Marcu 29, 1919.] 
| ed have a great a on the amount 
Е required by the roo 
i Re ine ing.—During the SGH and succeed- 
ing meh es growers will be bus у терр 
` thes lan e late-summer 
surface m ay not 
appear those below will be, 
E his Жош should ‘be taken advantage of 
the plants V minae in the new com- 
of late-winter and spring- 
too quickly re- 
considerable number 
re 
from the base of the flowering pseu ulb, an 
these hel e-establish the plant quickl 
The treatment e roo the same for all 
they all require a rough class of material, Osmunda 
or fibre about fift vith ne h 
ich 
on paneer сан, but, if po 
necessitate the use of large ipiis 
Three or four pseudo-bulbs behind e 
di 
tically every instance, require si 
to that view Scri for Cattleyas, Laelias, 
Laelio-Cattleyas 
UNDER GLASS. 
By James Wuytock, Gardener to the Duke of 
саат Dalkeith Palace, Midlothian. 
. . Ornamental Foliage Plants.—Codiaeums (Cro- 
tens) and аа should be а now, 
1 in a compost of fibrous loam, p leaf-mould 
1 E m sand. а firmly, sid piace ie е plants 
а warm, ed house, where th y be 
syringed twice daily with warm T qo 
de: ‘insects use an oec замі nme 
quently syri 
. Young stock raised by ringing or front. cuttings : 
3 
into 3 inch or 4 inch pots 
a clos 
Ре я z pit, and syringe Tightly angi wall 
rooted when р! may be removed to brighter 
and more airy conditions. 
P: dating "vnd — The variegated Panda- 
foli Veitchii i most e саш 
3 ji plant ns. -To preserve 
$a of А сари i а шау" small pute 
р uld he aid light, sandy ЕЕ Keep ae 
1 aM t. When taki 
expose 
cuttings € “the 
plants, т мате o and 
slender 
m Bingly. | in stall. pot 
warm proj 
l-leaved C. _argyrites. i is most 
n edging in 
wel for t fable deco ration, or 
< Bulbs, 
E flowering ва 
а north as 
prolong the period of pee a 
bs, pect, and е ещ а cold frames with 
16 с them into the flower- 
7 ерла! remi Poggi Se ea from strong 
E water at ample ventilation, and plenty of 
1 omisi: the — A they pass out of flower, 
remove them to cold frame, and continue to 
THE 
GARDENERS' 
lage them until the foli Freesias, 
ave careful a tention, in 
or use as cut-flowers, 
mig: expand and they will 
Blinds of йш mater- 
white cott 
i d 
» being withdra 
m's rays strike iudice on Lbs glass 
whe en rd pas 
oof. 
FLOWER GARDEN. 
Ву Н. МАВКНАМ, Gardener to the Earl of асте 
Wrotham Park Gardens, Barnet, Hertfordsh’ 
plants Aper 
tion just Prick them out 1 ad 
encourage es by placing them "4 M er cs 
warmth, but t too humid atmosp the 
no 
aim being Te secure healthy growth zi sturdy 
lants. All young seedlings’ should very 
care ily watered, especially in dull anak 
otherwise many p lac i 
a light, sandy compost warmed to the same 
temperature as that of the lure in which the 
seedlings were raised. Keep the plants near 
the roof glass and shade 69, slightly during 
sunshine until they become established. 
Zin Asters and Stocks.—It is a mistake 
ow ЖО? үүт and Stocks too early, 
у be rai ised. in пча heat, because 
annot be 
1 ickly 
appearance by ос үсе b con nsider the 
middle ca April the best time to sow the seeds. 
Various Annuals.—Sceds of most of the popu- 
а piu flowers should be sown from now 
nwards in li n soil, covering the seeds lightly 
with finely-sifted sandy soil. See that each 
kind and variety is properly la belled, and pro- 
tected Ы; bi rds. 
—An ny further planting should should be 
houl fully taken 
nd planted with large balls of soil adhering 
Е 3 eun: wards ey ould be 
М ике kept well supplied. with water and 
syri inged overhead in бу weather, otherwise 
many of the leaves will fall. 
