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should be erected in the stove, in order that the plants 
ma be taken in t during severe 
weather. The soil should be moderately warmed, 
either by being placed 2 the boiler for a short 
time, or by being taken into the stove some little 
time previous to usin it. ach pare should be 
potted or top-dressed, as 
thoroughly nw 1 finally arranging them in 
oil, as advised, will be suitable for 
remaining stems cut into pieces 
long, and placed in shallow pans plunged in 
bottom - heat, re t wi oped break, and 
hey wi 
lants for next winter 
tops may be put into small pots, ag “placed i g a 
— — They will soon „ but 
Tradescantia zebrina, a 
cum bic atu 
FORCING HOUSE.—Keep up a supply of Lily of 
ilacs, Deutzias, Spiræ is, 
Hyacinths, Narcissus, &c. A few hardy Rhododen 
drons may be potted up and placed in the early 
Peach-house. These nts m od show 
the l an 17 ve useful for decorative 
purposes, A ba rangea 1 and a 
few plant of 8 — be and Kalmias may be 
placed in a gentle heat. Pot up a good — of 
uberoses, putting three bu lbs into a 32-8 
and plunge in bottom-hea veg 75°, affording — — er 
till they have commenced to make root, and keeping 
m a pion peo 
should be fumigated occasion sip nd o e first 
i mildew dust the leaves with a little We 
. 
o grow 
Y.—Ferns should be lenkes, Abel 
and a e batch of Maidenhair that do n eed 
ing of 
This soil will be found 
c concin- 
num, A. c. latum, A, trapez forme, and jire bere 
Davallia 3 and D. ensis more loa 
will be ee = i: an plants are required, 
plenty of — abil given, and the balls 
disturbed as a little = sponsible Adiant F ardis 
should be pl the warmest end of the fernery, 
the fe an 
syringe frequently betw he pots, also throw 
plenty of water about the paths to ensure a moist 
atmosphere. Keep a sharp look-out for slugs, or 
they will soon d e young fÍ Basket 
Ferns should be carefully faked over noes a pointed 
stick, and kets 
ded. 
are required, on e beat 3 for the purpose 
is Adiantum 8 le. 
THE KITCHEN GARDEN 
By JohN LAMBERT, Gardener, Powis Castle, Welshpool. 
be attacked b - in m , and 
it will be necessary to look out for the birds i 
the early morning, an in at evening, when by 
Means of a gun r number may reduced, 
The ill effect but little injury so long as the 
deep snow remains, Plenty of work will be 
l 
dirty pots used by 
this piap k seeds and preparing 
loam and different pap 
and pecking. on seedlings Ea boxes and frames. 
Ne ieee ote uld be made, and old ones 1 
Labels of var arious 3 should be p prepared an 9 
laths cut into 2 feet lengths, shaved at the top on one 
side, and pointed, make admirable labels for the kit- 
chen panan, ant will last for r years if shortened a little 
each yea ave the painting of these till required for 
use. Trio 4 spared, a dry well-lighted shed will 
be a good place to store seed Potatos from clamps 
They should be carefully exami nd spre 
pon the floor or on she exposed to the light, and 
ept as dry and cool as possible, short peal admitt ting 
frost. If left to clamps they would s 
to 
room with good light ‘an 2 from 
frost, they ma 5 be eat to ee Les plan 
r these an select 
the best pieces — next n sets. arn al 
the remainder, or it will cause a lot of trouble if 
these small pieces should get into the garden. 
inches long, cutting the 
quare the ottom in a 
slighty sa ei bo ee tie them i 
of twenty-five , and again place them 
soil where sna docs not reach. The Lily- aati alone 
should be g where it hed well, but I fear it is 
not so batty ae ‘is re old va 
FRENCH BEAN Maks siia of thes 
required, and take aA to keep red-spider in check, 
which may prove troublesome, owi 
fire-heat being cored during this severe Sondas. 
For fresh sowings, use a good loam, with spent 
Mushroom-bed manure, a little mortar-rubble, and 
a sprinkling of soot and bone-m 
FRUITS UNDER GLASS. 
By RICHARD PARKER, Gardener. Goodwood, Chichester. 
