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weeks after potting, and then go out of 
doors. If placed out of doors immediately 
after potting there is danger of a heavy rain 
sourimg the compost, and the Geranium ab¬ 
hors, above all things, sour soil. 
Planting Out Bouvardias. 
The best argument one can adduce in fa¬ 
vour of planting out Bouvardias is a speci¬ 
men that has been so treated. Instead of the 
half-worn besom appearance which, plants 
grown entirely in pots generally present, a 
planted out specimen generally looks like a 
strongly grown Privet, and produces flowers 
to correspond with the vigour of its 
growth. A warm border of light soil should 
be selected, and if very heavy in texture 
should be lightened by incorporating old 
potting soil, or road grit and leaf mould. 
Planting should be done very firmly, and 
watering in should follow immediately if 
there has been any root disturbance; but 
this latter is quite unnecessary if care is 
taken. Above all, allow the plants ample 
room, for they will need it before lifting 
times comes in early September. 
Planting Out Deutzias. 
Plants treated as advised at the middle 
of April may now go out of doors. Here 
again the planting-out system may be prac¬ 
tised with every prospect of success. I 
know that plants can be kept in pots for 
years with an annual top-dressing of rich 
compost, but having thoroughly tried both 
ways, I unhesitatingly advocate planting 
out. The Deutzia is not at all particular as 
to soil and situation, but as the object in 
placing the plants out in summer is to ripen 
the wcod already made, it stands to reason 
that a fair amount of sun is required. Un¬ 
less in a very dry season, planted-out Deut¬ 
zias will require no attention beyond keep¬ 
ing down weeds near them, and stirring the 
surface soil with a hoe. 
Lilies in Pots. 
The common practice of only half filling 
Lily pots with compost at potting time is 
based upon the principle of supplying fresh 
and good soil subsequently, at a time when 
the plants need it most, viz., when they have 
commenced making stem roots. This has 
happened in the majority of cases now, and 
no delay should take place in applying the 
new compost. This should be made up of 
equal parts of coarse sand, leaf mould, and 
loam, with a liberal admixture of an ap¬ 
proved artificial fertiliser. Firm this in 
position by tapping the bottom of the pot 
sharply on the bench, and by giving a good 
soaking of water. Afterwards, water should 
be carefully given for a week or two, but 
when the plants are in full growth both 
water and liquid manure must be freely 
given. 
Peaches. 
Before the young shoots touch the glass 
or become twisted among the older wood 
they should be carefully tied into position. 
The tying is best done twice, as then all 
chance of snapping is avoided. Should 
green fly show, fumigate without delay, and 
keep the syringe and water can well going, 
or red spider and thrips will be trouble¬ 
some. 
Stephanotis and Allamandas. 
Both these favourite roof coverings should 
have a little attention in tying and regu¬ 
lating the young growths. Where a length of 
old wood in a Stephanotis can be cut away 
in favour of a strong new shoot, never hesi¬ 
tate to do so; this is the only way to get a 
roof well covered with flowers. The.young 
shoots should never be allowed to entwine 
round each other, or separation is only ef¬ 
fected with danger. Allamandas invariably 
produce too many shoots, and the weakest 
and worst placed should be rubbed out with¬ 
out compunction; the others will flower all 
the better. “ Sunny side.” 
Orchids for Amateurs. 
The Temple Show of the Royal Horticul¬ 
tural Society has been the principal event 
of the past week. I have no doubt many of 
my readers will have had an opportunity 
of seeing the grand displays made by the 
groups of Orchids, and will no doubt find 
that this class of plants are as popular and 
attractive .as ever. In fact, with a better 
understanding of the requirements of Or¬ 
chids, there can be little doubt but that they 
will become annually greater subjects of in¬ 
terest, especially to amateurs. I have pre¬ 
viously to impress the fact of the mistaken 
idea which generally prevails that the culti¬ 
vation of Orchids is such a luxury that only 
those plentifully endowed with this world’s 
goods can entertain any pretention whatever 
to cultivate them. There has been a very 
wide development in the cultivation of 
Orchids during the past few years. 
Seedlings and hybrids have been raised 
by thousands on all hands until many of the 
most desirable kinds that have been intro¬ 
duced can be procured for a modest outlay 
of less shillings than they cost pounds a 
few years ago. In addition, the home sup¬ 
ply has become so great that we have dis-. 
pensed with importing plants of many of 
the species, importers finding that they have 
great difficulties in covering even the ex¬ 
pense of collecting and transit. With such 
conditions prevailing there is no room for 
excuse of the more general cultivation of 
Orchids on the score of expense. Perhaps 
there are other excuses, one of such a na¬ 
ture as I heard one lady remark to another 
at a recent meeting of the R.H.S. The lady 
asked her friend to come and look at these 
lovely Orchids. The friend immediately re¬ 
plied that she did not want to go and see 
them, “ for fear I should get to like them 
and I don’t want to.” 
