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PIC0TEE3 ( continued ). 
P1C0TEES ( continued ). 
Heavy Red-edged. 
John Smith 
Morna 
Brunette 
Master Norman 
J. B. Bryant 
Picturata 
Light Red-edged. 
Thomas William 
F. D. Horner 
Violet Douglas 
Mrs. Gorton 
Elsie Grace 
Mrs. Bower 
Heavy Rose or Scarlet-edged. 
Miss Horner 
Mrs. Payne 
Fanny Helen 
Edith Dombrain 
Royal Visit 
Mrs. Lord 
Light Rose or Scarlet-edged. 
Mrs. Alcroft 
Miss Wood 
Evelyn 
Mrs. Nieholl 
Victoria 
Edith 
From Mr. ROBERT LORD, Hole Bottom, Todmorden. 
CARNATIONS. 
Scarlet Bizarres. 
Admiral Curzon 
Robert Lord 
Edward Adame 
George 
Fred 
Mercury 
Crimson Bizarres. 
Master Fred 
J. D. Hextall 
E. S. Dodwell 
John Simonite 
Thomas Moore 
Graceless Tom 
Pink and Purple Bizarres. 
Mrs. Anstiss 
William Skirving 
Unexpected 
Falconbridge 
Sarah Payne 
H. K. Mayor 
Purple Flakes. 
Dr. Foster 
Squire Whitbourne 
James Douslas 
Earl of Wilton 
President 
Florence Nightingale 
Scarlet Flakes. 
Sportsman 
Henry Cannell 
Annihilator 
John Ball 
Clipper 
James Cheetham 
Rose Flakes. 
Mrs. Dodwell 
John Keet 
Tim Bobbin 
Electric Light 
Rob Roy 
Jessica 
PICOTEES, 
Heavy Red-edged. 
John Smith 
Morna 
Dr. Epps 
Brunette 
Master Norman 
Picturata 
Light Red-edged. 
Thomas William 
Elsie Grace 
Mrs. Gorton 
Sarah Elizabeth 
Violet Douglas 
Heavy Purple-edged, 
Zerlina 
Muriel 
Mrs. Summers 
Mrs. A. Chancellor 
Tinnie 
Alliance 
Light Purple-edged. 
Minnie 
Ann Lord 
Clara Penson 
Her Majesty 
Mary 
Nymph 
Heavy Rose-edged. 
Miss Homer 
Mrs. Payne 
Esther Minnie 
Mrs. Lord 
Constance Heron 
Mrs. Rudd 
Light Rose-edged, 
Mrs. Allcroft 
L’Elegant 
Miss Wood 
Miss Flowdy 
Mrs. Nichol 
From Mr.B. SIMONITE, Rough Bank, Sheffield. 
CARNATIONS. 
Scarlet Bizarres. 
Admiral Curzon 
Arthur Medhurst 
Robert Lord 
George 
Fred 
Edward Adams 
Crimson Bizarres. 
J. D. Hextall 
Master Fred 
John Simonite 
Eccentric Jack 
Rifleman 
Harrison Weir 
Pink and Purple Bizarres, 
Sarah Payne 
Falconbridge 
James Taylor 
Mrs. Gorton 
Unexpected 
Scarlet Flakes, 
Sportsman 
Clipper 
Dan Godfrey 
Annihilator 
James Cheetham 
John Ball 
Purple Flakes, 
James Douglas 
Dr. Foster 
Squire Meynell 
Florence Nightingale 
Earl of Stamford. 
Mayor of Nottingham 
Rose Flakex 
Sybil 
Jessica 
John Keet 
James Merry weather 
Cristagalli 
Mrs. Dodwell 
Heavy Purple-edged. 
Mrs. A. Chancellor 
Zerlina 
Muriel 
Mrs. Niven 
Mrs. Summers 
Alliance 
Light Purple-edged. 
Clara Penson, 
Her Majesty 
Mary 
Ann Lord 
Minnie 
Nymph 
PICOTEES. 
Heavy Red-edged. 
John Smith 
J. B. Bryant 
Princes-s of Wales 
Brunette 
Mrs. Dodwell 
Dr. Epps 
Light Red-edged. 
Mrs. Gorton 
Thomas William 
Violet Douglas 
Mrs. Bower 
Clara 
[ Elsie Grace 
Heavy Rose-edged, 
Fanny Helen 
Lady Louisa 
Mrs. Payne 
Lady Holmesdale 
Edith Dombrain 
Miss Horner 
Light Rose-edged. 
Miss Wood 
Mrs. Allcioft 
Teresa 
Ethel 
THE VINE. 
There is no subject among those which engross the gardener’s attention 
of more importance than the cultivation of the Vine. No garden appears 
fully furnished without its vinery for its cultivation, and no table, how¬ 
ever loaded with dessert, is perfect without the all-important Grape. 
