KitHitt 4itv lo. 19U^ 



THE GARDENERS* MAGAZINE 



NEMESIA STRUMOSA, 



lIllA iiitli *liaf tl\ j'Ullt 1ft *iUr iti lla«' lti<t(»l 

 <-ttUtU(lt MtlfllUltt Hilton ll U %lt*il |(t«i«ll. 



it iUm Iiiti4'*r <'«iii<iiiwm nut mI«i«>» 



U\v for tlH* txi||i|ttttiili%t* ililf'rviur^noi* til 



s ^niMili. It u M iiiitn«'*<i( KiMith AttK^. 

 uiitl ittmt that imt\ «ii lif«* uvukl mtr- 



gi*iM*riiiU r«*}*»t<l«*«l HA tun *m\% •tiffi-U«% ifi|;« 

 but «tYUft<<*m«<<i i«) <lt yn««Mh Ihiit nitititt t%* 

 rt*Kiirtl(^l mjh till* it*«jMi>ii why thi» utinuAl 



it iri»rc« it<H for thi* Ia'^i timi it i*^ *»fum 



growti 

 EnjthirHl. 

 #rc»r MM 



I 



f rtHn a N ort h Y i*f kfth i ft* 



Therv u otio iwr fln^ Mf « n ktio«n a« 

 tttUitit. in many lir^tit.ftil rvihitir*. th«- 

 Am of ormnfs^ mn^ nitrirwi l««*lnii the* 



A hitio (virtn hji» rtv«mll% ttMv^ rtttM*«l known 



•ft Kllk« (M«ni. hut inr m im^\ theri* i« iittl«* 



dcniltt ihoit lb<* tAnoitft fili«<ei«^ ol «rarWt« 

 fiink. r«*llo«i. iin<i otanit** >4^t. trilJiotat 

 tliv* ii«itnistnr«* oi Mih* of |»tir|fU 

 fnt^««t.nH*-nol h|iir» ««fwly a th" 

 qii Ml on if It w gninit lo hr n 



int<i nil fniHttifiM of mr«| |nii]'<« .^ir 



in iIn* miM* c«f vf«flw>nik« iin«i |«i<Mni«i<^ofift 

 rmif Mftiriiirvt h«ii if fiii*««>';i tn mwf tti 



ftp thc^y i4lo«at«i hp isitr^ %rf^ titttc* lirwt. 



w«lor ffli0taM hr t*-fy ftt»«iinii;iy; 



\v. Aft wvtfl u ttin 



• *tiki Im> k«*|it in A c««ol itijMTiP, with pigifity 



V^l Mfi, ih^vy Af«» A* |»fflf>i» tO<lMlt» 



^ A f K^i «Afi<ly flM I aInchiIiI Ih» 



•<IM| t|r ktiA Ol. 



i»st Hp (<»r th« 



= f»rf*fi 1 



At Itl 



|w«ftit M»n . A' 



* An «p%t«^«i««» f«Of tun 



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HwI miirh wAt*»r in At 



At tlllA fi Af Anr^ AfVArt 



|t*nh«»r; Ami. mm pmrh phini 

 ♦It »i% AtomA «f nmfv* or W 



^rh rrnwn*^! «rif|, a hA«ld mt ««fiMA. 



*h"?*' h»^| ^ tWfiHr n.A«rt fi 



1 1 m^i# 



if tW I 



' • > , ^ . X \hf*m • 



tJi*. ftirnne «v^fh**r of Jf 



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ti^««^»«ig k«» t|«Mi lit «. 



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THINNING tRUlT BLOSSOM 



**pi<' M*iiit^( tit<«* ui»k<« thf j«*inaik iliiit 



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iffl A lj« H«^t- if^ip <»f <f Ult llOttl A II «^ 



Ait«^f A tn4Mh'IAl«* AUlUUHt of hUMMtlM th^ti 



th«*y tU» miu*u it ha* Im^ii itxiUKh^I with 



hlcxmi Wh«-n »t* IcKik aI a tr«e whi<h i» 

 «in«» niAM ol duwcrib, «tui ^tinkiii^^f th«t 

 prA« li«wliy mil th«« wiilAktAOfv of «Aiys. 

