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IKMSII (i Alx'DIAIXd. 



j,'r«iiiml wh.i-.- llu- Miimiu-i- ;»ml auliinm vi'm-tahlcs- 

 have bfi'U Krowii. and l>y a»l..|ilin^ tin- sy.st-«iii of 

 itilatioij cr.ipi.iDi,' a fi.s'li |i|ut of -loiiinl rap 1..- 

 tri'Dihcd i-viTv y<-ai-. In old j,'ard.i>s. wlu-n- thr 

 ^roiiiHl lias hi-fi) manured vtar afln-r ycjir, an 

 a|>l>Iirjition of linn- is vrrv lMUcli<ial. One half 

 hush.d of slaki'd linw to tlw s.iiian- rod. l.ss if 

 the K'roiin«l lie vtrv liKHt and iiiort- if llii- ground 

 !..• v.-ry h.avy. In .dd .ullival.-d land ri.li in 

 luinius". liin<- sndiltnl\ ipcrcasi-H jirodint i\ <'nfss in 

 a r.-niarkalil.- df.i,'n-.-". inrr.-asin},' (h.- |.ro|"->"t '<■« "f 

 di>rniaut animal and v. •K»-t-;»l"li' mauiirc. A ki'<'«'" 

 rrop shtuild l>c ^rown afti-r an ajiiilicat ion of time, 

 'rm-: Skki> Oudki!.- As the New W-nv is with 

 us. look up last Year's notes, see what variet.y of 

 v.-«etahle gave the most satisfact-.ry results, and 

 Ket the seed .ird.-r olT as soop as eonvenient. 



Skki> S()WIN(;. 



I'kas. — As soon as weatlur |iermits. s(i\\- a fiw 

 lines of jH'Us on an eaily horder. A liwarf 

 variety, such as Little .Marvtd. if sown 2 feel 

 apart in the liiu-s. ill give good results. l'Iarl> 

 l*eas should he sown thickly, as slugs are lather 

 troul.lesoiiu' to the early "croi'- <>n a hordei' 

 facing west, sow a few lines of a taller variety. 

 Sow the line.s 10-12 feet apart, the space between 

 ran hi' planted with early ixitatoes as the season 

 advances. Tlu' jK-as i)iH)tect the early ])otat()es 

 fr«»ni the spring frost. 



Broad Bk.\ns, — Broad Beans may be sown 

 this month on heavily manured ground. To 

 l)rot<'ct the jteas and beans from rats and mice, 

 coat the seed with red lead. Slightly damp the 

 seed witli paraffin, sprinkle some of the powder 

 over, and stir till all are coated. 



Onions;. — Sow onions in boxes and i)lace in a 

 warm house. Sow thinly, and if the bulbs are only 

 required for kit<hen use. they do not reciuire t^) be 

 transplanted into other l>oxes, A satisfactory bull) 

 can be grown i»y jilanting from the seedling l)ox 

 to the oi)en ground. 



Potatoes. — I'ot u)) a few potatoes t^) give a 

 supply before the early frame ones come in. 

 I'se A-inch i)ots for the purpose. May Queen 

 and Midlothian Early are two good varieties for 

 forcing. Make up a gentle hot-bed for the 

 growing of ])otatoes in frames. Pit frames are 

 to be preferred, as no heat is l')st. Make up tlie 

 hot-bed about the last half of this month. After 

 the tubers are jdanted, a i>inch of early cauli- 

 flower, cabbage, lettuce, <!s:c., can be sown. When 

 the seedlings are lit to handle they can he removed 

 to other quarters. Place potatoes in shallow 

 trays to start into growth, with the view ol 

 planting in frames when the .shoots are an indi 

 long, 



French Beans. — Sow French beans in T-incli 

 ])ots and, to keej) vip the supply, sow a few p«its 

 every fortnight. When the bears grow about 

 inches ])lace a few twigs in each i)ot, to keep 

 the growths upright, (live the plants a plentiful 

 supply of water ; syringe night and morning. 

