Reading Observer 07-1916

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olf"when

l&rg&

perm&D.6nt po",tton.

sprHlg. where

are

intended to blbom.

Wall!!9"IF" Mt,ll ill- r9'!!I tl'l!O '~?1 t<> ..
~Ianted O"~ 9n a ''''~ P!~ pf gro¥oo ~U ~tu'!l"o

woon 1hei .lto~fp '1>9 tJ:~'lAfeg<Â¥.l ~~ ~r f\o~~,
ThiG ..Iso

POSltlOtUI.

applies to &w.et ri1liam~

A1l'brlotul3, AJY~1fI) UX&t~lo ftnd lti8 Y4\ritft\.ea., and
Oanterbury Bella, Th. &r9imd y.ould bel dug oDd
broken up finely for them, but It !hOUldi troddell
before pl",qtlll"

~ially: for Wallftow~.

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sf t\1j! !!'l~Jt *~ \hOi ~m
Ilfw'!'u p~w ~ Hi{<;d M dil'~"l\·

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r~~ \\10m
moo pieces by hB:!l~.L ~r ~ !- ~n ' fe wb.Â¥& neoes.se.ry toO cut th~ tbi~f r~,lZ;om~s &t sUItable plaoea.
croWDs OJ;' loads Wily be presel'lVoo to each
&Dd they WlU C'~tl esta.bhsheq I~~g be,fol6
IP!~ form .ijq~ ~,~\y erl!lg pl*n~ ncf,\ ,pnn~
indeed the !jest t lme for dl'~f lJlg a.nd;
transplantlDg IrIseS of t.hls class. They of~n
when mo.ved late In autumn or wInter, but. Ia.
UI avoide::! by doing the Vf0j:k DOW.
See4\t~~ oJ Gel!;B Mr~. ~'r¥ish(lw
rapId.
pz:ogre&a If sown ID_ s. cold fra.me <\t t~e pr~1:;
time, Keap the fram(l close tIll the seedlings GerIXune.tc, then gIve au
Tra.mplant them Into ..
bo~ . when tll~y' ha.v~ maHe a. rou~b le~, rand a.tt.el'
they: ha.ve made nice lUfts ~t thew Hl 3.10. pota,
and ~ee-p ,t hem In a. cold frame tIll sprin~~ planu,g.gtbem out iat-e In March. 'rhese pla.nt6 WIll bloom

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rake

READING

early

For

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I r
the o:p,en ga.rd~n next ilumme.,

- '.,0 - ''',.'·'·'' be Sqwp no)V in iI- ~rief.t.le hoa.t,
boxes"- Vihp~ '~t ~ ha.ndlo.
have been fo rmea ~y may

IDin

x.nd durIn,?, wmter ' k~pf III •
wblch frost IS elr.:clud~d, bOlD,
at th~ ~fla of ~1ty.
rb~y pa.ve &
]>O'w.,,,u, aroma, seeR-hng tQA C'H'a!)D Il.rp~ n.d them..
SpIreas -l o.nd Ymonle8 ~~"'~re much.
water,
If the grot(:qq UI inl;t,lc\\ed o'rorl h~ roots
it Will 5ave a. 4~ 1 !If labour, fo r" .. W~TID: onr-a
.. week Will {hen' ba.vtS a 's tr ikmg e:ticcfupqo them.
Phloxes should have the ~t atte'nt.lp.n
tJ,te. \li a1
of mulchIng, because the{
ne.a.+ I~ iur~(
aqd If aJlowed Lo flag tho flpwPfe '!.f'lll b! amaJ
~nd poor.
I
Dahhas aro now growinS' fl"eEl1y, and i must be
remembered that ona '!o \' hOllted nllmber of shoot s
to ea.ch planCshoul<1' be , ~j.Aw,c4 , t.(} grof. ThIel
m8J.n b.ranches low doWti wlH \Ie eD ~Hq~, and ,f
s~pernumera.ry ones. ~r l:!l;K}.a aw cut! Of p'tnche:. '
off, the rest WIll grow awa.y freely . ~uQPoP; eftCh
malD shoot from lP. p.qrlf stag~ (or rf4l~ y branch
Freely and become - ~ h~~vy.
~1l~

Ii

root

Sweet. Peaa iIOWn '1n {Iota In the autumn and
plant.ed o"t IJ1 spring: Yy'ltli p10nty of tOOIll, '! l'> '
h8.ble to make ma.ny s'de shoots, but thf:' shOUld
b'3 pmcb-ed out from t me to time, and tl1y thron
allowed to grow,
ney §~Q\!ld IlI\ Q b t,ed op
OIlce a week, at 'easl, t.o iet thil~e ~ resulta-.
Hoe the ground fr.\;q'Â¥ut,ly,
glye a. go'od voater--

ana

log eVery t.en da.ys ~ or so
'
1. -The present. 13 the begt tlme to plant. 6ui hardX
Cyclamen under trees, or on 0001, half- shRdy par'Ui
of the rocke.ry, becltll~ ~".q. CG~ !\reAJ}ow: .a-t reEt.
Dlg ~~ gJ'Qu!l~ ~ee.bly a.fter IDÂ¥ln9' It a (:,00(1
drS8illlg ~f te81·morlJd
San1 may a.~ be used.
freely, If the ~ro~n,!i ~ l1ety:y. ~ corUlIi should
just be cove~ Wllli wi}.
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THE FRUIT GoUlJ)Jl.N,

Fig trees on open waJls are ma~I~::;- t ~~l ,.,t
growth, BllO much of It 1& useless for frU jtlng purpoB;e&.
Parts of t..he trees are crowded ~ r~qUlre
tbinntog or d:u;budding.
~~g, 'i,.p~'y ,hoots
eeldom frmt WilU, aDd '''b te [ones do not Ievep. get
prope.:rly npened '- ~ 11 1 8ti<j~ sho~l~ !;Ie r~Ipo"eo;
or , .hoft-'~..)¢ ~tto preand the
.e;~ed 'for
•,
'year.' They Jill ' produce
_ p , l>u~ IlII aueo f&IJ
tho. which r6Jllll.1"1

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tna

";'; "''''r~,';;h' ",a.tor;;' d~nD~ t~
thla vea.l a.re

cointTY,: r"~4T~Jt;.
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Of }~4.PO~~Q".

,
one inch hi gh,
a hole \\ bi!n
It

.or. ' - ~ -.,,"

firm

pI

t he rC'\\s,

p r eVeij. ~IVej

flY

ate dug fOr u se ,

otqer' CI'OQ8 , uch
Thp ,a'l l'1H
no fresh ;r.1.IJ.p Ufil

may' lie

DAYLIGHT ~~Vffltt ·lW
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" ._",cr·'i". Carrot.8y
.ntta,nc'et~ Ilay
the rooti.

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and liO 'rniiko
:~'woF~", 'i~~'i!'Y

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