Jonze 14, 1919.] 
ie the flowering stems neatly 
bud ie and t 
To Ii large auant of Carna- 
ble stakes. 
y be "aol 
around and amo g them instead of using stakes 
Her us Borders.— The warm a in eather 
will “injuriously lect 2 oW subjects and 
plants wit pie surface unless 
650 
Я I in "pe poy a 
ag 
ay and as Ames ka ipte] 
ea o age and the faded flowers of 
early-flowering planis 1 
witn dog nts suitable do: соп! 
B 
a 
ч 
Spring Flowers Кан seeds of Wallflowers and 
hav 
the work should be delayed n » longe ‚Маке the 
seed bed firm and moi f the weather 
proves Ry M pur раар on mats over tne 
eds ve bcn Aa but e them 
d immediately th Шо tiny seedlings appea 
Lawns.—Give careful attention to T 
turfed or newly-sown vus) The умы. Shoni 4 
то 
not be mown too closely or the 
Бе e PU. to the full influence 
.. Watering may be ne агу but give a аан 
: UD in preference to small Dam sp at short 
in 
3 KITCHEN GARDEN. 
. By G. Ettwoon, Gardener to W. Н. MYERS ERS, Esq., Swan- 
: more d Bishop's Waltham, ak shire 
of short Carrots 
ae seedlings planted ‘as 
nm prid "hey ‘evel in ns 
ist at 
. Toots and the edi dos F3 i dd tr ntly 
- between the rows. It is very beneficial at this 
date to give the bed a slight mulch of leaf-soil 
or very light, decomposed pn y 
and Onion mildew must be g STER against. It 
will do the plants no bain if slaked pe is 
strewn broadcast over them befo DU id of these 
ts appear; mildew very attacks 
. plants after this treatment. сац сгор 
2 оов will respond to the а eatment, 
and in both occasional ы “of some 
t cases 
4 Ee RO or sulphate of ammonia 
hould be g 
кабы бон са obtain 
КА e site is ready. Gladstone, Latest of 
_ Autocrat "i Rearguard are most reliable late 
| varie ties f Peas 
lecta. Loc that are being grown for exhi- 
tion purposes will now be elongating their 
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stems. Encourage them о extend by means of 
bro 
LASS. 
"o Ше of 
е large- fowdred, out Dr 
and pyramidal varieties of yp onette 
о for greenhou 
decorat 8 sown now will provide iex 
utümn er r plants. th ed 
in the pots the plants are to суу in, 
t 3 
gs abou 
Fill the pots with a pace of 
loam, deaf: pen кл rubble — m ash, 
^ seeds а e sown place the pots on 
a dies with an Кому aspect. 
cold rien 
When рдел seedlings are growing freely 
дуб | them daily. Finch out the early flowers 
ntil the d 
give M 
the 
dd. Me he es erted s aee iù nl pots in 
sandy soil. ' e the pots over bottom -heat, 
prend the cuis shaded until rooted, сапа 
spray em y. 
place = on-a shelf n near the glass and afford 
them e light a 
Рау е ttings of this 
Begonia may -still be ind successfully 
oted in in ‘well-drained pots. . Fill 
the pote An cuttings, and place them near 
the .but give them shade from sun- 
shine, lien cuttings, now rooted, should be 
potted sin ugly in a Les d BA Mea aced ‹ оп du 
staging wit! 
potting, use gr maitre е of X. foam 
and pot rather loosely кр "de ‘plants d. a 
temperature not 60° inge 
em ly, end keep the E dasg S 8 
moist. As a нр against insect с ви 
кн ‘the onias occasionally and . 
soot sane the pots. 
na —Pla: show dowd panned there 
is a cum ire to $^ p sse of flowering— 
should be placed in house and given 
less water and venti 
ORCHID HOU 
By G. H. Мах XANDER, Orchid Grower © Lt.-Col. . Sir G. L. 
G. 
Ногғовр, K.O.V.O., C.I.E., yo Gloucestershire. 
Cymbidium.—The best ; ar 
this genus occupy a foremost positio: 
ful Orchids for late winter and spring displays. 
f 
ui 
е. 
З 
ii 
Q 
n 
a3 
urin 
have been. raised from the beautiful C. insigne 
a speci ch has proved valuab a 
of a new section of these charming plants. ‘ 
aue qualities Ыз the flowers, hee on the 
lant or in a cut state, is well known, but for 
t 
i en 
mend giving an abundance of wa s 
but T prelet, а at all times, to treat Cymbi 
Ligen plants, е allowing 
ome what dry befo: 
ool intermediate seri stan e is proper for 
tin: і mind sun heat by day provided 
this is oat one by abundance of fresh air 
and plenty of atmospheric moisture, and there 
suffice for som 
cool atmosphere at night to 
sha 
of the sun, and in bright weather the syringe 
should be freely used about the foliage, a good 
spraying with water b 6, E t 
effectual way of keeping down red s a pest 
which someti id attacks rend undersides of the 
leaves an dry wea 
Repotting. NA growth "— 
and e necessary Lc di should be done at 
о efrain from disturb any plants so 
e. Where large specimens are in a 
n: they s h uld h „үрен ж! A +3 } 
portions, with new leads, о separately. The. 
ee should be well dra , the gro. covered 
hin layer o and plants 
Marita like ordinary plants ciat is, with the 
pseudo- resting on the surface of лу soil 
just Moria the. level of the rim P" the The 
mixture for potting should be com ^ go 
loam fibre one half, peat or A.l fibre one 
quarter, leaf-soil and cho Sphagnum-moss 
is ae re iler san of Ее; crocks, 
п 
charcoal ded to to keep 
e mixture bold oe terial et be 
carefully work 
moderately firm. if tt the. soil "shout the Boote А 
о dragged н x ET iere end ys ма; 
a similar 
нова water тей eei] TS nec 
sary. for a week after mero Then give 
a ond soaking ' of water, which should 
The. usual pr ions 
"d extra shade should be given them when the 
sun i s bri right. 
cm 
она FRUIT 
By James E. way, Gardener to JOHN BRENNAND, 
Es EA Salone Park, Thirsk, Yorkshire. 
Protec’ Cherries from Birds.—Nets shed 
b her over the trees as soon as the fruits 
begin to swell, bi ake hem у early, 
pecially if the weather is hot and dry. Small 
meshed netting is best as it will keep out the 
mall birds Over wall trees the nets should 
be fastened at the top and ed down at the 
bottom, and where there is no coping sticks 
bl 
settle on the net an& iE the fruit through it. 
—АП trees that have set 
sees 
over. the root es to keep the sun from dry 
the everely. 
аде ing Strawberries.—The best method 
of propagating Strawberries is b 
ce 
the plants for forcing. Three-inch pots 
wil 
Мүк be used аз they may be easily removed 
from the beds when the runners have rootéd. 
One crock should be cover the drainage 
hol = orn nad re ove oe 8. then fill 
the soll passed centies 
а файле, riddle, pred a little Pane soil added. 
Choo: е, est runners the best 
fru ve vues plants. 
Each layer did. p pai into the soil in 
and fixed w niga ither a wire ooden 
Br анін E make excellent pegs for 
this w ork. The ЫШ in the pots should at no 
dry. All superfluous 
abo allowed to become 
табо should be removed. 
