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ЁН E GARDEN ERS’ 
THE KITCHEN cue 
Ву 9. Ettwoop, Gardener to H. Mr Esq., 
Swanmore Park, Bishop's Waltham, па, 
rrows.—Early Marrows are greatly appre 
ciated, and se sown singly in 60-sized pots 
now will f inr plants for early cropping. 
Germinate the seeds in a house or pit having 
a tempora reui = ansfer the seedlings 
to larger ро } y need increased 
root room, in a com- 
r box s the 
M nting them ev та 
f equal parts loam" and manure 
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ots and tr © а Là xm in vacant pláces in à 
house havin e temperature. 
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жа 3н varieties for early croppin It 
Fic. 36.—TANAKAEA RADICANS : 
A VETERAN GARDENER, 
THE tolo ting — appeared in the Hobart 
Mercury, December 2, 1918 ;— 
“Mr. William Smith, who was born in Devon- 
shire on March 14, 1812, er last week at the 
see rth Fitzroy М ). 
Ty Tret the old m ad 
oniy been in “the ines реса two months, having 
prior to that period supported him self 
gardener. H deriully active and noc 
tralia in the ship 
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Mage of sor the He w 
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Arthur Garnett, Шы, Tasmani 
FLOWERS GREENISH-WHITE. 
advantage to pollenate the flowers when they are 
open 
ned fully, to ensure the fruits setting. 
т О ne Вг 
early sprouts, and the present is a suitable tim 
to make the first sowing. Sow in boxes filled 
with sandy soil, just cover the seed, and pl 
a splen 
otatos.—To maintain re TR supply of 
ikers for use, well-sprc Rata sets of an early 
variety should be planted in pits, or on a Bard 
bed furnishing steady warmth. Plant the “ seed ” 
tuters in rows at 18 inches apart and 4 eee 
in depth. Keep the lig losed until the 
hz d be prepa for ова by 
Broad 
should be sown x d for plants ts 
raised from » x sown now produc = the heret 
crops. ound for Broad Beans should 
have been pui гоа за i prepared d manuring 
and trenching. Sow seeds in rows made 30 
CHRONI ICLE. 
[Marcu 1, 1919. 
inches apart, а cing them alternately in th 
drills at a distance ot 7 inches. W M the planta 
are 8 inches high, Sat them up. Hoe the soil 
on frequent occasions. А single row ye ub 
or Turnip may, with adv antage, be sown between 
each row of Beans as a catch-crop. 
a скав т present is the most оррог- 
tune time to the finer varieties of Cauli- 
flowers. 
The ita should grow steadily without 
a check for a long period. Sow the seeds in 
frames, at the same distar е ind 
closed for a few days, until the pu are estab 
lish ier and syringe the seedlings with 
extra care, and admit air on all favourable 
occasi Early nt, A nn Giant, an 
Autumn Mammoth will furnish a succession of 
eads, until the later sown vari оу іп 
Herbs.—The perennial kinds should 
T. of Herbs 
be dug up and divided, placing healthy SO 
in ЖЫП. cultivated ground containing g 
HARDY FRUIT N. 
By Jamrs E HAWAY, Gardener to JOHN BRENNAND, 
Esq., Baldersby Park, Thirsk, Yorkshire. 
Raspberries.— The ing > 
The ground for planting should be trenc 
s d enriched with ple of farm- 
ard manure, leaf-mould, vegetable refuse and 
where they e had, }-inch bones. Most kinds 
of soil suit Raspberry, but heavy ground 
should be well drained and lightened with 
burn se lect strong, vigorous 
canes for planting, and cut away all damaged 
parts. In planting, place fine, rich soil about 
the roots and break up the lumpy portions і 
earth, ugh soils do not hold moisture freely 
in summer. Do plant the roots deeply. Most 
varieties need some kind of support, and the best 
method is to the es on a trellis-work 
which, for strong-growing varieties should be 
pl 6 feet rt and the plants 2 to 3 fee 
r. Less vigorous varieties may be grown 
in rows 5 feet apart. The rows should run north 
to south. Raspberries planted now should be 
back 1 
as canes enn are allow rop the 
rely make good shoots ee Таша oe phe 
Ped season. Directly after = ing place a mulch 
of short manure over the 
i Raspberr ries.— This type сі 
Ap rina a different tr ains to that 
ed the summer-fruiting the іл nits 
de ыр chiefly o п the tops о 
All ке old canes к 
n Febru 
ie be rries are 
аі ‚ chiefly 
; ; the best plan is to P 
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це. canes after dusk o ray smeared with 
sticky adr. 
THE ORCHID HOUSES. ^i 
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and Sac ng 
as the roots are active, be Teaves 
material. Healthy plants Furnished with e 
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