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ON THE CULTURE OP THE RANUNCULUS. 



cording as the forwardness of the season indicates. Plant one 

 inch and a half deep, and four or five inches asunder. After the 

 plants are up, keep out the drought, hy pressing the earth firm 

 and close to the roots, and add a little rich fresh soil. In very 

 dry weather, water, but not over the foliage of the plants ; a little 

 manure water will not harm them, but it requires caution in the 

 application of it. Get as good a bloom as you can, but do not 

 suffer more than two flower buds to remain on one root, for by 

 leaving all, there may be weakness and a deficiency the season 

 following. A change of soil is very beneficial. 



The Ranunculus root, while vegetating, has several enemies ; 

 the wire worm and the cheese-log, are among the most invete- 

 rate and mischievous. These insects should be diligently looked 

 after and destroyed in any way, and by any means the florist 

 can command. Haifa gallon of small potatoes, each one cut in two, 

 and a stick two or three inches in length thrust into each piece, 

 and buried between the rows about the same depth as the roots 

 are planted, will forma hundred cheap snares, by which thou- 

 sands of these depredators may be attracted. These should be 

 looked over twice a week, and the insects destroyed ; the sticks, 

 part of which are above ground, being a guide to the places where 

 the traps are buried. Occasionally a fresh surface should be cut 

 to the potatoe. This will be found one efficient means of re- 

 ducing these foes to the Florist. 



List of HO fine varieties in Classes. 



Class I. White ground with 

 rose, purple, or crimson edg- 

 ing. 



Burns, Waterstone's 



Bernard, Tyso's 



Charlotte, Bartlett's 



Cossack 



Esther, Waterstone's 



Flavimorus 



Lady Peel, Groom's 



Louisettc 



llegina, Tyso's 



Tendress 



Class II. White grounds, with 

 red, rose, or purple mottle. 



Angouleme 



Beauty, Milward's 



Cowper, Waterstone's 



Dona Maria, Groom's 



Endon 



Gulnare 



Helena, Tyso's 



Lady Jane Grey, Lightbody's 



Lacinda, Tyso's 



Orsippus, Tyso's 



Queen, Thompson's 



Stella 



