934 THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. [Fuprvary 23, 1895, 
i be with a stiff brush, the point of which need only be 
m ein ha 
ts (of which, itis Boxallii, and C. Arthurianum X, may now b 
oe ro yee epotted with safety if greater space for the roots is 
ever, 
said, —4 have been no fewer than 30, , an : renn n the dressing ;:and.ao % 
rubbish deposits, to a level of 3 or 4 feet above the gp Sag cat e oh ihe compost just second time in the cours ge p Be a 
level of the pre tri streets, Moreover, and as below it, C. . Spicerianum excepte „ ow- Bromn-seale is often troublesome on Pear trees rg 
Mr. Sexby points out, nearly the whole of it was hette The pots for this there is no better remedy than to 1 
covered by a p concrete platform of considerable thick- deed’ should be well-drained, and contain a compost the trees with water heated to 130°; the stems and 
as, To avoid the removal of so much material, of rough peat and clean-picked sphagnum in equal main bran é lso coated over with hot 
and so 3 interference wit man remains, it parts, which will be found to suit all of them. me lime-wash, which when washed off by the daily 
was decided to leave the surface level as nearly gardeners prefer fibrous loam in the compost, but ayringings, will S : e bark a clean an 
7 to provide a tar-paved experience ht me that these plants do better healthy appearance. Surface-dress the borders with 
as possible as it * p l This, Without loam in an intermediate-house, fresh loam, a e a couple of dfuls of 
space for playground and: gpnerst: nas, d and when well-rooted into the new soil, they may be crushed bones round the base of each tree-stem, an 
as the visitor may bord w ae be ee, almost deluged with water the whole year round. e near it er sae an hj rar: fork, 
he ground has been bordered with vari yard manure should not be dug into the bor 
5 5 MILTONIAS,—Now is the best season for examin- this being of greater advantage wile use Pee 
rubs; but a few years must necessarily elapse 1 planes of Milt tabilis, M. Moreliana á f 
t anything like a rustic mg Plante of Mi onia pec wate se gre’lan@, mulching when the fruit is swelling. All Peach 
orias path pered ware presen : y ee — M. Stella, M. Blast M Lubbersiana, Ma Olomi; Near, and Plum trees: in pots should now be biii — 
nie and ria tee if more root space is needed under cover, or some of the early varieties may be 
simple, si on ma 
sive concrete platform ; t he borders were thoroughly which have become bare in the centre may be . : 
trenched, so as it — 2 considered that this could broken up, dead roots and Wee srs being AAN pi ae ae aoe n * 
removed with the knife, and the growing pieces frost. All trees should have been either to 
be done seiak disarranging the dead bodies, 
fact in connection with made up a 
ae dor” ip ee sea is, that the work whic these, make use of shallow pans for the f-groW- where this was neglected, top-dressing m 
is ne g spaci i Se Se abe DE 1 and pots for those of stronger growth; gone but postponing the: Sotil fot a de. 
it involved has been carrie on y tne T let the drainage be good, at least two-thirds of the Dislod oü pinto that eee, g red 3 
department with the Council own labour. Tho depth being filled with small pieces of broken brick the tei z and Arange ei aan a ser sta 
estimated cost of the job was £750, whilst the actual and clean crocks. As regards the sort of compost, amount anes at co — mand, placing 2 2 
It is understood I have tried several, and the best one consists of couple of bricks so sitive perfect a and the 
that another small plot of adjoining ground will be Crocks and co fibry peat, with the particles of admission of air, Any trees that may have becom 
available s at no very distant date, and it is to be hoped dust shaken out of it ep the plants well raised 4, ge, may be planted outside 211 a you ; 
above the rim of the pot, with the base of the pseudo- batch potted to follow on Anden season. Fire- 
e Rap Jaiton to the bark bulbs jast touching the compost. Those pieces 
it also. Small asiti ia, th t he : heat should only be applied to exclude frost, 
and gardens of London will be an inestimable bless 1 5 sgh ood Pater 5 ee Er and plenty of ventilation afforded at all other times, 
ing, for the nearest open space to which the public zueceed if not rmly fixed to the soil. Place the FST Oe ee 
have the right of access Regent“ Park—is nearly @ plants in the cool and shady part of the intermediate THE KITCHEN GARDEN 
mile off. W. Roberts. or Cattleya-house, and keep them moderately moist By Jone bamen, Gardea, Powis Cable pay L 
Whilst growing, but when the flower-spikes appear, 2 ramer, 1 moig Calta, TARE 
i int tage should be taken of the 
ne iy ‘in outside operations to look over the 
THE WEEK'S W ORK. allowing insects to gnaw them. The insects which various sowings of vegetable seeds in pans, boxes, 
5 do this shoul apped with small pieces of aag pote, If, as is the case sometimes in W 
5 Potato laid p „ exami em for glasshouses, they have been placed over the fues, 
ya THE oRcHID D HOUSES. ingects during the evening, the last thing at night, with but a small space between them and the latter, 
