MILITARY HOSPITALS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3047, 7 April 1917, Page 17

MILITARY HOSPITALS

The daily bulletin of patients in hospitals at noon. on. Thursday is as under: Trentham—Discharged, 4; remaining, 19. Measles Ward.—Discharged 1. Upper Hutt—Discharged, 2. Featherston —Admitted, 4; discharged, 3; remaining, 32. Pneumonia, one .case. Measles Ward.—Remaining, 1. Grey town.—Remaining, 1. Auckland—Dieaharged, 1;; remaining, 9. '■~..■: Wellington.—Admitted, I; discharged, 3; remaining, 14. ' Christchureh.—Remaining, 3.'Dunedini—Remaining, 57. . Rotorua.—Remaining, L • . ■■; Palmerston.— Remaining, 2. Hanmer—Remaining, 2. Gisborne I .—Remaining, 2. Wanganui.—Remaining, 3. Invercargill—Remaining, 1. Pahiatua —Remaining, 2. Cambridge'.—Remaining, 1. ', . Hamilton.—Remaining, 1. Masterton.—Remaining, 8; Wairau.—Remaining, 1, ~: Southland.—Remaining, 1. Thames.—Remaining, !.■ Napier—Remaining, 5. Dannevirke.— Remaining, 1. Total of Reinforcements in all hospitals, 162. _____________

GARDEN NOTES

(By "Kowhai.") J s MICHAELMAS DAISIES. B Michaelmas daisies come into flower j! st wlion they are most needod. Dahlias •e nearly over, and . chrysanthemums :e not yet out in any quantity. Cosmos id salvias are still flowering gaily, but G oat gardens, for the past few weeks, , ave had a tidy, though rather baro ap>arance. No\<, however, Michaelmas 1 wsies have burst into flower, and every- • here one sees masses of .glorious bloom, fell-trained bushes are beautiful in the ctremo when in full flower, for each ranch bears a wealth of pretty daisyke flowers 60 daintily and lightly set 1 place. . By growing several varieties of Michacllas daisies one can have them in'flower < ver quite a long period. Almost every 1 iado of lavender and purple may now . e had, the flowers of different varieties 1 arying in size, and the bushes in height , n.4 habit. There are several protty , hades of pink, and a bright crimson. ( Plants that are flowering now or that re just preparing fo flower should be iven frequent good wateringSj and reular doses of weak liquid manure. Those gardeners who intond to buy a ew new varieties this year should make .n effort to visit nurseries where they ray choose their varieties from plants low in bloom. The following are good arieties to grows—Brilliant, lajcge bright rimson flowers; Climax, largo clear blue lowers; E. Or. Lowe, largo pale blue lowerB; Hon. Edith Gibbs, pale blue lowers, branching habit; Lindleyanus tfanus, blue flowers—dwarf habit; Mrs. P. C. Day, medium-sized rosy pink flowirs; Rosy Morri, brilliant pink; Ryecroft ?ink, large Tosv-pink flowers—branching labit; St. Eew'in. large soft pink flow5T6j Mrs. G. T. WTight, largo rosy purplo lowers; T. G. Ware, largo rosy lilac lowers; William Marshall, clear mauve. PERENNIAL PHLOX. , Poronnial phloxes ure beautiful when ivell grown. When grown in a careless-, y-prepared position, fen plants show ;heir unhappiness so unmistakably. Somo alants struggle along and flower .bravely in Bpite of unhappy conditions; :not so perennial phloxes, however. To be beauj tiful they must bo comfortably housed md well fed. But the flowers, when the plants are woll cared' for, are so very beautiful that ono does not grudge them the attention they demand. In phloxes the' first trouble is the diet trouble, for in the preparation of the soil lies thu secret of successful growth. Onco the plants are put into a well-pre-pared bed they are little further trouble, and reward the gardener by increasing in beauty year by year.- Perennial phloxes like a sunny, position, and one where they may be left undisturbed tor several years. Tho soil jnust.be -very deeply dug, and should havb a fair quantity of well-rotted animal manure worked in to it. Just'before' putting, in- the plants, work' a little bonedust into the soil. Established plants that have finished lloworing should be out back to within a few inches of tho ground. A little bonedust should he carefully pricked into tho soil about tho plants, and a mulch of well-rotted manure and decayed leaves spread over them. The plants will need only very occasional attention then until the following. summer, when mulching should bo attended to. Once the flower buds are foTming, liquid manure should be given regularly, always after a thorough soaking with clear water. ' • Among named varieties, Jeanne dATc is a splendid white; 'Kclaireur has pretty rose-coloured . flowers with- a 6almon centre; Mrs. Korslake is dolicate pink with a read eye; Coquillicot is vivid scarlet. Where new plants are to be put in this 'season, the soil should be-trenched and manured now, the surface soil being left rough till planting time. '■ DELPHINIUMS. Delphiniums that have finished flowering should he cut right back. Prick a little bonedust into the soil about the plants, and spread, a mulch or -welldecayed 'over "them. Clumhs"' that "'have ■'■ become too large may bo lifted and bfokeh up."-'Strohg outside shoots should he planted back in deeply-dug, well-manured ground. An increase of-stock may also be obtained by means of cuttings. After the plants, have been cut back, and a mulch has beon spread over them, new shoots soon spring up. As soon as these now shoots are three or four inches high some may bo taken for cuttings. They strike very readily if inserted in soil to which a good deal of sharp sand and a little leaf-mould have been added. Placo a littlo sand in the bottom of the drill for the base of the outtings to rest on, press the soil firmly about the cuttings, water them in, and shade them from the hot 6un for a few days. As 60on as new growth begins, they will be ready for planting out in the garden.

