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iKisii (;aui)ENING 



(like ;ill c.IIkts) iiu-vil.il.ly iiirpras.- al an alai-nuni; 

 rati' wlii'ii oiicf lli.-y avi a fimliii^. and il' not 

 (li'strovctl Ihcv ill turn iiuickly (Ifslinv uii at 

 .luantitics of fruit. The f.-mali" moths . liml. I lie 

 tn-i's duiin^' this aiul lU'xt month for tlir |mi- 

 |iost' of depositing tiudr cfiKs. l)ul wlincv. r tlir 

 tiv.-s ar.- handi'«l these motlis will l.r tiapprd 

 and destroyed. .Most nursery .uid sr,ds- 

 nien suii|ily preiiared handitifi materials lor t lu' 

 l)ur|M)se, and hoine-mach' hands are readily 

 amxed. Strips of -rease-proof vaper ti iiuhes 

 wide must he tied round the tree stem ahout 

 12'. feet al)ove irround (or more): iiuike tiie ties 

 (|uiti- tiiiht al u|.per and iow.'r sides of papers, 

 then smear the papers tiiieklv uitii earl -please. 

 ■Vhr hands must hi- examined o,,asion.ill \ . and 

 .-. little fresli ^'n-ase added to prevent it har- 

 deiiinu too niindi to ealrh the molh. 



The Vegetable Garden. 



iiv A. I'KAIJSON (i;i 



■('rawf<.rd, Es.i.. I. 



ner to A. 

 i-o.lKe, (ih 



|-\ Sharmau- 

 imiie, Cork. 



'I'm-: i)ressure of the j;rowinK season is now past, 

 and Iroin now onw-ards weeds and vegetahle 

 lul.l.ish will have to be dealt with. Wlien the 

 weather is suitable remove all weeds. iVc.. to the 

 lubbish heap, or trenidu's, if such work is in 

 progrv^ss. 



('ABBAca-:. — -('onliuue the planting ol all spare 

 ground as advised in Sepleinbei- iioles. 



C'eleuy. — ■Continue to earlh-up during dry 

 wi'ather only, and take care not to over-earth, 

 for oiu-e the" heart is covered growth will eease. 

 .Make sure of the soil at the roots being thoroughly 

 moist previous to eai'tliing. 



Cei-khiac.— Where grown, pai't of the iroji 

 may be lifted and stored in sand, removing all 

 but the central leaves ; the roots left growdng 

 can be secured against frost by earthing over. 



Potatoes. — Store by pitting or hcnising all 

 main crop varieties, and select for seed ])urposes 

 as the work ])roceeds. 



EiiUBAKB. — For early forcing, well-prepared 

 roots may be lifted and ex])osed to the air behind 

 a north wall-. The exposure will act as an 

 artificial resting .season, and the natural law- of 

 reproduction will bring about a quick and 

 l)remature grow^th when introduced to the forcing 

 pit. 



K00T8. — Beet, carrots, salsify and turnips may 

 be lifted and stored in sand, either in the rv)ot- 

 house or in pits outdoors where protection from 

 frost can be given. Parsnijjs and scorzonei'a can 

 be left in the soil they were grown in, and lifted 

 as required. 



Seakale. — As soon as the leaves show signs 

 of ripening, some of the roots may be lifted for 

 early forcing, but as the residts will be out of all 

 ])roportion to the labour involved in growing 1 

 would advise deferring extensive forcing till 

 later, unless, of course, it be from retarded roots, 

 and they can be had at any time, but then that 

 is a luxury which few care to indulge in at 

 |)resent. .Jvidging from questions addressed to 

 the Editor, the cultivation of this valuable 

 esculent is not qviite understood by many readers, 

 but given a good sound soil, well enriched and 

 trenched on a sunny exposure, its cultivation is 

 siniple. It loves generous treatment, and once 

 established will continue to yield good heads for 

 years. The roots may be ])lanted from now till 

 next March. The side roots " thongs '' provide 



th,' best mean> ..f rr,-;.tim:- ri.U beds. 'Illese ] 

