P R A C T I C E O F G A R D E N IN G .
o r the latter, the mandarin c
P a r t H I .
m m im m m a m
m iW im m s m m m W ::
f e t e «
blossomed in the third or fonrth yoi’-
/„•li? thn?p .are nrcferablc to any other for quickness of growth ; and also that they win taKc quas
earth, mixed with
np with the same e a rt.., ^
as the orange tribe in a hotbed require
powerful, and givo
2 ft. ■ ' • • ' ’
*arth and renlunge as before. Give a good watering at the roots, and repeat this often,
fen a A ? J t b ? f i S f a good supply of w ater. ShaSe in the daytime when the sun is
: Mr so% noi to d?aw the plant!. ^ By this method, with due care, the plants wil be
August.
■ 4542. S n d d in g . Make choice of cuttings from trcos that f r e h«“'! " ? fimtfuk t a t a T i t a .r e r t a .f e
)u n d ; the buds of
e flat or angular.
lUlIinKS i r u il l LIUCD tlKlh « ‘ U u
s h ó o i ^ t S ; tlm huds of
- J f.______ F f-hix inific: friim fhp. sitn ! bnt let them have as
f e t ' i ; a t f e % t f e ' i i E £ E , t e i S t " a f e r h " ! f e
forms the lowest X S c f e f e ; as i h e S k ! rc'qS’r'e
i.1. A — .1 Prtvdx tn fii-t-ttiii f-.Vinf- hftifrht with clcan stems, and a diameter of threi
■cd
w fh b a rk T S v S f h^^^^ t® h e a ro fa n y tfo n g new and will pers
i - f e : s s s s i ^
'/iS S ' The Maltese aware of the defects in Italian trees, make a sloping section, paring it clean, and
i i S H S S i S S S H H l S
l-ill be fit to be grafted. T h e cleft-manner is preforreffi and soon as the ¿ a ffis are
placed in a very strong heat. The grafted plants usually remain ¿ .^ h e
I'h en they will be ready to he taken out. separated, and planfod n single pots. Sonietimty the y^
seedlings are strong enough to be grafted the f ir^ year, ^ en of
not much thicker than the scion, are cut over withm 6 m. of the ground, anJ are then grMted m
whip manner. The trees continue small, bnt have clean stems (>f from 1 ft. to S fr;; ?®®®^‘“ Jy
S s o m e plants..proliflc in flowers and fruit.,qf a f j l
S r f e roac'h r » In England, In nearly the same clrcurns
S e c t L practiced in‘Franc’e.‘ A variety of Um whip-manner ^
of th e stock Is left on, hut the scion is cut off as m grafting. lo irn the scion a
Cushing, in which the top
as for the common whip-
O R A N G E T R IB E .
;ut away the top of the stock, and remove tlie matting by degrees.” (ETotic
B oo k I I L
begins to grow, and then
G a rd ., p. 103.)
E i p ^ X i S f e I E x x j s à i
a modera e hotbed for a fortnight, by which time th è sap wUl have HsS/
si lhciently to move th efe ark ; the stocks must then be cut o T a S
ki ftp / ®'Y‘^® ®f the pot, and an incision made with a sharp
kmie, simiUr to what is done lor budding, sepuratinff the hark fror« HvL
wood on cacli side. Let tlm scion be cSi tliln S I s lo p f e d ta S to n
E l m " ' “ " f " re« " » * »nd wood, and then bm lnStoS S !™h
wooUen yarn ; but very great care must be taken, in binding to ore rent
the bark irom slipping round the stock, which, without attention ft fr
very apt to do. After it is properly and neatly bound, p Î t a hftfoloam
or clay close round the stock, to the surface of the pot • then w ith ^
fh Z t ® " P^'®P®*'j®'""' p ? f . 831.), to prevent the damp from dripping on
the smon. cover the whofe, and press it firmly into vent the air or steam fmm irf.tHTio- rn foo . n thei _m__o_u_ld, to fr™
979
to t h e ' p l a n t V ' t h e " ¿ l a ¥ s % u é t ' ' / o / ' b ¿ -------------------
taken off unless yu« ■
immediately returned. ____ „ cal
weeks the glasses may be taken off, and the clay
and binding removed; but it will be necessary
to bind on a littledamp moss, in lieu o fth e clay,
and to keep the glasses on in the heat of the
day, taking them off at n ig h t; when, in about
three weeks or a month, they will be fit to be
put into the greenhouse, where they will be
found to be one of the greatest ornaments it can
receive. I should recommend th e m a n d a r in
orange for the first trial, as the fruit is more
¿mF y fixed than that of any o fth e other sorts.