It is not only employers who hold such 
ideas as this lady. I regret to say tha; 
gardeners who look upon Orchids them 
selves as if they were something uncanny 
which they have a dread of, constantly ir 
fear lest their employers should insist or 
their cultivation, make all sorts of excuse: 
of the exceptional requirements necessary, 
which cannot be attempted with the facili- 
ties at command, and thus retard their own 
interests, until some amateur demonstrate: 
at one of their local shows that they are 
being left in the lurch, or their employer: 
begin, to take sufficient interest to lift them 
out of the dream of fear, that they begin tc 
realise that Orchids can be grown with equal 
ease, that they can also be used for prac¬ 
tically every purpose of decoration and dis¬ 
play that other plants are subjected to. 
Their own labours become considerably 
lightened, compared with the labour en 
tailed in the successful culture of othei 
plants used for such purposes. 
I trust I may be excused from any wish oi 
causing ill-feeling among my brother gar 
deners, but with these facts constantly meet 
ing me and increasing complaints of the 
gardener’s lot, I certainly consider they are 
not altogether blameless of often making rod: 
for their own backs. I would advise our ama 
teur readers to use the fatalities placed ai 
their command by the Editor of The Gar 
dening World, and enquire for the suitable 
kinds to grow and for any information they 
may require for culture. Such enquirie; 
will prove to him the utility of his effort 
in his endeavour to assist amateurs, and 
will help to furnish texts which will serve 
to guide the compiler of these notes. 
H. J. Chapman. 
Horticultural Societies’ 
Diary 
of Forthcoming Meetings. 
Abbreviations used. 
A.—Association 
Am.—Amateurs 
Ohy.—Chrysanthemum 
c.m.—Committee meeting 
Oott.—Cottage or Cottagers 
D.—District 
G.—Gardening or gardener 
Thus :—The Templeton 
Gardeners, Amateurs’ and 
ment Horticultural Society. 
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. 
Cottagers’ Mutual Improve- 
NOTICE TO SECRETARIES. 
Will secretaries of horticultural societies 
kindly send us at their earliest convenience 
dates of shows and meetings to be held 
during iqojl 
JUNE. 
10th.—Sutton-in-Ashfield H.S. (m.m.); 
Hastings, St. Leonards and .D. 
H.M.I.S. (m.m.); Horsforth 
G.M.I.S. (w.m.). 
nth. R.H.S. (Exhibition of flowers and 
fruit; Lecture at 3 p,m. by Mr. 
Walter Wright, on “Arches, Pillars, 
and Pergolas ”); Milton and Sitting- 
bourne H.S. (m.m.); Society of 
Jersey Gardeners (m.m.); Bidden- 
den Cott. G.M.I.S. (m.m.). 
nth.—Royal Botanic Society of London 
(Great Horticultural Exhibition at 
the Society’s Gardens, 3 days); Ide 
Hill G.S. (m.m.). 
13th.—Woking H.A. (m.m.). 
14th.—Ambergate Cott. G.S. (m.m.); 
Weybridge and D.H.S. (m.m.). 
15th.—Leeds Paxton S. (w.m.). 
The Kew Gardeners. 
At the annual meeting of the Kew Guile 
on the 27th ult. it was resolved ;—“ Thai 
this meeting of the Kew Guild, composed 
of past and present gardeners and other: 
employed at Kew, protests against the 
statement made officially by Sir E. 
Strachey in the House of Commons or 
May 23rd, that‘ the men employed at Kew 
are not gardeners^, but apprentices.’ They 
are men of the average age of 23, who 
have had at least five years’ professional 
training before entering Kew as journey¬ 
men gardeners, and their duties at Kew 
are the care and cultivation of the living 
collections of plants. They work from 
6 a.m. to 6 p.m. in summer and from day¬ 
light to dark in winter; they also attend 
certain lectures in their own time at night 
after their day’s work is done. They are 
certainly as much entitled to be called gar¬ 
deners as any other men of the same age 
and training, and it is a misrepresentation 
of the facts to describe them as appren¬ 
tices.” 
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Is this Reasonable? 
“ It’s dreadful queer,” said the house¬ 
wife, “that the Potatos you bring me 
should be so much bigger at the top of 
the sack than they are at the bottom.” 
“Not at all, mem,” said the honest 
farmer; “it’s jest this a-way. Potatos is 
growin’ so fast jest now thet by the time 
I dig a sackful the last ones dug is ever 
so much bigger’n the fust ones.”— 
“ Harper’s Weiekly.” 
