June 22, 1895. 
THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE 
water in dry weather, and remove the 
lateral flower-buds if extra-good flowers are wanted. 
staking of Verbenas, Petunias, Dahlias, Nastur- 
i should be well and early attended 
to, or the plants will get damaged by wind. 
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' HERBACEOUS BORDERS.—To give these a neat | 
oved. The oriental Poppies have been a 
blaze of colour during the past fortnight, and the 
numerous seed-pods of these plants should be gathered 
as soon as ripe, the seed being sown at once 
staking of plants of Lilium, Delphinium, Sunflowers. 
&c, should have attention, and recently- planted 
appearance, decaying flower-stems and leaves should 
rem i 
PLANTS UNDER GLASS. 
By W. H. SMITH, Gardener, West Dean Park, Chichester. 
WINTER-FLOWERING BEGONIAS. — Cattings of 
these plants which may have fiiled their pots with 
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plants, past flowering, which have been standing out 
on, will now have shoots that are 
rm in texture. hese shoots are in the best con- 
dition for layering; which may be done either in cold 
es o oors, the former being preferable, 
the plants are then more under the control of 
. After layering them keep th > 
CINERARIAS.—The first batch of seedlings may 
now be potted into 48-pots in loam, leaf-soil, and 
cow-manure, Place them close to the 
glass in a cold frame facing north, not affording them 
water for a few days, but syringe the leaves 
keep a watch for slugs. 
seed should now be made in 
CRASSULAS.—These very useful and ornamental 
plants are not grown nearly so extensively as they 
deserve to b occinea being especially worthy 
of cultivation, the scarlet-coloured, fragrant flowers 
being very attractive, The present time is suitable for 
getting up a stock of these plants, If any plant that 
is in stock has 
the resulting cuttings placed three or four in sandy loam 
ortar ts 
house in the full sun. he old plants will soon 
break anew, and should then be re-potted, and placed 
on a light shelf in the greenhouse when there is 
much sunshine, 
THE HARDY FRUIT GARDEN. 
By W. Pork, Gardener, Highclere Castle, Newbury. 
CHERRIES, PROTECTING, ETC.—Trained Cherry 
alls and espaliers should, without raf 
lack- 
cause the net to stand out away from the wall, thus 
preventing the birds reaching the fruit through the 
ing the nets tightly over these, and pegging the edges 
securely to the ground, o> fastening t 
THINNING FRUIT, ETC., OF PEACHES AND 
NECTARINES.—The trees should now be finall 
thinned, reserving the fruits on the upper sides of 
branches generally, and where they will enjoy fall 
sunshine, Examine all ties and fastenings, loosening 
those which are tight; and remoy all-nails 
y e well and frequently on the 
evenings of bright days, which will tend to keep red- 
spider in check, and free the from other insect 
foes. If aphis has caused curling of the leaves, the 
shoots should be dipped in diluted tobacco-jaice, if 
they are long enough, as it is difficult to pans 
these insects with the syringe when they are 
up in the leaves, Fumigation may be prac i 
proper sh at command to fasten over the 
asi 
each morning. Continue to remove and destroy by 
burning all blistered leaves (see fig. 120, p. 779), 
small and def fruits first. All maggoty 
it should be without Clusters of 
size or late arg me gals commen 
t i fruite being i 
ice to the size and vigour of the tree. 
overhead syr ng i 
of warm days. Small early varieties, 
Irish P 
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GARDEN. 
, Powis Castle, Welshpool. 
CARDOON.—If the seed of this plant was sown 
vised, that is, in 4-inch pots, and the seedlings 
THE KIiCHEN 
ac y should now be i 
a fit state for planting in the trenches prepared for 
hem. Cardoon trenches be a little lar 
han those made for one row of Celery plants, a 
good dressing of cow-manure being dug into the 
bottom soil of the trenches; and o 
dressing of spent Mashroom-bed manure lightly 
forked in, and the aoil well pulverised. The 
BROCCOLI.—Broccoli for autumn use may now 
be planted, Sutton’s Michaelmas White, Winter 
ea 
pon land the con- 
trary of that named, they grow of large size, but are 
too succulent for withstanding the win 
CABBAGES.—Continue to make new plantings 
from the seed-beds or of the pricked-off plants, 
choosing good rich soil, so as to obtain quick growth 
and mild flavour. 
SAVOY8.—The Early Ulm and other early 
varieties of Savoy may now be generally planted, 
affording the larger growing varieties a space of 
2 feet apart each way and others 1} feet. 
SWEET BASIL AND OTHER POT-HERBS The 
firat-named may n 
pot herbe should aot be left in ste bezea 
to ge awn up by crowding, planted out 
whilst short and stocky. The leaves of Chives and 
Sorrel should be cut down, a few roote at a time, so 
as to afford tender young leaves for 
FIELD POTATOS.— Advantage should be taken of 
dry weather to scufflo the land and free it from weeds 
when the rows can 
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land, the plants may be earthed up with the moulding- 
plough, the rowa on the headlands being 
hoe. Potatos if not earthed up forthwith - 
will be injariously affected by the dry weather, 
GENERAL WORK.—Make successional sowings 
of Spinach, Radish, Horn Carrot, Lettuce, Onion, 
Cauliflower, Cabbage, Turnip, &c. Prick off all kinds 
ous-rooted plants from the seed-beds, pre 
paratory to panting them out in the open quarters. 
Watering ing crops, will require 
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lowed by the best results if they are 
the evening. The staking of the rows 
have timely attention, bearing in mind the fact 
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thatching cord, which may be arranged in a variety 
of ways. The bine clings well to the rough surface- 
ofthis kind of cord. i 
East AFRICA.—Mr. Dreretcu savor 
Berlin, is publ in an important on 
publishing in parts me a 3 
Professor 
t Gue, Tavezrr, | 
Hanus, and others; and a catalogue of the plants of 
the region by various botanists. The work is to be 
copiously illustrated, and when complete will cost 
about £3 10s, 
