November 18, 1911 



HO KT I CULT T I! E 



695 



Fruit and Vegetables Under Glass 



C LEAN IN I ' ' I i ! BOl 



A peach bouse should have a thorough cleaning be- 



tarting, similar to what we advocated for a vinery 

 in lasi week's issue I caning of the trei 



. naturally, i I Lous - nti tided for 



starl i ber 1st, should mm be pruned and all 



I awaj . ! ening the trees from t be « ires 



eni irel] ; they can • aghl] to the main 



brand r . them oul of the way. When growing 



cm the old - ii' ar the glass ii will be 



found necessarj to bundle them together before com- 



iiL r i" wash the i > ter job is 



in. i one of th( hi Ipers axi apl to miss 



so much at times thai this n iisl be watched, as a little 

 red spider left in a corner is sufficient to stock the 

 oexl season. Providing the trees are clean, a 

 over with some approved insecticide as a pre- 

 ventive is all that will be necessary. Should any pests 

 have been troublesome, now is the time to wane war 

 Ti thi tn es in again, taking care i en h 

 growth lias sufficient room to swell where the tie encir- 



!. A tight tie now will result in a cut growth be- 

 Eore nexl fall. Where the stronger wood comes in con- 

 taet with angle irons or other stronger parts of the 

 trellis, a piece of wood or rubber should be placed be- 

 tween them. Old hose cut through the center answers 

 this purpose well. Tins will serve as a non-conductor, 

 as those pan- of a trellis gel very hot during the hot 



ter and a branch continually pressing en them 

 soon commences to "gum," causing a loss of sap. As 

 the new wood is being replaced it affords an oppor- 

 tunity to check the pruning, i. e., if the growths appear 

 to be crowded and if there is insufficient room for 



year's growth cut some more of them away. A 

 crowded tree is unsatisfactory in every way. Tying 

 and training a peach or nectarine tree is quite an art to 

 get them to perfection aid repays any time spent in 

 this direction during the winter season. Trees that 

 wi re root-pruned previously will have their borders in 

 shape, others that have not been done must have any 

 mulchings carefulh d ami will he benefited with 



a top dressing of new -oil. Remove an inch or two of 

 the existing top soil, taking care not to injuri 

 fibrous roots which may have been drawn to the surface 

 by the mulching and replace it with new. A p 



quire a rich soil but it musi he porous, old bricks 



n up small will he an acquisition to any heavy 

 soil for this purpose. Keep the ts cool as possi- 



ble until tine' of starting. It does not damage an] 

 inside peach to l. ■ t them have several degrees of frost. 

 The I-t o I ter is the earliest date ad\ isah 



start trees into growth: even then trees in pots will 

 iond to treatment quii ker. 



\- the amount of frost in - and there is danger 



an twelvi t degrees g registered, 



pot vines should have p >n for the remaining few 



- before starting. A ."Id house will do for 

 hut it is not necessary that they should go under glass. 

 A barn will answer the purpose well. Mice ari 

 partial to the bark of the ■ ine during the winter months 

 when other food \ ines must no! be forgotten 



on this accounl and they will also require a little water. 

 Keep them on the dry side hut not dust dry. 



CHICORY 



Chicory will now need storing away where it is ai 

 sible during the bad weather. A cool cellar or barn 



it i an be covered over with earth to prevent shriv- 

 elling will ate purpose well. A in be 



,i ha- already tasted a little 

 I roots being forced rowth 



un heat. Growth is 



pi amount nf 



labor l is not at all pi dar as to 



it- position. Dark cornere, underni or in 



cellars — all come aJ i to it bo long aa a good moist 



en. S a suitable bottom heat with an at- 



mospheric temperature of 55 to 60 by night, with an 

 advance b] cay. riant the roe? 



in the garden. La are some- 



■ force chicoi 

 I > i I k." and the body of soi 

 ai tain- a sufficient heal to pron ■■ th. 



ASPARAGUS 



A-paragus clumps intended for forcing must not be 

 allowed to freeze up 30 that it is impossible to 

 them, although so much frost they must have. With 

 a severe spell setting in either lift enough roots and 

 store them or spread a good thickness of Btraw manure 

 over the bed. 



TOAMATOES NOT SETTING 



At this tune of the year with short days and little 

 sun hi sometimes refuse to set their fruit, 



certain varieties being greater offenders in this respect 

 than others. Should they show this falling off keep 

 the house a Little dryeT and also the roots. Give just 

 enough water to keep the plants in a healthy condition. 

 Where setting has been real bad resort to a soft-haired 

 brush, distributing the pollen with it each <la\ about 

 noon, when the house is dry and has air on. Bad set- 

 ting, as a rule, can be traced to too much humidity in 

 i he air. Lessen this and raisi the vents a little 

 Give each plant a shake each day about noon and there 

 should be no trouble in this respect. This method of 

 shaking the vines is making sure of a sot during 

 bad weather. 



BTORING WINTER C LBBAGB 



Before hi weathei make prw 



for protecting winter cabbage. State and locality must 

 govern and modify the extenl of this, as it does all thing? 

 written about. What is good for the goose is good for 

 the gander too, bul 1 gui -- he can 



put up thi to make -one- al- 



lowance. Some lean them on their sides, others bury a 



ity together w ilars are requisiti - 



When using the latter keep them cool and admit some 

 air. 



*&U^e 



^vv. 



A Superb Cattleya 



Our cover illustration this week depicts a specimen 

 Cattleya labiata which the owner. W. A. Manda of 

 Ors V .1.. informs us is the largest in culti- 



It has one hundred and ' now- 



and beautifully colored, most 

 of the growth- g from four to five flowers each 



and some Bix. As the picture - is a beautiful 



i specimi i . i- all in one piece and it is sur- 

 prising bi so largi a plant and at the 

 ■ ■ and 1 1 Bowers. 



