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much surface as possible may be exposed to the action of the atmosphere ; let it 

 lay a fortnight in this position, when give the whole another turn over, still pre- 

 serving the ridge fashion. After having laid another fortnight, if the weather is 

 open and genial, the border may be levelled down and the trees again inserted in 

 their proper places, taking care in replanting that the roots are only just covered. 

 If the above plan is carried out, we do not anticipate that the trees will suffer in 

 future from excessive moisture. 



Goosbbebet Tbees. — Stonehenge. — Gooseberry trees may be removed at any 

 age if done with care and early in the season. To renovate the trees cut out a 

 few of the leading branches to the base, and at the same time manure the roots 

 liberally. The better plan would be to cut back severely one season and trans- 

 plant the next. In the meantime it would be as well to cut a trench half round 

 every tree at fifteen inches from the stem and two feet deep, and fill in with new 

 rich soil. This will cause the formation of new roots on one side of all the trees, 

 and will be a great help the next season in the moving. Another important step 

 with a view to the future, is to put in a lot of cuttings, so as to get up a stock of 

 young trees, and allow of the destruction of the old ones, if they refuse to he 

 renewed. 



Tuberose. — Polly. — Pot the bulbs as soon as obtained, giving them a rich 

 sandy soil of the same quality and consistence as is used for hyacinths. When 

 potted they should be set aside in a warm place for a fortnight, and then be 

 placed on a flue, tank, dung-bed, or elsewhere, and have a bottom-heat of at least 

 60°. They do not generally succeed well in the stove, because it is the bulb 

 rather than the top that needs warmth. Give plenty of water, and the flowers 

 will appear in due time. As soon as they are sufficiently advanced to be attractive, 

 take them to the drawing-room ; and when the bloom is over, throw the bulbs 

 away, as there is no certain way of obtaining flowers of the tuberose hut by 

 procuring fresh bulbs every year. 



Broccolis. — E. <§., Chester. — To secure a constant succession of broccolis, sow 

 every three weeks from the middle of March to the middle of July. The first 

 sowing should be Snow's and Purple Sprouting, to come in the next spring. 

 The second sowing to be Brimstone, Elletson's, Purple Cape, and Granger's. 

 The third sowing to be Granger's, Snow's, Conning's, and Tam worth. Early 

 in May sow Walcheren, Granger's, and Barking. End of May sow Walcheren 

 and Purple Cape. June and July sowings to be Walcheren only. 



Geapes Shrivelling. — Polly. — The fault of your grapes is that at a certain 

 stage their growth is arrested. We have no hesitation in tracing the cause to the 

 roots of the vines, and the remedy will be found in the renewal of the roots. It 

 is highly probable that the vines are in a damp cold border, and that in con- 

 sequence the roots are not able to keep pace with the demands upon them by the 

 leaves of the vine ; and thus the supply of sap being insufficient, it is impossible 

 for the fruit to swell to proper dimensions. 



Small Gbeenhotses. — R. M., Upper Koncood. — Small greenhouses require 

 more skilful management than large ones. They get too hot when the sun shines, 

 and too cold during frost ; if well ventilated, they are often draughty ; and close 

 and suffocating, if not well ventilated. Houses of less than thirty feet in length 

 by twelve feet wide demand more than ordinary care. Your little house of nine 

 feet by seven, with no sun on it after the middle of the day, is really not fit 

 for pelargoniums, fuchsias, and other first-rate greenhouse plants, but it would 

 answer admirably for a small collection of ferns. It might be made very pretty 

 by throwing up within it some banks of good peat, and facing them with bum?, 

 and then planting ferns in it. 



Teitoma tjtaeia. — Captain W. — This is perfectly hardy, and requires the 

 simplest culture. It likes a deep rich soil, and is propagated by seed and 

 division of the plant, which generally produces abundance of offsets. These 

 offsets, if taken off after the plant has done blooming, potted in well enriched 

 loam, and placed in a cold pit or cool greenhouse, and shifted on as they require 

 till the end of April, will make fine blooming plants next year. 



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