July 21, 1873. 1 



JOURNAL OF HOBTICDLTDKE AND COTTAGE GARDENEB. 



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some of the Apple trees, fourteen years 

 eince, he placed Mistletoe seeds which he 

 brought from Denbighshire. The seed 

 germinated, and the, plants not only are 

 vigorous, but offsets from them have 

 come forth lower down the branches on 

 which they are growing. So the Mistletoe 

 will not only grow but endure here. 



ABRANGEMENT OF A FRUIT 

 GARDEN. 



The accompanying engraving repre- 

 sents a section of the fruit garden of the 

 " Jardin d' Arboriculture," in the Bois de 

 Tincennes, at Paris ; and it conveys a 

 very correct idea of the arrangement of 

 fruit trees which are cultivated for profit ; 

 the produce of fruit being sold for the 

 benefit of the estabUshment. The esti- 

 mate which the authorities made of the 

 value of the probable crop was to be 

 in 1874, 10,000 to 12,000 francs. It re- 

 mains to be seen whether this wUl be 

 realised. 



The plan of the garden is excellent, 

 and although this part of it which we 

 now figure is entirely occupied with Peach 

 trees, the same arrangement may be 

 adapted to different varieties of fruits if 

 the plan is used in this country. The 

 wall which forms the background may 

 be covered with single cordon Peaches, 

 Nectarines, and Apricots, or, if preferred, 

 the trees may be trained fan-shaped. 

 Then the tall, coped trelUses might be oc- 

 cupied with Pears and Plums, whUe the 

 dwarf wired borders, or " man-traps," as 

 they have been called, might be appro- 

 priated to the finer varieties of Apples on 

 Paradise stocks. We have often seen in 

 the gardens of the bourgeoisie about Paris 

 trees grown on a somewhat similar ar- 

 rangement with great success. 



Our engraving is from M. Alphand's 

 splendid work, " Les Promenades de 

 Paris." 



Pluck the Flowees ! — All lovers of 

 flowers must remember that one blossom 

 allowed to mature or " go to seed " in- 

 jures the plant more than a dozen buds. 

 Cut your flowers then, all of them, before 

 they begin to fade. Adorn your room 

 with them ; put them on your tables ; 

 send bouquets to your friends who have 

 no flowers, or exchange favours with those 

 who have. All Roses after they have 

 ceased to bloom should be cut back, that 

 the strength of the root may go to form- 

 ing new roots for next year. On bushes 

 not a seed should be allowed to mature. 

 — {Scribner'is Maanzine.) 



SCUTELLAEIAS. 

 I WOULD fain draw the attention of 

 plant-growers to the special claims which 

 this beautiful genus of Labiates has upon 

 their attention. More especially do tliefa 

 remarks apply to amateur gardeners with 

 but limited stove accommodation. True, 

 they cannot be grown into large speci- 

 mens for exhibition purposes ; but every- 

 one does not grow for exhibition, and a 

 genus of plants that will produce quanti- 

 ties of bright and gay-coloured flowers in 

 quite a small state are well deserving of at- 

 tention. ScuteUarias are amongst the 

 most easily grown plants of any that I 



