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2. Late sorts, last week in May ; early varieties, first week in 

 June. 



8. Excess of stimulants, insufficient space, and air when 

 flowering. 



W. Smythe, Basing Park, Alton. 



1. Two-thirds turfy loam, one-third well-decomposed manure, 

 small quantity of soot and sand, thoroughly incorporated. 



2. Early in June. 



3. Excess of stimulants. 



H. Gale, Gosport. 



1. Turf, with a little manure, little charcoal, firm potting, 

 and good drainage. 



2. The end of May. 



3. Excess of water. 



G. Teinder, Dogmersfield Gardens, Winchfield. 

 1. No special mixture is required. 

 3. Too much artificial manure and water. 



C. Shenton, The Glen, Golden Common, Winchester. 



1. Two barrow-loads of loam, one of turf-mould, half of 

 rotten manure, half of leaf mould, half of cinders, two or three 

 gallons of sand. To the mixture add 28 lbs. of bone dust, 

 one and a half gallons of Clay's Fertiliser. 



3. Excess of stimulants. 



E. Molyneux, Swanmore Park, Bishop's Waltham. 



1. For the final potting, which is the more important, I 

 advise a different constitution of the quantity of heavy and light 

 turf, as this varies so much in different localities. For heavy 

 loam — three parts, removing the fine soil ; one part horse manure, 

 one half of decayed leaves, one part of coarse silver sand, a 

 quarter-part dissolved bones, one part of charcoal and wood 

 ashes, with a 6-inch potful of soot to four bushels of soil. Light 

 loam — four parts, two parts horse manure, one part leaves, half 

 a part coarse sand, same quantity of ground oyster shells, half 

 a part of fine crushed bones, a C-inch potful of soot to four 

 bushels of soil. 



2. Late varieties, from the middle of May ; other sorts, about 

 the middle of June. 



3. Excess of stimulants when the plants are not thoroughly 



