Practical Gardening.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 223, 18 September 1915, Page 17

Practical Gardening.

Information and News for Amateur and Professional.

By DIANTHUS.

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TO CORRESPONDENTS. -i"/; ■ r.ir:.-:; if •■- i „ ~,.„ ~ ' fi:i;ns. ' re i.i w.. , ~. ~,... ~.,,, I\. . .."".:'■'., ','.;'.' i,',.'.'. ',' '. A' V ' -l I'ar- • .1 A, :., r, .... , r ,. ~.., .. I e" I ' ' -, ! . : >••" l-ive left. ..in l »,■ * . :..\ii... i.. ii ~ "'{■■'.,'■■ c., ,-,-• ...... RATA. 'I !' ~ pi T",.. -|, ,1„|,.,„| ..;. a.,' •. ■■.tii ihe bulb- l! I'.ev Inn,. ii..[ 1-- f'e I ' ■.' ...i.i. ve:,r- We -ll - - - i -1 I t • I f - ■ -VI Hell Hie '. 1.-,.,. !,:,- c.'.1l ]~,. . . . .... .' Tile. -!_.,:.: I I - r CARNATIONS FROM SEED. **-c: : . .-am,: -v- l! '■ I■ ' rv fn ci;.. ;,r on. .:• I in ot >■ .v;i;. -. an 1 .il,* , irtur i a - • ! ■ .ann v t eve: pr.-.-ut Cliaii , ,■• -..me to .i or .iiii,:.e t",,r'i: o lalu.i i.c se. I !;.•*..■ carnations cut 1.. ■:-. j l I

grown. Th,. present is „ .. m ,d time to sow the seed. It s ,1.1 be sown „ut * de in ...nn light Miml.v soil, t ~• rowshould ie si, i.i, 1 till tin- s !l',i.- .ire up. mil even t ..tl .1 sli.ht shade, such ■•- :i l"« spri.- of scru'.. will ,1., iv, i '"' ''" | PHIHTCXA EXV/ENSIS. I | This i- on.- ~- the 1 ,-t ol ti.e-e belli till] (lowers. !t i- hardly in the I A'.ieklun 1 di-tri.-t. bet nee I, shelter in : Southern district!.. It .1 reni.irka.lv' | -imilar damp, siiadv p.-iti..u. ll i- ul-., ; :ir-t class for dowering m the green I 1,.,u-e. It grows about il loot I, :.■!,. Un 1 ; tie tlowers are of .i lov.lv golden -~! !,.... i., .m.- ~:, who'rb'l -..•!..- leave-. Tiie llovv.r*' are '-v.VeCv -■lite:!, somewhat rc-eml.litig ihe ,„•., , J slip. Tile plants .ire cii-ilv r.u-e,| from , !-. I.i fact, tins l, one ..:' the ,-,-,. ,-t -~,.., .....v to :, ll,,..eiing size, an 1 once i i : ■;, ,„nim-:i",' t . 11"...:. t.iey continue I I W it.; lit A lire.l's. j GETTING RID OF THE PESTS OF VEGETABLES AND FRUITS. j There ure v few stau l.irl leine.l'c- j |t ~t ..i-i b.- used -ii v. —mill a_.ui.-t \i, ~-t jii leu li-.:.' '■* i< they ..:• 'i-ed i ii, time. In mo-t c i.-es j rev, ntion i- j i ="•*-•» !--«- -'Ii" ir :i '" t "' "'"•■" l ,: '"' i !,.r- mid proii.u '" ."I t:." plant, i" I i li' refore .-.ll! for . -til. t lv.lt.h I I ;,.',t for i ..• ii-*' -..ii*. Whcuev, .- '.on w.is i; r-u-li umr g.ir l-Mi in I you s.-e | ~ le.; , rle lupor ii >ei..iv\ sp t 01, i | t in-.- th it sh.-ul ! be; ecu, h uiiti! you ' ! hive di- ..i-n-l the .'.lll-.- ol t'.e t: •■' ■:•' Ti.- hi-l thing .* to Tii. i ..nt whether i | the ii—l-e is caused by .in in-ect or l.y I I lose t* 'II ,-l]v ' .''on. to two dlVIs ons. J j vi. . i'l- "biting o- . hewing insc-tO such \ I .i- .-.te.-pi.'l.irs. et ■; or the "slicking ' j .!•*.• !-." -mil .is aphis ~r scale insects. OLD-FASHIONED FINKS. illy .-. A. Hamilton.) The name "pins ...n-rn v mugnifi , .-.-ttt genu- that include- some of the . Itr .-t popular (lowers in cultivation. The annual pink- .-row ulk.ih -i i..ot high. and are g I massed in bed.- or borders ! 1 i,, ..,.li i , ol.iiir*. ~r in mixed colour j in i i,s and singles in all of the finest ~; .„,- ~,,1 shad.--. Tbe double flowerwell .'lo'-vn. for Hitting for the vise. It vol de-ire .1 -.here of extreme I,rib i I ] ;i v in voiir garden try the ninny- j ~.loured pink-. The single kinds have tii" largest Hover, while the double are! t!,.. most fragrant. The pink family i- divided into ..vcnl sections, all of which bear the family name ~f Dianihu- tbe biennial-, j us' I for betiding plants and for cutting I f„r the v.'i-e: the perennials or hardy j pink-, of which there arc a large number of varieties and many named | varieties; tbe deltoides, ot creeping pink-, suited for the lock garden; the ( latifolins. a bedding variety of rich | I ~i„k colour: nnd the negleetu.. or j ; .lacier pinks. :l perennial, cold-climate. | I rook-garden kind. I Those who grow the summer pinks of I the annua] kinds should consider them ! strictly as bedding plant*. It is th* | j nature of these plants to give but the I one season of bloom. They can be I ' force! to bloom sparsely the second i season if carried over, but the effort will not be worth while. When they I are grown altm_ t'.ifl oilpee of shrubbery ■ borders, as true perennials, perhaps giving a slight amount of bloom the first season they will usually bloom brilliantly the second seat-on. There is probably not a plant in eomi nl oti u.e that is so easy to grow, and i that under so many adverse conditions. Ia- the annual pink. They will grow in I any soil in which anything else will grow, but to bring out all their possibilities give them good soil, good drainage, nnd an exposed, sunny position. Vo raise plants sow the seed thinly in boxes or the open ground in a light, sandy -oil. Sow in shallow drills. The drills need only to be scrat.hcd. and -1,,,,,1,1 be as shallow as p_s_i.il-—only sllllicicntlv deep to just cover the seed. V soon as lnr.e enough the BCcdlings should be transplanted into beds. I Mace •h,. seedling ii few inchi"* apart, and ' keep vvii.erc.l ti!! they are large .'.long!, try plant out in their permanent ijunr- ,,.: -. Wh vi planting, out allow nine inc'ic. tu a foot between the plants.

