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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[ November, 
tlie roots. Primula amoena and its varieties should he repotted, draining the 
pots well, and using a light, rich soil. Choice Aquilegias^ like coerulea^ chrysantha^ 
and glandidosa^ that are bloomed in pots, should be repotted; also if not already 
done, the hardy species of Primula^ which are among the most useful things the 
villa gardener can have in pots, such as P. iniermedia^ nivalis^ Munroi^ qiurjjurea^ 
denticulata^ formosa, Parryi^ &c. Other fine things to winter in pots for blooming 
in spring are Anemone fidgens^ A. apennina^ A. hlanda^ Dodecatlieon Meadia^ 
Cypripedium speotalnle^ Scilla sihirica^ Triteleia uniflora and lilacina^ and others 
too numerous to mention. The frames should have well-drained bottoms, so as 
to keep the plants as free from damp as possible. If air be given on all favourable 
occasions, and decaying leaves removed, damp and its attendant evils can be 
kept at bay. 
Kitchen Garden : All kinds of Fndt-trees may be planted during the month, 
but the ground should be deeply dug and made good before doing so. Wall 
Trees may be gone over and nailed, thinning-out the shoots, leaving the strongest 
and such as are well ripened to bear next year. The actual pruning should not 
be done till February or March. Ee-nail the shoots to the wall, using new shreds. 
The medicated shreds arc very useful for a Villa Gardener. Pyramid and hush 
fruit-trees that have made a free growth this summer should be gone over and 
the shoots thinned-out. Prune some of the longest spurs of Pears and Cherries to 
the bud nearest the main branch, as this tends to keep the trees more within 
bounds. Thin the shoots of Plums, leaving the young and two-year-old shoots 
to become the bearing wood next season. It is best to get this work done in 
favourable w^eather, for if all the trees be left till February and March, there ore 
so many other things to be done then, that the trees are apt to be hurried over 
and imperfectly done. 
In the Vegetable Garden, Carrots, Parsnips, and Beet should be lifted, and 
stored for winter use. If frost threatens, bend a few of the leaves over the heads 
of Broccoli and Caidiflowers coming into use. Endive requires tying-up when 
quite dry. for blanching, doing a few plants at a time for succession. The final 
earthing-up of Celery may be given to make it snug for winter. Cahhages may 
be earthed-up, and when the weather is fine and dry, the hoe should be used 
among the plants. A little Seahale may soon be forced, putting pots over it, 
and covering with leaves to the depth of a foot or so. Phvharh may be treated 
in the same way. Trench, manure, and throw up roughly for the winter all 
ground that will not be required for use till spring.—D. 
GAEDEN GOSSIP. 
HE so-called Mexican Apple, Casimiroa edulis, has recently been fruited in 
the gardens at Kylemore Castle, Galway, the seat of Mitchell Henry, Esq., 
M.P. The gardener, Mr. Gamier, states that the plant, which was sent 
out by Mr. Bull some nine or ten years ago, is now a tree about 10 ft. high. 
with a clear straight stem and a heautifully formed head, about 5 ft. through. It seems to 
require some years l^efore it produces fruit. Two years ago it showed some small fruits which 
did not come to maturity, but others produced this year grew to the size of a good speci¬ 
men of a St. Michael’s Orange. The tree is said to be very prolific. Mr. Gamier considers 
it the best of all the tropical fruits he is acquainted with. It begins to grow at the end of 
September, just as the fruit is gathered, and swells very rapidly, soon completing its full 
growth. The fruit is borne on the two-year-old wood, not in the axils of the leaves; it 
is of a greenish yellow colour when ripe, and with a delicious melting flavour, like that of 
a Peach. At Kylemore it is grown in rich, perfectly drained friable loam, mixed with 
a little peat, and in a large, lofty span-roofed tropical house, which is never heated much 
