THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



December 26, 1908. 



glass regularly, have been neglected, and ing or trellis work with plenty of room to 



decav i ' i the rutting has resulted. At best spread. If viewed across a sheet of water 



it is a coddling practice, and often the little when in their autumn glory the effect is spe- 



CONSERVATORY AND plant.-, receive a check when taken from i ciallv phasing. 



GREENHOUSE. closed box to inure them to air. A good CARNATION HMDs. Watch these to see 



POINSETTIAS.— These are among the plan is to prepare a shallow bed of light whether slugs or birds are injuring the 



i.ri.'hw subject.- we have tor decoration at .-amlv .-oil. in a frame or heated pit, where plants. Guard agam-t trampling on the 



th.^.r^ent time. The only drawback is. thcv warmth mav be obtained if necessary, and beds moiv than nm-aiy. i.ut ->r tl.at no,,, 



will not stand exposure" to the cold, more dibble the cutting in about three inches of t he plants are loose in t he ground. Where 



especially when used as pot plants. This apart. Failures are rare with this treat- carnations are in jm.N m I rallies, preparatory 



fault mav be remedied to some ext-ent by ment, and air may be given to produce -hurt for planting in spring, keep them as cool as 



gradually' reducing the temperature; they sturdy growth. Sorts late in giving cut- possible, admitting an abundance of air 



will thru .-tand well if the thermometer does tmg.-. or slow rooting ones, may be placed in whenever the weather is at all suitable, and 



not fall much below 40 degrees. When cut a warm house, and if removed before the guard again^a too liberal application of 



dipped in ? hot VaTer as soon* as cut, this pre- progress attei ward-. I. lb I'iki.m. Ashweli- Prescot. 



venting bleeding and sending the sap up thorpe Gardens. FRUITS UNDER GLASS, 



ffood condTtion unde7\hiT treatment f or THE FLOWER GARDEN. LATE VINERIES.— Any vines that look 



several weeks, while, on the other hand, I GENERAL REMARKS. — The exceptionally s ™ kl J> , and }j ave not pven good return*,, 



have seen them droop the same day as cut open season we have had up to the time of f^J* ^ZTSfrnX^t^t'^A 



when the sap has been allowed to run down writing has somewhat negatived what would ^erMj f*^^ f^ 1 * ™l H f oun ?' 



and sufficient care lias not been taken in generally be suitable cllendarial instruc- 5^^^ £! ^r^fThoS* P and 



regard to preparing them for the change. tions, once more proving it unwise to strictly " cuiar ^^sfae+^rv it ftbonld he wmnvwJ 



The amount of bloom produced by a healthy and a readiness to act acco d ag to seasons 1 ' an A 



plant is remarkable, and the plants are very and circum st= The e^nal condi- £^^^L^f n 3S£ shou^taie 



elegant, though quaint looking, when out tions have however, enabled outside work ^ toQ d The bottom should be 



of flower. It is usual to graft the em- to be pushed on ir a more than usually satis- and th / n d drainage , with a 



tut I consider they are far prettier when being done,' the temptation may be to com- /'ZJTnrfv lotm and Xntv°S 



™™ e.tirelv J their o/n roots, and olete them too hurriedly lest the weather f^/LS rubSe/Cn shavSgs^anl 



owed to droop naturally about the pots in should change ; this must be guard* 

 lich they are grown. The idea that all against or future disappointment will mo 



■~ * -n the than outweigh any immediate gain. If flower MADRESFIELD COURT 



added when the vines need 



good soil ; study the tex- 



The house shorn 

 mahd plenty of fire heat and ample 



iMH.n-t and nn.-t sterile of -oil.-, and with 

 hardlv anv water, is a mi-take, for if liealthv 

 plant; and liealthv roots are there they will 



- least neavy or rerenxiveoi warer^nsure ^ion fern, as it generally grows 



healthy oois are nere nev un a. « luiuiaun 01 me »u»«ii. am. ue Thi j b t 



stand a fairly liberal supply of moisture, and in the least heavy or retentive of water ,msure te ion fivst l m as it aenerallv eron 



a compost consisting of good fibrous loam and a sufficient number of land drains beins* , , s , „ • , H 



peat, with plenty of broken charcoal or sand- pu 



stone to keep it well open. During the period apart, 



anil only sufficient should be gfv ' 



prevent -hrivelling. material, and lightly rammed down befoti- A " ~ fl w . • \ nn +h.p r \m 



