GARDEN NOTES.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12683, 22 December 1906, Page 7

GARDEN NOTES.

(By Hoarraa.) GENERAL REMARKS. Flowers are exceedingly plentiful just now, more so than at any previous Christmas, in spite of the very dry weather of the present summer. 'Props rations were made by growers for a large supply this year in view of the *

possible de-mahd, and the kind [of flowers grown are those suited for table de-oration, such aa awost Pfss, poppies, gaillardiaa, coroopsis, marguerite-, etc., etc In addition to thoao lilinm longifoliom, hybrid gladiolus, Oto., are much in evidence and in mttch .demand. Both if these latter flowers are unusually early, owing to tbo b«it, dry <_oason. It ia after tbe New Year that they usually corns into bloom, and their presence just now denotes tbo forwardMsa of the season. Fruit is also affected by tbo westhor, cborries especially, and will be com* parotively scarce for Christmas trado. Many varieties which .are usually -A tho full flush of the season for Christmas trade, are etjuite past this year, and those whioK come in for the Nesw V«or will take their plaoe. Gooseberrieas, currants and raspberrwa aro 'all mora forward this year than for many seasons past, reminding horticulturists ot the summers of years ago. American early puma aro vory plentiful this season on tho POninsula. They are now changing colour, and will bo ripe by the first of next month. It is some years sines this popular early plum yielded a heavy crop in tbis part of tbo country, lato spring frosts aocounting for its bearrennoas.