© Jury 5, 1919.] 
ill grow і freely. Half the complaints about e 
failure of these Orchids to flower are due 
light and air nging Biel 
the weather is favourabl гы be 
fond Оу be iat as the foliage and root- 
ing materials dry qui ped under iei ‘conditions 
advised above. The ly = Mi 
ius be increased as tn pts 
when th 
e pseudo- bulbs are thick.” 
“ening, а a , liberal sed will be needed. 
citrosmum. y best ш to 
the E. in well-drained 
and as it is mot a ve large 
free rooting kind, the receptacles need y 
rge enough to accommodate e 
ortably with about 1j inches of 
n 
f Osmunda fibre and one-third o 
S wi me crushed crocks and 
ded. Potting should | one 
y firmly and afterwards the plants 
should be placed in a moist atmosph in the 
ousi 
ush out from the ng growths 
Ww grow vigorous, a libera] supply 
of water is needed. Given a light position in 
house where plenty of fr air is admitted, 
wil make vigorous and healthy 
growth, and елт ора fine, large pseudo-bulbs 
by the a 
1 n Pont of ies ма will be g 
Е . Я mien талт 
. Course be given, but only of a ааа бнт 
and always in а perfectly clear state 
Pleione —Pleiones now require ilie maximum 
f supply of water at the roots, and if no dried 
J weak doses 
e pias in p 
and on bright days 
tung may be given 
З position should be hs 0! 
E cool-intermediate h 
3 m. Ms Dun should те са to keep red-spider 
1 THE KITC SOR EN: 
б Ву @. ‚Жоодо „ Gardener to W. Н. Myers, Esq., Swan- 
re Park, xm. nar айр shire 
arly bate teh of 
promote rapid patel Earth the plants u 
good me to prevent {һе Кош being blown 
Abed ring rough wi atch closely for 
mgs Aree if the pests appear | 
Celery.—The earl 
y batch of Celery will need 
a first earthing, Pr геев ру pulling the small 
UN, ith or 3 inches of soil 
or the "fret. ee ч. быз foliage 
nally with s and slaked 1 
Пету. еба Cel OR require so 
Moisture that .the Surface so - d ecomes 
18 condition must bi 
ons 4 еы “vegetable 
тта. 5s aed Ws . This treatment 
re eg Зог nad Plants a ri ‘owing те- 
ell and onl mic 
The pira must 
they ч ыкы be cut when ready, otherwise 
t cortege tough 
they will keep well 
cool pe T 
1 Onions. —The next 
E. si: few weeks will decide the 
E row of the Onion gend the eni are now 
shou ld m 
. forming bulbs 
3 dos м of tue уз MET ni i S bec 
E сей eather, _apply Bight збы rg con- 
ted n manure peye Fruitier. or Bent- 
THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
ley’s are all good. ке close tch for 
mildew, epe if the foliage on one Puer fn 
is observed ja: eg oid n 
bed m 
saved from infectio. 
Asparagus eric eme ina у beds have not 
made vigorous p y the hoe and afford 
. top-dressing PA ayed г — arti- 
ure. The pring-sown Asparagus 
should гае its final Чары, Nw one foot 
apart ards give a good watering, make 
the E peer quite ibn y ктот da the 
soil about them and give a surface-dressing of 
flaky leaf-soil. 
GTRS та ited early are harvesting 
well, Р аа i bulbs. As soon as 
ready Sako them up, and ripen them in a dry 
plac 
Endive. 
be sown this week. Choo 
from this sowing the Е 
—A large тыш и абр. M 
ies, 
nést: bai are 
т 
тоне. —Make weekly sowings for the next 
five weeks. 
