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inches apart, in rows fifteen or sixteen inches from each other. Avery 

 good supply may be obtained by packing the roots, with a little soil 

 between them, in the bottom of a barrel or deep box, and then cover- 

 ing them with a board and some old woollen material to effectually 

 shut out the light. Thev can then be placed in the greenhouse or 

 forcing pit, where, by placing them under the stages, they will practi- 

 cally take up no room. To maintain a regular supply, a portion ot 

 the roots in the open border must be covered up at intervals of three 

 weeks ; and when forced in-doors, a batch of roots will require to 

 be lifted at the same intervals between. In cutting seakale, take off 

 a small portion of the crown, as the cook can send it to table quite 

 whole with considerably less difficulty. 



Rhubabb is so easily forced that very few words will suffice to 

 convey an idea of the best means of securing an abundant supply. 

 The small growing high-coloured sorts are the most useful for 

 forcing, as they do not take up so much room, and are of a higher 

 quality. In forcing it outof-doors it is simply necessary to cover 

 the roots with a cask without a bottom, and provided with a loose 

 lid and fermenting materials in much the same manner as the sea- 

 kale. When forced under cover, lift the roots with as much soil 

 adhering to them as possible, and place them in the mushroom-house, 

 a warm cellar, or a dark corner in the forcing-pit. When placed in 

 the dark it is of a more delicate flavour and richer m colour than 

 when fully exposed to the light. Some difference of opinion exists 

 in reference to this point ; but by comparing the produce of roots 

 placed in the light with that obtained frcm those m the dark, there 

 will be no difficulty in determining which of the two is the best. 



CULTIVATION OP THE PHLOX. 



BY JOHK TEASEK, 

 Lea Bridge Koad and Leyton Nurseries. 



JIHLOXES are beautiful hardy plants, and to have tnem 

 in the finest possible condition, they must not be 

 planted out in the borders, as heretofore, and left to 

 their fate; but attention is invited to the following 

 remarks on their culture, which are the result of some 

 years' experience. Early in spring procure healthy young plants 

 and in selecting a situation for planting out, choose a spot where 

 there is a little shelter from strong winds ; but otherwise it shouid 

 be fully exposed to all the air and sunshine. The ground should be 

 trenched, and enriched with some good rotten manure, and the 

 plants planted from fifteen to eighteen inches apart Care shouid 

 be taken to have a good stake to each plant and as the shoots 

 advance in growth, they should be securely tied to it. If this is 

 neglected, they are very likely to be snapped off close to the ground 

 A slight wind is sufficient to do this, and then the plant is spoiled 

 for the season. Upon the approach of dry weather, the beds should 



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