Gardening Notes.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2980, 18 August 1888, Page 2

Gardening Notes.

, A great deal of ; injury is done ; tb newly planted trees and shrubs for lack of timely attention in the; matter of seciiriug ibein from ; beiri^ i ''bf()TOi aiioutby th'ewind, asit is", impossible for the roots to get.ijresli hold],of. the soil while itlieitop is straiuihg theih in all directions, and for this reason :one of the first things' after; planting should lie to .safely secure' them against windwaving. ' Of course the position exerts a good deal of influence'; but it is best to be on -.the safe side and secure them firmly, as when strong gales of wind accompanied by rain, occur before the trees', have jbiad time to get well,settled ..down in their new quarters, the rain runs down the ! stem and .renders the soil , very soft, ! and the tree pets rocked about so ; thlit the foots get strained, anil,broken.,] Great care should be taken to the chafing of the bark of the tree' by, rubbing against the stake or being cut by the tie.:, : It is .best to wrap a Bniall pieae round-the stem, and: then tie securely with tarred string, which not only' lasts longer when exposed to the rain than ariy 'other kind of string, but it is not liable to slip,or get out of place;- Wall trees do riot suffer in proportion to open exposed ones, and it is not safe to hail thein to the' wall permanently:until tliey have become! .well.settled into their proper level, for if firmly nailed up and the soil settles, it breaks whatsoever fibrous root that nmy ; liave boeii fqjmedu.lf;, Autumn planted they should only have ; the tips of the ehoota-loosely fastened' to

,the j walljv" i&d not be - permauentljf nailed'up till the Spring.*;. 4*. £ it?;;; Flower Gardes! !:!•• |jY % V > Of 4 ! plants grown for beaiitifying' biir we' can least iffor3jitq ( j pverlook'itlie hardy annuals;V<'seed*caii : i be purchased at a trifling cost and there is .very little trouble in attends ing their oulture, in fact there is none beyond preparing the ground and sowing the seed,- : Fine .weather should, be chosen for sowing the seed, which should be distributed evenly and thinly over the ground and slightly covered with fine soil. -Last spring I turned over a 'piece of ground which bad 'never'been dug before, I then- planted a few, good roses and sowed a few paciets.of hardy annual seed,,' the consequence was, I had a blaze of bloom during the'/whole-of the; Bummer . and autumn, : "' and ', far into the winter. The varieties I planted wore Godetiaa, Lady, Albemarle,; aucl; DUchess of Albany, in preponderauce'j i everlasting and Sweet Peas, Mignonette, French.Poppy, Canterbury Belial, and Pansy-the lattev • are, ''in bloom now,,' These can all lie sown at once, together with Candytuft, Convolvulus, Major and' Minor, Indian Pink, Hollyhock, ' Larkspur, - Sunflower, Marigold, Wallflower, Nasturtium, etc. If j that universal favorite, the Pansy, will, grow at all, by far the best.way:of ensuring success is to grow, ones own plants from seed, seedlings ' always possessing" more vigour than plants, raised,,from; I ,cuttings or slips. Seed sown iiow,"or within the next two„or ; three weeks, in'a-nice fine soil with a very thin surface of sand, and with'a little attention, a quantity of good vigorous plants can be raised which' will bloom freely I 'during the autumn. . Many things' of this character may te induced to succeed admirably if thus treated as annuals, and thus grown freshly, from seed each spring. Hortus.