FEBRUARY. 
47 
we are wrong in saying, that more failures in Grape-growing arise 
from this cause than all else besides, many of our readers, no doubt, 
can tell as well as ourselves. It is almost unnecessary to draw a com¬ 
parison as to the appearance of the two plans; in everything it is in 
favour of the block, which may really be made architecturally orna¬ 
mental without impairing their usefulness (what we have never satis¬ 
factorily managed with lean-to’s yet) ; and they may be extended at 
any time without breaking the law of uniformity and incurring the 
expense of long ranges of solid walls to support them, as is the case when 
lean-to houses have to be built. As these walls must have a south 
aspect, we also sacrifice our best positions for growing out-door fruits, 
for a purpose which, we contend, can be more economically carried out 
elsewhere. 
These points will be considered in detail hereafter; our only wish is 
to bring the matter fairly before the public, stating our own reasons 
freely, and inviting our friends to the discussion. 
(To be continued.) 
CULTIVATION OF ANNUALS. 
The following excellent observations on this subject are taken from 
Messrs. E. G. Henderson’s Seed Catalogue, a copy of which has just 
been sent us :— 
“ Annuals are propagated exclusively from seed. They are sown 
after two ways: the one in the borders where they are intended to 
remain, the other in prepared beds, from whence they are transplanted 
to the flower-garden. The former plan, although the most simple and 
most ordinarily adopted, has many inconveniences ; one of the principal 
of which is, that the ground is occupied for a long period before they 
arrive at perfection. It would, therefore, be the more advisable, if 
it were possible, to sow all annuals in prepared beds, and afterwards 
transplant; but there are some, such as Poppies and similar-rooted 
plants, that do not bear transplanting, so that these, under any cir¬ 
cumstances, must be sown where they are to flower. It is also essen¬ 
tial, in order to insure success in raising seeds of any kind, to bear the 
following important rule in mind :—That the smaller the seed the 
less deeply should it be covered it with earth ; indeed, some seeds are 
so fine that they ought only to be sprinkled lightly over the ground, and 
should the weather at the time be very dry, a thin layer of damp moss 
ought to be placed over them till they begin to germinate ; but there 
are few hardy annuals that require such extreme attention as this, such 
care being more intended for the raising of Calceolarias and other minute 
seeds in pot culture. Again, where the soil is very rich, the seed 
ought to be sown much thicker than in a ground of a poor nature, 
otherwise the plants will grow too vigorously, and produce more leaf 
than flower. The gardener ought, therefore, carefully to bear this in 
mind, as the gayness of the flower borders must depend on it; and in 
order to keep up a succession of bloom, he should sow every fortnight 
