THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. _ 
to train so bea = of yore. The specimen 
is growing a north wall, and has 
been there at debat "halt á же; апа possibly 
x5 B never fails to flower pro- 
s à wall sub- 
n flov 
on de 
wall, reaches a height of 12 fee 
quite capable if allowed, of peeks ig into the 
bedroom windows. 
The double Kerria readily increased by 
suckers, and soon Рт itself in а new 
situation. г 
т a north wall, "that, will give a maximu 
for inimum XR eere UR choose 
the North-West 
of peo well with a асбе cum of direct s 
flowers, the European one alone 
blooms. The following species 
en, in cultivation :— 
. 14 A рна plant was 
eceived from Dr 
rose-purple 
NE Га 
аге, 
ed uced 
n this century, and was exh 
of the А Horticultural 
obtained a 
se- growing, tufted 
apa Al 
зун 
еасһ опе- 
leaves, ming a 
growing wild 
pie of the 
os eely in Өрен anes 
wW well des ained loam; the ro aie 
oisture during the growing s 
P. NIVALIS.— This species was in cultivation 
ia this country early in the last pred, but 
" ae at the present time. It a taller 
wing plant than the above, with rosettes of 
eae. obtuse, hairy leaves. The pink flowers 
Fic. 141.—D0UGLASIA LAEVIGATA : 
shine. The double Kerria is generally classed as a 
Em e: поса throughout её milder months 
the t does bloo 
yea Here, it does again to some 
exiént in ae a ina E: and таң то be without 
flowers in the su ut it really only 
showy, and it is strikingly 50, 2 the peu 
am not well ac nted ith the single 
fo ifi екъ of а in the 
same splendid way it should be more graceful in 
appearance. Specimens of the single form I 
ha n looked rather meagre and insignificant. 
arlisle. 
DOUGLASIA. 
= the Бш family, the genus 
cultivation at the v 
resemble many of the members of that sie 
pas of Alpine plants. There og fiv ies 
uglasia, one of which is foun he 
сыл n Alps, 
No 
rth America. All the American Pers bear 
FLOWERS ROSY-PURPLE. 
are produced in туе clusters оп stems 
three s high. D. nivalis is found 
ky гной at ап elevation o 
and is a алаар little plant 
—Also aea wn under 
еа i Leon аана ich у flower 
the rock garden, planted in well-drained, grit 
Nene the plant grows freely, but does not 
always produce it wers so abundantly as one 
would desire. It is usually found growing in a 
shaley mixture that contains littl il, but 
which gets а ош. ене from zt melti g 
snows. when it has co 
bp 
n this ere an open, sunny situa- 
as y ledge moraine is desirable. 
D. Vitaliana may be 
x ob а after flowering. 
and Жоп Pt Rapp бала in 2 while, s 
v pe easily raised from seeds sown in sprin 
[JUNE 7, 1919; 
THE KITCHEN GARDEN. 
Н. Mre 
Bishop’s » in am, $ 
Leek: The hardy and important Leek crop H 
should per grown eM largely than it is as ШЕ 
» Esq., Swan ai 
By С. Ettwoop, Gardener to 
mc mes shire, 
re Park, 
eason useful extends from October 
(or earlier) un May: Trenches are possibly 
the best means of cultivating Leeks f utumn 7 
ut for the winter an sprin о 
planting. Poss be done as the Eia becomes. | 
holes six x ; vi 3 
an iron "Бак oles plan eks 
and leave the hole ons for subsequent E 
as the young Leeks grow; finally each м 
should be filled, after which, if needa E. 
plants may sti till be moulded up ike Ройго 
Pla: at at one e apart, and allow 18 inches E - 
between the ro 
Celery.—Proceed with the ae of вс. В 
ien: batches of Celery as soon as the seed i 
lings are large enough. ant in single ОР 
Чоор, ез, опе t apart. Provided theme 
trenches were prepared previous sly, as n: 
little else is dere than a dressing of bum 
rth or old potting soil, if the e g vil i 
is bass: ; if the soil i s dry, rate 
before planting, and i .mediately : 
give regular s ings whenever ne wei, e 1 
dustings of soot when the foliage is damp Ы. 
dew are very beneficial. 
—The hot weather is very trying m 3 
therefore sow үш should be aa in? 
It i d 
Turnips — 
this cro ор; wa 
make © 
Colew Take small sowing of the 
Rosette eicit to “follow Potatos and early 
Peas; sow in drills one foot ара art and cover 8 ЕШ 
seeds with a little. fine, fresh soil. a 
Radish о produce кю. Radishes sow 
seeds in id “tial anade, and in extra good ground, © 
a fortnightly intervals. 
Herbs.—Herbs' raised from seeds 
boxes in pea! AE a now be planted à in MO 
permanent qua rel and lightly a LE 
plot, and Eo, a g А+ ju 3 
previous to plantin 
sur ve dressing 
ng 
FRUITS UNDER G 
MESSENGER, Gardener to Ma 
Woolverstone Park Gardens, 
Peaches and Nectarines.—It is a g ood plan n to 
cut out all "m cce de d superfinous owths 48 
soon as the fruits ed from die earliest 
trees. B fis the 
trees in whi 
GLASS. 3 
ajo A. BERNERS, a Ut 
By W. rJ 
Tpewie 
eratio 
Pers 
thoroughly cleansed of all i 
earliest opportunity, using а 
up to е сац = of strength. 
be checked by 
ing ih exilium I ha fi 
** Spidacide ” an excellent edy The bo ke 
should be d, and, if not ого АШ 1 
moist, afforded a good soaking of water, at 
the same time manure in some for oi air 
eise the trees have r 
he vem 
eceived plen Е 
ing the time the es x ere eA ree 
tilators may now be left full o oth by ^ 
and night; Syringe the trees Tiker Tate i in 
