Upper Manor Street, Chelsea. 



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Fig. 93. is the ground plan, to which the following are re- 

 ferences : — a, Gravel walks. b, Bulbs. c. Miscellaneous 

 plants, d, Tulip-beds, e, Frames. J", Potting-board. g, Shed. 

 h, Pit. i, Back door of the house. 



P.S. I beg to offer one or two hints for the Suburban Horti- 

 culturist, so much wanted, which have just occurred to me, 

 though I doubt of their being any novelty to you. — 1. Train- 

 ing dahlias against a wall. I have tried this with a few this 

 year, and find it quite successful, both in the sun and shade. 

 2. Training chrysanthemums against a shady wall. With me, 

 some, on which the sun never shines, grow and bloom as early 

 as those in a sunny aspect. 3. Training heartsease against a 

 wall. I have tried a few of the tall sorts along a shady wall, to 

 fill up vacancies between the chrysanthemums, and find they do 

 extremely well. I shall pursue this plan more extensively next 

 season. 4. The use of the chimney corner for starting some of 

 the bulbs. I tried the Jacobaean lily last winter, and it after- 

 wards bloomed very splendidly ; watering it every morning, 

 and filling the pan beneath the pot with tepid water. I tried 

 the same plan for a short time with Commelina coelestis, and 

 never before has it bloomed so finely with me. I have raised 

 tamarind plants from the stones in the same way. 



I hope you will especially recommend cleanliness to the 

 London gardeners. Evening waterings over the foliage I deem 

 of the utmost importance. 



Under your head of striking plants from cuttings, I would first 

 hint that it would be very useful to state what plants strike best 

 from tender cuttings, and which from more ripened wood. For 

 instance, chrysanthemums strike much the best from tender 

 shoots, about the third joint; but heartseases require the stem to 

 be more ripened, and, consequently, to be taken off near the root. 

 Much time is saved with cuttings, by planting them close round 

 the edge of a pot, and putting a pinch of silver sand with each. 

 Hand-glasses, of course, are indispensable. — A. L 



AuP. 24.. 1838. 



