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variegated, can be used with advantage. Creep¬ 
ing Jenny (Lvsimachia Nummularia) is a flowering 
plant, properly speaking, but it is usually grown 
in shady situations for the sake of its long, 
drooping leafy stems, which thrive in shady situa¬ 
tions and in towns where ffew other plants would 
give the same amount of satisfaction. Much 
might be made, also, of Ampelopsis Veitchi in 
clothing the sides of the windows. In such 
situations it would bte necessary to have boxes 
of some sort in which to plant the Ampelopsis. 
ine plants might be permanent or otherwise, but 
if put up afreSh every year, it would be necessary 
to renail the principal stems. The plant might, 
hbwever, Be permanently attached to stakes, 
forming pillars up the sides of the windows, if 
there is Sufficient room to allow of such being 
done. There are several beautiful Ivies, both 
green and variegated, which might also be grown 
in the form of pillars or on a narrow trellis to fit 
the sides of the windows. 
Potatos Destroyed by Frost. 
Will Potatos do any good after being cut down 
and blackened by frost? Previous to this they 
were some inches high and had a very promising 
appearance. I never remember seeing anything 
like it before. (R. Sydney.) 
Many plantations of Potatos have sutfered this 
year on account of the frost in May and the early 
part of this month. Where early Potatos are 
grown, however, it is not an uncommon occurrence 
for them to be severely cut up by a single night’s 
frost, which more often occurs in May than in 
June. Tire parts of the Potatos below the soil 
will, however, be unharmed, and will send up 
shoots again, if indeed yours have not commenced 
to do so already. In the case of early Potatos 
this visitation of frost has the effect of retarding 
growth and making the Potatos later than they 
otherwise would be. In the course of a month, 
however, we think that very little evidence of 
the frost will remain, as Potatos are of rapid 
growth and recover themselves in a shorter period 
than most other garden crof>s. 
Cucumbers in Frames. 
Some of the competitors at our local show take 
prizes for well-grown Cucumbers, and I under¬ 
stand they are grown in cold frames. Would you 
give me some information as to how this can be 
done? (T. Hendry.) 
It is too late now to think of producing 
Cucumbers in frames for shows or any other pur¬ 
pose this year, unless such frames were heated, 
as the season is now too far advanced. Next 
year, however, there should be nothing to hinder 
you from growing Cucumbers in cold frames and 
even raise them there if you take the trouble and 
necessary means to prepare a hotbed of ferment¬ 
ing manure, which is necessary in the early part 
of the season. If you were to get the plants 
already of some size, a very small amount of 
manure would be quite sufficient for your purpose, 
but if you intend raising the seedlings yourself it 
would be necessary to make the hotbed'in March. 
This may consist of stable manure of any kind, 
and the manure when obtained should be thrown 
up loosely in a conical heap in order to ferment. 
In the course of two or three days it will be 
necessary to turn the heap, shaking it up in a 
fresh position by means of a fork, and placing 
all the ranker portions of the manure in the 
centre in order to get it equally fermented. If 
the heap is large enough so as to produce fairly 
rapid fermentation you can make up the hotbed 
at the end of six or seven days. This is done by 
shaking up the manure afresh and building it in 
a square heap about 3 ft. wider than the frame 
intended to be placed upon it. This will give 
you 18 in. all round outside the frame, which will 
prove serviceable in getting at the frame from 
the outside, and also give greater body to the 
manure, preventing the heat from escaping from 
the interior of the frame. While building the 
heap, you should tread it down firmly over the 
whole surface. The treading tends to check rapid 
fermentation and thus ensures a mild and lasting 
heat. As soon as the heap is built the frame 
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should be placed over it at once. Then put a 
heap of good soil on the tbp of it, consisting of 
fibrous loam with or without some decayed manure 
in it. You can germinate the seedlings upon this 
by standing the pot on the heap of soil, or even 
plunging it to half its depth. As soon as the 
seed leaves are fully grown you can pot off the 
seedlings singly in 60 sized pots. These may 
be stood on the soil until the seedlings have made 
a few leaves, after which you can plant them 
out in the heap of soil. Two plants to each light 
or sash would be quite Sufficient. If the heap is 
in the middle of the sash, one plant should be 
directed towards the front of the frame and the 
other towards the back. The amount of heat you 
will get from the hotbed will depend upon its 
depth, anything from 1 ft. to 4 ft. deep being 
suitable, though you would get a much better 
heat to germinate the seeds by using the greater 
depth. The manure should be so built up as to 
be higher at the north end of the bed than the 
south, so as to get the full benefit of sunlight 
and heat. Any time in March will be a suitable 
time for making the hotbed. 
Names of Plants. 
(W. S. Baker.) The plant is Heuchera san- 
guinea, a native of New Mexico and not of the 
British Islands.— fW. D. iS.) 1, Sedum anglicum ; 
2, 'Sedum glaucum ; 3, Sedum lydiurn ; 4, Arabia 
lucida variegata; 5, Omphalodes Luciliae; 6, 
Lychnis Flos-jovis.—(W. Hind.) 1, Kerria 
japonica flore pleno (not Corchorus) ; 2, Lonicera 
japonica aureo-reticulata ; 3, Olearia Haastii; 4, 
Olearia argophylla (the Musk Tree); 5, Laburnum 
alpinum; 6, Rhododendron hirsutum.—(T. W. R.) 
