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64 THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE ТЕБЕ #8 ШИ 
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MUSTARD-CROWING AS A PREVENTIVE ae m cae the ше: land during the sum- 
OF WIREWORM. i ; 
This ive some explanation 
ect of the Mustard seed crop, but the plough Í 
For many years the cultivation oa Wh in or feedi ff present re d € 
Mustard has been recommended as of Rd problems. The crop then is not on the ground = 1 
best methods of dealing with land үнер һу r long, and the partial starvation of the wire- ; 
wireworms, and since there seem to be som worms can hardly occur. In the case of shee “sa THE KITCHEN Dee 
doubts both to the resulte whic то e ex. feeding, the thorough trampling and шшш By G. eiu — W. H. 
ted from the. troatnient aud manner їп Py the sheep is doubtless кошуна to wire- Swanmore Park, Bishop’s Waltham, Жар 
which it is out, w ‘hak on the sub- Worms засаа, but where the Mustard is Digging and poner — When weather per- 
j may be of interest. plough it uld Pise wi ges as if + ia digging and trenching should be proceede 
aling with the latter question first, the lant on des гот released some гоша ith rapid.y as mus i and manure suit 
Л A p may be е а in three ways (Mustard oils?) definitely injurious to wi rms able for ota бе е тн rs goon ] 
A d at is brought to the surface will тесей 
(1) It may be grown as а seed crop, in which ES: $ К "9 : speculation the tap aue derivable from exposure to 
case it will be sown in il-May, and will the subject, since wireworms are being full s and frosts that inva; iably visit us befo 
occupy the ground for the whole su (2) it ‘investigated at Roth "ee Experimental i n nting become g 
may be ploughed in green, usually when abo Station, and defi forthcomi раар, ots duviny d B 
18 inches to 2 feet in height; (3) it may be eaten The above observations hare Perhaps, been gor the ева пон іа рон бона esit 
off by sheep. In the two last cases the Mustard made d from the farmer’s point of view, must be encouraged in aveny way, but fire 
is usually sown in late summer, after a fallow, since it i ч ug arm that Mustard-growing is shou ld not be used except in very severe 
or when an early crop has been harvest rried on ; e conclusion, it may be well to lub. The dint: will now need a light top- 
ree methods clearly differ in principle imn their application in the case of the horti- raising composed of equal parts of Mushroom- 
with regard to th influence on the soil, for culturist a gar In the first place, bed manure and loam. сс them their fin 
i i no:m enefit, an Маа ОШ - a pee measure. It stakin , afford an abundance of i: 
comparatively little of the Mustard plant is left would be useless, for instance, to grow Mustard favourable weather, and syrin wt ud d clo 
i . In the second hird methods mong: Pota protect the latter. thi house early each afternoon to husband T 
the manurial effect is considerable, but a, were done, there would either be no effect, or в р 
there is a difference, for in the second the entire tie wireworms might e driven to the Peas Qut-of-Doors.—A sowing of Peas shou 
ustard plant is under, wh h Potatos, for it is quite clear that wireworms will = ы. ише ae i on 15 bo: 
hird a ym ter Сыз is eaten by the sheep, and 106 eat Mustard if they can ing else ix QW кә specs; 1n. Urencue TM 
e manurial and the train ling f Mustard is to be used by the gardener as ie iy hoe, to the S d 4 inches; som 
treatment for wireworm, probably es bei Sn ee зе d restet 
- ahd, a hnair olid 
the animals to be considered. Strange to say, Meth doing is to sow it as a crop, more inches lower than the surrounding 
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each. Gt these metlóda ЗЛА almost кору. for seed, „оп Ла па which is ШЫ, and so providing shelter for the seediings from 
impartially for wirew -infes and, or gardens. It will Кееп winds. Should the soil be p 
choice being guided mainly bv local custom— the seeds with old potting soil. 
