. Journal of horticulture, cottage gardener and country gentlemen . planted from whereit stood the winter,and the edging Gold-en Feather Pyreth-rum, just as it stoodthe winter, now therichest golden colourpossible. This hasbeen clipped intoshape. I have alsotried Beet, winteredin pots just as sown,so thickly that it hasnot had room or soilto grow more than3 inches high. Thiswould form a verypretty spring edgingto yellow Pansies ofMyosotis, and wouldnot grow too large be-fore summer plantsdisplaced it. Minehas not been plantedout thickly enough,but I shall try itagain next year.— KiTTIE. Cyprip
. Journal of horticulture, cottage gardener and country gentlemen . planted from whereit stood the winter,and the edging Gold-en Feather Pyreth-rum, just as it stoodthe winter, now therichest golden colourpossible. This hasbeen clipped intoshape. I have alsotried Beet, winteredin pots just as sown,so thickly that it hasnot had room or soilto grow more than3 inches high. Thiswould form a verypretty spring edgingto yellow Pansies ofMyosotis, and wouldnot grow too large be-fore summer plantsdisplaced it. Minehas not been plantedout thickly enough,but I shall try itagain next year.— KiTTIE. Cypripediam nivenm. I put them in as small pots as. Cypripedium niveum—Flower. me, but I was informed that two were shaken off during transit. Beet as a Beddeb.—Among the variety of opinions advancer-about Beet as a bedding plant, I have not seen its advantngcf FRUIT PROSPECTS. At present there isin the gardens herean excellent show forfruit; almost everytree in every aspect,and whether stan-dard or otherwise, isvery full of were thefirst to blossom; andthe weather being atthe time dry though-cold, the fruit hasset very thickly, and much thinning will be necessary. Som& of the fruit are a little dis-coloured by frost. Of Peaches I may say theyhave set an abundant cropgenerally, and the wood hasnot been iEJured by the severefrost. The Shanghai, a verylarge latish Peach, is a tender-wooded sort and shy fruit has no particularmerit. Taking it altogether itis not worth growing, as unlessthe tree is particularly healthythe fruit drops off before ripen-ing. Nectarine trees are loadedwith fruit. If Peaches Ee
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