May 10, 1919.] 
шол: ape РҮ ЕА сы ula sinensis ben 
shallow 
filed with. pog oam, leat: mould Pid 
ak the бе d 
e seed-pans in a warm ‘hones and cover 
m ith a sheet of Bot. ene witn paper, 
Punti Ошо takes plac 
= Hippeastrum (Amaryllis) ai Hippeastrum 
bulbs m have finished flow 
ring should be 
vr et much growth as possible 
a house ые r providing 
ing arrangem 
bottom heat ж 18 available, pubes the puis 
he hotbed and шне. а mid, 
Failing such condi 
tions 
$5 
| mus idu i Chimney Bell- 
À iwer ery useful for conservatory decoration, 
and specimens now coming into flower should not 
r ae ra tne roots. The regu 
es the 
Са 
sown 
into amall 
FRUITS UNDER GLASS. 
By Ww. — Gardener to из“ J. A. BERNERS, 
E erston me Park Gardens, Ipswich. 
oer Pee 
3 Air should 
1 Оо art AR admitte ‘whenever а weather, is 
ectarin —Where - the 
with established 
by means of wood sli 
Р; ps needs ih be pire 
Per pay out or the fruits wil rd 
ither by undue pressure or by partial aui 
Pg of the wood; the latter should be 
quite two inches wide, То in good size, 
afford: , and flavour, a ventilation mast be 
от ed in the later e of g h; le g 
rowt a 
open until lie. in the afternoon о 
and if the weather is mild 
Cag be permitted at night 
moisture is needed, bui "there 
be no lack of moisture at the roots. 
ar examin as after 
THE GARDENERS 
Scarify 
E eu set the plants in ө three feet а 
їч head ied, it should be quick acting. 
s 
in flavour than those that pe ermitt 
remain mo: e trees until they ы. 
laced 
A гек minning 
uld be ma wie before stonin 
weather dull and voli 
Successional — Badly 
growths should A B ore. 
of tne fruits sho 
If the 
d 
don 
reduce. b crop to an average Sy un nal i 
be with certainty whicn fruits are olere 
ote: 
THE FLOWER GARDEN. 
By Н. Мавкнам, Gardener to the Earl of Втвағғовр, 
Wrotham Park, Barnet, Hertfordshire. 
I are planted E 
Axio ка тиге ‘they e a good display 
during the sum mantha 
Box Ed ging. Lo e v a Box edgings 
and plant n ecessary. 
thinly, rire gres ^ iod ord 
hould the = tee very dry before the 
newly pl thoro 3 i 
Planting.—Altho ins it is rly to 
plant out of doors Mer plants which have 
been propagated u should be no 
delay in pore ae vard bjects to 
ler places, such a: gh frames, where th 
can be duly hardened and rendered t en trans- 
ferring to their end of 
the present month. 
eaved Pelargoniums.—Zonal and Ivy- 
pee Pop Pelargoniums, Verbenas, and several 
otner piante, if sufficiently strong, will be a ше 
Porter i placed: in cold frames, matted 
ms del night, to gradually harden. This BET 
a room for other young plants e 
свт rd [ and more бийле, such as Alterna: 
theras, Irisines, and Coleus 
Asters and Stocks.—As soon as Aster and 
ре ыйа» are large enough, rick Шеш off 
‘shallow boxes, drained and filled with a 
eet tad compost. W 
the Si mist stand the boxes 
and shade ше е, in sunny weather till they 
have made f roots. Zinnias should receive 
similar reaime nee 
THE KITCHEN GARDEN. 
By G. Extwoop, Gardener to W. Н. MYERS Ba Swan- 
more Park, Bishop’s Waltham, Hamps| 
—The early, "€ x рса 
out in 
js by this 
ned 
d allow 30 inches between the plan 
Water at the oo ot planting, and plac 
Mes aro each plant if Soge are етан, 
Sutton’s Dwarf Gem, Exhibition and the Wrox- 
o excellent varieti 
Runner Beans.—During tne coming week it 
should: be quite safe to sow the. th ain crop of 
Runner Beans. Draw drill 
s four iti in depth 
on ground that has a 
tened: Work in 
a slight tS superphosphat 
place the in doodle lines one ‘foot apart, 
tater SA 
ver them with three inches of v and 
ds scatter fire burnt garden refuse. The 
should not be less than eight feet apart. 
fill the rmly with finely-sifted ane ‘als 
and road cc in equal parts, and three 
or four si in each station. 
Salsafy.— seeds in well- eie ia ie in 
lines 15 inches apart. Scorzonera req cis 
same us ment. Thin the crops when лш аз 
6 inches apart. 
French Beans.—Make a sowing to meet the 
етапа = thin the plants to one foot apart 
in the rows. 
New Zealand Spinach.—Select a warm posi- 
tion de 5 row of this — and sow the 
seeds an inch deep in well-worked soil. 
\ THE ORCHID HOUSES. 
y H. G. ALEXANDER, Orchid Grower to L£.-Ool. Sir G. L. 
nm, K.0.V.0 , O.LE., Westonbirt, занан е 
ncidi are few more rnamental 
оная ‘than the “various Brazilian Оннан, 
anl there а nly 
AE of "consideration 
rae establ » but, ау E free-flowering, 
"i forth yo 
repotting that may be 
iven шолын attention. "The potting cor 
с of good Al or Ола fibre and 
al parts, cho 
allow it to become dry befor 
тА When ues roots are permea eating 
and u 
ie su penis ГО o. water must be NOH "mti 
the row = an ыыра, These Oncidium 
all a iier P i i iate 
are ter 
house, ox TE nd succeed best s nded 
ear the roof-glass, re they may have 
the benefit of all available light. Light is most 
essential to their b i during the 
completing their pseudo-bulbs and pushing 
their flower- heim 
caste Skinneri and its variet 
and the spam wi will 
. Deppei usually ‘flower e t 
flower new roe 
together; these Pod be potted s er or gm the 
flowering stage, the former course being prefer- 
able. l Lycastes bold be gown: in n: 
well-drained Уус iets and the pots should n 
F make use of a алй 
n 
slightly warmer posi 
does not fall below 50°, 
4 
