FEBRUARY 1, 1919. ] 
| plie ed nasa as a top-dressing where the 
il is deficient in calcium. The Hee ig a6 mix 
good plan to protec th 
bber, or canvas, hose pipe. In the 
se of ar sh E ees it is best to use two stakes 
e on either 
E THE KITCHEN GARDEN. 
3 By G., ELLwoop, Gardener to W. Н. MYERS, ken. 
3 Swanmore Park, Bishop's Waltham, Hampshire, 
. French Beans.— To maintain a regular supply 
of French Beans sow seeds Sy inte: isch. 
ortnight. At this dull season good r raat 
ing six a Finis "A t 
The plants will grow more freely and make 
in th ll amount of soil 
pplies. 
_ Mushrooms.— Where a supply of fresh hor 
manure is obtainable Mushroom-beds · may Е 
1 lado at in tervals hs pes intain a regular qe 
the manu orthcoming in goo 
es, ma ld be made more frequently 
ill, as, if the material is not collected almost 
- ihe 
at e time f 
'alue of the manure will be lost. Turn the Кедр 
very two days to allow the excite heat an 
Bases о of b uc to esca; When the tem- 
e of the manure has "ta len to 809-859 
mak ц the beds, id spawn them when the 
tem peratane is 
4 erusalem А Ба the tubers of 
= Bop of Jerusalem Artichokes when 
eather is favourable, placing the large 
ens under a w facin ng north and cover- 
wi ashes until 
ound deepl 
ESSERE 
5 tubers s made 2 feet a and 
Bow 5 pire st tae t раг, 
ТНЕ THE GA RDENERS' CHRONICLE. 
53 
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sf 
aridis at ШТ Pines vm vira heat, toh 
he old 
r. 
не es once € cach Бар ht Tun a damp? Ше 
Herbaceous C Calceolaria. — . The Ne Cal- 
ration of the cool greenhouse.. Plants wintered 
ш or 5-іпсћ pots арна be oa into 7-inch 
in which they will flo The soil 
Guard ag: 
grown freely in the soil. Place the plants near 
the roof-glass in a cool, airy house, using fire 
heat only to keep out frost. RENE fly is a grésk 
pest of the Calceolaria, and the house should be 
mi *casionally. 
watering until the seedlings are гөйү. 
planted. Very minute seeds require x е 
of soil;.simply press them lightly into the sur- 
face. Place sh 1 seed-pa 
ect 
Sunshine? “larger inde. uld nave a light cover- 
ing . which should be lightly pressed 
THE FLOWER GARDEN. 
By H. MARKHAM, Gardener to the Earl of 
Wrotham Park, Barnet, терала. 
Azalea Ghent ап 
flowering plants give a more "lant шу of 
places in borde an Ghent and other Azaleas 
If the paning. y ew vane lea: on. 
tem ted this coming spring, the work of pre- 
paring the vol ‘should astened in suitable 
weather and completed before other matters be- 
come more "urgent and pressing. Efficient soil 
ag tial “ы success with these shrubs 
The compos which they are planted P = 
sweet and v uice umpy, consistin, 
ing of 
of a rather sandy texture, rough peat, leaf- тоа. 
and plenty of grit, thoroughly mixed and trample d 
firmly. 
Rhododendrons may be successfully planted 
very late in the spring. The commoner Miner 
thrive well in almost any ordinary soil, vided 
DA is well broken up and the drainage perfect. 
The choicer sorts should be given good positi 
and the soil and stations wae бех i 
Whether the plants are to be grown in beds, 
dotted in threes, or as iiie specimens, much 
uns 
Plants Growing on Walls.—' 
has эчак many plants growing on walls to make 
very early gro RA A and any pruning and regu- 
lating of ‘the and branches may be do: 
favourable weather. See that 
n 
Lily of 
pikes of Lilv of the Ы Valley roots should be 
па gnenaliy in well-manured soil, ina md 
tion facin west. To obtain large spik 
plant ad crowns 2 or 3 Оке apart: 
