February 20, 1909. 
THE GARDEMKG 
WORLD. 
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Address : The Editor, The Gardening 
vVorld, 37 and 38, Shoe Lane, London, E.C. 
The Editor invites enquiries, which may 
-.over any branch of gardening. Questions 
should be as brief as possible and written on 
me side of the paper only; a separate sheet 
of paper should be used for each question. 
Replies cannot be sent by post. 
Garden Plans .—Gardeners who would make 
‘.he best use of this column are invited to 
prepare and forward to us a rough outline 
Irawing or plan of their gardens, indicating 
‘he position of beds and lawns, the charac- 
STOVE AND GREENHOUSE. 
3632. Raising the Barberton Daisy. 
What is the bfest way of growing the Bar- 
aerton Daisy from seed ? Should it be sown 
in the greenhouse or in the cold frame? 
How much heat does it require and what 
kind of soil? (L. M. Grove, Lancs.) 
The Barberton Daisy is most often raised 
from seeds, which should be sown in a com- 
oost of equal parts of loam, leaf mould and 
sand. A temperature of 60 degs., or at least 
1 bottom heat of 60 degs., would enable the 
ter and height of the fence or wall; posi¬ 
tion of vegetable garden, orchard, etc. The 
north side of the garden and any over- 
shadowing buildings should be denoted. It 
should also’be stated whether the garden is 
flat or on a declivity, and all large trees 
should be marked. Particulars of the na¬ 
ture of the soil will also help us to give 
satisfactory replies. When such plans are 
received they will be carefully filed, with 
the name and address of the sender, and 
will be consulted by the Editor whenever an 
enquiry is sent. 
seeds to germinate freely, especially if they 
are placed in a case. As scon as the seed¬ 
lings are well above the ground they should 
be' shifted into a somewhat cooler place and 
well lighted, close to the glass. This will 
induce more sturdy growth and when the 
seedlings have made the first rough leaf they 
should be transplanted into seed pans of light 
soil or else potted up in thumb pots at once. 
They will be less liable to damp off in the 
latter owing to the small quantity of soil. 
When they have made nice little plants in 
these small pots they should get another 
shift to keep them growing. At this second 
potting use a compost consisting of two parts 
fibrous loam and one part of leaf mould or 
peat and one-third part of sand. A tem¬ 
perature of about 45 degs. to 50 degs. as a 
minimum night temperature would be suf¬ 
ficient to enable this plant to grow sturdily 
and to flower. They should always be kept 
in a well-lighted position near the glass, 
and when the temperature is raised by 
the sun they should have judicious ventila¬ 
tion. A close, stuffy atmosphere is very in¬ 
jurious to most plants coming from South 
Africa. They are not delicate plants, how¬ 
ever, after they have got fairlv well estab¬ 
lished. 
FLOWER CARDEN. 
3633. Planting: a Border by a Hedge. 
I have formed a border as follows and 
should be glad to have advice as to further 
treatment of it and what will grow there if 
left as it is now. Having great masses of 
weeds to deal with I forked them up and 
cast them in a heap, where they partly rotted. 
Alongside a quickset hedge, with rugged, 
stumpy roots, I have banked this stuff among 
those roots and about 2 ft. wide. On this 
latter I threw two spits of the garden soil 
and it is now a nice long border with a south¬ 
west exposure. Can vegetables or flowers be 
best planted there? (Essex.) 
We do not think that vegetables would be 
very successful close to a hedge, although 
they might make a good growth the first 
season if the hedge is not so dense as to 
shade or shelter them tco much. As a rule, 
the situation close to a hedge is very dry, 
as a hedge keeps off the rain, while the roots 
abstract the moisture for some distance 
around them. We think that flowers would 
give the greatest satisfaction, and we have, 
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