June 19, 1897. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
668 
been trimmed and topdressed, and the younger 
plants which received their final potting at the end 
of May should oe stood evenly in such a position. 
Some measures will have to be taken against the 
roughness of the wind, and to v this end the plants 
should be stood in rows and their stakes tied to a 
stout wire strained along between posts driven firmly 
in at each end of the row. Clear water will be 
sufficient for the present, but in about six weeks time 
liquid manure may be given about twice a week. 
Meanwhile keep the flowers picked off the older 
plants in order to induce them to reserve their 
energies for a later period. 
Border Carnations. —Plants that were potted 
up three in an 8-inch pot in March for early bloom¬ 
ing are now in an advanced stage. A little disbud¬ 
ding may be practised with advantage, although 
where flowers for cutting are chiefly wanted it is not 
wise to do much of it. If the plants are vigorous 
they will require heavy supplies of water. Liquid 
cow manure may be given on alternate days. If 
chemical manures are applied in the powder form 
they should only be applied in small doses and a 
watering with clear water must immediately follow, 
otherwise the surface roots will be in danger of 
burnmg. Keep the plants cool and shaded from the 
hottest sun. ' 
Plunging Chrysanthemums.— After the plants 
have been potted for about a fortnight, and have 
thoroughly got over this, their final shift, they may 
be plunged in the ash beds prepared for them. 
Some cultivators do not care for the plunging, but 
there is no doubt that it minimises somewhat the 
labour of watering, and surely that is an item. 
Space should be allowed so that each plant can be 
properly attended to for pinching, tying, disbudding, 
etc., as they become necessary. 
Later plants which have only just received their 
final potting should be stood in a portion of the 
frame yard where they will be shaded from the 
fiercest rays of the sun. Be rather sparing with the 
water pot, as too much water combined, with the 
richness of the soil, especially where chemical 
manures have been added, soon proves fatal at this 
juncture. The syringe should be kept at work 
regularly, however, and this in itself will greatly aid 
the plants in picking up. 
There are many of the subjects that require warm 
treatment during the other parts of the year that 
will do very well during the summer in cold frames. 
There they may be syringed and attended to just as 
if they were in the larger houses. Acalypha 
musaica, for instance, colours splendidly under such 
treatment. Centropogon lucyanus, Scutellaria mo- 
ciniana, and Plumbago rosea all do well under such 
conditions, and large batches of them will be found 
exceedingly useful presently for autumn and winter 
flowering. Frames containing such plants will need 
of course to be kept much closer than others with 
hardier stuff in them. 
Herbaceous Calceolarias. —It is not necessary 
now to launch out into praises of these for conserva¬ 
tory decoration. Not a few cultivators, however, 
make the mistake of coddling the plants too much, 
and weak miserable looking specimens are the result. 
Some make it a practice to sow about the middle of 
May, but this is rather too early, and the June sow¬ 
ing, made now at once, usually produces the finest 
and strongest plants. Use shallow, well-drained 
pans filled with light porous soil that is sufficiently 
damp to do without watering. Sow thinly and 
cover the pans with sheets of glass. Place them in 
a cold frame and shield them very carefully from 
the sun. Germination will take place in from seven 
to ten days. As soon as the young plantlets are 
through the soil pricking off must commence. In 
the majority of cases it is safe practice to select the 
stronger seedlings, and discard the weaker ones, but 
in the case of Calceolarias it is not so, as it not in¬ 
frequently happens that the plants of weaker habit 
are very desirable varieties. 
Cinerarias.—A further sowing may be made now 
in order to furnish plants for late blooming, and thus 
supplement the May sowing, follow the advice 
given in a previous calendar The seedlings from 
the May sowing will do admirably in a cold frame 
facing the north. A bottom of ashes seems to suit 
them better than anything else, as it is clean and 
holds the moisture fairly well. Be careful not to 
over-water in these, the earlier stages, or the plants 
will be crippled from the start. 
Tuberoses. —These should still be kept in a cold 
frame, weeding out those that are throwing up their 
flower spikes, and transferring them to more roomy 
houses or putting them into heat to develop their 
flowers. Clear water will do for the present, as the 
aim should be to keep some of them back for as long 
as possible. Side growths should all be removed so 
as to throw all the strength into the central growth. 
Red spider is the chief enemy of the Tuberose, and 
this must be kept down by daily syringing. 
Liliums. —Such Liliums as L. speciosum, better 
known perhaps as L. lancifolium, and L. s. roseum 
are in great request for conservatory decoration 
during the latter part of the summer. The problem 
is how to keep them back. The best plan is to find 
a place sheltered from the south and west, and look¬ 
ing towards the north and east, such as the angle 
between two walls. In such a position the plants 
may be stood, when they will be a long time in 
developing their flowers, and will come in when 
flowers are scarcer than they are at present. 
Mignonette, for winter blooming, that was 
sown about a month ago in 48 or 32-sized pots, and 
was subsequently thinned down to three plants to a 
pot, may be still further thinned down to a single 
plant to a pot. Keep the plants growing steadily, 
but do not give any manure, as if good specimens are 
required sturdy short-jointed growth is necessary. 
Such subjects pick up wonderfully when they are 
given their final shift into 8-in. pots.— A. S. G. 
