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ready for use. Spray the trees at the end of 

 this "^month, or early in February, and he 

 careful to have the Avork thoroughly done. 

 It will be advisable to wear a stout pair of 

 leather gloves when spraying the trees to 

 prevent injury to the hands. 



SWEET PEAS IN FRAMES.— Amateur, 

 Sussex: During such mild weather as that 

 we are now experiencing it will be advisable 

 to withdraw the lights from the frames dur- 

 ing the daytime to fully expose the sweet 

 l^eas to atmospheric influences to ensure a 

 st-out, short-jointed growth. AVlien the 

 lights are withdrawn take such measures as 

 will prevent sparrows doing any damage to 

 them. 



PLANTING ROSES.— T. W., Dorset: The 

 best month in which to jolant roses is, as a 

 rule, November, but when the planting is 

 not done in that month there is no occasion 

 to wait until the early days of spring 

 when the weather is open, as is now the case. 

 We suggest that instead of waiting until the 

 middle of February, in accordance with the 

 advice that has been given you, that you pur- 

 chase and plant the roses at once. Should 

 there be a change in the weather, and the 

 soil be frozen when you receive the roses, 

 place them in a cool shed, and allow them to 

 remain in their packages for a few^ days. 

 If they have to remain in the package for 

 more than three or four days, remove the 

 packing materials from about the branches 

 and dip the lower part of the bundle into a 

 tub of water for a short time to moisten 

 the roots. 



REPLANTING COREOPSIS GRANDI- 

 FLORA.— N. E. A., Limpsfield : You will 

 probably lose a very large peFcentage of the 

 plants if you move them to their flowering 

 quarters now. If they are over-thick in the 

 nursery bed, and liable to suffer from damp- 

 ing, lift half the stoek— the alternate plants 

 — and pot them up, placing them in a cold 

 frame, and affording them abundance of air 

 on all favourable occasions. Under such 

 conditions they will make excellent stuff for 

 planting out next spring, while those left 

 in the bed, if filled round with light soil, 

 should also better stand the winter. If von 

 have abundance of cold frames you might 

 ]>ot up the lot, always remembering that a 

 close atmoephere will defeat the end in view. 



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and that the lights should be used chiefly for 

 the purpoise of shielding the plants from rain 

 and snow, and severe frost, rather than for 

 th.9 encouragement of growth. 



LAVENDER SWEET PEAS.— H. M. S., 

 Gosport : You can make no mistake in grow- 

 ing Asta Ohn and Masterpiece, as both are 

 excellent lavender coloured varieties, and the 

 first-named is now practically fixed, whereas 

 it was badly mixed when first sent out. 

 Frank Dolby, Floranoe Nightingale, and 

 L a ve n de r G eor ge He r be r t a re o t he r 

 lavender varieties, and the last-named, when 

 at its best, is very difficiUt to beat. 



CRIMSON RAMBLER ROSE. — R. F., 

 Bud&: This fine rose is not usuallv a success 

 against a south wall, because during bright, 

 hot weather, it suffers terribly from tlirips 

 and mildew in such a situation. Perhaps in 

 vour favoured climate, with a moi^t atnio- 

 sphere, it would not be so subject to these 

 attacks; nevertheless, we should advise you 

 to grow the variety in a mox'e open position. 

 Dorothy Perkins and Lady Gay are both 

 capital roses for weeping standards. 



EDELWEISS.— M. S., Torquay : There is 

 no occasion to visit Switzerland and make 

 dangerous mountain ascents to obtain flowers 

 of this distinct and interesting plant. It 

 can be most successfully grown in this coun- 

 try, and many of our friends avIio give atten- 

 tion to alpines cultivate it, either on the 

 rockery or in borders. The best results are 

 obtained by growing it on a ledge of rockery 

 where the roots will have the run of gritty 

 soil, from which surplus water can readily 

 escape. The Edelweiss can readily be 

 raised from seed sown under ^lass early 

 in the spring, and the seed is not expensive. 



SHODDY.— S., Dewsbury -.Shoddy manure, 

 of which you have heard much during 



the 



the short period you have been m 

 North, is the refuse of woollen rags that go 

 first to the manufacturer to be torn up and 

 again made into cloth. We have used shoddy 

 with good effect in the cultivation of various 

 kitchen garden crops, but we do not con- 

 sider it equal to stable manure because 

 it is somewhat slow acting. Shoddy manure 

 varies considerably ii} the percentage of 

 ammonia, ranging from 17 per cent, in the 

 higher grade to about 3 per cent, in the 

 lowest grade. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



SUTTON AND SONS, IIEADING.— As iLsuaL. the 

 firkSt of the new oa/taloo-u^^LS to arrive w&ts the 



handsome one from Keadino". It is an imposing: 

 book, volume almost, or over two hundr<?<l ixig'es 

 and well nigh a. picture on every page. Need]e<Ste to 

 .say, the got-up of the catalogue i'S first rate, as 

 are- the e el ee t i o n s of s eeds o tf e red within it. 



E. WEBB AND SONS, WOKDSLEY. STOUR- 

 BUIDGE, issue a very finely illu»strated and eajiita Jy 

 arrang-wl catalogue of seeds, the iEustmtions re- 

 prt»?mting- the firm's epecialitiee in flowere, vege- 

 tables and fruits, and, in many causes, the graw- 

 ing eroixs of these si>eeiaJ et^lections 



.lAMES VEITCH AND SONS, LIM'., CHELSEA,— 

 Tliis firm madntains its reputation for a comprehen- 

 sive and froely-i luj^tnated catalogue, as welj as 

 for the merit of it« epecialities and the excellence 

 of its iseedts. \A'ith the seed catalogue come li^ts of 

 chryv^anthenmmt-i and (specialities in ]Lerl>aceou^ plant-s. 



FORTHCOMING ENGAGEMENTS. 



MONDAY, JAXrAKY 8.— Royal Horticultural So- 

 ciety. Examination of Employees in Public Park^ 

 and Gardenis, 10 a.m. 



TUESDAY. JANUARY O.-Royal Horticultural So- 

 ciety. Meeting of Floral Fruit and Orchid Com- 

 mittees, noon. Exhibition, 1—5 p.m. Scientific 

 Committee. 4 p.m. 



WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 10.— Croydon Chrytsan- 



t h e m u m Society . — A n n ua 1 Meeting, 

 THURSDAY, JANUARY 11.— Britsh Gardenere' AiS- 



sociation (London Branch), Address by Mr. E. C. 



Cooper on " The Cultiva-tion of Chrysa-nthemume." 



CONTENTS. 



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Answers to Correspondents 

 Carnation Bath's Premier 

 Forestry ae a Profession 



Gra]>e Lady Hutt 



New Trees a.nd Shrubs of 1911 



Note of the week 



Pro-groiSe in Sweet Peas 



Raai^s i n g- t h e Soil Level of Flower Bedts 

 Revolution in Vegetable Growing: 

 So merle vt on H all 

 The New Orchids of 1911 

 The Rc'se Sea^son of 1912 

 The Roval International Horticultural Exhibi- 

 tion of 1912 



Seaweed as Manure 

 Work for the- Week 



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 6; Sonierleyton Hall:' West Front with Flower 

 Crarden. 7 : Formal Power Garden, as seen from 

 above S ; Entrance to Kitchen Garden, 9 ; View 

 in the Winter Garden, 10; C.nisus Ba'leniorei. 11; 

 Provisional Plan of Arrang-ement of the Royal 

 International Horticultural Exhibition, 17. 



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