1919. 1. 
MARCH 8, 
applications of liquid manure or 
gam al fertiliser 
t keep th 
ed liberally 
have yi 
porise the ho cessary 
Fou plants of paco Aces shou 
юн ed to become root-bound, but shif 
larger pots or boxes when иа, 
p sown if fresh plants are required. 
THE абыдан GARDE 
ERS, nat 
юш 
ееп 
vise rey toi galen 
Simply break the s do with a fork, 
level it and make it firm. Rake panay all 
oarse stones, ге m es and then draw 
TM 14 inches apart an y in depth. 
thie амы ы: 
ie rs ns dri ills. 7 n mene rs оре 
antage- on ae soils which hard 
ov erlook ‘the merits of the varie ety James’s 
Keepin 
tos or Rk yc сеи —The ed 
оеп 
late sowing than othe agit eed 
should be sown at ‘th is x preferabl in poraa 
оз gee in pem Sied, com gem ost 
in 
finely jilted et _Jeaf-mould, 
d firmly to thin $ an inch of the 
M E the san Sooden block, 
sow u inch apart. In this 
way strong, sturd i 
potting, f 8 мо у 2 "pr be о for 
into. those 48 "ты, miller: fruiting 
e a including 1 "Bide' s Recruit, Model and 
тизе, to һе erred to the larger sorts. 
: g the coming week 
n Celery is usually made. 
filled with soil of a. light, sandy 
make the compo rm, fine and ve 
nature, 
pes on the surface. 
{ в as watering and airing, as a 
any ca 1 ul. i 
he lights 
es Radi then Eun air juge 
Hy he k adishes and б Lee 
у sown broadcast, thinly, e bed, 
TOps. 
—AH plants in the 
ame-yar frame- 
fal 1 ка чад ewe including care- 
wv, Watering and full exposure sunligh 
curing the ighter part of the day. 
CRM apply to autumn-sown Cauliflowers and 
з pen kes, which require to be well 
fnal деш tory to being planted in their 
THE GARDENERS 
ye 
maincrop. Onions, de not ` 
Long T 
CHRONICLE 
NTS UNDER 
PLA GLASS. 
By wn Wnuxrock, Gardener to the Venti of 
Восс The p Dalkeith Pal ace, Midlothia 
Palms.—The ent suitable Ste to 
attend to the сель at ‘alms. Larg 
specimens in a healthy condition may be retained 
in the same pots or tubs for several years, pr 
vided th guru is perfect and the roots are 
given a dressing of oam mixed with 
a plant sing ston Water the roots with liquid 
manure frequent throughout the 
m "Plants 
as 1e plants en rom sc 
EAS ч = ed them weekly with оз wn 
cide, and the following ssa Pa wit 
water. Weddelliana, Kentias and Pho 
Roebelinii are suitable for growing as 
decorative plants. 
ia splendens.—This m flowered jem 
is ое for autumn decoratior 
are p їп 
will produce 
may be i 
plunged in yes beg 
plants singly i ll pots, and sfer them 
ter to pots large enough pt ею to eie in 
che soil ош 18 xture 
loa: lea and ntrated fertiliser, 
con 
Syringe the foliage frequently with diluted clea: 
to k red spider. Other 
g 
may be prun p- 
in a кше of loam, 
" | Azaleas).— 
of  Azaleas nih 
e all imer of the аң 
t the 
peat and one-fou and sand added. 
Prick е ve irae of the as. and i in potting 
am th ] firm 
an insecticide—to destroy thri d other 
insects. Continue this treatment until the flower 
buds set, when the plants should be remov 
to cooler quarters. It is X 
they should 
not Берте excessively dry a roots. 
ardens, Barnet, Hertfordshire. 
eas.—In. favourable ембе. an "e 
a liberal 
THE FLO G. N. 
By УЛ MARKHAM, Gardener to the Earl of STRAFFORD, 
rotham Р; 
sowing of Sweet Peas, in ey pa es 
coutaini lenty of decayed manure, sw 
loam, and other suitable mate , to encourage 
the dev ent flowers. Select a g 
situation, see thickly, and 
opt to prevent injury by mice, slugs 
d sp e birds are very destructive 
the ud plants. Plants raised from seed sown 
eed sup 
а little protection s should be 
cold weather and ye keen um blo 
—Now that the snow 
any plants will: be oi e 
Beds.—Take E^ 
weather, as soon as (Зер soil i 
and ижа, to clean and ой. the surface 
all growin wing plants, with a view to 
making eap да beds neat and tidy. 
.—Pentstemons and Calceo 
larias that were ені under glass last Боаб 
* У eigen 
111 
be lifted, 
stection may still be afforded them cor нм 
have made more growth, Set the plants three 
r inches apart, in rather firm ir soil 
and leaf-m — r to settle the = ventilate 
the frames mo mit ess accordin o the state 
of the as eig xd slightly sha hà te a few 
hours ME br D sunshine 
ansies a olas.—S Should a нефа of frost 
have displaced an of the Viola or Pansy plants, 
l firmly about ari 
may and transplanted where 
clumps inten for 
that the 
ve 
sum ing, in order 
y may х А соте - ‘established ^ early. 
ai gem —To keep g footpaths 
slightly MN. y surface 
with fresh naka and press it in firmly with 
the roller when the path A moist. A very light 
sprinkling of gravel е, if rolled in when 
wet, will serve to keep the surface quite firm 
Кес hard during the summer. 
E HARDY FRUIT GARDEN. 
By gs ^ E. HarHAway, Gardener to JOHN BRENNAND, 
Esq., pour od Park, Thirsk, Yorkshire. 
eis ren fia The science and art of pruning fruit 
es consists chiefly in understanding the 
radit and aes ring of 
varieties of t their hab 
which eg d tede their shoots a and branches, 
and also, in removing parts 
roots, ay. ог branches, with the ol 
checking medie in one direction and — the 
p to be directed i into x perd e the hse 
No put um абал 
ied o g 
are rna by a +66" free use of the Юр, whilst 
contrary many are ruined by neglect {0 
is 
gupmer Pr —Pruning may 
under da headin, s—viz., summer 
root pru All hav ә for bro. object, th 
Moines of fr Чеш wood, e diversi 
fro 
classed 
shakes and 
e pro- 
ersion of the 
consequence as Sai ng 
ronger shoots P yp ha^ following. “spring 
from where the с mplete 
erar з 
of July, and this 
bea саха of the do tor 
nt b pushing into gro en'su 
Dri is terred too late in | the season, L de 
buds do not mature so well, owing to shade from 
the crowded growt 
Winter irene 2d winter, all weak wood 
should be back to two or three buds, and 
all dead pw хатна ut away. Pruning 
ed wood с 
is хэ done early, > it -gives the trees a bat 
velo; ood and fruit ч. 
gumming. ully- gro 
resi gei to a suitable size 
ercrowded € be cut out. 
ained in a particular 
growths дер at тау 
growths ыы 
ing eh strong grow should 
as amount of top inl will N chock 
er Spraying.—The spraying of fruit trees 
with canst gag shoud be completed by the 
eek i 
