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Notes (or Novices. 



W'Tii thf iiilv.iit .if thf N.w Will-. Miu- of (he 

 . Iii.-f |H»iiits in v«'m'talilf mirtl.-uiivK ••|'"'i"»<i<'">< •>< 

 \>< \ni>\i till with til.- <li^K'iiic aivil tr.inhiiiK nf all 

 va.iiiit Kiomul ii»t.iul.<l for futim- rmi s. It 

 >lioul.l always I..- ih.- .iv.l.avour of tin- .ultivator 

 t.i havi- till- a.rcssai> inaiuiii- wIiim-IimI ou to tin- 

 laiul ituriu^ hard fiost> wcJithiT. The work of 

 ili(,'KiuH aiul tr.iuhiim' .should u<-v.t Im- <airi.«l 

 nut wii. u thr ^'l•oUIlll is iu a t«>o Wit au.ll i>asty 

 londitiotv. Tri-uihiiin iiifiiiis tin- turning omt of 

 th.- soil to th.- .l.|.th of LM or A f.-.t. iu< ori oratiuK 

 with tin- soil as the work ).iii«(r(ls a ),'oo(l sui>i'l> 

 of fariuyartl or au> i«th«-r kiinl of mauur<'. Itoujili 

 j,'aril.ii refuse and lonj,' staid.- iiiauure is hest laid 

 ii. on the h.dtoiii tri'U* h and the more »hM-omi>os.'d 

 inamin-s k.-jd near tlic surfa.f. The hottoni s|«it 

 from ,a.h tr.iuh >h..ul.l alwav.-. !.<• >,( u|> ou tin 

 surfai-e as r.>uj.di 

 as ,...ssild... so 

 that it shall 

 r.M-.dve all th.- 

 a d \ a u t a u; .- s 

 from th.- iuliii- 

 .-u.-.-s ..f tlw 

 weath.r. 



Autumn plaut- 

 .-d rahhaKe must 

 have all va.an- 

 .•i(-s made p.od 

 and the surface 

 soil lu'tw.-euth.- 

 r.>ws fre.iu.-p.tlv 

 well stirred wit ii 

 a J)ut.h h...-. 

 Al)..ut th.- mid- 

 dl.-..f the m..utli 

 .-arly .al.l.ag.- 

 and .aulillower 

 bee«ls may b.- 

 s.twn in boxes 

 and the boxes 

 jdaced on the 

 stage in the 

 greenhouse un- 

 til the seedlings 



appear, when \\ i.i.i. ..now n Aiii i s and 



they should \t C^'^ 



then be remov- 

 ed on to a shelf near the roof glass or st<>od 

 ill a e.iol frame. Admit air (-aiitiously for a 

 start, but as the seedlings advance in growth 

 d.» not liesitat'e to sui)ply jih-nty of air on all 

 favourable occasions, as it is most important to 

 keeji the jdants sturdy and stocky. As soon as 

 the first rough l.-af is made pri.-k olT the seedlings 

 at '.i inch(-s apart into other boxes in a compost 

 consisting of tw.i parts losm, one leaf mould, and 

 one sand, and again return the plants to a cool 

 fran\e. ('.>v.-r up with mats in the e\ent of sharp 

 fr.>st. If there is a desire to have young carrots 

 ready for use in April and ^Vfay. leaves and stald.- 

 manure must be procur.-d. two-thirds of the 

 former to one-third of th.- latt.-r. in ord.-r to make 

 up a hot-V)ed to accommodate a frame. The leaves 

 and manun- must be well shaken up togetli.-r. 

 and linallv set \i]> in hot-bed stvle. leaving the 

 bed 2^ feet dee), after being lirmly trod. On th<- 

 bed stand the frame in i)ositio7i and (ill in with 

 finely sifted soil to the depth of s in.h.-s. Kndos.- 

 a thermometer and |>ut on the lights. When the 

 heat of the bed has declined to (5,5 % firm the soil 



iu>i<l.'. .hi.w ..111 >hali,.\\ <lrill> ..t I m. h.s apart, 

 x.w th.- < arrol s.-.-il th.-r.-in ami .-..x .-r ..M-r lightly 

 with liiK- M>il. Vi-ntilate cauti.msly Jis th.- s.-.-.l- 

 liugs .-ipp.ar (hi.iugh the surface, and wh.-ii in 

 ii.i-d .if III. list ur.-, wat.-r in with a r.is.- . Jiii. using 

 l.pid wat.-r. (>ii.- .d t h.- st uiiip-r.i«.t.-<l V4iri<-tii-s 

 is much th.- b.st for this .-arly sowing in fram.-s. 

