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GARDENERS' 



MAGAZINE 



March 



5. 1898. 



Keep the foliage clean by frequent spongings, and use a soft bru^h to «.». 

 insects that may lurk at the overlappmg bases of the leaves. A ™«* !rf f 



any 



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filthy to be thus dealt with 



Editorial communications should be addressed to the Editor 



Aldersgat 



The Editor will be glad to receive photographs of gardens, plants, flowers, trees, 

 fruits, &c, for reproduction in the Gardeners f Magazine. He will also be 

 greatly obliged by correspondents sending early intimation of interesting local 

 events relating to horticulture. In sending newspapers containing matter to 

 which they wish to draw attention, correspondents are requested to distinctly 

 mark the paragraph. 



Specimens of plants, flowers, and fruits for naming or opinion should be sent to 

 the Editor of the Gardeners' Magazine, " Endsleigh," Priory Park, Kew, 

 Surrey, and as early in the week as possible. All parcels must be sufficiently 

 prepaid. 



Secretaries of horticultural societies are invited to send early notification of forth 

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

 change of dates 



Employment at Chiswick.— A. B. C, Batheaston : You had better apply 

 to Mr. S. T. Wright, superintendent of the R.H.S. Gardens, Chiswick, Middle- 

 sex, who will give you full information. At Richmond, not far from Chiswick, 

 science and art classes are held, while you could reach town for Birkbeck or Poly- 

 technic classes easily, and by two different railway routes. 



Chrysanthemum Madame Carnot. — C, Herts: In order to obtain 

 first-class blooms of Madame Carnot, writes Mr. Lees, the plants must be grown 

 well from the early stages onwards, and treated liberally with manures after the 

 large pots are filled with roots. The plants should also be housed not later than 

 September 20, and given a good light position, with the buds near the roof glass ; 

 this is to ensure perfect ripening of the growth, without which condition good 

 blooms cannot be obtained. The bud must be taken about August 20, and is what 

 is known as the second crown. It will be best for you to pinch a few plants on 

 April 20, and allow others to make a natural break, which will take place about 

 the end of April. The resulting second buds will present themselves about the 

 desired time in ordinary seasons. It is important to bear in mind that early crown 

 buds are useless, while very late buds give small blossoms, wanting in depth. | 



CJiveaor Imantophyllum.— H. H., Richmond : The best time to divide 

 and repot clivias is in the spring before growth commences. As your specimen is 

 now flowering you must wait until the blooms have faded or have been cut. The 

 plants make very strong roots and thus need a stiff compost ; well drain new pots 

 and use a K>und substantial loam mixed with a little sand. Pot firmly and place 

 in an intermediate temperature ; little water will be needed at first but as the roots 

 incrt t irul growth becomes vigorous more will be needed. As soon as it is seen 

 that no more leaves are forthcoming it will be time to afford more air and less 

 water until a position in a cool pit or greenhouse will suffice during the winter. 

 When well rooted clivias are easily forced, but it is a mistake to force them hard. 



^160 ; Cypripedium Stonei platytenium, £147. We 'fie&ve' OaSSC?! 

 crispum augustum sold for ^300. ^°ntogl 0 ssu m 



Starting Climbers into Growth. -E. C. L., Lichfield: Both cw 



dendrom Thomsons (Balfoun) and Bouganvillea glabra may be starts 



,1 „ n 1 Aee thf> flnu/^rc or« -7„_.. i . „ J . started m t( 



growth at once, and unless the flowers are needed very late there is no need* 0 

 retard the plants after this date. Bring them into growth gradually, e ivi nfr !n l ° 

 heat and moisture as growth advances. Both these plants will succeed in a 1 

 temperature than is generally given them ; in an intermediate house the colour*!* 

 the bracts is very fine. Combretum purpureum should be placed in a temperatu 



of from 60 to 70 degrees ; very little water is needed at first. As the roots JSt 

 freely it will be necessary to consider whether potting is needed, if not give a eooH 

 top-dressing after removing the loose top-soil. Raise the temperature graduaihT 

 for when in full growth this species luxuriates in plenty of heat and atmosphere 

 moisture, with shade from very bright sunshine. No patent manure will produce 

 colour in crotons ; the beautiful coloration is obtained by exposure to sunlight for 

 crotons only want a light shading during the hottest part of our hottest days. To 

 secure the best results it is found advisable to use either Clay's or Thomson's 

 manure for an occasional top-dressing, as these enable one to grow a perfect 

 plant in a small pot and thus render it more adapted for house decoration. 



Chrysanthemums in Scotland.— N. S., Inverness-shire: It is difficult 

 to advise you exactly when to " stop " chrysanthemums with a view to securing 

 the blooms in their best condition at the end of November, because practical 

 experience in your northern climate is the only true teacher of the dates that are 

 most suitable for these operations. If you will adopt the accompanying sugges- 

 tions this year and carefully note results, whether the blooms are too early or too 

 late, then another season, with these dates as a base, you can vary the timing of 

 your blooms according to experience, and so in working on carefully defined lines 

 you will soon arrive at the correct method. Probably buds " taken " later than 

 August 20 in your locality will not develop good blooms, and it may be ad\ 

 able for you to house your plants early in September to obtain the best results. 

 Your list includes many sorts scarcely worth growing, and in place of those 

 marked out you should substitute Phoebus, Eva Knowles, Mons. Chenon de 

 Leche, Elsie Teichman, Lady Ridgeway, Lady Byron, Mrs. Palmer, Pride of 

 Madford, Oceana, Thos. Wilkins, Lady Hanham, Mdlle. de Galbert, Mrs. Lewis, 

 Mons. C. Molin, Yellow Madame Carnot, Mrs. Weeks, and Dorothy Seward. 

 You will most likely get the buds of these in good time without stopping, only, 

 the two last-named should be grown straight away from the cuttings and the first 

 bud u taken," which means that you can only have one bloom on each plant, 

 though three plants may be grown in one pot. The Yellow Madame Carnot 

 should be treated like the white variety. Doubtless you have retained a duplicate 

 list and will know which varieties have been rejected. For the benefit of yourself 

 and others in the north we give the following. Natural bud: Vi viand 

 Morel, Chas. Davis, Mdlle. Therese Rey, Louise, G. C. Schwabe, 

 Mons. Panckoucke, Graphic, Commandant Blusset, Australian Gold, Edith Tabor, 

 Mutual Friend, Wm. Seward, Simplicity, Van den Heed, Richard Dean, Ava- 



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