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THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
LETTERS FROM SOLDIER-GARDENERS. 
A CHATEAU GARDEN IN FRA 
е (now i. as 
nity oi in- 
Ww 
better described in 
opportunities for xo өкү pa were 
I am giving away no military secret when I 
state that the garden which I now attempt to 
iria ed is situated not far from the city 
of Om Ries cháteau had been vacated, 
the "a apnd bsc. cid ud 
with m 
erudi 
of 
tw. ed 
rows of Rhubarb. The narrow ers i 
walks wi mainly with such 
flo as Б in som al ith 
herbs and salads. The outer bord he 
f ga here it ; 
as gathere 
could certainly not be 
ely grown in the foo 
i was an archway of Hazel 
a gravel path. On „the other side 
belt of 
bs, utilised 
for лутчы and hardy herbaceous s p 
fruit intersected the main pne and 
of Apples, ein 
imated th 
as is so frequently the case in 
English gardene. Wiliam Е. Roda — 
TREES AND SHRUBS. 
HYBRID OAK; 
val of Heredity ч October, 1918, 
contains an n ass of Oak hybrids raised. by H. 
Ness, pee. 4 to ше Te exas State 
ment Sta The 
Overcu Бе x, "2. lyrata 
giniana, the latter being the 
to the Lepidobalanus ee о! 
ugh they di iffer widely a number of features. 
trunk and a broad, diffus 
ead of rather сеа limbs and shoots while 
he Overcu a tall руг rm 
The I 
and 
long CEN s cup; 
me suggests, they oblate 
байга by the cup, the аза of "s 
thickened. The hybrids raised, 
1 acral “habit r* 
lustre of their foliage they are р, to 
both of their parents as ornamental tr The 
wood is very hard, close-grained, and toug! 
NOTES FROM FRANCz. 
HITE POGONIRIS. 
Mes the very ee M study of White Pogon 
published in Gard. Chron., November 23, 
1918, I would add the very fine va variety named 
La Nei 
— pee d E the late Mr. Verdier in 
Hei Say fen ed i 
ago, and placed in com- 
y. "Men Е ite parentage 
r. can say nothin ng, but it is one of the ve "T 
white Irises, not only ause its flow 
are dite pure, but E on pagan of the fall 
ing so ance 
out hori zonally, = lt овраг A 
those of any other vari S. 
BEGONIA EVANSIANA. 
the note on Me ape Le in кеш 
Chron., November 23, 191 y add 
ong been 
Ж. e 
. 82, 1 
а 
tubers, forgotten in the beds, 
id. Pe oe: by den dead leaves which ‘abe fallen 
survive in m 
" sta: 
position- the better it LEE 
cool 
on 
which sy" were started bec igh. 
= Е wie have Ее healthy sprouts by stand- 
in es they will be in the best 
camille. О condition for planting. re we place 
three sets in each 10-inch pot and рот Bhi a 
friable compost с D: of loam, lea 
i 
ties for 
Main sis "did Late Potatos.—Stand the 
and ened growt 
tubers have plenty of ge and guard against 
injury by fro: 
Реаѕ, — for boxes may be sown with Peas 
sing r compost to that adv vised for 
Potatos. Cover the seeds with the finer particles 
of the soil to the depth of 1 inch. Water 
them well, and place the seed-boxes in a house 
aving emperature of ect dwarf- 
growing T r this sowin er that 
they may be nted out in rns eventually. 
Pioneer, gon Arthur, and Che 1ѕеа Gem are 
suitable varieties 
Broad idm. It great advantage to 
aise Broad Beans in n De particularly joe 
the soil is of a cdd. heavy nature. The tre 
ment a be the same as that Ae 
for Pea: 
Gen ral marks.—To maintain a constant 
fone of nen place 
[onn and Dandelion 
roots in a warm, dark pie at intervals of 
twelve days for forcing, Sow Mustard and 
Cress in boxes in gentle warmth. Endive is more 
nutty in flavour if bla ies in a low tempera 
ture, a cold, frost-proof frame for preference. 
The frame should be we d or covered 
with dry litter, to exclude the light and frost. 
Rhubarb may b ted a ised f ale. 
Procure protecting material, 
Bracken Fern, Fir, or Yew “hoake as a pro 
tection against cold, cutting winds. Sprout early 
Potatos in boxes 
THE ge Neer 
By Н. G. ALEXA: rower to Lt.-Col. Sit 
G. L. Dars as Tex Grn Westonbirt, 
"Gloucestershire. 
—This species is by 
no hough it has 26 en some 
of flower- 
ing is from 
ere 
слон € plant 
o be a 
P 
be well drained. The young g 
centre of which the Mose. то been pro- 
duced. are sending new root 
present is the most suitable time to repot any 
plants that may require fresh rooting ; 
ш d the flower-spikes have been first Te 
movi 