1.е., ана T is usually grown for s ~ Early Мө апа the Pilot are splendid wie 
t voured; in other districts ties for arly sowing: 
Par: MK eased shou!d be 
his od 
either the нн ы in ог feeding off are тоте made 
sual maintain a constant supply of Parsley. For 
ear E i uld 
me next to the evidence in favour of ly ab арнай s sho dud mW het 
ustard-growing as preventive of wire а кже E 
worm. It must be itted that there is - large санду bait: sett ода о -— | 
little direct experimental evidence, and almost | ic e d ; E plant o & 12 e 
the whole of our information has been de- Sir Я : art during April in well prepared ground. 
rived from practical sot tapping ГОП. the (oa ee Щщ L9 i Plants тарык the ‘present supply of Parsley, 
farm. At the same time this experience 119 te | whether in frames or in the open, should have 
has now extended over so many years (success- e every encouragement; stir the surface soi 1 
ful trials were recorded at the beginning of last ай give frequent light saa of soot. ў 
century), апа: Һаѕ been ‘so greatly in favour of Fic. 24.—cnick BEETLE AND ITS LARVAE. THE Aspara: Кн рдн the mainc Asparagus 
the system. that it may safely be concluded WIREWORM. bode have not been top-dressed thie should be 
that Mustard-growing does te rid infested done forthwith. ae weeds from the surfat 
land of wireworms. It is impossible in a short of the beds and apply a dressing of manure €: 
5 uote many defi c f enable the land to be thoroughly cleaned of Spinaci Spinach is always we.com® 
this view. but the writer's own experience in. Weeds, and, apa: its effects on wireworms ut ym uncertainty of the weather during We 
connect: with a farm in the ef Buelnd . will се rtainly prevent subsequent trouble fron деш two 8 promp to sow se 
may of interest. On this farm grasses have — annual" pests as leather-jackets. g e or two lights on a gentle hot-bed. , * 
been grown for seed for many years, and these  !9 80 troublesom the allotment-holder as to sabumn-acscn out-door beds need to be d 
grass | t the end of their term are always so find his plot А and other hoed, and frequently dusted with soot an 
infested with wireworms that when they are 801 pests, and t ss of a rs crop of h. А fe ughs of Spruce or bod side 
is difficult to grow any pon vegetables would probably be lv compen- rome diae "t placed on the nor 
them. is difficulty, however, is almost alway sa y a relative freedom m injury subse of th | 
overcome ing a first crop of Mustard for quently. When the land is already garden or 
seed. with the result that the crop following the Allotment, then Mustard is well worth growin; |. THE ORCHID HOUSES. 
Mustard is seldom damaged. е. d стор {0 be dug in as a green manure. Its value for ву н. G., ArxxáX Orchid Grower to Lt.-Ool. e 
itself cor. Дик capes all injury, but once it suf this purpose alone is worth the ube and ex- G. 1 HoLronp, Mu TCR C.LE., ышы, : 
fered consi мем. Tn this case. for reasons Pense, while there is also the general experience Gloucestershire 
which need not b^ cniered into, the soda > that oe will be much reduced. Disa.—Th Disa ita dés some OL. 
were burnt in e dies ring instead of being On the whole, the practice of Славна, чава most beautifu 1 Terrestrial Orchids in а | 
under. field v was then кыны оп шна ы -infested land seems much and yet и seio vss “hence r 
clean, и eg its co боти on Mustard Commended, although f rom the scientific sa 
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berig йо about half view its effects on the wire secre are still rather зу nok gene rally grown, Their seo тма ost. 
ireworm attack becure. 7. О. Р. Fryer, Board sri winter a period ol the a wi 
ше. ryer, of Agri- cultivators, disk soaking a 
1 Th ow best in a cool, Min. airy 
SUNFLOWERS FOR SEED. en Bo a Ga н t ИШ 
е ; 
Lasr year I grew one acre of Sunflowers; supplied with water. They grow well in 9? 
half the seed was sown in boxes in cold frames, post formed of peat and phagnum-moss. 
: pe ceste wn in the open. The thie Ка of a little coarse oa fe гой 
ттег was much the mo: " have rowing vigorously : 
fully-matured heads were in September, and Post to hk a eat of stage аз pem as 
w ripened the seeds were taken out, be 
crushed, and fed to the fowls with other food. grown must be thoroughly well irae о 
<a}, think so litte of compost will e unsuitable, | 
m IB M the шр that chief details in the successful cultivation of tb 
tend it; indeed, T ын to fill ы piot with Or я 
chids are a cool temperature, a shady 
carly or 1, аќе Drumhead abbage. А. good Капка and a анне supply of water _ 
