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THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
[Mar 4, 1895, i 
possible, will not answer ; time must be allowed to do 
ell then, if the ‘soil be good, the plants will 
often giv 
aoa, not well suited as makeshift methods of 
housing them in the winter months, but I have seen 
e lants 
crowded or shaded conservatory is much against 
them, so also is 2 s. is kept any warmer than 
mal , free SPTE being oy 
it, an soon as possible after they have flow wered. 
his 45 usually be towards the end of the month of 
establish themselves before the winter. Those which 
flower later in the summer, as E. Marnockiana, E. 
retorta major, E. Austiniana, E. Jackeoni, and E. 
Massoni should preferably be potted in the spring, 
March and April being suitable months. My reason 
for thia practice is that a more suitable time is given 
for fresh root-action than could be possibly afforded 
after blooming. 
if potted after 
early spring-flowering species and 
varieties as C. hyemalis, &c., should be repotted as 
tion is attended to the better will it be, so as to save 
any undue waste of the plant’s energies in developing 
fresh terminal growth. It is necessary to prune 
somewhat hard, which may safely be done, otherwise 
these kinds, of which the l just named is an 
admirable example, would n become tall and 
After pruning, ar sae for a time 
iod 
needed, but just at that pe a slightly close treat- 
ment that late ery or 
tend to encourage r breaks, an 
which they can be graduall 
stand an outside treatment without any further 
(To be continned,) 
F Low ER 8. 
PINK, HER MAJESTY, 
As a forcing Pink, this is superbly grown by 
Messrs. W. Balchin & Son, at their Hassocks nursery, 
very fine full ap being produced. Pipings are 
taken in April, a te 
potted into 60. ie pots, sto 
into 32-sized pota, 
blooms, Whether for decorative purposes 
for catting, the plants are valuable, and a pe 
fragrant white Pink appears to be warmly welcomed 
at this season of the year. H. D. 
CARNATIONS, 
The — is a list of the best eighteen varieties 
el bers of the Carnation Society 
(Southern Section) in the Report jast published, 
They are ie in their order of merit, and the number 
of votes to e — 
Vote Votes 
Mrs. R. Sydenham (Doug- Ladas (Douglas) wT 
las) 17 | Aurora (do.)... 
Countess of Jersey (do. x 17 | Mrs. Dranfield (do.) 
Lilian (do.). oad .. 14 | Florrie Henwood 
Agnes Chambers (do.) , 13 Stadtrath Bail (Benary) 
Annie Douglas 3 1 Undine (Douglas) . 
Mrs. Henwood (do.) .. . . 12 Mrs. Alfred Tate (do. ) 
Mrs. Whithourse (do.) „ 10 | Romulus (do.) 7 
Almira Ae 5. . 7 Chrysolora — 4 
Mrs. imi * 7 
Som the above are new varieties sent out no 
for the ‘tte time, therefore it is not likely that at 
can occupy the position they will do when grown by 
everybody. J. D. 
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. 
ERICA ARBOREA, 
Tue natural elegance and simple beauty of Erica 
As was observed by a gentleman lately, 
who is a e. lover of rae but ~ a botanist, or 
even a gardener, he had no idea such a larg 
Heath existed. His idea was that iiaii were 5 
th 
do not grow this species of Erica should add it with- 
out delay, and they will be proud of their acquisition 
in the greenhouse. 
THE WEEK'S W ORK. 
THE p ape HOUSES, 
By W. H. WHITE, Orchid Grower, Burford, Dorking. 
PS, ETC.— 
t these foes 
thrips not only ances but oe are almost fatal to 
haius tu berculos s, P. Humblotii, Miltonia Roezlii, 
M. vexillaria, the “ences. Cal anthes, Lissochilu us, 
eee. gt others, Cultivators of any experi- 
e are aware that these species and N thrive 
fairly well under cultivation, if they a e 
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riodically fumigated during the p 
eee months, with the exception of those ee 
isa grandiflora and its congeners, no injury 
3 8 In the spring insects multiply fast, 
and it it is therefore necessar examine Orchids, 
i I have mentioned, and 
ars es of warmest 8; 
fumigating fo n ¢ he discovery of thrips, 
There is no necessity 2 drying the atmosphere 
of the house when using this preparation, as i 
pt to get injured by sunshine, This pre aration 
kills thrips bat not saa ir k , these ag 
ves, and only to — 
8 by spongiag the leaves with an insec- 
CALE INSECTS AND MEALY- BU 
various forms of scale and mealy- bag, which ret 
none 2 should be destroyed the 
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more e found on Cy pripedi sri 
ngrecums, Saccolabiums la’ vida — 
alpina and V. cristata, V. Esmeralda Clarkei : 
hera matutina, Trichoglottis fasciata, 1 
easily killed the vaporising fumigator, ~ after. 
wards sponging the uars clean Perni 
Red-spider rarely makes its appearance the right 
temperatures are maintained, but there species 
Orchid = z 
particularly subject to be infested | by these insects, 
which may, if treated i P 1 with oct a 
i ime, be kept 
these by the 
maoe sponging of the leaves pie phen be kept 
asting a jae 
time in perfection, and opening when other flowers 
are scarce, 
THE Y FRUIT GARDEN. 
By W. POPE, Gardener, e Castle, Newbury. 
EES. — Fru recently 
1 will often, if they are e 8 v Bee show 
a quantity of bloom the first season; but this should 
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summer 
carried out. 
AND ApPLES.— Those 2 
and those on walls usually — — a number of shoots 
he sho; shoots should be 
training. The shoots at the ex 
already- formed side-branches will also need thinning, 3 
reserving the best cen ral one, to continue the ex- fourth- a 
. th at ae ee 3 
to go unstopped. 
ine 
Uns AND CHERRIES are mostly ne 
should be a Tike the 
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betw b 
fruiting, if 72 required for the fuskar e: 
trees, A few foreright shoots at the 