 ,'.'in he ent oir s.piare al the upper , nd and I 

 di.'monalU .'It th.' lowei'. then ti. <l in Immlles and 

 pl.ieed in san.l. .islies. ol' soil until t lie t inu' .hosi'ii 

 for planting inl.) the h. .Is, ,,y io,,|s ,,r une or more 

 M'ar's growth niav he plantid to produce good 

 il.slds the lirsl Veai-. Tllele .lie inanv metiinds 

 of pl.inlinu. Some pivlei- ten-|',-,.1 beds with 

 hro.id alievs on either side, and In this svslem 

 r,,iein- eai'i he eanie.l ,,ut .,,, tile uinimd :' such 

 a bed will ui\c 10,, Ml lor II, !■,■,■ i^us with 1 h.- roots 

 ei-liteen in.lies ap.iil. hut .Is ui-ouiid is usuallv 

 limited, rous placed tliirlv in.hes .ip.nt wilii | 

 r.Hds evei\ two r,et. uill give a great \ie!d of 



prime heads. In planting, place the <i-.,u ' 



pl.lllt .ihout two inelli'S Im'IoU the surlaee : p;ire i 



oir ail> \er\ pi^oluinelit eonieal ((•..UIIS. as these 



in\aiialil\ \ ield IIowits uiiieh. of course, are 

 dtdrimeiiiar to lli.' pi-oduetion of good heads, 

 and shouM iie\.i- he p.iniil l.d. When growth \ 

 has begun, disbud t<i a single .lown to ea.di rn..<, 

 and encourage h\ surface cullivat ion strong ' 

 growth. In div seasons water with liipiid 

 manure in large (piantities. .Mulcli in mid- 

 summer with well-fed l;iiiiivai(l manure, and 

 if seaweed can he ha... -ive a'liheral muhdnng of 1 

 that acce|dable weed in pivh-reiice to any other : 

 agi'icult ural salt is a valuable agent, and one or 

 two light dressings through the summer will give 

 .•onsiderable h.'lp to the h.rmati.in of sli'.mg j 

 crowns. 



i<\)i'cing on 111.' growing s.piare is easily carried 

 out by placing pots o\cr th.> crown and covering 1 

 the s|)ace betwe.'ii the rows with horse manure | 

 and leaves or other fernieuting material, taking \ 

 care always to prevent light reacliing th(i crown, 1 

 otherwise the sam]>le loses its blanched appear- 

 ance. Failing the use of heating stuffs Une coal 

 ashes, sanu, soil, or peat moss will do for covering 

 the crowns directly. When growth reconirnenccs ■ 

 the second year disbud to, say, two growths per ] 

 root, these will produce the crop of the following 

 year. In old beds com])laints are often made , 

 that the crowns get high and horned. That is 

 usually due to the failure of' proper disbudding 

 in the early years, and the best cure is to lift and 

 remake the plantation; indeed, the keen grower 

 w'ill be dissatislied with anything but com- 

 |)aratively young beds, although by digging in 

 heavy dressing of farmyard manure each sjiring 

 and attending to the ordinary details, seakale 

 beds may be kept going strong for an indefinite , 

 period, but it must be understood that good | 

 residts cannot be obtained without a thorough | 

 ])re])aration of the soil. j 



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Juniperus pachyphloea Elegantissimus. j 



This is the silvery-leaved juvenil.' f.nni of | 

 .T. pachyphloea, and is extremely well suited for ' 

 small gaj.h'us not ca])able of accommodating 1 

 the la ig.f Conifers. In its native habitat on the 1 

 dry mouutaiu sides of S. W.' United States it is | 

 said to reach a height of fifty to sixty feet. j 

 Under cultivation here, however, it has not as | 

 yet shown much promise of such growth, but, I 

 nevertheless, healthy young ])lants soon make | 

 nice little specimens which look extremely well 1 

 about the grounds, especially in winter, Tlie I 

 silvery effect is most noticeable when the jilants I 

 are placed so that they have a background of : 

 evergreens, which as a rule are too plentiful in 

 most gardens in Dublin 



