THE GARDEN

Clutha Leader, Volume XLII, Issue 84, 28 April 1916, Page 7

THE GARDEN

WHA T TO DO NOW. (Notes by Amateur.) Innlv creepers, roses, ever- - I 'i i '(LrNhmius trees and hlirubs. S rrt ' n a ",ths uili»". crocuses, seillas, PKv herbaceous perennials may be Ha j Pant in groups of three or refits nnsn,gl|. Bift and divide * IS P !,, '„\-.THi-''wii specimens. W- ~.,„., ..rowing vigorously and F, ' U ' 1 will 1... ivnd.-r.-d r.t'-ii ii rom-pruned judiciously. !«'" '•' ,r I „.os..i)erries and cur- ' C,lU '":; l„. inVrted now in a shol:"ntsi" i r Choose strong shoots for (UUi'V-i-- |)11(U ,-,.,„„ tl u . l„wi-r hah <* BloV i ,„.l insert, them lm deep and gl!n Inn-a H,o t , .sunder. Make t hesoil illH '; !(i| . ( . ~„„ ~,.„,,.,, mu-Ii as Llit „il ,'nK.ls. Leave parsnip* still an" >' jntbi; y"' 1, ". ! .ji,i, : ,,r,. Mumj)s, potato T l ' ~,,. ' into a heap, and bum '"pl-ire "i-i'iiiMl f»r planting rhubarb. 1 Cl.I be trenched two or three Ws i'> »ml well manured. Hoots ;V ij-uit'u! in properly-prepared m \,\ v'ili continue productive tor f loUn V a ' I, ill, little further trouble. f%.\\ ,;,',,,- ;o plain is in -;»'in-. The be-sL turn '"J_____.

montbretias

M,„ul)iv'ia conns increase rapidly, , M , ~-i.aic> .ben' being uans,l",l| -crv ..ilier venr. Sirong I' 1'" ,' ust the soil, which should """Tr |S i,v .IiiW.HK i" l'l'-»«>'. of IUW-ived manure before replanting. ?!u .Vii-Mix "Inch promise 10 .'»■<• • r flowers and replant them a lew |; "f' ~„.„■. sprinklini: around them n, sand. The small conns mav C";;i;:iiaoiv ,i,,k. y m «i..h-„,-o----r ,-,„! ,n the reserve garden, to -to;. Hearings,/., next season. P | Bl .„ld,«.-t. localities it may be adtM|,l, to store the conns m boxes ot gM.il in cold frames, and plant m

DAHLIAS. it die time ol writ ting; dahlias are -.i'llvcrv bright, but at any Lime they 1,,' MM.ilt l»v I'-os; «»• in<-l«->ii«'tir Seed -hould be saved llv from il.<»'- varieties pos.-ssmir Innjr, rigid H™ l ' l ' stems, and other desirable qualities. Cm the !>!■'"(- >" ulthl " a , 1 '" 1 , ,Lurnund. and lift careinlly the uih(l,U a'fork. Wooden label-, with Mt* fov susiu-udinir them by means Oi -mall bra-.- nr c..]ij)er wire, are the Vst for labelling the plants, and at 11,,. 0 ml nf the -easou they may he dela(il(,(l a „d securely fastened around tk fonts when stored. Keninve the the tubers, and thormf;m drythem in an open shed or some other : convenient place. When dry, store the : puMna mol, trost-prooi -belter, cov- ! (Tin., the inber- with dry sand.

ANTIRRHINUMS. IROT'MEXT OK PLANTS I.N a err MX. \m« plain- resulting I'nun the laiMiminer -euimzo will now be strong and s'-oekv i" habit. It i- import am tbt these'conditions obtain throughout then-inter tumuli-, then a splendid display of varimi.-colored blossom- will be a>siirod early next Minuner.

Willie tile -nil ill the beds is ledit, :h,. plants mav be planted out tnnliuitli. There will not. be any disturbaniMif their runts in spring, anil the flower buds will form a few days earlier titan those mi spring-planted plants. In the eiise of heavy i-oils in lowlying sjartlciis it will be advisable to retain die plains in cold frames through the i\inter. If cool frames cannoi be spaml, then nail together a few romdi Wrds tin ed|le to form a temporary frame, li' glass ran be put on in fn.M.v Vflllw, so Hill' b tile better ; if they are not available use mats or sack's. In t'vcrv ease, the beds should be ifehtly vaistil and a light compost used and made firm. Put out the young plants Tin ;iii:iit if large, and bin if of medium si/.e. <iir uo the "-oil between llwi iritli a pointed -tick several timeduring the winter ; this, and keeping ilifir siirromidiiegs clean, is nil thai is nwiwl.

FWWERINC TREES AND SHRUBS. LVIU'KNTMS. Tlic lahiinniin is a lavorite flowering ,r,, P with all !o,'eis of beautiful <»:ardftls. In ;,iHir atid very shallow or gravi'lly Miils the [lowers are borne on the trees, w , gnr.ui, in profusion; and, areordingr lc) mv n !, M . lV atioti, the color •s richer than 'in instances where the trees were grown in a dee)) loam. The Iwniiiii i| My |„, planted in hedges, ?»d<lo well, as it seems quite at home insiidi position.

MAUMMJA*

tun 11' M . ll(VS m , vt , r flowered, ww «'iu!<l be WMth ; , place in a <<arwmi -.urnim; „| t ]„,j r handsome mvos. The, hi,.', .(iitiiulty in overcome "i I'etui'd u . tli.. iii()viiii'"oi' magnolias Micd'sst-ully .- the h,.-k <7\ fibrous"roots. 40 » In-, |.j lll( , ~, sl ,j(, t ], (l||l j s j n l" m s, «-!ien :Ul „[[„,.; ,„ the *»«*»stul, much „,„,.,, s0 ,],;,„ j u t he -autumn.

01.KAR1AS,

3'm-i H;iuMi i. .•„ M ,inlv called the 7>y)iu,i,, ~„ .„,,„„„ 1)r - th( , „„„„,,.. * wall, d;.i,v-|ikr lluucis which de°P "''>n ;ilicr midsummer. It is so sand. THKIiCKLDKu HOSE. tort ~limis aIT klKnui ' lls " "* vi " hZ S ' t nd V - Pl'CiHuni, called the oU 7 Snnwllil! l-"'"". hears flower* WaK i P '"'"- v - Viburnum accrifolium Vitirif i' tl ' ! l " w '' l '" '" spi'iti-I. -in<l >»n" n l,""' n, 7 ,n lh " :l " t '" 1l »- Bein. y V th ll "' chancing, foliaue. >s l( ° '' lUiu ''' '!»-»■■,- habit, it is a Uhl " ™-*iy i"V small E ,rd,„ s .

lv . ZKXOBIAS.' for tL" "'if a llin ' flowering shrub wmtaot"" 1 !s ; ird, " n > :ll > thc habit i* l W oft t lh ,° llci S ht rarely more e iimu ' ls al '° white and t ia Al2 -' lia f T lml Zeno - In a natZii ,s tlu; bes t w #' 01V?t0»' freeW % at - v <> oil tho plants ! a »mixtnf Vl l,lna heat < P lant * em k TreHS' J 081 " und leaf - soil . dee P