Max 17, 1919.] 
THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. 
ami not sure that a Set dull weather in spring 
vi to these and many other 
jui in ira 1 is very trying efter the 
winter an o occasion heavier shadin 
than » desirable in the interest of the plants 
In m tances apa Je pl will have 
ton make new roots therefore fresh 
rooting material should be provi It is 
essential tl ample drainage be afforded, 
using clean crocks and lu charcoal for th 
urpose, and over this clean fresh Sphagn 
moss, with munda, or Al fibre, added 
he ing kind Until e 
li 
are in full growth, pei vie d the summer m 
ore liberal waterings will ba -necessar 
harm 
а Orchids*'ur inier 
6; stuffy atmosphere, 
h better results are obtained with то 
ventilation on all “suitable 
- position close to the 
. rmest house, should be 
for Phalaenopsis where a temperature of about 
by ut 60° by night may be 
1 high da; 
е 
harder, mo ig 
in sts Mid heavily shaded houses. Moreover, 
eet will not be so likely to attack the 
E FRUITS UNDER GLASS. 
3 By W. ——— Gardener to Major J. A, BERNERS, 
: oolv erstone Park Gardens, Ipstich. 
Early Y ines.—Where the vines were started in 
December last rum fruits of — varieties as 
nd and 
: Black Hamburgh, | Buckla Sweetwater 
Foster's Seedling will be hastening a 
The house should be "in ventilated whenever 
bes Prince is аташе а a dry, a 
tained, this being of th 
one of 
x m factors POM А энн не colouring and 
avour in Grapes, unless there is healthy 
ze рецен poe can- 
m red 
Wy fo 
e free 
ind rip will probably" remain so si mul 
tlie Гата аге cut, wh may be 
thoroughly cleansed ‘ag. 
-Season Vines. gts into grow 
set Al. in the year are woking: pner реке ae 
uld rece enbouragement possible 
in thy, clean th. 
wein this month icular, 
agg: temperature rises and falls quickly d if 
re is a cold wind with occasional burs! 
Vines. ая down 
growths of Lady fate Ar rowers lack 
Alicante ard other wei oe ч == 
nce must be 
. Vines and the crop to check the spread of this 
this means than cultes 
more stringent wre ney — as sulphur vapour- 
vss рта s li E to cause further mischief 
if refull out. Health 
y vines 
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п will y probability 
of securing a well. nished — of "fruit — 
endangering the futu eifare of the vine 
vercropping, on he PR ipud will di in 
rud reper: bunches, and; with late ep dn, 
ih will be very pronounced. What c 
stitutes a full ср is most difficult to efin ne, 
in 
each and Pn vine. 
THE HARDY FRUIT lugo 
By James E. HaTHA , Gardener HN BRENNAND, 
Esq., Saldersty Pa Thirsk, grein 
American Blight.—This troublesome pest 
агаш found where the bark of fruit trees is 
rph or r has been damaged, and if it is not 
ed it causes a swollen growth a a 
knotted appearance of the ste! erican 
li Ai is very easily spread, and w оа 
С ts it is most difficult to eradica Old 
ы» are very badly infested should | be cut 
one and burnt. On trees easy of access the 
colonies of the pest should be — СЕ 
with a little t brush dipped in paraffin, 
belii taken to et only the p" fested Не 
Methylated spirits or = Хона oil аге also 
effectual. Where the tre they should 
be syringed with a ec rier ў 1 ps ft soap and 
half a.pint of paraffin to 8 gallons of water. The 
ter, or part of it, sh be boiling, and the 
ap to a lather before adding the 
paraffin. © The mixt should be used while 
warm, kept well stirred, and lied in the 
evening. W the roots of 
th h ble and 
washed w с {-воар mixture, fres bein 
afterwards put Ыр, the old soil ЕТЕ 
ет япа liquid ` Dose fle appli the vie 
appear to E reventives of Ameri 
Blight on the гоо 
Mild Trees.— Mildew often 
Neri 6^ za 8 а оп : hold .on fruit trees 
before it is a attacked, and often it is only when 
th is sévere that is noticed It cog 
o 
e weather we have gm mildew 
y^ мети іп - 
to remove esto ted shoots and 
leaves. Sprayi hid of potassium at 
the rate of one ounce of sulphide to two gallons 
of water will d mildew. Di у milde 
raying should be done in De viae 
times a vege кай = the infection 
stopped +4 well syringed with 
clean water Another PM Фа is made of 
soft soap, 4 oz.; flowers o ulph 3 oz.; 
за 3 онот of w: 
General .—We had 10° and 8° of 
frost терет a оп Аргїї 27 чой. 28, with 
snow, rain and hail on kg morning o г April 28. 
