-colour of th 
and is doubts ae attributable to purity of atm 
collection of foliage parm was exhibit 
_ Dahlias were good 
a and lemon ” african Mari, 
"species ks ard 
Plants. There is no r 
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a 
spikes of flowers, with their deep crimson tube and 
orange under-lip. Again there was a fine potful of 
the seldom seen Tritonia aurea, he deep orange 
flowers of which ar a pon a long way off 
Then, again, the a good plant of Francoa 
with fourteen orea p 3 to 
4 feet high, covered with their pure white flowers 
it was W long journey to see ld- 
fashioned puot shown again in go style 
= Much as we admire foli ants, of which 
pl: 
here were several good co reas, it is to the flow 
managers of sh 
mn arih 
o Two plants were exhibited, 
one 7 feet high, of the singular 
Acalypha tricolor, with its brown and scarlet leaves. 
There were ae a few good plants of single and 
double Petuni 
The foliage sali s were numerous and well-grown 
h not remarkable for size. The dark green 
e Ferns generally was noticed by pren, 
o any manu causes, An in er pa 
ed by Messrs. 
Masters & Kinmont, of Canterbury, who brightened 
them by interspersing cut blooms of Siig taal and 
Kniphofia, and surrou th gdh 
cut blooms of Roses, ses, Phlones D of which 
ha ered for se petition, have 
well-grown flowers, mostly rie y. 
and numerous, so also were orange 
lds. Boxes of twelve 
y flowers came from several exhi- 
eA 
ight pieces of w 
vardia, and Soen iat with plenty of Fern tesa 
the othe a bo f red Nerine 
' ious s, 
msc, Gardenia, and Tube 
The 
fruit ‘was * pee fine collection, and 
covered upwards ai 8 cece) i feet of stages. 
a were exceedingly g both black = 
_ White, both in Pinches and i pas K berries. Figs, Melon 
Mulberries above the average 
| seat quality ; ; while Plums, ree Pears, st 
rants (black and white), and Cherries, were 
creditable, The show oe. co ge av tet 
ntal 
amongst which the most 
were Onions, Potatos, 
The Villa Garden. 
a m ed when the villa gar- 
to turn his attention to the propaga- 
-ton ot bedding plants for next season. There are cer- 
tainto be some f: 
: - Rasegay, and variegated sectio ons—employing t the t 
largely as including the bicolor, or pea 
- and-bronze section ; and in order that a sufficient stock 
of any of these ı may be ete cuttings should now 
a and the 
ng ees 
extent on the convenience for tga young 
tings may be taken off, and in doing 
firmly with sai ng | 
don’t cut large ugly gaps in the beds, but thin out the 
—— a fair and even mass 
bel or two written with 
the name of each variety on ar ; and as soon as vio 
e sort are removed, tie the 
pi into bundles, not forgetting the. label with 
ach. Wooden labels of various sizes, pointed and 
with smooth surfaces for writing on, can be obtained 
from any seedsman in small bundles ; they are manu- 
factured 3 in Germany and other places abroad, and 
imported in nto this country at a cheap rate ; then with 
the point of the second finger of the right hand rub 
4 
ô 
h 
S 
q 
a 
a little thin white paint over the part to be written 
on, and write the name legibly on it wih a soft lead 
pencil. The c tak in the c 
coo 
hours of the morning, or in those of thee evening, ~ 
laid aside for two or three days if necessary for 
convenient time in which to strike elise The aia 
more matured the wood from which the cuttings 
are made the better. On the other hand, soft succu- 
lent branches should be avoided, as they are apt to 
decay in the cutting bed. Cut the cuttings across 
evenly just below a joint, and remove a few of the 
lower leav 
ree 
made ; a week’s exposure in a hay cool place 
Woa not 'harm them 
The cuttings ready, put them in close lines in the 
cutting an inch and a half apart in the lines, 
and the lines about 3 inches apart. The lines can be 
marked on the surface of the bed by means of push- 
ing into it at — star the asi ofa psi ora 
thin strip of wood long enough to reach across the 
bed. By doing this order me sins slaxity will be pre- 
setved, and the bed will have a finished and work- 
ee Onder i is pel S first law” in the universe, and 
in the garden it is of prime importance er 
and order will pode down and screen m ra 
defects. A slovenly sane and a disordered ata 
are anomalies that should no mporised with any 
more than the mildew, pie, Potato plight, and 
other pests, Commence in the cuttings at the 
left-hand corner of o i A e ; put in thi 
cuttings a9 one variety, and the label, with she 
name ra so on till the bed 
í of water, enough to 
thorolighly Miken the soil, and occasionally sprinkle 
during hot dry weather. In a few weeks the cuttings 
will take root, and if there be a conservatory or green- 
house with some upper shelves near the glass, the cut- 
tings should be finally potted singly into small 60-sized 
ots, stood out-of-doors for a time in a shady place 
till wet weather sets in; or put into a cold frame if 
one is available, and finally placed on the upper 
shelves of the greenhouse to winter. ional 
i i e winter. 
