pe 
May 3, 1919.1 
n good time to prevent spt ea ing. 
oed health and c 
a liberal application 
Materii assist the fruits 
health and. vigour 
ation of Not 
E ow eficial effect in giving good 
E iage. Air should be 
admitted freely during the day whenever th 
conditions are favourable ring bright sunny 
weather the te Кер t d Au from 4 
- to ; ihe night should Бе 
. about 9 ing 
y 659. Syringe e | dad horoughly a 
closing time, and damp the borders and bar 
— spaces more or less frequently ас коз to the 
weather. Young pot tres eons Бе repotted as 
the sae d in size. suit itable compost 
— for turfy loam 
med as 
E Mu. dis a liberal шын a old mortar 
E and wood ash. 
—The f 
E on zx um which w 
Videns SEU 
ruit trees 
edil will now be swelling, peo 
о "numerous. в should be thinned 
- Mu feedin d 
- stoning iod. Clean, soft water only should 
5 used for syringing, as the bloom easily 
damaged Ventilate as freely as the weather 
permits. 
Forced Cherries.—Shortly before the Cherry 
= fruits commence colouring, a good mulch should 
_ be applied over the roots of the trees; this will 
generally supply sufficient nutriment until the 
crop is gathered. When the earliest varieties 
- skow signs of ripening, admit air freely when- 
. ever the weather is favourable, and maintair 
|. а drier atmosp! reen and black fly shoul 
-be kept un migating when the foliage 
>is quite dr : 
THE HARDY md a 
“as James E. eas 
vercrow 
ness sorts een. p 
їз fill the ау 
ailable in order that all the 
- leaves may be а o the light. Ail shoots 
not needed should be remov , but it a 
.  Breat mistake to strip off all the superfluous 
—. growths at .Once, as is ould : 
~ Check. By кр .a few - shoots 
time sap gradually оа te 
‘Diskadding should һе done 
s can 
1b. 
wood becomes hard, the removal of че 
е ere is a tendency to tear 
Peach trees it is best 
and red spider. 
Apricots.—The Apricot qae its fruit on the 
Xov year's ood; therefore as much young 
growth as possi 
d 18 needed, as it is best to avoi ing th: 
eee the Apricot as much as possi not 
à те йе лоо з to become as the Aprico 
EA pie c ry conditions ; copious 
ams, wall t i 
and this is i ls Жоп "often. vi саа and 
Акау: the cause of fruit droj 
THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
THE KITCHEN GARDEN. 
By G. Бат Gardener to W. Н. Myers Esq., Swan- 
ore Park, Bis = Жанн, Hampshire, 
agar p 
ard dais mage by 
betur bd a 
zed out on a very firm ‘base, so that 
plants may be lifted at planting time with 
of earth and roots intact. To achieve this desired 
end иче wo pas л = d d P 
ii 
manure ash b 
place over К this 5 Utes Зас depth “of equal pun s 
8 
lcam, leaf-soil, and gri out the seedlings - 
[E nches apart and S eds E brig ht sun for a 
ay attention to ес and gi 
ays. 
render syringings 
batch of Celery raised 
il from 
manure oe inches 
deep. On this soil a dressing of old po ting. сип 
post may be plac 
When the ете = 15 сотр kie ke the ied 
om the boti d plant them 
very carefu 
shallowly, a [s one foot. а part, in single 
ines for prefere Wai 
them over! en when necessary, 
occasional dustings of soot. 
Beans.—Make 
Es 
m 
mp 
ind give 
a large sowing of 
1 danger 
—Sow Haricot PANE in boxes, 
m in frames 
air freely, gi ually give 
full exposure, and ia A in gar des after 
the 25th of the present month. 
THE FLOWER GARDEN. 
' By Н. Мавкнам, Gardener to the Earl of STRAFFORD. 
Wrotham Park, eget Hertfordshire. 
cy 
if dry m 
—All Hollies may be planted now with 
hope for ge a the work deed not 
be ыз delayed. ке upply ab 
ing o 1 
to conserve =e EL 
Herbaceous. aie that the soil is 
in workable ae vacant Жаш should be 
filled and the borders hoed freely mongst ү 
plants to Mp all young ndis Fork o 
deep-rooling weeds. 
Sprin Puer Р ants.—As soon as early 
ecd plants have dem their beauty, remove 
them and prepare the beds for their summer 
occupants. pay | hardy plants will be required 
r another , consequently propagation 
should not lected. Alyssum saxatile, 
a x n. Alys- 
sums root a if young shoots are pulled from 
“them 
the parent plant A planted iens s on 
a north porter anthuses eated 
е; sate Гы de dcm of 
small tof keepin each variety correctly 
as to prevent confusion Ter С А 
in dry ‘weather, and keep the 
ee from weeds. 
Rose net —Make Rose cuttings firm in 
the soil, first pressing down the cuttin ng ro that 
рес 
may ^ : 
ith a gritty com eir in 
a frame or in n Балаа shad Jed fro the sun. 
The young plants should be planted "n a shady 
ies € and if carefully oe 
velop into useful plants. O 
di ided after they 
the Soke cars lintel rather firm 
на аду bordei 
Gare a g 
PLANTS oc GLASS. 
By ЈАМЕ s WHYTock, to the Duke of 
Во ақыны, Dalen na Midlothian. 
а са,—Аз Azalea plants finish PECES 
ing, эт the roots to see if the drainage 
is perfect. and unless a shift into Yo SBA PA 
Mee ssary, remove only a little of the su 
i I 
ive as small a shiít as possible 
ram the peaty d ay Part. - first divest 
the plants of ай oe 
foliage and dip them ДУ. Жырды 
ae Link place the Micra in heat =< ensu 
and "when growth is ibis: ; 
harden the Hg “off. gradnally propor ory a placing mr 
of doors for the su 
"xil -—Bouvardias, whieh were 
cut and are now 
тете sly 
w growth 
r~ 
osphere, _ 
they continue 
at the second 
fu with © 
on wed 
greater _ 
qu antity of flowers, may be obiained | by planting 
x ardias during the summer in 
s that were started early 
s should. now be ready for siis е 
otti 
ed 
s are filled wish: ipe afford a liquid 
foie and pinch out all flow ikes 
D 
top dress of fresh loam mix тей аны a ERAN 
fertiliser | should be given. Reig п Shoe 
s Enan clese the 
ive 
ants grown in t ld receive 
similar treatment. 
