Fesavary 16, 1895. 
THE GARDENERS’ 
OOOO O O 
THE ORCHID HOUSES. 
By W. H. WHITE, Orchid Grower, Burford, Dorking. 
1 OF * 1 generally com- 
mence about the middle e present 8 but 
postpone this kind of w e have milder 
weather, In the Tattle let u ficient quantity 
of 2. be sorted, sphag moss carefully picked 
and crocks broken up 
al so that all will be ready for use when required. 
AERIDES.— Go carefully over the Aérides, as these 
species are the firet that will require attention, and 
l * E iing, apas ally if 1 be ps T 
s of scale 
| ts these plants, — only . itself 
ere and under the leaves, but low 7 in 
T 
that from various 
causes have lost a number of their bottom leaves, or 
which have insufficient pot room, should be repotted. 
plants, first pick out the old 
found, ted will allow of a 
SARPO a 
e work in amongst them moderate- 
the pieces of crock up to within half an inch of 
ee Hm. 8 ficiently to support the plants 
ean- pick 
trek, about setg oe each, taking c 
J firm. A 
* together at the warmest end of the 
‘ » Where they may be conveniently protected 
o a 8 sunshine without unnecess arily shading 
r inmates, Plants well- furnished to t 
moist far dec 
mat In al ure not re to the health of the 
Wot gia 
from those plants which are in poor 
* us material a nd their general eon should 
: in every way Similar to that z 
above etre directions are 
grecum pertusum. 
— Opportunity 
en the old and 
Progress, and they should 
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203 
eee them alanthes of the evergreen 9 
as asu 0 veratrifolia, ominiana, and 
ers, now in full gro vies Lee, have liberal and 
frequent supplies of water 
o settle on them, as they are liable to 
become spotted from these causes 
THE KITCHEN GARDEN. 
By Joun LAMBERT, Gardener, Powis Castle, Welshpool. 
a BEANS.— When the weather will Snes: a 
ing of 1— may be made out-of-doors to form 
a 3 to those sown last autumn, or 5 tho 
i have been raised under cover. 
Gem is, I consider, the best Monier of 
all — L employer's table, it being werent good 
colou flavour when cooke nto 
for thie | purpose, but for gen neral etter dene other 
varieties os cultivated, The variety Beck = Gem, if 
not sown o i 
rain, crops herfi ously, an 
no need of topping like call gröitak en Early 
Mazagan is another good old 
5 
earer, and of fine flavour, 
and very W 
TURNIPS.—A saal quantity € — seed of the hea 
i nip ma sown w the land is 
after dressing it with a Sow in drills or 
broad- sr and when the seedlings appesz dust them 
freque when damp with finely - sifted burnt 
al . and soot mixed togethe 
GLOBE ARTICHOKES.—A great demand will be 
after the 
g left for 
et jee Bag ris 8 e indeed, 
Petter plan equa mber of 
young plants to take tk 1. — of those which have 
stood for three years, and which should bs 
destroyed. The als stock should consist of strong 
suckers taken off the stools with a few roots. 
Let the land to be rag be heavily manured and 
trenc hed, or, at bastard -trene Plant 
them in triangular . of three, and these laid 
out in lines of 6 feet apart, and 4 feet from clump to 
clump. The land between the rows may be profitably 
cropped the first year; and afterwards, if the Arti- 
chokes do well, they will require the whole ofthe space. 
ill be advisable to sow some Artichoke seed in 
heat, growing the seedlings on in a temperate-house, 
and hardening them off by planting-out time, I d 
not recommend seedling Artichokes, as they vary so 
much, and many are not good alee! but suckers 
may be scarce this year. The green variety is the 
best, and some strains of this one are much better 
than others. 
FRUITS UNDER GLARE 
Fee e dee, Gardener, Goodwood, 
earliest batch of Queens are now 
. 
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ke 
The plants ‘should not be syringed overhead until 
the flowering stage is past, and brie then 3 may 
ts, but guard ia moistate from drip or 
ed . settling in the hearts of the eee 4 
tan, an e pot, or a slightly. 
rease ion in the pipes un may 
bellowed If the plunging e de kept moist, 
less w: will be needed by the roots; but when the 
soil is 12 dry, the — Ahodld de watered 
sepi ye weak liquid manure. Too much water 
and 
kee 
the sedi close; but defer . — the plants antil 
roots commence to push into the new soil. A 
night 3 of 65° will be 2 hss present, 
—Pot the 
of good loam, and the plants put out. It is a good 
practice to place slates, or thick turves, under the 
> ga of soil, to prevent the ro 
8 d 
ap on the surface p-dressing will not be 
necessary until the spaces between the mounds are 
ll is best r arrow bord only for 
in pots 
on these plants, or plant them 
out as advised for M atone; and keep up a brisk top 
Where possible, cover the roof at night ar 
‘uring severe weather, to retain the h 
and moisture. Keep male blooms picked off "the 
winter fruiters, and encourage growth. 
BEGONIA SOCOTRANA.—Mr, Srap 
Dake of AsTLE, Clumber, sends us, through 
Messrs. James Verrcu & Sons, cut spikes and foliage 
of this remarkable and very interesting species, 
The blooms had suffered a little from frost when we 
received them, but the specimens were remarkable 
for the number and beauty of the lilacy-rose flowers, 
and the boldness of the peltate leaves. Male and 
female flowers are borne in the same cyme, the males 
are rather the larger, about 14 inch across, and have 
ta 
its wings is larger than the other. 
covered thinly with glandular hairs, which may be a 
s of undesirable insect 
It will be remembered that this was an 
abundance of the flowers, 
hi 
in producing 
the plant in a 5-inch 
GOLFE camel that a temperatare or 
—6° C. has been experienced in ti aly ta 
of snow centi- 
responding to 21° F.), with a fal 
mètres (12 inches). Our correspondent apologising 
for using the French terms, adde, Way do not you 
tons adopt the metric 
