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Lillies 
For the Greenhouse. 
Now is a suitable time for potting up 
Lilies for growing under glass, and the 
amateur will find himself amply rewarded 
for a little extra care given in the selec¬ 
tion of bulbs and the preparation of the 
soil in which to grow them. 
The Lilies most useful for greenhouse 
decoration are :— L. auratum, white with 
golden rays; L. Brownii, white trumpet- 
shaped flowers, outside chocolate col¬ 
oured; L. speciosum album, pure white; 
L. speciosum rubrum, white ground, spot¬ 
ted crimson; L. speciosum Melpomene, 
white ground, heavily spotted crimson; 
L. longiflorum, white, similar to Lilium 
Harrisi, but much better. 
These do best in 7 or 8 in. pots, as they 
can be potted low, leaving plenty of room 
for the top-dressing to be applied later, 
when the stem roots make their appear- 
3,11 GC. 
Most of the Lilies do well in a compost 
consisting of loam, leaf mould, and a 
little peat, say, two parts loam, one part 
leaf mould, and a little peat, and enough 
sand to keep the soil open. 
See that the pots are thoroughly clean 
and well crocked to make the drainage 
efficient, and first of all put some of the 
rougher and more lumpy soil on top of the 
crocks, then fill the pot almost half way 
with some of the finer. Before placing 
the bulb in position, put in a layer of 
sand for it to rest on, and sprinkle a little 
powdered charcoal around the scales of 
the bulb, which will help to counter- , 
act the effects of anv over-watering. 
The soil should be in a moist con¬ 
dition, but not wet. Give very little 
water until growth has actively com¬ 
menced, and as soon as the stem roots 
appear fill the pot with some good rich 
stuff, loam and well decayed manure an¬ 
swering well, as it must be remembered 
that it is these stem roots which really 
support the plant, so that it is very neces¬ 
sary the top dressing should be rich and 
nourishing. 
Another Lily that _ succeeds very well 
under pot treatment is Lilium candidum, 
but this should be potted in September, 
and need not be potted low, as it is 
not a str-Sm-rooting Lily. 
F. W. Bluett. 
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Reserve Gardep 
For Trees and Shrubs 
Now that the numerous advantages of 
a well-stocked home nursery are widely 
appreciated, the following brief notes as 
to work for the various seasons will be 
useful:—• 
Spring.— By February all trenching, 
digging, manuring, top-dressing, and 
such-like work should be completed. 
Larch and Thorn should be planted at 
once, as they start early into growth, fol¬ 
lowing up with the various kinds of hard¬ 
woods and Pines. Layers should be 
olanted out, and trees for grafting and 
budding made ready. Collect Larch and 
Pine cones, and when quite dry store 
.iway in a cool, dry, airy place until 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
wanted for sowing. During March and 
April general grafting may be taken in 
hand. Ornamental Coniferae may be 
pruned and transplanted, and towards the 
middle of April plants from the seed 
beds may safely be lined out in a shel¬ 
tered part of the nursery. Tree seeds of 
all kinds should be collected as oppor¬ 
tunity offers. In February sow Yew, 
Holly and Thorn, in March, Birch, 
Beech and Alder, in April, Larch, Silver 
Fir, Scotch, Austrian, and Corsican 
Pines, and seeds of the less hardy Coni¬ 
ferae may be sown in pans or boxes and 
placed in a cool frame. General nur¬ 
sery work should be finished up by the 
end of April. 
Summer. —The keeping down of weeds, 
watering and shading seed beds, and 
turning over and mixing of compost 
heaps will be the principal work for the 
months of May, June and July. Hollies 
should be planted out in May, and seed¬ 
lings of the same kind lined out in the 
nursery borders. Elm seeds may be col¬ 
lected as they ripen, and some of these 
sown in well-pulverised beds in June. 
AUTUMN. —Weeds will still require at¬ 
tention, particularly in seed beds, and 
amongst young trees that have been re¬ 
cently planted out. General transplant¬ 
ing of shrubs, particularly evergreens, 
may now go on, arid seedlings be lined 
out. Cuttings should be inserted in light 
sandy soil by the middle of August, or 
when the temperature of the earth and 
air is most nearly equal. 
Trim nursery fences, cut grass, clean 
walks and roads, and attend generally to 
neatness and order. Look over the 
breaks of Pines, and remove and burn 
such as are attacked by any of the various 
insect pests to which they are liable. The 
seeds of Ash, Hornbeam, Yew, and Thorn 
should be collected and placed in bar¬ 
rels with about an equal bulk of sand, to 
hasten the decomposition of the outer 
coating. 
