August  1?,  1903. 
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The  pine  apple  manual 
By  Contributors  to  the.  ''Journal  of  Sorticulturs." 
ILLUSTRATED  WITH  ENGRAVINGS. 
B3ing  a  Guide  to  the  Successful  Cultivation  of  that  Fruit, 
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Fruit  Garden,  Flov^er  Garden,  and  Florists’  Flowers. 
Illustrated  with  Engravings  and  Plans.  By  the  Editors 
and  Contributors  of  the  Journal  of  Horticulture.  Revised 
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PURE  WOOD  CHARCOAL,  Specially  Prepared 
for  Horticultural  use.  Extract  from  the  Journal  of 
Horticulture  ;  “Charcoal  is  invaluable  as  a  manurial  agent ; 
each  little  piece  is  a  pantry  full  of  the  good  things  of  this 
life.  There  is  no  cultivated  plant  which  is  not  benefited  by 
having  Charcoal  applied  to  the  soil  in  which  it  is  rooted." 
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THURSDAY,  AUCJUST  13,  1903. 
Window  Gardening. 
IXDOW  gardeuing  as  practised 
by  the  cottager  is  certainly 
conducive  to  real  enjoyment. 
There  is  something  pleasaot 
and  cheering  in  the  sight  that 
speaks  of  a  thoughtful  appreciation 
of  objects  of  interest,  and  show.s 
that  amid  the  cares  of  daily  life  some 
little  attention  can  be  given  to  pets  that 
vary  the  occupation  of  the  day,  as  well  as 
afford  some  little  gratification  as  the  result  of 
successful  manipulation.  But  when  we  come 
to  think  of  the  inhabitants  of  the  close  courts 
and  narrow  streets  of  crowded  cities  trying  to 
emulate  the  cottager  in  this  respect — and  not 
only  trying,  but  actually  succeeding,  in  growing 
plants  and  flowers  about  their  squalid  homos, 
where  every  circumstance  is  as  little  favour¬ 
able  to  the  design  as  can  well  be  imagined,  it 
certainly  looks  as  if  the  love  of  flowers  were 
inherent  in  human  nature,  and  too  strong  to  bo 
resisted  under  any  circumstances.  From  what 
I  have  actually  seen  I  know  that  window  gar¬ 
dening  is  carried  on  to  a  large  extent  in  some 
of  the  most  densely  populated  parts  of  Loudon, 
but  should  never  have  thought  that  there  were 
exhibition  plants  grown  in  such  places  ;  but 
there  is  no  disputing  what  has  been  done,  and 
my  only  object  now  is  to  offer  a  few  suggestiims 
which  may  or  may  not  be  of  use. 
As  a  gardener,  I  have  occasionally  bad  to 
deal  with  men  who  were  sent  from  various 
workshops  of  Loudon  —  men  that  usually 
inhabit  the  crowded  dwellings  of  the  metro¬ 
polis.  Most  of  them,  when  thus  sent  into  the 
country  to  build  new  houses  or  do  up  old  ones, 
leave  wives  and  families,  mothers  and  sisters, 
in  their  homes  in  the  crowded  thoroughfares, 
to  whom  they  return  once  a  week;  and  if  tlioy 
can  but  get  a  small  plant  or  two,  a  few  cut¬ 
tings,  or  a  bunch  of  flowers  to  take  with  them, 
they  are  delighted  beyond  measure.  I  have 
EADERS  are  requested  to  send  notices  of  Gardening 
Appointments  or  Notes  of  Horticultural  Interest, 
intimations  of  Meetings,  Queries,  and  all  Articles  tor 
Publication,  officially  to  “  THE  EDITOR,” 
12,  Mitre  Court  Chambers,  Fleet  Street, 
London.  E.C.,  and  to  no  other  person  and  to  no  other 
address. 
