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plete. The saTiio remarks apply to Azaleas, but they are host potted im- 

 niedinteJy after flowering. 



Guano Water for Pelargoxioms {Amateur).— To every ntdlon of water 

 add 1 oz. of guano, and strain before using it. Twice a-week iviU be quite 

 often enough to use it. 



Use of Back W.u.l of Vineries— Cropping Vines— Lapageria rosea 

 (B^.^mn^?!-).— Against the back wall you may gi-ow Tomatoes, or Figs, but they 

 will need to be in pots. You may also have Camellias or Orange trees, but 

 they should be planted out, and we feai- they would do little good planted in a 

 border under the stage, where they would catch the drip fram the pots above. 

 As youi- Vines are now four years old, they may, if in good health, be allowed 

 to ctuTj 12 lbs. of Grapes each, in twelve bunches of 1 lb. each, 

 number of hunches according to the inc 

 gerin rosea casting its leaves and Lavii 

 due to the presence of some insect, iH' 

 stroyed by syringing with a solution ul ■- 

 heated to 120^ and a tablespoouful ui 

 gallon. This solution should be kept fn 



Glazing without Laps (0. P.). — There is no danger of the panes break- 

 ing from expansion, and we consider that you have nothing to fear on that 



The fact of the Lapa- 



, 1:11, .111 -u tlie foliage is 



I . . ■! li may be de- 



llnii of water, 



■,■ iM 'I. ■!,.■ , i.iod to eveiy 

 .ulthenlaiit!.. 



i if the glass be cut properly. Gla? 

 yet we prefer the old-fashioned methn.i . : 

 than a quax'ter of an inch nor less th.in ■ 

 glass than 21-oz., we should glaze them ■■■ . > 

 a sort of wooden half-cross sash-bar, ami !■ 

 Plants for Intermediate House (W 

 will be suitable for Begonias of the floweri 

 bers of Begonia fiichsioide?^, 

 flora ciffU. B. mnni'-ata, B 



lit lapn has its advocates, and 



i:i.'iM : \'.itli hips, hut not more 



I i ; Hi inch. For thicker 



; . "'^i-iiig under each joint 



1 :,ii.' ,■, all white lead. 



F. H.).— Your wai-m greenhouse 



g kinds. Of these we gi-ow nura- 



B. Ingrami. weltoniensis, B. multi- 



lifolia: Gloxinias and Acliimenes for 



Anli- 



villea glabra, Burchellia capensis, 

 (. Roezhana rosea; Epiphyllumtruncatum 

 , i'llaceum ; Eranthemnra pulchellum,Eu- 

 uiida, G. railicans inaior, Imantoplivlliim 

 .ribunda. Mon.irh;i tuni insifrnini. !■( !!t;i^ 





Centi 



andvui -,SMo\Nii.'i;iis~d!iaiin;u,^ 



phorbia jiicquiuix-llura, GarJcui 



mini atum, Lasiandra macranths 



camea Poinsettia pulcherrima, Rogiera gi'atis 



flowering plants. A few fine-foHaged plants aiu i'la^iiui lui- 



D. australis, D. terminalis, D. stricta,C3'pemsalteruifLiUus varng; 



borbonica, Pandanus utilis, Isolepis gracilis, Ficus clastica, Cyi 



Fi-auciscea confertiflora variegata. Climbers, Lapaqeria rosea, H 



Jasmiuura gracile variegata, Passiflora kermesina, MandeviUa suaveolens, and 



Eignonia Tweediana. 



Camellia Leaves Spotted (S. C. N.). — The leaf has the appearance of 

 having been kept in too close and moist an atmosphere, and wet when the 

 sun fell powerf\5ly on it. The plants requii-e shade from bright sun when 

 making theii- growth, and until it is complete, and at no time is a gi*eater 

 -aitificial heat requii-ed than 50'^. Camellias are too often roasted when 

 making their gi-owth, and stoi-ved aftenvai-ds until the buds djop. We never 

 remove ours from the gieenhouse, and many there have now fresh shoots 

 upwards of 6 inches long, and some even a foot in length. Shade, aud the 

 leaves will not spot. 



