THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE 



, after being soaked with water, is pressed 



The Poltasthus.— To the uninitiated florist t! 

 flowers present great similarity, and are passed ove 

 the least interesting of any. Thoueh their precr 

 and the regularity of their lacing is duly admired, 

 contrast is wanted, the majority of them having < 



we allude more particularly to Addis's Kingfisher, Er- 

 rington's Fire-king, and Bullock's Lancer, the *— - 

 not so recent a date as the two previously mentioned. 

 We hold colour to be a matter of taste, and so long as 



V' f tf °ll n t)ww U ed hi nd ly d - e8i ™ 

 varieties, for we know of no florist's flower in wl 



now. The compost should consist chiefly of leaf-mc 

 and sand, slightly covering and pressing the surfa 

 keep moist, and when the seedlings appear, and dm 



Tulips.— Hoop the bed-,, at i r.-. r-h a v-rv wid-n-s 

 net over them, so that when frosty nights come, t 

 may be securely covered with mats. This may app 



b, m.!( s which, their roots exhaust the ground and their 

 tops shade it, thereby preventing the proper de " 

 ment of other vegetables. This system should b< 



irained as pyramidal or goblet shaped bushes. If t 

 ■out pruning. The most economical arrangement 



-trie 



i is to form espalier* 



























th. y w 



11 support themselves 



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depend uponJhe^cUmate^of a place,' and no" u^whatu 





strong to destroy wireworm, ma«gots, &c. • this 1,0 

 out its good qualities as a prev. m 



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 particularly applicable as . dressing for the ground 

 be hght or sandy. Twelve months ago I gave 



Asparagus beds 2 lbs. to the square ,a:d 

 the plants to make an amazing growth, 

 waa so saturated «ith | . £m It hu 

 UM season. With th 

 little Ume, I consider it , rti.<ular:> us. t 



hw received a dressing of the same k 

 during many successive years. 



Let no exertion be 

 perfectly clean and 



eat ; any large tr 



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should 



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 yourself and others, than by do r 

 bnt never completing anything. 



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 thing. 



health,, ,bake *e .oU from'tb'm and^u 