боз Currant trees were froze 
been don 
See UBND SU SR 
THE FLOWER GARDEN. 
By Н. ManxmaM, Gardener. to the Earl of BSTRAFFORD 
Wrotham Park, Barnet, ig 
— When planting bedding 
see that the roots are T шан 
Sub prior to ig Шеш 6 
pea „Аме and afford them ae 
of leaf-mould or decayed ве = hot weai razon 
Wallfiowers—Sow seeds in drills di 
prepared soni r, and nee p тә enough " trans- 
plant the young 9 bs a into 
an open spot, having previously deeply ate and 
anured the site. If given a good open position 
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from n start, Wallflowers will develop sturdy 
plants Cloth of Gold, Blood perd Ё rrr 
Purple. Queen, pag Queen, and 
Darkest of All a ieties. 
Pentstemon 
ouy where they are to Мо oom. 
se 
гу Sou mite 
Gem are especially useful and attractive 
ieties. 
Boxes.—The filling of ош poem 
s ard hanging bas wan tor үш Т 
elfould now tet i 
scrupulously clean, well- drained, “and — “with 
soil ssed firm. Tastes diffe 
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= 
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2 э 
E 
—- 
ti well Mm. 
spring flowers 
time being, неў «Кем pla: H 8 ге- 
pared and dores rded to be readiness for 
em late: 
n e | of “Rosés has been very 
able to insect attacks. 
an 
y re very roübleéo and so! 
to destroy. Hand- pickihg sho э be constantly 
practised, and repeated syringings tol with 
nicotine wash or other effectual insecticides 
THE KITCHEN crane 
By G. Ettwoop, Gardener to W. H. s Esq., Swan- 
more Park, E сано чў 
etables.—Mi are 
insufficient ing 
ops, and the resuit 15 
imens. Р i 
‘of seedling Е ст 
euk ames rly grown specime: arenips 
ч “A б “inches apart at the final thin 
Саг ò 3 inches apart at the 
first ‘noha тй ding the final thinning tul 
all danger күү. fly or slugs. is is over... The later 
thinnin of Carrots will be appreciated for 
cooki Onion “be so-severely 
thin and if left 271 hes apart in asaigzag 
line they will produce a heavy хтор of fair-sizea 
bulbs arly ‘Lurnips of the А need 
ко 
n 
bé tween bs: ro 
e Cuc es become empty 
they pt he ined. ‘vith xp stable “litter 
maintain a steady bottom heat, and provided 
with suitable per for Сис eoru d o 
Hs in the centre of each li ght; : p the lead- 
g growth when 6 inches in length ; syringe 
the E: on sunny days, and maintain a warm 
—Thin' Lettuce plants as earl 
scale ‘and plant the thinning: 
sional supplies. The space ега should һе 
governed 7 2 
вет the v Eddy, but 
inches rt is a за distance. After June 
arrives it is well to rely on sow ttuce only 
as anted seedlings are inclined to run to 
seed prematurely. During a hot, dry summer 
үнү little trouble is experienced in кошны 
mall seeds if the dri ie -— — rat 
eeper 
than usual and a dressing of o ld potting "qu 
is given and the drills won й before 
Planting.—Various vegetables that aces en 
raised in boxes will need every care 
th in 
Should the weather be hot and d ] y 
re blished іп iiir permanent quarters rely 
on a frequent use of the hoe to va tri growth 
and retain moisture. 
меа difficult Я 
