THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
[DECEMBER 6, 1919, 
The Week’s Work. 
FRUITS UNDER GLASS. 
By W. MessenGer, Gardener to Major J. A, BERNERS, 
ойнаса Park Gardens, Ipswich. 
The Early Vinery.—If ripe Grapes 
required in May, the es should һе ые 
forthwith. Their forcing should not be undul 
tened at this Бао; & temperature of 50° 
to 55° by day, and igi by night van s be 
exceeded, and sufficient warmth will be afforded 
by à bed of og seca Hy material placed the 
middle of the hous a trellised ршн. 
The fermenting materi ial should be turned 
If the ‘bor 
beet je a on a dry side, water warmed to 
ure of 70° to 75° — - applied 
a T hot AON 
Weis 
пей’ by the use-of 
a small quantity 
of ree ae on bright das shutting down the 
valves of the wate at the eme time. 
The vines should pe Lene w when closing the 
house, and syringing should be санаа daily 
until пш buds ae d 
leaves the ringing is requi is required 
ac when у hex A ps in 
young Me should m oe down and ed in 
positio the buds to break regularly. 
.—As soon early Tomato plants 
have produced four or five утра of иш tiay 
ату be stopped. Plants rai: eeds 
ipti. the 
or boxes filled with ез ay йо ar; = 
germina‘ I em in à ү having a temperature 
of 659. When the seed have made i 
ерада 
sauna ak: m 55° 
T made to aoe 
the 
THE ORCHID HOUSES. 
By Н. G. ArzxawDEB, Orchid Grower to Lt.-Col. ©. L. 
Ногғовр, K.C.V.O., C.LE., Westonbirt, Gloucestershire. 
Pleione.—The various Pleiones are charming 
2 ‘Orchids «= ме especially bright xd 
effect e during lat late autumn and winter. They 
diffe to 
ame 
wbhs deve elop. The bloc 
ie for Pan or four weeks m green pro 
ry. 
pulling to obtain stems of the fullest length. 
A distinct growing and resting season must be 
observed with these Orchids, and, as they com- 
to erent s of the y 
they — also be at different 
iy re is not, perhaps, а vay 
‘ney. do ne not require mach fire- heat, ie 
Lee 
p are not quite suitable lo 
intermediate 
eularly trou| me es Pleiones, t 
red spid scale, 
t un 
Repotting.—All the species are most satis- 
factory when repotted annually, and the best 
des do. this is inmediate the flowers are 
Ng nage he pseudo-bulbs out of the 
* 
dime 
over, 
*^ 
old боро the last season’s roots will, as 
inr. Не oun ^ ко be dead. п: ee с 
to one inch from the base 
of p pos cd the. s will heo to «кер 
the past e the new soi e best соп 
^ about two-thirds m loam to on 
"s vede or Osmunda fibre, adding mi Dein 
um-moss and finely — n 
T 0 light апа elastic 
ture that, by TM plenty of pi Sense 
dry out. Let the drainage be ample, 
potted this way. Commence by potting some 
of the plants in nike centre, асе. ‘the pseudo- 
on maki ng 
bulbs in iti by i the compost 
moderately firm about them Arrange the 
plants evenly over the surface, allowing suffi 
cient space between each for the development of 
the new growths. If the compost is used in a 
moderately moist condition water will not b 
needed for eeks after repotting, and after 
wards it be sparingly applied for a time 
If the plants are healthy, it will be long 
almost aquatic in their r requiremen 
THE KITCHEN GARDEN. 
By С. Ernwoop, Gardener to W. H. MYER 
Artichokes.—J: сһоКев kee 
better contain, an a fies Cue injury by e: 
and worms when. they are lifted, До їп 
mounds behind a north wall, and covered with 
dry earth or (ш d coal egi During 
times of sev гы Reece caine of 
rotectin eh mate rial gi ан», 
this vegetable ате 
round as Tot is aid 
Parsnips.—The roo f 
allowed to remain E p 
fo че, however, to 
oo 
rss render it aroma to Mie 
Salsafy and Scorzonera.—These roots should 
be dug and the pe: stored in sand. 
be found that 
som ound will only need trenching to be 
follo in the spring, when breaking the soil 
to a fine tilth, by x Fx Sud oder rubble, 
wood or burnt g ie plo 
m of the 
atri way will be 
шше dor growing ка Broad Beans, 
eas and Onion 
Sip should be planted for Buen. 
trim de, dor the comin, g f estive 
The = results wi 
have been sn prepared j^ Pairs and 
dorm Those that have been out ы ‘the 
espond 
total зг 
PLANTS UNDER GLASS. 
By James WErrOock, Gardener to the D B 
Dalkeith Palace, Midlothian. 
Plants of 
Deutsche 
а may, if aite 
Rhododen indicum. 
ce Маатов о еа such as 
e, Fielder’s Wie. and Hermos 
bodded, be placed in a little warmth 
pee gradu ly Um € into flower early in 
ee NUM, a subject to 
Жы be carefully 
rfe are kot indoors. If 
found to be infested with either of these insects, 
dip them in or thoroughly syringe them with a 
Plants in suitable situations and soil тыш 
solution of nicotine. When watering the plants, - 
таак ста Saab the soil and use a stimuli 
occasionally, either a top dn sing of plant food 
liqui e or soot | 
Camellia.—In present times when it is diff. 
cult to хут fil for heatin houses, - 
Camellias will giv serviceable supply of | 
ower in mid-winter. Those planted in borders 
ust be well supplied with water, for if th 
inse 
Euphorbia ee (Poinsettia), — 4 
bracts sA these plants pa fully геі. 
will keep. best a house with comparatively | 
little bes mth, but ах а dry atmosphere. 
Pons to pues ея roots m eis but dis. 
continue giving them stimulan 
ici: —Р that were suitably pre- 
pared in summer will make serviceable winter. - 
flowering Ee be grown in | 
tion.—Plants flow need reful | 
attention ; do not kos the Toi too t ora 
e d them сү эку Wer 1 
to coutiterdct дыра їп the osphere 
close, warm atmosph Mx RP 
to the deed development of these plants 
Souvenir de la Malmaison Carnations should be 
аена: vim keeping the soil on the d 
side Let A air in the house circulate freely, 
and keep the foliage clean че a healthy. Spray 
the plants with weak salt w 
FLOWER GARDEN. i 
Ву H. Мавкнам, Gardener to the Earl of STRAFFORD, - 
Wrotham Park, Barnet, Hertfordshire. : 
Plants Tubs.— Ivy-leaved 1 
goniums й large Fuchsia parapi in tubs аб 1 
irom frost and co old d ughts. Give th j 
decayed foliage, 
free from. 
cold draughts. D 
around the pots or tubs unti 
to prune the plants before starting them 1 
gentle warmth. 
paming торла песи s needing 
ttention may be de the trellises” 
wer оска: choosin ser fem yir for the 
work. In the case of Hoses, E oe | 
especially wh where ie borders are re 
mall are; aries climbers 
dE s "ot meal.  Clay's 
manure са good loam 
Heileborus.—To obtain early Christmas a 
cover the „plants with hand-lights ut 3 
= dditional protection should | 
irosty weather Remove E 
decayed eaves, i e the surface soil, and plac 
e lea d over the roots. Plants ind 
pots e lin jrought forward under glass an " a 
given attention in such matt 
entilating. 
Gunnera —This Gunnera 
lant for 
& partly sheltered 4 