I THE AURICULA. '•"''• — bin::*'. ill". -,i,et s.ellte.l. 01.1- ---'■-• "Ue I plants se, ii l„ have to t ike •■ ! "' ■' I'l.'i. ■ n.i'. .. mi-. It L- not .in.- ' to a lacking ~:' beauty, or am thine •' : -''' for they nr,- ahe'.i.l in nuiiiv re "i • '<** of .1 lvi ~. the plant- that are '

".'."• V. . ' '.- ,'.' '.'..- - ''.i.'!l drained. I an! fa- g .... I - ui'lv r- ",i - 11 —1 -hi ido via „.- ~ _• ,-- ■-■■■■■ and hi t ,;■ ! g..',!!■ ! ." ■ ". - rn'. ' po-'t .... Man. ~..,• ... ~ ~. i ... ,■-,.._ :•■.'. , ;-'| i ' i t . i ,;;, "' . ~-.',' V.r.'lre .. r-sisl n.,t - ,- ~ ' C-e - i-1.-i.t_v ... --"I on ' '.-..-■. '~.', ;". 'I ( „.,-f. 1,1-1, ,„J. lillt tb" clooms :",- ■• :. ■ "1." »:it< r I :i- bi I a .el -his ' • :••■ o : - arl.t !'■ t"' ml carnation, -..'.,. \ i n- _n n hundreds r. fin- do-lb. - n-!et '-I "-i -- Tie i'l 'nt- j in I'l- '...■ ,'c all see.ll 1 1.'-. Illld -■"<>« an s" ~... ' ..- ~.., ..„...-..■ ••'" d.oi i" «.,..,.-. , -!,!,„,,!, the individual , -i I, • e-,iia' :.. named vir .tie.-. , t'o-.-e - ~ ;: . .<;. n that nn name . var.r. ....... ~, commerce WOilid j *>-> — ..•■.>- »"! produced the, flow. -~ i; ,; ■:,;. ~ d hi- done th.REPOTTING FEKNS. M.-,st Terns i-'i il!.- »r..»n ;" the nnM - i .- ..it ii it- :- the time to re pot. | it in th..' .-re- n li -'i-e o- potting sh.-d. I part-: I.i,:' --~•; .'.. tw., part-: and sand, j V'-ate- .ho- ~r ,'.vin-' fif'lv. rnnsequently j free ;.-,, „,., ~. -. „,. ...s.ar'v. Any "I ti"' i mail.-.,; oir .-- nepbrohpis which are pot- j bo-inl •; ~, ~ i vid.d nt" small pied*. il' •i- ~.,i ori'.enien' to move them into hi"." : ■~-,. T ..*-■• that are pott" lon .!i . |, • ]~. -."veil il pot t 'i large; a ~• •'• '~. i ~" •■ ~ - : "- lar-er : * *ulTic ','.'■ " |' .' „,::,.',, ~f lie '"ill "f '-""' n...i -..'i ....... ■, ib.c.t bur.... - that I.e. I, •' the • ' Hi! I- II •' :>">' "ij-'her i.i ~ , ... '~.„ t'b.i, in tiie old. I'ot ', • • . • ' ,„,| '„. c ireful to nvoi ! r •',.. „.; , ;,,!,,. root- get hold o! tl:- ie i so,! W'r.e'l .Ml :•>■ 'ted -ill urns I- : ".'"'. ' ''~.',' ~" ;"',;' '.'..'"ul-nite of sod i .'.',' .' '~ .'i ~,• . - -i.tillb 11. t-cv ,':. le. •.c''..ei.t b.i.cbt from it.

