148 ‘ THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. [N° 10, 
till the frost commences; the be plunged | fr d bl them with matting. They will then 
in sawdust, in a cold frame, and Gaane dep ited -but air if on be Inpezat with the = of other flowers form a series of "saline which will tea the effect of 
must be given as often as practicable, » particularly in making more of the buds break than when m the canes 
spring. When the frost pods when ripe become erect, and open on the | are left erect. 
ee, ee account be fi ny Cabbages that were planted last autumn should 
the day sun shines: more plants are seer in the a a few hours : during “fine weather, therefore, the beds | now have the earth stirred between the rows, and a little 
paciaes iestomg by not attending to this ne be by | should be looked over at least once a day, such pods pri the finest of i age round the plants. Sowings must 
the everest frost. | For the production of new varieties: | as ap ripe should be gathered. It only remains to also be m ade in he bo: rder we recommended to be got 
his i seed, which may be sown at any | notice succession-beds, which it will be necessary t 
time from March till September, either in or in the | in order to ensure a continuance of | blooms : for tl  pur- | to be raised in se and afterwards “ramps, 
open ground. In about six weeks the will b I Id Early fox. gt seul and Vanack Cabbage, 
ready to plant out; but if sown so late in the year that be obtained be taken from the spring plants, prs when Dwarf-curled Kale, Large late Green Savoy Ys and L, Lecks. 
they cannot be the ings will require some struck be —— aa in a bed to ay pa ume utumn 
protection during the wi ther by fr i plan: ts 1 will be the a ore di- it be marked off into beds of about yard aguare and 
re ore ine Sm Pag emgage Asag 1 i t allot one of them to each of the > things ini to be 
le Pansy-seed should t os ; aa he surface, but mot tes 
ted if allowed the neat acoy laid down or geile are me cam e tWick; afterwards beat the ‘ground with _ the ps the 
jr ta much longer in more place, and many of | four years’ practical experience in the cultivation of this rake until all the lum amps ar 
the seeds will not come up at all. Seed should be gathered | plant.—An Amateur, Manchester. a aged 
: seeds new of gs get Sa! 2 are pro Te uu 
S HOT-WATER APP. Ss. ls stoves sy in frames this winter, and suena. yo } method of doing this is by mtickiae som some ae 
Tue following is an account of rtable hot wat the ‘teost elation 
which I have contrived for frames and ble to } b y is by bending | some rods over the beds and and then co- 
boiler is that described by Mr. Rogers, slightly altered, | Pl ants in ean at a very small expense—not more than tS them with a piece of net. The kind which is sold 
and fitted into a sheet-iron case cast-iron bottom | aoe of fuel fo: enty-fo % 40 hours. After the | at ari r sq is well adapted for this 
and ash-pit door; the latter is ground to the frame, turn- has been properly Kindled and filled up. to the i purpos ill last al 
ing on a hilt at the one end with a cal t the otl PNow is a good time for sais Chives and Shallots, 
"Pie Tigao: se with sand, and, having a sa i young 
joint for the door at the top, the whole is rendered nearly po heat ile sor a of teiing bs reer -four hours with | leaves being much esteemed “for seasoning instead of 
air-tight, so that very little air can enter the fi ex- | one charge of impute Losey 29 riod, onions, when the latter cannot be obtained. moist 
is admitted e's Saath y owing to situation suits : them very well, a and they may ia planted 
door. This arrangement ft i itted t g eo 
fuel and the temperature pee pipes completly moder to keep up the degree of heat roped and also to the | apart and six pit from one pores Shallots ave sel- 
the control of those who have the "the boiler, so that dom grown by cottagers, but we see no reason why they 
apparatus, and allows a agreater or less deg: th le of the heat and are 
Sciex eaande ke Soanierd Oe tin sedcel cao wentier use—so1 ee? The e long-keeping Shallot is 
The top i: night, I ra found that the smoke seen the | the kind which Mr Thompson recommends. They may 
the proj in the case at the pipes is also moveable, funnel was not more than 140°, while the water in the | occupy a small bed and be planted in rows nine inches 
but is fixed with iron pins in eyes; this the boiler | pipes was 200°. asunder, and a foot between each. The ground should be 
to be lifted out when necessary. The pipes are placed as Penes t the e had in forcing, I rich, | manured, as the roots Feats ate Béaik 0 
in the section, or side by side if more convenient; but} think stoves may be o cane use to many suffer from maggots. _ Deep planting is also against them, 
they should have a gradual rise from boiler to the | gardeners, \gtapedirenapes ex: egies se | he g d being qui flici 
highest point where the returns to the boiler; an cnahie, SS een many plants | in panes: § or Bis —M.E. H. 
