IN MY LADY'S GARDEN 



is apt to result amongst them in the spring ; cannas, too 

 need the same precaution, and it will be desirable to see 

 that all the labels on valuable and rare plants are fit to stand 

 the winter. 



The violets (which in the case of the Neapolitans have 

 been flowering for some weeks) should now be either placed 

 in a frame or have a frame lifted over them in cold damp 

 districts ; but it must not be forgotten that they require an 

 abundance of air night and day, and the frame lights should 

 not be drawn over them, except in sharp weather or in heavy 

 rain, when they should be raised by means of a piece of 

 wood or a small flower pot vertically over the plants, only 

 closing the frames completely during sharp frosty nights. 

 In making up a bed in a frame for violets it is necessary to 

 raise them almost to the glass by nearly filling the frame with 

 cuttings of shrubs or other garden rubbish before adding 

 10 inches of good rich loam on the top, in which the clumps 

 of violets can be planted, taking care not to shake off the 

 soil from their roots, and putting them about i foot apart 

 from each other. 



The large purple violets with long stems produced by the 

 variety Princess of Wales are the most popular of all ; but 

 the double flowers of the Neapolitan, Parma, and other 

 Italian violets, such as the beautiful white Conte di Brazza, 

 are also general favourites, and all these are worth growing 

 under glass. In the open ground the hardy Czar violets 

 from Russia, both in purple and in white, defy the winter 

 and seed readily on the borders, making a purple carpet over 

 them in February ; and all the single varieties are hardy 

 enough to do well in the open air in Devonshire if given a 

 sunny position, sheltered from the cold winds by a hedge or 

 wall at the back of them. 



Tuberoses are well known for their rich fragrance, and 

 they may be grown by all in the summer, whilst with 

 sufficient warmth they will open early and late in the con- 

 servatory ; yet they are not often seen, as their culture needs 

 to be understood (although it is quite easy) if fine flowers 

 and healthy plants are to be the result. 





