118 THE 
GARDENERS CHRONICLE. 
[JULY 24, 1875. 
heads of flower is commensurate with their Sai 
чыз size. = pa w them mps they should hav 
nch pots, never receive a check until the bloo om- 
us pots 2 p of roots ; ifi too tall and the bottom 
leaves are марца, hal their beers! is s о 
avoid this p them as near the as poss sible, i in 
the lightest cunis the — or pit t will afford. They 
which in a very short time 
: to kee е em in 
required t pes aka ace ed. 
out delay, gom ri not Же allowed to form 
vr seeds, as this seriously retards 
Unless where it is the object to raise З аш 
as they n to Due. d 
o not reproduce themselves 
it is Bar загу to ee du seed- 
lings from small or in nferior- йез sorts, is- 
position in the progeny hitherto her кыры гына to 
deteriorate rather than i improve u arent form. 
The seeds are long in comin 
bloo 
allowed to € 
may at once ashing them of the 
mass in which they are enclosed, similarly to = way 
eds 
of this Aroid will not come es if d as ertt 
thi 
ings by being covered m r less sown ; 
they succeed best in very in ous pen eri Ri рзи отый 
ped fin and mixed with one-fourth its bulk of 
sand — der them ; half fill an ordinary good- 
sized se n with drainage, on w plac muc 
of the хунат and sand as will Bing it up to the 
rim, pre 
in press smooth so that th e y not get 
w d y future waterings, as those 
that get below the surface will not come up freely 
n this tter the seeds, and place the pan ina 
rm house, where the temperature is a ° in 
the night ep damp and shaded from direct sun; 
ina few weeks the seedlings will make their appear- 
ance, 
- large enough to handle prick 
hel v" thickly in into pans similar 
Anthurium that тые тоге она 
oved at a be 
amazonica, —W the demand for ent 
речне экен much of this 
поне te i plant can 
scarcely sufficient number of 
specimens exist it can be had. in bloom all the year 
d — since — sufficient growth s be 
put to rest by withholding water until the leaves = 
slightly, when ier should have a little given them 
but not enoug t commence 
growth. The then be placed in a lower tem- 
much water as will keep their leaves from injuring ; 
Pteris servile wn cen иеа are, as has 
been advised, the best confined in small pot 
—6i diameter is large enough. Th ide now 
have made good growth if they have 
attended to, ‚апа sho’ _ be р іп а situation 
for on this depende in “future 
usefulness. 
a great measure r future 
lace them where they will et E plenty 
of light and jc air, but if they bave been gro 
and a deal of shade, do not allow them now to receive 
pulpy . 
| 
Ta t somewhat 
formal, таа the knife ог 
FLOWER GARDEN, 
"d OWER GARDEN AND PARTERRE. gom beds 
require frequent ^m over to uei 
на ог t decaying D and flow eed pod 
ms, а ка indeed all kinds of 
bedding h ctly the Lelio 
fall, as the "rum des giving t 
a sha bby appearance, tends gre: ey to the exhaustion 
of the plant and er fre agii on of flow This 
is especially the with VY i 
that popular old тое, Purple K aring 
soon се this variety, and s tops its continuity of 
bloo To have fine beds of these they must be fre- 
Фау picked over, id kept well thinned by nipping 
share of lig air an y 
growth. Ж керш them sturdy and constantly 
growing in this way they are not at all subject to 
m e 
mildew—a pest that i is sure to attack them if they ar 
allowed to become thick and drawn, and in which 
state they get beaten down by the first heavy rain. 
leeolarias, Violas, Verdenas, and such-like 
plants should have an abundant supply of 
water, should the we mg er set in dry, but the 
к should not receive it overhead, on account of 
he form of their flowers, which fill with water and 
fall off Such free-growing plants as the Mesembry- 
peor red бетге variegatum, Stellaria graminea 
an rs used for carpet be ddin 50 
es х е free of growth i 
pi 
22 
varieti 
m un 
the different patterns are kept 
ntinue the sowing and pricking out of har 
perennials, such as Picotees, diti с а Wall 
flowers, &c., as soon as lar, arge 
note the merits of any n um nts on ad diens 
ote 
reserve garden as to their “adaptability for any а 
cular purpose. Choice strains of Phlox Drummond, 
er u b 
Dianthuses, and other border flowers sho now be 
mar poses of propagation. The latter have 
been much — — a: Ae € the Hedde 
wigii ie ery beautiful class of 
plants for aeg eit ^ orm gay clumps in the 
mixed border, for eee ch vor wi 
— both on ac Te colours 
innias, ith their 
BRE A vivid colok red Toia, are very effective 
ure ve 
in like positions, and for forming large beds where 
their flowers are valuabl These and 
Asters should € — plentiful ves of manure- 
water, and i ers are required of extra large 
size for эе насаа the buds must be freely 
thinned out. 