Destroying Worms and Moss on Lawns (S. M. Woodroqfe).—The 

 following is the article you refer to: — "My lawn was much infested with 

 worms, which rendered it necessary to sweep it almost daily to look at all 

 well ; there was also a gi-eat quantity of moss on it. To destroy the worms 

 I had it well watered with a solution of con*osive sublimate, abouta teaspoon- 

 ful powdered to eighteen gallons of water, and I find that, as well as destroy- 

 ing the worms, which were swept up in gallons, all the moss is also destroyed 

 and the grass uninjm'ed. — Philip Crowley, Waddon House, Croydon." 



Daphne indica Heading Back (S. B.).— Cut back the plant in the way 

 you propose to do. Keep it dry until the shoots begin to break freely, and 

 then water it accoi-ding to the increase of its growth. Make cuttings of the 

 young shoots, and place them in a gentle heat. 



Sea-kale Stalks Seedy (E., Yorkshire).— Vi'e cannot assist you, as cur 

 treatment is exactly the same as yoxu-s, and we also desu'e finer plants. 

 Better raise plants from seed, and begin to force when they are two years old. 

 Om-s are ready after a fortnight or three weeks of forcing, and are eicellent 

 when cut from 6 to 8 inches long. Youi- treatment is sound. 



Melon Culture— Balsam Treatment (Connox).— The numbers you 

 nientinn ore out of print. Our " Kitchen Garden Manual" contains Melon 

 culture. It may be had post free from our office for 5d. In order to obtain 

 ; fit for exhibition at the end of Aiigust, the seed should " 



iliould be placed in a 

 il so as to be about 

 >■ reduce the tempera- 

 :1 1 prick them off into 

 <-r this return them 

 1 sliaded from the bright 



the first week of June, 

 gentle hotbed with a bottom heat of fi 

 C inches from the glass. When the plan • 

 ture to 60" by admittinfj an*, and when tJ 

 pots, rather deeply, at a distance of 2 i 

 to the hotbed, and keep them there jn 



sun. "NMien they show then- rough leaves pot them off singly into 't-inch pot.^, 

 return them to the hotbed, and there allow them room to gi-ow without quite 

 touching the glass. They should be shifted into pots 2 inches larger each 

 time the roots begin to form around the sides, should be kept in a light any 

 house, he kept near the glass, and have a temperature of 55'^ to 60^ at night, 

 and 65*^ to 75° by day. Sprinkle them overhead morning and evening, and 

 sprinkle the floors, &c., with water twice daily, so as to maintain a moist 

 though well-aired atmosphere. The buds forming on the middle or main 

 Btem should be picked off until those on the side shoots are appearing. The 

 great point is to get the buds of an even size on the main stem aud side 

 shoots, so as to ensure their blooming together. The last shift should be 

 given a month before they are wanted in flower, and buds should be taken off 

 in such niunbers that those intended to produce flowers may be as large as 

 peas a few days over a fortnight before they are wanted to flower. 



Applying Liquid Manure {A Constant Hea^l^-r). — We suppose the tanks 

 do not receive any rain water, and you will therefore need to ililuto the liquid 

 with six times its volume of rain water; you may apply tliis to Roses twice 

 a-week during their growing season, and to all the sultjectis you name, esp(?ei- 

 ally fruit trees and kitchen-garden crops. For the Holly aud evergreens it 

 should be diluted with ten times its own hulk of water. It should be applied 

 during the season of growth, and afterwards discojitinued ; once a-week will 

 be sufficient. In giving it to Roses and kitchen- gai'den crops do not pour it 

 on the stems, but a little distance off, between the rows of vegetables, and 

 along the sides of rows of Peas. 



CvTLAMEN Failing {A Subscriber). — The cause of the leaves and buds 

 going off is probably the sudden change from the forcing house to the conser- 



vatory, which has given the plants too gi-eat a chock, and probably the water- 

 ing has been too liberal, rendering the' soil very wet aud cold, consequently 

 the leaves and stems hare dampel at the collar. 



