GARDEN NOTES.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 9943, 24 January 1898, Page 7

GARDEN NOTES.

|Jf, - « Weekly Press and Referee,' _f Mo«l'** n S I, P Celery onghfc t0 ** Aom ' j ua lly commencing in time to prevent tie outer leaves opening out badly, also i king care not to be in advance of the inner j* yea. N " r nu,Bt the aoil be P ressetl vet y . I against the stalks, as this frequently 1„ _s bulging and splitting at tho base. MaYo the Mil ti«o with a spade, bring the lljg we ll up together with the hands, keep them so with one hand, and with the other carefully pack tho 80il al)0Vlt them * Tl, ° oolding up should be done in about three jporstions, at fortnightly intervals, the last •hue finishing off neatly, and so as to enclose the lower portion of the leaves only. Rows that are dry should be watered over-night prior to moulding up. In sowing Cabbage Ld do not omit to thoroughly soak i_ s soil with water, sow thinly and !;,« with half an inch of finely ,jjte(i soil. The aulwmn sowing of Onions » AAV b e commenced with little delay. Make the" soil moderately firm before sowing. Drilling is generally preferable to broadcast sowing? and tlie rows may be about nine jßcJies°asunder and an inch in depth. After the seed is sown give a dressing of soot and w ke it in. The Onion sowing may with advantage bo divided into two portions, and fortnight allowed to elapse between each ,owing. A first sowing of winter Spinach may be made. Among all annual plants the production of gefed is the last act in the cycle of their lives. It means exhaustion and death, therefore, the production of seed, unless required for - tue, should by all possible means be pre- "" vented. All such plants should have the geed pods removed as soon as they appear, for by this means the flowering season is much prolonged. Continue to propagate inch plants as Pinks and Carnations, which will be required next summer. Pinks are most easily reproduced from cuttings which may be planted in fine soil on a shady border. When these pipings become well rooted they may be planted out in an open place, at say a foot apart. Pinch back, on ths main or leading stems, shoots of Wi»taria. These shoots will again break into growth from the buds just behind where the shoots were stopped, and after these shoots have grown a few inches, they should be again stopped. The result will be the formation of flower spurs at the foot of the shoot first chortened. Early in the following spring these shoots should be cut back to within five or six eyes of the msin stem, and the young growths from these eyes are then to be heated in the same . w*y as those of the previous year. When t_e leading stems have reached the length it is intended they should attain, thoy should also be stopped: As Banksian Roses go out of flower, thin out the long shoots, laying in aaffioient to cover the space only, and at _uoh a distance apart as to allow of their , becoming thoroughly ripened. Those that are Lxid in should be shortened, say to about one-third their length, removing the tip from others. From the points of these new ..growths will be formed, and in early spring cut thorn back to within two or three inches of thoir base, leaving about three good eyes. These will produce a plentiful supply off bloom. The Banksian Roses prefer a li»ht loamy or Bandy soil. Hedges should now have their annual dipping. Cut at this leaton, when growth ia nearly or quite completed, they require little more attention for »long period.