THE GARDEN.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11644, 4 May 1901, Page 4 (Supplement)

THE GARDEN.

- o CHRTSAXTHEItrsrs still continue to bloom profusely. The queen of autumn flowers must hold its sway, as there is nothing to displace it. Cactus dahlias have become immensely popular, bur as they are in perfection before the chrysanthemum is 'in fall flower they cannot take its place. Dahlias are practically over by the end of March, while the chrysanthemum continues flowering until the end of May. The following list of varieties will be found a <rood guide for next year's planting for exhibition purposes. The n.'.ir.e~- an- enumerated as nearly ;t3 possible in their order of merit as shown this season. .Those that are natuially bad growers and difficult to cultivate are omitted :—Modesto. G. -T. Warren. Stizic, Madame Carnot. Mr-. Mea-e. Madame Kozain, Mr-. T. K. Bennett. Ladv Ilanham, Madame Deis, Mr. T. Carrit.-ton, Wattle Blossom. Acme. Madame Louise. Rc-rnv. Mr-. G. W. Painter. Mrs. C. 11. Puvne. X.C.S.. Jubilee, Master W. H. Tucker," Swiiiloy Giant, John Pockolt. G. 11. Iverslake, juu.. Mr-. W. Rivtsall, Buff, Globe, Madame P. illvoire, Chas. Davis. Miss Nellie Foekett, Marie Brunnin?, J. }'. Upton, Mermaid, Lord Cromer, Mr-. T. (1. Smith, juu.. Australian Gold. Ladv Clarke, Viviar.d More], Mrs. Coombes, Mi"-, D. Shea llr-L-n Bloodgood, C. A. Owen. Nvanza. Dr. Liebert, Mrs. Xewbitrgcn, Mrs. White. Fordism, Mons. Chenon de Leethe, Sidney Bruiinincr, Leslie Brtinning, Mrs. 11. Robinson. -Sir if. H. Kitchener. Mr-. Bruce Findlav, Lord Ludlow. Mr;. G. Cameiiter. President Bevan, Eda. Brass. G. W. Childs. Phoebus, Western King, Metis. Fatzer, Mrs. Chas. Vieyser, Mrs. G. Gunn, Tie; Convention, Mrs. H. Weeks, Emily Silsbury. Robert Powell, Gcodgrarious, Cissy, and Madame G. Henry. The precedin;; is a reliable, list of Japanese varieties. All are stood .Towers, and most of the above, with the addition of a few well-known decorative sons, are al»o

