THE GARDEN.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14835, 11 November 1911, Page 4 (Supplement)

THE GARDEN.

The s flower of th© season ■ is undoubtedly the rose. The climbing varieties . are now in the full zenith of their glory—they are the first to come in and are amongst the freest flowerers and most -useful for garden decoration ' and for ■ cutting. The varieties belonging, to this section have become eo numerous that in addition to garden arches, and training against the sides of houses, outbuildings and fences, and up verandah pillars and over walls and tree stumps, , the now popular pergola provides further means of displaying climbing roses to best advantage. Hybrid Wichurianas are of ' most" recent origin,' of which Alberio Barbier, Dorothy Perkins, Lady Gay, ; Hiawatha, . Aviateur Bleriot, and Delight are striking examples; the rambler; section is also; comparatively new and adds to the list of climbers. All colours are now represented in climbing roses, from the purest wllite, richest, yellow, bright pink, and various - shades of reds and crimsons many .of the kinds are delightfully fragrant;-' Hybrid Tea Roses. .

• Hybrids teas have received the greatest attention by rose specialists and other pre-sent-day raisers j the list of varieties under thisheading comprises many of the best roses in cultivation and 'has Become the most numerous. . Until recently the hybrid perpetuus were ; the most extensively grown and most popular for show purposes ; they are still great favourites, and justly so, as several of the most' highly perfumed ; and evenly-shaped varieties . belong to this class. The Pernetiana section is of .recent origin, being a creation of Hons, j Perneb-Ducher, < the , celebrated French rosarian. The lovely, Lyon , rose, Soliel ;d'or, . Rayon d'or, Viscountess Enfield, and ■ others represent; tfiia new clasc, which is a complete break and. the forerunner of .great possibilities. Juliet, an ! English seedling, is an: exquisitely beautiful rose of the same parentage. ' The time of flowering of many of the varieties of roses depends upon the time the pruning is- done. Those plants that were pruned about the 20th of July should be at their ■ best about the 20th of this month; consequently the date of the ros© show held at tho Choral Hall this week was a little too early for some growers,' and is accountable for the reduced display in the competitive classes. '

' Planting Chrysanthemums. Complete the planting of chrysanthemums for growing for the production of show blooms. >'* The : season for planting dahlias has again arrived. The cactus section is the most popular and demands the greatest attention. Dahlias are indispensable in every flower garden; they produce a splendid and most varied display during the late summer and autumn months. . The varieties are now so numerous, em bracingall colours and shades, that the Selector need have no difficulty in picking out kinds that will meet , all requirements. There are the usual batch of novelties, some of them superior to the older sorts.' In addition to cactus dahlias, the pompons are most useful for garden decoration; they are of dwarf bushy habit and most flonferouß. • Double and Single Dahlias.

There aro the old-fashioned double dahlias of somewhat symmetrical and formal appearance. > The single-flowered varieties . are of light appearanco and popular with a few growers. Paeony-flowered dahlias belong to a new section and are esteemed by some for garden decoration; they produce vary large loose flowers. The collaret dahlia gives further diversity —-dahlias require staking, the best time to insert the stakes being at the time of planting, thus avoiding disturbing and injuring the roots, which often happens when this operation is ' delayed until the plant is in growth. The Orchard.

I The cold harsh winds experienced for several weeks past, and still continuing at the time of writing, cannot fail but to have an injurious effect upon the fruit crop. Fortunately, when peaches, nectarines, and other early-flowering trees were in blossom, conditions were moat favourable for the setting; of the fruits, with the result that many trees are carrying heavy crops. The adverse weather conditions now prevailing, however, are playing havoc with the foliage which is naturally greatly checking growth and • development of fruit. The leaf curl is doing much damage even upon trees that have been thoroughly and systematically , dressed, and is naturally worse when the trees are exposed to the full blast of the gale. • Late Peaches. * The later flowering trees are fortunately of a more hardy character and not ; so much affected as the more tender kinds, though even these do not escape the blasting effects of such fierce winds. Apples and pears appear to have set well ana so far promise some heavy crops. With the setting of the fruit the orcliardists' labour i* itu>wM»BAtL« tha mmaroua jnifiprtiM nnrl rlifi

eases that all fruit-grower*/iSt •' £ (.''l combat before they can place intmlTTl upon the market Ml'" it nSV? I them to use every possible ;>meaTs J?"%lli vent a 6 far aB possible :&££ fruit or foliage by the various crc& r . The Oodlin Moth. ' . Fortunately the codlin mntl, few yearn ago •threatened 1 ' Sf.jJJ'Vi of the pip fin ; indue try,, has " V* o *®* ant ana judicious treatment been so reduced, that only a ■ v^ yw «' ' percentage of fruit is destroyed bvV maU - ages, and this is naturally iedi£il* rav season , i" orchards that are^ eac h treated but it must be borne in J""?** 1 ? it is only by persistant effort thatuf^ 4 ' 1 suit is attained, and not becai lß TtU moth is lew active' than ; while the root.li is not feared aTit?L 1 but be the orchardist has many other ties to fight. The woollv a ph£iff* 6l ' tacks a large number of variS at * 'have so increased during the lJ?f» that numbers of trees have few practically useless. Some course much more subject to the of this pest than others, while ra™ ties are absolutely immune. 1 me Var,e * Cultivation and : Woolly Vff|jjj| The method of cultivation has n n a ; ; 11 much to do with this; trees^W^-fill abundance of weak sappy, unrii*Sv if at all subject to apfi,^ ***, tacked, while the fruiting or w<Kf wood is free from the pest. tJmSSv? 4 to the woolly aphis, the grower' li„ combat the black aphis, a destructive that attacks the young branches of r,e3h I ; plum, and other trees, and the leech fc' i beetle, and various other insects US i as fungoids and other diseases Tf ! 3 already done, stepr, should at nnij^ 0 ' taken to thoroughly spray the tree. *}j arsenate of lead the first dressing a)s§ always be applied immediately unon °S fall of the flower. The S p&dS?|l I obtained by spraying with this mixtjJ ' with little or no risk of injuring the tr«uT if the instructions given with the roateS is adhered to, renders it invaluable only for the destruction of codlin motfc but for almost every variety 0 leafS ' ing iasect. - yT* K