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WALLFLOWERS may aleo be planted in 2 
winter qa uarters as #0 85 
pots, in order to fill the eta in spring. 
be kept in a cool pit or houa 
These may 
C*RNATIONS AND PINKS —Layers and cuttings 
which are well rooted must be planted out without 
on the plants for some time yet, as 
they do not le ao quickly. 
BACEOUS BORDERS —A considerable amount 
of — will be required at this seaso . The 
Uvaria, Michaelmas Daisies various sorts of Helian- 
thus, Anemone onica,  herbaceous 
Hyacinthus candicans, and Balbocodiums. 
n these borders should b 
emos, 
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will come.off quickly may be 
tot - hmi should ng be allowed to к эмы 
the ing and ripening of Ponies, Spi! ав, 
РЫШЫ, &64 other fard} plants, 
THE ORCHID HOUSES. 
By W. Н. WHITE, Orchid Grower, Burford, Dorking. 
TILATION AND SHADE.—The principal work 
to My "dh in Orchid otii" now is the repotting of 
is i 
attention. o^ day has a shorter period of light than 
and i it is necessary to take advantage 
of air. 
vision, where Dendrobiums still 
favourable opportunity admit a free circulation 
— the hottest div 
in full С 
Vi 
C. Sch — Catasetu 
dated t i ill 
now wee only the thinnest of shading under any 
circumstances ; but such plants haleenopsis, An- 
iem са — rue A. Kot i, A. San- 
deria ‚ Phaius tuberculosus, 
Кеч» ‘Balophiella —— Cypripediums, 
erata, C, Lowii, and 
lowering the blin rly и the morning, 
and x lifting met 80 It is im- 
that Alsction ation sho * "^s used in this 
аста and when the blinds are down during 
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guar 
mise the — корыр» "through e cold 
winds. Many of "the Aé:ides and Sac 
biums are still growing freely, and will only woe 
ие be moderately shaded. The deciduous Calanthes, 
ich are now commencing to show their flower- 
spikes will scarcely require to be shaded at all ; куд 
ripened, and the colour of the flowers will be clear 
andrich, There 
phere 
ere 
is no need ntinually pulling m. blinds up 
and down at every а of. sunshine, as Cattleyas will 
atand more direct sunlight 
jj 
om 
as, Epidendrum atro- 
Randi E. rhizophor 
toglowum. "eitrosmum, also delight. i in gee of 
air whenever practicable. Miltonia vexillaria, Cœlo- 
gynes, Vandas of the auavis color section, the 
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and, are usually eul- 
the Cattleyas, айт require an airy position 
moderate shading, The Odontoglossums, Masde- 
GARDENERS’ 
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vallias, and other — in the 2 — 
be rut otected from strong sunshine all 
and r the pe. few weeks bee 
бл dried d 1 * dene be fully 
xpos he sun. Very little . is nee ow 
to keep the bulbs plump. Afford plenty of air by 
— ning the ventilators at both top and bottom, but i 
ghte, 
avoid cold drau 
THE HARDY FRUIT GARDEN. 
B W. Pops, Gardener, Highclere Castle, Newbury. 
PEACHES AND NECTARINES continue to require 
frequent attention. The growths shoul 
and the 
cannot be а; shortened, or taken away entirely. 
be done with ше, or the diverted sap may unduly 
e been cleared of fruit may now 
that out, and 
if the. Fin then still crowded, — may ае 
freely, Each shoot requires а space of 9 to 12 inches 
in order to ensure the perfect ripening of the woo 
The roots often require water at thie season, and ^t 
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pon examination the borders are fou be dry 
they should be given ing at once, first 
reaking the surface if trodden hard near the wal 
Where lifting has to be done it should be attended 
м їп goo re the fall of th 
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mova 
биб, v PLUMS, ETC, ON 
ti — гэтае ритор Pium, 
herry, and Apricot trees on walls, pinching all such 
to one leaf #0 k he spurs close to the wall 
and to all of nd а ving free 
to every part. The shoots must в 
to the wall as they advance іп growth, or it 
may be difficult to bring them 
р 
десе later on. ern. spur-growth "AJ. pe 
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they б n be фил. “IE a few of these are vic — 
y, & neglected hA. will i ars be 
furnished with short — close li $e "he ini 
а i eatly improved in size and 
quality. exhausted trees, this 
should be supplemented by оше р, азау the top 
soil ar — lying a good dressing of rich co 
the 
THE KITCHEN GARDEN 
By JOHN LAMBERT, Gardener, Powis Castle, Welshpool. 
