. The Garden : an illustrated weekly journal of gardening in all its branches. to feel that the way to see Fuchsias to the best effect is to lookup to them. The shoots, hanging over sides of baskets, or trained over theirbottoms, are in the best position to be seen. The Fuchsia does also well in abasket. The slender habit of so manj of the finer varieties admirably adaptthem tor such purposes. Plants for baskets require early and persistent stop,ping, to form dense dwarf bushes. The bottom shoots may also at times needto be tied over the sides. With a dense pendent habit established at first t
. The Garden : an illustrated weekly journal of gardening in all its branches. to feel that the way to see Fuchsias to the best effect is to lookup to them. The shoots, hanging over sides of baskets, or trained over theirbottoms, are in the best position to be seen. The Fuchsia does also well in abasket. The slender habit of so manj of the finer varieties admirably adaptthem tor such purposes. Plants for baskets require early and persistent stop,ping, to form dense dwarf bushes. The bottom shoots may also at times needto be tied over the sides. With a dense pendent habit established at first thereis little difficulty afterwards.—F. 580 THE GARDEN. [June 17, 1876. THE KITCHEN GARDEN. FRENCn ASPARAGUS ia March last (see p. 25i) we figured and describedMr. Uonovers Asparagus buuchcr, aud iu contrast with it thevery primitive form still in use by many Asparagus Revuo Horticolo about the same time gave engravingsof four different bunchers in use in differouc parts of France ;these we reproduce, not only because it is interesting to learn. 1.—Old French Buncher. how gadening operations are performed in other countries,but because these different devices may afford some usefulhints to those who may desire to make something of tlie kindfor thoir own use. In France large areas are devoted to thefiold culture of Asnaragus, and thsre arc also immense csta-
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