: MONTBRETIAS. Now that tho foliage is fading, Montbrotias'should be. lifted and the bulbs sorted out. Montbretias are all the abetter for being thinned out every'year. The bulbs increase so rapidly, that clumps soon, becomo. overcrowded, and the flowers are then poor. To seoure large flowers on fine long, stems it is necessary to lift.the. clumps each autumn, replanting thu bulbs three inches deep, and two inches apart, iij deeply-dug soil to which. 6and and a little leaf-mould have been added.' ■ ROUTINE WORK. Finish 1 all planting of spring-flowering bulbs such, as. narcissi, sparaxis, hyacinths, tulips, muecari, freesios, earlyflowering gladioli, etc. Finish sowing seeds of perennials and hardy annuals. Finish planting out new borders of primroses and polyanthus primroses. Cuttings of roses, flowering shrubs, antirrhinums, pentstemons, violas, pansies, etc., may still be taken. Continue sowing sweet pea seeds. Plant out doronicums, geumes, aquile- [ gios, i wallflowers, and all spring-flower-ing perennials. Attend to the cutting back, and breaking'up if necessary, of plants that have finished flowering. Inspect chrysanthemum plants daily, disbudding where necessary. Caterpillars must be looked for among autumn-flowering tos-,3, cosmos, dahlias, chrysanthemums, and Michaelmas daisies. Feed with weak liquid manure roses that are coming into flower, chrysanthemums, dahlias, Michaelmas, daisies, salvias, and cosmos. ■ Teg down runners of flowering verbenas to provide new plants for spring. Plant out all seedlings that are ready. The leaves of anemones are now well above the ground. \The plants must not be allowed to suffer from dryness at the roots at any time during growth. Work a little bonedust into the soil about the plants. Keep the surfaco soil well stirred. ' Bulbs of Spanish and English irises should be in placo now. • Provide twiggy sticks or small pieces of manuka brush for seedling sweet peas to cling to. Winter-flowering peas should be encouraged to moke quick ffrowtli. Keep the soil about them well stirred, and train the seedlings upwards from the start. Keen the garden clear of weeds and well hoed. VEGETABLES.

Lift onions that are ready and store them in a cool, dry place. Bend over thick-necked onions to help the bulbs to swell. Lift potatoes as soon as they are ready. Beetroot and carrots may be lifted and stored'in dry sand; parsnips are better left in the ground and dug as required. Tako advantage of any plots boing vacant to trench and manure them in readiness for a futuro crop. Tho following seeds may be sownwhero necessary:—Carrots, onions, turnips, broad beans, silver beet, lottuco, cabbage, and cauliflowors. The soil should be made v,ery firm before onion and turnip seed ore sown.

Plant out seedling lettuce, cabbage, and cauliflower in ground from which potatoes have just been lifted. Rake the ground level, and trample it firm. Puddle tho roots of tho seedlings in a thick mixture of cow manure and water before planting, them. If cow manuro cannot bo had, soil, lime, and soot niako a good mixture for puddling. Keep French beans well picked, and stimulate the

plants with plenty of clear water and. regular Buppließ of liquid manure. Tender French beans are much appreciated at this time of the year. Hoe regularly between all growing crops. Thin out carrots, turnips, etc., as Boon as tho seedlings are big enough to handle. Slugs are on the look-out for tender seedlings jußt now. Dust ripe soot along the rows frequently. It acts as a fine fertiliser when hoed in later on. Proteat tomato plants with scrim at night. Garden Notes next week will contain seasonable notes about: Camellias, Romneya Cooltori, and vegetables.