cage rel BASIL has made abundant growth in the 
n this summer, and sho x ow be dried for use 
durin winter. Where a gree supply i in winter > 
иф, Tae for — it in . ated р 
t once, Sow the seed оед 
55 seed! an be d 
prick them out, and as they are very 
must not be put into a cool dra 
Cacum 
but keep them as near to 
GENERAL WORK. —Since the rains have come the 
growth of weeds has caused consi rable tre treuble in 
itehen en, and it hae ifficult to 
en ол by hoeing. Hand-weeding is — 
п the case of er gu cannot t 
some с! 
uie but during d he 
cleaned, afterwards hoed, and it dull weather 3 
repeat the oper ы —.— afte 8. ps во 
= advised will Pater thinning, which will 
to b^ rogas , or they will still be left too 
Some of the late sowings on poor soil may 
thi Tat A 
"Y trifle closer than the others for for producing 
sprouts, "exi spring. Chirk Castle Blackstone and 
Orange Jelly are two good o ones for this purpore, and 
they will stand hard w 
which а 
К e at 
process is а rapid on As ay now г 
ceive the 1 dressing this season salt or 
fish manure, See e wths are not badly 
removed. 
now exhausted ич ld be removed, and the ground 
thinly, and are үз» 
22 large enough. 
ead and 
rios Б ‘pied an 
groun 
tion to the pricking out Cauliflowers and Cabbag 
or winter Bei yee and dust them occasionally with 
soot or lim 
PLANTS UNDER GLASS. 
By W. Н. SMITH, Gardener, West Dean Park, Chichester. 
af egi satt if grown in cold rens must 
ved to the greenhouse; or if they can 
, and this may be 
lications of weak soot-water. soon as 
plants are taken in, they uld igated wi 
ichards’ Compound i are a ith any 
or thrip. Barings. n lightly on bright days until 
ers com e to open, the 
he flow 
ораи should be зн ы» 4. 
WINTER - FLOWER RGONIUMS should 
now be cleaned of all salen and decaying leaves, and 
a laced in their wi arters. These 
plants do much better, and the flo last consider- 
ably longer, if a small light airy house can bz dev 
the аргон "- ^g - артан occu 
when they ar nts. 
Before the plants are 27 they ж ү» act a 
top-dressing with а good fertiliser. If they are not 
to — until winter, € ict 
icked off for & while longer, but ount ' 
should the shoots be stopped, or — will iot — , 
until spring. 
CARNATION SOUVENIR DE LA MALMAISON. — 
i: layers first potted will now be ready for moving 
to their —— — which — not be brew: than 
worthy of cu on Charles Free 
mantle, Princess Men „Mrs. jj irai Hambro, Sir 
Erelyn Wood, and Tas Caurchwarden. 
24-те e. Fora ing compost use good turfy loam, 
at, leaf-soil, obe ыы and ser. of 2 sand 
ot е plants firmly, and take this opporta 
soaking m given. Some of the new sof 
the Souve ay beg i СТЕ 5 рә of Carna’i ions 
best 
EAST LOTHIAN STOCKS should now be potted 
into 48 sized pots, — ye be found the most 
compost of good vien enen and m 
will suit inom well. Pot ver y firmly, and plunge 
them out-of-doors in coal as 
a day or two, bat afterwards give them a 
soaking, 
