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THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
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bt. Some day we shall take them їп; " present 
the fancy class only is open to t igh an olden 
0 most favour 
HARDINESS OF RANUNCULUSES, 
he fines ЕР Anemones produce 195 
well- formed оек but the 
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` and shaded ; 
il ht 
the pes of 3 inches with light 
fibrous loa: at in equal portions ; intothis the 
all tuberous roots dicate be planted in 
depth c hey require no protection 
hatever, and no r attention except to the 
ground clear of weeds, It is best not to water th 
hot and dry weather sets in, when the be 
tered between the rows with a fine-rose water-p 
We planted a large bed € the middle of February, 
not à plant seems to hav d; the plants are 
a те Pens and bonis: бонк repeatedly frozen. 
PLANTS AND THEIR CULTURE. 
Роттіхе GREENHOUSE PraNTs.—Such hard-wooded 
f heroe emas, Cytisus, Coronillas, and 
that hav ме out of blossom, ‘ should have 
heir shoots shortened back to keep them TE 
ical in unless der. specimens are des 
h kept occi close for a time they will readily 
| De into grow 9 уой hose that are in want of 
ry loam, fi iy 
nd, to gr ми w in, and this deseri close 
fr ining 
For Chor portion of peat should 
лар ed with the loam ; these are not only effective 
- Pot plants, but also make graceful subjects for cover 
| е» anc hen not tied in too 
E used in this way, it is best to plant them out 
^ efficiently drained beds ders acrise 
soft-woo eaths, of iari section gracilis, 
ed H 
Melanthera, autumnalis, hyem and 
E. : pr seentatives, в vos dle a light pl 
rent glass, and be liberally water oF ma 
i ated s as their growth | lengthens, and be syringe га. 
= —A simple mode of treating Callas w. 
owering ana gradua ally he tenes =й to b per 
out without cro border, та 
Tender Verre id ami Mi pero —Seeds of Cinerarias 
position in a cool frame. A sowin 
urin 
sweetly-scented blossoms line, 
when invaluable alike for E ory a 
out, lowe f i mie Thomas Coomber Нейн 
THE FLOWER GARDEN. 
This may in general now be under- 
and seed- 
EDDING-OUT.— 
after the plants hav 
beds full of eve rgroen bran dés. See 
foll , else the wind will twist them shone: and they 
will do serious dama the plants, Towards the 
end of the month varieties of Coleus, Iresine, and 
Alternanthera, may planted out should th 
eather be mild; let the plants, however, be well 
—À off prior ransferrin rom л hen em 
а portion of the soil from 
mixture of leaf-mould in pent us 
manure; this will be of benefit to the routs b 
raising the temperat bed d In 
der to make the style of bedding effective, the 
ро a be pu 0 ouc h other; and 
less can left alon 
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days. If st unted in sm all pots, it is some con nsider- 
able time ere they start into growth when planted 
out. 
Hollyhocks.—Spring-struck and seedling Holly- 
hocks may now be planted out. These are sapien 
objects rising 0 f a bed of Dahlias ver- 
ens. They like a rich, open compost, ps 
great amo cant of nourishment to keep the foliage in 
обе health. Old plants should n a m & 
have the shoots redu - o one st = 
= отра in gr 
dedi ү, these beautiful plants are often 
nd i 
Pies Mu shade of trees, and 1n of-the-way 
places, and afterwards left to take care Pot thems lves 
Grown under such conditions they are little better 
than weeds, but given a suitable place in which to 
grow and timely attention as re nning, with 
n occasional watering in dry we may be 
they 
jd classed amongst the brightest and most beauti- 
f In order to do 
ul of our summer flowering plants. 1 
hem justice they should be thinned to 6 inches or 
more apart compact growing kinds, and 1 foot 
€: est afford too much space ak the ЧЕ 
varieties, А pinch i and s ere 
suitable soil and a branch laid over it p prevent th 
birds 8 cratching wou uld soon make blank uninteresting 
tate 
me 
о н 
e can be more striking than to come e to 
face with a mass of thos 
with greenery. Atten tion v water and mulching 
d 
be 
places in the beds. 
ie which they were lifted 
ition of suitable compost should be. 
il. 
and an 
mixed with the existing soi 
m u 
the frames with dou 
Cas 
Herbac and Alpine Plants—If not already 
FA jT d o, Mid alpine and herbaceous plants in 
ould be all po 
are not e y game or 
food can p Ыы. W. М. Baillie Luton Hoo, 
FRUITS UNDER GLASS. 
VINES AND Vinertes.—The laterals and hea 
m e require being stopped once or 
k—the latter being pinhead hard back, бае 
Wii es may be a bare covered, 
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tepid liquid manure m twice every three 
weeks from the time the berries are set until they 
egin to colour, when applications may be less 
е ra the early house should be venti- 
lated freely throughout the day during favourable 
eather, leaving the ventilators ope inch or t 
op and bottom at night. ouses whic 
rapes are beginning olour should be ventilated 
more freely than heretofore, so as to give flavo 
colo the berries. Vin elling their bunches 
should have a little fresh air admitted to the 
morning а 
abo sit half-past 3. 0 DEK; ure of by 
sunheat should be aimed iti in а swelling their 
crops. 
A во hat dry, warm, = as indicated above, 
in vineries 
amy 
time, and once or twice U ар brigh 
temperat ure s 4 run о 90° at Ды ир 
time with sun-h 
Cocos, 
o perm c 
thoroughly overhead mo: nd afterno 
sunny weather, pem ventilate freely during the day- 
time, во е to secure a short-jointed and consolidated 
h in the plants, without which p acto: 
терш. eanne be expected. 
fruits as they ре а and cut those e 
to their fullest size. 
d boxe 
ced to a m with a cor- 
crease 4а the DAT moisture of 
RAMES. 
Cucumber — in мы frames should be at- 
tended to two or three t week in the way of 
thinning and stopping. of the shoots, &e. They will 
red often at the roots, inas- 
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oily damping an 
doing во, аз а “af аф merged 
ragede ийе ны att acking - 
чё че уз id ге "like to to do so, and, therefor 
guarded against by prev сан the setting 
of a superabundance of = е оп the lea апа 
ming too low by eov 
pier at night. H. W. Ward, 
Lona ү 
