IN INDIAN SUMMERS 



it is not general for the different varieties to come so Sept. 



strong and early as from buds. Those who wish to ^"^5 



try home raising may do so, and the present time 



is suitable. It is well to take firm shoots of the 



current year's growth (those that have borne 



flowers will do) seven or eight inches long, and 



insert them nearly to the top quite firmly. They |l 



may be put in two inches apart in a row. Brier 



cuttings for stocks may be struck in the same 



way. 



Foj'cing Tulips for Early Bloom. — Bulb dealers lij 



supply a class of Tulip called the Due van Thol Jll"] 



which is very much earlier in bloom than the 

 majority of Tulips, and it can be utilised for 

 forcing. The typical variety has red and yellow 

 flowers, but scarlet, yellow, and white, in separate 

 colours, can be got also. Bulbs and flowers 

 are alike small. As many as six bulbs may be 

 put into a 5-inch pot. A compost of loam, 

 leaf mould (one quarter), and sand will suit. Striking 

 and the bulbs should be buried nearly, but cuttings. 

 not quite, to the tips. They may be plunged ''• ^sev"erin1 

 in ashes or cocoa-nut fibre refuse for a few cutting. 



. b. Portion to 



weeks, and then pushed on m a warm house, be cut 

 like Roman Hyacinths and early Narcissi. 



Fruit 



Figs on Outdoor Walls. — The young wood which has 

 formed on Fig trees during the past summer should 

 not be allowed to sway loose and wild in the wind, 

 but should be nailed into the wall with shreds. If 

 some old wood has to be cut out to make room for 

 it, so much the better. There need be no hesitation 

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