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3 Care should be taken to leave as much and crevice: Should t s be reasonably Souv a Malmaison Carnations.—Youn 
as possible oe to the ye in the soil {тее from meri pests a thrush spraying with plants абзацу rooted in small pots may "УЗ 
bove as it is only necessary 22 the strong ihe insecticide will suffice alkali wash shifted é-inch or T-inch pots: the soil 
1 e growing т an ward direction will remove mossy неге pec the bark used ey be the best loam procurable, with 
m the tree and those Ks niei downward bie t and clean; it will also destroy many insect wood ash morta Buses E ee it open, and 
derneath it. Use a sharp knife, for clean cu pests. After the pruning and cleansing ra- a little Carnation m t firmly 
h cker than those that are bruised, and tions are completed remove the mulching mate- pé give a thorough watering when finished; and 
when the wound has healed roots of a тоге yial. The surface of the border should be lightly pluce the plants in а cold house, keeping it closed 
fibrous natur 1 е made. Make the cut gre ked up, and, if well filled with roots, apply a few day pe Sterani giving lente of 
upwards so that the top side is longer than the а top-dressing of good loam mixed with a small air. rad veins green fly by spraying the 
ottom, as the new roots that form ben then quanti ty of broken plaster or old mortar rubble plants occasionally with an insecticide, and 
grow іп an upward direction. Any roots that and wood ash. stake and tie the shoots as necessary. 
re damaged in the process of Mic the 
trench should be cut to a sound part and the . Pot Trees.—Trees that require increased root Euphorbia pulcherrima. —Gro ped 
large ce roots that have been severed pare room s ana old be repotted, if possible, before the the sun img ey ne ge montis, p 
: not advisable to prune all the roots foliage has all fallen. on roots of each tree should п ‘be placed ; house, 
Ee trees in one season, but one half should should be examined, treatment afforded nahn. "lie lower eer wil Tall. The 
ted d according to their UNO. f the roots are plants should be kept well watered a е 
ih jm не чейи n c E much matted together, shift them into a pot one roots, and when the pots are filled oe ала 
$ lar first dis ngling the root d uent waterings with an approve ertiliser- 
Large “Trees. —Large trees nm have been m sido "t the ball. Jt Ti LN "s КЕЗЕ 1 should be afforded. g 
andermined ne the purpose root- ш replace the tree in a pot of 
Коч have pillar of ie Ыы which case the ball should "be ge en to allow Marguerite Mrs. F. Sandar. аси of this. 
Bt underneath ion centre, otherwise та Е вол Should е зо edi ie useful plan iri aiu filled with 
to settle too deeply; it is also sandy soil an. ai pia nged i pagating frame. 
exhausted, or in poor condition, remove as nr ч 
ырь to SR a stout rope as a sta [dt Sible ny HE ESSEN When rooted place them малун mall pots and 
tr dy h uubl--, е ТУ у aar. in stand them on à shelf in a е һойзе for the 
ts have become re-established. If ES age Ma ap n Peas zb ihe E RT: jm ter. 
: hen the soil is vi гене sufficing Yor a nother season. In a 
ould be well watered af runing ing this, remove as ‘much as_ possible al the ORCHID HO 
been attended to this time of the year  ș soil by using a poin ick у Н. G. ALrxanpeR, Orchid Grower to Lt.-Col. Bir G. L. 
ы E iip bs fiue а il panes resh material firm h a ег Я ошовр, K.C.V.O., O.LE., Westonbirt, Gl 
of us : 
о mako ib frm. Dub : do mot Асад this friable loam mixed with a liberal quantity a S able Remarks. Shar t n 
unless the JE broken plaster and wood ash seven- the last week of September and brought a great 
ming is mana ed m Te rite ge very lie pis dii l of bonemeal to each barrow-load change from the hot weather in the earlier part. 
anch ее si “be necessary. Fruit trees of that month. However, the weather experi- 
lia not be indiscriminately ; the Е сеа as all that could be desired, 
nt а only шссезу when they show а THE KITCHEN GARDEN. Шбек ‘al this ко agreeable conditions 
g, wth . т à 
; ; Ву G. Ешуоор, Gardener to W. Н. Myers, Esq. Swan- that continue to ail up to the time of 
Die habit of the individual variety should be more Park, ‘Bishop's. Waltham, i writing. At this dime of th it is very 
п consideration before the work of root Tomatos.—lomato plants raised from. seed necessary for the Orchid cultivator to ae еа 
is undertaken. . sown in June and intended for sc fruiting signs of change in the weather and c 
7 removed to warmer quarters. А ind. Cold rains and high ds Dre the 
Melon house which has been у р of its crop тендт of o Dno "GIL "e y he : 
FRUITS UNDER vip forms an ideal place in which to grow the plants, а, Sudden sharp 1708 + ДЫН, GLOBE; SROSUY 
КАРС ; б - night the temperature usually shows a 
МЕЗЗЕМОЕВ, Gardener to Major J. A. Berners, Admit air on all favourable occasions to main tell. 