PLANT DISEASES. j The various diseases of plants are* chieily of two kinds. There are "parasitical." that is, the rapid multiplication of some fungoid pest, but which is introduced from some external source. Then there is what may be called "con- : stittltioil.il"; that its. diseases which . seem t,. be due to some internal com- , plaint, ami in the majority of cases of | which very little is known. The para-] siti'iil disease- are hard to combat once | they have a start, and. in fact, it may I l.c said that there is no Hire —prevention' is the only available means of combat. The standard remedy for these diseases j is 1...i I,mux mixture." Thi_ may be made j at h..mc or can lie bi,iij.'ht as a stock [ solution. Uor.leaux mixture has been j replace! -.o-iieivhiit ol lute veils by limesulphur. This evn als , lie made at home. I bu: i- somewhat v complicated and dirty ' operiitiou. The lu**i way is t.. buy it | in a sto.k solution. Moth these mixtures can be ii-cl with the addition of arsenate of lead, an.l in Ibis form tiie combined spi'iiv is elleeiive attains, funjioid an.l insect pest,, |;,-v flowers of sulphur. ..1- powdered sulphur, is effective aj-aiii-t many ol the mildews. The mil- I .lews mc very obvious once they have I _ot a sinit. by coierinp the leaves and | -leu* with a' whitish mould. Once a I fuilL'oi I disease is noticed, no matter j h..w Sinn!! ihe affected sped, the whole] i ..f the sunie plants should be treated, I mil the treatment coin iniied with. | I "(' =n-: it ut: .mi" disease- are very I hard to cinbit. in, I Ihe he-t advice! to .ive i* to emphasise the nee,! to keep 1 P'mils in j.,. ,1 health nn.l vigour, an,l ! ii •; 1,, ov.-r.l.v the giving ~f foicing iiiiiiiure*. This latter iilvi.c applies to, nil ,11 . f..r i. IhmU'iv. vi_. .roih* j "lint will withstiind disease of all kinds | better than a weak overgrown and over-! ' led one. lii nl en-.-, ns soon as „ plant I i- n 'tl - I '... be infe-tel with some mi- i ■i - ■ ■~' i r i:;, ble disease. ! .*,. no lime in con- :

si-iii: - it I ■ the tire, or t,, some mi li iii v t., try an I discover what is v..ii_. I'u no account leave it a ntnti.-t hcnlthv ; bint- to spread the infei t on. I THE WEEK'S WORK.

