318 THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. [June 28, 1919. 
after Thin the seedlings early and THE ORCHID ery The haulm from the early crops of Peas should | 
MS ык e plants to make robust growth. . 9. ALEXANDER, Orchid Grower to Lt.-Col. Sir @. L. Ве cleared off to prevent mildew appearing and _ 
Bot a p double varieties Bere a а лен, K.0.V.0., C.I.E., Westonbirt, E to make room for the planting of Cab. . 
tnd are teil as back ro "uw S guai na Vanda teres. —This is a lovely Orchid, and о o bages A and early Savoys. All the preparation . 
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n eful in any spot where tall plants are FRE ii freely Еа foie ae оу need on mé, oo Atenas — - surface 
req soil and a dressing of burnt earth vood 
hen well managed hte grow rae 
—Remove superfluous shoots, water the ^ season, whi WT die he e flo owering Potat tatos should have been 
ae thoroughly, and afford a ей ы Z period is over, the pla pea eni i in theme cas of earthed ene ug this gate: but deficiency in - Ў 
weather keeps dry so that the bark т sun-heat, light and moisture. They should be ridges should be made "good, and rogues, 
freely from th еа when the work of РЙ shaded ы darie the very mae part of sickly- -looking plants pulled up and barak 
is being carri the day, and then but very slightly. The work 
Fern —Īn t gardens Ше» are sites on i repotting, or surfaci should receive 
= which wee meis fer Td “could be constructed. А ао nece ter ere od | tis a PLANTS UNDER GLASS. 
: о grow the plants on long п 
good collection "ot suitable „hardy kinds Fight m rafts 2 sei a eode p. a T sin E^ By James Wa Gardener to ihe Dum 
and 
varieties of Ferns vay, interesting 
feature. Sh osen, and 
wers. They need plenty of water at the 
and an occasional supply of liquid manure. 
THE FRUIT GARDEN. 
By James E. HarHaway, Gardener to JOHN BRENNAND, 
Es n Maiden Park, Thirsk, Yorkshi ire. 
тој 
arge enough, апа the 
ither for cooking at once 
so make 
ам BFE on Fruit Trees.—As a consequence 
of the hot, dry weather spare E spider 
has become fe troublesome The remedy for 
lies in heavy 
no 
Bed spider 
strong enough dio foli и. 
that аге syringed or 
harm 
cannot Мата оп Plants t 
hosed regularly. 
adi in Fruit Plantations.—The hot weather 
T been very helpful in clearing ordi of 
eeds where hosing has 
pe of moisture. 
жыр ga are re- 
quired o ny the jet pur erry 
canes uld be allow remain ; back 
‘the thers: and as soon as ge fruits have set 
they should be thi ain berries of 
nned. To 
the largest size, the plants Pine be well fed 
and watered. berries — also be well 
Abad and watered with -w liquid manure. 
Outdoor Vines.—The shoots of vi 
a doors should be tied as 
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t three or 
om д хун аге vary destructive to 
fruits, очаен Apricots and Peaches, and they 
often s E them by — bant skin E 
is gree The recen een 
favourable to tle, as her 1 ary с conditions 
and will harbour i They 
generally hide i 
lay small flower e with a little 
(dry moss or hay inside, iu Weir einen sec MN 
the re in clean crocks surfaced to the E 
of two or three inches with chopped, live 
Non. oss. If the rod-like stems are 
placed in the moss the plants will soon attach 
emselves the rafts, as make 
aerial roots freely. an т uld be 
'own close up to the roof glass, and be fr 
quently syri: g enco rage. Rony rapid 
growth. һе: ver, 
the growing as 
the temperature of the Cattleya goes is best 
3 UN, should then be kept 
air curo llums are 
on a cone at. ‘rooting 
ood Osmunda fibre 
and fresh Sphagnum-moss, cho and well 
i near the roof glass 
pabine, but should 
them, ng 
inter, when the plants are at бте) tly 
cooler с should prevail, Алач they 
should at me be subjected to a very low 
temperatu 
TEE oon GARDEN. 
