MAY MORNS 



Herbaceous and Rock Plants. — The choicest kinds of May 

 herbaceous and rock plants are grown in pots by I~I5 

 nurserymen, mainly with the object of being able to 

 meet orders at a season when the plants could not be 

 taken up safely from the open ground. This being so, 

 it is still possible to plant perennials, but the sooner it is 

 done the better. 



Lenten Roses. — These Hellebores are closely related 

 to the Christmas Roses, but the majority have coloured 

 flowers. Any opportunity that presents itself of seeing 

 the plants in bloom should be taken advantage of to take 

 notes of the best varieties, which may be planted in 

 shady places in September. Meanwhile, I may note the 

 following as charming sorts : — 



Caucasicus Albus, cream Frau Irene Heinemann, purple, 



„ Lutescens, light yellow spotted 



Gertrude Jekyll, white 



Fruit 



Grapes. — Grape Vines will be in various stages, 

 according to whether they were started in January, 

 February, or March. Those which are swelling up 

 their crop will not require a great deal of manipulation, 

 as the tying down of the laterals, and the thinning of 

 the berries, will both have been completed. Some 

 stopping may be needed, however. As a rule, the 

 ends of the fruit-bearing shoots (" laterals ") are pinched 

 off at the second leaf beyond the bunch of fruit, but 

 it depends upon the amount of room that there is for 

 extension. Overcrowding through the laterals of one 

 Vine running into those of its neighbour must be 

 repressed. When sub-laterals start as a result of the 

 stopping of the fruiting shoots, they should be pinched 

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