=With dung=. 3/4 lb. sulphate of ammonia
  3 lb. superphosphate
3/4 lb. sulphate of potash

=Without dung=. 1-1/2 lb. sulphate of ammonia 3-1/2 lb. superphosphate 1 to 1-1/2 lb. sulphate of potash

Instead of superphosphate, a mixture of this fertiliser with an equal amount of bone meal or basic slag may be used, and either 4 lb. of kainit and 1 lb. of muriate of potash instead of 1 lb. of sulphate of potash.

Rhubarb.—­An annual dressing of dung is beneficial, together with 6 lb. of basic slag, 1 lb. of sulphate of potash, and 4 lb. of nitrate of soda, half the nitrate being applied when growth commences and the remainder a fortnight later.

Spinach.

=With dung=. 3 to 4 lb. superphosphate 2 to 3 lb. nitrate of soda

=Without dung= 4 to 5 lb. superphosphate 1 lb. sulphate of potash 3 to 4 lb. nitrate of soda

Tomatoes need large supplies of potash and phosphates to induce stocky growth and abundance of flowers and fruit.  Nitrogenous manures should be withheld until the flowering stage, for they stimulate the production of rank succulent stems and leaves which are specially liable to attacks of fungus pests.  After the fruit is set the application of small doses of nitrate of soda, or sulphate of ammonia, as advised below, greatly assists the swelling of the crop.  The following mixtures worked into the soil will be found beneficial for Tomatoes:—­

5 to 6 lb. superphosphate 7 to 8 lb. basic slag 1 lb. sulphate of potash =or= 1 lb. sulphate of potash

Nitrate of soda, or sulphate of ammonia, at the rate of 1-1/2 to 2 lb. per square rod, may be given with advantage as soon as the fruit is set.

Turnip and Swede.—­For the development of fine roots a liberal supply of phosphates is essential.

=With dung=. 1 lb. nitrate of soda 3 to 4 lb. superphosphate 3/4 lb. sulphate of potash

=Without dung= 2 lb. nitrate of soda 4 to 5 lb. superphosphate 1 lb. sulphate of potash

THE CULTURE OF FLOWERS FROM SEEDS

Whether the modern demand for flowers has created the supply, or the supply has found an appreciative public, we need not stay to discuss.  The fact remains that the last four or five decades have witnessed a phenomenal extension in the use of flowers by all classes of the community, for the decoration of the house no less than for beautifying the garden.  Primarily, this advance of refinement in the popular taste is traceable to the skill and enthusiastic devotion of the florists who have supported in all their integrity the true canons of floral perfection, and whose labours will continue to be imperative for maintaining the standards of quality.  By their severe rules of criticism the florists further the ends of floriculture subjectively, and by the actual results of their labours they render objective aid, their finest flowers serving