The growth of the RE. sub-tropical NS will 
now be very rapid, and unless watched and securely 
staked and tied as they advance, Mer hag cum to be 
broken down or damaged b ind, same 
remark applies to Dahlias, РАН and indeed all 
border plants having a large leaf surface for the wind 
to act on. e above plants can scarc e 
and li plies o uid manure should be ad- 
inistered, according to the stat P ^ eather and 
other o oses, too, be greatly 
benefit e same treatment, zat ihi will induce 
them to make fresh th to bl in autu 
Should mildew make its appearance, as is frequently 
the case at this season, syringe with dilute aed 
sulphide of calcium, usin iy bec to 
gallon of water, or dust o owers of 
sulphur. Push on the bedding while. coke and 
hei are -= zach good condition, and continue 
va the same under 
handed a con tle hea 
uch difference of чаг ion exists as to the proper 
time to жире the different е. of ар plants 
and trees and shrubs ny o e who has 
months, cannot fail to have bed struck with the rapid 
way in TR the wo Е bs e in seve arge 
branche hat particul ason, heal over. This, 
чча pien to the pectic m per 
ti te on any choice s 
requiring 
in shorten- 
c or entirely removing 
so as to affect 
ens 
assistance, such as is teo called for 
en k's : 
such as ed or each 
the ызны shape of the tree. f conifer- 
ous plants are generally averse to the use of the knife, 
алар. ќо let the different a a assume their 
tural 
own orms, and in cases no doubt 
this cdd is the best ; but it a аы mes occurs that 
ers start away, each contending for the 
mastery, and in this case, as "re others stated above, it 
З Meo ме с чь the uon 
i r y occurs trees 
and shrubs, beds of jog pco &c., i in the 
have kept stiff and 
required. - zi фени 
| п M ue = 
for the "Aid by 
Sheppard, We 
FRUIT HOUSES, i 
ore LONS.—The weather is КЕЧА bad for Melons as 
r Cucumbers, and muc the instructions offered 
in n this week's оре Calendar are applicable to 
the Melons. With an absence of sun-heat, fi re-heat 
ces чы ыт both to mans setting their буз 
well a е ас ате г them. Iti 
n be perceived. Maintain a firm condition of the 
about the roots. Unless already done, the last batch 
sho sown at once, but it is quite useless to sow 
gro a spare corner in th 
БМА Бе а rin the production of a late crop of 
this variety. If previous advices have been well read 
and acted upon, there remains but little to FU just. 
no Discontinue the use of the syringe to ped in 
any stage of be 
rowth this weather, an 
watchful for canker at the collars, and also for cid 
s EC. M "O^ р: соси 2s fore 
Pc: ESTEE various kinds 
т it in Sit 
S d ^m weed include E 
Peaches, 25, гав Pears, Plums, &c., all of which 
will now be hig swelling their Жый, ат Should be 
supplied with abun water, whether planted 
i he Tatter will also Piah occasional 
i d the s 
ces be renewed ; 
check 
shou 
tm 
genial temperstüre by syringing the tree pue 
and closing a An not lat ah MR tt 
o’clock each e 
“КМ e the pe is 
r pinch back stro 
rub off su 
_ fruit 
fru 
Кену p aned by ерга syringings, or other- 
wise, so that t may remain in a healthy con- 
dition as long as боба. 
тау have 
still the young 
shi 
it. The folia x should also be 
om red.spider, if possible, but syringing Peer 
d, &c., they will henl (ie rem 
as the’ first crop has be 
some kind where the | be 
mount of artificial heat) produce a crop of fru ual 
in in Rivoli r, if not in е to that of the first crop. 
Who. the e in this structure 
whether in pots, herwise ted 
Blac 72 Е даі тау always be 
aed over ode orchard- efe without in any 
Heeling with s of fruit trees СОП” 
tained i in the i eredi uch Vines will generally 
produce fruit of excellent quality. The roots of the 
lants may -— inside че otherwise, a$ may 
e most convenient in A d 
285 up the i interior of ay structure as much as 
to the other va иө o £u of fru so roots of ed 
kept outside BOR BAL BE saltat ps prepared for 
ж , Culford, Bury St. Edmunds 
UCUMB. 
Grieve, 
ERS, ther for the past fortnight 
quite favourable to the Cucumber ; for 
the rain “it raineth every day,” and the almost total - 
of sun, has in many quarters in this Cucumber 
"wing di in a plentiful crop of yellow 
i mildew in the foliage, and canker 
X | both at collar and in the old growths, and this 
е с esta 
