. The Garden : an illustrated weekly journal of gardening in all its branches. he longaccumulation of ugly spurs. Gooseberries, though they bear thefinest fruit ou the new wood of the previous summer, are kept best inbounds by spur pruning ; and, owing to the buds being so liableto the attacks of birds, by the adoptiou of spur pruning thereare usually plenty left for a crop after a good thinning out, whilstbuds on the new growths ai-o generally cleared. The pruning anddressing, and, where necessary, also the planting, of outdoor Vinesshould be no longer delayed. Some planted here two years ago
. The Garden : an illustrated weekly journal of gardening in all its branches. he longaccumulation of ugly spurs. Gooseberries, though they bear thefinest fruit ou the new wood of the previous summer, are kept best inbounds by spur pruning ; and, owing to the buds being so liableto the attacks of birds, by the adoptiou of spur pruning thereare usually plenty left for a crop after a good thinning out, whilstbuds on the new growths ai-o generally cleared. The pruning anddressing, and, where necessary, also the planting, of outdoor Vinesshould be no longer delayed. Some planted here two years ago havemade growth equal to that of those under glass, and doubtless, frompresent appearances, will yield equally good returns. Intendingplanters will find the following kinds best adapted for outdoor , viz., Black Hamburgh, Cambridge Botanic Garden, Esperione,Royal Muscadine, and Dutch Sweetwater.—W. Wildsmith, Heel;-JieU. CUTTINGS BY are known as soft-wooded cuttings, that is, cuttings of suchplants as Fuchsias, Verbenas, Pelargoniums, Dahlias, and other. Packing Cuttings in Moss and Tinfoil, popular florists flowers, are often sent through the post in spring ata few hours notice, and the best mode of packiug for such journeysmay bo worth attention, in order that the cuttings may arrive freshand ready for inserting in sandy soil or in a bed or pot of moist heatedsawdust surfaced with sand, at once with a sure knowledge that theywill strike root and grow. There are several ways of packing cuttingsfor carriage by post, but that here represented has much to it. In this case the slips or branches are laid on abit of fresh living Moss, moistened in water and squeezed partiallydry; the whole is then encased neatly in a piece of sheet lead or , which retains its position without tying, and prevents the Mossfrom becoming dry through evaporation. For packing in large boxesonly the lower half of the cuttings need be enveloped, as shown ino
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