GARDENS AND FENCES IN NEWZEALAND.

Dunstan Times, 4 January 1867, Page 3

GARDENS AND FENCES IN NEWZEALAND.

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We have little dnutt bin, that the !*».« would thrive will us a fence in New /Ze - land, uMie especial y if smie twelve Inches of the yellow t-uii were trenched u.< an■' inC rporaced pa ty with surface sjil, say tw. or ihiee ii ch.B mixid up w| It the ncli s »il aud the r St. mostly ait f bull, ui \o plan., mak s ;i better hedge iliau ih. holly ii' d at or it is tstablish'd it mei a l.u Hale iuri', i.s the anuu.il growth is 8j sh ,n, i.nd sun by. As to the unnagetn>-ut rathe sou.s are a l.>ng time vegiiat ng, it is hj st to 11 cut ilummurh nie he hiuih.iu M x th m with car hj or smd in a beau ami turn iheili u w uiitl ihen until a.I tne fleshy coven g is rutted, which will t ,ke a goou uvi ol th> s.-as ii, tlien thi-8 ed" may he sen rated from the ear hj by sitting ml fown in l'iee.y juKe ied beds, and covered wt hj half ait inch ot tiuu s.iil, If tt;o weath-

bh uhl to viry hot, a ei sjwing ,t w. uld

Ii a.visah.e to e vir the bed with, fern or otlnr li.ttr to 1 tept e and cool Y ur heat we 1 b.; he worst enemy to the y .ling hoil <8 We adv Be thus sowing in ind<, as they will be the mote easily pronet m tiom birds. If the seeds are unpor,b<l, it wmtl; be best to wash them tree ot pulp, dry them wili, and sow at ot.ee In lie see nd year af.'tr lltus Sotting, tlui uug plants mjy bo transplauttd tor anotiur ya' into rows one lout, apart. lie tore doing so we w. ulo bring s hie of tina.rii'iii.ditig rich soil, slighuy ni'x»d with the under soil fo as to give a depth <f a. least" two feet ; if mi re all the belief. Thus t e.i'cd, we believe the holly will grow with

vigour. L'ttle atteution will be re-

ma ie-i, except stopping the plants that grow woresiruiig'y than their iieighbars, ami any vt ry sir.mg fhoor, that threatens to rob or take the strength from the Lwtst tier ot branches. These should be encuurugtd so i.s to sta, d uut from eighteui to twenty-lour line es from the stem. r l lie wedge-shape j'will thus bo scureil, whiihwil give llie m p t impenitr.-bie fence aid with the lea-t amount of trouble in the way of cutting and iruiuing Prom to 4 feet aerors at the bi.e, would do for a hedge from 5 to ri feet iu height, aad 8 line W or 15 indies widjat top. 'lho ludgo may b; pcrpe dicu'ar on each side, and as wide ut top as bottom if deemed advia-ihle, as ibe pluut nmy be ir.iiu'd lo u>y ? hape. It cut oi pmind • ■ften, I lie uu sule Lecomos inipi ik t.uble .. v n to In i da.

'lbe U.-a.e Orangr.(Muc nro aurnnt'Pca') LYo have no doubt wiiihl thri t- ill New f.Z :.il uul, .id it i.» i (.to) y p o,(')jiit. (1 I y layers, and ly cut ii g the roots liito pieeia ,nui paining ih jn. >Vt! Ii ivn never mfii ~ l.oui ludgeofir, One cir nuist'nee in gh Lav omit l' r his L ke um o In r i l.i i? ■ ii ai-i t ke ii,t a Uiij.tr.u ixsmiio it jroen.-t ,hj. is ;ire. i'.i tin'il on <h y.ow ; | bill if lie Id tir t or » o. n i seiMHi's > r « li t.ea' 8 o its \ t- ell t to a bu < ;>-r » . .-•,■ „ .. jci.r.m fi. bit r m-,1 out in. UJAC u..i1.0 , i k ;ti \\ui% *u)U

from fire to B'x feet long, mieht form a ik'LBB fence. We should imagine the cli mile would le more suitable for it than either l'/nglund or N<,rth Amp'ica. lime it will not com pi te wtth the Wt.iie Thorn . ingHiura', though, if we 1 ail nothing else, .', 't night be coaxed into a goo I h- dye f upe. tj Tli" commonlauri l(D thshs hi' r. ceia-ns would gr.ailv e<c-<d tin- Puitug 1 ingr.w hj w -nd in \ew Z aland clinute woi.ld .nmi.tit up with ureal rapidity. The d ffio.d y * would hj the annual cutting, to keep it it liou'ida us a fei c., hut the cutting would e ' gi'ea great am-tint of firewood. Multitudes of Plants c, ullln> easily cbtaitied " first, by ft ed>, second by layers, but more quickly bv cuttings As somas the sum m<rs g>< w!h is over, takeoff the youep shoots, with a little hit of the prev ous - growh ; shorten the cuttings to Pome seven or e gbt inches ami p ant the half in the -< il dimly, p'acing ihem in tows a few it.ches apart ; if in a th.ipy placeail the better, i.y she following sprito' most of y 'lent will he ro ted, and mmy fit, to trans- J jilant lu the autumn. u