By W.. Wire, Orchid Grower, Burford, Dorking. and early in the morning. 15 soil soon gets me and a frequent examination 
CLEANING THE PLANTS — Whilst there is a com- F becomes necessary. hose t are dry sho 
tive little doing in the houses it is a good oppor- immersed in the water-tank, if the same be of about 
ai ee aay plant in the collection, and e Ayr at eg GLASS the temperature as the house itself. Should the soil 
as far as possible get rid of all the e infesting 2 R dener, Goodwood, Wa in pans or boxes be found to get dry too rapidly, 
them, washin ng the pote, scrubbing the woodwork of N POTS. aha Feats on the pot Biche interpose some boards resting on bricks, or a layer 
lants. Ifthe trees as D reaches the flowering stage f sand or coal-ashes to counteract the effect of the 
pe er requires a re- arrangement, the pea Outward appearance at a standstill, but ay Ae dry-heat of the pipes and flues: Nothing is — 
time affords the right 8 for making it. Let should be made to unduly ee their Wr till injarious to seeds when sown than a too rapid ary- 
attractive arrangeme n Hiie this period is passed, after which t y will swell ing of the soil. When the balk of the ee 
revail. In almost every Orchid collection a few rapidly, and soon come Conti e to in a pan appear above the soil, the piece o í be 
unhealthy pla to und, and at this season, keep the roots regularly supplied with tepid manure- with which they have been ho t 
th its lengthening days and increasing sunlight, Water; syringe the foliage freely on bright days, and oripa oe 4 agers sig = J a 
tion shoul aid to these, wit tain a moiet grow t ic Be rawn if only left for a few days 
partic ention shou p! ese, with a in moist growing atmosphere at all time rt ouse that is kept at a lower 
view of improving their condition. The first thing Ventilation must be app plied cautiously, especially Pha 
is to remove them from the pot ben cold winds prevail, closing th — always remembering to keep them near 
| Nea’ wea . boner uE e eee Roane fom the roof-glaas. Where seeds through careless sowing 
to do to euch plants 
kets in which they have been prowing, and e afternoon, so as to raise th atu 
bi ; fee sé: ) n i “a —.— heat to 80° or 85 "pune ont th 0 come up too thickly, thin out many of these forth- 
of the strongest shoots, and reduc = e and if 84 3 5 a ee pe ers, 
0 
be got into, using jast enough compost to steady points 
them, and until such time as renewed activity takes tig a of fruits to an even crop all over che N tenden n oe heck 
place, ittle water der be applied. The chief Let the general temperature of the house range charcoal du dusted, cher them occasionally vA 
i b 
very 
pes observe are the preservation of a genial from 65° by night to 75° by day. Trees growing in 
erature, 8 of * of sunlight, but inside borders, which were started at POTATO-ONIONS.—When frost and snow have 
sunshine. at length disappeared, i Ae will require 
attention ef the soil becomes in a wor 
state, first affording it a liberal ee of soot, 
forking this into the upper crust, 
SHALLOTS AND daR One of the ra 
be done is to get these bulbs planted. ot choose 
a part of the garden under fruit trees, or "whero the 
leaves will become drawn owing r being 
shaded: but one that is op nd sunny, | in g 
: eart. Piant the cloves of Garlic and Sun 
given in the matters of watering and. repotting when 4 g sure that none b ne down below the lines of about 10 inches apart, and 8 inches in mi 
Get il bua hani ae T rie > overia E patio materials. Weak growths may be shortened, lines, merely pushing them in with the 1 : 
season of this species, it is 3 pla ote as the firat crop of fruit forms on the extremities finger, the former rather deeper, takin nig i 
plants in t in ediate-hou 1 one 5, ast season's growth, thie, if sane strength, should. keep the large ree 11 Shallot canal from 5 
of the coo!l-houses, for by 20 doing, an almost 5°: be cutback, Was 8 with soft-soap and smaller. Soot i the best of manures 
continuous floral display may be obtained from bahay Lr afford the border a sg Watering, and top- these two 
the beginning of November till ear ens with fresh loam and mortar-rubble, nta should 
a lot? on : : CHIVES.— Half of the stock of these a 
spring. The best season fo potting the GENERAL ORCHARD HOUSE.—The | n order to 
ery eee ate severe be taken up each year and divi 
plant is at the end of the seaso ering; eather an raela ere N adtbe h b i f drer ne" 
dus unless the compost is sour or gts i or a ‘if Provided with a heating apparatus, 8 . bed. If “thi nga ang en tas a ‘or on alternate 
. The praning and training ofthe years at the farthest, and the roots plante 
specimen of C. insigne, 8 has not been disturbed be infested i nished, and any of them which may manured soil, the produce will follow that fro — 
p gn n with insects thoroughly cleaned before which have not been dis turbed, the 1 
y repotting for the past eight or nine years, aud jet growth commences, If — i ba 
es e — the infested Epa pete arses well 2 Guives mar sometimer 
Leeanum X, C. Spicerianum, C. venustun, C. petrole um emalsion, working it into aff: ected places tuted for them. After a season like the 
