Umbilicus Chrysanthus—This little Alpine plant should occupy a warm, sheltered, and dry situation, and be protected with an overhead screen in wet seasons The soil it most enjoys is a mixture of peat and coarse sand Its procumbent stalks emit roots This new growth may be transplanted in the spring or early summer months Height, 6 in.

Pears—Wherever Apples are a success Pears will grow As a rule, they are best grown dwarf On light soils they should be grafted on to Pear stocks, but on heavy soils they are best worked on the Quince The fruiting of young trees may be accelerated by lifting them when about five years old, spreading out the roots 1 ft below the surface of the soil, and mulching the ground The mulching should be raked off in the spring, the ground lightly stirred with a fork and left to sweeten, and another mulching applied when the weather becomes hot and dry In pruning, leave the leading branches untouched, but let all cross shoots be removed, and the young wood be cut away in sufficient quantity to produce a well-balanced tree, and so equalise the flow of sap Some of the pruning may be done in summer, but directly the leaves fall is the time to perform the main work A good syringing once a week with the garden hose will keep the trees vigorous and free from insects Should scab make its appearance on the leaves, spray them oc.

Love-in-a-Mist—See "Nigella".

Carrot 5 to 6 lb Cabbage (to transplant) 1" Cabbage (to drill) 2 to 3" Kohl Rabi (to drill) 2 to 3" Lucerne 16 to 20" Mangold Wurtzel 5 to 7" Mustard (Broadcast) 10 to 20" Rape or Cole 4 to 6" Rye Grass, Italian 3 bus Rye Grass, Perennial 2" Sainfoin 4" Tares, or Vetches 3" Turnip, Swedish 3 lb Turnip, Common 2 to 3" Trifolium 16 to 20".


Bignonia (Trumpet Flower)—This is admirably suitable for a south wall, but it requires plenty of room It is propagated by cuttings placed in sand, or by cuttings of the root These should be planted out in the spring, or autumn will do if they are covered with a hand-glass.

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