 «wfx*ltA. KUfn«4ttA. An<l ptiitil, hAA }H^n prv)- 

 (hirirvi out of the r«<«i*t»fvt» nuiUniAj M^^rtHl 



tUA>«M^ of tt 



An<l 



not 



I ton* Aonint4*r An<l Autuinn. w** mi^ 

 Atifpf thAi th<* AtrAin on th*- \um* Ia 



HrvmX thAl. A<t«»r prtMhirin^ aII ihi* hloA- 



•*»tti, it hAA An inMiffiri<«fit i (•Mr^rtt' c»f 



ft4f««ti«th to prcMiufv th<» (|UHntitv <»f ffuii 

 »«► ftitctuUI #\|MHt. Thm nuiy aJuiw il**r!f 

 «<ilii«^r in th«» tAihifv of th<* hloAAcmi t<» 

 Any AptM*«rAiKv of Mi«ttin|t.'>nf in thm <jmfM 

 pinit <H tho voting ftuitA if*<»fi ;ifi#»r th<»y 



for inAtAnri* it ia that a 



pnAtr cfit*p <if1<>f| fir4lo«« ilulU H gix*«t <IiA- 



plAV of hh«AMr«tf|. «}irr<*«A Afl4T 1 tl;m AhoW 



<ff ' Hof A hf*A% v ofi<' vhich hh*i 



tmmr 



TW hr 



fMttltA 



gOOc] AT^tt't^ 



THm^ %tk nc9 <io4iht ihni filth iiuiU-i* irMA 



Alt AortA of frtiit It i» tuortii »hjJ<». if tl*^ 



brAnclM^ Afip «MiA iv AOTY^ 



or wi fAr A#i 



tWy «fTr» «i4j]i4fi t<-ach. to thin ih<* hi<it»<ini 



wlN^n It A«M«mii ttfi ItiT* in «^xop«a of the wtK^ni^fli 



of tlw» tfW, And thiA lA 4%fr|MV|Ai]y Uw <"AAI» 



n i«ii v*ny yotinit or »K»mJy.pl«nl<*<l i r»«oA, 

 «h«^ It Will pAy in th<* h>ng run t-f* puk off 

 A Uri^p prr«|ic»rtiirin of tlw- hlootti aa <*Ar!y m 

 ihf* fpnnis A » It €'nn ht* i'tmv^m^ily 4of)<». 



The tliinn ng of plum hhNMtmi. ho«<*tw^ 



• ration, hilt AA 



lA r* 



th*- 



« • « ol 



* i i 



rv)MH> riAihlo. tliAl thinning tp. gr*n<*rAlly Ap- 



plif^ to ih«» yountf fniil* rAther thAn tin* 



ti l pA AiHi i , Th^ AAnw* pr»<lKv* ia oft<pn fcrl. 



^ «r^ V *T TM wiu** An<l nf*rtAf'in«*fc. tiiin^ 



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» opptAf lonik. in th*«ir ^ 

 tlw» MoworimA of ll 



4fiiit,|k u*l|A|ln 1 V t<iA 1ti'<^i it lu;o 



1^ . 



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(or npm<»*Aj nhx'h arv ha<jj\ 

 .-f tj Ilv^ ^fuw! s*nii th*» iiflJl 



i hii*Jjh rr-tn* 



»«^k«*Af4. In tJM» i'A.A<» of <rhoKM» waH plunti^ 

 A irj|tiArt*^f of All tioiir c|<»vot<^! t*^i rr^f <n me 



of jIa AO 



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f 



t* tn O 



mil' h 



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A« Aoon AP tlw» tl 



-.tin v1 



Applw. 



MP Al 1 ^ ' 



thc' 



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4 * M-t 



It tA tfn* h^ 

 A« *hAn tWn rpli^v^ 1 



whirh niAv 



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in tliitinn): 



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VI. 



