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exhibition was 
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being a 
3, as C, for Lord Brow 
erns were good, and 
and 
dyste eie of the ribbon eead this latter 
w feature, and ey admired. 
er 
were tw 
imen glasses on each side “of thie table M 
i h i centre- 
bouquets were very tastefully exec sted 
S. Williams, of London, gav servic 
pla ats, es, yeeeopia um 
ne speci Asie Chales. 
rs. J. Vei tch & Son 
very good collection, including Abutilon Sellovvian num 
of Stamford, showed 
ratum rown 
Coniferse and ijiet double Siac wa] 
tham Fournal, 
Massachusetts Horticultural, — Th 
rs Massachusetts 
Society of Boston, U.S., which was 
contributors 
far enough te ~ exhibition., 
up t standar 
and Roses filling the ae hall 
hall was devoted to cut flowers, floral 
ere shown 
rra 
and the yras a in bottles. 
y, jun., 
y the Ist prize fora A of 
house plants, iets W ich were m 
prom 
o for Tricolor Pelargo 
A eg Goring, base 
Comte Raimbaud, very fi 
Deshortes : his collection as a 
cosa, 
making a speci 
Adiantum re 
ii, and C. aucubzefolia, sh 
and careful management. 
sate that their es were 
entosa. 
of Wales 
e; and "E 
i 
L cing a little 
collec 
up to the average, Mr. Cooper, of 
new and Pacer exhibitor. In 
ow’s prizes, there 
three e€ eo each dutty che really sic 
ther 
"e a , good 
ver 
iii 
jet ‘Pelargoniums tastefully 
e elegant 
iss M 
-pieces 
Mr. 
s judge 
exhibited a solani collection of 
Captain 
ieriana 
had a 
Gran: 
e annual 
Rh in g tiles 
o have taken 
e pla 
apd the ane 
oston, was the largest contributor, 
green- 
Welt 
were Abel Grand, 7 seit bloom ; Joh 
> 
le w 
res 
uch 
iality of 
y thing we 
eads of 
mbridge, who 
generally carry off the largest sibs of prizes. Æ, 
The Villa Garden. 
OUT-DOOR GARDEN.—Now that the haulm of the 
early Peas is being cleared away, and the early Pota- 
tos also are being lifted, the time has come round for 
planting out such 
haulm, if dried in the sun, after it is pulled away from 
the ground, often comes in very useful indeed in cold 
weather as a temporary covering ; therefore stack it 
away carefully in a corner of the compost yard, or 
any out-of-the-way place, it will be certain to be useful 
by-and-bye. The old Pea-stakes are likely to be of 
service again, stack them away also; but as only 
akes are wanted for the dwarf Peas recom- 
be 
verted into fire-wood. The ground cleared, draw the 
hoe over it to cut up the weeds, if the weather be dry, 
and wait for rain before it is dug over for the winter 
crops. s soon as sufficient rain falls to moisten it 
sufficiently to allow of a spade or fork penetrating it, 
then dig it over, break it to pieces, and let it lie for 
two or three days before planting is done. 
If Celery be not already planted out, let it be done 
the necessity of wat 
plants ponis A goo 
in his Cel ee see next s 
Pe. Peas to Oe erfec 
w Cadbba bases eg spring about the third wee’ in 
spring—that is the way to 
Angas and includ them some red pickling 
abbage where room pony be afforded, provided also it 
is esteemed for preserving. If C nbage seeds be 
sown too early, the plants are apt 
i spring, eaa of *‘ hearting i in.” as the market- 
ve heard experienced 
k inii say “that the interval of a few days in 
the difference ik induc cing a Feneleney. to ran. Thi 
s be sown in te on spare border ; and, if 
the fly attacks the pag pe ne t the plants over with 
a little fine lime, and here 1 Ete grow till tł 
wanted for planting out. 
It should be borne ip min that the wa tion 
mo. ; 
green ged in keit sa ng. An im Mehr h Sia of 
‘seed of the white Lisbon Onion, ai B ipee from 
London in 
the Continent, is annuall 
sown 
me On pions are 
anish Onion, and they are much 
liked by some for acing up with Cucumbers. 
Strawberries that have done igi may have the 
rinan tease away from cept such as it 
may be desirable to en for Meiho « new bed. 
In fades to get strong plants by autumn only the most 
should be select ts of good 
forward runners s and pots 
soil should be sunk into t und immediately 
beneath these, and a runner own to each 
hey will soon strike root, and will make a 
most gig dadi if kept p ogee 
ts la 
plants at to villa a ga ardeners pk soap? 3 making a 
selection for autumn planti g, President, 
f of the crop. When the runners are cleared 
ag top-dress the plants with a good coating of 
short manure, i failing this, a layer of good soil, 
GREENHOUSE. —A few 
were given for sowing si of Primulas a 
rarias, The seed-pans of these should be full of 
nice little sturdy a renee for ings 
cases where the gree anal it ¢ 
eeks ago gg, a 
nd Cin 
t Primulas into bloom early, some 
essential. Primulas require either artificial heat or 
solar light to assist them in getting into flower. If 
u 
weather “o in, and then transfer th 
frosts, and some n when a little sun- 
shine varies the gloom of w ne plants in such 
a position will need to be j thay looked after, as 
r 
appearance, and it m 
pes a from to ll papet, 
a pleasant spr une Sowers plant under glass, 
is well spen 
to grow hbi, A a so that these 
rs in the month of 
February, or previous to that, 
The large-flowered near poin wssl — which 
S5 
signs of So weap 
out-of-d 5 ie $ position, but 
hs aa gek gradually withholding it as the plants 
go to rest. Now is the time to take cuttings of such as 
t may be a e Propagate. uttings are easily 
piace in ome 48-pots are suog ith a 
good mae soi in which sand and decay: 
largely m wood shane be fairly fpi before 
the cuttings are ibd and about six should 
be placed in a pot and the pots placed on a shady 
shelf in the greenhouse, ti under a pe glass, or in a 
eee or Melon frame that i a" Not 
only are large- deen Pelargoniams Finvalable de- 
corative plants, but they are of m cut from 
and a handful of trusses, if placed in les will 
last a considerable time, as nearly all the buds will 
expand, 
eee chitino are often found inquiring abou 
manures that are suitable for application to 
in mar greenhouses, s such as Fuchsias, Zonal 
ms, Balsams, and others that- have 
applying water, washing it down roots. 
The praa thus pma sanp Pagem mef: ; it is 
being s f our own plants; they are 
starting i ite: x fresh pant at “almost every ‘joint, and 
will again very s shorty he ep vered with their charming - 
wers, We have tri "overs! ent manures, 
as they are ed, our leads us to 
lieve that me Fonte. ae io 
tive their ey ered 
to the plants a the least ae of danger. In 
t to Balsams, we stir about one ounce of 
allons of water, Sy pf area 
applications of a revivi 
manure Tike Fowler’ he the effect is surprising. 
rule, n plani poiled by over-potting than 
under-potti 
It age neue difficult to meet with instances where 
lants are suffering from their roots 
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