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THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
[0всемвев 14, 1895. 
Gardeners, in their management of plants under 
glass, understand this better than agriculturists 
do, but it is, of course, an easier matter for the 
gardener than for the farmer to regulate di amount 
and to time the applic ition of manure; but making 
all due allowance, the farmer might learn a good deal 
from his brother in the garden 
THE POTATO IN со т GARDEN. By W. I. 
ean as A. May, Mark Lane 
Express ce, 150, Stran nd. ) 
“The i better varieties of Potatos, 
ёт п of 
т 
ап art which can only be successfully carried out 
where the farmer or gardener is abreast of the times 
vith regard to information on all lea rug in 
kome and foreign competition are very strong. Тае 
want of a more perfect knowledge іп ace 
grown un prof ta 
are the subject, and cater for the best markets, fiad 
a profitable basiness, although they may not 
path better situated than their leas successful 
” With the sentences jist quoted this 
They at once attract our sym- 
we turn to the succeeding pages 
tent the author acts up to 
his own standard, The investigation is so satisfac- 
tory that we may class this as.one of the beat books 
cu the sut j ct, and in some points the information 
it contains is more varied and more '' abreast of the 
times" than in any work of similar character that 
we сап recall. The work under notice is divided 
into ten sections, the first of which deals with the 
crop generally, inelading its introduction into 
Е торе, new varieties, &c.  O.her sections deal 
varieties, tre 
, diseases of the — 
Potatos, and the cost and feeding value of the crop. 
under-esti- 
this as practised on a large scale, but for small 
gardens and for cottagers we should recommend the 
t as preferable to the use of the Bordeaux 
tage it bas is that where this plan is practised, the 
rows are not placed so near together as usual, nor 
аге tbe plants in the rows so close, Of course, а 
good deal depends on tte habit and mode of growth 
of the variety, but in any case the greater the space 
between plant and plant, the less is the risk of 
infection. 
HaNDBOOK OF WEST AMER:CAN CONE BEARERS. 
А mmon, who has had such excellent 
opportunities for studying the Californian Conifers 
int whose zeal and m 
have €: ув: to turn. them о! such good ассоп 
‘om the Conifers of north-west America. It is an 
Tt is written more especially for those who are not 
botanists, and an attempt is made to introduce good 
English names in place of Latin designations. We 
sympathise with Mr, Lemmon’ s aspirations, ue we 
“Evergreen fasciculars," Broken cone Lumber 
Pines,” “Pendent Fruited Pendentes,” False 
Hemlock Spruces," "Erect-fruited Solitares," are no 
improve 
i a 
from the author, A 
— — North Oakland, 
MATIN FARMING: А handbook for the p 
P 
pages. (New York: Kegan Paul, Trench & 
'Trü»ner.) 
The author of this work is a practical mav, who has 
spent the greater portion of his life in irrigation 
work, and is a recognised authority in the United 
States on the whole MEM. — — from a 
practical standpoint. The nual contains 
twenty chapters and ninety- five —— This 
ook is primarily written for and adapted for 
western farmers and — but is equally valuable 
to farmers in the sou i 
i S 
is divided into twenty tenetis ^ of which is a 
condensed treatise on its apecial topic. The conclud- 
ing portions of the book give & review ofthe common 
ossary of irrigation terms. 
of the following to 
r e i soils to irrigation, treatment of sere 
d pon 
pipes for 8 purposes, flumes T дн ае 
ture, duty and measurement of water, methods of ap- 
plying water, irrigation of the garden, 3 for 
the orchard, the vineyard and small fruits, alfalfa, 
windmills and pumps, devices, ч reg ces and 
contrivances, sub-irrigation and sub-soiling. 
k is, as we have said, ча adapted for 
it 
° 
Iadia, on which account we recommend it to the 
notice of our colonial readers. The practical details 
of construction, &c., will be found very serviceable, 
For greenhouses a plan is adopted of having 
raised 3 in which rows of 24-inch drain tiles are 
2 about 18 inches apart, and at a slight slope, 
as to ensure a ац гіепё fall and obviate stagna 
d The — ends of the pipes prcj ct beyond ` 
be closed during the tim 
the bed, во 
that the a is being poured into the pipes at ihe 
other end, and opened a'ter a time to allow of the 
passage of the surp'us water. This plan also admita 
of the aération of the soil. Whether the pipes 
would not зооп get blocked with roots is a matter to 
be determined, but if they did, the evil could be 
remedied without much inconvenience, 
ANALYTICAL Kev TO THE NATURAL O+DERS 
FLOWERING PLANTS. By Franz Thon- 
ner. (Swan, Sonnenachein & Co.) 
