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the night PLANTS UNDER GLASS. 
ns Mageicial i 80 lon as there is a current By James Үүнүтоск, Gardener to the Duke of 
ot air passing through the hou BuccLEUucH, Dalkeith Palace, Midlothian. 
ouses.—The fruits of the earlier Rhododendron. — Greenhouse Rhododendrons 
varieties e un Nectarines. in snecés are beautiful subjects for the flowering house 
sional houses are well advanced. A plenty ER weet fe It is not necessary to 79 v the 
duri E ripening period. "es ive a inti 
_ growi os ose to-the dois, and fully. pee " bees peat addi ira sand, and ram the mixture - 
the E mold be afforded a slight shade during "TY firm on the surface. If repotting is neces- 
the hottest part of the day. This will prevent 881У› uso d reo 
Sande "x the skin of the fruits, which,if allowed fresh soil very hard around the old ball of roots. 
= to occur, completely spoils their appearance. lace the plants in gentle warmth and syringe 
A mnt spraying of Summer Cloud on the glass pics frequently. 
ords sufficient shade without detriment "y the 
È Simang of the fruits, but it should be removed fc а. а pue © A ou. out "of 
when the fruits have been gathered. Houses doors in ashes, fully exposed to the sun, and 
неу, trees are at the ‘‘stoning’’ period are best mate sl fed — us summer agg "liquid 
< a {popes until age stage is completed, after e. Later, less water will be needed. 
ich, if nec , the tr ] 
euer ume ыыы: Nora sao reves AE р 
.- light or they will lack colour. Tie down the the plan р 
points when they have attained the length of Ciner. n aria seeds should be sown 
twelve to fourteen inches; extension и may 210% to provide the panapa gae eem о plants for 
allo’ to ed pans 
THE FLOWER GARDEN. 
ву Н. MankmiM, Gardener to the Earl of STRAFFORD, ren mixture of good loam, leaf-mould and sand, and ` Jet an 
Wrotham Park, mut Hertfordshire, laced in a teamo or house where there’ is a may damp oft. 
Agapanthus.—At this season of the year tubs сю) аю сеш ht airy position in a 
and large pots filled with Agapanthuses will if ^  Asparagus.— arte different ornamental paier no di — will be 
ee " а жур Das position, need large supplies a ber = agus €— most rer seers as deeora- - fovea АМ in zak -growth 
water and liq manure to kee ive plants or for providing elegan do ment, al 
healthy "m keep them associate, with Ae flowers. prenger 8 Se v eser until- the pseudo- 
aiid an excellent basket subject, amd" plants тг matu еауі ~ 
айд Stock з À hte Asters from seeds sown last autumn or early this year — require 
- fe... dam > к с vp ae гыш, to pre- may be placed in wire baskets for hanging in a . ^ 
г deeply Mek is rom t firmly in jofty greenhouse or conservatory. . A single plant - 
deer Bar i enriched ith decayed will soon fill a small basket; large baskets may тнЕ HARDY ташт UIT GARDEN. 
3 аера А land is somewhat heavy and require 5 or 6 plants. Line the- gel oo m D TONNES i5 Jos Bain, JG 
Place the - plenty of leaf-mould and grit. moss and turfy loam, and then fill them with a У "sq, Bal aint Pies ger fo ха 
B остане taller varieties 12 to 15 inches apart; ^ compost of good loam with one- чыл ыт part each. 59.5 ; rkshire. . 
_ the pl iy d freely in dry weather, and when ^ of Jeaf-mould and decayed manure, and a 6-inch Thinning Stone Fruits.—. kinds of stone 
~~ sional T “ж good гау ФИ. Ора of a plant fertiliser to each barrowful of = куст have their crops thinned to a 
т йы eot va ot weak dd manure, Or à зой, Маке the compost firm around the is. umber, but it is as as well io leave a 
^ reat и — ES ei ж, os When established and growing freely in-their esprits trait ‘than will b 
T n don of permanent positions plants of ragus require а final thinning later 
ies m vers and healthy foliage. Giast ndance of-water, and should receive fre- Establi Fruit 4 zh in He all 
Dx plant get m mp wit are very quent applications of weak а саак blished Do E Tes growths, d 
s, either in beds or borders. Ав s sprays are often prefe 
E ds in flower ны P Young. should h have eir shoots regulated. 
limbers trained on poles and to 
— gre ТЕ oe: ten vent: and е, shoots P ated. Бада, at 
E ce Hen pre ho base neatly secured before x шу Greenhouse, or close 
ed. Neos — owths ean-to gr , 
1 dh for next year's кир "4 need b A retained ; x a fruit | 
. . the others may ber moved ely. inure ar 
E, Ез with an insecticide to keep 
for _ bud- plumosus and its variet, e useful dec 
when the epee > Hoe «туз, d rub ofi sive piama.. for -— in pots for associating 
27 Ме shoots ; -— m two to growths will Stee renes м . p. tenuissimus and A. 
E sufficient to leave on each Mox nad xus us beautiful varieties. 
E Sitios spicata, 5 eel and к pens, 
эф ы tices raised from 
. розп in boxes should be planted out in rich THE ORCHID 
. loamy soil. Plant rather firmly and water freely Ву ©. Н. Atexaxprn, Orchid Grower to Lt. ol. Sir 
_ in dry weather. ж Statices should be ‘more  Horrom», K.0.V.0., C.I.E., Westonbirt, орооны. 
E. prope and winter Perísteria  elata.— This species, commonly 
Б: T nly dried the a last à known as the Dove MAR is the reca wemi 
де : eae member of its genus. plan 
-Flowering ts.—Do growers, of terrestrial habit, aco bey require 
a iae compost in which loam pre 
es to root in. Two parts of loam to one 
v ү Тө A Spb a capital basis, and to вт 
of 
e r leaf-mould sho 
rye тсс of crushed 
e is most 
nd. this should be careful ‘eps Жэ covered 
is uita 
to raise the stock. Suppl 
ап abundance of moisture un ! 
> uc) keep | a = 
a in the spring, 
ie Satin te at Sl тоу 
e. watered until the new roots have made 
When in full growth Peristerias 
water h 
nished the water supply should be gradually 
inish: til winter, only enough to 
eep th just moist will be required 
Peristeria elata should be grown in a light posi- 
tion in the Cattieya house, or s warm ^ — 
structure, all ee -- year. Black spot or _ 
rot, which times attacks toe iae of the 
aU E cas! by an excess 
of 
water, combined “arith a low temperature during | 
E beet iod. 
ntoglossum grande.—Plants of this old 
Pa are now b g to mak 
and before root action becomes bris 
d necess: 
fo rem: 
ng ted e work while 
the shoots are young and train them in gradu- - 
ally; as they can then be trained in any direction 
equired. 5s 
Pears and spe —The — s Apples and + 
rS uld have their - thinned, as 
much finer fruits are bed Е this is done, 
е if thinning is negl the trees may 
an abundance of fruit’one year 
iow =, б next. The the fruits are thin 
the better, but care sh be taken to see that 
they have rfectly ; usually, if the weather 
is good, the fraits set a fortnight after 
the bioom has 
gen м take bar lead in swelling; these should 
A s all the gue imo | removed. 
Two 
7 fruits 6, generally as 
left. in any one cluster, 
