OCTOBER 25: 1919.1 
THE 
GARDENERS’ 
Ф 
Chronicle 
o. 1713.—SA TURDA Y, OCTOBER 25, 1919. 
CONTENTS. © 
riculture, research in 214 Le Mérite edu 
riculture, Welsh secre Ormskirk pota: 
" | - 214 Plants, new or noteworthy 
attie l. 215 Gunnera chilens 
Po jour 215 G pira 210 
ial fru otato crop, the 222b 
2 otato growin 21 
, dessert Scarcity Potato Majestic „ЭҢ 
‘October „; 216 | Raspberries, summer 
fruiting 
! 217 Societies : 
EDT ook on the AE Chrysanthe- 
е farm E 0 219 
United. Hort. Benet. 
D pro 212 
uit sho’ Yat t Conibridge 215 and Provident .. 220 
ardeners' wages 216 Trees and shrubs : 
sndelism i ee ees to biptercnia sinensis 212 
orticultu . 216 Rubus biflorus, var. 
ary.— quinqueflorus 212 
hompson.  .. 220 | War Horticultural Re- 
notes and gleanings : lief Fund . 214 
leya Evelyn Lister 209 Week's work. the 212; 213 
ntioda Harlequin 209 Winter spraying - 216 
i ILLUSTRATIONS. 
IE Beattie ,:219 
Je we:tord Beauty . 215 
ris ела, "Harte апа foliage ot . 211 
1 ma 0210) 
b Кый у .. quinqueflorus os vs .. 212 
E Rasp «dien. thrives best y 
ogged soil; one that is not too 
a strong, clay-like ch: 
o distinct f 
s rich and suitable for the 
it ag 
dior in 
cases, the grower having to rely on the 
workin ng of a plough. In such cases only 
B i that Sir not need such deep working should 
For | héavy soils the best manure is stable 
x with the addition, if available, of well- 
leav: uch as are obtainable in most 
n bricks with mortar 
ded u ese 
$ Bert: dia 
3m ed the surface a 
x. ty of broken ‘bricks and the wrt 
of an ancient farmyard. (It is a waste of g 
lant food to use such materials for t 
rries I had for many 
Where a continues supp aa Э; lacie is 
Ton at leas o aspects should be chosen 
osed to n sunshine and sheltered, the 
ies pones the crop will be somewhat retar 
nd the ground, perhaps, is coole he difference 
iu the time of the fruits ripening may only be 
ays or , but it is i rtant to 
t 
have fruit and thns prolong the 
supply. The Sg eid to ripen will assist 
in the im ion of dessert fruits, especially for 
reakfas 
Pini not pay y to reiain = Lx nts i an it 
is evident that s are becoming exhausted. 
These old sedo оба not be destroyed betore 
making preparations for a е wide antation. Do 
iini y aecount, о pas 
di is purpose, but obtain a fresh si 
mothe i id be 
d he e 
hé 
ed the rows should be tre 
At the same 
are, 
e of eg manure 
Mer wo сан іп in width between 
This — should, if oe be done early 
as s as the soil has sett] 
to its former level inea after its disturbance 
g ал are ныс plants arrive wh 
the groun айза eive rid or it is 
a or so. t is зд to take de 
utmost of the fine, fibrous roots and, fi 
this pina: arrange for g packing to k 
t oist. Plant firmly, but not 
too deeply, and cut buta ck the canes to at leas 
18 inches from the The following Feb- 
'uary they should be. wx down to within a few 
inches of the soil, but not in frosty weather 
lace a mulch of manure about the stools after 
they are planted to prevent bisce om. acting 
injuriously on the roots. One watering after 
planting “Ж assist in settling ihe soil firmly 
about i 
fo d. good stakes can be secured 
fr ie ands, and 
the араасы system. For кз memod of train- 
each si 
Plant in "nk with the aid of die tie yen 
ther 
anes to o stakes on either nore of the stool 
and leave the central stake for oung canes. 
4 iei to train the plants on wires supported 
on stakes, with no pud at the ends, the 
rews а for tig ing th 
wi hes нз Fie be at least one 
foot than the fence itself in order to mak 
od distance apart, em 54 feet 
high and the strongest canes will to the 
top wire, whilst "s may be short t. 
ied’ stool 
and 
4 s аан with two plan 
the kon 5 to 6 feet asunder. 
zd prat to stakes the stools may 
CHRONICLE. 
eet apart each way. easy 
matter lo without stakes when growing for 
market by tying each set of m one 
crown together. But is r there 
is some risk of high winds swaying the can 
kout too freely when the fruits are ripening. 
runing is a simpl Е; consists іп 
shortening the canes and cutting out sappy and 
badly ripened wo 1 c the old 
canes entirely as ruits are all 
gathered. 
I have found the ех Il well to 
arti manures used in alte years, Fer- 
tilisers containing "m sorties of phos- 
phat otash are preferab: Blood 
manur Peruvian guano are a little too 
strong, exciting grow: much, and not 
t 
бори 
the soil was of a light texture, and vd Pen 
aid not develop much vigour. J, Hud. 
ORCHID NOTES AND GLEANINGS. 
ee EVELYN LISTER. 
ag omi wl cross b 
AUN 
eason. ering 
ODONTIODA HARLEQUIN. 
w winter, 
the petals, especially | 
pags seen by artificial light, under which it 
appears most effectively. 
