110 
seeds of this рын to Messrs. James Veitch and 
Sons e оше : 
ARE . 
any сир ы arket grower would find the 
culture of ms plant profitable. 
dwarf and t of Stevia. 
e growers эй h 
produces muc 
sprays. А оа 
bedding. When pinched requently this iier 
makes a useful subject carpeti 
CHRISTMAS TRADE JN ue 
The most popular Christmas flowering plant 
this year in America has been red Cyclamen ; 
prices of these and all other were dearer 
an ever before known her go pante 
sold wholesale at 30s. to each. Som 
were in small tubs; all were raised. fro 
0 iser of Glo 
4. Glo oire de Chatelairie "dom not ше 
prices as the ers. One 
growers who had been able t 
1 eal, and other English winter flowering 
hybrids, were able to obtain fancy prices 
th em were ба in evidence 
- 
porem usual, o the stoppage of Belgian 
tations, bat Чы nr rae up i 
sale. Erica melanthera, 
m up to aon “a iat MIN sold w: 
raph ja jacquin Numer: 
E wal dow 
evi idence, also "Pape White Nare bu 
wing to the late кш of Dutch bulbs. there 
were no Tulips о this year. Otaheite 
es sold in teat numbers, Ardisia 
crenulata, the three vus four-year-old ies 
= d нр cleared o Ат cheape 
е 
uch in 
retail stores "tof; However.. 
named, to 
ices also он ну 
war growers can 
hey need. Clear skies 
hi peratures, with an 
almost enlite Чое ө f frost and snow, greatly 
rM A ser including 
E all over the American 
continent last ч 
To PREVENT xeon Mondeo Corn (Maize) 
Some time ago in wre Меле: us 
interesting Home Farm Notes I not 
ed 
remarks 0; ei ar need of ай seeds from 
the a of birds. Here, where crows 
En easants ar n very pea de, 
i ' all o s 
a little coal tar Fal. and en over E de 
EI , stir them vigorously for half a minute 
ick until e of the tar has 
e s, then a few handfuls of 
unslaked lime over t s and again sti 
vigorously e lime will absorb all moisture 
from the tar, and can sown by 
ount of Iu wir afiects 
their germinating qualities. W. XN. Craig. 
Faulkner Farm, Brookline, Mass., U.S.A. 
TH E GARDENERS’ 
E ORCHID HOUSES. 
By Н. б. ALEXANDER, Orchid Grower to Lt.-Col. Sir G. L, 
Ногғовр, K.C.V.O., C.LE., Westonbirt, Gloucestershire, 
hysis.—Such species of Chysis as C. 
C. bractescens, C. laevis, C. don mmingh ii, and he 
hybrids C. Chelsonii, C. langle 
Care mus ii how 
n, and E жесин season “a active growti 
ЖОШ and plenty of Ое 
abs d i in the atmosphere. The warm 
end of the Cattleya house usually suits Veri 
postea, The plants are best grown hanging 
from the roof-r: rafters, and Teak-wood baskets 
are the best receptacles for them 
Mexican Laelias.—At the present time the 
various Mexican Laelias are not held in high 
esteem by the majority of Orchid us 
ret the whole family of Orchids 
few others Mas have more beautiful flowers 
ceps, L. and L. Gouldiana 
utumnalis | 
worthy of a DIXI in any collection, c although 
og 
the delicate flowers аге readily injur 
herie con 
and dull at itions, el wh 
the plants can be d flowered satisfac- 
torily they are gr mid-winter display 
Laelias are the easiest of Orchids 
age, if pla the cool of 
Cattleya house, n a house havin em - 
ture intermediate between the Cattleya and the 
house. In either position they will do well, 
ide y receive a liberal supply of ai 
whenever the outside conditions permit of ven- 
tilating, and v 1 shading is required at 
time. The lo the 
keep the eudo-bulbs plum ump, pur ihe т iuf: 
which are ае during Mis „көре, in а a healthy 
condition. These imes grown 
in pots ове me. Эл ш but 1 е RARUS 
roof-rafters, in basi 
— The bea and | 
species T. suavis is fast seat u о 
с Whisks dev: elop. from the 5 Tas of 
lower side of tl We p i 
d 
althoug! so 
ipei of moistur the we Tabl The 
varieties tortilis are later in ie." The 
at — be лк all but t dry at the ri for 
на 
TIL 
T 
55 
DE. dae. presen suitable time 
for a general «тш or Mestan Laelias, 
giving them new com where necessary, 
d шы сш them in order for the g 
e last made d be 
сые to produce a cluster of new roots if the 
plants are in suitable quarters. «Specimens that 
CHRONICLE. 
[Marcu 8, 1919. 
commence rooting and growing in mid-winter are 
usu р! tho: - that have been ke ept too beue 
embers of this group 
and c of 
do not ido das inea root disturbance, therefore 
never repot or re-basket t unless t tate 
of the compost necessi soa dt. "The r cles. 
should be large rather than in regard. 
to the size of the plants, as t ir 
being left for at least two years without further- 
root disturbance. These Orch do n ed. 
gr ass ting material, but free 
rainage is essential. The draininge material 
should upy about two-thirds of the depth 
mpos rmly about the roots,. 
and finish with a каг layer of pure Osmunda. 
Al fibre. 
FRUITS UNDER GLASS. 
MESSENGER, Gardener to С. Н. BERNERS, Esq., 
Wolverstone Park Gardens, Ipswich. 
By W. 
—Fig trees with 
Figs. un g fruits swell- 
should n em- 
peratu 
night t 
о 
gross feeder, апа quickly ste tl t t 
e ho as it is between these that the rods 
are train In a first-early vinery a distance: 
of 4 feet een the rods will suffice; ior vines 
in successional and late houses Шо» a distance: 
of 4 feet 6 inches to 5 feet; the last-named dis- 
tance is best for vines i late house. When 
the 
p t 
from the roots. is done, spread the roots ou 
enly in all directions in a previously рете ; 
ole, 5 to 6 inches in depth, and of suita “3 
width to accommodate the roots without crow 
ing them. Cover-the latter with soil and Len e 
it firm. If the bord bly moist, wate 
will not be requir or so i to ошо 
After planting, many rs shorten the re 
t est shoot t velops. 
Another method is orten the rod to 4 or » 
feet and then ru e buds by user ble 
they burst into growth, until the most sana ©; 
owth near the base is reached 18 Ma 
should be allowed to grow uncheck ГА koe ү 
of 5 feet and then stopped, allowing the т 
sequent leading growt! end the full kage 
of the roof before stopping it. Free grow + 
should be enco еа aintaining a 21018 
of 50° by night, 
а temperature 
atmosphere, a a i : hen 
and 55? honc uds en vn 
ever the теде er perm 
ruiting E should be assi see 
to mature de later fruits by gatheri "t at feet 
early date those that ripen, and giving "E 
light top-dressings of fresh compost, and 