I have, by the above method, had seven oranges
^ry nar ttvi meii pol n vaii p\l ant in a small CO p o t.” ('H o r t.
T ra n s ., vol. iii.)
4847. Henderson'
adapted for proving successiuL Take two'
year-old wood, cut into lengths o f about 7 in
If the stock is much thicker than the graft ( He
fiao /»V n„t - ,vi-------- -OT 4.1___4-.1. .X _ , '•y's
mode o f g i-afting is well
ssful. “ T a ’ ■
„OP tas mucn inicKer tnan tne grait {Jig.
832. a), cut a piece out of the stock of a trian-
p l a r figure, about an inch and two eighths in
length, regulating tho depth according to the
thickness of the graft, and keeping it square at
the bottom. Displace two leaves a t the bottom
01 the graft, for the convenience of getting it put
o n : cut the graft right across under one eye,
where a leaf has been taken off: dress the graft
to fit the receptacle made in the stock, observing
to keep the lower end of the graft equal in
thickness as above: ahvays let three or four
leaves remain untouched on the graft. After the
graft IS fitted in the stock, tie it up with bast
matting, and put clay around it. If the grafts
and stocks are about the same thickness (b ), cut
the stock a t right angles nearly half through.
Cut off the piece, keeping it equal a t top and
bottom; cut the lower end of th e graft right
across under an eye (a ), and with a knife prepare
the graft to fit the stock. When the grafted
plants are tied up and clayed, set them a t the
back of the vmery or peach-house, observing to
keep them away from the flues, as lire-hcat is
hurtful to them ut firs t: cover them with handglasses,
or, if a frame can be spared, it is still
better. Shade them every day, but take the
mats off a t n ig h t ; continue the shading till they
begin to grow, when they may be exposed to
the light. If any stock happens to be so tall and
thick that It cannot be placed under a handglass
or frame, put two or three grafts on it, set
It in any convenient place in the house, and shade it
the grafts wi lasp nnn« <if fv.« pI.i ip..,,.— i j_ p_._
448844«8 . B» j./-c.u„ttrian.g. s. . , A nismethod, though little practised on thernnHnonf
and fine fruit, is frequently adopted bv the British rrat-,irinrAv.?ife./ V® ^ mi geirees
plants. Two methods are ad /p tedV th e f i s t is fo handsome
growing, and the lower end has become somewhat mature T h e s i e / S o - f h®®" 'i ‘'®®®
are inserted with a small dibber in pots of light sandy ?o/m with 2 ft nr ¿ o p e rly (4849.).
¿ bottom. They arc then covered close with a crystal bell’ and nl infffd h / Z / Z ®»
The glasses are taken off only to wipe them when dam? f e d T o g e n t l e heat, and shaded,
months such cuttings either strike or ro t off Tl™ s S / i d fs fo decaying leaves. In two
year ; to prepare and plant them as above; but aftl? ™veri/g ‘®
cold frame, where they remain in a state of apparent in vH a ? for fif / glasses, to plunge them in a
f^m a callous excrese?nce at the lower eS / o ' f X cu f in l aS^
E m q ” " / / E ''««“ .;«««»<> "y Hawkins in the J I ,fn . t X vo S ¥ 12 “ E«"«™"y to
pra ciiste ii tov
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