>nl,>N|,,N S -HA! Of all hardy plants soil is placed on The herring-bone system ™£P ™™f' when tneVerrts' .tar, to 



this is. 1 consider, the easiest to force into of draining is better than drains 'aid straight „ ;i ui.aj. 



ng more likely 



withheld : cer- 



suainauy , me lormer o«mg more ^e.y t j ^ th in do t j ^ , mu . 1 , aft( , r 

 tercept the water See that proper tMg > b t th hou \ d nof allowed 

 ceruun ara.oacKs masonua, a. ,ae sreius o ,™ are taken and adhered to, m all opera, to get too 'dry, as when the next watering is 

 then become unduly long. If grown simply tions, whether for drains or surface levels. • « rush G f sap takes place, and crack 

 for cutting this is not of any great moment, EDGINGS to walks and beds may still be £ the beTries I little artificial manure 

 •.led for arranging with other plants attended to, filling in any vacancies or regu- given at intervals is better than a lot ot 

 they should be forced more slowly. The lating them where too big or thick; these farmyard liquid manure for this variety, as 

 plants will then not only be more dwarf and may consist of box, hypericums, veronicas, it ten J ds to make a lot of groS6 woo d. Plants 

 sturdy, but the flowers will open more slowly, euonymous, saxifragas, thrift, scrub oak, are beet remoV ed from the louse when colour- 

 last longer, and give off a very delicate per- beech, etc. Straggling or untidy edging in „ commences, as they continue to throw 

 fume The latter, which much resembles greatly detracts from the good appearance of f a certain amount of damp during the 

 that of the hawthorn, is much appreciated of the grounds. Any leaf raking not yet day _ Air should be left on always to get 

 by many people. completed should be finished as soon as p,,- i- t , , ) ,,.s,l,le ; 'uid on a 

 ADIANTI MS IN \\T NT K R .—Those re- sibli. £^ ,Z^nT^^^^^'' 

 M u,red to give cut tronds. and those to be PERGOLAS must be attended to; carefully crack, the house should not be damped down, 

 used tor decoration will now need careful ill>]H , ( . t then,, and where timber ha- been (iUOS COLMAR very often fails to colour, 

 management to keep up a ,eu-„,ar -u,,plv. U6€ d for construction any that is decaying This generally gets planted in an out-of-the- 

 It ,, easy enough to kevp up a good supply am i ,„,„., f 0 for another season should U- it- wav corner, and is not given a proper cha nee. 

 until i h rist mas, but it is during the first mm - t . d . VeAed oak is much better than and yet it is one of the lxttt grape, at ( h rist - 

 two months ot the year thai t he supply often larch. Repairs can be done better now, mas, and after. When the berries start to 

 tails short lo provide against this some while the climbers are dormant, than when colour the leaves should be tied back to all-;* 

 !, a,,N ^" ,n1,1 k<, l'< 111 »';»"es during <,-,owth is starting. Where at all possible all the sun and light possible to reach the 

 the summer, and then taken into warmth „ u . supports, below ground at least, should hunch. Lady Hutt does well on the exten- 

 early in the autumn. Ihe plant, w, 11 then i„. non-perishable, either «.f stone or brick: sion system, being a gross grower : tins 

 ' ,,:,k '' 1 -' ali - 1111,1 " i;ik " :!'"i'ls. indeed, the whole pier is best of the.-e mate- variety likes plenty of fire heat, and free 

 which will matuie and k. rp tresh until those rials ; the initial outlay is more, but the ventilation without draughts, or else it be- 

 that make their spring growth are ready tor f„t,,re saving more than compensates for it. comes spotted. The berries require plenty 

 , M;,n > " : ". ,r,,,:!,! "- "'11 continue and there is not the frequent damage to of room to develop, and should be thinned 

 under favourable eond,t,on-. to mak<. grow h climbers through repairs or decaying sup- freely. Applev Towers is a good late grape, 

 cuneatun^ i t "]>] U wooden "«PP ort « are used they and, being a strong grower, require, plent.% 

 should^e^kept c^an^modemtely dry fust ^"^"bet ^ e \^ ^ ^ ^ ° CUCUMBERs!— A few seeds' may be sown 

 now, they will then start away tieely it prevent moisture getting into the stone, heaTthey 1 wiU^oo^g^rminate. ainl -houhl 

 given a little more warmth early in the y,-ar. which, in frosty weather, might cause cracks. he then 'placed up to the light, but away 

 WlMM . the pots are well filled with roj.ts a It is pitiable to .see the number of pergola- trom draughts. 



little liquid manure, or a -hgh, sprinkling recently built of timber that at the longest LATE PEACH HOUSES.— By the endot the 



