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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



merit in its performance than this, and especially during 

 the dark days. Attend to the staking ct 

 mums, and oncourage their growth by occasional 

 ings of liquid manure. Lat them be fully exp 



rag them into light rich soil as they require i 

 ng Calceolarias raised by seeds or cuttings shou 

 similarly attended to ; the latter luxuriate in 



in preserving the foliage as long as possible, it wi! 

 be ripening and gradually falling off in the early h 

 to keep them neat and tidy, win 

 be an object, a light birch broom should be ] 

 gently up the branches every second or third d 

 order that all the leaves which are ready to fall ol 

 be removed, instead of being allowed to make a lil 



a solution of Milnhur and soft soap ; taking care t 



for next year. The glass should be well washed 

 the whole of the wood-work of the sashes and ral 

 the front trellis and the back wall should be p £ 

 with oil paint. All this may be done by the ord 



injuring the stem. Siiade and water newly str 



propagate (by side shoots) those varif ties it is d« sir. 

 to obtain stock of. Tulips.— Preparations should i 

 be made in good earnest for planting offsets of ch( 

 sorts. Though full early enough for putting then 

 the ground, yet the bed should be got ready, and t 

 too with great care, for well grown maiden bulbs ft 



cleanest and best character. If the soil of the in 



its renewal, taking care that the fresh soil is not 

 tenacious, but rather of a sandy texture than otherw 

 The decayed sods from a pasture, the soil of whicl 

 of this character, will grow them to perfection. Ws 

 the layers of Carnations as they require it ; the emiss 

 of roots is thus facilitated ; we have often seen tl) 

 flowers comparatively neglected after the bloom is p 





the house a respectable appearance, and effectually 



smothers every insect, in any stage, ' ' ' 



ing about the trees or their suppc 



the effete soil as the roots will alio' 



away from the surface of the border, and I 



fresh mellow loam, mixed 



tab are fond of. No a 



growing season. The concluding 

 jive the borders a good soaking i 



will keep thei 



the purpose, and of the h 

 We would recommend th 

 repeated, and the present 

 marking particularly tho: 



ing the dormant 





, and in very many 



e the arrangement of 1 



■J to proceed t 





which approach most nearly to his standard, and aubui- 



t ;md better things as soon as they come 



under his notice. One important point to he attended 



proper balance between flower and foliage, and espe- 

 cially amongst the bright warm colours ; a mass of 

 inflorescence is all very well in the distance, when the 

 proper eomi me w hhin the 



beds which are intended to please upon el 



unpleasant sensation produced 



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v ing the effect they produce 



with the greatest advantage. The dark 

 masses of Rhododendrons and other evergreen shrubs 

 stand particularly in need, during the summer and 



i 



hocks, &c, planted amongst them, and the 

 be placed in a more favourable situation for displaying 

 their charms, than with the deep glossy green of the 

 Rhododendron for a ground colour 



Dahlias.- abundance of 



be carefully fastened, i 



intended for exhibition, 



as Boon as perceived. Sedulously continue to entraD 

 jxpand, or pull up 



10 not present some novel or favo 

 w^akTa 3 d Va f ieties ' and £om 



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of rough sphagnum moss should bs placed, th 





hairy one was probablj a yi 



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Ferior to the Beecnwood!— Ji JwLgTsplit aifd haVrottei 



rh?*™-lr* u 0, lite withered when received.-^* g 



as individual flowers, large and good in texture, 

 d,the too deeply cut in the petals.' 