ely. hod 
there is the ssary i 
high order of villa gardening is ol 
supposes that some warmth can 
m water to moisten 
cuttings | 
their com a label bearing the name of the variety be 
e centre of each pot, and then the pots 
, when stress of weather makes it 
pots can be, removed to the driest ‘ind airiest 
place in a cold house, kept nearly dry, and be looked 
over occasionally to cut away decaying parts, or 
remove any withering leaves. Damp is much more 
musa to such plants during winter than cold. If 
artificial warmth can be gem 
face of positive disadvantages, 1 little shifts must be 
recourse to, in order to conquer the difficulties, 
They are not without their uses, for they help to 
interest in the garden during the dull 
ive occupation to spare mo- 
ments at the tame season of the year, And it is 
surprising how many tender plants can be safely win- 
tered when such attentions are constantly paid them ; 
it is the little acts of careful oversight that conquer 
ain 
ning life; and as they are successfully put 
forth they give birth to gl pleasurable emotions in 
men’s and women’s hea: 
Shallow boxes can ne E in the same way 
as that recommended for cuttings in pots. They 
economise space, and also allow of a little more root 
room. 
Many such little contriva 
in times of need, and when their employment may 
— the ggo be means of aa ety. 
‘alerenlaria 
Anna for Peaiginians, Perhaps s the shallow 
boxes will be found best for 
valuable Go 
useful new yellow dwarf bedding Marigold, both of 
which can be raised from seed in the spring, Calceo- 
larias are not nearly so much relied upon as they 
used to be ; and such a dry summer as that we are 
now passing through is sadly destru mei to whole 
beds of these. Yellow Pansies and Violas are fast 
taking their place in the garden also, a seeing that 
they are thoroughly hardy plants; which can be propa- 
their increase 
need cause the villa gardener no anxiety at the 
present time. 
d strains of the blue Lobelia can now be 
obtained from seed in the spring, so it is scarcely worth 
while troubling about wintering plants of any varieties. 
„The charming dwarf trailing Mesembryanthemum 
cordifolium variegatum can be wintered wi i 
cold house without fire-heat, except in times of very 
within, 
severe ee when they should be r 
t Six or spot should be put round the rim a a 
48 pot, in some light sandy soil, with plenty of crocks 
at the bottom. Cut them off immediately below a 
joint, as one would a ae cuttings, and press 
them firmly into the soil; ‘put -them anywhere for 
the present and keep them sprinkled, and they will 
in ir and open 
en of frost with impunity. is their 
enemy during winter. With the first signs of 
the matae the 
themum will pia to put forth the leaves of its young 
wth, and as soon as these shoots are large enough 
tey should be made wae cuttings, and put three or 
in a small pot, struck under a bell-glass ; 
by this means a gout ma a can be obtained by 
moeg pnm 
the proper care be taken, and the necessary 
tings, tes ahes yang masas of bad a eabar aes” 
in the order of time. 
Garden Operations. 
(FOR THE ENSUING FORTNIGHT.) 
PLANT HOUSES. 
PLANT STOVE. —Achimenes that nearly done 
flo’ and are getting shabby are often sod ” 
once into sheds, or ade shelves in cool h 
other out-of-the-way sc a where they are allowed to 
remain until the weather becomes cold, so isc 
in 
sijem unsafe to leave them 
removed 
vee 
