160 THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 
to bring them to perfection. Plant in soil composed of two parts rich manure, two 
parts good loam, one part old sods, and one part sand. Give plenty of water, never 
allowing them to become dry; their two greatest enemies are drought and red spider, 
either of which causes them to drop their leaves, and then they are worthless for 
cut flowers. Each plant will throw up six or eight shoots, and will need strings to 
hold them up ; twine three or four shoots to one string, and when they have grown 
to the height of five or six feet they are ready for market. After they are all cut 
dry off gradually, and give a slight top-dressing of fine but strong manure. Hach 
following year they will increase in value, throwing up more and stronger shoots. 
While growing they should be often syringed and occasionally watered with liquid 
manure after being diluted. he second winter from seed they will flower and 
produce seed. ‘The flowers are greenish-white, and are very fragrant though 
small. The berry grows to the size of an English pea, and when ripe—in 
ee a light red colour, containing three or four seeds which are hard and 
lack, 
TRADE CATALOGUES. 
ALEGATIERE, CHEMIN DE Sr.-Prizst, A Monpuasir, Lyons, France.—Cata- 
logue of New Double-flowering Pelargoniums, 
B. K. Buss & Sons, 34, Barcuay Street, New Yors.—Zilustrated and 
Descriptive Catalogue of Potatoes for Seed. 
Buiecs & BrotuErs, Rocuestar, New Yorx, and Curcaco, Inu., U.S.A.— 
Quarterly Illustrated Floral Work, and General Catalogue for 1876. 
R. Buist, 922 & 924, Marxer Srreet, Pumapereuia, U.8.A.—Almanack 
and Garden Manual, Seed Catalogue, &c., for 1876. 
H. Cannett, Swanuey, Kenr.—TJ/lustrated Floral Guide. 
J. Carter & Co., 237 & 238, Hien Hotporn, W.C.—Carter's Catalogue of 
Farm Seeds. 
James Cocker & Co., ABERDEEN.—Descriptive Catalogue of Vegetable and 
Flower Seeds. 
S. Dicxson & Co., 484, Mooreate Street, Lonpon.—Select List of Vegetable 
and Flower Seeds, Potatoes, etc. 
Ewine & Co., Nursrrres, Eaton anp CrineLerorp, Norwicu.—Rose 
Catalogue. 
Ferrous Farrett & Son, 119 & 120, Capen Street, Dusrin.—Descriptive 
Catalogue of Seeds, etc. 
Joun Fraser, Lea Bripcz Roap Nurseries, Leyton.— General Descriptive 
Seed Catalogue. 
Haace & Scumipt, Kunst-unD-HanpELs-GARTNER, Errurt.—Priced Tilus- 
trated Catalogue of Plants ; also Catalogue of Seeds, etc. 
Harrison & Sons, Letcester.—Catalogue of Choice Seeds for the Garden 
and Farm. 
E. G. Henperson, & Son, Wettineton Roan, St. Joun’s Woop, Lonpon. 
—Illustrated Descriptive Catalogue of Flower, Vegetable, and Agricultural 
Seeds, ete. 
Re Ketway & Son, Lancrort, Somerser.—Seed Catalogue and Amateur’s 
wide. 
Joun Laine, StansTeAD PARK Nurseries, Forest Hitt, Lonpon, S.E.— 
Catalogue of Garden, Flower, and Farm Seeds, etc. 
Sruarr & Mri, Kerso.— General Catalogue of Vegetable and Flower Seeds ; 
also Catalogue of Select Gladioli. 
E. Y. Tras & Co., 255, Peart Srrrer, Ricumonp, Inp., U.S.A.—Catalogue 
of Roses, Greenhouse, and Bedding Plants, Vines, Shrubs, ete. 
Cuartes Turner, Royat Nursertes, Stovex.— Catalogue of Seeds for the 
Kitchen and Flower Garden, and for the Farm. 
Vitmorin, Anprizux, & Co., Qua pe 1A Mzaisseriz, Paris.—Cataloque of 
Seeds, Plants, ete. 
B. §, Wittams, VicroriA ANR Parapise Nurseries, Upper Houtowax— 
Catalogue of Plants, 1876, 