No one can fix the country where the Vine is indigenous, but the 
history of all nations prove that it has been one of the earliest cultivated 
fruits, and that is not surprising, seeing that it is one of the most delicious 
in its fresh state, and makes a very good dessert when it is dried, while the 
different kinds of wine manufactured from its juices prove it to be the 
ne plus ultra of fruits in excellence and variety of uses, and there are 
thousands of witnesses who can testify to its value in the sick chamber. 
The propagation of this queen of fruits is effected by means of seeds 
cuttings, layers, and grafts. Propagation by seeds is mainly with a view 
to obtaining new varieties, which is done by crossing different varieties 
which have been obtained previously by that means or by accident. The 
seeds should be sown early in February in pans of light rich loam mixed 
with a little leaf soil. The pans should be placed in bottom heat, and the 
seedlings potted as soon as necessary, plunging them in bottom heat, and 
keeping them there through the growing period with plenty of light and 
ventilation when they require it, and under favourable circumstances they 
will bear fruit in three or four years. 
Propagation by cuttings is effected by taking pieces of well-ripened 
wood 9 or 10 inches long, or by single eyes, which is preferable, and the 
mode most approved of by all good cultivators affording better rooted 
plants and strong short-jointed and well-ripened wood. The eyes are best 
that are taken from the strong healthy Vines, cutting them, say, an inch 
above and an inch below the eye, making the cutting 2 inches long. They 
should be inserted singly in pots 4 or 5 inches in diameter in good rich 
mellow loam, well drained, and the buds placed in about an inch in 
depth; the pots must then be plunged in bottom heat of from 70° to 80°, 
and an air temperature of from 60° to 70°. The cuttings should be shifted 
when they attain the height of 7 or 8 inches into 7 or 8-inch pots, and 
again plunged. The best compost to put them in is good fibry loam, with 
a small quantity of leaf soil and manure, and a piece of charcoal and sand 
added to it, taking care that the pots are well drained, and if the roots 
appear above the surface of the soil the plants may be placed in 12-inch 
pots. Propagation by layers is very little resorted to now, and I think 
that cuttings or eyes are very much superior. 
Propagation by grafting is seldom employed, except for the purpose of 
superseding a sort that is not required by one it is wished to have in its 
place, and to fruit quickly ; also if it is desired to test a new promising 
variety it can be sooner done by grafting. Vines may be successfully 
cultivated in the south against walls. The soil should he well drained ; a 
mellow sandy loam is the best, hut an ordinary friable soil will answer, 
provided it is well drained, but seeing that glass is so cheap there is much, 
more inducement to cultivate them under glass than formerly. 
Vines grown under glass should have their borders made very carefully 
and one of the most essential things is to have the borders well drained. The 
border should have a bottom of from 6 to 12 inches of rubble or brickbats, 
with a good outlet, and for a drain for the water, upon that a layer of turf 
should be placed, then a compost may he made of the following propor¬ 
tions :—One-half of good fihrv loam or turf rather sandy, a fourth part of 
good coarse manure,and a fourth part of coarse bone manure, rough or lumpy 
charcoal, and old lime or plaster from buildings. This should be well 
mixed and a layer of about 18 inches placed on the top of the turf, then 
the roots of the Vines should be laid carefully on this, and a layer of 
6 inches placed over the roots. The border made be made from 12 to- 
20 feet wide, according to circumstances, but some make the borders narrow, 
and after the Vines have been growing for two or three years add another 
width to it. The above directions will apply to those grown in a stove, 
with the exception that the border should always he inside, so that the- 
temperature of the roots and branches may be as uniform as possible. 
Planting .—Vines are best planted just before the buds commence 
swelling, but some recommend that they should be grown for a few inches 
before planting ; hut this only applies to those that are in pots, as it would 
he against reason to do so with those that are to he taken up and trans¬ 
planted. In planting care should be taken that the roots are not injured 
in the operation, and if the roots are unavoidably injured, as is often the 
case in shifting good-sized Vines, the roots so injured should be pruned with 
a sharp knife to avoid any canker that might ensue. 
Priming and Training .—Vines bear their fruit on -wood made in the- 
current year. There are three systems of pruning and training Vines—viz., 
the long-rod short-rod, and spur; but whichever sj stem is adopted, the chief 
consideration should be to get the greatest amount of foliage exposed to 
the light, as overcrowding is detrimental to the ripening of the wood and 
fruit. 
Long Pod System .—Larger bunches, it is admitted, are produced by the 
long-rod system, hut a larger quantity and greater weight are produced by 
the spur system. The Vines should be planted about 4 feet apart for 
general purposes, and after the Vine has grown one season it should be 
pruned back to the bottom of the rafters. The following season two of 
