52 THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. [Jury 26, 1919, ee 
ately 2 and the plants surfaced with a THE KITCHEN GARDEN 
mixture of hard fibre one part, to two parts i { 
of Sphagnum-moss. After acci they deni tbe he, ee m Micron " us Н. Mrxzs, Esq., Swagg 
sta ged together n a house where an inter- more Park, Bishop's Waltham, Hampshir 
mediate te mper Penh is maintained, and shaded Carrots.—Make sowings of forcing and short- 
; sunshine. The supply of water at horn АРШЫН of Carrots n borders facing 
1 the early stages of growth is a south and west. Prepare the ground by dressing 
THE ORCHID ndi: tail of cultivation: ar the surface with soot an bu garden refuse. 
c Rowe. with a can to and fork these materials in. They will to a large 
By Н. G. ALEXANDER, Orchid Grower to Lt.-Col. Sir G. L. bid a fine ixed will keep the extent ward off wireworms, which are so injur- 
Ноіғовр, K.U.V.0., C.I.E., Westonbirt, Glo жай ге. iy ced material pu rently moist, provided the ious to Carrots during the autumn. Draw the 
Milto та ат M ilaa with its rie. Surroundings are kept ist with the syringe. drills sufficiently wide apart to allow of hoeing 
ties berg "the umerous hybrids deri a from Yellow thrips will of on the succulent well into the winter.« Inimitable, Golden Ball, E 
them, are the s showy and popular е зрна young growths of Miltonias unless checked баллу Horn and Early Nantes are first-rate р; 
of the genus. They are mostly vigorous ап‹ by occ 'asionally dipping the plants in an varieties for these late sowings. peers to 13 
very floriferous unde er good. вие They are insectici ide. make sowings until the middle of August. m 
g i Ё е com ower should now occupy a position іп a wae varieties о "Pos Wer, pss date, but well- 
pe ET nes sown at once produce 
Peas in eight to ni veeks. The variety 
Early Giant. has fus s pods here in less than zin 
that time. Prepare trenches, mix well-decayed igni 
manure with the soil, tread the whole firm, and n 
sow b seeds thinly, covering rm with two tux 
inches of soil. йе» soil surface in the trench ul a 
ы be "m aches below the ei - rel. ТШ 
hus Pilot, Bountiful pe Early Gia all ат 
eful varieties for present sowing. at, [ 
Coleworts.—Make a good sowing during the "ы 
next few days, as the crop will prove \ хаа) Je E 
uring the late autumn, after frosts have > 
occurred. The earlier sown Coleworts wil nov A 
need transplanting, and nothing will suit them ш 
better than ground which ! lately been occu- ina 
pied by e arly Peas and Potatos. Plant in lines til th 
"ager “inches apart and allow one foot between aln 
Broccoli.—C баша the planting of the late 8 ( 
Mines € ring watietion of Bro ca If b. d 
ather con fis nue ry, draw quantity ш 
of рш and place thee ‘for two ты іп muddy T 
water before — bi кал of lime - 
should ed Shaded he water gall weevils Шш 
are present, but oae badly ‘ticked by these Wiig 
pests should v thrown to the chickens. Set wi 
the plants two feet apart i 
elery.—Late batches of Celery may still be 
pontes, but the trenches need фе be so deep 
for as for e s eavy 
ee. we ve water after planting, and do not 
proceed with the earthing up of this batch until 
trosts are feared. 
LANTS UNDER GLASS. 
By James Мнүтоск, Gardener tc ike of 
CLEUC Dalkeith Palace, Midlothian. Р m 
Stre saat arpus.—Plants of Streptocarpus raised I 
from seed sown in redd if potted m t inj 
larger pots in a compost fresh loam, he ка 
mould, dried, sifted eowdang, and an ү = 
? Jar h 
the Ча 
with a weak solution of ғ lant fertiliser 
Remove hi spent flowers to prolong the period i 
of blooming 
43 
Oycisdiüa: ——Plants е from, seeds sown E ч 
autumn are now ready to be ронеб н into 6- nd Я 
pots, in whi E. г will flower; the v. М, 
Fic 27.—PERPETUAL-FLOWERING PINK QUEEN MARY. should consis се parts у at ай aa 
R.H.S. Award of Merit, May 20, 1919. (See p. 51.) to one of NM odds ier emis Place s 
i and some sif p dried cowdur n coal 6 
ч 1 ) P 
pletion of the: A pue: — _ The repotting of ventilated house where they may be exposed m" ael Be т th quos Tt a time. M 
any plan ts that may require it is best done at this ү он sunshine, апа be frequen tly Кокаин: Shad: pei: c Scion sundliine, syringe them à 
season as soon as new phe 3 commences. is from the flowering stage onwards until the duly, e эы racc ut for thri js, to T ug i 
Young, vigorous plants that require more root An begin v fall ү лр se Orchids аге some- aily, and ep ear TA } PEER _ М. 
room should be shifted into larger pots with times neglec is вте eat mistake,. for Moy ate enit, and ditis oodd ra iet v to be ч 
as little root disturbance as possible. Exhausted next to the strength жа ha lth of the plants Planta that ae du Sea m soil shakel e 
specimens ar est shaken free from the the main factor in the violation of abundance er E BET ош КОТ, e 9 in the flower bn 
old compost, divi Hf necessary, and potted of bloom is má yas ripening of the old from their roots, — ad eg rd at advised for А 
afresh. А plant may remain in the same pot pseudo-bulbs Water in abundance should be 2128 Pots, using ies. аши МО ® 
for two years, therefore the st potting afforded the roots until the autumn, when the  J?""8 ges hot x 
materials should be used. А suitable potting leaves begin to decay, then the amount should Violets.—Double varieties are, during > der iu 
compost is one composed of Osmunda or Al. fibre, be reduced — until the foliage has all weather, Шар ble to be infested with теа al y 
Polypodium fibre and Sphagnum-moss in equal fallen, when water should be entirely withheld and s d thave the underside of ше: Keep mt 
parts. The ee phage fi n es filled with and the sols placed in a light, dry position "Заа syringed in the aifternoo with N 
drainage, and ould the plants in a cool kouse, where ier may enjoy a long the ground between the plants well stirred the N 
be overpotted. Potting ud re done-moder- ^ rest. the hoe, and remove all runners. Syringe 
pto 
