KATIKATI.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume I, Issue 73, 14 May 1873, Page 3

KATIKATI.

Thb cutter Bella arrived on Sunday, 11th Mar, from W hangamata, with timber and stores, the property of Mr McMillan, who is about to erect astore boro, and trade with the natives in gum.

GARDEN AND FARMING CALENDAR FOB MAY. (EEOit BBBD ANB BSBTT’b AUCKLAND ALMANAC.) Flower Garben. —This is the best month of laying out and making alterations in the flower garden and shrubbery, and for general planting. Amongst desirable native plants, with attractive flowers, suitable for the shrubbery, are Bhebalima nudum, Seueoio Munroi, Seneoio Greyil, Senooio glaetifohuß, Alseuosmia macrophylla, Pitaoaporum umbellatum, Pomaderris elliptica, Corokia cotonCorokie _ Buddleoides, and Oordylino Banksii; Clematis indivisa. Clematis bexaspala, and Clematis parviflora are desirable climbers t Clematis xndiviaa, which is perhaps the finest of the genus, is common about Auckland. Plant ranunculuses, anemones, and tulips for early flowering. Plant crocuses, jonquil, hyacinths, ixias, and sparaxie. Dig bods and borders, remove all decaying matters, and tie up straggling branches. Sow annuals for spring flowering. Kitchen ahb Fruit Garben.— Asparagus and sea-kale beds should be carefully forked over, and covered with a good coating of well-rotted dung, mixed, if practicable, with seaweed. Sow cauliflowers for spring planting ; sow lettuce and salad herbs. Earth up celery and leeks where required. Sow parsley, thin carrots and turnips where required, keep down weeds, and dig spare ground. If the weather prove dry, onions may be sown. Strawberries, raspberries, currants, and gooseberries may be planted towards the close of the month. Let the ground b© well trenched and manured. Late fruit should be gathered, trees staked, and the ground prepared for planting operations in June and July. The Duke of Edinburgh strawberry is a decided addition, and certainly the largest yielder we have, of good size and colour, and flavour above the average—a profitable kind to grow for the market. Farm. —lf any grass seed remains to be sown let it be finished rapidly, as the rains often set in early this month, aad although grass seeds may be sown in some exceptional years oven through May and June, it is not wise to risk it. Where wheat is intended to be sown, the land may be prepared. Rye may be sown this month or next. It it is a growing season, docks and thistles should be attended to. Ditches may be cleared, water furrows kept open, and draining commenced if there is much of it to do during the winter months. Early sown rape will probably b© fit to stock about the end of the month, and where grass and rape are sown together it is not advisable to let the rape grow too long before eatiner. as, although it affords shelter to the grass and clover up to a certain stage, after that it will injure them. Rams may all be taken from tho ewes ; the ewes will be better prepared for lambing and more healthy if not allowed to get too fat during the winter; they may be kept on the old pastures, reserving the young grasses and rape for the young sheep which are intended for mutton, or for the ewes when they lamb.