LUTTE 
OCTOBER 2, 1875. 
"CARDENERS 
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out the 24th of that 
lants 
E. айу do ner the summer mon Rem 
the flower or seed-heads, down to pm first old 
leaf, and divide each си subsequently, if ong 
enough, into two lengths, 
about three old а ог joints е each. sata 
i ry qu та a oceed 
tt F bottom of the 
rop the pieces 
parately and evenly down m s some 6 inches 
rt. Having Laine ^ prepared a dem st tick of 
& 
sufficient length and with small blunt prongs at the 
head in form like a Meses p ЧӨ ргезз еасһ 
iece down firmly and permanently into the bed at th 
Erme ing careful to do thi eration so firml 
that no risk follows that they be drawn to the surface 
subsequently by the buoyancy of the water. Do not 
bury the old leaves attached to them any more th 
is absolutely necessary. uld the bed consist of 
к ог өтү materials аз will not admit of planting 
he above manner, the case es, then 
Es piece po prepared t be kept in position by 
the aid of portions of stone, or resort must be t 
any other simple device which commends itself. For 
e subsequent attentions needed, the resdetá is referred 
to the remarks on general treatmen 
For d poss puru 
main c repare on 
fore in rc Жанет E. preparing the plants, of waich 
better will perhap: 
f to August х гй possible following 
E details the suggestions given above "for the first 
plan 
g, or Mas I — term E 
oceed as 
jd next, or final t pi eomm No. I, 0 
that nearest to "the sp pring-head, plant as near to 
. September I as eee d again ый ire out matters 
of detail in all respects in the manner previously 
. advi ery fr pa er a а supply of plants can be 
Dd E last planting by thinning some out of the 
| anted. However н may be, the aim is 
Г o d get the best possi 
* 
Water Spring. 
FIG. 90.—WATERCRESS BEDS, 
The reason why I advise planting the divisions in 
the order given, is owing to the fact that the water at 
spring, or natural fountain-head, is invariably 
ces, 
together dne 
These f; favourable агаа посао ре value of а 
Spring and its pedint ings, to those espe- 
who ere PCM "dens nde еей to th 
Wpply which one "division nA is capable of afford- 
E 
. ing—and Tepon : by cleansing and apportion- 
_ ing a moderate ar und e “ fountain-head " for 
the е growt th of crops, sometimes hor. or 
three plantings might be made, the tem of the 
Water being x as to influence the crops (жы э 
as described, the whole year through. To all who 
Ре crop from single source I say, 
p t upon the basis of the facts given above, as early 
g the second week in August as 
tate until пе real progr 
hy Subsequent, 
the th of 
} At this j pee реу lower the water until the 
Km nt buoyancy of the "een 
eir ро ~ the soram of the bed. Kee 
about a couple of inches of water only around them 
fora couple of days. By this time the recumbent 
side shoots and branchlets wil Li mitted fresh 
MM back to its 
A robust and quick grow OW, 
large succulent leaves of the first order. 
This operation must only be performed during a mild 
period 
Attention Required during Frosty Weather.— 
Though Watercresses are perfectly hardy рь, it is 
not judicious to expose them to many degrees of 
frost when grown as above, $ed. uic еу аге e ag 
and 
good strong crop has been 
formed, the water should, duríng a moderately ls 
eriod, and with a v oderate frost only, 
lowered so pat Aye oe Jue protrude from the 
u ends to increase the 
dae tint upon, thei edil = is so much appre- 
ciated, as nie Logon cy of flavour 
they should s аа w 
reni ete the shade А на —1t ез occur 
to so in possession spring of 
vals i e - cod o a imi that frames iim will 
not thrive е of overhanging trees. 
the 
Though the е5 of hae; latter is injurious during 
the. summer months, t 
ted shade red nar 
rm a new root base, and some 
superficial тор by the time of *'the fall," when 
the p (ене of their leaves, and when also 
upon them 
fallen Tre collect in such a wa 
тшу — the plants, the -— steele б 
depth for a few days, w. ecomposi- 
tion "will set in, and X will be quickly bs ibeorbod. 
