THE GARDEN.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 133, 5 June 1907, Page 9

THE GARDEN.

I (BY HORTUS.J I ["Eortas- is wuitn; to answer aay I «ceries. Correspondents must siTe tbel! [ real naases and addresses, tiionsll cot for j pnbric=tion.J

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Soo+ as Manure (J.C.) —1. It is b«t to apply soot as liquid manure To plants wiien tbpy ar» growing freely, in proportion of r.aMft?pooiiful to .each, quart of. WSW\ —£ Po«rfl>ly you brn-ieU yonr sras? seed too i • i-p. Fr..iii tile- second wwt in Marri cUi of May is tn« •pastil lor gowiu^. _■ ■IC-i'.'—Kepp rt-5 plane <iuici» dry I fn-m May to th» of iupistfrftjiy i7ri;iic ereatiier trten ami always Ui inll J -unsliiiie. near to the g-lass. Pot should he I 'irji- enongli to jnst receive rtie roots. I harms one-t!iird rlrainaze. compost tSr*"? i parts nirf.T loam to oae part eaeli ■■' ! charcoal, bricfc rabble, and sharp sand.

.1 - j HINTS.

fJirp water, henceforth, fn rhe morning j only, and never drawn direct iv-rn ihf tap. adding sufficient hot tracer to ir r<j till? temperature in which the plants IrT.". B*-ently-bou£ed bedding pfctnts. or =uc£ aa havf stood on't »>f doors during toe sLmmer. are prone to discard somr- oi" their oldest leaves during tiie first weeks I of <-onnnement. AH should be picked over pertaiicarr.yr. Frci- are. in some districts, infested with moss, or Uence at tIUS season it is desirable to dust them over with .wood- ask of lime. The former Is the most effectual remedy. if lime, is applied it should be fresh, slaked', and "'an be more economically used when there is no wind, asd after the larger iumpe are removed, by passing it through a. fine sieve. Bush fruits, where subject to these pests, should also be freely dusted, in Hie manner Frames.—These wai now be occupied chiefiy with ttartly and haif-hardy young stocfc for nest year's ornamentation of tne flower garden. Their treatment should be smch as mil keep them safe from nrjury By damp. G-ive air freely in mild weatler nigfct and day. Wnen dry and mild rue lights mar be left off entirely durln- rhe aaj. out put on at night, and "tilted srr tii" upper end or at th-e side. Xw» r expose the interior to rain. Keep everything rather dry than- moist. When water i*~-need»d Zive in the morning, preferriair one- turn gives promise of a fine day «o that Uv lignts may be 1-lr off in order to dry up superfluous, moisture. If the water is chilly, as trom a tap, raise its temperature a feY degrees by adding warm water Remove deeayms leaves and stems before t!, f7 ™ m ! mnmcate decay to u-jltliv stock Frequently stir tie soil between to order to keep a healthy permeable condition o- surface. Mngs and other enemies of tin? ' OOked tOr d ™7? M h n = p! ? nts - stocks «* ran materials and covered with a rrame. As the season ad-ranee* le=s f<-r root or so longer and wider than the frame ■will after linings be n-ce«ary As soon as there is a gtoiai warmth of 38 to"i&idem sucfa frame, store pots of umiab. salvias, verbenas, and "the literati Be They will cnicklv ,-ommence active growth, aaa the sfannrs so i.ormed unit the best of e-ir t j Vhf-a these yonjjelSioots are long return the Potss* &«5 sreechonse. fork up the material neisa the frame' and "level it" thea take- the enrtinss. make them in tie V<linarx way. town them in fine, sandy compost over liberal drainage, piacrnji a laye«at sand in. the surface; water, plarp t&em m xße frame. an'l Keep them Viose irntil they mmniesce rtiorin^. is so every autnzan: UL yon are a- grotrer;-of roses ymj will wanj to . aiftt-".aciJHS Tie-* ..SBrts[-"!ro- Tatfi- ccilacfioa- . -ix yon aie only m the- position of contemplatm; the srowia s of roses ■ you • c ?lad t0 recell! s any. sn-ejresrion.as I r °- c^ valiet£es Ef > Set and wliat to. do ?" tiL them. In the first place. tbe ro^e is not a floirer for the tatra garden. That is to say, very close in little satisfjusdoa can- be obtained from Its cultivation The rose requires pure air. a saitabfe soil and lan open fitnation_ Those are not emsdlI pons easily provided near town: bnit it is possible to give the' Sashes the mo*t I open situation possible, to amend the soil j and by regular syringing to keep tne-fofi-aze cleansed of s.ioty deposits through- the 'aiMi'Tntf- and atrttrinn. Some roses ar» betI tei- disposed tn endure the disadvantage jol suburoan environment than in this number we may safely include Mr" i John Lain-g. pink hybrid: perpernal-. Captai-o- ---; Oiristy and La Fran«.