THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
[APRIL 30, 1887. 
m, D, W. candidum (a lovely white variety), 
rianum (the tr pma 
oe ,and D. V 
the last named is a rare and curious species from 
t the backs of the 
labellum having a quaiut trace 
colour. Other Bi чым plants in bloom were 
y: s Tautziw, a lovely thing with 
Lo н and petals, wt front to the 
m, and pale yellow throat; C. T A Schro- 
dere, which is distinct i n having а certain resem- 
blance to C. Eldorado in the labellum, ану in its 
d 
aculatum Russellianum, Cattleya Mossiz, 
well advanced, 
Oncidium m; 
many other Cattleyas and Lselias 
ian d cem 
nd in 
several of the finest species of Phalaenopsis, all well 
grown and well flowered like the rest of the plants 
in this collection. 
ORCHIDS at GUNNERSBURY PARK. 
Some remarkably fine subjects were recently to be 
seen in bloom in the collection Mr, Roberts has here, 
uced ` massive 
nt peculiarity a id — is, that it produces 
its blooms ^ E times of the year. А collec- 
tion of Cattleya Trianæ has been very fine. Some 
large "зня still remain to show howrich the varie- 
ties are. A very fine specimen of Cypripedium 
Stonei had three spikes of flowers ; two of them have 
: a portion of a Pine-pit 
Mr. Roberts rts had а wonderful display of Vanda t teres. 
had in the aggregate some thirty spikes of blossoms, 
ut ly. 
and east winds, which are much felt at Gunners- 
res have had a very deterring effect on the plants. 
THE FLOWER WER GARDEN. 
ROSES, 
with tobacco- 
bacco-powder, but this should be syringed off imme- 
diately it has destroyed the insects. The maggot is 
not so easily reached by outward applications as the 
previa ig. stig the leaves. The best 
entienden set. 
& squeeze 
in damp P 
ент have their stems overgrown with 
; this hould be destroyed by either brushing 
it off, or b painting the trees MR ` mixture of 
кй Лы. lime and soot, mixed with w 
iar ngs.—Echeverias may be еа 8 the plants 
ve pur wintered in cold frames and freely ex- 
E for the past few w id: ; but if they have been 
ыыт а in а greenhouse the gie had better be 
apes till next month. In planting avoid the 
almost perpendicular slope, but slope the edge, as - 
will exhibit the plants better. good 
blanks in previously wur RR 
Beds ar r-beds become vacant 
they should be welt Кош. if necessary, and dug. 
It is a mistaken idea that flower-beds require little 
without occupants, and man 
for the E of the flower garden are gross 
ae Al which were manured and ridged 
for the winter elm be forked over in readiness for 
planting. By the middle of next month early sown 
Intermediate Stocks may be planted out. The late 
frosts and cold weather generally have greatly 
retarded the growth of hardy die ae other 
, and Narcissus are but 
I Eie &c., have jut arrived at their 
best. Ifn alread done, means should be taken to 
preserve in flowers fresh and езгне, and to 
this end a mulch of cocoa-nut fibre or Mushroom 
dung may be used to keep them clean and the soil 
moist. A few hoops and mats to shield them from 
frost, and a little covering of tiffany to throw over 
them when the вип is very bright, will greatly assist 
in preserving the beauty of the bloom. WW. M. Baillie, 
Luton Hoo. 
FRUITS UNDER GLASS. 
GRAPE THINNING.—In ET thinning the operator 
should have а knowledge of the size to which the 
berries of the different varieties will attain, Berries 
having short footstalks—such as Black Alicante, 
Madresfield Court, Lady Downe's, and Gros Maroc— 
require being thinned more severely than long-stalked 
weetwater and Gros Guil- 
rrie 
cess of thinning the bunches should be proceede 
with as soon аз the berries are set, observing that 
the crown de inr should n left, and at rather more 
than an i ing taken not toi injure 
e E by touching dien with the hand or 
"Thim nning Peaches, —Defer the final thinning of the 
ses until the stone is formed, 
trees must be determined by condition, and 
whether extra larg 
request. If the former, leave one fruit to each su 
ficial foot of tree, but if the latter be the im Dum the 
nches H 
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give copious supplies of ER liquid manure at the 
roots, and keep the trees pom by syringing them well 
overhead mornin rnoon at closing time 
(about 3 o'clock), when the белщ rature—assuming 
that the condition of the t 
higher by day with fire-heat. 
Strawberries. 
have liberal supplies of water pum thema at the roots 
daily during bright sunshiny wea and in some 
cases it will be necessary to give ud at the roots 
twice iens swelling their fruits 
ure-water а 
Baap pompe prr virgen ү ce until 
it begins na colour, and they should be syringed 
copiously overhead morning and afternoon during 
that period. While the plants a n flower, and 
also when the fruit is а" maturity, they 
hould be subjected to a wor т need 
than t tained while 
swelling their fruits. Н. Ww. Ward Longford Castle, 
FLORISTS’ FLOWERS. 
THE CINERARIA. 
HAVE been taking notes of the Cinerarias ex- 
hibited at the principal exhibitions this year, some of 
them as fa 
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n 
from seeds and offsets. 
propagation of the earliest flowering plants. 
intended to flower in April need not be propagated 
moderate expense. 
on a hotbed ; but I fancy that the way is to allow 
the seeds to vegetate in a greenhouse. The Cine 
does not like a warm temperature, ү ift 
Greenfly is more likely to attack them when grown in 
heat, and will get underneath the leaves, when they lie 
on the surface of the 
a threepenny piece 
suat and their subsequent development up to the 
flowering stage, has been alluded to in previous num- 
bers; but success must depend upon the care 
with which all the details of the work are carried 
out. Notwithstanding Cinerarias are rather gross 
feeding plants, and that seedlings have more vitality 
in them than offsets of named varieties, it is easy to 
overdo them with stimulants in the potting soil, or 
by the application of manure-water subsequently : 
the position of the plants is also of much importance. 
Those who have a house that they can set ара 
of shading is an evil to be gua 
will cause the leaf-stalks to become long and weak, 
and the leaves of undue ae ees I would like to 
add here, that spit stan e se of an over- 
rich compost wi avate all dali eri 
opagation ri. offsets is not so well understood, 
but nevertheless it is a method of culture that must 
will ‘a as well as iat sarg 
produced from the base of the stems, and during the 
month of June they may be taken off with a portion 
s roots attached, each offset to be plante in à 
mall pot, and the whole of them must be plac 
Mene frame or hand-glass until roots have a 
in the potting soil, when they must gradually 
After being а el 
exactly like the seedlings. J. 
Gorp-LAcED PoLYANTHUSES. 
Experience the past few winters has shown 
me that Polyanthuses of all sections suffer far less 