NES.—The earliest trees 
p 
2 
a 
i=] 
has fortunately been a little sun on mos arate nepet 
fertilisation, and by maintaining a low night tem- 
the ‘peak cave 
time that may appear lost 
now, can be made up later on when the fruit is 
stoned, and the days are longer and beighter. Spray 
he trees over on bright mornings with tepid soft- 
ater 1 ék a itil e¢. tL * ék hi 
, 
10 roe. =e ay SA 
T 
forcing, but where this is not the 
must be protected. of li 
ace the border, this should be covered if 
Any wood that was left at full reson at pruning 
time should be now cut back to a shoot imme- 
iately above a gue allow room to tie in new 
nee to dieb bud the trees cautiously, 
oving in the firat place the shoots on the 
— side of the branch, and redueing the number 
on the top side; be careful pra to retain one at 
the base. By ‘selecting the buds gn the top side 
of the bran ae evenly 
i tained. In 
always retaining tho 
can be exposed to ** sun, or the fruit will lack 
colour. The border, serae been kept dry during the 
1 period, may now receive a soaking of tepid 
manure-water, and ae e of — order, near 
7. hot-water pipes, ged “frequently. 
eep up a growing * ole the day, and 
If the 
being brought in, and 
week afterwards will keep insect-pests 
SUCCESSION HOUSE.—With 8 days 
and increasing sun, the trees in the second house 
usually come on quickly, and if eee is à proper 
succession of varieties in the early 
0 
mild and bright . 8 that the border does not 
get dry, and let the night temperature range from 
O to 55°. All trees in the later houses should be 
pruned, cleaned, ned at once, or injury may 
— done to the buds if the work be delayed. The 
pom sh ould f 
the * and — the blossoms, To provide 
against accident, at would be well to empty the 
ater pipes on very severe wie or allow a 
slight —.— a warm water in 
—Young plants forte have been win- 
ts should be put into 6 
showing several trusses of bloom, to fruit 
plants e 
foliage thin, fertilize the blooms daily, and maintain 
a dryish eee 
STRAW eg ts second “pea of plants 
that were ‘plunged i n leaves in a pit a month 
ich have their p pots well-lined with new 
5 aay e brought into 
i gentle warmth 
manure-water, an 
50° to 55° until the fruit is set. The earl 
are N in small pots, which should be 
ver twice a d manure-water see 
3 brisk heat to those plants th 
fruits. Start fresh batches of plants as required. 
THE FLOWER e 
By Battery Wapps, 2 Birdsall Gardens, York, 
HERBACEOUS BORDER.— TWiki arrange- 
ment abe cheer ented ate gw completed: before the 
frost set in, no time ost in getting to eee 
when the .. permite, — 2 = opera 
2 d 
anak — t north, o 1 tall-growing plants 
ill shade the dwarfer ones to uch all- 
growing subjects, such as Delphiniums, Phloxes, 
nflowers, Solidagos, Verbascums, ilium 
3 and other tall Lilies, should be planted 
ext to these bei u the 
brilliant Papavers bracteatum and orientale, which 
are easily increased by divisions hy the roots in March, 
an 
dan come the tall-growing Paonies, Lupins, Globe 
Th Michaelmas cool gone 
can ndidam, eroceum, L. davaricum, kal aiat 
rE, th Pyrethrums, R Span- 
and English Iris, En ara Liliago, * 
sell ame sores m . species 
Liliums, L. fu — —— 
&c., finishing of the front otti the baii with Fun 
Brodæas, Tulips, Cr nage: Pansies, Wallflowers, Poly- 
anthus, riculas, Primulas, &e. Care sh 0 be 
taken not 5 crowd the. plante thickly, and when a 
succession of flowers is require 
dey met 
of the stronger-growing plants 
smothering their weaker growing 
bei 
n 
scone for hinge soe the fine varieties t- is, 
some blooms as beau 
Orchids aford * brilliant display in — earl 
hould not be lost sight of. 
Spaco al po pa p the Iceland Poppies, 
in haps shades of colour, are 
nee fragrant, and very useful for verse. 
n porti me of the clumps of herbaceous 
are pantange e holes thus made in the soil 3 
— filled gong 8 kind of il 
ure; an o sort of material should also be 
e 
worked into the surface of the border without any dis- 
turbance of the roots, If mice should 
in the borders, set traps for them without delay. 
FORMATION OF EVERGREEN 
BE marked Apg 3 
of the beds, well trench the soil 5 
it be wet, some kind of age Al be 
The planting of auc as Laurel, Hollier, 
4. Pede Laurel, 3 Bay, T = 
i ill: Arbutus, a u be 
bege Phillyreas, egen ET the ares. be 
t favourable for transplanting. Yew may 
planted at any seg before it starta to make growth, 
th of May is considered a good month 
— planting large old Yews. 
