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September 12, 1908. 
THE GARDENING WORLD . 
Winter Lettuces. 
Transplant these in their permanent quar¬ 
ters forthwith. The young plants should 
have plenty of space to grow in, also in an 
open position in front of a north or north¬ 
east wall as a protection from cold winds. 
Foxglove. 
The Amateur’s Greenhouse. 
Worms and Pot Plants. 
Many pot plants that have been standing 
outside during the past month or so to ripen 
their growths will be better housed before 
the cold nights prove hurtful, but will yet 
require all the air and ventilation the struc¬ 
ture can admit whilst the warm days last. 
Examine all such pots carefully, and if, 
despite efforts to keep them out, worms have 
found means of ingress, steps should be 
taken at once to eject them, without disturb¬ 
ing, more than necessary, the roots of the 
plants, for if allowed to remain, they are 
liable to render the drainage ineffectual. A 
small piece of sulphur inserted in the soil 
before watering will often dislodge them, 
or failing this, the plants should be care¬ 
fully turned out without breaking the ball 
of earth, from which, if probed with a 
piece of wire or thin cane, the worms will 
soon emerge. 
This done, both pots and plants should be 
thoroughly washed and cleansed,, and are 
then ready for removal to their winter quar¬ 
ters. 
Potting Up Roses. 
The present is a good time to put up Roses 
intended for forcing or greenhouse use. 
When lifted from the open ground, trim off 
any straggling roots that are unduly lengthy, 
and having well-crocked the pots to ensure 
perfect drainage, insert the planfs firmly in 
a ccmpost of good turfy loam, fiee from in¬ 
sect pests, and with which is incorporated 
some well-decayed manure and a little char¬ 
coal. Some growers prefer Roses upon their 
own roots for this purpose, but those budded 
on either Manetti or Trier stocks are quite 
as satisfactory, and more easily procured. 
No attempt must be made to force newly- 
potted Roses into early bloom, it being es¬ 
sential That they establish themselves in 
their pots for a season previously. Old 
plants, too, may be repotted at this season, 
if necessary, although if not pot-bound or in 
any way unhealthy, once in two years is 
sufficient, alternated with a very rich top¬ 
dressing, and manurial waterings when in 
bud. 
Choice Varieties to Grow. 
The hynrid perpetuals can be plunged out 
of doors, and if a little straw or bracken is 
placed amongst them will brave all weathers 
until brought into the house for forcing, 
but the Teas and Hybrid Teas, being more 
delicate, will do better with the shelter of a 
cool house or frame on the first appearance 
o + ' frost. I much prefer the latter varieties 
for pot work, as in my opinion they are so 
much more chaste and beautiful. Mrs. J. 
Laing, Captain Hayward, Frau Karl 
Diuschki and General Jacqueminot, how¬ 
ever, all are good pot Roses, although 
I.’Innocence, Killarney, Liberty, Dean Hole 
or Mrs. W. J. Grant of the Hybrid Teas, 
and Lady Roberts, Maman Cochet, Brides¬ 
maid’, Devoniensis, and many others -too 
numerous to mention amongst the Teas and 
Noisettes, are indeed exquisite when care¬ 
fully grown under glass. 
Nertera depressa. 
This may well be called a pigmy amongst 
plants, and to lovers of the curious, seldom 
fails to attract attention. Not exceeding one 
inch or so in height, the smallest portion 
with root attached will, if placed in a pot 
of sandy loam and leaf mould, soon spread 
until it covers the soil entirely with its 
minute leaves and insignificant greenish- 
white blossoms, to be followed by intense 
coral berries, which are its chief attraction, 
and to which it owes its alternative name of 
Coral plant. It is a pretty little subject for 
the greenhouse, and is often used for carpet 
bedding outside,, the pots being plunged in 
the soil. At the end of this month these 
should be lifted, and the plants split up if 
it is desired to increase the stock, after 
which they may be wintered on a light airy 
shelf in the structure, and well supplied 
with water. 
Kumea eiegans. 
Ihis beautiful biennial is an ornament to 
any greenhouse or conservatory, and plants 
raised from seed sown in July will now 
require a further and final potting on ere 
the cold weather sets in. Five- or six-inch 
pots should be used, according to the size of 
the plants, the soil being about the same as 
advised above for Roses. Great care should 
bs taken when repotting them not to injure 
the tender rootlets, and, when re-established 
they will require plenty of light and ven¬ 
tilation, whilst they must be watered but 
sparingly during' the winter months, and 
syringed not at all, for to this they appear 
to have a particular dislike. 
Top-Dressing for Genistas. 
These most useful shrubby plants, which 
were cut back after flowering and plunged 
in the border or some spare corner of the 
kitchen garden, may now be raised and both 
the plants and the pots containing them will 
require a th&rough cleansing previous to 
their removal to the greenhouse. This done, 
the surface soil should be loosened and 
shaken out, the space being re-filled with a 
good rich top-dressing, which will prove 
most beneficial to the plants. After being 
housed they will require regular water¬ 
ing, neglect in this respect often being the 
main cause of failure. 
