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in the open ground should also be done at this season. A sufficiently explicit 

 definition of deciduous plants is, that those are included that lose the 

 whole of their leaves during autumn and early winter and remain leafless 

 until spring such as the elm, pear and other trees. Those that lose the 

 greater part of their foliage such as the rose — excepting a few forms that 

 are practically evergreens — may be considered as semi-deciduous and in a 

 great measure amenable to the treatment recommended for the deciduous. 

 A sandy and unmanured soil is most suitable for striking cuttings of either 

 hardy or tender plants. As usual local nurserymen have imported a number 

 of new roses, several of which promise to be valuable additions to the 

 already long list. From an exhibitor's stand-point, a really fine everbloom- 

 ing red rose is badlv needed. Several hybrid perpetual varieties of that 

 color are first class, but are shy bloomers compared with the hybrid teas. 

 A good yellow is also wanted, and in each instance it is claimed that they 

 are included in the batch of " Novelties " of the present season. "Avoca " 

 is described as a hybrid tea, crimson scarlet in color, of fine size and form, 

 and has been awarded the Gold Medal of the National Rose Society of 

 England. " Harry Kirk " is said to be the finest yellow rose yet raised,, 

 and each of the above-mentioned varieties is very promising. Other varieties 

 noted as being worth v of trial are : — " Lvon Ro.se," " W. E. Lippiat," 

 "Mrs. Isabelle Milner," "Queen of Spain," and "Dorothy Page 

 Roberts." 



As the plants die dow-n to the ground dahlia tubers should be lifted, 

 cleaned, and stored in a cool dry place until spring. Stools of chry.san- 

 themums should be removed from the beds where they were grown for the 

 production of large flowers, and replanted in rather poor soil in an open 

 sunny position to insure the sucker growths being sturdy and hardy when 

 needed for propagation in September. 



A batch of gladiolus corms may be planted to produce their flowers early 

 in spring. A deeply worked and rich soil is necessary for the production 

 of very fine flowers. 



Kitchen Garden. 



Asparagus beds should be cleaned as soon as the tops are dead, and a 

 dressing of manure worked into the soil. A crop of some quickly maturing 

 vegetables, such as lettuce, may be planted between the rows of asparagus, 

 and will be matured and used before the beds again need attention. Ground 

 should be prepared at once if the planting of asparagus is contemplated 

 this season. A deep rich moist soil in a fairly open position is lequired for 

 its successful cultivation. Plants may be set out during June, July, and 

 August, young plants one or two years old being better than divisions of the 

 old crowns. The plants should be set out in rows three feet apart, allowing 

 two feet between each plant in the rows. Asparagus plants should be set 

 deep, six inches below the surface in the case of heavy soils, eight to ten 

 inches in light sandy soils. 



Onions raised from seeds sown in April mav be transplanted. The 

 roots may be cut to about half their length, and the plants set out about 

 three or four inches apart in rows sufficiently distant from each other to 

 admit of cultivation. Onions require shallow planting, the same depth that 

 the young plants occupied in the seed bed being suitable. 



Seeds of peas, beans, onions, and saladirgs may be sown for succession. 



