a 
- light some fresh sti 
: dations о rats a 
Em 
aonolias, Cane us, ХС. 
: ticking a double mat up 
DECEMBER її, 1875] 
THE GARDENERS ~ CHRONICLE. 
757 
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| touched on in er Calendars n | been brought up 
however, the beds or bord 
Where, 
ers are 
€ 
e always а eyesore, In s wh 
does well, it i yet unsurpassed as an edging plant, 
bit where the soil is t sandy, or lacking calcareous 
matter, it often turns to y brown colour h 
greatly detracts from its па Where this is 
found to be the case, and t pe iei id 4 cages 
to admit of уб the be atly 
improved in colour by working a go t sd pcd of fine 
kinto the soil ; 
e pe these stand the Pctri the rat 
the flowers of which are unsu 
depth of a foot or so. If, 
some good large pebbles or ‘fines pe place 
cuba "4 r va inches apart succees is all a more 
certain, e keep the soil cool and moist, a 
citi essential to the sanake cultivation of the 
nica incan ‘achys , Golde 
Thyme, 3X*5 Thrift, а are all suitable p plants 
for the oe situations, and broad bands of ае of 
them m ith good effect. cepting the 
M jor om a piace that — to dely all 
ers, the € is little to attract 
herbaceous bor 
Rose, yet to come, thee ire be DONNE E 09 Maren 
the hybernal Ee й here 7 
appreciated, and s ө bee quest for ing. 
Where е handlights di E coches can. pos ibly be “spare 
the pl should be a ered up. the 
flowers ла, conside а large фанн with m йаг тоге 
purity of colour when protected in this way. There 
is alw t risk in Terug herbaceous borders, 
especially at this season, unless the positions of all 
. plants and therein a jen n- 
dicated by having their names on a good stout peg 
placed near them. In the case of bulbs uen such 
are well known, the latter is generally con- 
w 
may continue to — for чане: time, "y afford a good 
rry ou ч ede e there- 
w be 
ы: агу to s 
ith 
to keep 
from blowing about, form the dis E all protec- 
hem Such things as Бан busas, Chamerops Fortunei, 
rom Zealand Flax, emper grass and many others 
a like character d e greal 
ted 
n 
n best be protected by 
up in front of n "i 
mulching of dung willin most cases be found 
scent for perpetuals, as, wit ith the roots well ре 0- 
E 
an amount of cold most plants will bear if th 
is kept out o nd. Borders of beds of 
н о finest bulbs are forced to 
n and, if ^g protected, are killed by the 
st. Good drai a warm situ viser ишу 
from frost, are the айе соате] points in their culti- 
tion, and the same applies to Alstrémerias, F. 
Sheppard, Woolverstone Park. 
RUIT HOUSES. 
е оче 
and if the weather i is mild 55? will 
Vine uml rien дм A early forcing, that I con- 
sider of so much im as this, pec a supply of 
a tside border 
much more lasting. Bor 
straw, = = or litter ^ 
been pro from wi ugh 
out adding fate: liter. ‘Chambered borders (the most 
unnatural manner of ing ever invented) will re- 
quire great care, bo ^ as to regulating the heat and 
terete. the borders, as they der so TT under 
this system. Mids season hof ses should ere this be 
Tui these are full a goo at 
a nes but Sg egy win) considera- 
йон but this бз Fi never be—if first-class 
a 
Q 
^ 
Ы 
re desired, everything sho 
Vine. Any houses from which the Grapes have been 
ecu a cut, and w - it is desired to clear out 
entirely, for painting or other "ret m 
with a good piece of вен kar attac 
in bottles of water. 
a till the beginning of the new 
n be no difficulty of БА them i ondi- 
e is no с kind of 
ertainly — is 
ne we tr 
have their fruit зайбы as soon as ripe, the 
before the Vines start into growth. W. Wi ка, 
Heckfield. 
CUCUM —A heavy snow, cold and wp 
winds, sharp Sr and, perhaps, worse than all, n 
sun, has — и» of the weather in this 
locality ы ties i 
s ing best but very slow. It is only by constant atten- 
and perseverance in such weather that a satisfac 
Өү resu alt can be attaine 
temperature m 
pe limits to observe, and if the bottom-heat c 
be ntained 5° higher i the maximum figures 
h the better. Be moderate in the 
application of atmospheric moisture just now, 
e air or wa is light 
Tak 
need the evaporating troughs be char 
b ry 
ved just no 
the water arpha to the roots gen be warm. 
uring a 
female унн on those p 
his Simpson, 
uance we nus. 
