CHRYSANTHEMUM TIME 



cool and dry. Very little water will be needed through- 

 out the winter. 



Pot Roses. — The plants will have ripened their wood 

 by now, but as flowers will be more valuable later on, it 

 is better to plunge the pots in ashes in a sheltered corner 

 of the garden than to 

 put them in a warm 

 house, and so keep 

 them dormant for the 

 present. 



Fruit 



Blackberries. — The 

 fine garden forms are 

 much superior to the 

 common. They will 

 grow against a rustic 

 fence if the soil is deep 

 and rich ; but as they 

 are often slow in start- 

 ing, it is wise to cut 

 them back close to the 

 ground after planting, 

 the same as Rasp- 

 berries. 



Figs. — The young wood of trees in the open may be 

 tied in bundles as a protection against frost. Indoor 

 trees may have the old wood cut out and the new 

 trained in. 



Fruit on North Walls. — Warm south walls will grow 



all kinds of fruit, but there is often a doubt as to the 



north wall. Morello Cherries, Gooseberries as cordons, 



Elruge Nectarine, Sea Eagle Peach, and Coe's Golden 



387 



Nov. 

 16-30 



Fig. 93.— Cutting Back Blackberries. 



a. Old branches to be cut back. 



b. Small straggly ones to be removed. 



c. Strong young canes not to be cut back. 

 [Note. — At planting all the canes may be cut 



back. ) 



