November 4, 1911 



rtOMlCULTUKL 





Fruit and Vegetables under Glass 



POT l ill I i i i 



Pol trail trees "f all kinds Bhould now be thoroughly 

 overhauled, pruned and pi or winter 



quartei s. Where a quan reee have ti 



w nli n i- besl i<> erecl a temporary potting ben 

 some convenienl -pot outsidi Phi trees aro 



d around the better al this time of year as the 

 buds | rubbed off, especiallj bo with peaches 



ami nectarim I anting them to and from the potting 

 shcil, i hrou tys to be avoided i 



Bible; then again head room '- often limited. All this 



can be alleviated by the erecl f a temporary bench 



if .-hi' cii id to jusl ify this littli 



leing spent. A number of i lean pots musl be got 



ler unci propei lv drained ; tl il ial point : 



later on in the growing season a water-logged pol is 

 deplorable. The soil should consist of naif-decayed 

 loam, with plenty of lime rubbli or plaster broken up 

 small, mixed into it. Pruning will be light if the trees 

 were properly disbudded, bul il will be wise to look them 

 over, removing an} wood winch is too crowded and also 

 any thai may have died back. Trees which have 

 had rim- added i" the pol to allow of top 

 dressing, will need to lese removed, and the 



only disadvantage to them will be discovered; viz.. 

 a quantity of surfao roots will have found their waj up 

 and when ii comes to repotting they are found to t>i 

 high. After throwing off the pol remove the old crocks 

 and as much < I as possible; shake of! 



all the top dressing, carefully preserving all the fibrous 

 roots and remove all the top -"il you can. 'Tree- thai 



have made a quantity ■.mi- will have in he given a 



shift, hin do ii"i give n mil- ■ ■• lutely necessary, [f 

 a sufficient quantity of the old soil can he removed From 

 the hall to allow of its going ha. k into the same size pot, 

 put it back again. [f a si necessary make it as 



small a can for there is no advantage in rushing the 



trees on mi" verj large put- or tubs. Proportionately 



ii" more fruit is obtained an. I the} are 'e easily 



handled in a smaller pot. Trees have been known to 

 grow in the sami - ears ami carr} a good 



crop righl along. When potting, the soil musl he 

 worked down thoroughly an. I crammed firm between the 

 hall ami pot. This is sometimes a difficult job with 

 only a small spai e to lo boles musl he 



left, in anticipation of the besl results. Sufficient 

 musl he lei'i 1 . » allow of watering. Immediately after 

 potting the} should receive a srood soaking ami also he 

 s\ ringed over if tin. SI ould il 1 1 nplated to 



i hem outside .ill,, pol - should ho 



plunged in leavi s am r with stravi manure 



them fron n by frost. 1 1 



house i- available the] can bi I ransferred to it righl 

 away ami remain there until starting. Do not allow 

 them to become dr} or buds are liable to fall. 



MELONS FOR CHRIS"] U \s 



Mi ont for ( Ihristn is veil ng must he 



going with a little f I K e beds well moist, but 



avoid a continual sodden i ondition. This treatment will 

 -nit tin in until the fruit -I gns of ripening, when 



a little drier atmosphere and -oil will he 

 \\ ith sunless da ittack some stems ; cut 



aw;i\ i he seed leavi « horl of leave- as a 



utive, bul should i i dread disease make an ap- 

 pearance, expose the afl rl to all the sun and 



light possible and rub in fresh slacked lime. Hull warm 

 days seem to invite canker sooner than anything. Tn 



the cold weather with I fire heat litl 



of it. 



| •. POTS 

 Tomato. 



ork where the plant- can be 



grown on ..able and equally g 1 



results, bul tb ee, when a beni h cannot b 



given up to i hem at hi he worked ii fully. 



i in. advan I hat the plain- can be | 



up} a small then 



i v-anlhi iiium- ami other i rope a 

 can bi ive no check. 



Sfounj nted on the benches but noth- 



■> out of six inch should be used. Varying 

 in pots ai tomatoes. 1 have Been four 



nice trusses taken off a six-inch pot. A twelve-inch is 

 the imi-t suitable size. When potting into the finals 

 leave ample room for top dressing after two or 

 trussi - of fruil have -. | Plan! - in the be) 



and now having thr r four trusses of fruit partly 



.peel will : ted with a top dressing of fairly 



rich soil. 



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Cucumbers now cropping will need feeding, [f sur- 

 face ro isible, add a top dressing containing some 

 manure. Keep the growths stopped at every 



third or fourth joint and when 1 two or more fruits show 

 ai a joint reduce them to one. As ge becomes 



old and worn .«ui cut it away ami iie in young growths. 

 Syringe h possible to keep off red spider which 



this plant is vei iscc itible to. Fumigate on the very 

 first appearance of green fly. 



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Primula pulverulenta 



illcislriii 



In habil and foliage this new Primula resembles tliu 

 well-known I'. japonica hut ha- flower-scapes 3 

 more tall pa 11 whorl- of lh.vv.r-. The 



individual are a third larger than thoa i I' 



japonica, rich crimson in color (darken- around the 

 ami often twi nl \ nr mon in a single whorl. I 



with a i na | hi ni e the specific name 



i ami it is tl , with 



flowers ami ■ apes, that 



ntagi ' . r the -hi japonica. 



P. pu i same cultural 



beai more sun than the 

 1 

 and is very flm lining in i 1 



to two monl 



\ nan i I ibetan ... 



ami 9, feet a e, Primula pulverulenta 



: introduci to Messrs. Veitch's establish- 

 n 1904. 

 Thi ni oti graph, taken iii 1905, - 

 ultivai 



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