244 
April 6, 1907. 
follow with other rows, always placing 
the bushes midway between the others, 
not directly opposite; in this way you will 
allow more space for the branches to 
grow in, and the lines of bushes will be 
quite straight from all points of view. 
The distance between the rows should 
be 5 feet also. The method of pruning 
a one-vear old bush is shown at big. 5. 
G. 
(To be continued). 
-f+4- 
Horticultural Societies’ 
* Diary 
of Forthcoming Meetings. 
Abbreviations used. 
H.—Horticultural 
M.I.—Mutual Improve 
ment 
m.m.—Monthly meeting 
S.—Society 
w.m.—Weekly meeting 
G. Am. and Cott. M.I.H.S. 
A.—Association 
Am.—Amateurs 
Ohy.—Chrysanthemum 
c.m.—Committee meeting 
Cott.—Cottage or Cottagers 
D.—District 
G.—Gardening or gardeuer 
Thus :—The Templeton 
Gardeners, Amateurs’ and Cottagers’ Mutual Improve¬ 
ment Horticultural Society. 
NOTICE TO SECRETARIES. 
Will secretaries of horticultural societies 
kindly send us at their earliest convenience 
dates of shows and meetings to be held 
during igoy ? 
April. 
8th. — Horsforth G. M. I. S. (w.m.); Sut¬ 
ton in Ashfield H.S. (m.m.); Has¬ 
tings, St. Leonards and D. 
H. M. I. S. (m.m.). 
gth. — Brighton and Sussex H.S. (Annual 
spring Show two days); Society of 
Jersey Gardeners (m.m.); Milton 
and Sittingbourne H.S. (m.m.); 
Biddenden Cott. G. M. I. S. (m.m.). 
I0 th._ R. H. S. (’ General Examination - ’ 
by the Royal Horticultural Society 
at Westminster and other centres); 
East Anglian H. Club (m.m.); Not¬ 
tingham and Notts Chy. S. (m.m.); 
Sheffield Chy. S. (m.m.). 
IIt h.—Woking H. A. (m.m.); Studley 
H.S. (m.m.); West Hartlepool and 
D. G. M. I. S. (bi-m.m.) 
12th. — Ambergate Cott. G. S. (m.m.); 
Wevbridge and D. H. S. (m.m.). 
I3 th. —Leeds Paxton S. (w.m.); Thornton 
Heath and D. H. S. (m.m.). 
-- 
Child Flower-Growers. 
A Hyacinth bulb and glass were given 
to each of the 2,000 children attending 
Canon Allen Edwards' Sunday Schools in 
South Lambeth last December, through 
the generosity of Mr. A. Cameron Corbett, 
M.P. On March 15th a large proportion, 
of the little flower-growers took their 
blooms to All Saints’ Institute, where Mr. 
Corbett gave about 500 prizes away. The 
beauty of the blooms showed the care that 
had been bestowed upon them. 
Beautifying Railway Stations. 
The plantation and nursery of the Great 
Eastern Company at Chigwell is now very 
busy. The company do more than any 
other line to make their stations attrac¬ 
tive in summer with flowers and shrubs. 
Bv the end of this year it is estimated 
that 10,000 trees a-nd, shrubs will have 
been planted. To encourage the atten¬ 
tions of the staffs at the stations it is likely 
the directors will give valuable prizes. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
Address: The Editor, The Gardening 
World, 37 and 38, Shoe Lane, London, E.C. 
The Editor invites enquiries, which may 
cover any branch of gardening. Questions 
should be as brief as -possible and written on 
one side of the paper only; a separate sheet 
of pape/ should be used for each question. 
Replies cannot be sent by post. 
Garden Plans .—Gardeners who would make 
the best use of this column are invited to 
prepare and forward to us a rough outline 
drawing or plan of their gardens, indicating 
the position of beds and lawns, the charac¬ 
ter and height of the fence or wall-, post 
tion of vegetable garden, orchard, etc. Th 
north side of the garden and any ovei 
shadowing buildings should be denoted. 1 
should also be stated whether the garden 1 
flat or on a declivity, and all large tret 
should be marked. Particulars of the ni 
ture of the soil will also help us to giz 
satisfactory replies. When such plans at 
received they will be carefully -filed, with th 
name and address of the sender, and will b 
consulted by the Editor whenever an enqvir 
fs sent. 
jrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrs 
STOVE AND GREENHOUSE. 
