Gardening Notes.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2697, 10 September 1887, Page 2

Gardening Notes.

Flowee garden.—The Chi yaanthemuto is about the most popular of all florists flowers. Its position has been secured oy its usefulness and beauty, coming into gorgeous array just as all other denizens of the garden are commencing their season of rest; or grown as specimens in pots, whether large-flowered or.Pompones, I say there is. no otker .flower to equal them in beauty.. They are easily grown, and propagated,; and there is no trouble in getting them into exhibition shape. Some timt book; a

nnmherof flowers were exhibited by Mr Elkins in Mr Taylor's fruit shop window, cut from plants supplied by Mr F. Cooper of Wellington. Some of these blooms measured 5 inches across and excited the admiration of all who beheld them. We believe all the varieties exhibited.and a host of others , equally as-good or. better, can ;bo purr •• •chased from the same source at 9s dozenj, '•••A'Chfyaanthe'ihuia 1 -' been anticipated tor neSt.autumrjflHp alt lovers 6f-' ; flowe»rsh6{ilA - ' ! <JJHrV; utmost to exhibit.in the'c6'iJßffi?e' '■' classes as-nr/glass house is refHrcl to "'. bring'the plant to perfection,, aW but.... very little,trouble. Those who haw..'. a stock, and neglected to strike cuttingsinMay or June for specimenplants have not now a moment to Ipse. But some . gain might bo made.by pushing them on in a greenhouse, and pinching the tops as soon as it is safe to do so, to get a good set ofside shoots, . Paosios in beds and borders to lit spread out, . and their long stems covered to within" two inches of. the point' of '.Bftoh.' ' Auriculas to haya plenty of water .' and air. Hernoye all.'; secondary - tXusssß, and tbiu;the..pipß of theitruMes:' ■ left fot I 'blooming. ■ •"Box ..(■dgingß made.; now will ;do p8 : w'eH'i as ;&-uiad£ in.." Autumn;. Ifthe weather'is ;dry'a|ter'' ; .plaMbg keep the- plants well'watered,'. ■ as, if a few plants die, tlie v u'nsigbtlyv gaps are .not easily .mended.'in' the. height of;'summer, seeds.to.be s£wn ir. pan 6 of light ripb earth; : , not to-be put iu heat, aud .the- seed never to sjet dry- : . If it -goes.' dry for one day after sowing it' will piobably never germinate. ' '.] ■ •: Grass Lawns.—When properly man-.: aged, aud allowing plenty of' time, the best turf-is obtained from seed; but the seed should be obtained' from » firßt-rate house. The grass seeds Bent out by the leading houses are all that cati. be desired; they are select* d bo as to. be adaptable to every variety-of soil and position, so that the purchaser, need only to sppcify whether he wishes for a lawn under treps, on a bleak hill, or on a deep loam, and a mixture of Beeds will he sent for the purpose. On clay and rich loams the grasses show a tendency to become coarse, and whatever dri-ssins is applied should be of poor sandy stuff, with au admixture of old mortar, or other gritty material, free of stones or brickbats; Before' the grans se«d is sown, the grown should ' he drained if nee'lfnl, then due deep, and the bottom spit, mixed with the top, if the staple is good, then raked level,- ' all stones, bard rubbish, dead rootßeto, removed, and■'thejwhola rolled -smooth-' aud fine; -On a; fino day when the. i grouud is.pretty-dry aud-no wind stirnog, proceed to-sow. Theproportiojii of seed required is one gallon to. every, sii' rods, 'Have, ready ' a sufficient, quantity of |ne, dry earth lo sprinkle '; the whole Burfaoe half an inch' (Jeep. , Scatter the Ved;- rather thickly,: "■ • and ,• throw- over it : the .'fine earth, and roll' - several tidies 10-ready the whole to-. ■' and'smooth, .';, : l .\V. 1 . '■ ;■",''•:•'"'.-! : •'•'.. /•■-'' Greenhouse. ■ ■ '■ """^ Greenhouse plants are now in'active? growth, and require more than .usual care.' Greenfly and, all other enemies . ' will abboud and if not kept 1 i. irreparable mischief will ensue, ■,.■■. ■tjoe - at night that there is .water ittthi:; i r house, to warm and soften.-for nest','.' 1 r days' use. Use the Byringe' amODg- : ;; Fuchsias, Calceolarias, Cinerarias,.;'ahdr other subjects that ,aro upw growing ■ t freely. Be careful in giving :.aiobat ?■■ there is no chill, and regulate watering " and ventilating by the : weather. As • soon as the weather: gets warm and I settled pass every.potted plant through' ''. your hands, to shift those that need it, too dress those not: shifted, and to I. prune, train and propagate as occasion i and require.. . Stove and Obohid, i .During fine weather a kindly heat i may be kept up, for there is at this' i time plenty of light to stimulate growth,' butting to the prevalence of wind just now, the houses soon cool down ; after sunset, unless the heating is well i managed. Stove plants reoently cut' . back, and now breaking nicely, to be, shaken out, and repotted in Htiiallar. pots than they were' in before,, and be. immediately plunged in bottom heat..! . In case of heing in doubt about.the proper soil for any stove plants, .use ' equal pui'tß turfy lomn, peat aad".'leaf». mould, and add slurp sand enough to make the whole friable and..porous. But this general advice id not to stand in the way of the little troilhlo needful to discover what is the best mixture for any particular plant.