E 
PLANTS UNDER GLASS 
Ву ЈА Ака к, Gardener to Duke of 
Bu eith Palace, Midiotbian 
Plumb: LX — raised age 
cuttings this should e the poin f 
he leading gro 5 stopped do cause "hem 
rm bushy specimens. Grow th 
o the light, in an in- 
moderately ee 
Kies ad 
into larger pots aya i be be making good growth s 2 
pinch the shoots with the 
eS. —At this Season уур аге ont 
E 
age n 
he per cad allowing them plenty otan ai uring 
1у 
ge "than 
they fully к ны hai 
be potted into larger 
yp iameter. Until 
flowers syringe the foliage occasionally with an in- 
secticide to keep down pests. Water ‘ihe po 
lished plants frequently with liquid manu 
Solanum capsicastrum.—This is а most ai 
deo oo. plant tor соя я 
winter u Plan тз. sage ves seed s 
Ei 
in early zt in, 
potted 
glass until re-established, may lunged out 
of d hes. plants may be pott 
into ts ai reated in same way 
lar nd t 
Being Ad to pur spider they sh 
watered at the roots and aytingod P 
of f the shoo 
enn jas that nius 
umi; br e frequently x 
tacks. r^ Um ilie ts becom 
established, admit more air, and afford item 
liquid manure occasionally. 
Humea elegans.— This graceful plant is very 
—— for. conservatory decoration, and seeds 
r untii the se 
hate germinat e seedlings are large 
enough t them carefully in suitably sized 
pets and place them on she lf in 
h ys guard lop 
the foliage kept dry. 
Vallota purpurea.—This useful greenhouse 
ишге comparatively little жуш Тһе 
lant 
b have completed their growth, therefore 
bulbs 
a cool, кабы З 
the water supply DOM. be Дей ced. чей hi not 
re 
necessary to ot them ry year, they 
should receive a top dre Ak of equal Cl ot 
l and leaf- бмк adding а little 
loam 
artificial вебе ram the top dressing firmly, 
and soon withhold water — until the 
autumn 
Palms.—All specimens requiring 
moist peri. тошо po syringed дү, “and 
occasionally with an ecticide. Palm 
ually have ite A pace, ы орага 
атл supplies of liquid manure. Clear soot 
кл, applied ei the roots, or with a 
oots, 
n the foliage, is uni: to a healthy 
Fir dine of the foliag 
FRUITS UNDER G í 
By W. ipae Gardener to Major J. A. BERNERS, 
Woolverstone Park Gardens, Ipswich. 
f 
should be sown once a fortnight up to the middle 
of mgr nj for these sowmgs choose slightly 
larger an those used: for those of early 
маг. eie pope ring the beds at this 
season ння a good d of prepared leaves 
and 8 у gren bottom-hea! 
ho be add 
portion of кеч mortar rubble or “ыч plaster 
апа wood ash eo a use has bee Aus 
iously filled it shoul Шш 
thoroughly cleansed v es ting takes d 
Plants now flower will require similar "mra 
tion in regard to "du n of the fruit as 
er crops. Where fruits үте ue idly 
the beds should be kept vallendr m as 
пъ applications of wade after the plants hase 
allowed to become dry are liable 
nd kee 
coal ai 
f the early forced trees 
n Pots.— 
yes ld be dul 2 ory to 
ing them ҮЛЕ a suitable position 
Continue to afford pot: 3 nce и ан developing 
сы. = es object 
good p ion oe broken ‘plaster or dd s оа 
апа Ad uh a hould be incorporated with the 
soil in vis Hig M ae dre n. 
Ope which were 
Fig — jme 
started ea; in the + 
growths. Cut out enti es if necessary 
use the knife as s ot ам as possible, and tie in 
hinly to encourage 
thorough gem Ren ng of t the зир ‘for next — s 
supply of fruits. Thin second crop if the 
umer rd the trees every 
ealthy and sturdy 
ich trees are yielding 
fr "m EDEN mw Bes 
lv 
rous ag po 
g rapidly 
the seventh or - Mdh leaf and hao shoots 
be - 
frequently to ан plenty of atmospheric 
