Ё FEBRUARY 8, n 
are more 
Le 
1 ripedium.—No Orchid flowers 
эрти р both on the plant 
d 
heat or to cold draughts. Plants 
kept for a rt period in a 
elling-house without suffering there Эў T 
al y. Wnrerver, ust be 
: wer of ЖИА гар 
town fogs, whi & perhaps better than 
any other Orchids in- блай чө, Winter flowers 
ave a special charm, and, as the numerous 
ан of И O papoa now in cultivation are 
beauty, and conspicuous E ue colour- 
orm, the Lady's Slipper 
forms Rad ро шей at 
s varieties of id he ag 
Leea uie c. nitens, C. Ca ури С. 
md С. Actaeus, that а originated en c. 
) heigne, are cheap plants com E ising some of the 
useful and easily accommodated of the 
Bele genus. Their r as can 
be afforded by anyone “in possession of a green- 
house in which an intermediate temperature can 
е maintained. 
are suc 
‚ will have foliage a 
i ure Pan, able to produce 
lowers in abundane 
PLANTS UNDER GLASS. 
ву JAMES WHYTOCK, Gardener to the Duke of 
_. BUCCLEUCH, Dalkeith Palace, Midlothian. Ў 
—Where Bouvardias have 
` intermediate temperature 
AM + -be ye er x. end 
citings may be o tained quickly. um- 
is a most useful winter-Howering 
iring a туы of 60°; whe fe 
have finished flowering shake the 
ts of a few s ipd cut the roots 
ieces ce them in 
. and pans of- 
h weg i come ee vin 
ts for pt winter. Poin 
most cae me of start- 
growth is to them 
ae a layer of a na pos 
he. (ss and then fill with a lig 
зен Pica ni about [2 or 
CAII бее юе: 
THE E GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
a temperature of 60° 
Afford and later on pot 
the tubers according 
to their size into bj or 
65-inch pots; pot fir in a compost of fibrous 
oam, peat, f- la, sand and  charcoa 
Stand the plants near the glass in a warm 
ou water carefully. Gloxini de 
a with 
finely sifted soil, “peat, and Ру and make the 
surface level before sowi ng the seed ; ie oug 
soak the soil with water, and s on 
the smooth surface. "NO evening “of en is 5 neces 
sary if the pens are placed in a warm propagat 
ing case and covered with 96 until germina- 
tion’ occurs. 
FRUITS UNDER GLASS. 
By W erae Gardener to C. Н. BERNERS, Esq., 
oolverstone Park Gardens, Ipswich 
Straw wie on е earliest forced Strawberry 
lants will in flower, and when this 
hed Siva antage should be стак 
to perfect pes ot the f 
n a near the 
an Mines 1 d tion e roi 
A pip ee. p- t and 65° on 
sunny day e for the nts whilst in 
flower. "d чы beteh ot pata may "bs "upra 
mo Ag forcing-house, accordi: to req 
e Eyes.— The method of raising young vines 
fr eyes one adopted generally. From 
well-ripened growths laid in at apos А time, 
select the s st buds, cut them out with about 
half an inch of wood on either side, and insert 
them in small 60-size pots EM with fibrous loam, 
leaf-mould and sand. Place the poís in à warm 
house for a few days leis plunging them in a 
hotbed of about 759. 
— bers, -Wan S a ision ae been m 
for successional the winter fr 
Є Cucumbers сх not he’ worth ini 
blero after 
nother Agi eeks. To encourage growth afford 
ese liq die = 
IH 
stim lan 
€ to prevent ME Rs Mer 
b de rre 0, at the second leaf. Main- 
atmosph ing down 
a day temperate of "me, allowing a rise о: of w 
to 15° with sun heat. Young p nts which ar 
forward ачта тау Бе ory into 
quarters hot- 
vised for Melons, hating u 
the glass as convenient. e compost 
а een of light fibrous Teen E mould, 
= good sprinkling of wood a sh. 
jets of the Que iety likely to 
canes ie ptu the bring ebd bs top- . 
dressed at ove a P PE the adl leaves 
o soi 
with good turfy loam and 
bone m the soil га dry afford sufficient 
water at; a temperature 809 thoroughly 
moisten it, down to m ocks, after whi 
ery little water wil be required for some time 
в соте. А perature of 70° by night an 
75° to 80° b y, wi bottom heat of from 
©. фо ДЫ? suit the fruiting wins During 
859, wi 
severe weather a slight perat 
may be allowed with beneficial “ес on the 
ий 
plants. The bottom heat qnem not exceed 
— it do so slightlv ro ера 
Ros as to create.a free pen space round 
E HARDY FRUIT GARDEN 
By James E. HATHAWAY, Gardener to MM BRENNAND, 
Esq.. Baldersby Park, Thirsk, Yorkshire, 
P s of е 
little pruning will 
AE "were Pisis last 
vp er qe, sho 
т S indies, and 
Cherry Trees. 
mostly fruit on 
ч Боа Ы 
UU 
65 
Biackberries. — These useful fruits are otken 
ong, in a slanting 
direction; any growth beyond а is allowed to 
remain until the s ring, when shortened 
the top of the trellis, SHAH Y is 6 feet high. 
Sand and cold clays do not suit the отт. 
which enjoys plenty of water and а free drain 
age. Plants ed gross growth are improved 
by having a spade inserted the fuli len m of the 
blade in the soil around them. e various 
kinds of Brambles are easily propa ied by 
notching and pegging down the young shoots 
Loganbernies may be tre арна: 
г Next Year’s Use.— 
t weather the condition o of the 
has not been edible for cutting a supply a turf 
for stacking, but it should be don 
the land is sufficiently 
from an old 
sta 
sprea OW лыр. downwards and then 
between the turves, or betw зрте) ro" 
The centr the heap should be Тый. 
When the stack is co ple it 
e pan from heavy rains by boa 
sheets of galvanised iron. The compost ‘should 
be in splendid condition for use by next a 
sho d 
when the heap 
through from ics to 
excellent turves may ү 
sides, especially where the metal used for rei 
the road contains iron or lime. In some districts 
roads ar ў 
f 
will depend on the quality of the soil and он 
of fibre, and may vary from 2 to 5 inches 
THE FLOWER GARDEN 
By Н. песи, agg ve to the Earl el STRAFFORD, 
oiham Par k, Barnet, Hertfordshire 
Her Акеш Borders. — February is busy 
month in the flower garden when sag plant- 
ing, alteration, Seca mores of new herbaceous 
borders remains to be done. "Those who in 
a little Poe 
ore pressing them 
An If the tu f Anemone fulge 
have p ав forthwith, z 
inches deep about 6 inches apart, in n beds 
well enriched with yed manure and rende 
g- 
ot be overlooked as a spring flower. 
There же о нч pleasing sae that will 
m a good show * plan earl 
ey 
он. ble accom однак is 
for ruris Кит эшли new 
vel the latter should be sown now Н the plan 
tended t uring Rer perry 
аяг Tt a an an matter to ве! oo 
among the many excellent varieties plants of 
tall, ссн апі pros habit. а the 
seed in clean, well-drained 
pans, ering the 
crocks nm a little moss or tree-leaves. ЕШ 
the рай oe a Mee rete of inches of Sh 
at] 
ik ыты нз finer soil containing plenty of of 
sand. Press the soil firmly, scatter the seeds 
evenly, cover them with similar soil, and gently 
press it down. | 
