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THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
{| Janvary 15, 1887, 
paper— deos inch and ee "—with special 
reference to flow 
Flower ка "Ме. -Роре mid, was, in the жару 
of instances, left in the hands of ladies and amateurs 
rs аз а rule, like telis artists, were а 
kr et of thinking the arrangement of flowers 
beneath them, Doigh s it should be 
uet makers never easi Seu pro- 
Md for competition, alleging as n that 
were re often unfairly judged. He, i odios: 
repared to endorse this шы, his 
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manner; notwithstanding this, y ors 
judgment did occur, the reason being, h lieve 
that да ers as a rule did not give sufficient atten- 
tion to кеч subjects he had chosen—“ Contrast and 
Harmon 
Perfect harmony was found in combination with 
the most brilliant hues, as, for —€ in Cattleya 
Dowiana, which possessed colours almost impossible 
to би Take, again, the grand, rich, indescribable 
n of C. Mendelii; the Masdevallias, all giving 
such brilliant yet harmonious combinations of colour 
аз чуге to defy the most accomplished artist to 
reproduc 
The Сурнай um was next referred to as illus- 
trating the harmonious pegar of colouring matter, 
which singly, or shown i subjects, would be 
positively ugly, here Моа зае едри beautiful. 
If ladies had been present Mr. Pope said he would 
have thrown out a suggestion that, if to dress in per- 
fect taste were their object, let them take one of the 
Cattleyas as an ideal—imitate the perfect combi- 
nation of its tints, and the 
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the meeting how or by what means the modiste would 
succeed wh he artist would fail. Had ladies 
ints found in 
the Nerium (Oleander), and the length of time 
which its beduties had been appreciated, entering 
pt as it = into the internal decorations of 
& Pompe еа lavender-blue which has no 
адада ofthe familiar Forget-me-Not (Myosotis), 
whether seen in its native habitat, by the running 
stream, or bunched for market, were all alluded to, 
or dealt with in an interesting style by Mr. Pope, 
ti 1 r 
Royal Horticultural 
Spatz kg dign Birmingham; this, considering 
there ixty entries, was an achievement 
ө: ке M апу опе high proud, 
Bougainvillea glabra was next mentioned by the 
lecturer as an indescribable tint of colour, which, if 
ve 
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hould acknowledge himself 
ously associating this 
peculiar tint with any other subject; it was true 
white was passable, but for his own part he objected 
even to this, and advised his hearers, w to use 
this in any quantity to set it up alone, enam with 
it sufficient of its own foliage, than which n. othing 
` was better, epum thus the RAE correctness 
` of Nature in 
: еы бй. was next — upon, 
‘combinations 
of such subjects as Cine- 
as poene жаз blue very pretty 
е effective onclusi 
FLORISTS’ FLOWERS. 
EARLY AND LATE FLOWERING PRIMULA 
SINENSIS 
Many acceptable results have flowed from the 
attempts made of late years to improve sik strains of 
Primula sinensis fimbriata ; one is that we are now 
in possession of varieties, some of which naturally 
flower early, and some which bloom much later. 
This is noticeable in the large and varied collec- 
tion of vien at Messrs. Sutton & Sons’ Portland 
Nurseries at Reading. And it is not a matter o 
individual pora only, but batches of varieties, 
sothat the illustrations are on а large and reliable 
scale. Snowdrift, a charming single white variety, 
not in full bloom, dozens of plants having thrown 
up large heads of flower; and it 
one vari аз үп rlier than the others, 
but all were treated alike, and Snowdrift led 
the way sely following it s Reading 
Scarlet, one of the brightest the high-coloured 
varieties, well named Scarlet, with a bright yellow 
eye, and a variety that retains its colour well to 
the end. Now these two varieties are well adapted 
s: exhibiting in November, at such nl ugs 
ows as have а class for Primula sinensis. Att 
Cry stal Palace exhibition, for instance im bos 
were invited, and several collections were sent, but 
; an 
the judges w ould have been justified in withholding 
the prizes ан Of the Reading batch, the next 
to succeed those are Rosy Queen, Pearl, Superb, and 
Superb White; when the two foremost i 
1 succession 
is reached. The natural tendency of each variety 
under сая treatment is to flower at the peri 
of that there can be no doubt. But what е 
immnnaeih 
go. Then there is a dense тегү th erisped leaves, 
like those of the eurled Mallow, 
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[A selection from Messrs, Sutton's collection formed 
the principal feature at the a x the Floral 
Committee on Tuesday, Jan. 11: se r report in 
the present number. Ep. ] 
FRUITS UNDER GLASS. 
