E AucvsT 16, 1919.] 
THE GARDENERS’ 
weather is bright, placing weak badly- 
rooted дй in the shadiest "oet. nie those 
otn ty o and any + m = do not к 
ve tl t light. 
: | stages. 
tion of Ше Orchids is that in which the bain 
ing hea ummer can be ay tempered. 
| The night ннер in summer should 
about 55° to ARE in the qom M sun, it 
. may rise ү. d ed and som es higher, 
but the an be kept io p equable 
Я E su ‘the pe cae the ш 0 »- 
. Proper atmospheric cona-tions are mary 
iJ ious dampin 
М 
псе; LC Pe Ongar ы IM bare 
surfaces in tlie house, and constant attention to 
ventilation are important details observe. 
ld t 
З ry rehus 
or excessively Migh pes Л or Гоми both 
_ combined.. If t are troubl 
ir sides-to allow secticide to dra 
uscat of Alexandria Vines.—The grapes on 
ай _that were үзле, e wil be 
and to P berries to 
E fem 
та pidly 
uring 
eed ҮЙ ДОП undue haste. 
saper | exami ined 
Я ess berr 
the leaves are attacked by pex 
inge them carefully with rain- ама, 
ig 'care not uu direct water on the bunches 
wer but ot method is to 
555 і in clear water 
_ The borders, paths Dod da bare spaces should 
ней, freque: miy during the hottest part 
ay. 
Tomatos. uS у, plants raised from seed 
wn recently should = singly as “soon i» 
can conveniently be handled, and kept 
3e until established, Pes they ma placed 
9" a shelf near to th glass in a cool house 
If the plants are drawn owing wd- 
hi -pans, the ld be buried 
aker. Ше 
ау і мў а 
ег " seedlin 
he more I Tam in cline 
Ж receive periodical ace-dress. 
JUS si Fad s e: nee pres р eak 
table artificial Миа 
ex ВАБ crop of оре is 
e, it will not be so necessar retard 
varieties as would | Sa in 
where the oor scant; 
the shoots closely pinched, and stop leading 
ll crack an excess 
CHRONICLE. 
93 
of atmospheric moisture when the fruits are 
ripening; a sudden rise of temperature with a 
SAMO sis atmosphere will cause the fruits 
to crack wholesale. A mulching of half-rotted 
cow manure vie save labour in watering, and 
benefit, the tre 
THE KITCHEN G ees 
By б. ELLWOOD, Gardener to W. H. MYE 
more Park, Bishop's Waltham, Hamp shire 
улке Cucumbers.—To be successful vith a 
full crop of winter “Cucumbers, strong Аай 
should “be шс by Octobe Seeds should 
si singly in inal 60-sized pots, 
and leaf-mould eg 
to 48-sized pots 
planting reg in ed beds do ME 
al parts of long е 
Place hi 
the 
uibs strong еке 
they possess three The 
house ШЧ be Сау washed with soft, 
pik 
хер arly. sown Leeks grown for 
exhibition те нне should have reached the 
esired length, consequently. the collars 
Euer d cut or drawn away and th 
lanched portion completely oun with 
a mulch of short, strawy man n i soil 
whe rthin is comple During dry 
weather mE the roots of the eda with 
lear water and liquid manure alternately. To 
enable the liquid to reach the Sine make : hole 
with a small iron bar, as as necessary, 
one Pied from the Pind bea in à perils 
розі 
dis ery.—Early sown- A: intended for exhi- 
bition purposes is growing reely. I find it an 
advantage to remove the paper bands half way 
through the ele proc This tend 
ase th ant t are very vigorous, and 
it allows an opportunity to search for slugs 
Give the s dusting of , then tie the 
plants up again with brown paper, and add an 
extra 5-inch d of pap Co te the final 
t 
ria 5 with "liquid manure. 
er y maggot appears, Diek 
of the leaves ay burn 
uite 
owth 
Turnip flea- 
esome a ap m onde — black 
good 
s Ъ 
а ог peso -sulphur 
preventiv 
UNDER GLASS. 
WHYTOCK, Gardener to the Duke of 
вполаов, Dalkeith Palace, Midlothian. 
equired for flowering at Christ- 
corms bouid ka pure Forge a and 
s that flowered T, 
> doped goi ed rie 
ould be shaken from the old 
corms 
Ф 
light, and ‚ер їп а соо] aa pos лә 
Afford wa е. until the pots are well 
ap —Plan of show and regal 
Pelargoniums standing in the open, ve dm their 
growths, should v n фо чи — e 
the old wood; 
shelf in a cool, airy greenhouse, and syringe 
them daily. As soon as m ти has been 
made, shake the soil from ts, repot in 
small s, using fibrous an yon ith a 
little fertiliser. If the soil is moi very 
littTe er will needed until fresh roots are 
e. After potting, continue to syringe the 
nt: in fine er, and use an insect: 
ey will y root if реа pun d fi ides 
f well-drained pots filled h light, sandy soil. 
Calceolaria  Clibranii. n plants of this 
Calceolar ass out of flower iot & few of 
e best for flowering another year. Cut back 
the others and p them in a cold fr: here 
ey may be shaded and sprayed overhead occa- 
water at the roots. 
has been made, 
th al; dam and ids cane 
from br А sunshine. the арЫ s to һе Кер 
for another year, after makin; „ком, 
should be repotted in pots of lar; t 
mixture of turfy -ioam, Wires sone тч а ES 
{га 
plant fertiliser. Plac e them in a cold 
cool, airy house 
Tuberous-rooted P ts.—Begonias and Glox 
passing out o rRNA — be —-— in 
light, air ч ed just suffi- 
ciently to prevent extrem deccm at the roots 
til foliage а yellow and dies off 
natu eglect at this p is often 
rally. N 
канон ER for ‚тый икт failure 
HARDY FRUIT GARDEN. 
By James THAWAY, Gardener to JOHN BRENNAND, 
THE 
E. Ha 
Esq., Baldersby oan Thirsk, Tae 
Wall Trees.—Tre walls. 
vei _considerable pé cies and т 
Реас АП branches should be secured 
i y^ position, - Sall where the shoots 
are nailed, as often with the weight of the 
crop ithe wind displaces them, and they are 
liable to get —€— Young “growths dod 
be trained in; the same time Peaches and 
Nectarines лым be tied, and in doing this 
expose it to the s sunlight as much as 
possible. 
Raspberries.—After the crop is gathered the 
old canes should be removed forthwith. The 
shoo 6 the boh efit of increased 
Also, by rem 
he e energies of the roots w: 
Mare ibn canes. 
have oben 
а; this 
son 
suficiently iong, ‘they "аа" 2 
will strengthen the 
о > 
eiim 
t be 
Plums.—Wh choic required 
the trees sh ald be “Supplied with кеу of 
liquid stimulants, such т fed 
with a concentrated fertiliser, rey ге аа ds 
watered. The 
fixed 1 , but highly co 
үш ine jen arg renis as diae D. section 
as possible. 
ae the early 
„of Trish Peach, 
ыр 
The fruit ‘should Һе examined dw SER 
the hand with a slight pull it is ready for 
gathering. тец Pears, such as рете ле d'Eté 
argonelle, uire similar a 
