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THE GARDENERS’ 
= оше E cba growths upon hag п rees, 
s to full e the swelling fruit the 
E. Eu to ves he. Tun of hid id Ab w which 
wil bear next season's Do allow the 
roots to suffer for Тас d water. 
PLANTS UNDER GLASS. 
Gar Re the Duke of 
5n t Dele oni Midlothian. 
Vio r Sana preferably those 
Es. can m heal, in n which ae plants a are to 
be gr d flowered ough the 
w 
4 
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[zl 
eep the с ys; 
afterwards afford plenty of air, and during fine 
weather funes the fohage in the afternoons to 
check red s spider 
— Stock plunged in pits 
summer fully exposed sho 
w be rem. to a suitable ерлш that is 
well ventil па where ап interm tem- 
gesta e oljag is v b 
E" s r pider e must be taken to 
event ete by x db, ЧА spraying of the 
кез їп the early mornings, Frequent apraymg 
with a weak solut of salt and 
t engthens 4 folia teeta #776 о 
red spider. Plants that have filled the pots with 
roots shoul lib y fed with liquid m 
To provide cuttings for next year’s 
tock o 
rted next 
number of strong, healthy specimens 
should be selected and grown for this purpos 
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Poinsettia. с now 
арн in 
а Бер a co 
THE KITCHEN GARDEN. 
By G. espe goera to W. H. Myers, Esq., Swan- 
Park, Bishop’s Waltham, Hamipshire 
Pots os.—All crops of  Potatos shoul 1а be 
ready e digging. t storing in гыры southern 
eath d allow 
Counties. Choose favourable weather an 
the tubers to remain exposed for a few hours 
then convey them to dry sheds, where they can 
be grade during inclement weather nd 
eventually stored for the winter 
Endive.— The early raised Endis ve plants will 
now be ready for planting in frames. Place 
the frames on a hard ash or cinder base, proceed 
plunge the Endive plants, which should 
ave good balls of miss attached to their roots 
close together and york some soil between 
Ed row. Take | Sha however, that the soil 
ез not reach earts of the plants. Later 
p" above remarks apply to Lettuce also, pai 
icularly th growing in cold localities. 
us. 
м Tooms.—New beds should = made in the 
зш pm or cellars, where an 
ratu "C ec 
, straw combined, in as 
as poet sible (not longer than two 
um me heap regularly to bri 
k a uniform degree 
a 
aga | th beds when th temperature recedes 
si 8°, lace the piece spaw: he 
гел of hen’s eggs—at pth of inche: 
ae caes Leve nd a — ee the sur 
the bed and make it 
THE FLOWER GARDEN. 
By Н. MARKHAM, Gardener to the Earl of STRAFFORD, 
Park, Barnet, Hertfordshire. 
Wrotham 
Si hlias.—Some of these are especially 
good, and useful for many pupe Those 
who admire single-flowered ieties should 
select a few of the best, after pai es them in 
full flower. Varieties of the Crawley Star type 
are very pleasing and much admired. 
lphinium lants raised from seed sown 
in pring, and v Pu h were daly pricked off 
sery beds on a suitable 
border, should be es p from weeds. Pl 
them early, where they are intended to flowe: 
next year, in deeply worked soil, and a gooc 
display of pei should follow. 8, 
ow that the ripe seed iss been gathered, 
should have their flower red. 
suitable weather these ants may 
ey e apd iep ena by planting atii 
y be оба 
In 
lifted, 
good 
po кыли should be planted freely in 
the ene ground, in shrubberies, ire 
trees, 1 wi 
should ud 
clumps, 
and replan 
Fic. 68.—SAVING SEED OF 
The nets are id io pre 
RCHID ES. 
By Н. G. ALEXANDER, Orchid Grower to Lt.-Col . Sir G. 
огғовр, K.C.V.O., C.I.E., Westonbirt, Gloucestershire 
Oncidium olivac and О. 
EG se and other cool h alte: Orchids which bloom 
during late spring and early summer are no 
grow anew. Th e work of repotting if 
necessary, shoul rried out without further 
delay, as new ro readily push forth from the 
base of the vane pasce The usual compost 
should be employed over good drainage, and for 
a time any newly-potted plants shale be staged 
together under extra, shade, and given every 
eneouragement to quickly re-estab'ish themselves. 
Careful watering must practised, gradually 
increasing t supply as growth advances and 
the roots permeate the soil. occasional 
dewing overhead on bright sunny y days will be 
advantageous he pla ants. 
Cypripedi e buds are now show- 
ing m the new — of many of the Me 
iutumn and early-winter blooming Суртіре озеп 
Healthy аныны] siete extend their эт 
freely at this 5 tage a equire > libera supplies 
of water, and in the us t-bound speci- 
mens th hava t eh e same pot а year or 
at een in 
these should 
more, 
liquid, inad manure until the 
of weak, 
CHRONICLE. 
ent cross-pollination by 
141 
flowers commence to expand, 
clear water only should be cp 
5 these Orchids should hav 
m only 
thenceforward 
де weather, so that the 
velop a firm texture, and be thus wk d pass 
more safely through the dull days of wi 
E HARDY FRUIT GARDEN. 
By A y HATHAWAY, Gardener to JOHN BRENNAND, 
Eu sinon Park, Thirsk, Yorkshire. 
as recom а іп а previous issue; if prevent 
measures are not taken now it will soon spread 
ош tree to tree and infest the whole of the 
rchard. 
Red Spider.—The hot, 
favourable to this pest, 
the hose during the time t 
dry weather has lie 
and the withnolding 
the fruit is ERN 
NIP ALDENHAM VICIORY. 
insects (see p. 
TUR 
140). 
should be e in the evening and repeated 2 
or 3 Md unt ы e pest is destroy геа. Follow 
with a syringing ‘with clear 
Is. Pantry now 
n them. 
or dinar агу and AI ine” 
Waterloo m: іскеа in Septem 
plants should be put ou arly as posible 
af iyering so that they may be well estab- 
lis re winter commences. 
Labels for Fruit Tr vigere names of WD 
trees often become lost obscured, and it i 
good plan to examine the "abe ls before the fruite 
are ра gu" Lag ue oc when necessary ; at the 
same he M attached to the 
labels ing into the wood. X prefer 
to use the | Stratiord Encl ай fix K flat 
piece of iron stood in front of the 