Watering and Mulching.— When we consider the 
large percentage of water well-grown vegetables 
contain, it becomes an important matter to Keep 
them well supplied during very hot weather with the 
element that adds so much to their succulence and 
tenderness. During long spells of dry weather 
Nature generally tries to balance matters by giving 
heavier falls of dew, but how far the latter element 
permeates the soil is not accurately known. That 
its reviving influence is felt to some depth in well- 
worked soils is more than probable. However, it 
generally falls short of fully supplying the wants of 
gross feeding garden crops, and the deficiency must 
be made up by artificial application. When the 
heat of the day is declining, is the proper time for 
watering at this season, and all the labour possible 
should be concentrated on the work to get through 
as much as possible in a limited time. In all cases 
some readily soluble manurial matter,such as nitrate 
of soda, should be added to the water ; and it should 
be understood and carried out in practice, that one 
good watering followed by a heavy mulching is far 
better than a dozen driblets applied to any crop. 
Seakale.— The late rains have given a needed 
impetus to this vegetable, and no time must be lost 
in going over the young growths and carefully 
removing all but the strongest. With the whole 
force concentrated on one growth, a liberal dressing 
of salt may, with advantage, be applied; and this 
followed by a deep hoeing, a rapid development will 
follow, so necessary if fine crowns for forcing are 
expected. 
Asparagus. —With the variety of choice vegetables 
increasing, the cutting of this crop should not be 
prolonged after this date, otherwise there will not 
be much time left to get a good second growth on 
the beds, and this is very essential, if they are 
expected to give a good yield for a succession of 
years. Where the beds have not been fed during the 
cutting of the crop, it will be necessary now to give 
a good dose of sewage or some other strong 
stimulant in a liquid form, and in sufficient quantity 
to get well down to the roots. If this is followed up 
with a dressing of salt and the beds covered with a 
light mulching of short manure, it will do much to 
keep the plants in vigorous growth for some time to 
come. 
Broccoli. — The early and mid-season plants 
should be got into their final positions at an early 
date. Strong land that has had time to get firm and 
settled, is best for giving a sturdy solid growth, so 
necessary to enable the plants to stand the sudden 
changes of temperature during winter. Overcrowd¬ 
ing must also be avoided if firm growth be expected. 
Late Peas.—A good sowing of Ne Plus Ultra ani 
other branching kinds should be made in positions 
not exposed to strong winds. It is very necessary 
that this crop should have the best land, and the 
closest attention in watering from the time the crop 
appears above ground until the end of the season. A 
liberal dressing of blood manure applied to the rows 
before sowing, will give an excellent start in the 
early stages of growth; and again in liquid form, 
when the pods are swelling (on this or any other 
crop now in that stage), will give a fine deep colour 
and also improve the quality of the Peas. 
Endive, &c.— A sowing of the curled leaved may 
be made on a shaded border. Give a good watering 
after sowing and cover the bed with a few old mats 
or other material to aid in retaining the moisture in 
the bed. Succession sowings of Spinach, Lettuce, 
Radishes, and other small saladings should be made 
weekly or fortnightly according to the demand.— 
J. R. 
— i «» 
THe Orcnifl Growers’ Calendar. 
Out of Sight out of Mind.— I am afraid there are 
a great many plants ruined or killed outright 
annually by being put on one side after flowering, 
and almost allowed to take care of themselves. 
When in flower they are well tended, set off to the 
very best advantage, and admired by everyone that 
sees them, but as soon as the flowering period is over 
what happens ? Why, they are put on one side, as 
stated above. 
Here it is that the practical gardener comes in ; 
his business is to take them in hand, and carefully 
look after their requirements, until the season comes 
round again for them to gladden the hearts of those 
that can and do appreciate a class of plants whose 
flowers are incomparable. To keep a collection of 
Orchids in condition there must not be anything left 
to chance for it is only by constant attention when 
out of bloom that any lasting success can be attained. 
It has been a good Orchid season, with plenty of 
flowers everywhere, and of good quality, that is, 
highly coloured blooms to what they are sometimes. 
East India House.— The present weather is most 
suitable to the heat loving plants making them feel 
quite at home; roots are freely produced at this 
time of the year so that every chance should be 
afforded them to take up as much moisture as they 
require by keeping the atmosphere well charged by 
shutting the house up early in the afternoon, and 
giving a good syringing amongst the pots, This 
treatment, with a slight dewing overhead on very 
bright days is what they like, 
Cattleya House. —The early forms of C. gigas 
are just pushing up their flower spikes, and should 
be encouraged to develop good flowers by being 
copiously supplied with moisture at the roots 
without allowing any to lodge in the young growths. 
C. aurea, too, is making great progress and must 
receive similar attention. 
Shutting up. —On bright days about three 
o’clock we take all the air off this and the warmer 
division, and after the necessary damping down the 
the blinds are pulled up, only shading the tender 
things from the inside such as cannot stand strong 
sunshine. In the evening the bottom ventilators are 
again opened and the air thus given is left on all 
night. 
In the early morning the syringing process is gone 
over again, and about nine o’clock the blinds are let 
down if it is bright. 
Odontoglossum citrosmum. —This is a good 
Orchid when well done, but is, I am afraid, not 
particularly popular on account of its being a bad 
traveller and without the lasting properties of some 
other kinds ; yet a well grown specimen is a grand 
object. Grown suspended in pans or baskets from 
the roof of the Cattleya house it never fails with us 
to give a good account of itself. Peat and moss in 
equal parts with good drainage, plenty of water when 
growing, and a good rest after making the growths 
up is the proper treatment. — C. 
-- 
"It’s an ill wind ’’—says the old saw, but at least 
one Jerseyman would look at the matter in another 
light. This individual, on learning that the Potatos 
in Lincolnshire, Lancashire, and Cheshire, were all 
frosted, wrote a letter to a St. Helier paper headed 
•• hurrah for the Jersey Potato-grower,” and saying 
now God has blessed Jersey. God will help those 
who appreciate His doiDgs. 
