Avovsr 2, 1919.] 
THE . GARDENERS’ 
subjects, and make a brilliant display either 
beds ck po and for house decoration d 
ful ‘than the lora MEX ewe Eua. 
s at intervals, thin 
times y стн ad sca e gp Bee 
in small flower pots half filled with moss an nd 
placed amongst the plants. 
E KITCHEN GARDEN 
disease to let ubers re i d 
Potatos of nb a size should be as дп 
and t intend or 
stored, for yea 
planting cae Б sod in the =. pede with 
the pos upwards and placed in a light 
E. al und from which early Potato 
lifted wil form an ideal, site E Vi 
Thoroughly work the surface, ad dre 
‘of soot, or ima garden deba, duy drills 15 
Inches а sow varieties of white and 
e succession. Thin out the 
"seedlings when Meus. enough, to 10 inches карш, 
and ply the hoe regularly between them 
Winter Greens.—Good  breadths d 
winter vegetales rte be planted 
becomes available 
matos.—The June raised batch of Е 
should be potted sgàin and б селе юр 
duce 5 or 6 trusses of bloom, to provide fruit 
in Кол апа dandi 
THE ORCHID HOUSES. 
By Н. G. Atexanper, Orchid Grower to Lt.-Col. Sir Ө. L 
Hotrono, K.C.V.0., О.Т.Е., Westonbirt, Gloucestershire. 
attleya—At this „оп of the 2:8 : 
siderable attention is nec ssary in 
ment of Cattleyas. Without plenty of light a ‘and 
Sunshi t be ke 
n- 
ine the plants ept in a ш 
and free-flowering hare ibis enr 
ОЁ the Cattleya fam amily ar pe uses 
affording ее dae t dan the planta require is 
growth i cepti For e, and 
ay the pios seedlings баа th кй 
, they may show increased development of 
ome debilitated. ^ Even if an attempt is 
at the cl the : n 
E by subjecting the pl n 
е, the results ined are not satisfactory 
e plants have been grown in over- 
all proba will ome blotched o 
torched if d у expose ight sun 
E I do not suggest that Cattleyas wil 
E full exposure to hine, but the culti- 
E": am sho b allow the plant 
ЫР light possible without risk of injury 
е leaves foe to the touch, then it 
zm to shade the house. Fixed ding 
not Zaak in та 
tio: esh air is as o ance ew 
cultivation of ttleyas, 
Е. fait peter oi should b 
ather to. gi 
e taken of 
а „шег we vi and free 
on, not Mea y day, but also by night 
E delight in plenty of air; in fact, it 
b mif aee я for ithout it the 
not possibly acquire that solidity o 
E се із сенир а дг a 
E Ty growth 4.4 o out of 
hae often d the: Чү ‘ti ight and 
e whole У. the Gators family delights 
Я temperature 2. day, by sunheat, so 
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63 
long as ure and air are abundant, but 
d disi E shut up dei p ht in a 2 high 
ratare and stuffy atmosphere. It is far 
[mm for the plants if the house is kept 
fortably warm, with the air in ac ctive circula- 
conducive 
"tance 
ular kind of compost for the 
FRUITS UNDER GLASS. 
sho id receive an abundance of water ding 
Fie. 31. 3006 MRS. H. 
National Rose оса Gold Medal, 
eather, otherwise the leaves and embryo 
inj iqui 
m 
the day, but when ng rere d eqno cen drier 
iere Сз should be an y 
admittel when the име» is favourable. 
Fig Trees in Borders.—As soon as the crop 
has heen gathered, pia out all unnecessary 
gro Trees carrying a second crop should 
have the fruits severely thinned, or the strain 
on the trees will adversely affect next season’s 
DARLINGTON ; 
Wa the borders freely and afford 
liquid manure in br Ee. with the needs of 
the trees. For the fruits shoul 
gathered before em, ha ve become quite ripe, 
but for home use they should be left on the 
trees until fully ripe. 
THE HARDY FRUIT GARDEN. 
By James E. HarHAWwAY, Gardener to JOHN пареа 
Esq., Baldersby Pa rk, Thirsk, Yorkshire 
unin, 
Summer Р fruit ng 
ium or trees carryi Crops, 
summer pruning should be carried out, but on 
strong-growing and poorly cropped the work 
should be deferred for a week or trees 
have two pe о , Spri dsum- 
third 
ues to a late peri тоз 
earlier nei are the most important. It 
A CREAMY-YELLOW H. T. VARIETY. 
July 10, 1919. (See p. 42) 
these the crop is produced the following season 
Summer pruning a at the present. time encourages 
the + ti f 
this e ares a severe check. 
the frai Е bod: ji 
«dida Ош ripen aa 
