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space between the glass and the leaves than is generally 

 seen. Scorched leaves are too commonly observed in 

 these modern grape houses. Pinch the shoots two joints 

 ahead of the Ijunch and every lateral one leaf from the 

 shoot. Give the late grapes plenty of top air, and let 

 the temperature rise naturally with the season. On 

 warm days ripening fruit will take top and bottom venti- 

 lation to develop the bloom. Avoid extreme in tempera- 

 ture as much as possible. 



Melons may be had in succession if one has ample room 

 and time at his command ; also strawberries brought in 

 in batches every two weeks until such time as they may 

 be had out doors. These notes are simply reminders. 

 Every one should have an up-to-date .\merican book on 

 fruit culture for indoors ; also another on vegetable 

 forcing, as every year more and more demand is made 

 for fruit and vegetables the year round. 



Pot any of the Spring flowering orchids which may 

 require it, just before the next year's growth begins to 

 break. However, always remember. that the less an or- 

 chid of the evergreen type is disturbed, the better it will 

 thrive, providing the compost is fresh. Avoid extremely 

 high temperature, even for phakcnopsis, for it can be 

 grown in a much more airy house than was believed pos- 

 sible in years gone by. Cattlcya Schrodcrcc I have grown 

 in a carnation house up between the ridge ventilators 

 where at night it was often 4.^°, very successfully for 

 years, never changing its position Summer or Winter. 

 Much depends on watering; and high temperature has 

 more to do with the deterioration of these plants than 

 anything else, especially during the Winter months. 

 Odontoglossums are now flowering, and it is a pity that 

 this most beautiful orchid dislikes our hot Summer so 

 much. Heavily shaded with blinds raised from the glass 

 to allow air to circulate freely, and with water running 

 over the glass from the ridge down on all hot days, is 

 the most successful method so far. This should be ac- 

 companied by plenty of ventilation, top and bottom. 

 Wage a continued warfare on all insect pests on orchid 

 plants at all times. 



Love your plants. Read all you can about ihem, espe- 

 cially how they are found growing naturallv. \'isit your 

 neighboring .gardeners in a friendly way to compare ex- 

 periences. Confess how little we really know about 

 plants, after all our experience. Confession of ignorance 

 is good for gardening as well as for the soul. 



THE FRUIT GARDEN 



( Colli iiiucil froni page liO) 



Let Voir T.\.sie I'.k Your Pl.\nting Guide 



Xow it is not sui)i)Osed that everyone wIkj makes an 

 attempt at fruit gardening, either purely for pleasm-e or as 

 a source of fresh fruit for the home, should try to grow 

 all of these kinds or even a half of them, l-'veryone has a 

 particular likin.g for some one or more of these fruits, so 

 let this l)e your planting guide. Select a good rich plot of 

 well drained soil. Then secure all the available infor- 

 ination on these fruits and ajjply it accordingly. I am 

 sure that the interest and enthusiasm that a "good start " 

 creates will help you to overcome any ])roblenis in the 

 care of them that may develop later. 



C.XKEFUi. .'\tte\tio.\ Must He Given 



The fruit crop will not produce itself more than any 

 other kind of a crop. Tn fact, I believe the fruits will 

 respond to a little extra care more rearlily than others. 

 They must receive careful cultivatir)n, training, fertiliz- 

 ing and spraymg when necessary. The true gardener does 

 all these almost bv instinct, while the amateur soon learns 



them by actual experience. An old apple tree, standing 

 unproductive for years, with a little proper fertilizing, etc., 

 will usually produce a surprising amount of fruit in a 

 couple of year.s. As stated before one can expect to en- 

 counter a few difficult problems, a troublesome insect 

 or disease may cause havoc, or the vines or trees may 

 not grow as you expected and many other things, for 

 all of which there is a cause. It is the finding and the 

 conquering of these that lends interest to the game, and 

 finally, when the splendid crop is matured, it is this feel- 

 ing of victory over adversities that produces an added 

 sense of joy aui^ satisfaction. 



Every Home Should H.ue Its Fruit G.\rde.\ 



I have always maintained that where space permits 

 every home should have its fruit as well as its vegetable 

 garden. If we have the luscious fruit right at our own 

 doors we are going to eat plenty of it and enjoy it very 

 much more than the half-par products of the market. 

 \\'e are going to can, preserve and make jelliet and jams 

 out of the surplus and thus reap the benefits throughout 

 the year. Where the hand labor is available dwarf trees 

 may be used and the other fruits so arranged as to give 

 a fine formal scheme. The floral efifect at blooming time, 

 followed by the conspicuously colored fruits, could fur- 

 nish nothing more pleasing or effective in the planting 

 arrangement. 



Make the Garden Your Hobby 



It is unfortunate that many people are confined indoors 

 with their nusiness duties most of the day. To keep in 

 tiie best of health and vigor it is certainly necessary fo> 

 them to .spend an hour or more of each day m the open 

 air and sunshine. Then, to furnish this outdoor recrea- 

 tion, a plea.sant diversion, and lots of fresh fruit, why 

 cannot they develo)) the fruit garden as a hobby and add 

 both years and pleasure to their lives. 



A MARECHAL NIEL ROSE STORY 



(Continued from pa^e 112) 



pacing crop. The writer had cut as high as five hundred 

 at a cutting. The floor space was used for Calla lilies, 

 which though a little taller from being shaded were never- 

 theless good. 



W'hen the fame of this rose productiveness got abroad 

 a number of others undertook to grow the Marechal Niel 

 the same way, but although they got a good surface cov- 

 ered with wood their crop of blooms never equaled ours. 

 My idea always was that their being on their own roots 

 they got the growth, etc., but the influence of the 

 La Alarque stock was what gave us the enormous quan- 

 tity of blooms. I may be wrong in this, as location and 

 treatment might have had some influence, as I have found 

 similar action in cillicr lliin"-. 



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