GARDENERS 



MAGAZINE 



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EBRDARY 



Caladiums and Fuchsias.— w. M. P., Elcombe • a 



Rornn Adolohe de Rothschild, Charlemagne, Chelsea Gem 



Harry Veitch,^ 



Nain Rouge, — - , - , - ^ 



Reine de Danmark, Mons. Chater, and John Laing. 



that arc fine for " A 



good fuchsias 



bescens. f 



i -ye s Kival, General R ft C »■*• 

 Falmouth as dark varieties ; Beauty of Lavington, Eynsford Gem K'd** 1 ^ 

 and Princess May as light forms ; Duchess of Edinburgh and Missi , P £ 

 white double 'forms; and Alphonse Daudet and Phenomenal ^ 4* 



Edinburgh and M 



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Editorial communications 



Magazine, 148 and 

 The Editor will be glad 



varieties. * **Hk 



Cucumbers.— W. \V., Norwich : If you will state the particular ^ 

 which you wish special information we shall be pleased to help you v P ** , *i 



Aldersgat 



occasional 



frUi f? i\-^^^S^^«S early intimation of interesting local 

 greatly obliged by cor response ms t > containing matter to 



S ^^^StiaS SSS^dSS rested 4 distinctly 



mark the paragraph. 



ns of plants, flowers, and fruits 



Editor of the Gardeners' Mag. 



early 



All 



Liquid Manure from Stables 



SecreStV horticultural societies are invited to send early notification of forth 

 coming exhibitions and meetings, and are requested to advise us concerning 



change of dates. 



Chrysanthemum Red L. Canning. — G. D., Cardiff: The address 



given in a recent issue, of the holder of the stock of this chrysanthemurn should 

 have read Walton-on-Thames, instead of Henley-on-Thames; Mr. Felgates 

 establishment is Bushili Road Nursery in that town. 



Heating Small Greenhouse.— E. A., Birmingham : There are now 



very many first-rate oil stoves on the market which would prove suitable for 

 heating your small greenhouse. They are provided with a radiator,, so that all the 

 heat created is made the most of. Then also the newer stoves, especially those 

 supplied by firms who make a speciality of heating apparatus and advertise in our 

 columns, are so constructed that if properly managed no offensive odour is given 

 off. An application to any of the makers would put you in possession of price 



lists. 



Infested Apple Trees.— C. M., Romsey : The pieces of apple wood sent 

 contained no beetles, but the borings were such as might have been produced by 

 the Apple Bark Beetle (Xyleborus dispar). We scarcely think this is the beetle 

 that has done the damage, however, for it does not confine its operations to dead 

 wood, but rather attacks young trees, frequently killing them. If you can catch a 

 few beetles on the trees send them along in a close fitting tin box. Meanwhile, 

 as only the dead wood is attacked there is not much to complain of, and the best 

 thing to be done is to remove every scrap of dead wood from the trees before the 

 hii'l . «>n the live growth are further forward. Remove all dead and loose bark, 

 and then limcwash the trunk and main stems so as to kill moss and lichen. If 

 liquid manure is to be obtained from farmyard or stable cesspools give the trees a good 

 dose now, and repeat the operation on several occasions during the season of full 

 growth, more especially after the fruits have begun to swell. 



ren » the bri*^ 

 without risk f! 



out oia growm a* &w« « - — ~* - w ^.i at u turn encourage youne sW. 

 fill the space and produce fruits. Cut cucumbers as soon as fit, so as *<*x?t± 

 the plants more than can be helped ; stand the cut ends in a shallow dish rf 

 and the fruits will keep fresh some time. Let the water for syringing or it^ 

 stand in a tub or tank in the house long enough before use to become warm? 1 



H. H., Faringdon: The liquid, cb» 



poscu ui liic mint- ^ - r used in washing out the stabkLfe 



will prove valuable for applying to fruit trees, roses, and all gross -feeding^ 1 

 including numerous kitchen garden crops. If you can obtain suchfoS 

 quantity you are in a better position to withstand drought in the garden thtn^, 

 growers. It is probable that no addition of clear water will be necessary, betfi 

 you will be best able to judge from a knowledge of the number of horses a^ 

 and the amount of water used for swilling. If at all in doubt as to the strcaM 

 the liquid apply some first by way of experiment to some plant or plants,i2^ 

 bering that established fruit trees, roses, vines, &c, may be given fairly 



liquid manure owing to the amount of soil through which the roots penetrate. 

 Manure for Oats.— H. F., Annesley : It is apparent that the land aim 



poor, and there is a great need for adding organic matter to it, so that it vStfe 

 better hold moisture, and give the oats or other crops something substantia 

 work upon. So far as we are able to judge from your letter the land will be a 

 little value for producing good crops until a good dressing of stable and (una 

 manure, separate or mixed, is applied to it. The best artificial manure to at 

 with oats is superphosphate of lime at the rate of two to three hundred weight p 

 acre. When growth has made some advance it is desirable to give a top-dressj 

 of nitrate of soda at the rate of three-quarters to one-hundred weight per tot 

 Potash in seme form would prove a suitable manure for such land, but potak 

 manures, such as muriate of potash, is best applied in the autumn, so as to be rot 

 able for the plants' use in spring and summer. 



Employment at Kew. — R. O., Drumrauck : Judging from the nab 

 of queries we have received during the past twelve months, there is a gross; 

 desire among young gardeners throughout the country to graduate at the Real 

 Gardens, Kew. This is not surprising considering the large number of pi 

 positions held by old Kewites throughout the world. To gain employ*** 

 Kew, the candidate must be of average height and physically sound. TheuthMs 

 evidently consider the fact of application as evidence of soundness of mind. Tta 



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1898. 



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 giving it a very 



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