 If French beans are grown in a dry temi)erature 

 white fly and red si)ider .soon put in their ai)])ear- 

 ance. A tem])erature .55-00' is suitable for 

 growing French V)eans. 



Seakai.e and Hhubarb. — Place seakale and 

 rhubarb in a dark forcing i)it at intervals to suit 

 consumer. 



.Sai-AD, — Chicory and endive may be placed in 

 the forcing pit, like seakale ; it requires darkness 

 to force them to perfection. Guard against 



excessive d.impi'ess. Muslaid and cress may 



lie .sown in l>o\.s .it inler\alN. and placed in a 

 warm hous.-. 



(iKNKItAI. KkMAICIO. Tr. Ih h ;.Md di^ ..II op.i, 



uMound. Kxamitie spring hrtKcoli. ami if the 

 < urd has formed n-move the |ilants t^o a cool shed 

 or heel th.-m in )»i-y shell, -re*! spot.. Att..-nd t^ the 

 Ventilation of parsley, lettuce ai>d other vege- 

 tables in frames. I k t ■ the. onion bulbs in 



the store house ai'd remove unsoui'd bulbs. 

 Where the ro.d crops are stor.-d in th.- open, see 

 that Ihey have j.lenty of protection from frost, 

 ('idlet't prunini;s and other mat.<-rials aiul burn. 

 Where deciduous trees are .ilmndant and enouvih 

 leaves have been c<dlected for hotbeds. iV:c.. 

 burn what is not re(piire<l if time permits. The 

 •ishes irom anv vegetable mat.erial is ricli in 

 IM.tash. UemoVe the ashes to when- th.v cil he 

 kept <lry till they ;ir.- re.piired for use. ' 



Diseases of Fruit Trees. 



\Vk li.iv.. fioiii lime t.o tim<> published exfr.icts 

 rioiii v.irioiis periodicals dealing with Silver Leaf, 

 ;ii'd in the presei't issue we reproduce ii leaflet 

 puMished by the Hoard of Agricult ur.- and 

 l-'isheries. dealing with the same pe.st. Scientists 

 are busily woiking to lind out the cause of the 

 disease, and practical growers <an do nuich hy 

 close observation and by relating' their experiences 

 in (■(.ml)ating the disease to help to a sitlution of 



tile problem. 



Verbena chamaedrifolia. 



TiiEKK is a wide dilTerence of opinion as to the 

 hardiness of this brilliant and charming little 

 native of Brazil. About Dublin it (l>es not seem 

 at .all hardy, whether due to fro.st or dam|). 



A correspondent in the north, however, writes 

 to say that he has intpiired about a large )dant 

 which he admired last .summer at Harrogate, 

 and finds that it has been out for three years, 

 and last February it stood :{<> degrees of frost, 

 Tlie Harrogate ])lant dies back to the crown 

 l)retty much, but had made any amount of fresh 

 shoots, about 12 to IS inches long, and flowered 

 l>rofusely. 



S)me of our readers will i)robably have ex|)eri- 

 ence of this plant, and we would be .glad to know 

 their views as to its hardiness. 



Verbena radicans. 



Tm.s mr.kes a charming c('m|)anion to the above 

 si)ecies, being of the same ])rocumbent habit, 

 rooting as it grows. The flowers, liowever. are 

 lilac ((doured. while those of V. chama-drifolia are 

 hiilliant .scarlet. Both species are usefid Jiutumn 

 flowering trailers for the rock garden, and are 

 easily i>ropagated from cuttings taken in S<'i)tem- 

 ber. ' Tile cuttings root freely in a cold frame or 

 under a liand-light. and m.ike good plants for 

 ]iut1ing out in si)ring. — R. 



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The rainfall hei-e for li)l.") was IJD.fi inches Bain 

 fell on li»(» days ; the greatest fall in 24 hours was 

 on Oct. 1st, when 1.72 inches fell. Our rain gauge 

 is situated ().")0 feet alxive sea level.— R BoWEK, 

 Ballvlin (iardeiis. .Mountratlr 



