58 IIMSII (;.\IM)i:.\IN(J 



intb to AmateUlb. m,,„, ,^ ,.„,,.,., ,,„,, ,1,,,. \ i.,l.l |.l.u.t>i.. a nm>.rv 



>><'<l. uitli (Ik- iiitriitiuti ..I IraiiNplaiiliri;^ llu-iii 



'^' cai'lv ill III.' aiitiiiiiii In t li<- watiiii-st anil iiiosl 



()\viN.Mo(l..-.-xr,»iv.-w.l.it l.asiM-.... i.n|M.»il,l.. -I"H ''"•'I M'<'> '" t l.r pir.l.Mi. xv h.rr tli.-y wilU'.-l 



to atl.-n.l t.. la\Mi>. Wli.-iv p,.>siM,. now (Lis '"''>' '"V,,;'.' .-"iisluii.- .Iimim ll..- ...1.1 ,laiU 



should l.r .Ion,., an.l a ^'.uul t l.oiouul. rolling- is """'<>'.-■ I his is an .•vr.ll.-n( ..iHl.o.l u I,,-,., ll... 



a.ivisal.l.- (..-for.- .•.iltinu. Tl.is >av.s ll,.- inoui.m ;'l'""'' '^ "vaila M... All ll,.- .Im.l. .• van.-li.-s s.-.-ni 



n.a.l.in.-s. as it si.i-.-a.U th- umn, .asl. an.l ' \.|s '" i->|'on.l lo fiani.- .uKur.- fiy.-ly. an.l ai 



|{\ iv'. M. r 



111.- r.iu^li suif.i 



ll sii|i.ii..i- w Ikii ^r.>v\ n un.l.-r .dv.T. l-'ranics 

 lii.li .n.-nnilMTs ,,r ni.-l..ris liav In-.-n .-an !..• 



Tr..|.a-..luni t ul..T..suni niak.-s an . xr ll. nl "-"-..,,•„.•,,. i. ....•.,„• ni.-i..ris nav.- n-.-n .-an i 



t.-n.i...raiv .-..v.-iinK' for ualls. ar.h.-s or trllis. ""''--I for t h.s.. .I.miI.I- van.-( i.-s an.l s.. in.n-as,. 



It is. as it"s nan..- .I..n..l..s. a (ul..'rons plant whi.l. '"' ■''.'I'l'l) "t I- ". < ar.- must I..- tak.-n t<. Lay.- 



• li.-s .lown .-a.-h autumn, sprin^tin^i up aKaii. thr "i- p anl> as . i.,s.. |,, ll,.. ^;|ass as p.issil.l... an. t.. 



f..ll..win^,' v.-ar. TIh-s.- tulu-rs max In- plant, -.1 v.-nlilat- li-,l> .,n al possihl.- ...-.asions. It is 



n..\v \vh,-r.-\,-ra liu'1.1 .•,.v.-nn^'is\vant.-.l. (irowlli "•"''"' l""l"' v -n ilal ion wlmh .iuis.-s fram.- 



is rapi.l. an.l in a v.-rv sln.rt spa.-.- ..f li.ii.- tall \i"l'"- -• ■■M--i lo .lamp .,ll mimI ur..\v.-rs oft.-n 



sl.....ts will run up. li.-inii a nativ.- ..I' I'.-ru il | '"•;' '^ "'■;' "„n . annol s,.-,, I Ii,-m- \ ...l.-ts 



s.-.-n.sto.lislik.-...l,l.,lampsoils.an,lill.-rt i.itli- '"•'l"'^, '" "•"'";:• ,""' ''•'''". "' """ l''""< '^ <" 



. . ■ . . 1 11 'J . It . • . .^ . . I 1 I . . . I . . .. t ' . .. I.I........ < .rt .-^ . 



