THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



^^^^T^elelr^l^^tirX^l A QUESTION FOR FRUIT rf^^ys/et^u^n 

 too thin It often looks like the ruin of GROWERS. f u ruit ' + an ?. the *™ 



a bed of Shirley poppies when the little 



plants are thinned out to eight or nine A question 



plants are thinned out to eight or nine A question which aroused the i 



inches apart, but it is not at all too much and the close attention of the mem 



room to allow them if the soil is good, the French (Paris) Academy of Medi 



Failure to afford support before the plants a recent meeting certainly merits th 



begin to fall down spoils the appearance ful considerat ion ,.i all trim growers, and, urpDP 



01 many a bed of annuals. Watering is indeed, all thinking men and women. HhKBS. 

 yet arother reason why results are some- The subject was broached by a 



iiiies so disappointing. Frequent sprin- known Lyons professor, Dr. Caz< 



ling of the plants in their early stages in- who has doubtless made a close st 



uces surface rooting, and causes them to it. The professor called attention 



ticcumb very quickly to the heat of July, fact that the vignerons of Southern 



....ci L o keep the surface 



and, as summer approaches and the plants habit of using arseniate of lead for the as j s possible, to keep all the herin to 



begin to cover the ground, to put a mulch purpose of destroying mildew and insects get her, as this, it is needless to say, ln.-a 



of short manure over the soil between and on the vines. The mixture was most effi- a g roat sav ing at' tunc tor tin- in'n- 



around the plants, and then, if very dry cacious for the purpose for which it was oolleots them. 



weather comes, to give them one tho- used, but Dr. Cazeneuve emphatically The ground for herbs requires dressing 

 roughly good soaking, and leave them, sucn stated that traces oi arsenic and lead were with g<>od manure, more or less accrdii 

 a watering lasting a fortnight in the found in the wines made from the produce to the nature and condition ot 'the sou. 1. 

 hottest weather if the plants have a deep of these vineyards. it has not been deeply worked then : 

 root run. Alger Petts. Of course, the percentage ot the poison |„. t ter he ( renchod at once. .Most h-r- 

 to the^quantit^y <rf wine tested was very require dividing, or to be sown, by the 



CLERODENDRON to institute a IeS ISTdang^J 0 ^^tM^^ ^ ^ ^ ^ 



TRICHOTOMUM. tnt^TZ™™^, S t J^s^ ^S^M^i 



This very beautiful shrub or low-spread- sufficient (of moderate drinking) to poison and made firm ; this latter method is mostlj 



ing tree has won for itself the reputation the stomach so as to seriously endanger practised with good results, 



ot heme; somewhat tender, hut one can re. the system, therefore the continued use of Thvnie tuav he similarly treated to sag*, 



comm. -ml a more extensive trial before the poison by the vine growers provided a Small t nit s. " planted one foot apart, and 



thu> condemning it. tor one meets with danger of wholesale poisoning. It seems made firm, soon grow to a good size, and 



manv (lowering examples in the east of that the cheap wines are the ones which both the common and lemon thyme 



Kngland that, provided with titting shel- are most exposed to the danger, and that be increased in this way, or seed maybe 



ter, prove as hardy as the rank and file large quantities ot these are consumed by SOW n either in boxes or in tho open in 



of trees and shrubs, and more attractive the lal r. rs oi the wine-growing districts, well-prepared beds. 



than most. It has soft, pithy wood, broad and these labourers, according to the Mint needs only to be lifted, pulled* 



pale -recti leaves that reeali polvgonun.s. doctor, have a large percentage of their pieces, and replanted, spreading out ' 



and tho flowers in ourlv autumn scent the numbers suffering from arsenic and lead pieces and covering them up with tiir- 



air for yards around. Thev are produced poi.sonnig. The question debated seems inches of soil, Or young shoots, 



in roundel hoya-like elust ers, each cluster to have taken a doep hold on the medicos, auOUt slx j n< .hes high, may be pulled up 



six inches or imn-e across, ami the flowers and the whole, matt, r will be thoroughly iUl d planted at one toot apart. I: 



individually are white, with conspicuous invest igated. and doubtless hca.rd of again. once or twice in dry weather th.- « 



purple calyces . hat help immeasurably to After this statement our own use of poi- quickly grow into very line plants a.,; , 



rentier the trees attractive at a dist; M,I "" K 



uus and duce a large amount oi 



attempt to grow it in a wind-swept gar- vegetables needs consideration. Possibly Tarragon is very much asked for. av. 



