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somewhat similar variety named Early May. largely 
grown some years ago in the West of gland, 
and noted for good cropping and good quality. 
f late years this has give 
I 
n every respect. 
of the Ashleaf type may not think so highly of 
Victor, for being grown in 2 time than those, it 
cooks firmer, ya it is at the same time dry and well 
flavoured for season, To succeed the Victor, I 
rely upon Veltch’s Early Ashleaf, this variety being, 
best type of Ashleaf Kidney, 
he 
a heavy cropper, nice in appearance, and of the best 
quality. It rarely fails to crop well, and is good- 
flavoared in heavy soils and in Som 
objection to yellow 
named above. The a type of early round that I 
have growa is Satton’s A 1, which cooke capitally, 
and is very dry and floury. When lifted early, this is a 
great point, and with most lovers of a Potato a white- 
sh tuber that is dry and floury is much appreciated ; 
it is a very early variety, e ee tuber. 
It may be termed a round, has dwarf erect 
affected b 
be out of 
ine For early ng, it zsential to have 
sets neither too small nor over vay and to obtin 
vigour from the start, it is best to plant whole sets 
rather above the medium size of Ga « variety, the 
eyes or buds i Sg removed by cutting them out 
below the skin, excepting two of the 
strongest. The sets should always be thoroughly 
hardened in the open air when lifted, and t 
in as soon after lifting as possible, 
be obtained from plantings made at foot of a south 
wall up to the first week in April, by placing 
tha sets in boxes put into a frame, with a little 
sifted leaf-mould put between the sets, and geen 
them with a mass of fibrous roots. Such gets 
will be up through the soil i ina short time, and grow 
in sw cold wet soil. Another plan, and one that I 
adopted a S hny our lack of gard 
foot 
Long stable litter answers very w i 
littery than bracken, By having ae 1 sets, 
a warm situation and protection against cold, very 
early crops may be obtained out-of-doors. G, Wythes, 
FLORISTS". s. FLOWERS, 
Sanne aie AND THE FROST, 
“D.” enquires at p. 398, whether our Carnation 
We have 
in frames were 
exposed to the lowest temperature we had, and every 
particle of soil must have been frozen as hard as 
iron, for the pots were not plunged. A covering of 
more 
THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
w le 
much straw was put on the glass after this e and ing the two that are the most 
t if the was not removed until the thaw came. They are all at the crown end of the tuber, If nt 
now potted into their flowering-pots, an and are as oing ground is oe and heavy, and therefore liable to 
remarkably well. The plants have still the shelter 
of the glase-frames, bat the lights are kept off them 
except in severe weather. Reports I have had 
from different parts of the country go to show, that in 
some districts Carnations have escaped, while in 
others they have been very severely injured. One 
gardener informed me that he had lost 2000 plants 
out of about 5000; and an amateur from the county 
collection, although the plants were put out ea 5 
pi large bed, about 130 feet long, and containing six 
ws of plants, put out in our garden dur ring the 
K and third weeks of November has suffered, 
but they were weak-gro 
as had 8 foliage at the time of planting 
mst done well, and are now growing freely. 
he plants 
receive, whether planted out or in pots, Those 
d out had a slight dressing of dry decayed 
d on the surface of the ground amongst 
the plants, This may appear but little protection, 
but in reality it is a great preventative of ae 
from frost. The plants suffer even during an ordi- 
nary winter, unleasthe ground is well drained. Tt i is 
plan to raise the beds above the surface a 
y in i e 
r garde 
is such, that itthough it is drained the water does 
not pass freely into the draine, unless the surface be 
Seedlings 
U, not 
5 of half-a-dozen exposed to a draught under 
a ded fence, I may add, that it is quite time 
peasy seed was sown to obtain plants to flower 
in the year 1896, Oar stock of seed was sown 
in te last week of March, in se pots, and pans, 
and it vegetated quickly in ed. hen th 
seed-leaves are fully develyped, the 5 should be 
pricked out about 3 inches apar o boxes, and be 
planted out where they are to ieee as soon as the 
plants are large enough. In good soil they may be 
about 18 inches asunder, as each seedling plant, if 
allowed to flower to its fullest extent, will produce 
from 100 to 200 blooms. J, Douglas. 
THe WEEK'S WORK. 
THE KITCHEN GARDEN 
By JOHN LAMBERT, Gardener, Powis Castle, Welshpool. 
TTUCE ads are in constant 
demand those varieties of Lattuces recommended to 
be sown early and transplanted into boxes or pits, 
will now require another and final thinning ; half of 
these th ae being again planted in boxes for firet 
use, an 
glass, w they will very soon make compact plants 
for putting out as required. td 5 nnings may also be 
planted under hand obs or even in 
at foot ofa south 
hoops 
Seed 
seasons: some plants out 
each w for in hot 1 soon run to 
seed, n the ie varlotion 
ATO8.—Early rey if sprouted an inch or 
more, may be planted in when the goil 
is wet or sticky. ns hen 
he ground is dug, but I ueually plant sprouted sets 
with a trowel, the ground havi some- 
time previously, and if the sets are not sprouted, 
setting-stick is used. Field Potatos to be plan 
should by no means be left in “ buries ” this date, 
as they grow so quickly ; ; but should be laid out thinly 
and exposed to the light, turning them over occa- 
sionally to keep them = . b state to remove to a 
5 planting on land near at 
eek out thi thinly, so that iy may make short stiff 
TATOS.—Theae may be laid ont in a 
ta each-house, looking them over on we 
ays, and removing all sprouts and eyes, except- 
sonia of — refuse, leaf-soil, sand, sifti 
beneath the potting-bench, a small 1 
lime, soot, and 
to which add some kind of 
feet, 
will produce a number of choice tubers, 
THE HARDY FRUIT GARDEN. 
By W. Pore, Gardener, Highclere Castle, Newbury. 
PROTECTING AND 7 APRICOT BLOOMS, 
—Apricot trees are now coming into 3 and if 
deere material has not al b 
the same should be done without delay. 1 
blinds an 0 they m 
wall, which will project a 
and if the sheltering — be suspended from this, 
it becomes easy to exam 
of disbudding, &c., without taking away the ie 
If the blossom be very abundant, it will be 
r set of fru 
WAT RUIT BORDERS.— 
more especially chose W broa 
carefully examined, a dryness, 
afforded a good — after ripe forking through 
— 1 between the wa rtion 
order —50 as to br reak up t 
pope 
before the sc is watered. ae 
PROTECTING GOOSEBERRIES FROM FRosT—Ia_ 
the event of severe frosts 0 soon when G 
or even W while the fruitis 
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when feeding at night if looked! kor with a : 
PLANTS UNDER GLASS. 
By W. H. SMITA, e West e. Park, Chichester. 
when r 
boxes not to break the roots, alter! 
shelled daria in a warm greenhouse e b 
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wears 
t n gro 
ding should be started at on 
2 thickly in boxes in nice light 8 soil, es 
n a warm vinery or Peach- house, and do 
for a few days. 
