

 kept in the same pofall summer — not even re- 

 potted, and the past winter had fifteen flowers 

 on it. The practice suggested will be a good 

 one. Move in in very early Spring, and get a 

 good new growth during the Summer to get 

 flower for next Winter. The pots containing 

 the plants can be stood out as other pot plants 

 are during the Summer season. 



Rhubarb can be early forced. It requires no 

 previous preparation. Dig up well established 

 plants next Autumn, and plant in any half 

 shady place where there is a little heat. Gar- 

 deners generally find a good place to be under 

 greenhouse stage. — Ed. G. M.] 



Fruit and Vegetable Gardening. 



SEASONABLE HINTS. 



The injury to the grape vine by the phyllox- 

 era, does not seem as bad as it was a few years 

 ago, i^robably from increase in the number of 

 its parasitic enemies. At least we find grapes 

 now doing tolerably well in places where they 



once failed. It is our impression that the insect 

 was distributed with grape vines from some 

 leading nursei'ies before people knew what it 

 was. Now people examine their plants be- 

 fore they set them out, and destroy those 

 which have little gall-like grains of wheat 

 among the fibres. 

 Apples, Peaches, Plums and Quinces should 



