6 THE GARDENERS’ 
e fruit buds are thick and r 
them into 
cut out. 
essentials to success. 
Shield PE 
bu ding" i 
bucket of w 
THE HARDY FRUIT GARDEN 
By = E. Натн Gardener to Јон 
ras two есы? forming the letter 
icis g Fruit Trees.—Fruit trees may now be he downward cut should about one inch 
budded, and the operation is invariably most lon A bud should then be prepar ed by cutting 
база when buds аге ies on shoots off a slice of wood and bar Mn one and a 
of the same year's growth. Maturity to a cer- half-inch long, 
Fic. 5.—H.T. ROSE MRS. CHARLES REED 
: COLOUR P(LE CREAM, WITH PINK TINTING AND 
GOLDEN YELLOW BASE 
n degree, however, is necessary, and bud dding with the flat half of the budding knife remove 
dud be performed as soon as well- developed the wood by inserting the ivory under the bark 
buds can be А a on the summe at the top end of the slip containing the bu 
work may be rformed at злу time daring jus with a little jerk the woo forced out, 
and August, fey it is best do but the bark st not be bent, or it will b 
as t the bark will part fo ee e bruised. wood is separated the bud 
more freely n in d weather Gross should be of pith; holl buds are no 
shoots should not be used, they are soft, icti rugis. After the bud is ready, 
and bear large, immature buds uds taken aise e stock, beginning.at th 
from medium-sized shoots give the best results be. i t T pe on both sides. Insert 
The bud should be taken from a half-ripened i 
shoot | whi ch will not extend any fu каке It of the vss = че кк, 
ds ате the botto: by белг of the leaf 
one distingushed, as ue are thin and painted: stalk, which pr ba left for this pimpen It is 
CHRONICLE. 
re Car 
i0uld be taken to select buds aay healthy 
i and they should ре р fresh by dropping 
a ter as soon as they are 
‘lean cuts pire careful handling are 
What is kno shield 
is the best alte pm c trees. 
bg a Aperi bir a slit should be тако m 
bark of th ck and ther 
with a bud the middle; 
[Jury 5, 1919, 
— ae 
necessary that the cross cut of the stock 
the еч fit exa 1 p 
a A 
above a 
о 
от the bud every 
анг. — 1 stock pt. be syringed 
vato e in "hot 
Insect Pests.—Hot ather is pem to 
the Dos of all kinds of insects. Es free use ef 
the hose, garden engine and inge Bs “tha 
grea б, e ba in keeping insects in check and 
cleansing the foliage of the tre 
жен, GARDE 
By H. MARKEA ardener to the Earl of ae 
PAN NN smi Barnet, Hertfordshir 
Lobelia.—The perennial Lobelias may be rais 
frcm seeds sown at the present time, and if 
the seedlings receive ample attention, good 
plants will be obtained by the end of 
season. Sow the seeds in pans кус w witb sandy 
soil pressed firmly, and do de seed 
too deo ly. Place a sheet o 
pans, stand them in a cold 
them for some tim When the seedlings are 
id ge Age prick them out into boxes or cold 
ing them well supplied with 
жн a кш. them in КЫШ w Ae 
гата. Victoria, L. cardinalis and L. fulg ens 
br Thiab deplar when employ 
сабан ог а with other stable si 
jects. They uld be wintered under 
mpton Stoc —There pou be no е 
mp 
s a Stocks. 
to make a sowing in boxes or pans and place 
them in cold frames until the plants are suffi- 
ciently € and is nsfer them to well- 
prepare _ beds on warm seca where, they 
Sweet William.—Propagate a good strain of 
Sweet ‘Wiliams either from seed or from layers; 
sow at drills 6 
once in shallow 
164 E in an open position 
ick out Wallflov Forge 
нр тоес аа а and’ oth er йе 
raised from seed and intende 
displa of юа next sprir 
tion so that the plants ma e 
be able to нара severe wintry weather. 
Tuberous Begonia.—Supply Ше roots а 
tuberous ge nary with АЫ of moisture, an 
give them liquid manure at intervals. These 
plants r Г to 1 ich “fe eding when well est tab- 
lished, ма especially when planted in rather 
light, sandy so oil, 
Roses.—Attend to requirements : a 
oses; feed them ery, remove snoa 
as uci Sd they a pe and keep the sur a 
Kee es ER watch for maggots 
d caterpillars а od. Rd бн ildew appear, om 
the foliag sulphur or spray the ne 
with саа 0 ummer wash or some other suitable 
fungicide. 
ORCHID ES. 
ALEXANDER, Orchid Grower to Lt.-Col 2. 
OLFORD, O., E., irt, Gloucestershire. 
Mexican к —The oo of flowers 
growths. n gn de 1 „+ 
in the 
the afforde ec. in 
= т. EM the -A growths now devolopets 
well inured to sunlight, they wN 
deli ht uch light, air, and sunheat ; 
gps dor them to rec ae A 
и. is possible phe: 
ose but С thrive in n light rand 
е 
ab e de these Laelias y "^ m anii 
