NovxukkR 2, 1895.] 
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GARDENERS’ 
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be well represented, Now that their bs ro 
are better understood than formerly, but little 
difficulty is experienced in the management о 
them. t the present time a large number ar 
in bloom at Barford, and alr the leaves ot 
the earliest-flowering species are beginning to s 
discoloration; water must be th Ars gradually 
ithheld from them во as to induce the dying down 
of the stems and foliage. The ste hould not b 
cut when decaying, but left to fall naturally 
w is not advisable to d w 
altogether when- growth ryn 
the root causes the tubers to shri 
asanræ an 
3 occupy a similar position in the Cattleya- 
NDROBIUM PHAL/ENOPSIS.— Мапу collections 
are — gay with flowers of this — Dendrobe, 
r in the dif- 
“as varieties 
dn there are 
many lighter forms which are tos 2 mired. 
ite variety is very rare. If the osphere 
pta trifle drier chain — — 
will remain fresh for а long time —a m 
of importance where cut flowers are much in | request. 
in the 8 part of the East India-house, and kept 
rather dry at the root, water being ed just as 
often a will prevent undue shrivelling. Othe 
species o 'obiu igibbum, D. super- 
biens, D. (С and D. Statterianum plants of which 
are now in bloom, as pem а similar kind of treat- 
ment when they are r 
ae 
ast India 
ke eep them there whilst the roots 
are active, They should n e wa unless 
actually dry, and then it should be thorough. To 
keep the potting materials отару moist certainly 
causes the pseudo-bulbs to deca 
HARDY. FRUIT GARDEN. 
mtf РОРЕ, Gardener, Highclere Castle, Newbury. 
HINNING AND DRESSING STANDARD 
The, present is а very suitable season for the thinning 
of the crowns of orchard an er atandar 
a branch may be taken away wi vantage, when 
the ques is on the ai regardless of the known 
benefits of early pruning. In the case of old or 
neglected posh le e should not E 
ew of thinning 
grown spurs here and there—an operation which may 
be rereated year by rari ттн which together with 
Manurial aids to the r wood- 
» 800€, or farmy. P drei age applied during the 
winter will lead to a provement in 
health of the trees and the 8 of the fruit. Ав 
zoon as all the leaves have fallen, the roug 
dark of the trunk and larger branches should 
raped with me blunt to 
Kentish hoe, and applying a ‚м top- mom — 
gas-lime or gas-water, the latter being used on 
br: Gas-water — be diluted d 
f clear water. For the 
destruction of moss on the ирке and branches, 
freshly-slaked lime is an effective, and easily-applie 
shou be scattered over the trees, when 
they are wet with rai 
RESSING APRICOTS. — The 
ned я =) alle now be ne эм a firm 
ies bad — found at the base of the shoots, and 
asten the trees, and 
the branches with warm 3 — by € 
solving 4 02. of soft-soap i y~ 
soft brush rally, Ta when de 
lodged 
brown-scale is it "li gem to be dis 
y other means before washing the trees, If the 
walls ha an oi 
ul not U^ b 
trees, afford a dressing of short dung, after lightly 
pricking up the surface of the border and pulverising 
he clods, 
HE KITCHEN GARDEN. 
By Es LAMBERT. Gardener, Powis Castle, Welshpool. 
LATE CAULIFLOWERS AND AUTUMN BROC- 
COLI.—In my earlier note on these crops I mentioned 
r 
and prepare them for lifting. From now onwards, 
these crops are very importan ones in most country 
establishments. Owingtothe mild weather hitherto 
the E and 
p nm 
noi at command rend 
plants erect, which by g 
them a little deeper they were before. 
hey should just clear of each other. Il 
decaying leaves shoul removed, 
ее em free of these afterwards, or the 
or straw may used as an extra protection. In 
pr devons si nitate may be cut to the end of the 
es later. Cauliflowers and Broc- 
— l i" exhibiting in November, should 
be left in the ground, and some means 
een, — A — than flower 
AND г. first-named tender 
used late 
Salsafy I me ч leave in the groun 
the — slightly with 
litter as protection fro ene 
PARA BEDS.— The tops of the plants being 
uite ripe, they may be removed with а sharp knife 
off. If some of the with s. ve saved, these se 
should now be gat chooi e finest berries 
y. Spread the berries out to in a cool vinery, 
the seeds when 
shed. from which the fr ; 
stems to within 6 libe of the tubers, which abould 
be placed on shelves or on the > 
order to dry the soil that is about them. After that 
time they may be put closely together in vene on 
the floor, or on br 
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may be plunged 
Admit abundance of — Fe. 
; keeping them plump and f ; but 
not over- watering them. If — or other p 
gro ust the plar ver 
Gladioli "bulbs ad be lifted dar dried чу 
airy jan 2 
dry shed. 
allowed to fall below 40°, they will keep very well. 
agp nai ge early cuttings of these 
season, owing to the drought. 
They ndn be k — shaded and watered, — 
d fresh unti 
except during s — MAN; when should be 
well 8 tter. 
for dg Ta Pelargonium cuttin boxes 
will require very inte water after this time. Кер 
ecaying 
or beds for laying-in old plants 
„ are not to handy — mea) be оне віх or eight 
theras be kept in or intermediate 
requ aire to ept in a warm 
house ANE the win nter months, | and care shoald be 
ta k 
паз, Gezanias, doo : 
1 varieties 
КЕЕ at - roots. Flowering 
— should be ту arie: 
ure of 40? to 45° тач ver 50? by day, wills suit 
them very well. Centaurea candidiesima ma ifted 
ап 
water them and place them in a coo 
they may — plenty of air, and be 2 free from 
frost, Do —.— over the foliage in the 
чен plan ill give abundance of 
cuttings in the spring, but ien old specimen te 
require for planting out, the seek is quickly 
increased by sowing seeds in Carnations 
and Picotees that have been potted for keeping in 
inter must be kept 
— sh aria be plunged into coc 
m d 
the 8 тош the roots, and 
рнк ae to be used during se severe frosta, the 
dled in апу жау. 
some 
3 in — € jadging re 
appearance, is in circumference, 
is another tree in the colliery, and not yet 
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nity of examining & natura 
the glories of a “Cymru Fa” forest, Western Mail, 
Oct, 91, 1895. ‹ sto 