 A.'c.irdiiig to <l.-maiid. .s.-akal.- plants may b.- 

 lift.il from th.- ..p.n gar.l.n fr..m tim.- t.i t"iiii. . 



pr.parat.ii-N t.i foiciii'^. <'ut awiiy th<- i ts ami 



r.-laiii-tlie best for pl.mting out in th«- m.iuth of 

 April. Th.-s.- mot-^. ..r th.mgs as th.-y an- s.-m.-- 

 tim.s . all.d. sh.ii Id be .lit in l.-n^ths of fl in.h.-s. 

 pl;i.-.-d cl.is.-ly ill boxes of r similar depth amongst 

 liii.- s.iil and sto.id in a cool fmst -proof frame. 

 Th.- main .r.iwns for forcing should li<- plant. -d 

 in it-ill. h jMils .iiid plac.-il und.-rneath th.- gi-.-.-n- 

 h.iiis.- stag.- b. sid.- th.- hot wat.-r pip.-s. Wat.-r 

 ill t h..i,,imhl> w illi u.iiin u.it.i- and plac- a !>-inch 



pot iipsich- down 

 ov.-r tin- t..p .if 

 .•;i.h t.i .-x.lud.- 

 lli.- light. Uhu- 

 barb ci-owns 

 ma V be lift.-d 

 .lu.l f.iri.d in 

 Miuch th*- saiiK- 

 way as .seakale, 

 but boxes in- 

 stead of jiots 

 answer the pur- 

 pose best. Seed 

 potato.-s sh.iuld 

 be ariang.-d in 

 sliallow b.ixes 

 ;iud stood in a 

 structure just 

 fidst -proof, and 

 wlier.- tli.-y will 

 1 ic.-ive pl.-nt vof 

 ligiit and air to 

 keep t h<- sprout- 

 ing tub(-rs st lit 

 and hardy. 



Many kinds <if 



fruit trees and 



liushes can be 



Pkai:s iiai.M nil. ;.\i:i>i.Ns planted this 



:i<iOi;AN. iinnth wlienever 



the soil btcomes 

 in reasi.i'..iM\ di \ w.nkiug ..rd.r. but no attempt 

 to jilant shi'uld lie- II ade 11' th.- soil tx- wet and 

 pasty. In taking out tin- liol.-s for planting 

 a'wa'ys guard against making the holes too small. 

 Tread linn tli<- foun.dation of the hole, at the same 

 tiiiu- all.iwin.g a gradual slope from th<- centre to 

 tin- .-dge. Fix a stak.- g.i.nl . nough t.i stand for 

 sev(-ral years almost in the centre. Befor.- pla(-ing 

 the tn-e in position cut clean away all jagged and 

 torn roots, and also shorten back roots tending 

 to grow dfwnwards. C'omiin-n<e to spread out 

 the 1( West layer of roots and shake some of the 

 (inest .soil ainongst them. Th. n draw <iu,t the 

 r.iots next abovi- these, adding mon- soil, then 

 those abov.- them, and so on. giving the tree a 

 gentle shake n<iw and again to let the soil nin 

 l)etwe< n th(- lint- roots. The uiipennost roots 

 sliould not lie laid .ut any nearer the .surface than 

 :{ or 1 inches. Fasten tin- tree to the stake with 

 a .soft rojx- and jijai e •_! in< lu-s of stable manure 

 .iver the surface. 



Apjile. pear and plum trees that are not yet 

 liruned should hove this imi'ortant work earnestly 