Rose Buds Falling (Puzzled).— It is a result of the too eai-ly develop- 

 ment of the buds. The flower-stalk being weak, the buds fall when the plants 

 receive a chesk in a period of dull weather. A similar result is attendant on 

 insufficient suppHes of water. The cause of the gi-een abortive buds is an 

 excess of sap, very prevalent in a dull cold period. We should cut-in the plant 

 to five eyes or leaves, and we have no doubt the flowers will come all right 

 next time. 



Sowing Vegetable Seeds {T. F.).— Broccoli and Cabbage are best sown 

 broadcast, but Onions, Can-ots, and all ve ctables tha a e to emain whe e 

 sown are best bo^ti in drills. It is ncvur lit t the seed 



deep' y and rake some cT i'm . i' j - ,\ :\ ] ]\ ars abo 



ground," for when sr I 1 r ' .' , , i . ly or n t 



ataU. IfitgermmaS r ■ . v, mauyof 



the plants if the soil sh..ii„[ ,, ■ 1, i, nn mr I to a y con 



siderable extent. 



Evergreen Trees for Planting on Gn 'i (A at ) —If yo a e n 

 a moderately smoky district it wUl bo well to om t all the C fe and ha e 

 shrubs for one of the fronts of the villa, as you h 1 t 1 tl n— H \ m 

 Holly on the sides of the bay window ; the two ] t the oal 



Silver-edged Holly ; the one opposite the cent Id lea el 



Holly ; and its coi-respoudiug one nest the a 1 1 1 I ma 1 



ensis. If you have n ^tiling to apprehend fro o f 



arc- siiifMli!.' -'iiiii. - :i ■ ] .:r ■, ^nniaua sti-icta C L 



pisiti !, I i> 1 var. stricta, T baccata 1 



T.fii I : I I i!is, Thuja phcata T n 



. c--i!ii];i M. :iitr. ;i. ^ '. -n.'i- -i ma. aud stricta The Rho I 

 ; ai-e fir^t-class kinds, hardy, late-flowering pi nts aud w 1 1 ^ il n 



Lancashire. 

 I Heat in Cucumber House {M. H. B. L.).—Yom appear to have enough 

 bott..m heat ; at least two -t-ineh pipes ought to be enough for that. For top 

 hrii . !■ 1:. i I HI li.'vs of 4-inch pipes; these would enable you to maintain 

 ;i !. , r . to 70= at night. You would gain some heat by takmg 



til. \' ■'. T , ' i: - . house, but it would be of little use beneath the bed, as 

 it is t II !;< ! ■ ■■ I h inire. We should prefer hot-water pipe?. The manure 

 water you deslnibe as very strong should be diluted with six gallons of rain 

 water to one of the liquid. 



Various (Somerset).^Yo\\ have no chance of having the Gentiana acaulis 

 sown now iu blnnm this year ; W thnnkful if it l.lunni nrxt sr-as..ai. This is- 

 rather a caprici'm^; plant ti> iii;'n:(-.(. fi..i( ■ ■. 1. '11. >-■ \-,i\\ . n :-i.l\M,l be 

 green in winter and yioM -vvhifi-li i|ii",.i . -. i.i 1 i .i^mn- 



dance of rose-'nilnunjil Mm. mis. i Iim ( i. 1,1 m n ..| ii ' '■ : 1 ■■:'-. the 



Sediuu, otherwise th.>. 'Ml. ,ur Is 'in.-. !■■ 1 - ;. ■ 1 . 1 .■ yi.M ;i'l;.-isc- 



you to plant slips, ^■r' i .:■.!■.■ .1- .■ 1 1 > ' !.:.■,'■■■.■ 1 ■ nr' !it and is a 



beautiful flower, but 1^ ■. . i; I' ■ i : ■ \ ■ ■ ' ■-.■n them iu 



separate beds. Mr. l;. ,:■ ■ i ■: . ' i ■ ■! . ^^ . !■ .m ■■ :> >- tormed by 



, plantingtheoldseai-I.jt -iMi-.iiK'l ':■■:. HM ,',: ■,. .; ■!. \ ■■ Si-ki -.mosa mixed. 



