Round the Year in the Garden 



Maggoty Apples and Pears are usually numerous 

 owing to the ravages of the Codlin moth. The chief 

 measure of precaution at this season is to gather and 

 burn such fruits as are not fit for use, thus destroying 

 the grubs. It is wise also to remove a few inches of 

 the surface soil in autumn, replacing with fresh material, 

 and to place bands of hay round the stems to prevent 

 the larvae ascending the trees, which they do for the 

 purpose of hibernating in cracks and crevices of the 

 bark. In December the hay bands are taken off and 

 burnt. The way to get rid of this pest is to spray the 

 trees with arsenate of lead solution as soon as the flowers 

 have fallen in spring. It is necessary that the spray be 

 so directed that it falls on the " eye " of the embryo 

 fruit, for it is there that the grub finds entrance ; once 

 inside, it works its way down the centre, and emerges 

 at the side of the fruit. 



Fruit Trees Under Glass. Peaches, Nectarines 

 and Vines grown under glass are important crops, and 

 more than ordinary care is needed to! x keep them in a 

 healthy and fruitful condition. Apart from errors in 

 ventilation, and in regulating the temperature, the 

 commonest cause of failure is due to an unsuitable 

 border. Such complaints as the fall of buds from 

 Peach and Nectarine trees or their sparse blossoming, 

 the failure of Grapes to set, the shrivelling of the stalks 

 of the berries all may be traced to the fact that the 

 roots are in unsuitable soil. In preparing to plant 

 fruit trees under glass most amateurs fall into the 

 error of making too large a border. A considerable 

 mass of soil not well filled with roots soon becomes 

 sour, especially if water is applied injudiciously. 



A border of strictly limited extent is less likely to 

 deteriorate. Too great care can scarcely be taken in 

 its formation; it may either be out of doors or under 

 glass. The latter is preferable, since the soil will be 

 w r armer. A suitable size for a border for either Peaches 



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