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June 14, 1919.] 
THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
olate veining and carrying a fine orange- 
low beard. The standards are of a vicit 
h bronze. 
eady in n cultivation in gar 
'ge flowers nave purple falls, and eae ` clear 
andards ; the spike is very large and 
and the segments are also of large 
Blue Bird derives its name from the spread- 
E, which appear like deep blue wings, 
отпей by a rich gold crest. 
ue sta ep 
: " variegata. forms 
ly others 1 
hocolate-coloured 
pared Pda. uh А "itte veining 
E 
p the 
abit is 
i sturdy ion véry NO A . Dora 
warf Iri 
massive prope portions. 
let, on ich the orange-coloured 
ows prominently, and the beautifully 
fhea standards are lavender-coloured. 
which many о 
il be familiar. Tney inc dade Shalimar, Alca 
рез Troost, Mrs. Alan. Gray, Tris King, 
Ado ‚ Da awn, Lord of June and Cel 
ig 
FLORISTS’ FLOWERS. 
HE SWEET WILLIAM. 
garded as an old-fashioned 
Dig s barbatus, r^ Sweet — 
n 
ertheless intrinsi n beau utiful, a on 
ies iness and freedom in E. 
whole 
F -Cony mpletely sown, and raked level, may 
еее. with a protecting. wA By sowing 
my allowing 
2 inches 
dwari, Жогу кй 
tai 
abundant space for 
ing between the ro ор the anions 
wing air and sun- 
h Pew freely. If lur 
88 appear than аге required, they should 
a 1 ge The proteome 
od the soil between 
Dutch hoe as soon я 
ell throug the soil. If the 
the thin sowing and subse- 
, Show a tendency to crowding, 
e transplan: By ime it 
Sp. at t 
-— кан of the earlier A agr ts 
wet ries will form able Ж 
for the plants. "Before rac Shops out 
ting Е the в soil wita super 
TI lum dry at e of trans- 
it would be wise to w: m a 
previous to planting - then lift 
rene а with a oe hapa soe The dis 
on the 
mit Tro Чино of pi nches will 
frequent, hoeings, but where so much 
space cannot be pared tne gen à d but. 
in eigh of 1 
Юю Ji inches M before р probe sey Sight 
) This thod, whilst «ош. rid space, 
wall = E» plants to ne clean- 
T 
ahaidi kakos until “the late dew "be trans- 
planted, in Octo! November, in well worked 
aad enriched т Рзд treated as described 
asily fill the space if set Ber 18 inches 
ap e yr easure of intensive flower cropping 
n be practised by setting the “roe geen 
des Es feo Eu ма дам е een every 
си 
parle E raised fon me" jh in the 
summer ed off. These will flower 
е 
E 
edging, a gee as pure vl pem inner part of the 
border may be toned ру groups a Giant 
White placed 6 to 8 arg apart. Seeds may be 
saved ot the best oni er heads, o ейге, ings 
may be ө = era E ы іп in the oe ? 
ing autumn anted for fresh . stock. 
William F. Tow 
MIGNONETTE. 
hich it is well- inen 
are gen in w 
ills to which 
can E 
heri Sy thoroug s soaked A st P a "lim me 
fo s done. Эрини к 
Yael is less efficac Two ounces of 1 
gallon of water is fe the correct ететт 
нне тей ngs may 
this strength when 
no. of vegetable cha aropa with the soil 
a great help to Magno net M. H. 
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SUMMER MANURING. 
of iod, with a c 
sponding increase in the yield, i manuring jn 
some fi is practised the summ 
months. In gardens where the routine of soil 
preparation was rtially carried out last 
winter, owing r jes, steps 
uld be taken to supply the neces 
^ tilis T made b lunging in a ta 
ims У paris filled with either cow, 
ralis cane is a valuable 
t 
whether 
ou liqui ^p» m. 
is Vu rib in obtaining 
ertain forms, but when 
P 
r 
thes osp potash 
МЕЕ ih are 2 duy well ona: and are useful 
when combined together. For ‘the exhibitor of 
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fruit and verse who does not ye require a 
complete phosphate of ash is suit- 
erior “finish ^ to fruit 
and to such flowers as Carnations, while for 
es and similar gross feeders, nitrate o 
potash IU a capital stimulant, used at 
Lf rate of јол. to loz. per gallon of water. 
The nd rg in effect uk nitrate of soda has 
on plants p chiefly ior their leaves and 
Д ch a тш indispe кле 
in gardens but to obtain the k fei fro. 
its use it Pit be applied ` у; it and often,” 
and more digan a dry s 
Ext uld end 
found быа о use it on Ears "that have to 
sta e ter, because if used too freely it 
causes a luxuriance of wtk that has a poo 
ing. Half a 
is кол ois Y (S об as p for crops 
that reach maturity in ons eather this amount 
app ишы doubled. 
e of ammonia, sulphate of potash and 
are manures which, though not 
2lbs. of each of the : 
e We Jest, and applied at о . to 
each gallon of water, 
px ч dry season, keeping the roots of plants 
as cool a ssible goes a Jong way 
where possible, should practi 
of tae Dutch hoe i 
fot ыу for the destruction of weeds, 
oisture. 
to prevent the escape of valuable mi 
xtensive scale is im- 
o sho 
the application. In this way ni of 
“ill prove valuable sown at the rate of 407. 
oz. per square yard; su osphate two parts, 
and one part of sulphate of ammonia applied, 
from 507. бол. square yard, may be used 
with g effect on all crops; while for fruit 
trees a useful dressing is three parts of super- 
phosphate to one S muriate of potash, or the 
ИЛАН b of potash. F.J. 
VERONICA FILIFORMIS. 
Most бо et орел and catalogues are 
rmis, a 
years ago. 
t has since - occasionally under 
my notice, buf nowhere 
fine 
aks ме жайы M so 
Sir 
as in the wall po bert 
laren at Monreith, where әй n oud 
alpin nd a congenial home. In such a wall 
garden, with a d bank of earth behind, it 
seems ectl: , as it is in a cool 
revice of rockwork, although it can do w a 
fair amount o if not parched at the roots. 
I well recollect, when I first the plant in 
ower, h I rejoiced at its -like 
habit, its с ing, fine foliage and its exquisite 
little blue flowers. It loves to h ightly 
down over the s or stones, there is 
nothing aggressive about it, while it be 
planted prem ain choicest alpine ite Si 
it, Sir 
о Veronicas 
tal garden plants and ү, spicata Royal | oa 
which beg "on under 
fo: 
