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Journal of A-^nciiUiirc. 



[lo March, 1910. 



are generally better than those at any other time of the \ear. With 

 little culture, and less water, these beautiful herbaceous plants will produce 

 a profusion of beautiful flower trusses through the season. They pre- 

 fer a sheltered position, and should be planted so as to recei\e only a 

 moderate amount of sun, and no wind whatever. Cuttings of these 

 plants will now strike readih , and a few late blooms may even be ob- 

 tained from these when rooted. The well-knovv'n bedding \ariety. Rev. 

 F. Atkinson, produces a blaze of colour in the garden all through the 

 summer, early and late; and this variety rivals the popular "Bonfire" 

 salvia for intensity and profusion of bloom. 



A good small selection would be : — Scarlets — Rev. F. Atkinson, F. V. 

 Raspail improved, Deuil de Mirabella, Fiery Cross, Cremorne Scarlet. 

 Crimson— Lord Curzon, Egypt (very dark). White — Albion, Adolphe 

 Brisson, and Mary Seaton (crimson and white), California (brick red, 

 double), Rainbow (cerise and white), ^Madame Landry (pink, double), and 

 Fire Dragon (scarlet, cactus). 



Plantings of all varieties of spring blooming bulbs should now be 

 made. The soil should be deeply dug, so as to allow a very free root run 

 for the bulbs. All manures, either animal or chemical, should be thoroughly 

 worked into the soil, being well distributed all through. The roots of 

 most bulbs grow in an almost vertical direction, and hence the greater 

 percentage of the manure should be placed below the bulb. A small layer 

 of soil or sand should cover the manure and the bulbs planted in this. 

 On no account, should any manure whate\er come into immediate con- 

 tact with the bulb itself. This always weakens, and more frequently rots, 

 the bulb completely. Bulbs should not be planted too shallow ; ordinary 

 daffodil bulbs may be planted with about three inches of soil above them, 

 the soil being fixmly pressed around and above the bulb. Smaller bulbs 

 require shallower planting and vice versa. A few bulbs may be kept for 

 planting till April, for later blooms in the s])ring. 



Sow now, all varieties of hardy annuals and perennials, as well as seeds 

 of flowering trees and shrubs. 



Palms and shrubs may now be lifted, if necessarv, and placed in more 

 favourable situations, cool weather being selected, and everv preparation 

 for their reception Ijeing made previously. In moving permanent plants 

 and shrubs, a good ball of earth should be lifted, and as few of the roots 

 disturbed as possible. 



