THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
stance from the parent plant 
m but those who desire 
frui Mens ud ot be overl d 
In t e past season of fruit scarcity the sma 
Íruits proved d bere pics 
my 
hints to encourage Pouce jm ‘pleat fern more 
fi 
fruits mentioned ar 
is surface rooting, and 
should have a top-dressing of manure placed on 
the surface, and nally g i 
of old potting юй. ог gu All amp fruits 
are improved in colour and growth by the 
application of soot and lime, and it is a 
y good plan to apply t materia!s 
seas farmyard manure next. 
much animal dung is apt to e the 
ground sour t the lime 1 mteract 
this trouble. thus keeping the ground beneath 
the bushes sweet an cing the caterpillar 
ague. have proved this to be the case, as 
our bushes were at by the Gooseberry 
illar during summer of 1917, and 
lague in А few illas were 
noticed on one bush, and as these were promptly 
dealt with we no further trouble. It would 
be interesti know if other growers have had 
a similar ience. ork among bush 4 — 
is best done when the оппа i as dry 
dition as it be in winter, on Mie pruning 
is pkra gpa 1 Die and rubbish shou!d be 
Thatcher, 
" Carlton 
Park ТЕКИН Market Harborough, Ё 
COMPOSTS. 
Іх ** Notes on Manures for Di 
by the Rothamsted лир киши Station, it is 
stated that у parts of the ntry com- 
post-making is now a lost art, but at one time 
it flourished vigorously. The type m 
that has persi longest is the old ** lime 
a by al ting layers of vegetable 
one of the chief ies sae ^. de 
ults w 
; it appears that the best n 
ined when lime was com with materiale 
poor in nitrogen, such as hedg 
old banks of ч ‘ditches, mad 
about one of lime to t of the other - 
rials; the as left Pie a time, and the 
turned. Earth composts w where 
e preferred 
contained more pi niei than the 
ve-mentioned substances, such, for example, 
ени а slaughterhouse Th 
as waste and slaughter! waste. 
proportion of earth varied; as much as sone 
loads of earth to one of animal w. 3 
aste w 
times u used ; ;in other cases “ч half this метан 
Tt w: ever, deni 
that better results were obtained from 
of earth ап from 
T» th 
he use 
lime or farm rmyard: manure. 
use 
and ‘the ma! rege are simply thrown into i the 
manure heap; obviously they should еп de 
— in nitrogen than the А inarv vegetabl 
THE ORCHID HOUSES. 
By Н. С. ALEXANDER, Orchid Grower to Lt.-Col. Sir 
G. L. Ногғовр, E cv. 
"Соц estershire, 
Ventilation.—Mu gn 
delight in a full and 
Choice 
C.I.E., 
kinds, and also ma 
Westonbirt, 
all т 
Orc 
free. аы go adm 
sion of fresh air may easily be over- done rhe this 
ny 
season. 
f 
"red 1 to {нме are often plac 
the roof-glass, and, in small hou 
ге top cet X: ttom ventilat 
uses, this means 
less liable t 
damping 
other troubles, 
owing to 
amount of light 
tl reaches 
the all 
sides. have 
seen it advised. 
giv 
ing the w 
бл 
but 
her too ue мд учее ла airing » often 
pasara When a cold wind 
EE 
is blowing from 
Sg de to 
either side of the house it x та eA gà 
keep the ventilators cl tly on the bots 
W: i The ventilation should be co 
ous ; small 
] d ht а the lifting should 
so arranged that th 
ared ventil have eat 
the lever and pin arrangements, 
fi so that it is im e to 
iously a 
of much. fire-heat 
Шри is СТ 
С the hous bso 
cold, dry Made e. 
eat pice and the use 
maintain 
beet All the moisture 
d by th raugh 
the requisite 
ge the entire length of the sven gr 
keeps the atmosphere of 
eet. 
а 
sary. 
The etka 
ity of со 
nyon 
on deaf the 
will take measures 
ly 
to a 
| шев of 
n Orchids 
[January 4, 
Growth out of season often follows lack of 
lation now ; judicious use, therefore, of the 
tor as 
lators in every house is ess at 
ason as at any time during the year 
THE KITCHEN GARDEN. 
By G. ELLwoop, Gardener to W. Н. MYER 
Swanmore Park, Bishop's Waltham, Наши 1 
Arrangement of Plots. 
\ table ача is У 
таде, Du the 
the areas reserved si ta ee egetables 
require " farmyar ‚ pro word k 
dressing of burnt nie. len refuse and soot 15; 
сіе when the aa is tre 
enchin forem теа the gl 
E 
о 
pii 
lasting and regular m in the crops 
Ed рле most adve seasons. Both 
manure akaid be used ; the {тей 
prio cote NA КӨНЕ, pe and fallen tree ke 
should be incorporated with the 
uld lower spit, P 
ing the кау pang ол under е top 
the work proceeds. hen the plot is 
dressing of n on the surface will j^ very 9 be 
ted i 
ficial. Ground trea n this manner 18 § 
able for growin ea phe On 
flowers, and othe ss-feeding p 
land is trenched in winter the 
h 3 
left in the roughest State, ye expose it as ™ 
e wea e T 
ing or digging should be ve in 
weather pa d much better to eap "his 
portan operation ink for weeks than 
at inclement i 
«s RR have he: 
during the pie pen ther of the past we 
sharp frosts are 
they Plena to maintain a steady growt adi in. 
n мес a de are 3 obtain 
Winter " 
uch ai 
that рог уу Hen a check to 
Eee озын апа 
ill-effect m тп on those tha at are restin such 
cases, entilators v ЕТ tly to 
allow the close, warm ai air at oe m x 
but only мылы opr the Side of at, 
Hot пык оа to the present fue fue 
tions hot-beds 
consist of two parts or sti 
t parfs leaves, 
The hei 
by 2 feet 
