Хохвмвев 22, 1919.] 
Spread the roots 
with fme soil keep- 
Me inches below 
owing for the old soil-mark on 
about 3 inch abo 
1 Fresh turf, burnt earth 
d other suitable materials may be used abou 
ts, more or less a the nature 
soll. Fresh anim. manure should not be 
elow the ground level at the time of 
Pack turfy loam and rich soil around 
p arth mark on the stem. The 
ill settle later, and this fact t be 
en into account, for deep planting is harmful. 
akes are not required for small bush trees, but 
ided if neces. 
} —Novem ше is the best month for 
ig, bi t the y be done from 
ma; 
ember to March ‘whenever e gonn in 
conditior ear-o| 
e best xb a ge 
дев to 
gly ig epee Mor 
ery ЧӨЛ. d Uy growth o 
"y ы fruit t trees. 
ed 
to recommend 
d 
st m plan t Benoni, Amer 
ann's Had Reinette, Charle es jae , Coro: 
» The ека and William Салар. kiss 
es 
"FE 
f suitable size ie "dessert purposes, 
Eine in rei and the flesh is of excellent 
4 a T st may be extended with Cox's 
a, igo De rby, The Queen, Bis marck, 
( . . Nancy 
and the 
у treated the first few years, а 
ai thinned in very ie exhibition fruits 
hy be о the x soe qp 
*RUNING,—' lhijg operation 
St understood - uU bed patented p eni 
ng. The years should be de 
d to bu pen ng ee dg Ens 
n for the sake оѓ а few fru 
he season or tw 
ce of cvinion exists as to the need 
es the first year after piant 
t to 
experience leads me to prune all recently 
trees, especially when the work has been 
tisfactory manner. The best 
heu the sap is ving an 
< e shoots пау then be cu 
he strongest and best-placed 
: ov M the wes gro s the seco 
pu 
THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
263. 
apart and pruning them only morenen 
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nae Surplus and side ани ме thr four 
buds, b р у growths with 
lea i lo м a fruit bu 
in the centre, іла as n Peach, 
dy Sudeley, The Baumann’s R 
Reinette and qns otters "fruit freaky, on the 
points of these shoot Summer pruning should 
be done early, in order that the tre ees may der erive 
the greatest benefit 
Roor PRUNING 
sary for trees in small 
allo f 
be root- -pruned. Dig a trench about 18 inc 
deep and from 2 to 4 feet from the stem, accord 
ing to the size of the tree. Gradually wo 
wards and under the tree, and shorten all 
care to preserve 
them in layers, keeping all roots neat the sur- 
= a light dusting of this material may be made 
r the tre ees and roots of other fruit trees їп 
lime will h 
tle ar o foreign g growth and destroy insect pes 
Prevention сва bs ai = for the different, inse 
ing the tr rees еа 
caustic ЫГА Cw ash; with Quass assia t TA 
ore the itn epist to destroy pariat t 
a again a week or ten days afterwar 
Thinning th is im nt -especially 
га арраг num 
Thinning po trate may be done at interv 
during May, June and July; fruits of early 
verieties of Apples removed at the second thin- 
ning may y wre cooking. Ву careful 
thinning of t р, санг watering and 
feeding the Tod the t will. gro tis- 
prede чаи develop fruit of of first-class quality. 
Ford Manor Gardens, Lingfield, 
Жы n, 
Fic. 125. Aue grt uan nei HONORIA ORCHIDHURST VARIETY. 
R.H.S. Award of Merit, 
proceeds. In the case of large 
roots should be pruned in 
ING.—Wher о 
out, espec m dry 
en germs 
kind of 
face as the work 
trees, half the 
alternate years. 
WATERING AND MULCH: 
carried 
Cryg soils in the south and 
much finer fruit will be obtai 
material, such a yerd ure, man o 
spent hot-beds, » manure and short grass may 
be used, earing in mind the pear 
io 
north, provided the hoe is fo ing. Water- 
g is important, although surface mulching 
cierto 6 
necessar at 
Nov. 4, 1919.) (See p. 264.) 
THE ALPINE GARDEN, 
UM SPINO 
SU 
- e “Madir orts. 
dull in shade, but or look d іп а 
ering The small leaves have silver ry appear 
ance, and a plant out of 
tive as One bloom is a variety with 
TO! нти wers, but the ag ht are rather 
species. 
S. Arn 
