138 
[ир 4E shrub, abounds, the identical species 
slopes of Table Lena Miche 
lands it is entirely em 
mp 
an 
arent in in the 
genera as i 
Chickweed. y 
t 
n so aptly writes in 
re are represented by th 
Ratmen or Molemen i 
еп 
о live sequ u 
igh, work ou r destiny in 
herding: fe 
They 
cattle. 
ar the Euro off at his 
opean 
r huts are ced ar, E bt walled, 
t conical) mud roof. 
sleep on the ground, 
ари The 
but have a flat we 
They 
have no beds and i 
their 
THE GARDENERS 
CHRONICLE. 
[Marcu 22, 1919. 
FLORISTS' FLOWERS. 
OLD PLANTS OF CYCLAMENS. 
Tne illustration fig. shows a small 
batch of Cyclamens i n their third season, the 
plants beir the pots they originally occu- 
pied, without being reporten None y vill be so 
ungenerous ai ask why t hav тя been 
repotted in these times. Neither ou the plants 
been surfaced with fresh materia and nothing 
bug what the waterpot has с yed, including 
quid ulant casion. pe uires, has 
haan afforded t them. ET have not pum out 
d Pos plant-house in w. they are growing 
2g the ү ne mentioned, E tha exception ot 
suc E as have beer de for ration. 
There are " ее ences of opinion as d e 
need for pube "a ihe corms of cg rers 1! 
beliey ve in ik ng t off cena lute: soon 
as flowering nif po the 
vater y> 
pinata; freely, ey. “will PAR + to grow afresh. 
against fresh growth, one may 
the feel of cad + liage when water- 
e sh be m so we 
куе 
ng ast flaccid, st aie 
should be given wee restore j Serina and this 
eatoni should be pene a the foliage 
yellow, when water be withheld 
en ret) 
enable the plants to flower їп the 
2 
Fic. 59.—CYCLAMENS FLOWERING FOR THE THIRD SEASON IN 
only covering when herding cattle being a goat- 
skin over their shoulders, nor do they cultivate 
anything, living principally on the products of 
their — on moles and the produce of the 
lowlands, for which they occasionally barter 
= calves and other things. 
les and their cu кө hie offer 
They jo free of poll j i scm ` numbers 
perhaps bei 
untain y ‘be likened to 
oceanic йай, but e surprising part of it is 
that, despite t reme isolation rege- 
tation has been me pers to for countless ages, 
that t cen of endemic ty so re- 
markably low 
An an if of the one hundred and 
which one hundred approximately are flowering 
ants (the remainder being Ferns, Mosses and 
ichens and cannot taken into account in 
the theory of t primitive the type the 
we de its distribution), shows on 
r cent. endemism, though the 
P e two Cabbagelike Lobelias (ех- 
amples of which weigh: often з а the 
ri ree ths one perhaps not a true 
bina Exon esent endemism in a cam ysical degree, 
Mrs JA asc: of these Alpine heights. 
о be concluded.) 
THE SAME POTS. 
same pots for several seasons in successio 
good soil voee g^ em m Lene Mae per 
fully. € well and 
‘drai жала ы wi qusc or 
neat portions ‘of the 1 а; L5 va 
l potting. nothing bu t turfy 
md fina 
mixed freely 
ung 
ants grown in gu 
nditions are not adk troubled with 
s. The chief enemy is the Vine Weevil, 
Ошон уш sulcatus. 
Where weevils: are suspected, а nig ghtly Visit 
should be paid b en plant iir with a goo 
lamp. The cul will be und devouring 
a „thum! b will 
р 
nig e eine assist in 
their capture. Thos. id osswell, The Gardens, 
Pic стен Manor, Hay 
; yringing m: may be done en 
of red spider. Provided a constantly most а 
e ven 
icone FRUIT bores 
By JAMES Garden HN BRENNAND, 
Esq., ниси Perk, pu зан” 
Protecting Fruit Tree Blos 
and Peaches will s 
preparation shoul 
from frosts с cold winds. It is sur rprising how 
frost the Howe ers will endure unharmed, 
are kept i Я ше it isa 
—Aprico 
soon be coming into loot m, a 
gl or boards 
xed on bracketa P the top 
From these copings a double thick- 
arden ше should be hung, 
peg driven into the 
co “sed is available it is a 
into the top of the 
“hs " 
weather is mild and favourable 
be f 
appeared in the morning. It is 
msg оксоп until the uc e pr to 
Loren qum Tre es.—The shoots of 
the e of training required. 
intended for fan or ш-нын training should 
have the Mee рне anm eyes, if 
strong, a 
Et d the ban will have a good pieni e 
of sinken: good healthy growths. 
UNDER G 
By W. MESSENGER, Gardener to C. H. BERNERS, Esq. 
Wolverstone Park Gardens, Ipswich. 
Muscat Gr — Muscat vinery tr 
closed as previously sania: the Vines Dod 
be bursting into wth. Let the night tem 
perat be 55? to ^ h a rise of 10° by 
day; admit freel bright eather, but 
y in 
prevent cold draughts 
tender foliage. isbuddi 
ше d xd m Mages 
set apart if 
should be —— ае 
ате , give em a thorough soa 
water warmed to a temperature of Shoat 
Cucumbers.—Early шсш plants are sie 
ing roots freely, and require frequent ир: 
pne 
Do et Mies me Mans s to 
eakened by carry: сторе: 
н attention io “the 8 А ор and t 
e yo shoots, and ea that the fd 
phere is maintained very 
be E t this time a the 
апу. Vinery.—The will 
Кесек, hele full leat development, - 
of thinning, 
berries will swell- rapidly until the stoning 
Leno is reac The bu! ела should 
xamined occasionally and have superfluous 