i ' s-,-,i'-b'c to prow as ordinary garden plants. ! The following is also a list of the 24- best j i"! i'-ved varieties, in their order of merit: — j m. ,') ~-,„ 0 Fife, Madame. K. Flowers, ! : r .;, 5 :, :i .'.; : Xcnin, Ladv Isabel, C. V.. Whit- i naif.*.ija>lrur.e Perfect ion. Mi- A. Hilb. Ma- ! ;"..-' •'.•.r-.ti'e.ti, C. H. Cur--. Ideality. Globe, ! <i'{»- M.-.d;m • Fci'l.tt. Barcelona .ie LTorise'.. ' i E-nIV X.-nin. Jeanne d'Ar.-. Mad.i;r.e . \;"'-'.~ M-= X. Mo'.vneus. i'er'e Pa-.:- . ; ;;.!.-l:.ei--, ■-.'!:■■:■:>! P»»::ibriggo. bare:) Hirs h, ' Sirs. ];. C. ■■■.--to:!, Barbara, Brookk-iph "'-.,.'.'.".:.'-. '~-,, :... v .,i-i .».',% Thev'r-e : " KITOHEX CAItDEX. . ro n-.T.ist weather and too cool and variable : rl.cu'.:! new be harvested. Hive the ground | nigh: -r nir.re. when it should be sown in j c- c:;icr green crop. This treatm-jiit \ h-ur.us. For «a-: week* ps:t the weather j has p.:;; ? _]] : h a - could be desired both for -' ~ ,■„ - t-i ' ' '■■ ■ ' ' - ';- e"h:.d. ' It Ir.'s ',--:! an easy matter to keet down weeds :■:'. : . ].■•: :':■•-' '_Mtd.cn it) > rder in readiness j tor v inter. Proper provision must now 1. > • th-.. ■:,■■'. =e:--:ui. I', erect this. see that the V,"';. the exception of a few of the very 1 • ... v -. : ■• ■■• . = i : '-•.:i"'=. most vine- will now h:,v.- he " -■:•_ I--'! of their fruit, and will re-iu:ro "11 the exposure that can be _>■-. ; r-.;'.": them to ti;o;o-jgh.ly ripen ':.-:■ wood. One cf the most important t'li.trs :-; to have the weed thoroughly well -':.••■:: -: : heforo pnm.'ng is commenced, and i-i .-.-;-- -' --- ---'i ---i of riponir,.: all the ven- ; '-::,,.-;--' should he given. All subIs : i-a .too. riiould he cut back, with the vi-~-.y of ex;.-ositiL- the m::tn wood to the lisrht. ar.di t i allow free circulation of air. Most cr.-.--..-grower-■ scci: learn that the best hut '..■= and the eror.test number i? always produced '.•::-:•'.[ the ino-t perfectly matured wood. The earlier the vines ripen the '' : _:, -- the ~ r.-or. of ro-t they have. after ■ : n.r ":■■'. providing reasonable rare is ;.T.:to /■ -i ,< lew temperature. This is •i-.rr.-or: ■-■ '~ r- a sr.od re l -: enables the plants r.o~l •:•;•.: fulfil their function; during the fi-:l-.i:'.~ season. Alter shortening back all _....... o. ~-,.. srovrths, -tops should be taken to eradicate any insets or diseases that have ticked the vines. Unfortunately there are few vineries that escape the attacks of some of th" many pests that are such a source of trouble in some form or ether, but it is •during the autumn, when the wood i ; fairly well matured, and when there is no risk of d'-'stroyini; the fruit, that more stringent measure.' can be taken to destroy them without much ri-k cf injury to the vines. The mealy bug is perhaps the most dreaded and destructive nect that crrapesrowers have to contend with. Yet even this pest, can be j quite eradicated by judicious and persistent fumigation v.n'th hydro-cyanic acid gas. The use of this ir.esn? cf destroying insect pest? in vineries, plant-houses, and other places is no longer in the experimental stage, and numbers of growers now avail themselves of this means of producing clean. marJcet_.blo cranes. Instructions have been given in these reetunns azain and attain how to apnly arid ouantiries of material re«]uired. Rut. although, this means of fumigating is e'Tecftiai in destroying all life exposed upon ---~ vines or in the house, numbers of pests ! mar be secreted and protected in the sod i of "the house, so that every means should I p... U sed to keep the floor of the house clean i from fallen leaves or other debris. Th.e ! most efreotiirl way to prevent butrs or other i insects from hiding in the soil is to have the j whole of th" floor inside of the house asi phaited. This i= by no moans an expensive 1 operation. An-irt from the advantage of I having a perfectly clean floor, the temperaj tore can be better regulated, and a moist ; or dry attnerohere can be obtained at trill I 1 v damping the floor or keeping water from ; it. A.r-nrt from insects, there are other ' p e j.-5 that p.ttpek the vinos. _ Mildew _is i perhaps the worst disease, and. is most in- ! jurious -If allowed to remain unchecked, as I it destroys the foliace end causes it to fall ! nn-matur'elv. Dustint: dry sulphur over the j leaves is the most effectual means of deI c ,.. cv 5„.j. ,-,; = rli_ea="', while the canes and I lateral- should bo thoroughly painted with ! the solution c f Gishurst's compound, Kepos.