THE GARDEN AT HOME 



Vaporise. To " vaporise" a house (i.e. a glasshouse) 

 is to fumigate it with one of the many convenient pre- 

 parations now to be obtained. 



Wood. " Wood " is a most expressive term in the 

 gardener's vocabulary, and means far more than the dic- 

 tionary would lead one to believe. It means the shoots 

 or growths of a plant. If a vine or any other vigorous 

 plant is growing well it is making " good wood." When 

 told to " thin out " the " old wood/' one is expected to 

 cut away the worn-out and derelict growths. 



I have not exhausted the subject of my chapter. 

 Would that I had, for, as one who has spent the best 

 years of his youth at the potting bench or at the handle 

 of the spade, I find myself constantly in danger of using 

 gardening terms that I now realise have no meaning for 

 the average home gardener. Having brought to notice a 

 few of the many pitfalls that are open to trap the unwary 

 writer, perhaps I shall be excused if sometimes I fall. 



