THE FLOWER GARDEN

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 94, 7 May 1937, Page 12

THE FLOWER GARDEN

Commence planting all seedlings foi a late winter or early spring skow, such as einerarias, pansies, vioias, poppiee, stoeks, ahd autirrhinum. All the above varieties are to be had now aithough it is not too late for sowing seed. ivtany perennials may be planted now thus giving them pleuty of timo to make growth and bioom this summer. Set waililowers, poiyantiius, sweet William, Canterbury belis, aquilogias, delphiniums, and cyclamen. Flower edgingcs or borders are sometimes a worry to gardeners. Here are several subjects for iminediate planting: Primuia, malaeoides, a dainty litt'ie profuse blooming mauve flower, growing 6in. Planting shoulii be set 8in, apart. Nasturtium seed, Tom Thumb, may be poked is the soil along the border for winter flowering, vioias, blue, yeilow and white. Flower for monthn in moderately rich soil. The flowering seed may be drilled along borders or sown here and there in clumps: Virginian stock, mignonette, linaria, linum, night-scented stock, alyssum, clarkia and candytuft. The following should be planted in boxes or covered with glass: Nemesia, giant pansy, gaillardia, calliopsis, stock, teu weeks, poppy, cineraria, antirrhinura, carnation and lobelia. All herbaceous plants such as Michaelmas daisy, golden rod, goldcn glow, helenium, and helianthus, should be cut down after tbey have finished flowering and all weeds removed from around their roots. Large clumps may be lifted and divided next month. Chrysanthemums are now nearing

their beet and repeated liquid manurings with ammonia and potash will heip to produce flne sturdy blooms. Spent dahlia flowers should be cut away to allow the youpger buds to fully mature. All available spare ground should be sown in crops for produeing green manure. Lupins, oate and musta/d are the three leading varieties to eorr. Lawns sliould be attended to immediately and all vacant epots ralted oyer, top-dressed and resown with flne seed. Autumn sowings are aiways the best as the graas has longer to estabiish itself before the summer months,-