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Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 387, 24 July 1889, Page 3

Flower Garden. Work in this department must have been much hindered by the almost continual wet weather we have experienced during the last two months. Still it must come to an end some time, and every effort must be put forth so as to overtake lost time. Whenever it is possible to get on the soil, a few gladioli bulbs should be put out. Liliuin and amaryllis bulbs, finish plantingas soon as, possible. A few of the hardy annuals .should now be sown from time to time. Those sown now will flower very early, coiniug just after the autumn-sown ones. Those roses which are intended tor flowering early should be pruned now. cutting hard back, only leaving two or three eyes on last season's wood. They will alto do much better if each plant receives a good mulching of manure. Keep the soil well stirred around spring flowering bulbs and tubers. Some of the early-planted ones are showing up strongly. Give a little liquid manure Dccasionaily. The late Chrysanthemum Show has caused a great interest to be taken in chrysanthemums, and the coming Camellia Show is also causing a great interest to be taken in early spring flowers. A good number of growers are now paying great attention to their anemones and ranunculus plants, so as to get them in good form. Keeping the soil free and open, and using liquid manure is the best system of cultivation that can be followed. Some of the camellia plants are now in full flower, and look gloiious. Sbir the surface soil and mulch with manure, and that will assist in producing finer flowers. With the later varieties still thin out superfluous flower buds, and the strength which would have been utilised in developing them will be senl^ on to those that remain. Prom the cutting beds continue planting out all hardy flowering plants on the mixed flower borders as the weather suits. Keep weeds under.