. The Cottage gardener. Gardening; Gardening. THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 307 sugar (a poimd of sugar to a quart of ale, boiled fire minutes), iu about equal ; GARDEN PLANS.âNo. I. Having in previous numbers given a detail of tlie principles and objects which ought to regulate the A^i'filt formation of our gardens, ive now proceed to offer a few illustrations, commencing with the garden such as is usually couneoted with small liouses in the neiglibourhood of our large towns, and which may- be called appropriately, THE SJFALL SUnCRBAN GABDEN. Hiisi. 1. Pceonia horbacea and P. arborea.
. The Cottage gardener. Gardening; Gardening. THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 307 sugar (a poimd of sugar to a quart of ale, boiled fire minutes), iu about equal ; GARDEN PLANS.âNo. I. Having in previous numbers given a detail of tlie principles and objects which ought to regulate the A^i'filt formation of our gardens, ive now proceed to offer a few illustrations, commencing with the garden such as is usually couneoted with small liouses in the neiglibourhood of our large towns, and which may- be called appropriately, THE SJFALL SUnCRBAN GABDEN. Hiisi. 1. Pceonia horbacea and P. arborea. 2. Scarlet Pelargoniums. 3. VL'i'benas, 4. Pansies. o. Roses. G. Fuehsias, Calceolarias, and Annuals, mixed. I 7. Climbersâas Clematis, "Wisteria sinensis. Climbing Roses, &;c. 8. Shrubs, intermised witli herbaceous plants, Dalilia^, and, near the edge. Annuals. g. Grass. W. Walks. !<â . Walls. CALCEOLARIAS. Mil. 's concluding remarks in Number 18 have set me to work again to write to you. I have read his essay on calceolarias, and as I have seen many tliousauds of them grown, I am tempted to say a few words on that subject. I formerly worked for an amateur gentleman ibr abont ton years, and he used to grow about two thousand a year from seed. I will just name what I remember about the treatment, &o. I shall begin with the crossing, as it is sometimes called. When the calceolarias were in flower, there was my master in the gi-eenhouse with his book, and balls of cotton or worsted of all colours, and a short piece was tied by him round their necks, until a bit of each colour had been used, then he began again with two bits of colours, and so on, until all that he thought well was worked on, and all noted down iu his book. Then, when the seed was ripe, each pod had its little paper bag, and was marked. As soon as dry, the seed was sown in (I think) 48 pots, the earth being partly black bog, or peat, and his plan was to sow the seed in small drills in th
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