^j^^-t that *h*=* o™tT«l w tiopimmt 



tlir tT7fn ftfi^n npT^s^T 



likd^' 



ThtA iM 



i4t i>ii ui < . , i i >i fruit. 



not AO, howevt^r, At i<*iiAt with nutAt vAriiH* 



tM^, Aa Anyono rnu mn* for hiitiNt'lf if hi* 

 iiiH<iu*h th<* A4«ttui^ of thi* t»h»AMHii, for lit* 

 « ii mM* tlmi it ia thi^ Aidi^ hloAiiMtiiiA that 

 riiOftt g**M4*riiily wet ; in fiu't, it Imu in^n 

 AtAt4^i that tilt* <H'titral flowwA aii* not f#*r- 

 tile. o ihf r w ith tli<*ir *mn |K>llt^ti or any 



Tljiii lAtt4*r AtAtenmat, h<iw<nw, ia 

 giV4^n Hilh n*A**r\a(K»ii. am^ in th«* f**rtility 

 of |N^r hluAM<Mo^ mi ruu<*h dep<*ti<k U|Kin tho 

 Muircie of th<» {Mi'jh^n ii'hi<-h <*<»rtH^K in oontArt 

 with th^ AtigtriA^, tnoKt vari<*t:<*s n^nling 

 iIk* fA>|]i*n of Anoth<H vari**ty to f<*rtili(w* any 

 of th<*ir h}<M«iiiK»mK. and in aoiiic c^awt^, appa. 

 rpntly. w*t U4t<*r w hen vtohmH] with tlw* 

 fiollen of one xaii^^ty than with that of 

 another. 



Of cwifTAP. everyone know is that picking 

 oS A fruit hud of Apple w |H^ar in ifw uneK. 

 pamled winter otmdition destroys the 

 pT**itHjity cwf futun« fruit hxula^ at tlftt joint, 

 in oth<*r worxU, a Afiur.v When, however, 

 treen have h«N(S)fne very thi<kly A<*t with 

 fiuit AiptirKi. or r«ther. eSoniipat h1 or much 

 hrAn<'h<*<!. and or<iwd<*f| mith hlowMun hu<lA, 

 a r«ifnm<»n cvimiition with fw^Ari-i. it i« a ^ixni 

 plan to pi o\er the Xuh^h in the winter or 

 rtwry «ariy wprin^ with a i^arp knife, and 

 revltK^ Aotne of the duKterA of hii<ljH to two. 

 or thrw at the moAt. on a spur. Tht-s is the 

 HeAl way of thinning tiie hloi^;^<»ini on oidi^r 

 tr«w, though the aettiaJ retn<>rAl of Aotne 

 of the hudA fnf#tn tru^M^i will still be 

 neoAAAarv in Af*nie mNiAoni^. 



Aix;ks Pettb. 



CROTONS. 



In the bright And long* 



of 1911 



- ! I III /■< t 



loliaL^e 



of ooloiirin'z 

 Aee that is, 

 'nHKKphrrir im^iAtnre whi« 

 <<MmterA<*t the baneful in* 



many of thr*i<* ItK^autdiuj 

 plan is a If ^ iim^t a r ieh rw^nw 

 HevomI v ^ 



4 



maintaiTM^^J Vo 



^f»nera]ly 



fln*^<v <*f r*"d (kpider. which waw juAt Miite<I 

 hy ih<* Af>a^ m. Aa a result many plantiti 

 under glaA* AuffereKl •c*ir»nAider*Ah}y, not from 

 ' ^ n<*^\ p<»frt ahme, hut from that 



' h I* usually KfKtken of wa the 



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ihiii* wuntrv the 



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, ■ -]i tl i^vo }^#!t 



tn the tor. 



e^^-tive Ai^ Jarge ^ 

 mation of ext-ensive gi ^ 

 ^•erfr of tfie narr>w kinds are. howe^* 



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and. }i <mr^ }K tak«'Ti. th«^v will retain 



« 



all their leavem. w» that, as rs-vm '^^ th^v 



are root4*<l, they forn- T>erfe<'t litlU* ]dant* 



grf)v 



us1 



r4 



M>1our!ng. 



arood light. tJiey «;hon!d he 



they are n«Hj for house d<*narati' 



atmoAphere and lower tempeiv^ i 

 < the leavPA to drop. Plants \hmt haT*> 



. red in ^^^^^^ during the eoJd wmther 



of winteT V spring w^ll. however, 



onwVir T' . . new terminal srowth^. 



