GARDEN NOTES.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12903, 7 September 1907, Page 7

GARDEN NOTES.

(By HoKixs.) Tho hcia"**\- rains of tho last foiv wrt'kti have ensured the growth of the newiy-plamod treej and ahrubs, besides Hilly charging tho soil with moisture, uud thtic; providing a supply fa - oin which both deep and shallow-ro6ted plants may draw for some months to come. IS'ew-maiLe lawns have own settled <io\vn by the weight of nioistiiiro uiueh better aiul nioro cvcnJy than if frocly ro.i&d with tho houvaebt roller, in id sctunns <iown iias lounU out tJio locwo spotti, and theae koiiows can be easily niled up &o sooai as woathor conuitioii6 permit. Much damage has ooea <ioue to early sown vogotaojo void Honor whicli have lotted owing to too much dampness. Complaints will probably be made against the quality or' the seed supplied, but it will i>o tound by experience that the moisture and the coid soil are the causes of the damage done. Gardening must not be renewed too scon. Tiw soil muot beoome much drier belore being again worked, and it canuot be raticU on until thoroughly dry. Frosts are almost oertam to lollow the rains, and care must be exorcised in shedtering tender plaaita und those whioh couie early into bloom, such as early ihodouendroue, tree preonies, etc. In. the truit garden apricots, peaches and nectarines will axso need protection to ensure a crop of fruit. FLOWER GARDEN. Work in tiio iiower garden hoe been almost stationary tor tho last week, but go soon as the soil loses some of its superabundance of moisture, seasonable work, particularly seed-sowing, will be resumed. Not until the toil has become warm again can any seed sowing take place. Heeds are often sawn too thickly, resulting in thin, weak, and sometime* shunted. plants, which give but an apologetic display of flowers. Procure your seeds from a reliable source, and bow tliinly, exercising some judgment in relation to tho character of the flower which is to make tho garden bright at a later date. The great mistake made by many amateurs, and by come gardeners, too, is to sow flower seeds much too thickly, though this fault may bo balanced if a vigorous thinning is done when the seedlings are in a young stage. •