JANUARY x 1919.] 
THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 
—Ü biu of forcing varieties oí 
Cay ane git t m let san 
- be done at on ing similar soil an 
- adopting tinilar conditions a advised for Oni 
th gs_off as xml es they yes 
ШЕ 
ог transference, into boxes, at 2 inches 
apart; at a later date some e: "is strongest 
plants may be potte ted in 24-inch pots, for an 
early Supply, placing -— selected plants in a 
little armth, a ing them as is 
he зне ун мы нна in the 
the еу кап бахтах a break in 
late E ng should inclement e 
Leeks.—lí large plants of Leeks are required 
E M supplies, sow ped ae thw ith. In this 
sow the seed inch pots, filled with 
Eight, sandy soil. 8 
for pricking off, grow them in 
i in a position near the roof- 
and Prizetaker are two first-rate varieties 
.Tomatos first sowing of Тав 
seed where pedi is at «кирин; ere 
er the sow: month. Sow in 5 r 
ing a warm 
Xcess rab. Serie "ab th at the 
head, must E exam ipae a tthis season. 
e -80W 
à n wil be much less exhausted, 
R G. есере other crops, such as late 
‘Runner Beans eads of autumn- 
Harbinger pe c for oe here 1 now. 
ee 
., Cucumbers.—Sow 
in small 60-sized a 
warm Pi 
©. H. BERNERS, Esq., 
Ый, Ipswich, 
т b eep the centres 
Ф ‘or remove 
others o 
of the trees open, @ 
gross shoots likely to rob 7d 
vigour. DADA should be 
TAE out the — ч ач a 
ord of 
growth 
frequent i ОРЕК VE in the 
short m 
an ата previous 
shoals range from 559 to 
to the of the 
and useless pons ж 
Fig I Biped the supply of 
tablished trees the 
d be closed ora 
condition it will not be necessary to water 
r some е 
= aec kso ed to become dry. If water 
sufficient to the soil to 
the E EA e ihe border. Provide a tem- 
6 of 50 О GE ak wight, mod dd eR 
йота TOS by сы. When the weather t 
ight and s i 
times a day "when 
favourable, 
occasions. 
wea conditions are 
and admit air freely, on similar 
PLANTS рка GLASS. 
уйы ner to the Duke of 
yoo Midlothian. 
Carnations.—For = decoration of plant 
houses under the present a анун 
mid 
system of heating, Carnat -winte 
ntribute the most serviceable. a Weil as the 
most no: e of flower lowering 
plants of Tree Carnations grown in a tempera 
ture of 50° ould be watered with Sad 
allow the soil to become moderately dry, ` 
ater it sufficiently to moisten it Таоа, 
and feed the roots occasio: onally w 
be eges clean 
а wea lution of salt and water ee 
Carnations t propagated from strong, 
healthy, clean cuttings, кле = th Берд 
f October serted in ame previously 
litter io provide a 
abs ce ter weed a 
Ос i 
should be сеа пеаг E roof- sas, wakes 
carefully, and kept free pests. Th 
esd teat of these flake ye be Pioi Mac 
he best procurable loam, mixed with char 
ын Carnation manure. In дану climatic 
conditions cuttings of Tree Carn may be 
oose [peti stout, 
E 
! Hl 
ing Sat} ot jen! -mould, and grown near 
roof:glass. 
Souvenir M la Malmaison Carnat lons.— 
of Carnation is akan to ihe re- 
necessary when bi peitperatuse t th use 
falls below 40°. "Even with cool treatment they 
need an abundance of fresh air. Great care is 
necessary at this season in watering both young 
kd пейте ае. Err rather in keeping 
soil dry than too w bes e UM is 
loni frequent pies of a weal ion of a 
post е iliser. The e they are wished to 
flower will de үт general со of 
treatment. K 
Sat "lean; fumigating 
or spraying with an insecticide às is necessary. 
THE HARDY FRUIT GARDEN. 
BRENN. ý 
By James E. dew fer re Thirsk, Torna AND. 
k Currants.—The pruning of 
ade uo be done whenever the iri hs is 
favourable. As these bushes fruit on the shoots 
of the previous year, 
as can 
t» 
the pest wi 
rant needs rich. soi and if planted in a situation 
that is poe ao a buildi e hottest 
part of th ot be so liable to 
attacks of aphid 
R а Ве 
апа the White Currant fruit on the old ‘wold: 
d th ung si оо! о 
тщ shoots thinned in summer. 
lent fruits for resets on Узата hese = they 
e. e : wn as cor 
A: best бе ‘of тори pa 
бета, s from cuttings; select strong, well- 
сав about 12 to 15 inches long, and 
ut the bods at Еч re end, leaving about 
seven or eight eyes groun making 
a trench ti piantine p оша, level the 
the Me and cut out 
operations are finished an 
apply a good Best es of manure to all be 
bushes. ot a dung is not ENS > apn 
a dressing of pot en vin газ 
x if 
Bonne gm 
add 2 parts nitrate of май andy give a 
cd Xem Comm beneficial 
to bush f 
If th 
124 ey shoal a шо prt with qui veu 
lime when Th e will 
only keep nd 
fertiliser and kee 
the end o arch. The Mi отр wet 
weather is against o Aa amongst hardy 
es to de edad if 
fruit, but it offers 
the land is Рс ер tly pained If this is 
found to be so, per to the matter, as all fruits 
need a free drain 
THE FLOWER GARDEN. 
By H. MARKHAM, Gardener to the Earl of STRAFFORB, 
Wrotham Park, Barnet, Hertfordshire. 
Bedding Plants.—Make a 
ex п 
of beddin А Ге бс іп cold. 
frames; remove decayed foliage and weeds, and 
stir the surface soil between the plants. In 
the case of such comparatively hardy plants as 
ents s, Pansies, Ca s C larias 
and Antirrhinums, remove the lights entirely 
in "aad weather. In cold weather 
inds are blowing, 
5 ventilation accordingly, and afford Gab pls puc 
ion in very severe uu e 
"ай L3 roots em soil from freez 
Plant терд 2 is intended io em- 
M Lyc Нео. “Неого 
open. All stock plants should receive 
tention, and the 
areful at roots supplied with 
just enough moisture keep them fresh 
the wood plump. Remove decayed foliage on 
elargoniums and other large plants intend 
for ка з vases ап ee pet for 
to 
g in the open te the 
rder. up а ала СЕХ the 
seeds required, both ы м зы їп 
sie under glass, and Seagate: it to ea dn 
n forthw .Certain seeds, such as those of 
with very har 
er d the ot appear aS" germinating 
irr arly retain the pans in 
for some time, > ge ently some of the best 
varieties aro amongst th e last to come up. - 