Gathering | Watercress, —When a bed of Water- 
cress has gr resin - become a a dia mass, 
best way to gather resses is to follow the э of 
ose wh w f О draw as man 
the shoots together as omi Son "holding them in e 
hand, and to cut them off evenly about 6 inches in 
length ; so continuing across the bed as required. 
When a plantation is young, or only a meagre crop 
exists, the centre shoot of each plant should alone be 
capacity of each. 
the plants bodily out r to pick off the 
shoots and then toss the refuse back again, as I have 
fr one, 
Injurious Aquatic Insects and Weeds,—Several 
kinds of native insects, some observable and others 
&c 
some- 
its origin, 
moderately, so as to cause it to per- 
e 
or destroy all such troublesome pests. 
W: eeds of an injurious nature cannot be mis- 
taken for ** Cresses ” if the readily о ed ма 
istinctive characteristics of the latter be once scru 
an reference is e to their pec 
rounded lea ind of weed 
rmitted to dispute the room or space 
n floating Duckweed 
itself in such places as 
we are dealing with. As "Tr increases EK astounding 
rapidity, every particle should be 
diately, which is easily done by raising the Mene 
their escape should be facilitated by every poe 
means, 
Watercress on Shady Garden Borders, —Finally, as 
there is a possibility of growing these on garden 
bord add $ sunless 
fresh-formed m 
shoots чау! be "Abb 
resortin E t E = ° T ter-pot as 
qs ently as possible afi iere... This s planting should 
be coa about E pn or second week in tember. 
however, is hd amr devoid 
locally, 
Where: a stock of маі is not easily сти 
resort may be had to the plan of raising р 
ets of ‘chick 4 are obtainable ЕЕ most 
seedsmen in the country. These may be sown in any 
damp, sunless уы» such as I have already inti- 
good bunches, such as are sold by 
hese поша 6^ dibbled | into de boton 
much to 
misi: I have, how 
regard to it. William Tig. Vitalin, 
THE T yos OF SWITZER- 
E inquiries he ай Lord Derby with а 
mpletely as possible the timber- 
of that country he has been compelled 
agmen! Cou: itten, however, by 
highest authorities on "the subject, and confirmed by 
repeated conversations which he has held wi 
reputed to be the most competent judges in the 
matter. From s ial Mr. J А out 
d ted a faithful picture of the forests, 
the s that are being taken for their preservation, 
ability with which the -carving in 
been prosecuted, and M the picturesque architecture 
of its chdlets. 
The total area of Switzerland Мы, be roughly esti- 
mated at 10,000,000 acres, of which about 1,900,000 
acres are under wood, tre esi Government, it 
рр, P possesses no forests, but e A are shared’ 
AR eties, by private 
individuals, and by som sme governments. 
are no data upon w which to calculate the 
ru of sana bene land in pri eee 
but whilst sh аба ual produc- 
in of “the forests 1 is estimated. at 89,354,300 vem 
fee amount derived from such so 
ess trea , and no better idea of ima- 
tion in which f were held can be given than 
Swiss proverb, **Holz und wächst 
a | weeds grow everywhere). Since 
the publication the of this (and 
t to the warnings it yed) the work of de- 
vastation has received a slight check, for although 
wW pae - continued to decr it has done 
al 
In the hi ‘highlands "steps have 
ramen wee all DN bero h 
trees, 
Е еба теба tracts of i: in 
1868 served to impress upon the minds of the people 
in striking c ters the necessity for vigorous action 
in the matter. Fro lar, 
home and ab: assis 
o less than 1,000,000 francs enemas que 
before such a supply can 
2 will — the annual consumption of home-grown 
Tomos prend nb 
Pinus biet, Т^ 
