SEPTEMBER 20, 1919. ] 
e to 80° during the day 
eens xod has ke t in 
nth or five 
after бон pott 
ot It 2 ET is still gre 
Vines wich were rooted in the rue Should 
be permitted to remain indoors me time 
to come; others hat show signs ae ` maturity 
i ced oors order that exposure 
ne 
ni te s- 
one now, as this vill lessen 
de cut-backs а 
pieced out 
e them 
will iE ee ted 
3 winds. The should be 
secured to stakes or ligh tly fa bud to a wall. 
In the event of heavy rain fa alling, means must 
— be taken to чу, the soil becoming saturated ; 
. on the contrary, the roots must not be allowe ad 
ecome ges 
— Plants intended to fu 
^ue uld be setting their first voi and 
growing vigorously. y applying top- 
аш of fresh compost, the r 
Р 
rnish . winter 
Eos 
© 
. Indoors where fire-hea: со 
should be freely admitted by ie daing mild 
_ Weather, and, with a rmth from the 
may be afforded by n night. Train the 
3 г he roof-glas possible. 
j E should be kept to one stem, ere the 
. secondary growths as they a 
1 THE FLOWER GARDEN. 
B By H. Tu Gardener to the Earl o f STRAFFORD, 
3 et, намоа, 
m Park, Barn 
а and Pe СРЕ ere a goodly 
eful plants are grown for 
ng, cuttings should be in- 
cold fr: Eu suitable 
for the GT cried Pura he. glass must 
e frame in a shelte M ao. 
of decayed manure or leaf-moul E 
; in the bottom of the die vices on 
ut a З-іпсһ depth of sweet sandy 
vith a dressing of sand. Make 
ect young, flowerless growths for 
m them and dibble them i t 
rt; finally water them by means 
to settle um sand ngs the 
р the lights closed, afford shade 
the ch "^; spray the cuttings lightly 
; to k the leaves f 
аа а Кога 
E vut Benes as 
list of the plants requi 
THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
PLANTS UNDER GLASS. 
By James \үнүтоск, Gardener to the Duke of 
B ith ries Midlothian. 
Ut 
Conservatory and Greenhouse.—In the case of 
climbers all and EUM growths should be 
remov str 
ed, but уор shoots that will make 
growths for another season sl 
Hoses trained under the gl 
r A e Reiser of 
rater to the roots. 
'ed ith 
q Syringe them frequently with 
rios to ke ep the foliage IDEE ad healthy. 
ion Souvenir de la Malmaison.— Rooted 
as should now be carefully iram from the 
old plan th 
with y А е charcoal and 
sand. Pot firmly, place pots a layer of ashes 
in a frame greenhouse. If green fly appears: 
8 with an in pacer te a weak 
Chrysanthemums. large- Paar Heus 
ties, faving been paar ey are now hable 
T eariy frosts or cold weather. Whilst 
i& is desirable to keep them out of doors for as 
ong as the weathe rmits, a house should be 
repar n case of need for shelter at any 
ment. he growths should be 
tied carefully against high winds at this season. 
ts frequently with manure water 
assia extract 
sho fd 
т ae calis theni according to- require- 
Se to the staking of the “growths and 
the roo 
felt 
Cal pres is a suitable time 
to so Babies. hare to raise 
plants for flo А early next summ 
the seed in well-drained pans, filled + vith fine- 
sifted mixt oam, leaf-mould and sand; 
soak the thoroughly before sow 
e seed, an sow on a s th sur- 
face. Do ver the seed th soil 
Place a.sheet of glass over the pan and cov 
g bas with bro’ aper.  Germinate ihe 
in a a col Дош r frame and, when the 
see edid ngs appear, ve the coverings. Place 
the seed- рап оп а рен "wr the roof-glass until 
the seedlings are ready to prick off into boxes. 
ORCHID HOUSES. 
By Н. G. ALEXANDER, Orchid G: раар Sir G. L 
HoLrozp, K.C.V.0,, C.I.E., Wes Glo hire. 
allia — Beautiful RE Es ting a 
Masdevallias are, they do not seem v be popul: 
-day growers. The E are 
le cultiva- 
i & ing is T i m ле 
from cold droughts and excessive light, and 
position affording such conditions is usually to 
be found for fen in the cool h where 
Odontoglossum wn. D he period 
of most active growth, Masdevallias revel in 
continuously moi conditions 1 atmos- 
pherically and at the roots, and even in winter _ 
he plants must not be allowed pi remain “ш 
= ec A len ш "d a although, perhaps, there 
ger of giving 
mi members of the 
era se a very 
ating group, require similar treatment and 
nditions, but th lants € € 
gher temperature, especially in 
hi Fro: 
the end of ox tober to March үш grid pen 
accom n a house where the temperature 
does not fall Беу 50°; during the rest p the 
year the Odontoglossum house will suit them 
Masdevallias, and the Орша Hinds 
e subject attacks е red thrip and scale, 
which if neglected n disfigure the foliage 
These insect Lew should х7 destroyed by dipping 
the plants i insecticide, 
Repotting. Spake or March is the best 
=~ to repot these Orchids, but the нй time 
suitable also, and the work should be no longer 
Ia 
E 
rue. ome re- aet before winter sets in- 
Healthy, root- ao planta ; send be transferred 
to larger receptacles with as little рос zE 
bance as possi m fc Danis roe 
bare in the contre should 9 оа жэ have "all 
о d ved. nf кер 
peciit large 
ARA ini d is ae season. Well- ан 
pots, or pans, are best for these plants, except 
the зна kinds, which should be grown in 
shallow, t askets, and as the sca fre 
juently ran, a downward. direction ae dac 
sho not be us or drainage. The potting 
compost, should consist of two-thirds Osmuünda, or 
Al fibre, one-third clean Sphagnum-moss, w 
ie сї ushed crocks and charcoal, and a little 
silver sand. Some growers mix a small 
абу of partly decayed ойе} in the compost, 
but when this is done extra.,care is needed in 
'aterin g. ‘Potting should be Мое, moderately 
ing winter—that t is, the resting time—tne- 
mien should receive only sufficient moisture to. 
maintain the pseudo-bulbs in a plump condition. 
= FRUIT GARDEN, 
By James E. Gardener to JOHN BRENNAND, 
мет эшш bust, Thirsk, Yorkshire 
Mulbe —The fruits of the Mie a 
occasional "used for dessert, but are best Jor 
use in pies or puddings, and they m 
jam. The fruits sho uld n 
+ th 
sho 
s the birds 
will eat them as soon as they begin to colour. 
The branches of Mulberry trees should be well 
thinned, and this may be done as soon as the 
frui 
s E 'and go 
d be pud dry. when 
separate from them. Th де 
nuts sh ould be girona so that if wanted f 
keeping they can be packed with the husks ас 
Itis a mistake to shake the fruits from the о 
for without the husks 
A 
UN d wi il. carry them off and store hon for 
ачр runing.—Trees which require to be 
pruned should be ne ui for the purpose no 
Some trees may need severe and others light 
root-pruning. 
Genera] Remarks.—Push on with the work of 
summer pruning fruit trees to соп.р/е 
oss The new s : 
баа o aa ta anberries should be tied 
poss 
they 
ill be Msn ct a good crop o: 
agas s prospect "uk heavy р, "%кау tu 
bre sk ‘the branches should be su pported or the 
fruits thinned. 
ayed, so that the plants may have time to 
