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THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
[Marcu 2, 1895, 
to damp-of from this cause. Such 
be foliage of whic 
e if exposed 
species as Aérides, 
s, Anectochilus, Phalsnopsis (particularly 
only B a short time to 
light should now be afforded thin shading during 
sunshine, The dwar 
susceptible to in Nr from thi 
HADING.—During the past 
k the su 
occasions, neee Bg * 
n it has 
pen the safe side, and not unduly ex 
to strong sunlight ; at the same time, do not allow 
— sys stem of shading I have known of answers 
or beppes ee “me bs: the roof y 
heat 
system I do not advocate its use, except as peri- 
ment, but I am told that its value will be B oughly 
tested by several well-know 
ing summer, 20 that we may hope 
during t 
rgely used, 
health of the — — I should * with very great 
are made to roll up a 
ose better in our clima 
he com 
than the ordinary 
down, eee 
raised 
the glass, by having a slight iron 
ort 
of cool air to pass 
n English ere 
benefit by their experience. 
FRUIT 
By RICHARD PARKER, Gardener, 
UNDER GLASS. 
Goodwood, Chichester, 
MELONS AND CUCUMBERS 8 la med a PITS 
HOT-BED FRAMES.— 
ts, which — 
recite for the cultivation of Melona and Cucum 
e emptied of the o t 
ed. fermen! required for 
the purpose of supplying bottom, and in some 
„ will n pre n befo g it. 
will consist of throwing together and well 
mi Oak, Beech, Chestnut, or — r * 
leaves with stable litter. f be dry the 
require 8 or — will 
process. In h 
If tree l 
heat afforded will 
king outside linings, stable 
dominate, The 1 
mass, 
gentle — lasting; but p 
should 
dry and under cover till 
VINES,—Considering the ame, of the weather, 
satisf: 
charged 
sprinkling the borders © with liquid 
manure, or affording occasional top-dressing of cow- 
manure, which is milder and more suitable than that 
from the stables, If the bunches that have been 
thinned appear still be too crowded, remove a 
few berries sent near the centre of the bunches, but 
the heat in the pi 
down the valves gradually as the sun-heat mount 
higher, the day —— as far as possible, being 
made to de solar heat, the artificial heat 
gradually pli as the day decli Ven- 
tilation must be 1 in 1 nt, in 
ce n 
ther than 
a protectio A aiti an — of cold air, tiffany ma 
for the time being be fastened over the ventilators, 
and all veatilation — be obtained from 
of the vinery until the foliage gets * — the 
closed early on bright afternoons at a temperature 
of 80°. 
VINES,—These, if coming into flower, 
should sae a drier atmosphere, more air afforded, and 
a moderate degree of moisture present in the air. At 
least —— a day = bare surfaces in a vinery s should 
receive a good syringing with clean water. Vines 
whilst in flower, 5 be aforded a — night ae ali 
ture of fr exandra 
chee she setters pai be fertilised with the — a 
he Black Hamburgh or other varieties that produce 
grains when 
— it to the 
flowers requiring it = a rabbit's tail or soft b 
LATE GRAPEs, 1 bee dada Black 
e rods on bright days, and see 
that ti the bodani i wt moistened, 
THE 5 GARDEN. 
dener, Powis Castle, Welshpool. 
HOT-WATER stag AND HOT-BED FRAM 
wing to pe continuance of cold e i constant 
Owi 
attention uired in making fresh linin 
and in the’ case of hotbeds eu Set the ound 
surrounding them with thatched hurdles to kee in 
the warmth, tter than such makeshift con- 
trivances are pi with hot water, offering 
they do, a controllable means of heating, and facilities 
C tate of the 
in good time in the 
— of fermenting 
round sides will render very 
great heat in the pipes ee 
— — arty it is not yet possible to 
which has been assigned to 
laid up roughly, the screened i 
burned garden-rabbish, potting-ah ed T eee 
ge iron 
27 feet perpendicularly, followed by the man with 
emen 
2 wooden model, this being wide enough at top 
r him to put both feet on ah E necessary for 
— utilis atte his weight, he wil onl make the 
holes by inserting the coy er tos on made by the 
ird man then comes along with a 
bucket or wheelbarrow, and another fills up 
holes with so repared pr pressing it down as 
firmly as possible with the hand, and lea 
eaped up, to indicate centre — the kii d 
the best ity and in th 
Hollow Crown are go 
bone- 
dust, all of. Hane ought to be eres. through a fine 
may seem a lot o 
equal two three of ordinary cultivation. The 
lines corse ne 16 inches apart, and the holes from 
to 14 in apart. 
BAGE, — Where seed was sown in the 
autumn, cat the seedlings left i in the seed bed, these 
3 be NN at the first 1 When 
ing sowing is adopted, the seed should be sown at 
seas utting it in heat to vegetate, but „ it 
poe afterwards to cooler quarters. Red C 
autumn sown, is much to be preferred to spring sown, 
N WORK IN GENERA sparagus- 
e, were . under cover in rendinens 75 forcing, 
a er of th otbed of 
75 , or a perm yt are 
Rhubarb will need the same kind of attent 
frequent intervals, 
e-heaps, and to mix dung and tree-leaves 
e N them occasionally, 
THE APIARY. 
EXPERT. 
EQUALISING DOUBLE STOCK ful little 
appliance has been devised pi equalising stocks in 
Wells’ hives in spring. It consists of a box about 
on the hive, in ntre 
Cutting the quilts for that cae ae and taking care 
be half fits closely 3 ench stock. When 
ees have ye — the ca iser ” 
a sign more — requi i 
or that t the hive is ready for supering. 
EES AND THE SEVERE WEATHER.—The mor- 
tality — stocks this winter will doubtless be 
excessive, Those that were weak in numbers, 
vided with winter paeas even though they 
had stored cely stand a 
or a month or longer time. 
il t 
keeper will have 
in the midst of plenty, and if only on mild M 
es to get D h com 
mer use, it is not so sui 
as unless great care ised i 
ting and covering up warmly, the 
on its under-side and running do 
makes all so wet, which is doubtl 
used, the entrance need only be ope’ 
ve will be ee quite 
el 
