January 11, 1919.] 
THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 
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rmits admit plenty of air to prolong the 
Howerin ing period. 
- Preparations for depen ioo propa- 
ME ey eadiness ior 
ing and rooting ai iod: Let the 
of т konse e thoroughly washed with 
and a little paraffin 
Provi fr aterial for 
or pots in, whether the bottom 
т ferment- 
E is A uiid by hot-water pipes o 
UITS UNDER GLASS. 
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By W MESSENGER, Gardener to С. H. BERNERS, Esq., 
Woolverstone Park Gardens, Ipswich, 
»» and erus pores d 
ean as possible. eas these operations have 
may be closed for the 
Í obt un Vines 
their roots in “inside peers are most suit- 
s for етиб at this da If the borders 
are outside sufficient fermenting hes on io 
: warmth to the roo! A pum 2 
placed thereon and protected fuh eavy r 
If the soil of the inside bos is ep 
ient tepid water 
, 9n bright days, syringe the 
; house. cient 
aintain the night erature at 
ma 45° to 50, a a Y rise by day. 
lonng rods should be own in order to 
assist the buds to break evenly throughout the 
whole length of the не: 
batch of он ва 7 plants 
nay be introduced into a forcing which 
The plants s 
with a com; of loam, soot, and 
EN palverised horse -manure, ure from a 
Mushroo: 
or man 
m-bed, first removing a layer of 
e the new material firm 
n near the f-glass at 
he apex of the house ís suitable for Strawberry 
fine loam mixed with a small quantity of lea 
mould. Plunge the seed-pots in a е hot- bed 
and cover them with a sheet of glass. Water 
ired until the seeds germinate. 
ear place the po rot 
a shelf n iy oe where ке 
o danger tion grt: dra mi 
1 formed of leaves and stab e litter (revisa 
should be pas ol 
resend & night tem wein of 60° to 65°, with 
а suitable p id 
E. d bunches of Grapes hang- 
ing on the Vines should be ut gna 
сарш method о 
== for a varieties, but for cer- 
: ES jection to long a and unsightly spurs can 
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fully open (except when frosts are very severe 
or during stormy weather). If the water- -pipes 
у bug о 
epider, , remove all loose p particularly "ik 
a t hl them 
ery po 
Thoroughly wash the 
fresh lime mixed with lowers of sulphur. 
removing the surface soil of the borders top-dress 
them with fresh .compost made of good loam, 
freely mixed with wood-ash, fine mortar-rubble 
and concentrated Vine-manure. 
Cucumbers.—Seed of some approved variety 
n: Cucumber should be sown forthwith. Insert 
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THE HARDY FRUIT GARDEN. 
By Jamus E. HATHAWAY, Gardener to JOHN BRENNAND, 
Esq., Carini Park, Thirsk, Yorkshire, 
ties of Appl ich bor em crops here last 
т en nearly all rest we tal 
failures jo срок ена е Є - 
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marck and Stirling Castle e gave good аба pen 
phe 1 and Lan at fair returns 
€ : 
WES ihe Appi crop was so ligh 
hoves those who have früite in 
eep à AM watch over 
them with a view of тшн е once all which 
are not keeping well; admit a "des air to the 
fruit-room шн сы conditions are favourable. 
gre er —1f the eset А mma Ta of Peach 
t-of-doors has n n done, the work 
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swell, otherwise there wil a danger of 
reaking many of them from the The 
trunks and main branches should be scrubbed 
it 
a soft paint-b 
bes е specific to use, е 
when XL АП inseticida should be emp 
re clean and S ihe: tranches ue nd 
ash an 
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m: if it is very hea 
bble. The wh ig! 
т 
the tree at one time. Т 
eee trs engin, which is the best time to 
геи = as tying the shoots 
necessary for = 
the trees = not ne 
but they 
which may отте 
Qishurst compound 
fal 
7 excellent vari 
ung shoots with | 
- а of all fruit trees to manage, for 
some s half the number of shoots die, a 
no apparent cause. Much of the trouble m 
trace: "erg, find 
that 7 ing of the [se ches d 
there is good, deep drainage, dnd pecia 
й ts should consist of loam, lime rubble 
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not advisable to give rich mule a cover- 
ing of dry litter is useful in winter, » es ри 
the borders from frost and rain. The best t 
to apply the Petra is after the crop is set. 
Top-dressing.—Rank manures should not be 
used for this purpose: a mixture of well- decayed 
leaf- mould and manure provid ides „the best mulch, 
and in good 
Picking of ee: refuse and mortar 
tar rubble. 
Lim Trees.—Soils deficient in lime 
should receive a good i micklime. I 
refer to use it after it has been ed. Apples, 
ears, and ry-bearing bush fruits are all 
benefited by a dressing, but lime is es 
desirable for stone f 
THE FLOWER GARDEN. 
By H. MARKHAM, Gardener to the Ear? of STRAFFORD, 
Wrotham Park, Barnet, Hertfordshire, 
uitable X = 
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allowing sufficient space between 
the work of bodaidg with comfort. 
ble mate- 
suecumb rhe 
je у. are many very 
arieties rol jt this class of Rose. which ean 
a good 
and p t. They are sui 
ng old, T gary oat жой, fences. 
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varieties plant ood soil with ample drain- 
age will grow hd ly, and in a very short 
E dod Mrd as formerly an 
mass 
liard, Transon, René André, and others, 
may tola ill ы чат а 
of ae without being i T ес esta- 
ccm: nie s vid have Yers 
ready cove or or ier 
ба wi th Tignid eee at intervals g dry 
weather in the growing 
to кайшы in in vigour 
and health Roses which have pied 
position for se 3 
fed and lop dress ressed with decayed farmyard 
and iaka the soil ared 
sar’ 
a п Tubs.—Agapanthus, Myrtle, Agave, 
teddie ee rowing = 'ge py от 
rz de shoul be kept safe from Ё À tem- 
perature of 45°—a little more or M. accordi 
to the eoo ua is suitable to 
p^ l]thy. Keep the roots just moist, 
not allow the soil to become excessively dry. 
