es and = gave very go ооа crops. 
entiful and of good 
James, ird 
to prevent failure, a the fruit is of 
es EL ae North Mymms 
illars 
ague of caterpi 
Bramley's Seedling, Lane's Р. 
Elizabeth, Stirling Castle, 
Seaton House, Improved N: 
Newton Wonder are 
varieties; while 
Pearmain, 
are the best. Plums 
т 
and R i 
nt em was much reduced 
by co winds and drought. D. Roberts, 
Prestivold "огде, Loughborough. 
Pears seem in ple 
quality, and trees look th 
they suffered during the 
d 
Райс», бшиМала Най See 
кошш 
c -—The 
uit habe агава 18, 
ке Жыгын The only Pie is in the’ c case 
re ricots, which: UT ell ceti had bes 
inds, 
but 
a yai Bentle: 
e ‘clean’ aot "Беу" the. yo frati dwelling 
bd ge 
average crop. Sw ere 
moderate crop, but Meri s are v 1 
Plums are a very heavy Apples and 
Pears set so thickly ‘that t much Heger a was 
necessary on all the smaller t: All bush 
fruits carried heavy crops, Black Currants 
an э ages were Fors cond. Stra grim 
we grand crop, berr: of Le 
weighing $ oz. each, ger P. excellent аа but 
owing to the hot, weather, the crop was 
over er than usual. All our fruit trees were 
of a good mulch t it trees in a dry se 
cannot be over- sedent F. W. Gallop, нет 
ferd Gardens, Oundle. 
—— The long — ot Lui goose in Au um 
June ruined the 
Robe 
Stony 
these gardens Apple and Plum trees 
set heavy crops of fruit, a drought caused 
erage 
THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
THE ORCHID HOUSES. 
Ву H.G. gei. Orchid Grower to Lt.-Col. Sir G. L. 
Вогғовр, K.C.V.O., C.I.E., Westonbirt, Gloucestershire. 
rae: ium ers of this genus that 
not а with ре -bulbs, as in the 
pis Lanceanum, O. luridum um, 0. v 
carthaginense, "апа others, are han 
and ' distinct Orchids m dover dur durie the 
nths 
ро хеа 
firmly in the compost. Plenty of interit for 
G. 57.— BASAL BLOTCHES OF TULIPA FOSTERIANA. 
a. Base black, edged with ven" (4) Base 
black, edged with yellow. (See p. 113.) 
inds are 
to manage during ei resti riod, 
winter, when Psi d ed kat. E on 
id the шу side, allow: suffer unduly 
mu um Wis om jes and its 
alies, O. resina ens, un 
zebrinum, etc., are ane k ki 
at all times be accommoda: 
flower spikes will be. few. О. 
[Avcvsr 30, 1919. | 
sphacelatum, which is one of the oldest culti 
vated ок we have, Fie ei gue the freest- 
growing al Onc requires sim 
treatment pA the Boii, speci ев. 
yore varicosum.— Wel] a M 
of this species and the members of the 
present s 
plants bod ph. kept ана up to 
ventilators, where wil ha 
selves to death if allowed to 72 
о ng, healthy plants that у 
ithstand the strain, and it із y best rae remo 
ike spikes from weak specimens. 
THE FLOWER ea 
Ву Н. ManxHaM, Gardener to the 
Wrotham Park, Barnet, remi 
е Garden.— 
work in 
ove an 
S a кыа: and give 
subjects a thorough watering. 
clumps of | single and othe т Roses 
the roots d 
Climbers.—Keep the pnt of clim bin 
plants thinly trained and within bounds, Re 
Біда very rapidly in wo wea 
abl ticide and thoroughly dl 
plants occasionally to prevent a rid 
pest 0 - "neglect to irit liqui 
the roo in w 
eoa iue A» and eyes strong gro 
"d ‘Tries 
climbers ar creepers within boun 
paki Log are extending over V 
| gutte 
out any gr 
Кав ап! 
Various Matte кышы Куры: Daisies 
other tall subje should be ede 
cations ‘of liquid Miei abc 
li 
receive applica te wheal 
roots, Trim shrubs and other plan 
are inclined ex ir Ат 8 
damage other things. Bulbs should be ora 
leaf mould, grass wings, 
material that will рез excessive eva 
of moisture and keep the roots cool. 
THE EITCHEN GARDEN. З 
Ву 9. Ешжоор, Gardener to W. Н. Mees, Esq Э" 
а more Park, Bishop’s Waltham, Hampshire. | 
Potatos.—The epg o e 
maincrop v arieties of Potato 
lifting and storing. Nothin 
allowi ín ager tubers to remain in the ' 
the skins are firm. ow - 
tos ma ga : 
when the Pota x : € A ages od 
sized tubers and place them in an 0 ор 
duced Мач unexposed 
nd sulphur E 
hich Potatos ha 
sate 
time ui. harro inZ 
the plot, Sond 41 
Turnips.—The plots from 
been iifted w 
дие. err 
