We decided to pitch our small pyramidal tent on a fairly well-drained bit of turf not far from Guzman's little hut.

Though often used as a greenhouse plant, it is perfectly hardy, and makes a neat, deciduous wall or arch covering, thriving to perfection in rich soil that is well-drained.

"Those well-drained fallow fields, ten years ago, were poor clay pastures, fetlock deep in mire six months in the year, and accursed in the eyes of my poor dear old friend, Squire Lavington; because they were so full of old moles'-nests, that they threw all horses down.

They unloaded it quickly, carrying the supplies in easy loads fifty yards up into the edge of the forest, on well-drained dry ground.

The Belladonna (Belladonna Lily) should be planted in June in a sheltered border in rich, well-drained soil.

All apples will not succeed on the same soil, some preferring clay, while others grow best in sandy loam or in well-drained peat.

They may be raised from seed sown in autumn in a gentle heat, in well-drained pots of light sandy soil.

It should be grown in well-drained sandy loam.

In August or September place five bulbs in a well-drained 5-in.

Put them in light, sandy mould on a well-drained north border; press the earth round them, and cover with a hand-glass.

Plant the off-sets from the fleshy roots singly in small, well-drained pots of sandy loam with one-fourth leaf-mould or well-rotted manure, and keep them in a very warm situation.

Sow early in March in well-drained pots of rich, light, free mould; cover the seed with 1/2 in.

The plant is most suitable for a cool greenhouse, but does well in the open, in warm, well-drained situations.

Sow in the open border in March in any good, well-drained soil.

When the blooming season is over, plunge the pots in a shady, well-drained border, and when the leaves start afresh turn the plants carefully out of the pots, so as not to injure their roots, and re-pot in fresh soil.

It is most at home in a well-drained yet moist peaty soil, and kept in a frame or on a shady border, where it will bloom in June.

deep, and the same distance apart, in rich, light, well-drained soil, and protect them from heavy rains with a good layer of leaves.

A mixture of leaf-mould and sand, and a moist but well-drained situation is what they delight in.

In spring shift them into well-drained 4-1/2-in. pots, using the same kind of soil as before, and taking great care not to injure the roots; still give the least possible amount of water.

so much the better), and plant them thinly in well-drained, shallow pans of leaf-mould and sand; plunge the pans in a hotbed under a frame, shade them from hot sunshine, and when they are rooted remove them to the greenhouse till spring, at which time growth must be encouraged by giving a higher temperature and frequent syringing.

A well-drained, sandy soil is best for its growth, and it can be increased by cuttings of hardy shoots taken early in summer.

It requires a well-drained vegetable soil and all the sun it can get.

Plant in autumn in a moist but well-drained soil.

These prefer a good stiff, rather moist, but well-drained loam, enriched with well-rotted cow-dung, and a sunny situation.

Senecio Pulcher (Noble Crimson Groundsel).A warm position and a deep, rich, well-drained soil are needed for this flower.