as 1 aie at pte aes aa Sa eae a 8 ences "2 
e ae, 2 S 1 os ee a FORCED FLOWERS. 
a OR Ses Stara tube. - presen to do. “This hot-water, ‘ove ed wp His thea dit in rata “08 Ga dling leligh 
page of their being easily and by M Siaseat Slight and Co., ‘Testh: ful or more esteemed than a and constant supply of 
length of the apparatus is not more than fora six-light} I have applied conical boilers, tea ¢ up much in the | ©@tly fo ve tiled daring the’ dull winter , 
- frame, or where it does not go round the frame, pair | same eae one pata pe Sores soma ee ee poser Pa —_ as = 
only near the boiler are necessary. Wh pp r. Rogers” boile me the most | fai h om your pages; a brief outline, 
slate em send. from “pet. of TF tine te a - I hope, will meet the wishes of the readers of the Chro. 
_ another, the boiler and pi should be made of copper; | tion of hot-air stove that I am acquainted with. The | the eubject Fy Nae seg sey fore I enter on. 
‘bat if the pipes are more i in diameter, the | conical boiler was used here spene then ten years ago by f plan i ae a = to 
ar sey tn ATTA Sipe jy oR The te! Union Canal Company to heat their -boats anere ist . eo et soy Seg ogee © 
boiler is usually placed outside of or pits, and Mrghecsanc ts the recommendation of Sir John the preparation that they The best kinds are as 
covered with a el wtier cat late Secretary to the soot, Sue sere of aay st titan canal 
2 Bane ot ammeR se mine scerwi a C. H.J. Smith, Landscape Gardener, eames — Pelargoniums—Aiba multifors 
. and Crimson Per- Gen. Washington, 
; ~ Admiral Napier, 
. * 
: < Dehs.of Rexburgh 
5 : Barclay: and scarlets of 
’ £5 all kinds, 4 
. | Bc Rhododendron Catawbiense, eliotropium peruvianum, 
' Hi & var. | Amaryllis of kinds, 
giauca, Hyacinths, 
Sipe ine aa ueplneetseeoeas ‘Aloysia citrodora, 
Deutzia scabra Richardia (Calla) ethiopica, 
Rhodora Polygonatum vulgare, 
Pyrus przecox Lily of the Valley, 
A Gardenia radicans, Sita behets = 
‘os es a LE 9)) Hydrangea hortensis, Tulips—Clarimond, 
ei Z A S| Syringa violacea, Duc Van Thol, 
on hel] Sigs Charlotte, 
wre atel Andromeda thymifolia, a 
Avil floribunda, ly 
Rat Sea 
¢ ae Azaleas, all kinds, 
: ee The best time for potting ly roses is early 
; at October; the plants should be well-rooted and strong, and 
ie eal | the young be pruned to wi or four 
is ee buds of the base: I pot them singly in No. 32 pots, in 
iri pest strong and rich soil; I then plunge them in beds in 
ef is an open part of the garden, and cover the pots {three or 
= four inches thick with half-rotted horse-dung. 
eee have one summer’s growth after they are potted, to 
be allow them to get well established before they are forced; 
all the flower-buds should be picked off the first i 
and watering be well attended to. titi 
Lilacs are very desirable plants. I select the best- 
shaped, and pot them in No. 24 pots, in any commol 
SSS SSS soil, and half plunge: i roses. Deutzia scabra 
| soon planted after they arrive in this country, for early 
| planti: is most es . I plant most of the ean 
\B Pipes. ¢ Expansion Cistern. d Air-cock. - Wavitaab: Ash Moveable top, for containing: Tulips singly in No. 60 pots, and Hyacinths and Narcissus 
1. Smoke-pipe,_ Door for supplying the fuel with sda rm ania et in No. 483 0 peed errs well as in larger, and po 
Coupling Screws. Cock: for drawing of that mich 
hould be p' we suggested in our third 
is ao) esd - three or Your feet orton “ail thinned in 
f all su perfluous shoots and suckers neem, 
wierd wood ; aa instead of rearirstog ms maha ay ae a 
half the number on each plant and bend them over to | k 
plant Weave the shoots into pee 
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