732 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
September 10, 1904 
be gleaned as to whether it had been waterlogged or not, except 
that the inert mass was aggregated in lumps without much, if 
any, opening material. The white mould upon the roots 
appears to be merely that following decay, which had been going 
on in all probability from an eaady part of the year when the 
soil was still cold and, wet. Owing to the excessive rainfall 
last year, trees in certain soils suffered considerably, even in 
the case of those that we know to be perfectly hardy. The 
conclusion arrived at was that the naturally heavy soil was 
kept in a constantly waterlogged condition, thus preventing 
proper access of air to the roots. If hardy trees like the Moun¬ 
tain Ash will die in a heavy soil owing to the heavy rainfall, 
it is more than likely that your trees suffered in the same way 
if at all subjected to the rain which continued to fall, not only 
in autumn, but all through the summer as well. We should 
therefore suggest that you examine the border in the autumn 
to see whether it is in an unnecessarily wet or waterlogged 
condition. If so, it would indicate that the natural drainage 
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is insufficient. This we should rectify. It would also be of 
great service if some additional soil of a good fibrous character 
were incorporated with the present material, even if it was 
necessary to lift the trees during the present month in order 
to put the soil and drainage right. Stone fruits, including 
Peaches, are very liable to die off without any apparent reason, 
so I hat you must always be prepared to lose some of them. At 
the same time, you should make every endeavour to see that 
the border is of such a character that will maintain the roots 
in a healthy condition. You should also avoid forcing too 
hard when the soil is cold and wet in spring ; that is, if the 
border is outside, which you do not indicate. 
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CONTENTS OF THIS WEEK. 
PAGE 
Achillea Ptarmica The Pearl 718 
Astilbe chinensis . 731 
Choir hoys as gardeners. 715 
Forms of stems, the. 715 
Fossil botany at South Ken¬ 
sington . 7)5 
Fruit under glass. 717 
Furcraea longaeva . 7^2 
Hardy trees and shrubs, 
notes on . 716 
Herbaceous border, the - 720 
Illustrations in this issue, . 
notes on . 719 
Iiish potato croj) decline of 
the . 715 
Kitchen garden, the —. 717 
News of the week. 729 
Orchids, among the. 718 
Phloxes, gems among. 721 
Questions and answers . 731 
Rock garden, renovating the 729 
Roses and Rose culture . 723 
Roses and their culture . 724 
Round the nurseries . 726 
PAGE 
Societies : 
Dundee Flower Show. 728 
National Dahlia . 727 
Paisley Horticultural . 728 
Society and association notes 730 
Stove and greenhouse, the ... 716 
Trade notices. 725 
Vine culture . 722 
Winter garden of Crieff 
Hydropathic, the .. 724 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Actinidia chinensis . 722 
Crieff Hydropathic and 
Winter Garden (see Sup¬ 
plement). 
Linaria alpina . 725 
Odontoglossum crispum Jea¬ 
nette. 721 
Ulnius montana pendula: 
the Weeping Mountain 
Elm . 719 
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