—— 
Marcu 2, 1895.] 
THE GARDENERS’ 
of cleanliness and gig! for the succeeding 
crops. For this reason it omme ate 
The cultivation for dried — * does not requi 
nearly as much hand- labour as aer. the cultiva ton 
em Beans. H. de Vilmorin, in an Address 
mes de Grande Culture,” * Troyes, 
FORESTRY, 
QUALITY OF BRITISH-GROWN 
CONIFEROUS TIMBERS, 
eee From p. 137.) 
Cryptomeria nica (Japan Cedar).— Age 43 
years; cubic hee 47 feet; soil black, dampish 
loam, on a low-lying situation. Timber remarkably 
light, nearly white, soft, and easily worked, In the 
dry it has remained 3 => for twelve years, 
Compar those produced in 
this country differ but little. 
Cunning. . sinensis (Chinese Fir).— Age un- 
34 —.— e. contents 27 feet; 
of a beautiful light 
ps lg on deep sandy soil, but was shabby of 
appearance, A portion of the trunk was sent to the 
Surveyors’ oe 
Cupressus Lawsoniana (Lawaon’s Cypress).—Age 
2 years; cubic — 19 feet; soil gravelly. 
Timber of a pleasing yellow colour, very close- 
grained and hard, and works well under the tools of 
the carpenter, Fenci ing-posts of the wood 
have stood a seven oe test satisfactorily; bat for 
household carpent he wood ia evident 
waited, It is eee and v very e 
of first-rate quality, being 
fe oat hard, ory ted beautifully grained, It 
i rds the centre 
in 
"oode, and doubt not that it will yet be largely 
for constructive rigid : 
—Age 23 y 
ears; 
r 
eee the results were 
ex from the 
d us ars 35 vonr; 
Ti 
hard, a 3 
indoor work it is especially 
et = no has remained unchanged for 
ie 
wae A Maidenhair Tree).—Age unknown, 
abe en ay probably 50 years; soil light 
. 5 Timber soft, brittle, and of a light yellow 
itie or indoor work it soga m, and appears 
* different seven years 
fte 
ts 26 feet; soil 
Sa fagra — Pah -yellow, 
uncertain, felled, 
worked, 8 fragrant; 
[It would be interesting 
It is not at all likely 
Bermudiana — 
abe to injury by the frost. 
Lot, light, t, easily 
alete daf yellow color, 
What tree w. 
* Bermndiana, a 
ta yen 8 Jailer’ Wood of a beau- 
ta very ents bro hard, but readily cnt, 
* — into ornaments, it seems 
to 
we e Core, Deine no perceptible difference, 
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265 
ecurva (Weeping Indian Juniper).—The wood 
of a Dee 17 feet hi ich that succumbed to frost 
was hard and fine of grain, and looks well polished. 
J. virginiana (Red Cedar). Wood yellow outwards, 
and reddish towards the centre, light for its bulk, 
e Fe and fragrant. The specimens I had 
ut from the trunk of a 20, feet high specimen. 
Larix pendula (Tamarack, or American Larch).— 
Age about 32 years, cubic contents 18 feet, soil light, 
eep sand. Timber dark in colour towards the 
centre ; Fes almost white, outside; heavy, hard, 
2 and not 30 fine in grain as our commonly rise 
tivated species, Have only cut up the timber, bu 
not used it in any experimental 2 
o soft as to readily take an 
mpression . by nes e. 
P. Smithiana (Morinda e Fir).— Age 
3 years; 3 eee t; soil, loam on 
gravel. I have cut up many eee s of this pa 
ticular species, but in all e 
P 
brittle than the comm but in trees of 
equal age, I am inclined - to say that the timber of 
P. Morinda is the superior of the two. 
P. migra (Black Spruce).—Ages varying from 30 to 
50 years. Removed all the trees from a plantation. 
