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Auckland Star, Volume XVII, Issue 202, 28 August 1886, Page 4

TO CORRESPONDENTS

roses j" Amateur").-(1) The rose sdecew. Inßt on decu, neh, in.net soila. drained..? well-manurert. (2) 'J he b< st mCoS" puryosn is cow-dung. (3) You could n__ now. Cut hard hack, only loavine _tm, __ or throe buda en each sh .or, After S?S- Wa stir the surface soil above the roots ___!?'. iho manure as a dressing. Don't lmiiTk 7 quantity. The roaea you plant this »_„ i,n not kivo a large quantity of flowers _5 season, as rosea have to be. weU estnAii.l J before flowering abundantly. oStaWla-ii. pnOTBCTi.va Seem from Birds (AD) _ following I t.areitriid co can recommend it. Tafco the seeds belore a.wlne ■_*___* sliKbtly with »a-er.i.n.. then sprinkle tfc with a IU , red lead- just sufLenMS them a slight c ating; then a JW (hem \- birds, r&'-H, or vermin of any sort will _~? seeds dealt with c. above. Thia plan Ia TS with ontiro success by a largo number of W ticulturista in Britain. ""wroibq.. Uhisk as Manure l" Mannre.") —it _ji strong to iito Irch or pure, and thoi_ «i ways ba cxpofipd for somo time to t_ea_™ of tho atmosphere before using. iCTj ought to b_ mined with water in prbDortA;, cf one part f urine to three or four Darin _ water. '1 ho plan 1 have adopted with At « t place all the wood aahe3 I could obtain in pit, throw tbo urine over them covirina-,m with more BBhea and soil. Uet a coed h«_ of tills aid let it atand lor Bomo time t_p when plar;ting out sto-g bulbs lau'ch _ gladiolus place about one shovelful «h_t four Inches under each bulb. Th'Btrea__f ioiproyea the flowers. The mlxtuje at th» same tune would be first class formoiit flowo,. or vegetables—oniona especially ought to receive a dustinz oyer the beda or linea brio™ eowingornfcor thiniing. "=iura