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Show rOBCINO FOfl FLOWERt. Klrrallllala In 4eiaealtflUad iiain fapular II. I.I. hint. Inairlenceil jicraotia jreanmo that planU may lie taken out of the open groun 1 at any time that froat wnulu an 1 1 laced In atrong heat at once. To ucieel mth mot hard wooded plants they ahoul 1 W loce.l In a cool umrt ment to enjoy a rvaaon of rett before forcing The rmt. mutt form llrat, which will anatalu the new growth of leave, an 1 young tranche., lany .hruba bloom very early In rpring, atil theae, a. n rnle, are preferable for forcing forc-ing oirnllona. Aa their flowering rev ron I of abort duration It U a IvImuI. to keep ft .lock nn han 1 to drnw from, as a number hare rested forming Cowers. All bulbona, tuberont and fibrous roct.il hrrbacvous platiU are governed by the mm. lava, an I after loltltij mutt be irewrvtil in a cold pit or cellar nntll needed for fun lug Having such a stock to draw frum urcry fortnight or so, .accession of I loom may be kept up In our greenhonte. or living rooms all winter long Ito.es are c!clatly sensitive sensi-tive regarding strong heat soon after removal re-moval from open aln they ruuit bo per bilttcU to form roots first. a rraailttaf Sradllag Apple. Apple growing has not hentofore received re-ceived much attention amon,r the varied fruit In lutlrlet of Calirornla. (lradn ally, however, It U outnlng forward, and it Is rliiliu! for th. foothill regions of some of the mountainous counties that they produce a considerable quantity of apples of th. best tlse, color and flavor Callfornli Fruit (1 rower, from which our cat is taken, names as tho most trust w rtliy of lliu ol ler varieties Un Attra-khan, Attra-khan, Ilenonl, Alexander, Oraventtein, i'all np In, Yellow Hollnoaer, King of Tompklna County, Itoihury lltusut, rlmltha Cldir, Wlnetsp, lthu.1. IiUnd Oreentng, Itawles' Janet, Ikn Davltand Vellow Newton Pip In, an 1 of the newer arleties which ha) u l roi ed trmal keet-?r-i. Aikatisaa lllsck, Dolawar. lted Winter, I.snkford, ljhacktford,lluuttuian,C1aj. tunaiitManiuiothlJlaLkTwl BAa-e utitaiuu'e ntii Ante. Among the California seedlings Marsh all s lied, bkiuner s III l'ln. Cook s Hee-.I ling and rieitou s Oolden Seedling recvlrs iis-cial meutlon. Of these, Marshall a lted la ronouueed Iho best by the author Ity imoted, willed says of Itl "It Is a seed ling, a su pored cross between a lollow IMUlowcr and Hod June, havlug th.slie siul stupe of I'm former an 1 ili-cp crlm son color of the latter The quality la line and the tree Is a roliflo Uarer Tlie original Ircowss llrat frnltc.1 in 1877 aud the tarieiy nsme.1 aud lutroilucvl to the public In 1611 It has since protul alspuble tu a w I l.ly diversified terrl tory." -.Tlelrr I raurtlaa. AVlnler protection Is necessary In many sections but llioUntt do not rwulni tumtliiirlug Hardy shrntia can stanl tlie colt If planted In I roper locations, anl half hardy ones require only little rntectton Many of tho half liurdy ones rciulre t rotectlou more from wind than toll, anl all that Is require 1 Is to tie ii few branches of spruce or other evergreen laiugh. loosely arunud them, t'ercunlsl tlnnts will somi tluu-4 bo throw u out by the fret if hut rotrctnl, and the object of th. cor erltig Is nit tu keep the plants 'ruin f reeling, but to ket p the Luavy frosts uut of the groun I bet At other object of winter protection Is to keep the sun off Tlie alternate frees ing aud thawing Is very Injurious to tho vitality nf the plants, and it mutt be avol led. borne Unta can be Uut over lu trenches and pegged down, which wllljrotei,t them from the cold and sun. The l.virbloomlug roses must bo treated In this wa) or be takiu np In tlio fall The oovii-lng of the sollarounl the roots of tlie plants should Im done bo-fore bo-fore cold weather is here, but tho othr kin I of protection may bo Ivstponed uu-til uu-til late lu the woioii. |