It is charmuigwhen well (.Lme. (A <•<■„ t ,', ,■ W r think tlieClivedea 



Blue Pansy would suit your pui-pose. I i - ! u we thiuk must be 



Alteraantheras or Iresines. The beds in 1 1 ^ i " too numerous for us 



to answer a query so comprehensive. Ajp r r n-n In i- 1 tl Blue or Tom Thumb 

 would, wethmk, answer the contemplated purpose. 



Flower-beds {F., Cor/f).— As we do not know the size of your beds, we do- 

 not know whether it would be advisable to edge them or not. The following 

 hints, therefore, we give at random. 1, Purity, edged with Iresine ; 2, Amy 

 Hogg; 5, Rebecca; 3, Bayard; 4, Orange Nosegay; 6, 7, 8, 9, Calceolarias, 

 bordered with dwai-f Ageratums; 10, 11, Fine-foliaged Geraniums, as Ciystal 

 Palace Gem, or Mrs. Pollock, bordered with Flower of Spring. 



Flower-garden Plan [A. N.). — Your proposed an-angeraent will not do 

 for heights. Transpose voxur centre bed thus— 1, Coleus Verschaffelti ; 2, Py- 

 rethi-um ; 3, Lobeha. Then 4, 5, use Lord Derby Geranium edged Tvith 

 Flower of the Day; and 6, 7, another scarlet edged with Mrs. Pollock aud 

 Golden Chain. 8 and 9 would do, but the Pyrethi-um would need to be strong 

 to come in with Hmnea elegans. We would prefer Calceohuias. as suitijig 

 better for height. 10, 11, 12, 13 will do. Then 14 aud 16 we would pair with 

 Calceolai-ias and Heliotropes ; and 15, 17, and 18 we would balance by cen- 

 terhigwith Stella and edging with Christine. (Amateur).— We think your 

 aixangement will look very well, but we would use the Iresluc for the centre 

 and Altemanthera for the outsidcs. We think, too, that beautiful as the 

 Alter nautheras are, you will have rather too ranch of them. As your beds ai'e 

 on grass, a hne of Cerastium would be more telling than so much Lobelia — 

 say Cerastium next the grass, and Lobeha behind it. Study sizestoo. Excel- 

 lent Pelargonium, if like oui-s, is too tall to be bordered with Lobelia compact*.. 



Aubrietia deltoidea (A. ^.).— This can be propa^^'ated by cuttmgs in a 

 shady border now, or imder a hand-hght. The whole an-angenient you name 

 would look very pretty for a low bed. To cover the bed soon, the Mternan- 

 theras, &c., should be planted about 4 inches apart. 



Slugs Destroying Peas (J. ^1.).— We think if you were to coat or steep 

 the Peas for a short time in a mixture of lime and soot brought to the con- 

 sistency of thin paint with urine, that the slugs would not interfere with 

 them. Wo shonld, however, before sowing give a few dressings with quick- 

 lime, and in moist weather point it in with a fork. The di-essings need not 

 be more than sufficient to make the ground white. 



Asphalte Walks Making (S. D.).—It is best done in di^ weather. Have 

 a good bottom of rubble, and then cover with 3 inches of asphalt, foi-med by- 

 pouring boiling coal tar over cinders, bringing the whole to the consistency of 

 mortar, and when this is spread on the walks and stiffens a little, sprinkle 

 with gravel — spar is best — and when it will bear the roller, roll it finnly. 



Calico for Cucumber Frame Covering (Ten years o/rfi.— Use the water- 

 proofing compound detailed in page 261 of the present vi ■hmie. 



Names of Plants {T. ,S.).— Acacia an-n-tif.-Hn '"v' (')...r..-r>mn cordatum. 

 (ir. ir.).— Potcntilla argentea, Silvcrv ( ii -1. 1,' ' / - / Tn all proba^ 

 bilitv Aspleniinn Ruta-mnraria, Wall S^i. ■ :. ■■ i ) ■ ■. , -.'i>,criber).— 



LA.iiantum cnneatnm ; S.Kuonyuins ]:>]'■■■. ■ ■■ ■ ■' ■ ■ ■- "is; 3, Au- 



II (tC- 



uata ; Leptospermum niyrti- 

 itr/h^ Kent). — Amelanchier canadensis, 

 ircissus incomparabilis flore-pleno. 