1689. Seedlings Turning Brown. 
Could you tell me the reason, why seed¬ 
lings put in a propagator should promptly 
turn brown and die? I bought a propagator, 
and, as far as I know, carried out the di¬ 
rections correctly for using it; that is, fill 
the tank with water and place on it a bed of 
moss fibre (kept damp) and them the boxes of 
seedlings, which were coming up strongly, 
having been started in an unheated conserva¬ 
tory, but very' hot with the sun, as it faces 
south. They were put in a week ago to¬ 
morrow. To-day they are quite spoiled, or 
the majority are. They were Eccremccarpus, 
Dianthus, Petunia, and Abronia seedlings. 
The wood of the propagator smells oily of, 
I think, turpentine, or it might be red lead. 
The lamp under is paraffin. Can you tell 
me what I must do, as at present it is use¬ 
less ? (Mystery, Sams.) 
You seem to have mistaken the use of the 
propagator with regard to seedlings. You 
sowed the seeds under more favourable con¬ 
ditions than you afterwards gave them. 
After seedlings, such as you name, have 
come above ground they should not then be 
put in a propagator, as that is merely in¬ 
tended to start them. Yon are not the only 
beginner who makes the mistake of asphyxi¬ 
ating your tender young plants after they 
come above the soil. When that has taken 
place they have used up all the stores in 
the seed, and they must then, make a start 
in life on their own account, and you placed 
them under conditions jvhich prevented them 
from utilising their slender abilities. As 
soon as seedlings raised in heat are well 
above the soil they should he placed on a 
shelf close, to the glass, where they will be 
cooler and get plenty of light. During the 
first few days the light might, indeed, be 
too strong, but you could shade them from 
the glare of the sun until that gees off the 
glass a bit. Then the seedlings should be 
fully exposed to light during the remainder 
of the day, and indeed until the sun makes 
it necessary to shade again next day. After 
a few days, however, under suitable con¬ 
ditions, no shade whatever would be neces¬ 
sary in the case of the plants you mention. 
After'they have made the first pair of rough 
leaves you should then transplant them into 
boxes or seed pans, with plenty of room 
to grow. They could he placed under the 
same conditions until they have commenced 
growing again, after which they could be 
transferred to a cold frame, where they could 
have ventilation to prevent the temperature 
from rising too high. It is a mistake c 
many amateurs to allow the temperature 1 
rise as high as it may by means of sun hea 
These hardy subjects, with the exception c 
Petunia, require no urging to make the. 
grow, provided the temperature is jj 
genial. It would be weit to keep a the 
mometer where you grow the plants um 
you have some experience with the heat < 
the sun. The temperature, where the see. 
lings are kept, should not be allowed to ri. 
above 60 degs. or 65 degs, during the heat < 
the day, though 50 degs: would be qui 
sufficient to make them grow nicely. T 1 
damp and the want of light in your prop, 
gator was too much for the seedlings. 
1690. Plants for a Cold Greenhouse. 
Please would you tell me what kind ( 
plants would be suitable for a cold gree 
house that would flower well in the summ 
months ? I should be obliged for your kir 
advice through the medium of your vaf 
able paper. (A Constant Reader, Warwic 
shire.) 
During the summer months such things • 
Zonal Pelargoniums, Fuchsias, tuberous B 
gonias, Marguerites, single and double P 
tunias, Night-scented Tobacco and Abuiilc 
Boule de Neige would be suitable for such 
purpose. Some of these would require tl 
frost to be kept out in winter, otherwise th< 
would be liable to get killed in a severe wi 
ter. These would include the Petunia.s, Ma 
guerittes, and Pelargoniums, hut you cou 
devise means for protecting them with lave 
of dry paper during severely frosty nighi 
the papers being, of course, removed durit 
the day for the .sake of light. Tuberous B 
gonias could be kept in a moderately dry co 
dition in. a cellar, or somewhere out of tl 
reach of frost. East Lothian and wint 
flowering Stocks might be sown at one 
transplanted into boxes when they have ma. 
a few leaves, and then potted off singly lat 
on. They would keep up a succession < 
flowers for a long time, and would pro' 
hardy in your greenhouse. Fuchsias won 
stand all the winter, including Mrs. Ma 
shall, Rose of Castile, Lord Beaconsfiel 
and others of that class. 
ROOM PLANTS. 
1691. Separating Aspidistras. 
Would you inform me how to separate A 
pidistras ; also can I make my own mo’J 
for them? (J. O. W., Surrey.) 
You can. easily make up a comDost fi 
your Aspidistras by getting some fibrous - 
turfy loam that has lain for some months 
