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THE GARDENERS’ 
The Week’ s Work. 
THE KITCHEN GARDEN 
By Гад ноодон деларо to W. Н. Myers, Esq., 
Bishops Waltham, Hampshire. 
Ceuitowers. - oililowems n have ‘been 
headed оте са a previous 
calendar ап ху heir leaves 
broken over ае А will hav eived 
but little harm from the frequent frosts 
of late. After this date I would advise that the 
plants be dug up h balls of earth, and som 
nged in deep pits, others in frames, or clos 
shed or wall f 
tecti urin; 
severe frost. The groun ey vacate may 
ipao Г гос. а ра crop forthwith, as long ex- 
deren will bring it into 
ood tirs: Brocco’ d зу are 
oon ous поа Бе be treated sim to the 
above intain a constant amr = eads. 
Us 
To ur ub with ripening íruit need 
great care in watering. By ^ dd of the 
ilai keep the soil о 
grow the crow tal darkness, р use only 
sufficient moaiste $0 ert e growth. 
THE О 
By Н. G. ALEZANDER, Ого 
Ногғовр, K.C.V.O., ede pipe шас G 
useful Orchids are ag th 
to having и 9 д which last а long time on 
plants or as cut blooms, are E ‘ly P 2 enti ШШ, 
moderate in rue an ze easy of = ivation to 
mein 
bein itg 
Leip time t= halons to t coola 
form one of the chief dors of the Orchid 
f ngst 
homses at this season, and ar 
= kinds that have excelle ualities 
я орото, they ме Tittle injured by & fogs 
that affec t all of er flow The jes and 
from them are equally 
= s 
showy, eur apart Doe: other 
flowering Orchids, д 
‚Бо е = d When 
ay 
hit! until, ing. t se ae 
signs of increasing activity in the new year. 
moist N E necessary always, but some- 
what ons. especialy during the 
night, should be ‘mainiained in shar flewerin 
e the b 
arieties and 
и кы stock of plants will 
of blooms thronghout the be into early 
Flants of the later- аец kinds s 
s growth and many 
flower spikes are developi v From now, on- 
wards, the moisture n wil 
not be nearly an e as шо. but, ав the 
i terial for their 
sp 
growth, water ai aid be ven whenever it is 
found that the compost is approaching a state 
dryness. its passing ош flower 
induced to. rest i n е 
f the 
arded 
1 fnll 
to allow the spikes to — on the plants for 
too great a length of tim 
Coelogyne cristata. LP there is a sufficient 
stock of this Orchid, and cut flowers are require es 
during winter, a fev w plants, introduced in 
warm house at Sot vals. will provide a ae 
ide 
aste Skinneri—From this useful species a 
m y be obtained, 
he 
berg o4 the effécts “of rought for y 
appreciable period. \ 
FRUITS UNDER vie 
By W. Изот Gardener to М . A, BERNERS. 
oolverstone Park gay ane MSN 
Cherries.—If early Cherries are required the 
irees hos be pruned and cleaned and the 
house pe epared for starting the trees during the 
present month. Provided the trees have had the 
necessary attention during their season of active 
Frei very me ae is rther pruning will be 
ent the knife, and ы 
lia n to show the "Un. effects of на (ad ning. 
the trees are planted in border area for 
the roots sho: hai be limited, эзш унер in the 
case of cordons. The soil should -not be exces- 
sively rich, for very fertile ground will result 
in very vigorous growth, and that would E 
sitate severe pruning. The soil should consist 
of old loam, old p or mortar rubble, and 
ash or burn rial from the prd 
heap, and it sho pap rica med firm. 
mpost, with a six-inch potful of ы 
added to each barrow load, will be suitable pel 
use as top-dressings or tor pottin oses. 
Cherries do well m pote, and where t e 
be made use of for 
er pi 
oors. Pda lori forcing he 
in cron that it is ique impatient of is ig 
fire-heat and will not succeed in a 8 
ruits will Ded set freely 
Li 
drop at the 
period. For the first fortmght mere close the 
house, admit air “лы с temper: un- 
SE reaches 509 and close the ventilators when 
is 45°, as the oi power Use 
s a moderate amount of fito heat Е merely 
snficient to maintain a night temperature of 
d 45° 10° пер 
taies may 
had. rud соне Watering т 
done with and moder dea 
atmospheric еже t be меени й н 
tro trees rable tepid Vale? when the weather 
is fav: 
in borders should b 
i is not required. Word ess ong hould be 
ut out, and those studded with small е 
maintained. After the work of 
pleted tie the ‘branches in bia Б ^ 
woodwork, s, etc., should then be thoroughly 
leansed. If the trees are infested with white 
5: 
Stir the mixture when 
moderat ely stiff e ч penc Medie branc! 
e for the ешш of 
a the branches. 
using а Mon 
the young м FA ining es, 
allow ample nonen = 2 growths 
Fig trees that make rank g are rarely 
fruitful a na n зе nt NE e rooting 
` area ould mited, for in a large 
amount of d e the would 
rank "and prove onfraitfol. Tf 
CHRONICLE. 
. vided they are no 
[DecemsBer 13, 1919. 
= act isfactory, ely re 
n inch Pl p zd e suríace soil ge: the enit 
and replace it it with fresh loam, w: poe sh, and 
old Leger or mortar гї rubble It is n bium 
ary 
to water the borders until the trees de started 
gr 5 
Cu ers.—Fruiting Cucumber plants must 
not be greece at this season. They will 
grow well in a house having a tei icio of 
70° to 75? during the day and a 
£ 65° a night, with a bottom-heat ot 15° 
mote a moist atmosphere am 
Afford ight surface dressing 
he material 
light an 
eep the trellis Te 
to 80°. 
= жы spaces. 
» u 
Remove spent foliage and kee 
өл “with young growths. 
E HARDY FRUIT т, EN 
By James E. HarHaAWar, Gardener to рс 
Esq., Balde rsby Park, Thi bud eredi 
—All vA! ls, whether high 
bsorb УЕ n 8 kent and radiate 
Walls a 
The hi igher 
used fo 
ally thos facing sout 
plan ү M ай Apricots, ache, Fi igs, 
кше rape vines. 
r Pe Pa ie east walls for Plums an 
hor walls for Morello Cherries. 
planted against ings n fai 
satisfactorily, and this is generally due to neglect 
the roots. т 
with good, He my so 
another cause of failure with both 
buildings; it ca үе uit x rop at 
an early stage. ki ig gross growth 
should root- iba in the case of large trees 
it is b e only. half the roots in 
one в 
Damsons.—Trees of these fruit ry 
hardy, and espec меза ен с planting on the 
windy side of e M good shelter 
for other fruit t The p vidis they res I 
M o сысы: 
requires but little iun e best varieties 
me p ger Langley 
and 
e last is a prolific cropper, 
being ene mely late, the gh are aval 
at a time when other Se carce. 
are iiie A Prolifi с, 
Bullac 1 апа, 
ilable 
t trees are very scarce 
ecessary for the 
r is rae 
recom 
when eather 
to fni de. moe of all k pron st иш Кы 
Win be 
sho ws done whenever the 
spraying si ea ye the 
in 
ap will gm be w: 
p 
PLANTS I€— GLASS. 
By James Wzrrock, Gardener he Duke of BUCCLEUCH, 
Da! e Palace, зыр 
— lax ts of the floris 
lamen. Well- -grown plant 8 oS cere 
welling- 
55 
sun-heat to over 60°, open 
mhont the sit чр js favourable. 
the ‚ care should be- taken not to pour the 
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