8 Jan., 1907.] Garden Notes. 



growing ones into pots one size larger. Plants, except when grown under 

 green-house or conservatory conditions, should not be re-potted during 

 winter. For the open border, shade and shelter from hot winds are 

 of first importance. A southerly or easterly aspect is most suitable. If 

 the soil staple is of a sandy hot nature, clay and cow manure should be 

 liberally added, and the plants should be mulched and watered freely 

 during very dry hot weather. 



Pruning consists chiefly in pinching during the growing season, to keep 

 the plants in shape; a pyramidal form is most suitable for the majority 

 of varieties, enabling the whole of the blooms to have ample room for 

 development. During winter fuchsias grown in open borders lose most 

 of their foliage. These plants may be pruned back in spring, when growth 

 is commencing. 



Existing varieties are propagated from cuttings inserted in spring in 

 pots or boxes containing well drained sandy soil. Nurserymen increase 

 iheir stock by placing the old plants in heat, and as small young cuttings 

 develop, they strike them in a frame or hot-house. Cuttings of the 

 ripened growth are easily rooted in the open ground, but the voung growth 

 is always preferable. New varieties may be raised from seed. Seed 

 is often freely produced on plants in the open garden. No improvement 

 in variety is likely unless well-marked and fine varieties are used as seed 

 parents, and hand fertilized. The process is simple. The male organs, 

 the stamens, should be removed from the variety selected to bear seed, 

 and pollen from the variety selected for crossing should be applied to the 

 stigma with a camel hair brush. The seedlings are easily raised, and 

 raav be grown in pots for a while, and afterwards planted out in a shady 

 border. 



Varieties. 



A few of the original species are procurable in local nurseries, including 

 corvmbif-ora, gracilis, sflende7is, tri-pliylla, and -procutnhens. The latter 

 is of trailing habits of growth. 



Varieties with double corolla: — Avalanche, Countess of Hopetoun, 

 Jubilee, Mrs. E. G. Hill, Phenomenal, Edmond About, Creusa, Moles- 

 worth, Mr. Gladstone, Christolphe Colomb, Madame Jules Chretien. 



Single corolla: — Mrs. Marshall, Mrs. G. Rundle, Leda, General 

 'Roberts, Harlequin, Irma, Mrs. G. Ditton, Countess of Aberdeen, First of 

 the Day, Sunray, Wave of Life, Earl of Beaconsfield. 



Flo^^^er Garden. 



The most important work is the conservation of moisture in the soil, 

 and the application of water where necessarv. As frequently stated in 

 these notes there is no more necessary work during summer than the fre- 

 quent disturbance and pulverization of the surface. The hoe or 

 cultivator should be used as often as possible, especially after rain or 

 watering, causing the production of an earth mulch 2 or 3 inches 

 deep. Established plants will require little water under such conditions, 

 except during periods of severe heat and drought, or in exceptionally 

 dry places. The value of thorough drainage mav be seen at this 

 season. Roots of plants growing in sweet well -drained soil penetrate 

 to a much greater depth than those that are growing in soil water-logged 