Climbers for Walls.—Both deciduous and ever- 
green йм suitable ps covering walls and . 
fen shouni planted at once. If Ivies, 
Vines, Roses and tises are in pots, 
the roots have cramped and dry, soak 
them for some e and disentangle the roots 
at ay spread out when plant 
space as тарау as possi 
GARDEN. 
By G. , Gardener to W. Н. Myers, Esq., 
Bwana grec Bishop's Waltham, Hampshire. 
heavy land “ie gun d en rd 
5 
хуцаа 
Be p with t ein decayed manure à; 
Forming New Asparagus Beds. е next ten 
D. provide pe best period in which to plant 
w beds of 2 id uae ie ме vel pre- 
ak tre 
ту 
condition. Previous to forking о or 78, the 
s , give a dressing of burnt garden refuse 
e — ІСТЕ. 
and when all is ready plant the roots, promptly, 
15 inches apart and at a depth of 4 inches. 
Spread the roots very comely ‘and surround 
them with n p er # зг cles of soil, rememberi 
tha: too gr cannot be take: 
important er as no account let the roots be 
exposed before planting. 
Tomatos.—The batch of Tomatos raised in 
January will be ее е4 transference to 1 
fruiting pots. Use 8 i inch 
their 
g po or 10 pots, place 
ne crock over the UE hole and some 
brous wong SS €: 2t For the final 
potting a compost of three parts good loam 
and ye e burnt eie. reuse, with a little 
road g Pot ed er low, s to allow for 
аа Бад] top dres 
SON Spin: inach.- —During the past six weeks 
the value of Perpetual d has been fully 
dte "This egetable.has stood the extremes 
of ү, па 1 won Stalls well, an main- 
tained a steady growth all the 
the Prickly type has suffered greatly. 
ue Spinach is — one sowing of the Per- 
petual kind should and another 
during July. Sow in drills 14 inches apart, and 
thin the seedlings to 6 inches apart. 
Broccoli.—A batch of Michaelmas White and 
жыл таш e Broccoli om С ы in a cold 
vide successiona 
arsle: aPN the grou ы, isina € 
make a sowing of Parsley. If sown 
a е drill one foot from the Box or itd 
edging this icd will form an attractive and 
profitable fea; 
Peas. fm boxes. 
will now be el A plant ош oat, pos drills 
about 3 inches in 7 данй 
and planting - 
lings evenly and firmly. vM Geog p^ trouble- 
ashes placed on each s гт sl 
Феб sal “Stake the e се, as 
bores: will shelter the plants pe frost Бг 
inds. 
FRUITS UNDER GLASS. 
SSENGER, Gardene . Н. BERNERS, Wie 
Wolverstone ора Gardens, Ipswich. · 
е оба on the earliest Fig. 
the ripe Meer pis 
As soon hey show igna of ананар the 
ventilation A the house „should be itdiciously 
increased, and th 
Sufficient fr he ert be maintained to afford 
ight erature of M 65°, with а 
o 109 
ripening, 
eris оо 
clowns the house or ‘hare: ‘will be the 
the fruits cracking a шщ gir ае: 
signs of 
so period, witi 
o Етке odour, or "the xr Зат of. tho: fruits ony 
— ay ge the house is un- 
heated i sable t ү fruit trees to de- 
velop. „А мас a cool t Г treatment up to- 
the time the flowers commen open "pii 
ner flowers, an ts of 
a genial, buoyant тои 
ud e Plums in particular 
if t а ere is close апа dam Cherries 
w hae in flower should have "ake allen distri- 
aai ларе ns of a soft, feather brush. 
Apples and Pears may re splanted to fill 
Sam right the time the buds are 
re dy to burst, if the operation is fully 
carried out; but the trees should have plenty 
f fibrous roots, or ration will а 
ае If there reserve „е a of кет 
epared for emergencies it be 
ficat matter to find th о е for the 
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