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by frequently stirring tbe soil between all growing crops. Hoe freely and fre¬ 
quently, besides and even following, more substantial forking. Use a strong hoe 
and move every particle of the surface-soil therewith as deeply as possible, as it 
is only by these means that the great aid-capacity of the air, along with rain, 
dews, &c., can exert their full influence. Should dry weather set in, do not spare 
the water-pot, or the hose, if the garden is so fortunate as to possess one; to 
wait for rain is to see the crop dwindling from sheer exhaustion. Potatos can¬ 
not be too freely or too roughly moulded-up, as they delight in having the body 
of soil moved almost to their base. 
Plant out Tomatos at the foot of warm, sunny walls towards the 20th of the 
month, or a fortnight sooner, in instances where some temporary kind of protec¬ 
tion against frost can be made available. Cover up all frames, fee., containing 
forced subjects for the first half of the month, during all still or airless cold 
nights ; when wind prevails it will not be so necessary to cover up, as winds have 
the power to dispel frosts ere they touch the ground-line. 
Prick out in suitable and warm sites, Celery , Sweet and Push Basil , Summer 
Savory , and similar herbs, or other semi-tender subjects. Cut the whole of the 
growth of Asparagus beds, and do not permit small u sprue ” to remain, until all 
is alike permitted to grow away together. Thin out, and transplant where 
necessary, early seedling Broccoli , Cauliflower , and similar subjects, and make 
successional sowings of the selected kinds. Manure Globe Artichokes , and thin 
out the smaller shoots from each stool, permitting only four of the strongest to 
remain. 
Procure horse-droppings, and mixing them along with stable-litter and sweep¬ 
ings, make up a bed for Mushrooms in any sheltered corner out-of-doors. Raise the 
frames around Cucumbers , giving a relay of rich soil, filling in the whole space 
within the frame, and treading it down somewhat firmly ; water more freely, 
giving more air besides ; sprinkle the whole surface of plants and bed about 3 
p.m. on sunny days, and shut the lights down close. Remove all litter from 
Seakale plantations which have been forced where grown, and as soon as the 
stools are again discernible, carefully fork between them.— William Earley, 
Valentines. 
BEGONIA MODEL. 
WITH AN ILLUSTRATION. 
'ARIOUS as have been the forms of the new hybrid tuberous-rooted Begonias 
which have appeared during the last year or two, since the advent of 
B. boliviensis and B. Veitcliii especially, there have been few, if any, more 
distinct and more beautiful than the subject of our present illustration, 
which was awarded a First-class Certificate by the Floral Committee of the Royal 
Horticultural Society, on September 2, 1874. It was raised in the establishment 
of Messrs. Yeitch and Sons, of Chelsea, to whom we are indebted for permitting 
our artist to make the drawing from which the accompanying plate has been 
prepared. 
Begonia Model, like all of its race, is tuberous-rooted. It grows up with a 
stout, erect, herbaceous stem, which is furnished with narrowly-ovate acuminate 
sharply-toothed leaves, having the characteristic family obliquity; from the 
axils of these leaves are thrown up, on rather long and stoutish stalks, so as to 
