FLOWER GARDEN

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 14275, 10 February 1912, Page 7

FLOWER GARDEN

Generally speaking, work in tho flower garden is limited to keeping rho borders clean, tying up tall growing herbaceous plants, feeding Dahl'as ami Chrysanthemums with manure water once a week, also thinning and tying up these latter at regular intervals in accordance with the growth they aco making. Finish at an early- dlito the pruning of the Wichuriana Rc&es, euch as Hiawatha and Dorothy Perkins, ■ and among the other Roses use tho knife ill removing all growths of either- Dog , Roses or Ahumetti which have started from tho base of the plants. v Sweet Peas which havd been pruned back, and are making new growths, should bt>. JieJped to a continuance of bjoom by ■occasional supplies of liquid manure. This will help the plants to develop new growths, and a superior 'lot of ■autumn' flowers. Sweet Peas which were sown late, in spring or early summer arc just starting to- flower Those will givo'splendid results «> long as theiTCather remains bright and suuny. Later, when the autumn raias are .heavy, the flowers are liable to drop before maturing. The Sweet Pea when blooming likes the sunshine. This is a good time to sow all kinds of herbaceous plante and bi-arinuals, such as Iceland Poppies, Canterbury Bolls, Aquiligias or Columbines,- Antirrhinunm or Snapdragons, Violas. Dolpliiniums or Larkspurs, Shasta Daisies, Sweet Williams, Pyrcthrums, Pahsies, Genius, : etc., etc., all of which do beet from ! plants raised at tijs season of tho year. I Many of the annuals nlso do best if sown now in tho open.border,.viz., Godetias, Lininanthus, Eschscholtzias, Double Scabious, Acroclinuma, Nemoeias, and many others. By. sowing at this season, the seedliage aro well ; established before winter, aud cocoon. ae the warmth of spring starts theso plants at once push forth vigorous growth on which an abundant supply jof flowers is assured, this earlier than lon those plants which are grown, from I spring sown seed.

Carnations not yet layered should bo at an early date, otherwieo they will not have time enough to form good roots before the winter.