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well round the roots and to avoid deep j)lant- 

 ing. 



I shall not enter into the details of pruning, 

 training, spraying, &c., as it is almost impos- 

 sible to instruct a novice in these operations 

 without giving a practical demonstration, so the 

 best plan is to get hold of a practical gardener, 

 who is almost invariably eager and willing (free, 

 gratis, and for nothing) to impart such informa- 



Herbaceous Plants. 



The i)lanting of herbaceous plants is work that 

 can very well be carried out in open weather 

 during the closing months of tlie year. The 

 roots in many cases are active at this time, 

 even though the stems may be dying down. 

 Xow is a good time to go through the her- 



i'holu hi/] 



lill.AC-REAUMUR ['•' ■'-. Trerithkk 



Royal Botanic Gardens, Dublin. 



tion to anyone who is making a serious attempt 

 to grow good fruit. 



In conclusion, T shall name a few of tlie varie- 

 ties which 1 consider to l)e first-rate foi- the pai-- 

 ticular form of training alluded to above. There 

 are many other very desirable varieties, but 

 these are fairly constant croppers in most parts 

 of the country, and all are of good quality : — 



Defsxert YarictieH: — Cox's Orange Pippin, 

 AUington I'ippin, Adam's Pearmain, Worcester 

 Pearmain, King of the Pippins. 



C(>o1iin(i : — Gascoigne's Scarlet, T.ady 

 Henniker, Schoolmaster, Keswick (Odliu, 

 Norfolk P,cautv. P.. (1. .1. 



baceous borders — lifting, dividing, and replant- 

 ing any single plants or grou])s wliich have 

 bi'on noted fluring the season as liaving t)ec()me 

 uiisatisfactoiy. Some plants do not suffer dis- 

 turbance gladly, and should only be lifted when 

 sbowing signs of complete exhaustion : such are 

 l'(('()ni(i-s, ] )cl iililiilu ni>i . An(ni(iiir jdiitmlca , 

 < I jlli-sopliild iKuiiciihitii , Kiiij)h()jia.s I )icta)iniu>i, 

 and some otbcis. In these cases it is better 

 to keep the plants vigorous as long as possible 

 by lightly forking in around them well-rotted 

 dung, by giving soakings of liquid manure in 

 the growing season, and in tlw cast' of DclpJii- 

 iiiiinis, rigorosuly Ihinninj: uMt ihc \\cal< shoots 



