The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . ower seeds just landed, coming to abare market, are in brisk request. For Hemp and Canaryseed the demand is meagre. Mustard and Rape seed arestrong. There is a rather better sale for Peas and Runners show no change. Linseed is firmer. Variorum. Skeleton Leaves. — To skeletonise leaves,which, by the way, should be of mature growth,they must be macerated in rain-water for severalweeks, turning them about carefully daily, andgiving occasional rinses, or using a very soft brush,to remove
The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . ower seeds just landed, coming to abare market, are in brisk request. For Hemp and Canaryseed the demand is meagre. Mustard and Rape seed arestrong. There is a rather better sale for Peas and Runners show no change. Linseed is firmer. Variorum. Skeleton Leaves. — To skeletonise leaves,which, by the way, should be of mature growth,they must be macerated in rain-water for severalweeks, turning them about carefully daily, andgiving occasional rinses, or using a very soft brush,to remove the decaying matter. ^Yhen the latter hasquite disappeared, the undamaged skeletons shouldbe selected from the imperfect specimens, and im-mersed in a very weak solution of common chlorideof lime until sufficiently bleached, rinsed well inrunning water, and finally laid on a blotting-pad todry. An effective way of mounting skeleton leavesis to fix them on a back-ground of dark-colouredvelvet, and either make up into the form of a book orplaced under a glass cover on au ornamental Books : Bamboos, H. Papworth, New Orleans.—TheBamboo-garden, by A. B. Freeman Mitford, (Macmillan & Co., Limited. London: BedfordStreet, )— Mr. W. J. Beans Classification, ofBamboos, given in our pages in 1894—viz., onFebruary 10, 17, and 24; March 10, 24, and 31,with figures, might be of use to you. Carnations: Clove. Certain varieties are apt tounfold their blossoniB unkindly in early may be that the action is subjected tc appear to have given your plants correctcultivation, and future flowers will doubtless beperfect. after Flowering : J. Paton. If the rootsare very tight iu the pot, afford the plant a largerpot, otherwise it will suffice to pick out the inertsoil at the top and replace it with fresh loam,making this quite firm with the fingers. Do notuse a rammer, the soft, fleshy roots being easilyinjured. Put the drainage in good order, Cliveia
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