Janvary 12, 1895.] 
THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
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ma rw si — wind is very cold, air should be 
admitte e opposite side to the quarter from 
which a erry is blowing. 
THE ORCHID HOUSES. 
By W. H. WHITE, Orchid Grower, Burford, Dorking. 
DENOROBIUM chrysanthum has started well into 
2 ere. > A 
is slowly progressing, and should not by any means 
be fase y excited, as the slower its 
if kept moderately mo 
all insect pest, success will follow. In cold, frosty 
weather, it is we some garden mats fo 
covering the houses at night; they are useful in 
maintaining the proper temperature, and without 
excessive fire-heat, which 
to deteriorate apace ie its dry, desiccating influence. 
HARDY FRUIT GARD 
By W. Pope, Gardener, Highclere Castle, Newbury. 
RENOVATING OR IMPROVING OLD STANDARD 
APPLES.— Where old standard trees exist much may 
generally be done to improve them by judicious 
Longe. of the branches which cross eac t 
y with 
pruning- saw, and smoothing the edges of 115 — 
with a sharp knife. This will let in air and li 
the 
mperature „taking care to wet 
thoroughly, this will kill the eggs of an 
with which it comes in contac 
naect 
and the trees will look as if 3 5 should 
be worn whilst applying this to t the hands, 
If the trees are infested with American-bligh, petro- 
xed with a little hot soapy water, may be 
tts affected with a half-worn 
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fruit-trees are bene 
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season arrives with superior — The grafts 
ff at this season and laid in the soil 
1, or some other cool and 
situation, till — A few good dessert 
pane are garet, Lady Sudeley, Devon- 
e Quarrenden, 2 r Pearmain, Cla 
3 King of the Pippins 
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pute Lo affield, Stirling 
tle, Ecklinville, Carlisle Codlin, Cox’s P 
(one good for de 
ern Greening, Dumelow’s Seedling, and Annie 
Elizabeth, 
D PEAR AND PLUM TREES on walls, a 
may be crowded with long, unsightly fruiting spur 
perhaps 18 or 20 inches in pre patie have a few 
— them 5 vitor J year, cutting 
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young, not —— a it . — and then ii 
y. These will be benefited by liberal 
— on athe set surface if their roots have no access 
8 hin vegetable quarters. Walls should be freed 
oss or anything likely to harbour vermin. 
Nail-holes should be stopped with fresh mortar, and 
the pointing made good. e mortar may be mixe 
with fine furnace- a. which hardens it better than 
sand, and the colour it gives is more suitable for 
old walls 
PYRAMIDS OR BUSHES, which have not been 
making satisfactory growth, will be much benefited 
by oaa gaway the old soil down to the roots for a 
feet from the asa. and by applying a gooc 
with which some crushed 
some — — and charred 
hickest roots 
the trench with the 
benefited by liberal dressings of freshly-slaked lime, 
lightly forked in over the roots T ky m? ally if the 
i ld on are mu that 
heavy clay subsoils are efficiently * or it will 
be impossible to have fruit-trees in a satisfactory 
condition, 
FIG TREES should have some kind of protection 
afforded them from se eng frosts and snow. 
capital plan is to nail stri ther, 4 feet 
wide, and about 2 feet ahah ＋ — height of wall 
can be readily taken down. They will last with care 
for many ye 
THE APIAR . 
By EXPERT. 
L BROOD AND LEGISLATION.—The increas- 
ing — of the bee scourge, commonly known 
as foul 
or bee-pest, and to the scientist as 
attention of 
to organised basis 
see the kingdom, the disease will, in the course of 
e, assume such proportions as to eff put a 
Hop to profitable atte at The disease, if dis- 
n i imary s pled with 
— a cure generally effected, ft the bee-keeper aii 
raes 0 
and 
— The cappings of the 
iseased sealed larve will be ‘anid, and also 
“he rong pan, 8 — 9 holes. The 
supplying bees with 
— food,  napthol 1 beta” or being 
recommended; and also in subj 
carri estroyed, 
probably 3 — spores produced in the advanced 
se make their appearance, and are 
acattered by the winds or other agencie The w ole 
j with difficulties, however, but the 
ignorant persons, who in t 
take no steps to treat the 1 and the latter, 
who stand in their own light and that of others g 
dfastly refusing to pay 2 to any advice 
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is obvious that, —— 
— may do e vast of good, yet the whole 
thing m compulsion cannot be used to 
rk eaten careless and ignorant — of 
— the —— The only 
iyo o do this seems to be to have bees 
scheduled, and included in the — — 
as already been done in Can 
paid to A mo 
— a deputation from the Council of the 
tish iation to wait upon the 
Minister of Agriculture, 
would 
which is profusely 
500 species are 
THE FLOWER GARD 
By Barer Wapps, Gardener, Birdsall 3 York 
SUMMER BEDDING PLANTS,—Careful attention 
should now be given to the stock ot Pelargoniums, 
and if any of the varieties require to be gy ed 
presuming that ings were struck 
ordinary way in boxes, these should be potted off into 
60's, using a good ki sandy loa nd fine 
leaf-soil. Instead of ks use a small quantity 
f ushr g, rougher 
parts of sifted leaf-soil, which will give sufficient 
drainage, and t planter will not troubled 
wi 0 s when putting the plants out in 
the spring. Place the plants when potted in a house 
where tbe. je Dr is from 60° to 70°, keeping 
r the dye as possible, When they have 
grown Frosty take off the cuttings, and put one each 
into small pots, which shou 
the process if u 
the sunlight possible. 
the plants from which the cuttings are and 
keep the pan rather dry until — “break 
All the bedding sections may in- 
i ding the saad: 
e autumn-struck stoc is as 
he eer hier are good varieties 
of Pelargoniums for bedding : — Scarlets : ett 
Goldand bron 8 ies: Blac 
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dices, Bijou, Mies Kingsbury, 
May Queen. 
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Rutter, Mrs. Pollock, he Grieve, Queen Victoria, 
and Sophia Damaresque 
AND IRESINES.—Plants required to 
aoe cuttings in a month’s time should be e 
mperature of about 65°. Keep them clean from 
fly 7 syringing with quassia- water or by fumigation; 
lace a g hade with 
brown-paper úntil germination has n place, then 
gradu ly oe them to the light. They require 
temperature o o to 70°, rea can 
rire ah should be sown in or es, and in a 
warm house; and for soil use a compost of sandy 
loam, leaf-soil, and pea’ at some few crocks in 
the pans with rough material over them, and mg i 
with fine soil, and water well before sowing t 
seeds, whic covered with 4-inch d 
sifted soil. Shade with a piece of glass and paper 
until the seedli 
SWEET PEAS.—The first sowing may now be made 
= . or 8-inch pots for 8 out the end of 
W one large croc e bottom, and 
cover — with horse droppings or 
then remove t 
every fortnight to give a macceasion of flowers. 
, BURMESE ORCHIDS. — ayi learn from the 
Uahabad, “A work is 
November 9, that —— 
bei blished in upon Burmese Orchi 
ving pui illustrated, and in senses. S 
deceribed.” 155 