i or in exposed areas would undoubtedly during the time that fruit trees are dor- should be grown in larger quantity t.'., 



, but if grouped in the middle of a mant no dange, is incurred, but to use mai ,y othe, herbs It ma> h; » 



rel clump, or used to fill up a gap caused highly poisonous washes on trees where a dry state in winter, but it read::} 



ter all r^jS^it would tfoivl™™ 1Ug * 6 " stagers ^\^ a ^°£^y"^ e ^^^^^^^^ff^ 



at ^\\'< st wiek^whkh Y take to^be .effect to leaves, stems, and fruits raSes^he ques- and appeara^ce^it^s practically v - 



to fifteen feet through, and when in flower tion whether the matter is not retained flavour Where such is to be nu-t ; 



it is one of the best features of that eele- on or in the fruit, even up to the ripen- it should be destroyed, and the rig:' 



brated garden. Cult urallv. it is akin to i"g period. Of course, the danger is procured from a reliable nursery or swn* 



ailanthus ; it does not mind fighting for its greater with indoor fruit, but the report garden where it is true. I make , 



living in competition with other shrubs, tf Fra nee shows that the danger is pre- fresh bed annually, and from this-' 



provided these shelter it. It has the soft *ont, even with outdoor fruit. plenty of tarragon both for sn"'«"' : ;, 



wood of ailanthus, a similar stoloniferous The ever-growing output of chemical mix- winter use. It seeds but rarely. 



and used in quite similar ways, the growth doubt edly proved a blessing and boon to Hon needed in severe weather is a g^ 1 



of both trees being singularly identical, many, but for the safeguarding of the top-dressing of short manure or ea.- 



One can rear a large stock of trees by cut- public health all the patent mixt ures which Savory is another very useful nor , ^ 



ting out the stolons with roots attached, contain poisonous ingredients should be should bo grown in all garden- • 



or by^forming "vine cuttings" of the labelled .accordingly. On the other hand, small btxl need be planted, as from ^ 



under glass, and giving them the treatment Bordeaux mixtur<Tand similar compounds, shoots are produced. It is usually" 



of vines till strong enough to be planted should be extremely careful regarding the creased by seed or divisions. ; nter vaL ! 



under shelter in the shrubberies. use of these on growing crops. It would Chervil" ought to be sown at 



G. B. Mallett. be wise, in view of the systematic spraying during the summer months, so 



of tomatoes, potato's, etc., it some means vouno- leaves are plentiful. A 



could be afforded of showing the amount of only need be sown at any one time- 



Glass Over Seed Pans. — At this poison which remains on the fruit or foliage is mostly in demand early a 



time „f year the gardener who i, n,,t ever- a 1 1 er t he moist .. re has evapora t e, 1 . and also season ' , flinn f <# 



worked somewhat ^of^a white elephant, the duration of time the same would re- Basil needs more warmt t.i.- ^ ■ 



remping^them wTiat'a ^avin^of *™ whether The S p,,lson l ^is°drawn ' Into Jfantedon fwarm sunny border , 



labour may be effected by covering each , ho fl t .,l, „, , he fruit or the tissues of the ' There are ma nv other herbs ra • > 



7, ,]„,,,1 t,, , minimum .„ tint witcr io *J Ulldel notice. I have gfOWll SOIlie kinds I<" . . 



dom neederiifl after "fftj&f S ^^^^Z^er ^^J^ W ceSe!^ ^ 



moss on°tho l gla^'i,"., '• „ rt h'.'r ' aid!" a nil" if P°»?<} washes or |K>isonous mixtures should diatelv 'such is the awkwardn.-> ■ '•■ , 



-No agists germination by keeping the pan be fully aware of the nature and strength -a now cook arrives, and t >••>• • , 



dark. — E. J.^. of what he is using. It will pay him to Wrotham Park. H " 