Chelmsford, Dee. 7. 
KITCHEN GARDEN. 
The ordinary routine of operations in this мел 
ment being in ае by the 
Thomas 
presence of s 
cem is 4 inc ае now) 5 frost combined, 
turn attention to those mai 
necessary to 
А "н under ircumstances, 
these rene may be enumerated 
in store eet should li 
attention, and particularly those Potatos which are in- 
tended for meme inthe ensuing season. As soon as 
t li which m be suitably = to 
this purpose ы sets mo d placed ina single 
sfr the place be kept cool, ** frost merely to be 
excluded," so as to avoid early growth in the gp 
When circumstances favourable p 
emptying палеа from pits to where 
generally 
it pro rovides a valuable 
ing a cost. 
ven to this sub- 
Wh 
jec way g over d ly, and 
way A a ан quicklime t, m valuable 
stu w be fit for application, sind should be 
transferred 1 to whe ere it is to be applied, or be reserved 
for мі ogi it is intended, 3 
Men successional crops of Aspar agus, pae and 
Rhubarb, and ma 
рр! 
ceeding supplies. (s Fr cans at grana in 
antities, to sp and requirements. 
here large supplies of these are required, a suitable 
structure should evoted solely to them ; where 
ey wn or planted out under these con- 
itions they will yield much more satisfactory results : 
the fronts of Pine for 
to which sunshine has free access ; here, by introd 
ing at the front of the bed a border of rich light 
soil about a foot wide 
are properly тч occas y g with the 
o о er stimulating agent. Make 
up beds of leaves, or leaves and manure mixed, in pots 
or frames, for latos, Carrots, and Radishes 
these and Carrots hold be sown in alternate rows 
ne rich soil, ae ance in shallow 
drills about 4 inche soon as the 
seeds уйл, en especialy oe rs Radish, gr 
fresh air m be a admitted. Pro 
or or vtberirise, to be sms ria pre- 
laced in 
ing Am anted vut 
paratory to bein ich are 
prepared to received them . Rivers уут Ki унт а e 
excellent variety for very early w ork. Wat 
nity when required the beds of рдо Ел ыг, 
whic are in Mushroom-houses ; t Asparagus 
in beating is liberally ventilated | dom favourable 
conditions. Lettz 
must Aa have н ate А іп this way. During 
5 e a 
coverings are left on even for three or four days 
in cold pits. George Thomas Miles, Wycombe Abbey. 
Enquiries. 
EP ars "n Ba 
g DACON 
(MANY enquiries which reach us would be more suitably 
answered by th 
correspo! ts w expe- 
eed are, or have been, similar to 
those of the qu T e propose, in future, 
to gather together for facility of reference; a 
fellow feeli us us kind, so we would 
ain hope that this тапчу column T" yot ads 
bond of расу є d good-will betwee: 
spondents and 
and be the means "of eliciting 
much valuable ооган јувад Eps. | 
LTSHIRE DEFIANCE APPLE.—Can 
abo 
A OR Mu hile А opio 
of obtaining Part I. of this publication, which 
been able to н? in the o 
our readers assist in the matter? 
V awe 
Answers to Correspondents. 
isa paccm: to 
nual, this variety was the 
end of the ud century by one jede om Cos d a market 
t. Edmunds, in Suffolk ; and, as - 
DAISY s : Thomas Clark, We presume you mea 
W: aane Sand, which may be obtained ей 
The мас which m Дә its 
appearance in your dian Orchid-h is the 
well-known Blatta don. dos less 
with age! Men from the ver in which it 
mon. must be hunted for 
your si 
picis и, S. H 
and tr: 
n kitchens, bakebouses, &c. 7. О. W. 
лыпмын: Бу еы All q quite hardy except Nos. 2 and 8, 
which ma: tle protection, and are nE: pehea 
best apna 
Kuss or f oF Fruits: Constant Reader, D. - 
Duke of Bedford ; р уткыр 'altham 
ee Seedling Ў Golden T T М. Your 
Sans Reinette. 7. атріотая. 1 е > » 
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