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DAFFODILS IN GRASS-LAND. 
NowHEnE do Daffodils appear so natural as 
grass-land. When flowering in ae beds, 
planted in serried ranks they are very effec 
tive, and in the w ч» and long plantatio ns of a 
nurser heir blo pr ош 
bulb-growing 
Sory 
a 
imposing a earanc either , case 
ppe but in 
re is a stiffness abet the display Mh i 
8 
ther is 
entirely absent when those spring flowers rise 
above the grass in an old orchard, adorn. the 
verdant — slopes 2 some spreading pleasure 
grounds, or deck the green sides of a wide and 
shallow ditch. "There must, however, be proper 
planting to begin with, for, alas! is jus 
possible to plant Daffodils rass tad in a 
formal punk with a result that is incongruous 
in the me. And yet the reps! has seen 
Рай flodils F antai in grass land in 
and blocks of a varie y! 
Bulbs may be planted —— or under the 
grass, and either way is effectis In the firs 
method a plug of tur eut qui быз soil 
loosened, the bulb Lae anc re- 
1 mon- d p? збег 
t 
is used to make a = hole елан the sod, the 
THE G E GA RDENERS' 
CH. RON ICLE. | 
HYBRIDS BETWEEN BEGONIA 8000- 
AND TUBEROUS-ROOTED 
E 
Wirn. the advent of Begonia John Heal, 
which resulted from D ee io B. socotrana 
with the pollen mer-flowering 
Viscountess Cou. de sree was ee 
for a charming race autumn and  winte 
flow ering peona ter this ac hiev Det new 
les = d each id 
of tl 
vas 
se 
now 
long list of varieties with single, ее тач » 
and double муран? 
f the single va 
with cod centre ; 
and Optima, a charming 
ties, Exquisite, salmon- pink 
: oe er Ls orange-salmon ; 
salmon shade, are 
Fic. 
bulb is placed therein and covered with soil; 
the turf quickly die up and covers any evi- 
dence of plautin The othe r method is to 
remove an area af grass with dur wfing iron, 
fork up the soil, cae че bulbs and return 
26 turf and make it firm. By this method 
a opportunity is afforded for improving the 
Di , by the шо z leaf-mould, 
old Ba ad charred garden refuse. 
Whichever method of planting is followed, 
the arrangement of the bulbs ^w far more i 
portant. Any hint of паше would | 
double 
length, waist 
раена sud dent? so as to 
once, and the 1 
м һеге dn fall, 
fo rmality 
are 
there will be n no 
when the flov 
in, Cynosure, 
Gold arg all 
s, and pu all save. the 
ition varieties of the Feda. group 
ass-land, and when these 
n in naturál drifts, as in 
Warley Place, and in 
pedem where na ed rather than formal 
ty is the-aim, very lovely floral pictures 
are provided with each recurring spring. C. 
ры в and Emperor, Sir Watk 
ii Nelsonii, Wm. 
114.—DAFFODILS NATURALISED 
ІХ GRASS- LAND. 
particularly desivable. Of бє three a с 
give the first place to Optima, as apar he 
deli ghtful vts of its Монс oms мугт prs: «неа 
habit of the сат = remarkably good. “Of 
carmine 
g 
"e col olour omg 
'g 8 
TE 
& 
Ф 
what more heat when growing. 
whey leds bo kept ч er at the roots, Биш m 
ot be dried off the tuberous 
are. 
In country districts he od better ал а of 
of 
light and air obtain in the nity 
towns, thes Ti hee Bego nias are especially 
valuable for 1 ouse and conservatory dec РАНО, 
в the flowers are bri Е and last a long time 
in good conditio ae the ome? ponis a very 
pleasing _ habi grow Moreover, ^well- 
grown phen continue to bloom over a lon 
period at a sea en flowers are non 
plentiful, 
NovEMBER 15, 1919. 
a 
WER pem 
Earl of STRAFFORD, 
ark, Barnet, He rtfordshire 
THE FLO 
. MARKHAM, heer ner to th 
Wrotham 5 
Pentstemoa and Calce Well-rootec 
plants in cold frames shoul a e afforded plenty 
. pron ш 
nterv 
Close ‘the frames at nig ight and, if frost 
e protect 
B 
—C arnations He ia from layers and 
ts winter glass need 
e 
abou 
is necessary 
nese I 
strands of dark c akin Nus ed 
over the piene at different heights wil "act d as 
a, deterrent to these destruc eti yivds. 
Verbens 
art uke en 
no: te te 
h 
venoss.— This « login bli p 1 
up. P roots pl ated im boxes f 
from frost. lIüese old | 
furti un 
i nds nee ol 
Young 
ewrle 1. "S E [ 
aiid Diu 
bedding, 
pur pos 
arii il 
pti for 
several other 
iting, 
quently YA aem n 
may be kgs an ed 
with good effec 
hse 
a 
E de 
or 
E HARDY FRUIT GARDEN 
By James E. HarHawar, Gardener ка JOHN BRENNAND, ` 
Esq., p Park, Thirsk, Yorkshire. 
pro Trees.—Where Ye 
Digging amon 
tables are grown bet een havior fruit tre 
the Бо: си be dug as soon as 
to 
the ve je ble crops are cleared allow the 
winter weather to ingipó the soil. It is not 
advisable to dig nearer than 4ft. from the 
trunk. of the tree, and within the 4 ft radius 
the soil should be lightly pricked охе with 
a fork and cleared of weeds. I rchards 
where all bu are planted between the 
rows of Apple trees, the soil should be lightly 
turned over with fork it has had а 
dressing of bonemeal. -Care must taken not 
to di eeply, or more uus than good 
will be done; moreover, it 1s the utmost 
oe Mo to encourage the roots z^ come to the 
i "useful fruit for 
m in the north E 
flavouring, 
ing Plum and hoa я All "n m 
and Data trees should b nte em hie mo 
and lime rubble “honid be E p 
about their Plu 
; provi 
Р.о, ~ 
no - 
> 2 5. 
om OS 
о то 
"t EN е c 
аПоу the settling of the ; 
become Ainfruitful beca ause they are e plan 
The | desser 
; in the € 
E 
5.5 
z 
wet weather of autumn, 
against walls facing north, as by 
um season may be ex ended mih 
In me north all Gage Plums fae ipei 
of a wall to bring them to perfec 
T PT E SR 
VOX ee ee TENTE NER RI EE 
ee ee aa aae a ҮНҮ ЧҮ ee NINE RR aa 
лт, — 
tilii dat. 
