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niiiU or fre»ih iiiaiiurc mIkmiIiI 1.. mix. .1 in with T'U^ A^U^^^*...,, 



tlu- .-.il. (;r..niHl that has Im-.m w.ll iiiaimr. .1 f..r 1 He /\rDOreiUm. 



wMiu- pn-vioUH ir«»|'' f^'nh "?* ««-lrry t>v pi-as. is a 



K'ood iiiftlituii in whi.h tlw idi-al tv|M- ..f |.arsni|. Tin: i.nii.iri.; ..f (r.-.s. youii-,' ;im<1 -.1,1. >li..ul.l 1..- 

 is liki'lv to •«.• |.i>mIu.i«1. l.iBhlly furk ..vi-r fh.- < ..iii|.|,t.<l lu.w as .s<.<.n as |M..s.,il.lr. ami >lirul).s 

 siiil to' olitaiii a llm- s..\vinjc lillli. I»ra\v out wliiili w.r.- riot doiu- last siiiiiimr ami aiituiiiii 

 narrow lims at is im hfs apart ami '2 iii< Iks >lioul«l l».- iit tciul.d t<. at oiui-. Th.s.- will Ik- 

 «liM-|i. S.IW tlio s.-.«ls motl.-n»t«ly tliiii in .aim < lii«-»iy lat." sumiiwr and autumn ll..w.-n-rs. surli 

 wratli.r. an«l i-..\.-r in witli th." lin.st ..f tiw ••> Cytisus .apitatus. ('..Jul. as. aut umn-llow.rinK 

 s.iil. On.' oumo of s.-.mI will m'W a lin.- of su ( ".an.it lius.s. ami any otii.r-s w hi« h make tlu-ir 

 vanls. k'Towtli (luriu',' sprinu and .summ.r and llowcr in 

 All pruning of fruit tr.-.-s an«l liusli.-s nuist now autumn. .Many shiul>s do not r.<piir.- n ^'r.-at 

 lit- luirri.Ml f.irward s.. that llif sprayinv op.-ration dal.d pruning .v. ry \.ar. hut iMii.-lil ynatly 

 niav lu- «arri«-tl <Mit in du.- t iiu.-. I nl.ss th.- t r.-.-.s from a thiiuiiiiK out of old slioots o.(asi<.nally. 

 an-" in a v.-rv un.l.-an ...mlition. ..n.- winl.-r .Anion^' otlu-rs may )).• m.nliomd th.- various 

 spravinK .should sum.-.-. Causti.- alkjili wash is sp.-.i.-s .>f Kilns. ..f w hi. h th-n- an- s.-v.-ral ni.c 

 thr wduti.in most jr.n.-rallv us.-d with siitisfact.iv kiiuls in a<lrliti<.n to th.-; .-.uumon fi..w.-rin>< 

 r.-sult.s. Till- follow im; foruuila may h.- r.-li.-d Curratil its.lf. a v.-ry lim- .arly sprinK-/lowt-rin« 

 U|Min as ln-inv a s^»f«- on.-: Caustic soda. 1 ll>. : shruh. ICili.s c.-r.-um. with wliiti- ll.iwcrs : It. 

 |K.t«s.siuin .-arlwuiat*-. 1 Hi. : soft .s.>ap. |(> .nines : aur.-m (y.-llow). U. .lu.-ntum l.rimson). It. 

 wat«T. m K'dhuis. Dissolv.- tin- .soda and i>otash ( iord-.nianum (r.-d and y.ilow ). It. .M.n/.i.-sii (n-d 

 in wat»-r s,-parat.ly. and th.- soap Iiavin;; l».-cn .nid whit.-), and a f.w .)tlu-rs. aj-.- pretty shrulis 

 pr.-viously dis>.dv.-.l in hot wat.-r. mix it with the for tin- wild.-r parts of tlu- Ki'<>unds. and altliouKh 

 alMivr. aft.rwards making up th.- cpiantity of rhi.-lly sprin;,'-liowcrin,','. do not ri-(piir.- Iiard 

 wat«-r to in K'alL.ns. This |.r.-parat ion should 1m- cuttini,' hack annually, s. it is often con\.-ni.-nt 

 appli.-.l to th.- tr.-.-s in th.- form of a tin.- sj-ray. to thin out now. .-v.-n at the loss of .s..m.- flowers, 

 and th.-..p.-rat..r should w.-arh-ath.-VKdovi-sdurint,' latii-r than wait till after floWt-rin^'. wlien there 

 its apj.li.ation. .\ calm drv »lav slioiild always is mor.- t han .-iioufih to do. I'riininjr on th.- lines 

 In- s.-l.-.t.<l for this im|.orta"nt w"ork. Th<- chief foll..w.-d for fruit in;,' ^,'o<.s -Ix-rri. s will suit th.-m 

 |"dnl in its appli.-.it ion is t.. .-nsur.- that .-vc-rv w.-ll. .Many of tlie CaraKanas. Marh.rri.s. Kscal- 

 l>art of th.- trei- lias h.-.-n w.-tt.-d. hut not sufri- lonias. iV:.-.. may h.- thinm-dout similarly p.-riodi- 

 .ieiitly to ,aus" drip from th.- twin's and hj-aiulies. <ally. heiic,' caiefui. how.-vi-r. in tin- case of hi!,'hl\ 

