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OCTOBER 2, 1875.] 
GARDENERS . 
CHRONICLE, 
437 
have turned yellow, and can moved, after which 
the bulb be put away till they are required to be 
started ; meantime a tempera f 45° wi them 
wich iae the bulbs will be materially injured ; they 
should be kept whilst at rest a E degrees warmer than 
the deciduous kinds. 7: Baz 
FLOWER GARDEN, &c. 
PAR AND MIXED GARDEN. — The flower 
ын Е need of a stout heart to face the whole- 
wreck and ruin that 
so much time and th to w out provide 
e destruction, however, is inevitable, and it 
ishigh time to look round and see to the 
will be necessary to 
these, and preperations made for putting them up 
аа the moment an unfavourable ‘change is press 
ce in the еб er. On account o 
splendid plan 
e purpose E he following year, after which 
. they are discarded. 
. , The great value of plants grown specially for the 
bestity Ht f their foliage has been very apparent duin 
the present season, and it is to this class of plants 
that g gardeners mu in the 
i oliage plants were 
i 3 in fine condition long before uad 
. Vareties put forth bloom, and now that and 
decay have nearly spoiled Де beauty of Ta ber 
igh 
foliage plants are still 
Ee PU % dé 
Summer garde en by giving greater 
Succulents of the more tender kinds, such „аз 
_— Echeveria metallica, Pa Pa chyphy у 
раа ae] that class, are ve 
y the first to suffer 
gene- 
ling plants 
are raised, that some of them 
break away into improved forms, and where this is 
found to be the case they should at once be ed 
up and saved. Seedlings of such things as 
Imperial Dwar, иј o often grow very irregularly, and as 
hey can easily be p re ted by the th in 
spring from a few stock plants it is much better to 
raise AI in that А 
Mixed Border.—In this i pog many of the 
Кана! flowering oem w be going out of 
bloom, and to compensate aed ‘se me measure for 
mnm of nA a or song finish should be EM 
Dead and deca leaves _ flow 
should be чод removed as р 
of bloom, and this will assist Hole to throw " 
Me Dos may then be taken off with a heel and 
be 
ear, Any gap hrough decay o 
из А or other short- lived p should be filled in 
with such things as Giant or Bro eid n Stocks, Wall- 
spring-blooming 
ven owers E» Mord for pur- 
poses of this kin d by obtaining g of 
the latter a arg’ percentage of double ботев and 
much variety of colour is sure to occur. Where ym 
nthemums are aim or 
f liquid manure ей 
€ of the Rose buds in- 
serted during the пча will еге this have taken, and 
all ligatures shou removed and the Briar 
shoots reduced Lal in length. 
cinths, о i 
eep 
mediate contact with the bulbs. 
Ж. Sheppard, тін Par£. 
FRUIT HOUSES, 
week the weather has not 
— and atmosphere, to employ 
and to always have a little 
ess well into the 
use the syringe 
amongst the foliage from this date. The last batch are 
ее of "nicely, а and must be „дорроцей by means 
iousl — Contin 
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ER 
a e all е туа: 
a mean te 
om thi 
позно ж: igo process. tt 
should also ined. Con inet abi clear out 
reed pl ed sr — the same ve — of the 
iiih тоня in the 
ildmay fe. Chelmsford, Sept. 2 
now fairly set 
loyed from henceforth, 
mpl 
ral attention upon the autumn 
the qa 
tion now laid. 
tendril 0а ч aver opping, an not allow 
the fruits to hang too lon on the vines, Graduall 
duce the ly of atmospheric moisture ays 
shorten, and employ the syringe only on bright, warm 
afternoons. Conti oots from time 
to time ; pinch out the growing points about every 
ten days; r as mu only as - insur 
e 
y 
nd sun, and ta 
that the water applied to the roots be à 
same tem — ure “6 that of the in which 
the winter fruiters directly 
they are growing. 
they are bes кыч to эе; and plunge them in 
nice bottom-heat for a week ; lerem: am the 
near to the Te о! 
grower ts to 
supply T fruits in the end of January should 
good batch dee ina house. Meanwhile, 
push forward the work of clearing out the houses, 
wash with up sls aci particle of glass нт wood- 
ash all brickwork, and make e 
N 
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T) cand Simpson, Chelmsford, Sept, 28. 
KITCHEN GARDEN. 
It may fairly be assumed that, w while suitable 
weather existed, which was the case until very recently, 
own and not 
the crops of Onions and ripe Potatos were lifted and 
stored. The ground which was occupied by these 
subjects will now be available for planting Caddage, 
Lettuce, Endive, &c., and s ould at once be pre 
operations, and as it is desirable in 
e о the ects referred to to be well. 
5 һе before severe weather es, the planting 
of these should be advanced forthwith, and breadths of 
ire 
1 
the spring апа early summer supply of 
be nd mainly on the Stanstead Winter 
uer and the old true Black-seeded Brown Cos: 
t Seaso; 
ROGA For 
er o 
even surface, and 
Much careful attention is 
requisite at certain р to secure a good plantation 
of Lettuce at this od of the year. vacancies 
— Pd nos filled up regularly, and dustings of 
ое, or lime, whichever is preferable, be 
горане á applied Endive will succeed under similar 
co iim ns, and therefore should be attended 
m 
ed place, or o 
therwise 
а frame „ог where some protecting matical 
h 1 
weather. In connects with ды subject it may be 
stated that it wi to provide accom- 
modation for 19 Ры pe Endive which are to x 
lifted from the open ground, to a continuo 
supply when that which is outside i is y ией 
or destroyed. uc r is often involved in 
preservation of thes i 
oftentimes wi 
and the command of sufficient artificia 
the frost, are the requisites which are essenti 
necess with s P Е s, em little difficulty is 
experienced in pro excellent condition 
throughou ie win 
aul 
1. f 
number of th For this p ped 
strong loa s by oing a dy habit will 
be insured if the airing proper attention. The 
matter will require strict.supervisio ll exposure to 
the natural elements ros dispensable for all su 
subjects in frames at this period. Parsley which 
sown in such places should be thinned out ; r wh 
Planting i is preferred the roots should be go 
er Tomatos on wi and cut them as 
e should. indications of frost appear it be 
advisable to cut all of any size and lay them out in a 
vinery, or ош e Let no к Июн 
up Celery which may re © and in case of sudden 
ts be pro- 
fros to p and place under 
nse 264 Cauliflowers ich Se 1" tor tae G. T. Miles, 
Wycombe Abbey. 
Enquiries, 
e that ti BACON. 
бо. GARIBALDI STRAWBERRY. — To what race of 
Strawberries does се пашни; Garibaldi (recommended 
Pa 25, р. р. E pins g? Is it one of the alpine, or: 
Fou s. that it should h furni a 
hd da тор, p through this 
frui D.— [It is the same as 
own Vicomtease Héricart de Thury. Ерѕ.] 
Answers to Correspondents. 
F. EDWARD HULME, 
drese, 
беа: С. A. 
ter give а 
l-inch lap to your glass, as it is ex tremely difficult to 
cut it true enough to prevent drip without lap. G. E. 
— Subscriber, y eetened, will give 
the bottom-heat uired, and will not emit noxious 
ases. If the thickness could be increased t t 
it would last much lo сари ithout renewal, 
INSECTS: T, Tre Бак» r ry lea are 
infested with the larve of a very pretty two-winged 
eX. their vay cut or Qu lass, nd fe) Me E | 
t their wa ome coe 
tv A ham ЖУ а 
their pupa 
Finching the infested parts of the leaves smartly is the | 5 