Soil, dampish black loam. Timber nearly white, 
rarely yellowish-white, soft and long of grain; very 
light, and easily indented well when kept 
dry and in an equable temperature, but is of little or 
no value, comparatively speaking, for out- of-door 
rk. 
rientalis (Eastern Spruce).— Age 37 years; 
cubic contents, 29 feet; m, gravelly loam, Timber 
not unlike that of the common Spruce, but perhaps 
yellower in ee and * firm. Not tested 
ee satisfactory when 
a 
ir Collars ee stot: Pine).—Age o 
ontents, 29 feet ; 25 1584 
atiffish loam. Timber doit and springy, easily 
worked, and susceptible of a smooth and high polish. 
It is very light, and the graining so fine as to be 
-n perceptible. Resembles very Closely that 
m abroad. used for any out- — 
N but planks of the wot do not seem to differ 
after being cut up ha years ago. A, D. Webster. 
THE WEEK’S W ORK. 
PLANTS Gios GLASS. 
By W. H. Smira, Gardener, West Dean Park, Chichester. 
GENERAL WORK IN THE HOUSES.—Owing to 
the frost many 3 have found a diffealty in 
ving plants from house to house, and. where the 
conservatory is distant the hous 8 and still 
must be kept bright, the n pN abe removed if 
he ould be put into 
ides on a hand-barro 
light shading, the e time for 2 this being pidis. 
Fresh supplies of plants an should coni 
to be brought into ue aeg This a should 
a i 3 terv. wt at an ea 
gn 
roughout the winter, the seed- pods shoald 
towered taron agi the api pe) into gentle heat, an 
watered occasi ith liquid-manure; under 
which kind of treatment they * anew, an 
prove very useful if there is much decorating to b 
e. 
—Any of these requiring potting should 
8 de a to The compost should 5 
leaf - soil, and a fourth part of sharp sand; 
baue little cow or sheep-manure, and finely broken 
charcoal, Pot the plants rather firmly, and plunge 
them in a bottom-heat of about 75°. Kee eep the 
atmosphere well . with moisture, and syringe 
the plants twice a da 
from half-ripened shoots may now 
nl seedlings of these raised last Sep- 
rn since been pricked off in 
= pans, We should now be transplanted into 
mall pots. The compost should be composed of 
— benz a little good fi 
ts 
potted, give the 
ering, and stand them on a Shelf in 
the stove until rooted, when they may be removed 
to the greenhouse 
DAPHNE INDICA.—Plants which have finished 
growing. If green-fly appears, fumigate at once. 
Towards the end of a. when 2 have made their 
growth, they should be p a cold frame and 
given nry of air to — . the wood. 
THE PLANT-STOVE.—Here there may be 5° in- 
Fe cog on the warmth 8 at night, and 10° 
a day with sun-heat, Calad 
stature, 2 be put 
pot 
three days, the re-p receive a 
be afforded with 
till the pote fill with 3 when more 
5 will be needed occasi 
lings should be removed, or they will run the risk of 
being spoilt by the fumes 
THE ORCHID HOUSES. 
By W. H. WEITE, Orchid Grower, Burford, Dorking 
VAND i ree of the most delightful of Orchids 
when in — 
anda cœrulea, bu > 
cult plant to 8 in a thy condition for 
many years together, aring the winter months, 
the best position for it is the We er, most airy 
part of the East ian-house the spring 
advances, and the da ee the 
Cattleya-house is a better place for it. New growth 
has already commenced on this plan long 
will make their . As 
in which to cultivate V. coerulea, upright Teak 
cylinders or ets may be used. the lower eK. of 
the a0 needing e just to olear ge top of 
ore stem with 4 
m 
roots, &., replacing it with fresh sphagnum 
oo of water should now be 5 at the 
OPHIELLA ELISABETHI4.—Now that the 
ier —— of this new species are rapidly pushing 
so the grower should be cautious not to afford 
much water, the flower-spike being very liable 
