THE GARDEN.

Otago Witness, Issue 2170, 26 September 1895, Page 8

THE GARDEN.

OPERATIONS FOR THE WEEK

Kitchen Garden. — The work cf eeed-saw-ing, where not already done, fhould be pushed 'on wilheut dtlay. Sow seakale eced thiuly in drilJs 2in deep and 18m apart. P/auts cau also be grown from oul tings dibbled in at iu,terv»ls of lfb, giving 18in between the rows. The cuUings are raat!e 3 : u or 4in lorg from the ttick rcot«i, cutting the top horiz nfally pud tho lower end on the slope to distinguish them when pla»it ; ng. Wl.e r e the ground is being dvig tho roote c»n be plauttd &•> the work procetdn, by cutting a perpendicular treLch and bedding the roots flimly sgaiust it, keeping the top levtl with the surface. The substquuib treatment con&/s's in keeping Iho ground hbjufe them clean and liroit : rg the growth to single breaks to induce ths ft rmiti.-n of strong browns. Tfce Mil for teakule should bo rich and deep, and if of a gritty nrfturo the plants will thiive belter. Where (ho soil is unsuitable a trench filled with rtad tcrspings will grow the plants to perfectk n. Oao of the best materials for forcing and bUnobing is sawdutt, which ia placed over the crowns tj a dep'h of 3.t. The itslks under this treatment are clean, beautifully Matched, and can be cut when the first leaves appear through the surface. Fioweb Garden — All new ground work— pUutiug, turSng, and a general clfarance of tubbiih — must be completed aB expeditiously M circumstances will admit. The work of the Benson among i hrubs ought to be finished except An occasional watering to tboEe newly planted. Proceed with the planting of biennial*, making them firm in the soil, and put' ing ihem in deeply. Auriculas are beginning to push their blotm spikes. See that the dead leaves aro removed fr«. m the collars of thu plants, and that the balls are not dry. Th*-y muct be complelw'y shaded from the sun, and kept ciol. Remove tho layers of cwnatiousand picotee*, and either pot or plant them out as required. • Greenhouse. — The plants will need daily supervision in removing tho c v.hich are beginning to fail and in supplying their placts with others from the cool frames jusb coming in. Fly is becomii g troub'esome on cinerarias and calceolarips. Tue lower leaves of the latter being gererally the breeding place, they thould ( be removed if they lie close to the soil in the [pot, as smoking will sometimes fail to reach them. If the buds on the ciueraria are infested, dip them in a weak solution of nicot'iie soap, $vhich wM mnke a e'ean sweep of tho pest 3. .Camellias expanding their bloom bud* should .be ae#isted with a \ inch of fertiliser in the [watering pot every alterus-ts watering. Eiicaa out of bloom may be cub back, and stood in a cool frame facing the south. Keep them close and raout for a few weeks until they have made their growth, when air can be given gradually until they aro fully exposed for the season. Potting, propagation, and the sowing of seeds of choice varieties of plants will be the chief items demanding attention during the week.