THE GARDEN. From the Auckland " Star," August 9.

Te Aroha News, Volume II, Issue 63, 16 August 1884, Page 5

THE GARDEN. From the Auckland " Star," August 9.

Kitchen Garden. Wiilx tho soil is in a suitable .state a few more early potatoes should be planted in a •warm, dry situation. JMake a small sowing of carrots, turnips, anel onions, for early use. The main crop of onions should not be sown till the end of this month ; prepare ground for such. Prick out a few more lettuce for salad. Commence making fortnightly .--ow ings of peas, using tho earlier and dwarf varieties where stakes are not easily procurable. Scakale beds should now be forked over, using plenty of wellrotted manure during the operation. Cover up such plants as you want for blanching; with boxes with movable topn ; then cover the boxes with long .straw or litter. The movable top will give easy access to the plants. Make buccc&sional .sowings of spinach, lettuce, &c. All seeds coming through the coil will need attention by throwing hot lime over them at night, so as to kill tho slu<4 pest. Keep all weeds under as much as possible.

Flower Garden. Still continue forking the flower borders when favourable opportunities occur ; also the relaying of tho box edgings. All evergreen sluubs which aro grown for their foliage should now be pruned back. It is best to pruno such just immediately boforo tho buds begin to swoll in tho spring. If done now, they will come away with great vigour and grow much better foliage than if pruned in the early winter. Continue pruning x-oses which aro wanted for early blooming. Plant out a few more early bulb.% for flowering early. Continue sowing a few more hardy annuals. Transplant the different border favourites such as daisies, violets, pansies, pink penstemons, lobelias, &c. ; tho earlier these are removed tho better they will grow throughout the season. Tho different grass edgings should row bo pared with the knife. The grass on the lawn will now bo beginning to grow with vigour ; constant attention must be given to (mowing anel rolling so as to compress and get it lovol beforo the warm, dry weather sets in. Keep walks clean and fro.a of weeds.

Greenhouse. The watering of all plants which are coming into flower should now receive careful attention. Cinerarias and calceolarias that have become established in theii flowering pots should receive occasional watorings with liquid manure ; still continue potting into flowering pot those that are ad vancing in growth, give plenty of individual 1 spaco for each plant so that they do nol become drawn. Camellias done flowering repot and placo in their summer quarters, Azaleas coming into flower give liquic ' manure Give tho house plenty of air on al favourable occasions.

At tho poultry market.— Customer : " i should like to look at a fat goose." Sho] ) boy: "If you'll wait a minute, missus wi I be here directly." . The latest mathematical puzzle m Englan I is said to be this :-~Two ladies met thr< 3 ladies, they all kissed j how many kiss< were exchanged?