T1... weutli. I- I „s 1 II rather wet :,-.,,; ,1,,- pu-l week, ill.d work ll.is 'I ,'..-,' v. el .1,11- ,!'■■ Useful, the. :-11 . II fee 11...0i1es t.. . leur up The ..Id - 1 .' v, l» tunic.) ever. H...1 w ~.,| i- e.-.-'.-s nn... n an ni ; f,i 1 11 I- 1.. I v I'll. l 1.1.'il It. throw ' I'evv'u,',.-- ,re wort!, keeping, mi.l t„ ~ ii „ r..u of I i,l. I then after ». : „t„ _ i„ i1.i.l ..,'lv ..,„• 1,.'-" nn.l 1..:. up. i- vv I,„| ~,„■ can term 5e,.,! :* . 1:. up. and II I* n"i w .rib ti:.. 1,.,,,1.1.. 1,. - ... 1..-.-I 5..-.1. I" -ay 1,. 11, H._ "' .llsiipp.llllllielll .''.','.',|.'r'i'..''"s,i|.:.l','"i'io .'■'. -c-'i-- „~, :,:,— 1,.,-, are of a '■»> per "| '..«,'..' 1, M.'.-'.i''l"iies are ,lirr,-re-,t Ma, v. ~f e.unse mc saved ~, Clf ~..-,:!■ ~„„.|-„s. 1....1 111 -.I. 1 1"'*t1.,.1 • I- lll'i.'.-l '..I — :''!" t- •*■"■ ,11,1 uu.'ii.ll'.'ee. li.l ll.ej 11.,..' t" I"' t.,k. ii .... mi-: 1 ~,. uni lei. i .11 iibelv due now. ' "•'■' |.. r .", ~" ,!,. 1,-k ,f - 1 ...will,; 1,. ~;.. le_e,|,i.|e .;,r-le,; Jl.sl ||..V>. A 1,,, .-- elcr.lU'-' - '"il bive - " in,;—..... - -.routs - t"<- *••■',,bun "ii..'. .'o Wre"'.'.',;Ser ,'r.'ti.. !.nl „..„ ~,.|. ~ : ~.- ,i few .Hf.cr.-ii: ..,."_" ;'.'.' .'!..' iv'i'i.l" il ' l:" l« ii"t ,i. ill, ii'iv- ,ln. nn,"- It 1- _■• I fr .■:, 11..- : vi' I- I- ■"'>•' »■ c. - .-.•, ,| ~. v.- .."".,■ li■■ k 1i,r..'..-!, Ill" 1,1, V '-re Ikllli ■ "i.p i_"l Ihem Jib .. Ed .-,,: 1.,.- *..;.;" TV IV. llllicr .-...'...'-.-'., re n0.." iiinii'.ij ii. nud a i,7i.'_i."" ..: '*.'-!." lii'n ' -.n'.'ii ot wal r will w ■..-_ >. ler*. us i.,.-.-. nr. tall ci B h: nothing 1.e.-.ts nisin '. ir.-e f,.r ii -'urt liven vvLele wire netting .lip. Is . -.-d to give 'ti,.- vou.ig plant.. The hoc shoiiid he k.it going, ,--; lallv 1,11,'i.5--. ~.!.,-• and eurlT plunted Top* P..till lioiild be planted as f:,-l v* r....ni nn l.c found for them ~f .-..,,;-.■ lli.-re is time vet. in,d ir tlier- I- 5..:,, c ,-rop of early l".is t mc .rr *."ii. tli.-lr place .nn be Hike,, Li p..|ut Tomatoes ..in 1... sown ~,it«|.|,. lion If v l.'lie |..otee|.„|| I- ("IVeil A 1.... v, 111,..iit t .p ..r bottom, lllnl ~ fe.V |.le..- of _l„— or eve,, paper will ...ten i.. i v- g...»! us an expensive lm'.'.-i,.„.,,.,. After ill! -nil and done, a IIM!" Klnss i» n .-iii.i y„ , ■„ , _~-,],,, ii*' ure ii«e.| In 'lliut'iiud for -o .-ailed ' rr.-,, I. itiirdeiilnj;." would l.c ii great help here There I- otic form made by the .-1,,,-,, loiuliiiii.iis ,1,..|,e* I'o . 11. (Jil.-en Vlctorl-l SI . London, which consist. ~t two ~',„!„ pice* of «l„*s held toireiioT l.v wireThese can be tuken iit.urt or put roirether In v few nilii.ite- When taken apart they pack flat. Till: FI.IIWKK HAllliKN. The ground f.,r chrysanllieaiiiui. a Utile early, but' it vv ill "be a.l the better for ti.at. The kh.uuU for dahlias must also receive llltelltloll ll will Hot he lons before we shall be requiring It. Seed ..f various ilOiiks can l.c sown, especially of liarilj' annuals, biennials and perennials. The |. In,. Hi. c out ~f any hoi itruwn siuir can be done, especially during this showery weather. Sweet peas ne.sl training twice n week, and the ground ebuuld also receive a k'uod bo.lug occasionally. Whiter flowering varieties should tune Hie hi,...ins kept cut off. There Is time vet for any seed required In he set. Carnations of the border section ar.' throwing up their flower spikes early this season. Stakes should he put to them where necessary. and that is wherever a (lower spike Is. I'm tings of tree or perpetual flowering caruatlous strike readily n 'W. They should he i„it into some sun.l.v soil In a shady place. The position should not be dark, but the cuttlnirs should not s.-e the sun. THE -KEENHorSE. The bulbs ol begonias and gloxinias should be brought out and laid ou the bench prior to stiirtliiu. Cinerarias are nearly over and should be cleared out, otherwise they become Infested with fly. Calceolarias are growing now and will soon in. showing t,1».0m. Cure must be taken In watering. Fumigation of the house for green fly should he done occasionally: once every ton days or so Is unt -oo much. Cyclamen are now in full bloom and will reeulre plenty of wnter and also an occasional dnse of stlir.nlnnt. 11-i.li." all deed flowers as fast .i- ihcv come, otherwise your plants .■••!! soon tall off.