May 12, 1900 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
686 
same quantity of slaked lime. Allow the liquid to 
become clear, decant, and put it into bottles. The 
preparation will keep for years. When about to use, 
put one and a-half pints of the solution into 150 
pints of water." 
Protection for Strawberry Blossom.— W. Somer¬ 
ville'. Light, long straw or dried Asparagus shoots 
placed over the flower trusses on those evenings when 
frost seems imminent will prevent injury. It is unfor¬ 
tunate to have had a touch of frost at this time. 
Solution for Spraying Gooseberries.— W .: Try 
this :—6 lbs. soft soap, 6 lbs. paraffin, 100 gallons of 
water. Boil up and well stir. When it is cool it is 
ready for use. For red spider use either " Niquas " 
or XL All Insecticide, both of which solutions can be 
obtained through the seedsmen. 
Good Shading Wanted.— L. M.: “ Summer 
Cloud ’’ is easy to use, lasts perfectly all summer or 
longer, and answers its purpose admirably. Or you 
might make up a wash of the consistency of paint, 
by adding lime to water, and then straining the 
water. To this strained water may then be added 
CLIMBERS ON A COTTAGE. 
These play an important part in garden ornament¬ 
ation. Many an ugly spot is made bright by their 
use. Many a bare unsightly wall is converted into 
a glorious picture. Nothing is more offensive to 
those that have an eye to beauty, than walls, fences 
of wood, &c., unclothed. There is not a position 
but may be made ornamental, with climbers of some 
kind. Added to this, let the soil or position be ever so 
unfavourable some sort or other can be grown in it. 
In proof ot this I may say the climbers, here 
illustrated by the accompanying photograph of my 
cottage, show how well high buildings can be 
covered, and this where the root room is not of the 
best. Those growing over this cottage have a very 
small, narrow border, ij ft. wide. Adjoining this is 
the gravel path, under which most of the roots are. 
This walk is 6 ft. wide. 
Their larder must be a poor one, having been 
planted here from twenty to twenty-five years, and 
the narrow border is so filled with roots that I make 
a point of growing Wallflowers in it continually, as 
they give a fine scent when in bloom, and do not 
object to the poor dry position. 
Many of the disappointments attending the use of 
with the Ivy. When in bloom the Ivy is a good 
setting to the yellow. I may say, as can be seen, all 
these are happy together.— J. C., F., Chard. 
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THE PROPOSED NEW CHISWICK. 
Report on Proposed Site for New Garden at 
Limpsfield, near Oxted, Surrey (known as 
Chartland Farm). 
In view of the fact that one report on the proposed 
new site for the Royal Horticultural Society’s 
Gardens has been published, the Council think it 
desirable that the following four reports should also 
be made public if you can oblige by so doing.—W. 
Wilks, Sec. 
I visited the above site on Wednesday last, April 
18th, as requested, in company with Messrs. Bun- 
yard, Paul, and Poupart. We carefully investigated 
and I beg respectfully to submit my report on same : 
" Arable field marked on plan 344, test hole No. 1.— 
A good depth of heavy loam resting on strong sandy 
clay sub-soil. No. 2 test hole, do., do. Position S. 
and S.W., protected from N. and E.—unquestion¬ 
ably very suitable for Strawberry culture. 
Climbers on a Cottage. 
some linseed oil, milk, and salt. Do not add too 
much of the oil, else you will not be able to wash off 
the paint in autumn; half a pint per gallon of paint 
should be enough. Still, if you have little shading 
to do obtain “Summer Cloud," and save further 
trouble. 
Chrysanthemum leaves injured.— J. Durevard, 
Brentwood. : The leaves you sent do not exhibit any 
trace of fungus either within or without. They are 
soft and thin, and appear to have been punctured 
pretty severely by an insect. Mdme. Carnot and its 
varieties are, at the same time, very susceptible to 
the attacks ofPuccinia, or “ rust." We should advise 
you to allow your plants to have greater freedom to 
light, air, and dew. Ventilate as freely as possible 
at all times, the plants, indeed, so soon as they are 
doing well in the 5-in. pots, should be grown in the 
open air, being protected during chilly evenings. 
Adopt all the measures you know of to strengthen 
and fatten the foliage. Cautious watering and feed¬ 
ing is necessary; Syringe the foliage briskly twice 
on all fine days, and an occasional use of paraffin- 
emulsion (a wineglassful to gallon of water) will 
serve to ward off any injurious flies. 
climbers is from planting unsuitable kinds. I will 
name some of the kinds growing as here illustrated. 
On the left hand side running up to the tall chimney 
is Lonicera japonica (known as L. halleana also). 
This covers a big space and being an evergreen 
form, looks cheerful through the winter. In spring 
it puts forth new shoots and these bloom the whole 
length, flowers appearing at every leaf. When in 
bloom the perfume is lovely. Close to the door on 
the left hand side is Lonicera japonica aureo-reticu- 
lata, with some old fashioned Roses amongst it. 
The porch is covered with a few shoots of L. 
japonica, Gloire de Dijon, and Cheshunt hybrid 
Roses. Twining amongst these is a plant of Clematis 
lanuginosa Candida, with a Black Hamburgh Vine. 
These are allowed to intermingle, and I have had 
good Grapes from this Vine. 
On the right hand side close to the porch is the 
common white Jasminum officinale. Above this is a 
close growing Ivy, and adjoining on the lower portion 
is Rose Dunbar Rambler, the shoots of which we 
train amongst the Ivy, and when in bloom the 
bunches of white Rose coming out of the Ivy is 
charming. The portion close to the lower window is 
Jasminum nudiflorum, and this is allowed to mingle 
Field marked on plan No. 343, sloping to S.W, Test 
hole No. 3—Practically the same as the last. 
Field No. 323 facing S. Test hole No. 4—Slightly 
lighter and better depth of surface soil, a small por¬ 
tion of this field is water-logged, owing to the water 
courses being blocked. 
Field No. 342.—Grass Pasture, south aspect. No, 
5 test hole—A similar kind of soil to the last, and 
also badly drained. 
Field No. 324.—Grass Pasture sloping to S.W. 
No. 6 test hole—Fully a foot of surface strong loam 
of good quality, sub-soil sandy clay. We tested this 
field at four stations and found it to be all of about 
the same quality. 
Field No. 310 —Now cultivated as a Hop garden, 
on southern slope. Test hole No. 7—Excellent depth 
of surface soil of a much lighter quality. Test hole 
No. 8—About the same nature as foregoing. 
Field No. 311.—Arable, good light, sandy loam, 
resting on rock falling rapidly to S.W., about half¬ 
way down a better depth of soil, and of superior 
quality." 
In my opinion nearly the whole of the land 
requires to be thoroughly drained. No difficulty 
should be found in carrying this out as the lie of the 
