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Wallflowers and coloured Primroses and Polyanthuses Oct. 

 can be put in also, the last two near the front. Guard I0~3I 

 against overcrowding by calculating the space which the 

 bulbs will require ultimately when putting in the growing 

 plants. 



Sweet Peas. — The plan of sowing Sweet Peas in 

 autumn, out of doors, is an old one ; and it has the 

 recommendation that, if the plants come safely through 

 the winter, they bloom earlier than spring-sown plants — 

 that is, unless the latter are pushed on under glass. It is 

 not wise to risk seed of expensive varieties in the ground 

 in October ; and if such sorts are wanted to flower early 

 they had better be sown under glass ; but cheaper sorts 

 and mixtures may be tried if desired. The soil should 

 be made quite friable, and the seed covered three inches 

 deep. 



Fruit 



Gathering and Storing Fruit. — In view of the pro- 

 bability of sharp frost coming soon, it is desirable 

 to gather any outdoor fruit that is still on the trees. 

 Mid-season and late Apples like Blenheim, Lane's Prince 

 Albert, Bramley's Seedling, Newton Wonder, Cox's 

 Orange Pippin, Wellington, Sturmer, and Rosemary 

 Russet (to name a few of both culinary and dessert 

 varieties) are particularly valuable, and should be gathered 

 and stored carefully. A cool, clean, sweet-smelling store 

 is a great advantage, as it insures the fruit being quite 

 free from mustiness. It is for this reason that large 

 growers erect a special building, with double walls and 

 thatched roof, for storing fruit. They keep it on plain 

 open stages, using no straw or hay. Small growers 

 cannot do this, of course, as the quantity of fruit which 

 they grow does not justify the expense. The best of the 

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