A series of tables intended to facilitate the detec- 
tion of the several natural orders of plants by the 
о us they seem more likely to be useful 
аз fornisbing hints to an expert. For instance, it is 
very misleading to a beginner to cits as the charac- 
ters of Раваїйоге («ее p. 113). * Stamens 10; ovules 
parietal, Shrubs or trees. Juice milky. Calyx 
5 lobed. Corolla-lobes valvate, rarely contorted in 
wativation.’ The best way for a student is to frame 
such tables for Бітве], 
LÀ 
e 
THE r 
Pra ата Ainarg 
Е 
cultivators аг e apt to be forgetful of them. Hippe- 
astrums should gradaally pass into the resting period 
n September; and again attention is needed that 
vs be not dried off too rapidly, or air and light 
admitted too freely, Even during growth the Hippe- 
astrum must have a а, shading from s — 
у - a moderately high temperature of 65? to 
7 minimum, and a rather moist — 
J id as tlie temperature is gradually increased when 
starting the plants, so also must it be gradually 
decreased to rest them, The water may be withheld 
altogether soon аз the leaves take a yellowish 
tinge. 
At present the plants are quite dry at the roots, 
and they have been removed from the tan, where the 
roots had ramified all eret the plungiog er 
We We bare carefully examined every bulb to 
the dried outer coatings, with p insect s that 
may be hidden amen get  — and as 
precaution, th e du 
powder. ay kis npe d the mealy-bug, if any 
аге prese Air d be admitted freely by day, 
and the heating apparatus must be used to dr 
damp, w may be injurious to them. Nə time 
should be lost in getting the potting-soil ready. I 
like to have such soil mixed at least six weeks before 
using it, во that the manure may in some 2 be 
absorbed by the — ; and good compost may 
consist of about two parts of good yellow loam to 
one part - fibrous — and one part of decayed 
stable-m 
The ipd ‘of the plants should take place go 
the end of January. ed where they are 2 
plunged should have been previously prepar s 
mixing some fresh tan with the old material, ini at 
the time of potting m bulbs it may be 85° to 
90°, Piunge the pots to the rims, as they are 
potted. R-potti айыы 
over- Rave avoided, The largest bulbs are about 
6 in n diameter, and these are potted in 24's or 
8- = Dig. 
Good flowering bulbs may be put in pots 44 to 
5 inches diameter. Tae pots should be washed and 
well drained, Ia preparing the bulba for potting, 
all the old material must be removed, and the base 
of the bulbs examined, "The roots grow in а circle 
ase of the bulbs, leaving the centre of 
off with the bulbs about em cov 
i 
ought alao to be sprinkled on the surface of the soil. 
ouglas. 
NURSERY NOTES. 
WILL TAYLER’S, HAMPTON, MIDDLESEX. 
х the varied outside department of nursery 
work and experience, none is more replete with 
interesting details and information than the fruit- 
tree department, where this is a specialty, Visi ted 
late in the autumn, say till the end of the 
impossible otherwise to obtain. 
hy the name there are to be fo und 
of looking through the fruit-tree utt 
Mr. Will Taylor, which is situated Ww 
is locally known as the “ Broad Lanes,” en 
and for the cultivation of fruit trees and R ses occu- 
pies а very favourable position. 
fruit trees and Roses have absor bed mu pan gh his 
is frequent contributions of fruit at 
notable instan 
0 s 
Pippin Apple were eagerly purchase 
by а leading fruiterer for the extraordinary price of 
1s, se pues, and this, too, in an abundant year. At 
Nec Wo ЕР or 