Winter.— The. early winter months 
will be a busy time in the nursery, the 
lifting and dispatching of trees for" forest 
planting being one of the principal opera¬ 
tions, at least, so long as the weather re¬ 
mains mild and open. As time permits, 
two and three year old plants should be 
lined out, well-rooted cuttings lifted and 
transplanted, and layers from old stools 
carefully cut away and placed in the bor¬ 
ders for a year or two before being fin¬ 
ally planted out. Turn manure heaps, 
and add a small quantity of fresh lime 
. to hasten general decomposition, to 
sweeten the soil, and deprive the seeds of 
weeds of their germinative properties. 
Sloe, Holly, and similar berries may be 
collected as they ripen, and stored in the 
usual way. 
In November and December Horse 
Chestnut, Oak, and Hazel may be sown 
in well-pulverised beds of good rich soil. 
Ash and Hornbeam are sometimes sown 
in January. 
A. D. Webster. 
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Black Scab in Potatos. 
In order 'to assist growers of Potatos 
to identify the disease known as black 
scab, a leaflet has been issued with a 
description and illustration, which may 
be obtained gratis and post free on appli¬ 
cation to the Board of Agriculture. 
April 10, 1909a 
A Garden in Verse. 
Under the title of “My Garden” a 
book of 71 pp. has been written by J. T. 
Prior, but he rvould appear to have taken 
Erasmus Darwin, or even James Thomson, 
for his guide in dealing with the contents 
of his garden. Whatever he says about 
the plants is all woven into his verses. Of 
the various pieces he has written, a very 
large number of the names of plants are 
written into the verses about the borders. 
Some of the names are the botanical ones, 
which do not compare favourably with our 
own tongue, although they introduce 
words affording new rhymes. Of the vari¬ 
ous pieces he has written that on “The 
Rose Garden ” is one of the best, though 
not the longest. Even the “Rubbish 
Heap ” is dealt with in poetry, and “The 
Exodus from Eden.” The latter does not 
necessarily deal with his own garden, 
though the flowers in it are made to do 
duty in connection with the ga'rden. 
. “The Sundial ” is also a good piece—the 
old lichen-covered sundial which stands 
throughout the routine of the year and 
for many years, but makes its records 
only while the sun shines. Notwithstand- 
ing the wealth of material which can be 
woven into verse very few poets have 
given us a whole book on the subject. It 
is published by Mr. Elkin Matthews, Vigo 
Street, London, W., price 5s. 
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“ Thirty-Nine Articles on Gardening.” 
The above title is no ingenious device, 
but simply indicates that this book on gar¬ 
dening is divided into thirty-nine chap¬ 
ters. There is some method, however, in 
arrangement, since the writer, Emmeline 
Crocker, F.L.S., commences with the 
flowering of plants in March. Two chap¬ 
ters fall under this month, to be succeeded 
by two in April, three in May and June, 
five in July, and so forth. The book in¬ 
cludes a number of full-page illustrations 
and a chapter on “Weeds ” is rather per¬ 
tinent to the subject, seeing that what 
may be a weed in one garden may be a 
choice and rare flower in another. For 
instance, on the same plate, we have 
coloured pictures of the Dandelion, 
Exacum macranthum and Gloriosa 
superba. It will be gathered from this ( 
that the articles on gardening are not con¬ 
fined to this country, at least so far as 
the observations go. The writer found 
the Dandelion being cherished and en¬ 
couraged to grow with the greatest care 
in a garden in Ceylon, while the other 
plants we mention were being abused, 
uprooted and denounced as weeds. After 
all, then, a weed is merely a plant out of 
place, and while it is quite easy to restrain 
in one garden under the prevailing condi¬ 
tions it may become absolutely weedy in 
another garden where the climatic condi¬ 
tions are in its favour. “A Garden of 
Primulas” is one of the ( chapters that 
come under June, and some very choice 
species from the Alps, Europe, and 
China, are illustrated bv a coloured plate. 
A Cornish garden and what will grow in it 
are discussed under the same month. R 
will prove useful to many who, being un¬ 
able to travel, can read about flowers in 
other gardens and in other countries, as 
well as in this. The book is published, 
by Messrs. Dulau and Co., 37 j Soho 
Square, London, W., but the price is not 
stated. 
