=.
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 not only as types, but as the actual stud for
perpetuating each race. Hence the decline of floriculture would imply
the deterioration of flowers, and the prosperity of floriculture
involves progress not only in those subjects which lie within the
florists' domain, but of many others to which they have not devote