GARDEN NOTES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 34, 3 November 1917, Page 13

GARDEN NOTES

(By "Kowhai.") DUN'raue. Dianlhus is n flower thai does well in n dry garden, provided the soil has been ■ivell prepared before tho plants are put in. Dianthusos are charming flowers lor cut ting. The colours are 60 rich and varied, the habit of the flowers so praccful, and tho scent so sweet. A bowl of mixed diantbuseß is a beautiful sicrht. Provided the dead flowers are cut off, and no needs allowed to form, tho plants will flower over a vorv lons period. The, plants, too. will last for several years if they arc cut back each yoar. and Riven a- Rood topdressing. Tho colours of tho flowors aro scarlet, dark crimson, rose, purple, ta • raon, orange-scarlet, white, and even yellow. Rome are selfs, others aro irinKed with white, and tho flowers »rc d .oublo or single. All aro beautifully fringed. Seeds may ho sown now m pans threeparts filled with a mixture of soil, sand, and leaf-mould. The plants should be planted out in soil that has been deep j dug, and that has been enriched with some well-rotted manure. If manure s not procurable, dig in sonio J™ 1 " vegetable rubbish. A littlo saw! and a. dressing of lima mar bo added to the surface soil. Give tho plants plentj of room, and they will Eoon branch out into Urong spreading .bushes. Keep tlio son well loosened round the plants at au times. After (hoy ha-vo been cut back at tho end of the season, fc>p : dress tho so I round tho plants with a, mixture of we lrotted manure, or garden rubbish and woodashes. Tho plants will soon put forth new roots into this mixture, and as a roßult they will be strong and vigorous lor tho ensuing season.

KOUTINE WORK. l)egouiaß.-Tuberous-rootcd begonias thai have been started into growth maj dd nlanted out now in tho open Holders. They are splondW for filling up s ady parts of tho garden, tho ideal position for them is a f nil-shaded, onu Before planting the towers, theso should bo vary deeply dug, and should have loaf-mould, old decayed manure, and %td!o°u"s "ol summcr-flowerinc ■ iS should be got in without dolw. Tho ground for them should be vciy deeply due. and should have some weUrotted manure mixed, with it. When planting the corms, mix w Ui tho soil a handful of bonedust, and place a, layu of river or silver sand for them to rest on Plant them about six inches below Z surface of tho soil usmg Irom «« to eight corms for each clump. ks soon as the first blades of leaves ap near above ground, thoroughly water tho sou and then place ft til layer of well-rottod manure above "$. taXflowerine varieties, of| aro jUBt, cominu into flower. All ttto veiy weak manure may b3 suppliedto them once «i week, after a. good wateun. or after a shower of rain- . „, ittl „~ n t Chrysanthemums.-Eooted cu tingsi or chrysanthemums should soon as they aro ready. D}.™ ™ u a §°°? stake beside eaoh plant at the time oi P Fo n out forget.me, n ot as ling annuals that are ready to plant out, or seeds of phlox drummond, IsUirpf the XrotawShe foliage of clumps of near the clumps to take the place o tlO bulbs. Ten week stocks,, pannes, viol", French and African marigold, »?ffi asters, phlox drummondil aro all.suitable for filling up spaces left vacant by tniiDS. BaE-DahHa, <= should haw. «ro« shoots by this t me. Slace off part oi ft ber with each shoot, and p.ant out in rirhlv-manurcd, loose soil. Or one whole Über with a strong shoot may he nlanted. Dahlias reouire a loose soil, and nlcnty of moisture and manure. Aemoncs.-Aneuione seed sown now will nroduco plants that: w j U . • Cower next ■Sue Anemones aro easily raised, from sLd and a good deal of pleasure .is derived from witching the plants come into nt auv period of their growth. Dry™ Ti thl root™ is a too frequent causo of .cmoue Plants not flowering. The little tubers should not bo planted no e than an inch or an inch and a half deep, wiioi thei roung foliage comes .up it Hould be gfven protection from heavy frosts A bed of mixed, anemones is a most attractive and brilliant sight. Tfcpn staking and tying, up plants as imember-that stroiig-grow-inf vigorous plants resist disease much more read y than weakly-Brown ones, ffiait attention to the Mil is » great Y , ,„ vio-nrntia Growth, and freciuent paying T the feaves'and stems of Sts witholean water keeps away msec K and helps to prevent the necessity °Vct Ug faded C, flow; B rs picked oa pansies, viS roses, gcuin. Argentine pea, ancmones, aquileeia, etc.

VEOETABLES. TOMATOES. In buying tomato plants care should be takento choose short sturdy ones. Too often the plants exhibiud lor sale are " Wt nlant'olf ground that is too rich. Food cVu be Bupplied to.tho i>ta*s'w* he surface whc. it is needed. A™* Jed at the start produces rapid and hiu.uant growth but this is not what is wanted. Wo want strong, sturdy r.lants bearing nlentv of fruit. Tho ground should bl ttsWy dug. but should be made firm again beforo tho plants are V^outm^ horoughly digging, and beforo jpujtwg nut vou'r plantß, hoe over tho suriact, working in 1 slight dressing o suPoriAos. phato. Wood ashes crashes from a rubbish fire should also be mixed with tho soil A strong stake should b* provided as soon as tho plants are put in the ground. Two steins arc quitei enough to a low ho Plants. As the plants grow rub out all lateral growths and now growths fro.'n tho roots.

OEUERIAO.; Ceicriac, or turnip-rooted celery, is .a most useful vegetable. Unlike celery,, it need not bo grown in trenches and earth, ed up. It is grown for Ua root, wnvch. is turnip-shaped, ftnd if i*o seedlings are planted on rich ground, and; »™ Bivcu linuid manure onco a week, and Plenty oi water, a root will weigh as.much as three or four pounds. . , Ceicriac is used to flavour soup, and alfco as a tablo vegetable when boiled.

PBAK. Autumu-sown peas are already bearing pods. These must be nicked regularly, to keep the plants bonriiig. , Another sowing ol peas should be made unless there has been ono recently, t'or peas sown during November, December, and January, the groimd should bo dug to. a depth of at least) two feet, and a good layer of manuro;or decayed vegetation should be buried about a foot below the eurfaoo of the soil. This will give the plants a cool root-run, abd will help (Hem to withstand the hot weather. Spriuklo lime oxer tho surfaco of tho soil, and hoe it in beforo sowing tho seed. Boak tho seed in water tlor several hrurs beforo sowing. The seed should to sown a littlo deeper now. Protection for tlio young shoots from sparrown-must still-bo provided, because, although tho sparrows are nor, so hutigry at, thlp Mino. of year, they aro always very partial to sweet young pea shoots. Attend, to the stakinp of crops of peas that, .aro a few mines high. Onco tho vines fall '.to the ground they never do so well. Draw the earth up about the plants just W yon do Tor potatoes. Many amateur gardeners- make the mistake of sowing too largo a-quan-tity at a time. Tho result is that their gardens aro full of vegetables for a few months, and no room is\\eft for the.sowing of successive oropfl. Tlio sowing should bo in proportion to the needs or the family. It must also bo borno m mind that one row of peas, or any other vegetable, well grown and attended to, will yield more than several rows carelessly grown and not properly attended to. Garden Notes next week will contain seasonable notes about-:-Sweet peas, routine work, and vegetables.