1. 1 it i,M-;i(lu.-ill> .lisapp,-ars. hut in warm soil 



•los.-. and 111.- l,-a\.-> an.l sh-iiis ;.r.- s,.ft. 



urahl,. situation, t li.-r.- is n.. .liMi.-ullv <li-'l ■'"> i,ioi>l iir,- l>in-ah.,iit will ,jui.-kly hrin^,' 



M. an.l .lamp 111,- ll.,w.-is olT. ll 

 hiiv w h.-i-.-. ii.it .,iil\ ill war I iiii.- hut al all 



in k,-,-pini.' it. 'Ph.- .iianK<'-i''<l pi-n.lnlon- llow,-rs 



ar.- pr.MJu.-.'.l hit.- in t h.- summ.-r. i;ar,i.nv v\ n, , , , .• . .. 



Anm.alsmav h.-s.,wnanv lini.-now.lurinutli.- ''••"'i^' '■""'' V'";"':"> '"'-^ '." '" I"-"' —.1. I h.- 



n...nth. as a,lvis.-.l in th.- Mar.h n..t.-s. an.l any ^\'."'''^ ■"'; I'''"'''"' "" •' •■hs'- "i.nm.l. an.l ,m 



that an- lit t.. plant ...it in.ni tin- <arlv Irani.- I'>s ni..un.l t In- Irani.-, p.issihly t In- ,,nly a v.-ulahh- 



sowing', mav h.- put in tli.-ir llow.-rin- ,,uart.-rs. »'■;'""■• '^ P" ''^^ «'•••" '''^ '.< '^ >";< '■••'I"Mv<! -Is,- 



.Suv..t IVas rais.-.l in pots will pr.ihahlv h,- ^^> ;<:•'■• ■■""' '';'''- .'< ■■'•"■ains until th.- s^mu^. 



i-..a.lv. ami a sowing i.i (li- op.-n may h.- ma, I,-. ^ "'l-'^ '''"' " ■'"^"••^ ■"'•'.v I"" plant.-. ..ut n. Ih.-ir 



Th.-n- is ,).-rhaps n.. llow.-r ,|..it.- as p.,pnlar as l-mnn-n .,uart.-rs as soon .-.s possih .-. an.l i ,s 



th.. Vioh-t. its ,l.-li.-ious s,..-nt app,al> t., ,- v.-rv,.,,-. ^^V'! .''> -'' ""^ ''' '"■''"'■ "'" ''"' ••'> w-'th.-r 



an.l it ll..w.-rs at a tiim- wli,ii tli.r.- is lilt I,- .Is.-. "'"'^ '"■ 



Wh.-n snow li.-s .m th.- ^M-.iun.l ami t h,- .-ol.l iiarsli 



win. Is ..f K.-hruaiy an.l .March hl.iw. if a fraim- of 



..v..n small ))roi)ort i.ms is availahl... tlii.s.- flow.-rs 



may 1).' ha.l. .Now is t In- tiim- to lift . .livid.- ami \>,y I'kti:!; |{i,.,hk. |--airvi,-w. l-lnnisUJll.-n. 



i-.. plant. Th.-v ait- not fastidi.ms. th.-y only ask ... ., , . , , 



to 1).- liivcn ^'..o.l d.-.-j) rich soil in .s.-mi-sha.lc. an.l ^^ii" M"il -iin>liin.- an,! show. -is r,,\u.- many 



n..t ailow.-d to sulT.-r from di-.m^hl. Divisi.ms How, -is wlii,li hiiii-^ l.,.,-s an.l lM...k....p..rs ahk.' 



Beekeeping. 



fr.>m th." .)l«l plants ai-,- th.. h.-st. taking tl 



•ti\il\. Sto.ks should now h.- .-xamin.-.l 



WT-ll -rooted crowns and discardin^^ th.- ol.l hard •/" <'"; '"^' t-iv,, urahl,- opp,,r(uni(y t<. as<...rtain 

 woodv portion. These .should be planted cei- liow Ih.y hav.- win1,-i,-.l. and 1.. s,.,. how th.-y 

 tainlv H5 inches everv wav in well prepare.l sl aii<llor stor.-s. ..t il an > ai .■ w.-ak .n- .pi.-.-nh-ss. 

 firound. Sixteen inches niav sound a ^n-.-at ' '"''■ ^^''^il^ stocks. ». that tw.i w.-akhiii^'s may 

