THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
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‘it is To in positio: 
Я „Лете lone before the plam 
mowings are weh for aud 
ые ant Wes. to keep the soil m 
Thinning Strawberry Fruits. 22а. the 
first Strawberry fruits EN the Jargost and if 
it is advisable 
М a to thin the 
contrivance in 
three weeks earlier. than 
pee maet Trees.—These should now be 
when the scions have made 
à 
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amy 
r if the 
Scions hat ан not БОРО. onte. with 
e bound up again and some 
Trees budded 1 коде den а be kept 
all growths on the stocks, and also of 
ORCHID HOU 
. Н. ALEXANDER, Orchid Grower d Lt.-Col. Sir 8. L. 
OEE; Gloucestershire. 
appear 
just as new 
ts of the stronger growing, 
шк i infi larger and more 
‚ those of 
piy дан ў пет may with adya: e 
4 should consist of 
Кето. Osmunda or Al fibre to опе part of 
Sphe -moss, with pl dua and char- 
2 mpos 
roots ; therefore, in potting, 
ick it o a rule, 
ise 9 tin iig erati i ) t 
= y i atmospheric a and frequent 
aae when is 
КЕЎ з art W will e ачаа them. Duri 
п the 
as, where an even rea i is 
; than when grown in the hottest 
Schréderiana.—Specimens of 
will now be starting peci th, 
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where they will aid са со шан 
the decid adus species, · 
Soon 
the plants and any Vas ot : 
wth 
bundance of . 
light, heat, and mois When full 
growth liberal Me E be given "ud the 
E hould be used f ата the plants 
sun-loving Orchids, 
T iur fo 
est of shading material somes be 
hig: only M the w 
of the day in s stein 
.. Dalhousieanum. The tall kinds, D. Dal- 
housieanum, D. m tum and D. fimbriatum, 
are stately plants, and the racemes of flowers 
y produce are E e жог 
They are commencing to and апу г 
ting necessar Да heave жт оа. forthe 
_ with. They require fair-sized pots, which shou ^ 
' be provided idein ample drainage, and 
e 
the growin; rowin 
aue на gs a орад врше Brow an 
abu of moisture both at their roots and 
in the аканин, 
THE FLOWER GARDEN 
By Н. Мавкнам, Gardener to the Earl of STRAFFORD, 
ien we k, Barnet, Hertfordshire. 
an : 3 n and 
properly hardened, the work should proceed 
Harmony rather strong ` con- 
Spier i ene: ps. considered. Eo ver 
unless the are thoroughly mo ed 
before tang the see ч, ra the pots. ys 
the most tender plants kc the ктан. and in 
every case give a g ing immediately 
ti 
uming P 
à ‘been previously prepari 
grow 
"Tuberous-rooted Begonias.—To obtain the best 
effect from bai e HE es T a A ana 
1 hard Mss 
out. The soil in deeply c 
tivated and thoroughly аеро di deca 
manure, pply a good ‘mulch: 
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and provide an abundan yr ater and liqui 
кашг at intervals in e weather, after he 
plants have ia establishe 
—Both in mixed e and in t 
grow: uld be: panel; in I 
soil and givem plenty of water 
t oots in dry weath 
Bamb ан may be “increased by di 
when new wth i КА made.» :Р!а з “the 
tenderest pint oe in Shele ed positions and, рге 
рагей во! il ont give = the kinde, shelter fro 
iE Oii late planted dies and 
wv m T€ Журду as needed, and a 
some other agate terial 
their root frons “will Kelp £6 nec e soil 
GARDEN. 
| By б. Euw D, Gardener to W. H. Myers, Esq., Swan- 
more Pat на "Waltham, Hampshire. 
Ridge umbers.—The Ridge Cucumber is 
very заа provided good plants are placed 
in trenches, using, if obtainable, 
ñ Aue. ig-manure, and failing this, well de- 
cayed stable or farmyard manure. Plant at 15 
apart, and water a roots Libri using 
crop s — should be. 
Beetroot.—The main 
tizmni ANS not too severely; if birds are 
roubleso , leave the final thin Ta until the 
ES ” strong. ly - hoe regularly 
» 
between the rows, 
as a deterrent to binis: apply 
ies —The - January-sown 
à dusting of soot. 
w growing well 
Alundant ventilation: іа 
Plenty о of water will equired at th 
ll side shoo! te ау remove part 
leaf that may interfere ‘with the progress Я ‘the 
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the resultant seedlings to " foot 
guum 
cay 
after yp. be 
id E AS quad à ун a vise че, 
бн 
We 
nnas make a piang d e possible, but. - ample ара ust be. 
— —Seedlings raised in 
er 
boxes may be safely bu s out, Pe sn 
in a double line, at 1 foot apart, in trenches 
that have been Moa rt s Always 
plant firmly and stake the rows at o 
e main crop Celery se tie are 
la . . Choose dull 
in and give 
Plant. "ноу, E le 
war E 
periodical dustings of soot Aie 
of Celery fly. 
бй —Many rows of early varieties will 
be ready for earthing up. Hoeing should pre- 
e the moulding up, às the soil will then be 
and- easily өлгөн If the Potato growth 
to be weak, go a y ed “dressing of 
е ^ ammonia, hoeing. 
The clim siis varieties grow- 
need abundance of 
esh air. Afford гърне manurial. watering 
so long as the blooms set we ES syringe 
the plants both morning and e 
Dwart French rp mani АТА sow- 
ing out of doors, in lines 2 feet apart, ies thin 
ара: in the 
rows. Ma ime and Canadian iWonder 
are first-rate varieti 
FRUITS UNDER GLASS. 
By ww. MESSENGER, Gardener to Major J. A. BERNERS, 
Woolverstone Park Gardens, Ipswich. 
AL trees that have 
w be showing a ea dol 
red for ape 
reing бех oa they should not be 
кезу, to carry a second crop, or they will ‘te 
eakened for early doro reing. -Now is a good 
im i, young. trees, as the roots are 
active and ы rmeate the new soil and 
assist i . gro or 
ro new agit Tehoalt | be Фоче 
tu ba pottin g shor uld be done ав frmly as 
di athe: ak ere in frui 
Larger “plants . "not. requiring a shift should 
receive ж-д ti toa dresing Trees for 
sho e QE liquid. manure 
season supp! 
lies uld b 
‘freely ж ca their fruits thin иш. The latest 
batch hould niu as possible. 
area, 
Should, t necessary, pcs iy ўта ie applica- 
ais o eme at the roots just before the fruits 
4 to ripen. case of Ка у 
ig uid Шш еба is of much benefit to the pre 
All useless ава f 
freely admitted both by day and night, pro- 
vided the weather is favourable. Young trees 
should not sue esti ш сиг e should be taken +o 
ure пес ие 
Strawberries.—It is often a difficult matter to 
а tente tote for did latest batches of 
Pe. €: т house wil тее 
thin its shelter they will 
Failing | np т 
with : old a h a 
ior Ses in ‘these nty о water 1s most 
niil io ч 3 ded hema and fee ding, shows 
incra until il the 
left от 