By б. Ettwoop, Garden 
more Park, 
o W. Н. Mrers, Esq., Swan- 
eniti Waltham, Hamp shire. 
—Large breadths of the various 
should be planted out 
е: in the stem. 
several positions. planting the later and 
hardier, kinds and varieties in i more exposed 
arden. If rain doe t follow the 
E ve the plots a бте watering 
immediately. The distance apart at which to 
plant must be governed by the kinds planted, 
the large-growing recoles should be planted 
way, Savoys 18 inches apart, 
and the various Broccolis 2 feet. Plant firmly. 
Coleworts.—Make a sowing of Coleworts. The 
seedlings will make satisfactory e pro- 
vided they are юу planted out so soon аз 
айу By that tim or are und will be 
fant and available for this оак vege- 
tal 
two feet apart each 
Chicory .— sowing in light and Fel 
pulverised Ex in » drills, 15 inches apart. Wate 
freely if n ply the Dutch hoe fe 
me vow в = ows. Thin the seedlings 
ches 
pinach.— intain a constant supply of 
Spinach make sowings — days in well 
bine drills in shady pa the ga am 
Frenc. —As the 
very hot and pes extra Анна те} French Bake 
will be a to maintain an unbroken supply 
uis tender Sow t eeds in well кыч red 
dr ills 18 inches aan ales те 
ater s to 1 foot a 
the 
and rhe the foliage dail ig he pier: 
PS rin lative: баша Wonder d the ening, 
т Bean are useful vai 
.—Make further pasen of in 
Min as previously advised. Stake м аен 
the plants as they need these 
ercourage free growth by iode waterings 
and {ытын sprayings during the evenings. 
JAM K, er 
Buci nap з, "Dalkeith Palace, Midiotbian, 
r 
—Early rooted plants will 
now be ready for shifting into 7-inch pots. se 
clean, well-draine ‚ and a compost of three 
perts turfy loam, one pa f-mould, and a 
6-inch I of a plant fertiliser to each 
barrowful of soil. Water the roots before re- 
potting, xg , and there will be no 
necessity io afford water for several days after- 
wards. Plac e plants in , airy house, 
or in old me, on an ash where they | 
si preparing | 
plants require special treatment ; after 
Largely they should be plunged in | — 
pot ou is doors, in а posi a fully ex- 
рае the sun. This vill cause E AR growth | 
to Lan short se ed. es e all flowers for the — 
pres z 
—Malmaison and other large flower- | 
cem growing in 7- inch pots should e 
the view, as two- 
re th 
oil for this potting s " 
mixture n thre2 pon rich loam, - 
г sand, and 
гъ 
е nature and preparation 
ot crane 2 
of the m for the final pottin reer : 
mun.s are important. details. fci 
tive soil she d be sed through a si 
e fibro rtions retained for potting; 
to е this ter harcoal, w as! 
pacis sand. cd Fs of medi texture is 
with 1 ould, charcoal and A T- 
ottu- of tapt е ertilieer to each OW. 
oF d e clean pots, well чар гае апа plac 3 
е йке ge the'soil over the drainage. t i 
the ша ne securely. If the soil is light it И 
difficu Ep the plants =ч firmly. S к 
тё Ас ground where the Eo 
e ‘Chrysanthemums may a placed toge pe 
соте with a десе of f 
Es posts and ‹ us which thi 
аи сап ie safely secured. "Wat ering $ I 
be done carefully. To destroy aphis dus | 
foliage with tobacco powder 
soil р 
lights or e a ан. g frame 
fford more air, 
to 
pots, using a rage tent of | 
peat, sand and a ТАШ artifi re. o 
em in a warm house, йш admi t plenty i 
on hot алув, erm. ар and aff 
stur 
