FLOWER GARDEN.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 1 March 1917, Page 3

FLOWER GARDEN.

Water copiously, keep the surface of the soil well stirred by hoeing, Sow a batch of winterflowering sweet peas, also a batch of the other varieties for next summer's flowering. Herbacious plants of many varieties are now becoming "seedy," when seed is not wanted these should be cut and should be gone over to remove all dead stems ; other will require tying up, such as chrysanthemums ; these, too, should receive a plentiful supply of manure water. Encourage growth of plants useful for winter flowering. Sow a few varieties of hardy annual for winter and spring flowering. Gather seeds of the various kinds of annuals as they ripen, and clear away those that are past flowering, Dahlias, tie up and. thin out. Bouvardias afford a continuous and plentiful supply of flowers, no garden, however small, should be without them. Amaryllis, belladonna, tuberoses, liliums, autumn crocus, vallota purpurea, pernnial phloxes, verbenas, pinks, penstemons, petunias, the different varieties of salias, roses, etc., all add to the fjqraj display qf the present month ; together with the many varieties of late flowering annuals. The main batch of spring flowering bulbs and tubers such as anemones, ranunculi, ixias, eto., should be put in the borders about the middle of this month. Cyclamens are just appearing through the surface of the ground, and should have some well rotted manure put round the bulb.s. A,nem.qnes, a."ad ranur^cu,]} iflay" he sown out in open, foedg or in boxes. Rich, sandy soil is the best. Seed sown now will produce nice tubers for next season's flowering. All propagation of bedding plants intended fqr. next season's requirements snoujd be carried on with despatch, Itoses-^the stocks recently budded should be examined, and the ligatures loosened or removed as required. Lawn —attention must be paid to mowing and rolling.