THE GARDEN WEEK BY WEEK 



Oct. despised. Let us make the most of it, and hope for a 

 I-15 fair reward in the way of winter perfume. If we have 

 strong plants of our own growing — possibly struck from 

 divisions or runners late in spring — well and good ; if 

 not, we can buy them from a florist, but in the latter 

 case we must stipulate for strong forcing plants. We 



want a steady heat be- 

 neath our plants, and 

 this we can get from 

 a mixture of stable 

 manure and leaves. 

 They should be trodden 

 into a firm mass about 

 thirty inches deep after 

 the manure has been 

 turned a few times, and 

 surfaced with a foot of 

 loamy soil. The Violets 

 can be planted about 

 nine inches apart. 

 With watering as re- 

 quired, and ventilation 

 in favourable weather, 

 the plants will make and maintain healthy growth, and 

 will throw up a steady succession of flowers. They are 

 sometimes attacked by insects, notably red spider, but 

 not, as a rule, when enough water and air are given. 

 Among double varieties, Mrs. W. W. Astor and Marie 

 Louise are great favourites. Princess of Wales is a 

 charming single. 



Fig. 81,— Planting Violets in a 

 Frame. 



a. A strong plant. 



h. The plants put in so that the leaves will 

 almost touch the glass. 



Fruit 



Grapes. — Vines in early houses — that is, those which 

 are started in winter to fruit in early summer — will now 



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