G. A. F. 
Orchids for Amateurs. 
Autumn flowering Cattleyas. 
Among the most useful of the autumn 
flowering Cattleyas is the species, on which 
the genus is founded, C. labiata. For a 
great number of years, this species was ex¬ 
ceedingly rare, but since the re-discovery of 
its native habitat, it has been annually im¬ 
ported in large quantities and has thus 
become one of the commonest Cattleyas in 
cultivation. I have no wish, owing to its 
plentifulness, to detract anything from the 
merits of this lovely' plant, because I am 
recommending it as one of the most de¬ 
sirable of the genus for the attraction of 
amateurs. The plants require the tempera¬ 
ture of a warm intermediate house or stove 
treatment, although I have seen imported 
plants secured at a modest outlay, and 
grown under what appeared to me to be the 
most adverse conditions, that were cer¬ 
tainly creditably grown and flowered for 
two seasons, before they deteriorated and 
ultimately died. This species is purely a 
summer-growing plant, and as the flowers are 
produced immediately before the growths 
become matured, and they then enter rnpon 
a prolonged resting period, which T lasts 
throughout the winter season, amateurs have 
thereby a better opportunity of successfully 
cultivating them than is the case with plants 
that require more careful treatment, which 
grow under less favourable outside con¬ 
ditions. C. labiata is now very extensively 
grown as a -market plant, blooming in the 
months of October, November and Decem¬ 
ber, when Orchid flowers of all kinds are 
in great demand, and it is certainly one 
of the most attractive and useful for cut 
flower purposes. The cultural conditions 
are the same as those previously recom¬ 
mended for members of the Cattleva family. 
There are numerous species which mr 
also be classed among the autumn flowerir 
kinds. I might mention in particular, ( 
bowringiana, which also thrives well i 
an ordinary stove house. The hybrids th. 
have been derived from the influence of ( 
bowringiana as one of their parents ai 
without exception, desirable additions to tl 
autumn and winter flowering group. Bot 
the species and hybrids make their growl 
during the summer months; they posse 
robust constitutions, and are in most case 
plentiful, so that they are procurable for 
reasonable outlay. 
The numerous hybrids that have been d 
rived from the influence of Laelia crisp 
as a parent,* such as Lc. Bry'an, Lc 
veitchiana, 'L. splendens, and Lc. Palla; 
are worthy of being included in ever 
collection of Orchids. These in practicall 
all cases have robust constitutions, an 
provide a good supply of flowers during th 
months of September and October. Ther 
are also the hybrids that have been raise- 
from the influence of Cattleya Warscewiczi: 
Lc. callistoglossa is perhaps one of th 
most varied, useful and beautiful of the?. 
The numerous offspring that have been pro 
duced from intercrossing C. aurea with it 
allies -have given us also a fine addition t 
the winter flowering Orchids. They ar 
far too numerous to be mentioned individu 
ally, but where accommodation can be prc 
vided for them, they are worthy of ever; 
consideration. I would point out particu 
larly, that, unless the conditions of a stov 
or warm house can be provided it is useles 
to attempt the growing of this class o 
Orchids. H. J. Chapman. 
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Garden Cure for “ Nerves.” 
Writing on this subject in a daily con 
temporary, and referring to a statemen 
that different flowers and shrubs hav< 
different effects on the temperament, ; 
correspondent suggests that a bureau 0 
information should be opened for the 
purpose of investigating the matter ir 
the interest of the sufferers from over 
strain of our present business life. 
Fruit Prospects. 
In the East-Midland counties Apples 
are reported to have suffered from the dr\ 
weather, but may give a fairly good crop: 
Plums generally are plentiful ; Pears art 
an average crop. West Midland : Reports 
as to Apples vary, but on the whole tht 
crop may be an average; Plums art 
plentiful in some districts but scarce in 
others ; Pears are said to be scarce. 
“ The Grand Old Gardener.” 
“The works of Tennyson, annotated 
by the great Victorian poet, and just 
published by Macmillan, contain tht 
following note on the lines 
The gardener Adam and his wife 
Smile at the claims of long descent:— 
“ The grand old gardener in my origi¬ 
nal MS. was altered to ' The gardener, 
Adam,’ because of the frequent letters: 
from friends asking me for explanation. 
The Cultivation of Haws. 
We wonder, observes a writer in the 
London “Globe,” as we examine the 
Haws of the Kentish woodlands, why the 
trees which yield the largest of these wild 
fruits have not been taken in hand n 
the commercial propagator ? The Haws 
could be increased by selection, so that 
in time the berries would come to twice: 
their present size at least. In th <; 8out • 
of France they grow a Haw the flesh ot 
which is pleasant and juicy. 
