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North Otago Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 7760, 7 January 1891, Page 1

j (Continued from 4th page.) Celery— plant out during the month and water frequently. Make frequent sowings of creßß, muatard, and radiahes. EndiveSow a large breadth about the middle of the month, tnis sowing should give « good winter supply of the esteemed salad. Lettuce - Sow and plant out from 'previous aowinga. Lettuce for salad ia always in demand, and we can grow it withdut much difficulty all the ytar round. Pom— The latest sowings for the season may now be made, choosing the earliest varieties, such as Little Gem, New Queen, Morning Star, and William Hurat. Thia popular vegetable prefers a light but rioh soil, deeply worked, and kept free from weeds. Mus-tard-Sow every few days during the month and water frequently, the triple curled is a useful variety. Radishes may be sown in any spare oorner of the garder, any of the common kinds will come to perfection. Spinach— Make a first 00 wing of the prickly kind, aud a last sowing of the summer or round kind. This hardy and easily grown vegetable i a becoming very popular. Turnips —Sow a few seeda of cany snowball for late summer use and a lull sowing of kinds to come in during winter, the Golden Ball, Red Top and Skirving s Girden Swede will answer ihat purpose Tomatoes, vegetable marrows, and * pumpkins require to be pinched back, thu wi 1 help them to fruit. Keep the hoes both Dutch and draw going »mong all the growing orops AU spare oornera require weeding, and as the early poutoea are litted the gronnd may be prepared for a fortber supply of vegetables. Feuit Gardev. — Bud peach, apricot, nectarine, cherry and plum trees, tie and secure the shoots of grafts, cutting them down to three or four eyea, and take away all sucker*, remove Backers and weakwood from curranta £and gooseberries, thin raspberries, leaving only a few canes for next year's crop. Stop the rapid growth of strawberry runners. In the vinery the temperature during the day may be Kept as between 80 and 85 degrees, and during the night about 70 degrt 3 Thin out the bunches aa directed last month, keep up a steady moist heat, with a free circulation of air. A liberal supply of clear water to the roots of the vines will benefit the fruit. FtoWrß Garden. — Trim geraniums and set cattmga of them in a cool place. Thin out annuals, plenty of apace makes fiem more showy and developes better flowers, propagate picoteea, pinks and carnationa from pipea or layers. Pelargoniums in the greenhouse require frequent waterings with liquid manure, and if judiciously managed they will keep in btoom for a long time. Fuchsias besides manuring require syringing with clear water. Primulas for autumn flowering may bo shifted into five inch pots, kept in a cool place for a few daya, and afterwards placed in the green house. Azaleas and csmelhaa in pots require a copious supply of liquid manure, and the soil beßt suited to their growth is a mixture of peat and andy loam m equal proportions. Feraa in pots require a warm but moist atmosphere, the soil best suited for them is decomposed nigger head roots well mixed with stiarp sand, with a few pieceß of charcoal aided and plenty of broken crocks placed in the bottom of the pot for draimge, Chrysanthemums which have been shifted into large pots for Qoweriog require staking and occasionally watered with weak liquid manure. Those in the open require ground well enriched with decomposed manure and an abundant supply of water, thinning out tho superfluous branches, and securely stake tbem. Koees require frequent syringing with some ins-ctioido to keep down fly. When tha foliage of tulips, anemones, ranunculus, and other bulbs have died they may ba lifted and stored in a cool, dry place The Lawn.— Toe lawn requirea frequent rolling and mowing, and all the verges neatly trimmed, bare places may be dressed with some frevh mould and a sprinkling of lawn grass seed, after which it should be n'rmly rolled. The velvety lawn is a p'easaat contrast to the showy flower borders, blending harmoniously with the rich and varied foliage of the shubbery.

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