Decemper 27, 1919.] 
THE ORCHID HOUSES. 
Н. б. ALEXANDER, Orchid Grower to Lt.-Ool. @. L. 
j _ Ногғовр, EOY.0. C.LE., Westonbirt, Gloucestershire. 
Insect Pests that may be К-И PU TE s, 
snails, and woodlice are destructive pests to 
. the tender roots and flower-spikes ot X ids, 
. and especially those grown in the cooler houses. 
_ They may all | pped by placing sliced 
. Carrots, Potatos, saucers of n, etc., amoi 
_ the plants. Examine the traps frequently, and 
especially at night, till the pests disapp he 
small brown ants, which are i seti ery 
troublesome in hi ieat estroyed, 
. after att ae to s or Р treacle placed 
ыз 
r haw nt, арха spraying them 
a ОИ" каза is ah "s nicotine when they are 
E ваар. Penyester Paste, obtainable 
from онша] eundriesmen, is ve Zh Ses 
. in the destruction of cockroaches and crickets. 
ks, 
k of potting is ready, the work of 
Be. uA а Бе be facilitated i in js bii season 
Y FRUIT GARDEN 
_ By James E. Harmiwir, Gardener to JOHN BRENNAND, 
3 Esq., Baldersby Park, Thirsk, Yorkshire. 
E eparing Composts for Fruit Trees rM 
. removed in straightening edgings of paths and 
. Toadsides should be put in a heap mixed 
— with decayed refuse írom the garden, rotted 
manure, night soil, wood ash, and lime. e 
n 
. remain for twelve months, when it wi rm 
: к рр for top- -dressing and § planting 
Birds ue E Trees.—From 
nce 
s do much good by 
аг фі ее tengo they 
ке cat ibe 
Strawberries. When the ground i е 
soil should be made aes about ely pla 
Wherries, as frosts have a tendency to itt 
them out of the gr 
А Retrospect. The past season has been 
Peculiar one in some res; Р 
The fruit crops, 
taking them all round, have been fairly satis- 
: There was a good аз play of оѕвот 
= and an ака of p frosts; spring was 
followed iby a lon 
ong period of dry Westies, during 
prevalent and 
In trees which blossomed ефи failed ra 
€rop, whilst oo next to them produced heavy 
crops of f 
THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 
321 
PLANTS 008 уок 
By James Wertock, Gardener th 
Dalkeith а Midloth 
Spiraea acing aet е here clumps 
of this plant were potted 
arge 
taod in adt мт ue an 
to keep the об from pere too dr They 
should үр. 2 given frequent waterings with 
liquid m 
Violets in Frames.—At this season, Violets in 
ful attention. If the weather 
is favourable, remove the e lights in the day 
and use fire-heat as little as possibl he 
lente rs e sarete. f Р ЖЕМ weat! ick 
spread of KAS spider "1 “Violets ecg d 
be don Mr when really n 
allowing the "lights my hints 
off for a re so that leaves and surface soil 
may dry quickly. , 
Coleus thyrsoideus.—This is most . useful 
flowering plant for association with others in st 
decorative house түш ап edia: 
resent stage th 
heat shoul d be era only as a Fence against 
; аап pl ur of air when the weather 
3 Эй ел ble. en the pots are filled | with 
ts, the latt 
mamie or Bladi erie: do not allow then to 
ecome dry. Fum e the house if green fly 
s its appearan 
peer baceous cna: She of greenhouse 
Calceolarias raised from seed sown in July or 
early August orp ei be shifted an Ше гасе іп 
which they will those hotte 
conditi cool and Чыр. pine 
free rculation of ai possible. 
ee light igatio ы green 
not present wul tend to o, keep the foliage 
i И, plants clean and ror’, о heat 
should only be D to. keep 
_ FRUITS UNDER SEY 
By W. ишлей Gardener to Major J. A, BERNERS. 
Woolverston yu "ud rdens, due 
Early Pot Vines.—Provided the vines have 
broken wel the night dre gnis а D 
irom 559 to 609. Let the temperature be 
* 
ring the m 
ent сеа. of the atm closing 
the house again а mid-day. Vines which have 
bent “dow: bu 
been to ensure the break- 
ing .evenly skadd be tied in src soon 
after the shoots have commenced to grow. 
ud all weak and crowded growths at an 
early stage of forci i nue syringing 
the vines as soon as the leaves comme: 
expand, but maintain a humid atmosphere by 
damping the vinery several times daily. ‹ 
surface he fermenting terial 
casionally ep the soil moist without 
saturating it; an ess of water to the roots 
in the early period oi forcing must be rigorously 
evented. La when the roots are more 
active, vines i health may be watered 
дей 
the present time if they were thoroughly well 
soaked before forcing was started. If the rods 
were drawn down, they s ponia now be tied up 
in their proper places. As soon as this has 
lish 
been accomplished, commence to disbud, first, of 
all by rubbin ll growths, reducing 
em to two each spur. At a later 
orts on 
ntc can be seen which will produce t the best 
bur 
KITCHEN GAR 
By G woop, Gardene: , Esq., 
Swanmore Park, Bishops Waltham, Hampshire. 
Early .—Provid Ы tube: 
nave been set up in boxes to sprout, as advised 
in a previo ndar, P. ay be plan 
al 
varieties E Harbir nger 
are all suitable for forcin 
Cauliflowers.—If ad ower seed 
a sowing in a 
Prick the erroe off ff in to ot! 
inches apart previous a planting them on a 
i еа. Choose мета om First Crop 
and Early London, with M Magnum Bonum 
successional cro’ “к. 
for 
Root Stores.—All s h 
be examined 1 ms d pian чы ar Sy this is 
an “ preg covering for pro rotection, as severe 
fros y be expected 
се. of two or three ma 
hould now be sown thinly in sandy soil i 
cane place in a vi hich is closed 
tarting the vines. AE gs will 
oF into fine. Lettuc the early 
spr ШЫ if once ө pricked off | into xs А and “then 
plante ck a n heated pits and others in 
cold. fra’ 
—Where unheated houses are available 
e the icem: 
and so rows 3 feet sedg 
such gean M World's. Record AN КАЧУ 
Gia 
ARDEN. 
FLO 
By H. ag Gardener to the Earl of Srparro: 
rotham Park, Barnet, Hertfordshire. 
p Hedges.—The planting of Holly, 
Laurel, ец and Yew hedges should be 
don weather is favow gre Mark 
out е pu aha: = the 
thorough trent the grou bre ai 
subsoil to a g epth. 2 ih kicililios ere 
moisture accumulates drain the land and employ 
manure if the soil is of poor quality. 
— к —lí, owing to дешк, 
Sambucus ша. 
са (Golden Elder) have bec aan and 
thin at jew base, cut the plants (vs 
in the ground Md: or thin them and 
the 
c sgl secunda glauca. наш of this 
ucculent wintered in cold frames should be 
xamin p intervals, and leaves that 
signs of ay remov eep the plants clear 
from dripping moisture and let them have ample 
air whenever the weather Чү апа suitable ; 
remove the lights entirely al favourable : 
occasior In wet weather Jut "the lights a at the 
back and take care to protect the plants from 
severe frosts. 
eep a careful watch on 
othe ants ap scu b 
lakes are sometimes attacked by w. 
this fact should not be overlooked. 
si 
water rats, and 
