January 23, ig°9, THE GARDENING WORLD. 
ju'ing from their size. I do not know their 
nates, but would like to know if they would 
heiardy here, if you can give me any idea 
a bit the kinds and their names. (Un- 
icjsTOMED, Worcestershire.) 
a doubt, the plants you mention were 
\ green shrubs that have been found well 
acuted for growing within the influence 
jf le sea, but some of the shrubs that would 
<rlv there under those conditions could 
scfcely be depended upon to live with you 
inevere winters. Some of the plants you 
-a would, no doubt, prove hard}' with you 
we should think this the' case with 
.mymus japonicus, E. j. aureus, E. radi- 
:a ! , E. r. foliis tricoloribus, Escallonia 
. rantha, Veronica Traversii, V. pingui- 
foi, Holly Silver Queen, Holly Golden 
Tun, Skimmia japonica,- Golden Privet, 
Gtista hispanica, Berberis Aquifolium (Ma- 
sa), Olearia Haastii and others. You 
have seen all of the above, or some of 
[hi. Other evergreen subjects well worthy 
f place in most gardens are Aucuba ja- 
pqca, Cotoneaster microphylla, Garrya 
fl itica and Daphne colchica. 
VEGETABLES. 
3 f 4. Scab on Potatos. 
ave. you any further particulars re 
■ :ab on Potatos an interesting article 
inie number for December 19th? I should 
li! to try the salt and sawdust cure, but 
;nundecided how much per rod to put on 
ar whether it should be dug in now or left 
rhe surface. An answer in the “Enquire 
Whin” column will oblige. (J. V. Drakes, 
D'byshire.) 
o doubt it is a subject which requires 
sc; more experiment to prove its value, as 
wi as the amount of salt required of the 
liit within which it may be safely used. 
In any case you should be satisfied with 
2 lbs. of salt per rod of 30^ square yards, for 
the first trial at least Too much of it 
might prove injurious to the Potatos. As 
sawdust would be less dangerous you could 
use 4 lbs. of it per square rod. The salt 
and the sawdust may be mixed and scattered 
together over the ground at the present time, 
then dug in, so as to kill any spores which 
may be in the soil. Ihe application could, 
however, be repeated at the time of planting 
the Potatos. 
3565. Raising Tomatos. 
I have just moved into a house with a 
lean-to greenhouse, not heated. I wish to 
grow Tomatos. Will }Ou give me a little 
information as to what size pots to use ? 
Could I raise the plants from seed without 
heat? The house is facing plump south. 
The house in which we live is facing east. 
Any advice through The Gardening V orld 
will be gladly received. (A. F. V EED, 
N orthamptonshire.) 
We are afraid you will not be very suc¬ 
cessful in raising Tomatos without heat of 
some sort, even if you have a greenhouse. 
Some seasons in March the sun would be 
sufficiently strong to make it warm enough 
in the greenhouse during the day, but it 
would sink again at night. Your best plan 
would be to make up a hotbed about the 
beginning of March, stand a frame, even 
if of small size, on the top of the hotbed, 
put some soil in it and plunge the pots 
or pans containing the seed in the soil. A 
temperature of 60 degs. at least is necessary, 
although it may be somewhat higher. By 
means of a hotbed it would be considerably 
higher to commence with, but it cools down 
again. Alien the seedlings make the first 
rough leaf they should be potted off singly 
ia thumb-pots and the latter plunged in the 
soil over the hotbed. If you have nothing 
else in the frame except the Tomatos, you 
could, of course, give a little ventilation 
during the day when the sun is shining 
brightly. This would help to keep the plants 
stocky. When they have grown to a height 
of 4 in. or 5 in. you could then transfer 
them to the greenhouse, as by that time the 
sun would be gaining strength, and the 
Tomatos really require very little heat when 
once they- have had a good start. When the 
roots are well through the soil in the pots 
you could then shift them into a size larger, 
say, bo’s, then next into 32’s and from that 
into 8 in. to 10 in. pots. When established 
in theseflatter sizes they should have reached 
the flowering stage and possibly may have 
set a bunch of fruits. When that is the case 
you can then commence feeding with weak 
liquid manure twice a day, and as several 
bunches get set the manure may be used 
stronger, although you should not overdo it. 
You should not commence by making the mis¬ 
take that young Tomatos should be put in 
their fruiting pots at once, because very 
likely you will get the roots into a sodden 
condition, causing the plants to die. The 
true secret of success is to put them into 
the smallest pots which will conveniently 
take them, and then shift them onwards into 
larger ones as they become fit. If your 
plants are strong you need not use all of 
the shifts we mention. For instance, you 
ecu Id get them from 6o’s into 24’s—that is, 
8 in. pots. By the end of May the green¬ 
house should be well ventilated by day and 
even at night if the weather is genial. 
Tomatos thrive best if well exposed to light 
and air. 
3566. Vegetables foir Sandy Soil. 
My garden is new land, very light and 
rather sandy soil in a pine wood country. I 
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