 .listanc... hut when ^n-owiiiK w»'H a ^',)od Vioh-t mak.- on.' ^ood sto.-k t hat will 1.,- r<-a,l> t o .m,-1.1 a 

 plant will cover 12 inch. -s easily, and spac." must ^<'"«l i»'turn from th,- Inst lioii,-y tl,.w. .\s 

 I),- l.-ft for movin-i throuKh the i)lantati.)n. If .l.-anhm-ss is a v.-ry iiiip..rtant la.-t..r m hee- 

 the w.-ather he .Irv at planting tim.-. s..(. that the k,...pinK. pr..paratu)ns should now he made to 

 voun^ plants are w.-ll wat.-r.-.l. and that tli.v ^.-t ^^iv lnv.-s a sprinff cleaning and paintinK. and to 

 lio ch.-ck from lack of wat.-r. Anv cow manur.- ov.-rhaul and put everything- about th.- ajiiary 

 us.-.l in the preparation .)f tin- s.iil must Ix- into k«><>«1 <»i'<l<'i- for (he cominK season. For spring 

 thorou-hlv well d.-cav.-d. .ith.-rwis.- (lu- plants <l.-aninK a spare hive is n.-ces.sary. as ea.h hiv.- 

 will i,r..duce rank leaves onlv and f.-w ll.)W,-rs. can h.- .-l.-an...! and paint. -d and st.u-ks traiisf..ri<-<l 

 It is no us.- trvin^- to k'i-ow \'i.)l.-ts in li^lit drv soil in r.itatmn till all hav.- h.-.-n cl.-aned. 1 h.- br...)d 

 orin th.-full lilazeof thesun. DuriiiK th.- summ.-r chanih,-r should hav.- a k.-tth- of b.nhnK water 

 k.-.-p all runners removed. If all.)wed to r.-main ix.ure.l .,v<-i- the si.h- walls an.l fl....r. th.-n. with a 

 attach.-d tr. the plants, thev onlv .-xhaust the .ild st.-.-l cabin. -t s.-rap.-r. all pr.ip.ihs ami brae- .•.)mb 

 l)lant and make it so weak that it will not b.- abl<- <an b,- .-asily and ,|m.kly r.-m..v.-<l : it slmul.l th.-n 

 to produc- the d.-sir.-d amount of blo.)m at b,- lins.-.l wit h a .|iiar1 ol li,.l w at ,-r to which t wo 

 f^o^verin^' time. The work of cuttins th.- runn.-rs t ,-asp,.,mlul- <it l/al hav b,-,-ii a<hl.-.i. Th.- hiv.- 

 an.l forking an.l hoeinj; between the plants .-an b.- ma> tli,-n u,-t a ,-,.al ot paiiil. 1 mm.-.liately 

 done in tin- ..ne job. Several f.)rkinKs will b.- b,-f,.f,- t raiisl.-iriii- b.-.-s int.) it . tlu- brood chamber 

 required, and th.- runners ki-ow verv .piicklv. but shoiii.l b.- a^ain rinsed with I/.al .-mul.sion— at a 

 there is nothing- better for the plants than hoeing- ,str.-nKth f)f tw.) teasi)...)ntuls I/.al to on<- .piart of 

 or forking, which luev.-nts the .soil caking on th.- hot wat.'r. Izal is a powerful K.-rimci.h-. an.l »).-.-s 

 surface and becoming hard. As to varieties, as a d.) imt lesent it as they do carboli.-. 

 general ride Princess of Wales is the l)e.st out-of- Stimulative f.-eding may nf)w be .started, the 

 doors single Violet. The flowers are large, .stalks obj.-ct .)f which is to induce br.-eding .)r to pr.>- 

 long. .scent good, and the foliage good. The C/.ar .serve th.- lives of stocks that are running short, 

 is also a free doer, but flower.s are smaller. There so that t-ach may be fit t<) store surplu.-s honey at an 

 were a couple of good varieties sent out by a approximate date. \\ lien- honey is plentiful. 

 Continental nursery Avhich have much in their development may l)e hast.-ned by bruising three 

 favour, but. as the" growers are now " straffed." or four square inches of cappe.l stores with the 

 plants can neither be had, nor A\nll they be recom- blade of a table-knife every few days from which 

 mended, .\innng the double varieties. Neapolitan the bees can help themselves. If there is a 



