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have attained great strength, hence the wonderful flower productiveness. I 

 might here mention OxaUs lutea, a splendid large, canary-yellow, of strong, 

 upright growth ; the leaves of a dull green color, with a deep purple tint on the 

 reverse side. This, in a small pot, will materially brighten up a collection of 

 plants. While growing, the plant should be frequently turned so that all sides 

 may get the power of the sun, that the growth may be symmetrical. Water 

 regularly, making sure the roots, as well as the upper soil, get the water, if you 

 wish a thrifty plant, one which will, through its season remain a thing of beauty. 

 During the resting season, which varies somewhat with different varieties, but 

 which usually takes place about autumn, the plants should be watered sparingly, 

 once or twice a week according to the moisture of the atmosphere. One last 

 word ; if you can only grow one kind, grow alba. 



Commercial Greenhouses, Orillia. JVI. Hodges. 



PRUNING RASPBERRY PLANTS. 



In sections where large quantities of the Black Cap raspberries are culti- 

 vated, there has been a radical change within the past ten years in the manage- 

 ment of the plants. Formerly the old canes that produced fruit were not cut 

 out until the following spring. Now, however, just as soon as the fruit is 

 gathered pruning is begun. The canes are cut off as near the ground as possi- 

 ble, with a hook-bladed knife, attached to an old hoe handle. The canes thus 

 removed are carried out and burned in a week or ten days, as they dry very 

 rapidly in September. After the field is cleared from brush, the space between 

 the rows is ploughed. Throwing a light furrow up to and among the new growth 

 of canes allows the rain to settle the earth firmly about the plants, keeping them 

 in an upright position. No other cultivation is given them until the following 

 spring, when, after removing some of the lateral shoots, and perhaps some of 

 the top, the ground is harrowed thoroughly. The surface soil between the rows 

 should be level again by this time. On land moderately free from weeds three 

 cuHivations from the opening of spring until harvest time will prove sufficient. 

 By this system of summer pruning, the new growth has a better chance to develop 

 into more bushy and symmetrical plants, and they also can and do absorb the 

 strength that would otherwise go to mature the wood and ripen the leaves upon 

 the canes removed. The raspberry being a very exhaustive crop, this early 

 removing of all wood that has served its usefulness should be promptly attended 

 to. After raspberries have reached the bearing age, the second summer after 

 planting, this system is followed until the plants run out, which is in about six 

 years, much of course depending upon the attention they have received. Red 

 raspberries and blackberries should receive similar treatment as regaids pruning 

 and cultivation.— Colman's Rural World. 



