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may often be given space in vineries or peach houses, 

 but they must always be near the glass on shelves or 

 stages in the front portion of the house, otherwise 

 everything is labour in vain. It is useless to attempt 

 their culture under trees. 



Planting out from Frames. Another and more 

 profitable method is to start the plants under glass, 

 and then plant them out, and this plan was largely fol- 

 lowed in the gardens at Syon House, Brentford. Mr. 

 Wythes describes his practice as follows : " Seeds are 

 sown early in December, but in all cases fresh seed is 

 sown, that is, seed from plants grown in the current 

 year. The seed may be sown in three-inch or five- 

 inch pots I prefer the larger size with from eight 

 to a dozen seeds in each ; the soil in the pots is 

 firm and a good loam, so that at the planting out 

 the roots do not break away. The pots are placed 

 in a cold frame, kept quite close, and the glass 

 is covered in cold weather. When the frame is kept 

 close, the seeds start earlier, and the seedlings are 

 more regular in growth. The sashes are not opened 

 until the seedlings are well through the soil, then free 

 ventilation is afforded on all favourable occasions. 

 Frame culture is better than growing the plants in 

 houses, as under the former treatment the plants are 

 near the glass, and can be well hardened previous to 

 planting out ; indeed, I do not advise raising in heat, 

 as plant grows away freely at the start, and later on 

 receives a check from which it rarely recovers." 



Varieties for Under Glass. With regard to the 



