THE GARDEN WEEK BY WEEK 



July small pebble, then press it into the mound and fasten 

 ^"~3I it with a forked twig or wire pin. If the mounds of soil 

 contain a goodly proportion of leaf soil and sand, there 

 ought to be a nice little cluster of fibrous roots around 

 the tongue within the month, but the grower need not 

 become impatient if a longer time is required, as it will 

 suffice if they are well rooted by October. As soon as 

 it is found that there is a mat of fibres round the tongue, 

 the shoot may be severed and the young plant (for such 

 the layer will be then) potted up or planted in the 

 border. The growth of Pinks is more upright than that 

 of Carnations, and consequently does not lend itself to 

 layering so readily. This being so, it is best to propa- 

 gate by pulling some young shoots about three inches 

 long out of their sockets and inserting them in sandy 

 soil. 



Propagating the Double Arabis. — No flower gardener 

 who has once proved the value of the double white 

 Rock Cress is ever likely to feel satisfied that he has 

 enough of it, and he may be glad of a hint for 

 increasing his stock. If he will look over his plants 

 now, he will probably find that they are covered with 

 young shoots which have grown since the spring — 

 with a cluster of leaves at the top, and several inches 

 of stem below. All these shoots will make plants if 

 they are taken off about four inches long, the lower 

 half divested of leaves, and inserted firmly in a bed 

 of moist, sandy soil in a place where they can be 

 shaded during hot sunshine. They will make sturdy 

 little plants by autumn, when they can be planted in 

 borders, rockeries, bulb beds, and other desired places. 



The ^^Crozvn " Buds of Prize Chrysanthemums. — By 

 reference to that popular plant the Chrysanthemum 

 at appropriate seasons, we have carried it to a very 

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