THE GARDEN.
VEGETABLE GARDEN. It will be waste of seed, time, and labor to sow onionseedsafterthis week as there must not be any further delay in making provision for the next Spring crop. Some spinach of the prickly so t sown now, on rich soil, will produce fine leaves for pulling in Winter, when other vegetables are scarce. Sowings of radish, lettuce, mustard and cress, or rape seed, may bo continued for the salad bowl. GREENHOUSE. There is much to be done. Many of the cut-down pelargoniums require repotting, and those of the double and zonal type should he shortened in when the flush of bloom is over, the plants being kept without wa ar until they make new growth. The spare trimming may be utilised for cuttings, which should be inserted in soil with a mixture of sand. FLOWER GARDEN. Carnation, having done blooming, should be layered, that is if'they are worthy of propagation. Pinks will come from pipings when inserted under a hand glass, or, wanting that, knock the top of! a brandy case, fill it with prepared shoots, lay a piece of glass over the top, and then throw over the whole a rhubarb leaf or some shading.
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Marlborough Daily Times, Volume II, Issue 104, 19 March 1880, Page 4
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201THE GARDEN. Marlborough Daily Times, Volume II, Issue 104, 19 March 1880, Page 4
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