JuNE 21, 1919.] 
Leituce.—Make fr үа sowings of Cos and 
abbage Lettuces supply the D The 
ridges eof С tr S form an ideal position 
for these cr 
erhaps no vitia 
à е 
freely among the crops, and top Ке, im the 
Deo decayed material from the garden 
rabbish hea 
HARDY FRUIT GARDEN. 
By James E. Harnaway, Gardener to JOHN BRENN. 
Esq., Baldersby Park, Thirsk, Yorkshire. 
Lackey Moth o; pples.—This troubleso 
pest seems to be very 
WP districts, and the 
favour. The ca 
AND, 
ve ad webs 
e cut of, onde mx 
t. The best gei 
RM cleanliness, iti 
рс ka 
ter 
a 
n this material used pres 
sci x E us that nonc of it comes Огой 
contact with an g likely to be eaten ra 
Gathering strawberries for Dessert —Too acd 
^oi cannot D" pan hering Str. 
eripe, under-ripe or otherwise 
dei electi ve fruits “spol the dish. pi aot hyd 
wa gin Чы the Ка orning, as $ 
has gon а the fruits are «eg 
ition. They Should Do gathered 
MH suficient — by Minit to h ps them 
dias 
know is om ie d havik rea ack шше 
A baited ^ with cheese or 
good plan to trap mice before the fr ay oan. 
Suckers Fruit Trees.—Many fruit m 
d partioularly Pian , produce potet, 
these removed, tend to 
is often die е fault of th the pe 
em the eu Per 
them oat. If pulled 
k surface new sucker 
growths wil appear. 
hinning PI ve work should now be 
са where ni 
necessary. — to allow 
th ra heavy pos Be as thie exhaus e trees 
t mos боты M It meth that Plum 
ca vy мен feo succession 
та which have not been watered during the 
ама hot weather will cast ер зны, age 
Properly set bef 
Watering.—All_ kinds of fruits 25 should 
wate copious supplies of water; àf allowed 
е Ђесоте now, many trees will P “т 
инә. Liquid manure shou 
sionally, 
d be give 
pies —Raspberries 
uction P ud: m eon pone be netted 
as the fruits show signe colourin 
weather. sne or “ot rg: will 
р ender ihe-érops.liable to birds 
not | early. 
THE GARDENERS’ 
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305 
PLANTS UNDER GLASS. 
By James , Gardener to the Duke of 
BuccLEUcH, Dalkeith нчен Midlothian. 
tumn апа inter-flowering lants.— 
Cyclamens, Heliotropes, Celosias, Cockscombs, 
an should be repotted before Eid 
und, and during the 
ecome  pot-boun 
weather they m may be grown in u ка 
ог ш; arranging them so that Lc are near 
the glass. Close the fra i obtain 
the full f su 
an occasional шайр with quassia extract to 
keep them clean 
Salvia splendens.—This is the useful 
autumn-flowering plant. Cut ngs "rooted » od 
n the season, treated liberally апа pot as 
E in a compost, will make E 
specimens by the autumn. Durin; 
eather the pots should be p ina Бы 
at ashes, in a ed spot out of doo When 
oa aa in - new baa i shouid be oW 
should be Molte pP rai pots as рй d 
n a compost of gool, t loam, leaf-mould, 
and sand. Grow a house with a 
aes temperatu moist . atmosphere. 
1 out the points sof the M to induce the 
rina on of bushy us. Spraying the 
IN twice чо S ak Keen them sufficiently 
at the ts for the time being. 
tree laria.—Calceolarias are mos 
t this season of the Мея in da 
should be kept. shaded 
shady position. an pex "din with a sheet of 
glass until the seeds have germinated. 
Primula. —Greenhouse Primulas raised from 
seeds sown in the " 
a E UE ра 
— ris рое іп а on of two par urfy 
e part leaf- mon a reaper e sharp sand; 
sare them. in a col 
and give shade and ни м, анау. 
nhouse, 
Campanula pyramidalis.—Seeds should be so 
now to provide plants for flowering next season. 
One inti old i plants, в showi owing Howse T and 
e kept out of d: eg a 
shady p ‘tho В lowers Бейл id 
Feed ilo T vanl they are placed in i the 
floweri ac 19 servatory. 
М ORCHID HOUSES. 
By H. G. NDER, Orchid Grower to Lt. -Col. Sir G. Sd 
Ногғовр, Хто. C.I.E., Westonbirt, Gloucestershi 
iden: rismatocarpum.— This species is 
ag йе and it x fine Orchid for ex- 
rly grown it 
-- remarkable for Lowe 
ers. Frequent 
this , species, "bat 
when a. E, boris е fr + materiai the P дота 
shoul of their pots directly 
i on 
"Mea ‘on оой ‘ne 
" the bases ш - pee bulbs 
al n el with the of the 
Being a strict] стерео piant: "the water acd 
— regular so ng à w i 
d even when at rest, р-ны must not be with- 
held entirely. A position in the Cattleya house 
€ similar structure, where plenty of light — 
is secured, with shade from bright 
snine, is suitable for this Orchid. Insects seldom 
trouble planté ALES d чей соп 14 а 
ome spider put in peara 
nce be destroyed, or ribs. "ine healthy erne 
‘of the E will soon rred. 
E. vitellinum majus. is very ornamental 
and ante grown Orchid сар flowers E 
the summer months. gene in a shady ion 
its flowers will last m in 
ection, мной 1 
tey 5 е 
from ле root та аы а уеп entilator, as. 
A delight iu poii of mee 
radicans.—Tihis "in and its hybrids E. 
Pici еа and E. Boundii, are beautiful 
Orchi floweri w, t is astonishin 
of time the individual сарая will 
n as 
Desirable 5 specimens may 
of si Ed sti Are ts 
ge stems gen neat stakes. All 
ugh the.summer an i ese plants are 
in aed си afford Miém y Des or moisture at 
the and in khe atmosphere 
UNDER G: д 
Ву W. Messenger, Gardener to Major J. 
жом ы Park Gardens, E 
Mid- Grapes. pes intended to ripen 
in succession to the arim crop are colouring. 
They should кдла зе of air on every 
pas : 
а less atmospheric 
KE but the structural 
Mndiions of Me house must en in 
considera: with regard to. the supply of 
iib ture in ү e atmosphere. In lofty, weli ven- 
tilated houses damping should be more frequent 
done than in a low, ly ventilated house. 
Admit a little air during the night through the 
top venti E tain a little warmth in. 
the hot-water of 
pes t air. 
This will prevert condensation of аен a on 
the rries 
from crack: 
able insecticide. ee the vines are 
close to re во] чя се. 
necessa ry to preven e care 
е sun’s тес 3 алт аа а itl at ‘prayed 
the s the pur bly. 
x. guess 
plants a are pe rik ready 
я after г 
Own un treat: - we 
good use in Fam i an eis diia aie 
tion oat of doors. 