-<\ pink hybrid teas: Generai Jacqueminot. Fisher Bute of Edinburgh. Alfred Culumb. and Itapny -Tamain.- red n.p.s.: Fran- Karl Drascaki,wmte h.p.:-HerreHle de Lyon. white h-p.; Jiscotmtess Folkestone. creamy. white ! h.p.: Marie Van Hoirrxe. yellow iea.; G-loire j-de; r>rjoii, bsE tea. Among the- more rei cent varieties well illustrating, tae deveiop- ! ment of the h-t. are J. B. Clark and Dean I Hol«. quite distinct in character. The i former, certificated last year, in irs rich J rn-T-oTtring- and Babit. leans "towards th* , ! h-p-. and Dean Hole, certificated at the ! Temple Show the year of that dlstlngtiished ied rosarian's death, has the marked blend" !of tea ..-tilouringi— --■-'-;- — I Chrysanthemmn _snmmer or Annnals.— ! This is a very .pretty ira-rie^ - of the larse j family of chrysanthemnins. _They as a rule ! oeg±a to flower early ni spring, and con- l--j tinue in flower np tin the hoc dry weatier ! sets iiu -wiien they conn die o£. There are ! some Tay pretty doable and single varieties [ which make them very <Jesfrai>le in the b*c- ■ der il ■' i*iTTy ji ■ ■' 'j. Qo7 attain j a height of from three tn four feet. They j can trith ease oe propagated either by seed : <ir cnttings. : PFopagation- By cuttinssr j 'Wienever any one possesses an extraordiaarily good variety of either the double or ', single, all they have to" do is to tike off } a ettr»scg ar a-Ey -Dime *h# -plant is- in Bower. I Iliose ruxtiags cntsiit at eace. to be put into j ligit sandy soil in a pan-. Tap pan should ; fte placed in a coot, shady' parr •-.? the j house, and kept in a moist state. The cut' , tine will soon strike. After rney are ! struck, the yoonsr plams shoald be- pricked ; ent into boxes. The. boxes shonld be kept ■ nnd>r glass,, till tile pUmts betome ' established: afterwaras the boxes can be I placed- in some cool-shady place out in the open air. Some time.abonx tie end of Apr!) j they can be planted, oat in the opes I borders. As trie" winter advances rfiey ! will grow rapidly, xnd early m the spring ; win come into Sower. To raise the annual I vafiedes by '-ntting-; snoaid only be done j under extreme . i-irctirast;) nces. as good I strains of seed can c-isily b» procured, and I preparation by seoii is much easier and taiti e s up less time rh;in from. CTittinjrs. ! Propagation from Seed.—The seed of th» ! summer •'.hrysaiith-emum should be sown in • seed pans onder sLass in May. It will S( » r . ; minate very quiciciy. ax-*£ ill a. few weeke i rhe" little plants will "be" large enough tc \ prick out inta boxes. The plants in Vμ ! boxes should; be still grown under glzst i till they have, attained a height of about I two or three, inches. Trie TSoxes should be f then placed ont in the open and the plants r aHo-wed to harden. Titey can b<? piknteil I our at any time durin? the winter, hut It lls as well to have them all out befors ! tie end of September. If pnt ont then they i win begin to grow at once, and mate [splendid So-weriiKr plants in a very short period. In growing: the fynmrirl varieties Ute the perennial the best results wili !>e obtained on rich, jnoist soiL which has beer, heaviry manured and trenched. Sometimes the nuiuaT virrieties will nrodncH j good plants frnm self sown seed, which i will come op all over the border. Tliese, i when abouT four inches in heiziit. can be i cvam-plaaTfd to airy required position durina j t&e late autnem or winter. If it were not for the sings, tbe amrrral varieties, in our c£aia-te. wonlxi become a perfect nuisance as weeds. Any quantity of ytrang plants of the RTitnmn or perennial chryeitriei:. the- nTrrserymen"s or seeflfimen's, aad I now.tis :tis best rtma. to-plant -etrt.I• ~ —