THE GARDENERS’ 
FRUIT GARDEN. 
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waxy, Gardener to JOHN BRENNAND, 
THE ers 
By James E. HATHA 
Esq., Baldersby Pa rk, Thirsk, Yorkshire. 
Watering Fruit Trees.—Fruit t ould 
ceive int supplies of water this ied season, 
both the foliage and at the r je they 
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are Buc ane eavy end to 
keep the trees clean and ist the in io 
swell After the latter be eds о colour, syring- 
ing and hosing should be discontinued. 
paint every year if 
to ironwork. Gas is 
r coating iron and woodwo Bs on: 
ided it does d touch the M do, as it keeps 
dini insect pests which harbour in crevices. 
The tar should be айе to harden before the 
plants are tied in posi 
Figs.—The fruits of pu Figs will be about 
full grown and therefore should be' exposed to 
the sun as much as possible courage ri 
ing and to secure ym flavo Cut out badly 
placed and unnecessary growths, tie the 
remaining ts close to the wall to provide 
next season's crop. void crossing shoots 
e for tying, large 
leaves of Fig trees offer considerable P vip 
to the wind. Give manure 
of all Fig trees carrying heavy crops, csi nen 
to trees carrying light crops or those growing 
d White Currants.—Wher 
are getting tall and heavy, some p the old 
hould be cut back, 
t the ro 
оне syringe елгы. with Quassia extract. 
Protection for Late rte ‘All kinds атт 
which are to be kept as late ав 
be protected by nets put over the ee сз 
Pears and Apples are soon ee: by birds peck- 
a ue ра they begin to ripen, EPA 
"iik and Nectarine Fruits.— Fruits 
> a rip ic pe trees should be Me dar 
good co and this 
E aie: rs асаў Shin, flat pieces of xn 
behind the frui its before tney get too far 
developed. Any leaves that shade the fruits 
should be tied back. 
earthed up, and staked when 2 or 3 inches high, 
as they — Pe from the partial shade 
the sticks p 
Runner sen — The continued hot, dry 
weather p in the south. th renders it 
Beans, 
regularly water 
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ould be gathered imme- 
diately they are large enough for use. When 
the plants reach the top of the supports, 
pinch out the rel a growth. If too much 
growth is made at н bate, of E plants, do 
rs аа cd thin ^ie e late sown 
a sheltered don E have 
wers remove allow succeeding 
ods to FERA when the early rows pee 
hausted. 
rge Onion bulbs will Бу Me date 
' consequently ps w be 
them, or 
e them in a е, 
соо; fra: but the bulk of the 
crop will dry well if placed on hurdles on the 
bed and covered with light 
Maincrop Onions.—Hot and dry weather will 
bu 
e more quickly. As the tops become SM 
m: 
Fic 49.—TOMATO SUTTON'S Al. 
р. 
(See 103.) 
and. wilted, the bulbs em be pulled up 
and laid in rows on the ип, but if ss 
тем follows remove qua; 
such as open sheds, or place Ба п under garden 
themselves for early 
Lettuce.—A good batch of Lettuce should n 
be ed. ‘for use next spring. Choose pro ied 
varieties, such as Improved Bath e" Winter 
White (a fine hardy Cos variety) and Stanstead 
= k. Sow the seeds in watered drills, one inch 
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Thinning Vegetable dp —Seedlings of En- 
dive, Lettuce and Turn ould be thinned as 
as large enough do rds if quick св 
i ы poo gre urin 
, dry: wi p pan to slightly 
earth up Vite pet Mon © “all kind 
Winter Spinach.—A so of the winter 
prickly types of mobi d should be made on 
und that has become vacant after: eres 
oe in a good dressi 
a fine tilth, and sow 
16 inches E ui id. watered та sowing. 
CHRONICLE. 
[Avcvsr 23, 1919. 
Cardoons.—These grow freely in 
hog. са the roots receive liberal m. 
wa When Cardoo 
of e , Tough 
юри or motor-tyre coverings should be . placed 
around the’ plants, foot in height, - 
before each earthing up. It is not very diff. 
cult this sea: to choose dry days for th 
operation, 
THE ORCHID HOUSES 
Н. G. ALEXANDER, Orchid Grower to 
a I.E. es 
n 
Cattiey: “The more light and air Cattleyas 
receive the greater is the amount of water 
they will require at the roots. Towards the 
end о the growing on inexperienced 
growe; n commen lessen the wa 
supply quickly, and shrivelling of the plants 
uring winter, followed b growths in 
spring, is the inevitable The period àt 
pudo bulbs until it is apparent that the latter 
have attained ae development, av ош of 
which the ў 
plants have been supplied with regard to т 
ture. in such reci tear y not be the need | 
for so sc h w: r and ear adr spring, 
when roo action; is "ода, and the plants 
have hers fore not the same power of using up 
po 
the moisture. Too m tle water at the stage 
cae a Es I believe, often the forerunner of | 
шапу wths damping off іп spring. 
members E 
shoots die t will Aia 
The most viis time 
i pelea т niat Eae 
cya 
ie any a ae are К eon sidere 
divided. It p I: айс mà 
fl 
the rim of the pot. 
a d size, mes дез 
Rie 
make of large and fleshy r 
ld be det provided wit 
ensure a free sry dna for E abur 
plis of water needed dur es 
should consis 
be used in a a rough в state, and ша 
firm about the roots. The usual са fee 
exercised in qr ng newly-potte Jie 
especially those that have been divid 