 \Vh<-n th.- pruning and sjirayin^ are at an .-nd. ornamental sprinK-flowi-iinj,' kinds, lik.- lierheiis 

 lightly hr.-ak up with a ),'arden fork tlu- surfac.- st i-no])]iylla and H. Darwinii to leave tlu-m till 

 s. til around each tr.-e. J.im.- a|)pli.-d to idum and after floWi-rim,'. Amon-,' the Uramhles (Itul>us) 

 cherry trees will prove h.-neticial. Xo niulcliint,' tlver.- are several cpiite ornamental species and 

 sliould he laid on until the season is further many w«irthl.-ss kinds, (ht- latt<-r. |>erliai)s. pre- 

 advanced. I'elarKoniums intended for heddiiiu- dominatin-,'. Those with ornamt-ntal st.-ms. like- 

 out puriM.ses at the end of May will r.-tpiire the so-calh-d Wliilewashed liramhle. It. hifloru.s, 

 r.-nioval from tli.-ir cut t in<,' l)oxes iiito :i-incli pots. should he tr.-ated lik.- ras|)lt(-rri(-s. cutting out the 

 Tw.. parts loam, .me l.-af-niould. and one sand old caiu-s and li-avini,' tlu- stron?? youn;,' on.-s. In 

 will f.^rm an ideal c.>m|M»st for ]M>ttinK. hut the case of the white caned .sorts, it is advisiihle 

 as«.-rt«in that tin- coinpo.st is in a m.xh-rately to do the ])runing in autumn so as to display 

 dry condition h.-fon- usihg it. Wlien jiottt-d. tlie colour of the younf^ canes to the best acl- 

 stand the jilants on the >,'reenh(»use statue, and vantajje. Some, liowever. witli less ornanu-ntal 

 when fairly w.-ll estahlished. tran.sfer to a (-ool shoots. Init wliich hi-ar interest int,' fruits, may 

 fram.-. Sow Antirrhinums in boxes early this liave tin- old canes taken out now. The most 

 month, as th.-y ar.- jilants that n-cpiire a lonj,' beaut iful "f all tlu- Itubi is It. deliciosus, a spring 

 s«-a.s4in of growth. Knsure good drainage by tli<- llowcrer. witli lar*,'.- single white flowers, and it 

 us.- of broken p.its .u- other rough material siioiUd be iirun.-d after flow.-ring. 

 l.lac.-d in the iM.ttoni of the boxes. Next to Any of the w ild itost-s wliicli ar<- cons|ii<uously 

 thes.- a layer of leav.-s. and fill up to witliin an lieautiful .arlv in tlu- vear mav. if time permits. 

 in.h ..f th.- fop with a <-om|)ost of .soil, h-af-mould be treated like J{amblers. and'thinned out aft(-r 

 and siind in e.pial jiarts. Make- mod-iat c-ly lirm. llnwerin',' : tlu- others, whicli floW(-r lal.-r. may Ix- 

 and finish olT with a h-v.-l surface. Sow tlu- s.-eds tliinned «uit now. Ow ners of woods and jilaiita- 

 tliinly aiul c.iv.-r lightly with fiiu- s. il. Water tions miglit use the wild Itos.s and Hraml)les witli 

 in with a ro.se can. To hasten g.-rminalion stand good eJTecf ]ilanted in groujis on the outskirts 

 the Ix.xes in a warm greenhouse-. )>ut as soi>n as and by tin- sides of roads and rides. W'lu-n 

 th.- seedlings appear remove to a nior.- .-.lol and allow.d fr.-edoiii to grow, many of them are 

 airy |i..sition. Kor an early suj'ply of Sweet Ixautiful. and look more- natural tlian wlu-n 

 Peas th.- .se.-ds rt-<|uire t.> be .sown in jiots ajid |>lanfed in tlu- home grounds or gard(-n. where 

 grown uti<l<-r glass. I'r.-par.- a .-onip.st of loam. tlu-v must perforce be- n-st ricted. 

 leaf-ii:ould aiul sjind. and |)ass the whol.. through After all ].runing is linislu-d. sliruh h,d^ and 

 a fiuart.-r-in.h si.-v... ( )ne cro.k in tlu- l,ott(.m of borders should be lightly forked over. Half 

 »-ach :i-in.h |.ot will sufTlce for drainage. A little of decayed leaves, rotten grass, and other decayed 

 the fibry material left over from the sieving <if vegetation make an excellent dressing for 

 th.- c<inipost .should lu-xt be laid ..ver the <rock. shrubs, and take tlie ]dace of the leaves which. 

 Fill up each pot to w ithin an inch .)f tlu- rim with f«)r the .siike of neatness, are generally raked ofC. 

 the jirei>ared soil, jr. ssing moderately firm with On jioor .soils a dressing of farmyard manure is 

 the fingers. Pla<-.- .)n<- go< d s.-ed in' the centre beneficial, hut as this is not always available 

 andeover with half an imhof s.>il. A tem])erature nowadays, care should be taken U) have a large 

 of ."55"^ should be maintained until the seedlings accumulation of decayed vegetable refuse for 

 are well througli. dressing beds and borders, as .shrubs to do well 



M. T>. must be cared for as much as herbaceous i)lants. 



