Мохнивев 15, 1919. | 
ТНЕ _ GARDEN ERS’ 
CHRONICLE, 
249 
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y contaminate 
| covering 
Room.—The fruits stored in the fruit 
ould be examined p adde so that 
showing deca be removed 
Am 
uts.—Husked Walnuts which have been 
ed should now be p]aced 
th a ние sprinkled on them, and a final 
of 
in jars, in уе, 
ELLwoop, Gardener 
E x o 
d ind 
effects are lasting. 
eate his 
a high state of culti 
stard PAs rae brings 
sh material 4 the mera 
ange of soi 
e 
KITCHEN i p de 
ERS, Esq., 
to ЖЕ 
nmore Park, d hts Hampshire: 
—Take advantage of d 
Double dir 
I 
soil for crops, and by this method the 
kind of vegetable y ofter on 
same site again. If eas avail- 
able for the time being, 2 de 
ging. making the ridges gea fot apart 
uring aa levelling 
vai 
veg 
steady 
s made 
"may 
etables 
S or 
cold win A mr 
alw iss receive qnd. 
from various beris 
ed Br 
be done as the 
are unable to 
w : "^ they are 
of a crop 
means of 
т 
oughs ot evergreens, dri rack 
1 Wattle hurdles ar Da ape 
most satisfactory shelters when procurable 
s ' are easily remov rom site to 
ET pinach, Lettuce, Parsley and early 
bbage eontinae to make re agri growth 
when shelter is afforded the 
inach.—The winter d e 
oot, E wood ash li 
po^ the soil MALA 
liberally. 
—The plantations of 
and apply 
Cabbage should 
Ii y examined for A Y rry that are 
^ cater- 
oe this in 
CI icory in every ri 
ensed with. 
ught or 
E 
newly set i 
tha 
oo afterwards dust ‘the ground with 
good 
uch 
En dive is regularly Legit E is far dag uiid to 
, and Chicory could be 
се UND: 
> Gardene: 
ast their fruits 
he tre 
tifi brush is 
FR ER "pad 
Messen r to Major J. 
Woolvertone Park ‘ok denn. Ti 
s.—St. 
epor are e 
igs Е ae К as dt are not so liable 
ly 
lesoino beg scale and mealy bug. White 
adheres ye to the bark, and a moderatdly 
ired to 
A. BERNERS, 
of the others. Pro- 
were i 
hae ‘foliage the ey should 
Нен for ins ests, th 
e most 
stations it ed 
cation, and 
it i 
tr ез a on 
have n 
Mealy bug 
n manner ; er 
es, and 
e must = 
ed in handling ties prets "ips of t 
eun hes, for eos are m2 er tender and ph 
= f bad infe 
therefore essential to Mein ais work the insec- 
ticide into such plac 
Potting or Repotting Figs.—This work is best 
one before growth is competed but A may 
still be done provided ext s taken. The 
compost should consist of u ety, am, ough d 
oken, an eighth part of old lime rubble o: 
roken plaster, and a six-inch рош 
o h barrowful of soil During the 
s ve growth, the roots require 
1 and i 
t is бегенге 
hat will not bec 
is quite sufficient, to 
growth. Ver little, if a 
needed to Toti a temperature of 60° 
Syringe the eae with tepid water on bright 
days, and dam oors e walls to promote 
a humid atmosphere But little water xe be 
f ved pots are plunged in moist fer 
Pineapples 55 nti recently -the vndas has 
been лопта for late- lp plants, a 
el 
they have е n materially d by the bright, 
sunny weather of the nth. With the 
advent of ther ot the aida atmospheric 
moisture should considerably reduced. The 
earliest stock plants i ed make a little 
growth before they ‘throw " may be grown 
in more atmosphe oisture, and the walls 
and other bare spaces may damped e 
lants, however, need. a pe of rest, an 
temperature should be allowed to fall a little, 
acc e weather. A general reducti 
in’ warm ory moistur ow necessary 
Where the po plunge tan or leaves; 
the i eni little or no water, bu 
excessive UE must be guarded against. A 
e нае 60° at night atid 709 by day. 
with 709 е bottom heat, will TA plants 
at this s 
THE ORCHID HOUSES. - 
y H. G. ALEXANDER, Orchid Grower to Lt.-Col. G. L. 
Нотғовр, K.C.V.O., C.LE., Westonbirt, Gloucestershire. 
Cattleya and Laelio-Cattleya.—Members of the 
autumn and early winter- geil section cf 
these Orchids form the eren рани n des this 
season. A good stock of t ands speci 
and numeroi hybrids, with ir de 
of colouring, is of the greates e in n 
ning a display of flowers, and the spikes when 
cut are charming for all kinds of Tecta ve 
purposes; indeed, when seen VP тр Anime 
there is nothing to surpass 
flowers.., The beneficial e th. ng тын 
season upon these Orchids are now apparent in 
E moon Шашу of р er Ж well- 
red owths are pr the 
яст 2 of dull w eather this гане {у т ое 
ошер ms most fens for the hest develop- 
bl wers 
ent of the blooms. Orchid gro now the 
h of time that many Cattleyas vil retain 
their fl in gi condition at this season, 
and als tha e on plants 
specimens, P t 
a considerable e to regain their forme 
healthy condition, and ‘if they suffer consider- 
ably from this cause they rarely make sati 
factory growth the following season is ofte 
the starting of t plants on a downwar 
ourse, and y weaker and weaker, only 
to be saved Бу e] great care. On the con- 
trary, spikes cut early or before the flowers 
e fully карыйа, quickly fade when in 
dwelling room, ‚ when left for, say, a 
ek or ten days they keep fresh much longer 
when cut. ‘attle: produce TS - more 
ly than many other kinds of. Orchids, and 
even weakly send up flower-spikes. 
e removal poor flower-spikes is 
will assist a 
of the greatest are gu 
Still, it must be 
from 
in regaining its lost vigour.. 
emembered that ж removal of the spikes 
healthy plants before they are opened wi often 
result in mischief > causing the plant to w 
out of season. After cutting the flower-spikes 
his iss. ttl need special care, 
de = ants is 
the sprin 
res 
ext 
ром carat | size should 
a similar manner, е ounger ‘plants, that, are 
alway: е -kep 
i 
PLANTS UNDER GLASS. 
ву Jaus Vas Gardener to th 
жизн, di Midloth 
co, of 
‘Chr 
ТУ ү, ially 
fecu ia 
pong bn er i plants at this iR, espec 
Тос lenti 
tew 
pes is of great” ipportang е. - 
which. ' the bloo ooms hav eem cut, and w ich 
ak ated from f ot 
Lx 
= 
Ф 
ES 
ез8 
os 
© 
БЕ 
їп а good, light 
, Varieties which 
1 are 
small p pleas. 
with fid manure or fertiliser 
desired colour of the foliage. 
uini "iatis and Achimenes.—The tuber 
Gesneraceous plants which are at rest should 
be taken from the soil иб ad in boxes of pe erfec tly 
dry sand, and placed in 
a little warmth, but hene they: will kee eep safely 
and not irse ee growth ur ntil че proper time 
arrives for them. Some sorts of Gesnera 
are aol og for арн не: іп ен but кте 
a temperature of at least 60°, with 
osphere 
atm 
бека 
аге т sae го heat 2 
A low-roofe in which the 
kept near the poem and fully оша to the 
pene а gem BM oe ed there is a moderately 
MR 
Te pun —Cuttings inserted залу in 
d in boxes, уа be potted singly in 
[һе and placed for a time 
meet за үт 
аз гань че weather ы ‘will piven a. 
