374 THE 
GARDENERS 
CHRONICLE. 
[SEPTEMBER 10, 1874, 
should re ty ee in from time to time, an 
boxes, or pots, or which = wes are making 
root be at tolerably dry. ‘What is wanted in order 
to the winter with success is Sita a rapid, succu- 
lent growth, but a short, stocky development—such 
a are safer to winter. The young cuttings of Pe- 
larg 
pote ‘singly i in small 60-pots, and are already nicely 
established. Those that had but one traighe stem 
have been stopped, and a young growt 
out on either side of the stem. Tike that had a 
y growth are now throwi up one or two trusses 
of bes each, and will continue in flower during the 
late summer. One golden rule may here be laid 
down: If you would winter comparatively tender 
plants with safety ina cold house during that most 
trying season of the year, get them well established in 
before the period of rest comes. Pelargoniums in 
large pots, such as 32 and 24-sized pots, that have 
can have their shoots cut back, and the pots stood m-i 
ona dry, cool shelf, and the soil roy eg to dry off 
dually, giving only enough water 
If some fire-heat can 
e fresh soil, and allow the plants to make a = 
psoas a few ower can be had a 
Christmas, if there be hoes att of solar light or sear 
warmth to develope the fl 
The shoots cut wid Sa the old plants can still 
inserted as cu more plants | ofa particular 
should 
d par. 
ticular pot can be strongly recommended for striking 
single cuttings in, in this fashion. The of 
cuttings appear to like to find their way to the sides of 
the pots as soon as possible ; 
action sets in. e great advantage in 
the pots just alluded to ; another is, that they can 
be stood very closely together on an upper shelf, and 
thus space is economised. 
Out-of-doors also there is abundant work now 
ready to hand in the way of propagation. The 
summer is fast waning, and ae with its tints of 
is coming its place i 
russet and on to i 
the eternal annual ion. of the Now is! 
the time to commence i the winter and 
ew Po fi 
y useful for „peting "oah and edgi r, 
oe e pretty Aubrie- 
ia Campbelli is one of our yal e spring flowers, 
z S00 arate Pi eae Re 
: Pa ofthe garde, and as soon has done fe wer- 
ur in | week to week i sior ding to th 
seeni , Ranagemeat of he vil Gardea wil wit 
planted out without delay. Our pia is to lift these 
from the spring beds at the end of May, plant 
them out thickly under a shady me throw some 
good soil among them, and water them occasionally 
where it is very dry. Plants put out in this way have 
e a wonderful growth during the e prevalence of ri 
welcome rains of the last pi weeks, an 
divided each piece of young growth will be found i 
have roots attached toit, and if planted out will grow 
into quite large plants by October. Pansies 
divided in the same way. 
varieties which are suitable for Sets, purposes— 
have been throwing up a om the roots 
ss dibu who 
ittle fore rethought will s placed some 
fine soil about them also, in order to afford the spring 
shoots something to root into. ese will divide 
dense crowth fi 
So 
ssible, and prepare 
themselves for an effective local service in March, 
mples will indicate how we can 
moments are turned to good 
account as such opportunities ote Kesnastebe 
Very soon Hyacinths, Tulips, Crocuses, and other 
spring -flowering plants, will have to be potted. Let 
the soil to be used for these r — up at once, and 
be placed on a heap, rned occasionally to 
an 
sweeten it; throwing a piece wr en h = it to keep 
from heavy tach great 
spread among the mould in the pits, and do serious 
injury to the plants. 
Fruit GATHERING. — Apples 
now fast ripening 
athered caref airy 
shelves to keep. rs as Jargonelle and 
Williams’ Bon Chrétien, one or both of w hich z 
almost sure to be planted in Villa Gardens, will no 
keep; they require to be gathered before e 
are quite ripe, and eaten almost soon as 
pooma sha abe Pia will keep much longer. 
Let it be remembered, however, that the slightest 
bruise or blemish, will prevent the fruit from keeping ; 
therefore, in should be handled as 
and Pears 
least, t 
pone time when the fruit is fit to gather, 
hen Apples and Pears reach a point of ripe- 
ess they will fall from the tree, and the wes will be 
inevitably bruised. A knowledge of the rts grown 
est experience by which to decide, as far as 
pesnik, when the fruit is fit t her. This 
ipe enough 
re they hold, that if the seeds 
K appearance, the fruit should 
therefore they open a fruit, and 
good of all, as in some cases, and especiall 
Pears, they are not readily deta etached. 
Garber PEER 
a 
Aa a Spy 
stout well-matured wood, ` 
be found in 
likely in every way to bloom free 
than ordin 
case of such as Hedaromas rib nias 
Consequently, although not s 
destroyi 
serious inju It is necessary to be 
matter with the use of sulphur, 
occurrence for plants to be killed o outright or 
eyond recovery throu gh the effects of its getting me 
the soil. it acts s 
ys, stirring it u day : the Hie will settle t 
the bottom, Bih t the water quite 
state it must be ean sa ee 
be to get into the 
is strongly “impregnated with the caustic - 
pineal er the sulph 
Eo oe the lies a’ peee shouldbeused _ 
t positions to Pe 
ive the li e that bear the 
Solent leaves and make ses ti Thismore 
particularly applies to such things as Boronias, Pheno- 
comas, — hecas (Tremandras), Pimeleas, and 
pholo bine r Leschenaultias the night temperature 
Tr not ‘often be allowed to fall oa 45°. From 
= i ill be enough for a 
Hate the whole near the glass, =! 
the light beeen. to maintain their vitality as het as 
pose r3 at same time, = lighter sheen 
siete are wintered the close 
ear p cing. Such things às Baeri: eal Erio- 
od plant house. 
ving the most air at the ond they y occupy, this can in 
me pense be manag ; but od separate house 
rded them it is aieas ai 
require ma 
i es ho 
a advan e 
o ths there should be e di 
made for the different sections of the extremely hard 
and slo eties, of which Ærica aristata, 
emula, exim inea superba, 
Lindleyana, , McNabia chong: piman. zje 
f 
major, 
the ¢ricolors, M 
ake we aclose 
spongy 
containing less fibre, not so rauch o 
nature, 
and with more Ak in it, either naturally or added. Z. 
mentieriana, the 
Jacksonii, Irbyana, P: 
avendishiana, the 
‘do S 
e their bottom pea of 
a lower temperature without i p +- ry to 
f no sepa 
and, by 
e best plain, as, 
somes — 
ir 