VINES. 
A sECOND house of Black те" and other 
early or mid-season varieties, such as Madresfield 
Court, Buckland Sweetwater, and беде NE 
may be started at once if this successio: 
maintained. The Vines should be tied horizontally 
to the Taoa over the front hot-water pipes, 
ught to be syringed three or four times а day wi vith 
tepid e This aay um y with a night 
temperature of 50°, an о 60° by day with 
fire-heat, and 10° s by sunshine, will provide а 
genial atmosphere, and cause ds to push into 
growth within а aat or five vida from the time 
of keeping the house c moist, 
Muscats, &c. 
Houses containing Muscats and Pts ena зн. 
varieties should be started—the Muscats 
week, niis others a week or two later, so até 
ee m а os oreet 
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September, This ean only be accomplished by start- 
ing the Vines early in the ne 
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berries begin to colour, when, if the production of 
well coloured and bloomed семей is desired, they 
should be allowed suflicient time to acquire these 
arious points o Iture. In short, if fine 
bunches of Gra be required by September, the 
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the time the Vines show bunches and the be 
begin to colour; аз (гарез which are forced hard 
during the ripening process seldom colour very well, 
GRAPE Room, 
Any berries that are decayed, should be removed 
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heavily shouldered bunches owing to bein ssed 
on each other, and, in order to remove these without 
spoiling the appearance of the bunches the shoulders 
should be raised, while the affected berries are being 
eut out, H. W, Ward, Longford Castle, 
Нотверѕ. 
Equal quantities of stable-dung (including the 
droppings) and leaves should be thrown together in 
sufficient quantitie s to 
hey have been turned over a couple of times during 
the interval to allow the rank rhe an 
to ape, hotbeds s be 
ld in 
southern aspect, or all the better if in вой Y a wall 
or Laurel hedge, planted for the purpose of breaking 
the north winds and preventing them from cutting 
e bed is made should bea 
few inches higher than that surrounding it, so as to 
prevent the lodgment of water at its base. The 
should be a couple of inches larger all round than 
the frame intended to be placed thereon, and suffi- 
ciently high (6 feet) to allow for its shrinking, 
hich sth hh hy * ка ш РЧР жп P 1 di. at 
beating the fermenting material down with the fork 
as the work proceeds. When the frame is placed on 
. Н. W. Ward, Longford Castle, Salisbury, 
THE ge а e c 
THESE choice КЫШ йн have been so meis cultivated 
under glass, or protected by what ar Peach- 
cases, against walls, that culture in фе open air is in 
any parts getting more and more neglected e 
trees must against walls facing south or 
t; and that we have such early varieties аз 
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Alexander, Hale's Early, &c., with a good succes- 
sion of mid-season and late varieties, a fine fruit 
ean be obtained from open walls. ure to pro- 
duce good fruit may be attributed to various causes. 
Reasons or Irr-Svcczss. 
An ncommon source of failure arising from 
trying io do too much. 
to be out of sight they a ot care 
Supposing the trees are iridis d against a wall 10 feet 
high, the roots should pee the run 
been carefully aera’ in the first 
gardener sees an excellent opportunity to obtain а 
crop of early Peas, Potatos, or Cauliflowers, and the 
t 
other cannot be resist The Peas luxuriate in the 
well-worked soil of the border, may grow 
5 feet high or oy their root and 
entangled am 
amongst the roots of the bee and 
the tops shading the branches 
o of sunshine is wanted to атой Т» 
