ALLOTMENT GARDENS. 



ALOYSIA. 



each row ; sets to be I foot apart in plant- 

 ing. Sorts : York Regents, or Magnums, 

 or a portion of each. Some sorts of 

 potatoes, however, are better suited to 

 one district than another ; therefore it is 

 better to use such as have been found by 

 experience to yield the best crops in the 

 district in which the allotment ground is 

 situated. An alley of one foot between 

 this and the next division. 



Winter and spring brocoli, and winter 

 cabbage and spinach ; take this division 

 directly the potatoes are off. It will be 

 found advantageous to plant the rows of 

 potatoes at a greater distance apart, and 

 set the brocoli and cabbages between the 

 rows before the potatoes are off, as the 

 plants can then be put in at an earlier 

 period, and no time for growth and 

 development is unnecessarily lost. 



Second Division. Plant, n iddle of 

 March, 2 rows of Windsor beans. 



Early In March, 4 rows of hollow- 

 crowned parsnips. 



End of February, 4 rows of Altringham 

 carrots, and six rows of onions, globe or 

 James's keeping. 



End of March, I row of Windsor beans. 



Early in May, 4 rows of turnips, and 2 

 rows of beetroot. 



First week in May, I row of scarlet 

 runners, with an alley, 2 feet in width, 

 between each. 



This division is chiefly devoted to the 

 root crop. It should be trenched for the 

 main crop of potatoes next year directly 

 the roots are off. 



Third Division. Plant, last week in 

 February, 2 rows of ash-leaved kidney 

 potatoes and 3 rows of York or any other 

 early cabbage. 



Early in March, I row of marrowfat 

 peas and 3 rows of ash leaved kidneys, to 

 be followed later on by broccoli. 



Last week in February, 6 rows of ash- 

 leaved kidneys (celery after) ; I row of 



early long-pod beans, and I row of early 

 peas, to be followed by celery. 



End of March, I row of cauliflowers, to 

 be followed by turnips. 



Plant, as early as possible, 2 rows o/ 

 lettuce, to be followed by autumn cabbage, 

 with a foot alley between each. 



This division is appropriated to a mixed 

 or early crop. It should be occupied with 

 flying crops, such as turnips and lettuces, 

 &c., in the autumn, and to be sown with 

 the usual root crops next spring. 



(not. ord. Rosaceae). 

 The common Almond Amygdalus com- 

 munis is well known from its being one 

 of the earliest flowering trees known in 

 this country, when it is literally covered 

 with pink blossom, which appears before 

 the leaves. It does not bear fruit in our 

 latitude. The tree is perfectly hardy, and 

 highly ornamental. 



Al'oe (not. ord. Liliacese). 



A greenhouse evergreen succulent with 

 thick fleshy leaves, usually in the form of 

 a rosette and growing in sets of three 01 

 five. Plants in pots or tubs, well drained 

 with broken bits of brick, crocks, and lime 

 rubbish in compost of sandy loam, peat, 

 and well-rotted manure. Propagate from 

 suckers. Water freely in summer, but 

 sparingly in winter, during which plants 

 should be kept in a temperature of from 

 35 to 40. There are many varieties. 



Aloy'sia (nat. ord. Verbenacese). 



A greenhouse, deciduous shrub, with 

 long, lanceolate leaves, which exhale a 

 delicious perfume. It is sometimes known 

 as the Lemon Plant. It is suitable for the 

 cold greenhouse, but requires protection 

 from frost in winter, even under shelter. 

 Re-pot in the spring, when the plant 

 begins to break and the young shoots are 

 from I U 2 inches long, using firstly a 



