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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
t J UNJJ, 
MARECHAL KIEL ROSE. 
« 0 have this fine Rose in a state of 
perfection, any one possessed of a good 
Gloire de Dijon indoors should dot it 
over with buds of the Marechal , allowing them 
to grow freely together in good robust fashion. 
The mixture is fine, and the yellow roses reach 
to twice the size they attain under any other 
conditions. Owing to the vigour of the grand 
old Gloire, the weakly footstalks of the yellow 
become stronger, and better able to hold up 
the flowers in the expanding stage. 
We have not proved this arrangement out 
of doors, so as to be able to vouch for its 
success, as both last winter and the preceding 
one killed our buds. Planted outside on its 
own roots, or on the briar, the Marechal is a 
great failure, something like outdoor Camellias 
—a heavy dew, let alone a rain, browns the out¬ 
side petals, so that there is seldom one to cut. 
A sort of coping or some other kind of pro¬ 
tection may remedy this, but not if it is worked 
on the briar, as it makes, itself, more sap and 
wood than the briar does.—J. Fleming, 
Cliveden. 
SUBURBAN GARDENING. 
t UNE.—For weeks past, it has been a 
very trying time for Gardeners. There 
has been a long spell of dry weather, 
with persistent east winds of a retarding and 
parching character—so much so, that things 
have grown very slowly indeed, and gardening 
operations have fallen much into arrears. Gar¬ 
deners of all degrees have longed earnestly for 
rain, and as we write, there are not wanting 
evidences that the wislied-for rain is near. The 
season is nearly a month behind, but if only a 
good rain should fall, Nature will make great 
haste to retrieve lost time. 
Kitchen Garden. —The Pea crops must now 
be attended to, using the hoe between the 
rows, drawing the soil up to the plants, and 
staking such as need it. Broad Beans are 
very backward, but as soon as the plants are 
forward enough and in bloom, the tops should 
be pinched out, to cause the pods to swell. The 
hoe should now be constantly in use, especially 
amongst Potatos , earthing-up the rows as 
required. As the crops of Winter Lettuce , 
Spinach , Cabbage , &c., are cleared off, the 
ground should be dug and manured for im¬ 
mediate cropping. A good gardener rarely 
allows any part of the kitchen garden to be 
vacant for any length of time. A good 
kitchen gardener states that “ a smooth surface, 
unless for seed-sowing, is to be wholly avoided. 
At all times, when the weather allows, the hoe 
should be kept in motion among the crops, to 
open up fresh raw portions of the soil to the 
pulverising action of the atmosphere, in order 
to admit the air and moisture freely into the 
mass. This practice is most beneficial to the 
luxuriant growth of all vegetables, is opposed 
to the growth of weeds, and acts with terribly 
destructive force against the health, comfort, 
breeding, or thriving of all vermin, preventing 
any of them from making their home about 
the crops.” 
Where space is available, successional 
sowings should be made of Peas and French 
Beans , Lettuce , Radishes , Mustard and Cress ; 
and Cabbage and Cauliflower for autumn 
cutting. Lettuces, Kales , Brussels Sprouts , &c., 
should be planted out in showery weather ; 
and the early crop of Celerg put out in the 
trenches. 
Fruit Garden. —In relation to this depart¬ 
ment, we have little to add to the directions 
given last month. In the case of Wall Trees, 
the young shoots should be nailed in when 
sufficiently advanced, and useless shoots re¬ 
moved, so as to admit light, air, and sun to 
the fruit. The gardener should war against 
the green and black-fly, using a good remedy 
to extirpate these pests. For beds of Straw¬ 
berries , a liberal dressing of soot will be found 
an excellent fertiliser; as soon as the fruits 
of the earlier varieties begin to swell, 
clean straw, old hay, or short grass should be 
spread between the rows, in order to keep them 
clean. Any young suckers that may thrust 
themselves up from the roots of fruit-trees 
should be at once removed, by digging down 
and cutting them clean away. 
Flower Garden. —All Bedding Plants should 
be put out in the beds, without delay. Should 
the dry weather last, watering must be care¬ 
fully attended to, and the hoe used as long as 
it can be applied. Any bedding-plants; such 
as Verbenas , &c., should be pegged down, as 
soon as the growth is sufficient to admit of its 
being done. When the bedcling-out is com¬ 
pleted, the greatest care should be taken to 
keep the grass-plat and walks as neat as posi- 
sible. Annuals should be thinned out in the 
borders, and a sowing made of any that will 
flower in the autumn and winter. All creeping 
and climbing plants should be kept well 
trained, so that their growth may be easily 
distributed over the spots they are to cover. The 
syringe and watering-pot should be freely used 
in dry weather. 
Cold Frames. —The Primula family is one 
of the chief occupants of the cold frame 
now, and as the plants go out of bloom, they 
should be repotted and divided, where it can 
be done. All offsets that are only slightly 
rooted do best round the sides of the flower- 