1, Centaurea montana rubra; 2, Iris squalens 
var. ; 3, Irish sibirica; 4, Iris variegata; 5, 
Geranium reflexum ; 6, • Geranium striatum ; 7, 
Saxifraga Andrewsi.—(P. Walker.). 1, Chrysan¬ 
themum roseum double var. (usually named 
Pyre thrum) ; 2, Hesperis matronalis alba plena; 
3, Lamium maoulatum aureum; 4, Lathyrus 
grandiflorus; 5, Lilium pyrenaicum ; 6, Lilium 
Mart agon.—<(C. H. L.) 1, Cattleya Warned; 2. 
Gypripedium bellatulum; 3, Odontoglossum 
l’escatorei; 4, Oncidium macranthum.—(T. W. 
Johnson.) 1, Lomaria ciliata; 2, Polypodium 
plesiosorus; 3, Litobrochia vespertilionis; 4, 
Adiantum formosum; 5, Pteris longifolia; 6, 
Lastrea aristata.—(W. W.) 1, Saxifraga Sib- 
thorpii; 2, Saxifraga lingulata, lantoscana; 3, 
Veronica spicata ; 4, Veronica spicata variegata ; 
5, Lilium dauricum; 6, Allium neapolitanum; 
7, Cnicus heterophyllus.—-(C. L.) 1, Lychnis Flos- 
cuculi; 2, Helianthemum Chamaecistus (usually 
known as H. vulgare) ; 3, Alyssum incanum; 
4 and 5, Lotus comiculatus, merely two shades 
of colour; 6, Plantago media.—(R. M.) 1, Cha- 
maelirion carolinianum ; 2, Papaver pilosum ; 3, 
Fuchsia procumbeus; 4, Fuchsia microphvlla; 
5, Saxifraga guthrieana; 6, Dianthus caesius.— 
(T. B. W.) 1, Rosa rugosa; 2, Rhododendron 
ferrugineum; 3, Rhododendron cinnabarinum; 
4, Rhododendron viscosum (usually named Azalea 
viscosa) ; 5, Rhodotypos kerrioides.—.(Goose¬ 
berry) 1, Campanula pulla; 2, Campanula por- 
tenschlagiana ; 3, Nepeta teucrifolia ; 4, Lychnis 
dioica flore pleno; 5, Iris graminea.—(J. K. B.) 
1. Dianthus caesius (The Cheddar Pink) ; 2, 
Erigeron philadelphicus; 3, Silene Cucubalus 
(Bladder Campion); 4. Hieracium aurantiacum; 
5, Allium Moly; 6, shrivelled up, please send 
leaves of it. 
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Contents of this Number. 
Alpine plants, how to grow.524 
Bluebells or Wild Hyacinths ... ... ... 530 
Calceolarias, herbaceous ... ... ... 525 
Carnations, tree 532 
Corvphaelata, fruit of.522 
Cucumbers in frames ... ... ... ... 538 
Eckford testimonial, the . 526 
Enquire Within.537 
Freesias for January flowering ... ... 525 
Frost, a means of counteracting . 521 
Fruit Garden .522 
Garden, a London back... ... ... ... 532 
Garden, the kitchen .522 
Garden to be, the . 527 
Gardens, our Northern.524 
Gardeners’ Koyal Benevolent Institution ... 536 
Gardening, old style.531 
Heliotropes ... ... ... ... ... 532 
Herbaceous border, hardy . 523 
Iris pallida Junonia ... ... ... 530 
Letter to the Editor ... ... ... ... 535 
Lilium monadelphum ... ... ... ... 530 
Names, a confusion of ... ... ... ... 521 
Obituary ... ... ... ... ... ... 536 
Odontoglossum crispum Prince Leopold ... 530 
Orchids for amateurs.523 
Poultry and pets .535 
Prunus triloba flore pleno .530 
Rooks as friends or enemies ... ... ... 522 
Side-saddle Flower, the Yellow ... ... 530 
Society doings ... ... ... ... ... 533 
Stove and greenhouse, the ... ... ... 523 
Strawberry fields, the Hampshire ... ... 521 
Strawberries for forcing . 531 
Strawberries forced twice in succession ... 521 
Trees and shrubs, hardy ... ... ... 523 
Wallis, Mr. W. L.525 
Wistaria on the walls of a suburban house... 530 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Bluebells or Wild Hyacinths, three allied ... 528 
Iris pallida Junonia .528 
Lilium monadelphum ... ... ... ... 528 
Odontoglossum crispum Prince Leopold ... 529 
Prurnis triloba flore pleno ... ... ... 528 
Sarracenia flava and S. f. major . 529 
Wallis, Mr. W. L.525 
Wistaria chinensis on a wall. 529 