| Woalverstone Pack Gardens gas ich. tain strong, healthy growth, and let the night fall at or before daybreak. Опе can usually 
4 temper ue ba 650 tor the present. Water the about 10 p.m. what the night is likely to be, 
Orch hard House.—If fruits are still hanging on fire cat aka жай pollmite ASPEN and the fires should be banked up accordingly 
the trees, the коша of the orchard house takes ge ВА they ро, S ö 4 f the ter ature is a few degrees higher in 
o be done with great care. уте birds ing shoots xt the. enid of the zb ЙАШ." the norm ta was oe шр. 
troublesome, in opening should be netted | ej ing s e done to counteract the effects o 
keep them out. Air sho bs ро жшше freely French Beans.—Provided fuel is available, sow the drier atmosphere. If the temperature of the 
enever the weather li pons of French Beans of a forcing variety in houses falls too low, it is better not to damp- 
Wire d, ib d her a difficult T-inch pots glass house pi Sy be cleansed — down е it commences to rise. Fuel is some- 
ma maintain a dry, buoyant atmosphere be "the ele A cies shed to the interior times worse than wasted E. S: hec. to raise 
during damp weather. In such conditions, the as light as sible. the инеу е in the early rning, especi- 
ventilators should be kept nearly closed, and as Frames E ry and skeleton frames should ally if the stoking is oe "tardbilly done. Too 
ttle moisture as possible used in the house. pe used for pre tecting various plan и. from frost much fuel is likely to be put on in haste, and 
The time pois а ну к replanting or which ‘is ar very severe this e iu Sieci of the r4 “Bet пой jo felt “has 
pruning trees that have made ag i s f the year. Cov material of an e sun has risen; and in October the сая as 
failed to fruit satisfactorily. use kind “iota s used such as Bracken mee considerable power. ect thing is 
which the trees are planted out he. are boughs а and these materials should оп a small quantity of fuel. jid NOT pet Ce 
erally a few that require this attention. be got in pena us use. Crops in frames, in- make a bright pub m tha it aes be сени 
hey have not formed and matured their cluding Lettuces ‚ Parsley and m should to or checked by anking according the- 
bu the wth is too ra ШЕ; and has have the soil in * whicht they are growing stirred weather. It is advisable to begin preparing. 
if any, fruit buds. In the first case, the and all decayed leaves removed.. Earlier Endive for winter by reducing the temperature in 
uld be removed and planted out- e should be covered completely to ensure blanchin; all the houses a few degrees by night, and 
spa beii ing filled ру anothe er tree fro the leaves perfectly. Admit a little air to pre- also Li Ses x pod ядо T re 
e qua If tl vent decay by damping. enceforward all Orchids пе a e 
es Ш set Cetin fr 1it spurs to allow of. ihe ii sun-heat a light available, and, so 
En of Ead ank gow ш, ii will be advisable SIOM косу should be lifted at an Jong as the sun is capable of raising the 
Other lift and root-prune the early date. Trim the leaves, remove some of degree of warmth in the houses considerably 
нт k fairly мш all Шору, fibre. the fibrous roots, and x "he roots in dry during the middle hours of the day, full advan- 
4. -Notches hond be made s intervals. “000.205 Sek: proof store, tage = be taken. by the cultivator to admit 
the roots, and the cut ees kept open by вм air. "s s the an ge йе, л ш. 
sma. f some imperishable spheric moisture wi e requi cooler: 
Material in them, "d tha ida de x PLANTS UNDER GLASS. divisions will require even e moisture than 
Placed in position. А little sweet loam should By HYrock, Gardener to the Duke of the warm houses, as there is less evaporation in 
o E about the roots to encourage the BuccLEvcm, Dalkeith Palace, Midlothian. = = e ipee that are p required epica 
Cevelopment of fresh roots. e soil is in ing ihe houses NIB S пе Ж 
à moist condition, it is advisable not to water наба Gig dora! шше eee og and dried thoroughly before putting them 
it › S Б winter and ihe bis ш of a fresh set of A аа 
for some days afterwards, and then it may plan nts, the conservatory should receive special in store for the win A note кагу made 
$2 — Шш n Aa pum d Remo ; blinds wi d they are dry EA cle har aue bó Meng M cde 
t Trees.—As soon as the leaves and pu em away ior use another year. as r e 
rune and thoroughly cleanse the the exterior of the house with warm, soa their iru and the leaves have fallen they re- 
P ghly ру 
in emulsio: cellent insecti- water. Climbers which have made strong quire a tho resi еу ате, о! 
nd it is possible i growth during um: hs shou d soon be, in that stage, and during the rst 
‚ а i i ing the summer mont be o tags 
ronger form when the trees are at rest than cut back severely to allow more light to reach ing time they will not require watering. 
any other period. If badly infested with scale the plants growing underneath them. Before тау be placed = their. ides on a shelf ook of 
American blight scrub Fes affected parts with Ьик in fresh plants ihe. interior of the con- sight, where the temperature is not lower tham 
? emulsion, working it well into the cracks rvatory should be thoroughly cleansed. 50° to 559. 
