The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-06-26 00:00:00

HORTICULTURE.

KITCHEN GARDEN.—See that there are plenty of peas
planted for furnishing a late autumn supply, and also attend
to keeping up a succession of French beans, spinach, and all
kinds of salad. Where it can be done, lettuces should be
planted on a north border at this season, as it is difficult, with-
out more watering. than can always be afforded, to have them
crisp and tender m hot weather, unless they are in a cool
situation. Sow onions for drawing young for salad, also endive
for autumn use, and see that there is plenty of parsley pro-
vided to furnish a supply in winter. Keep the soil loose and
open among all growing crops by means of frequent stirrings.
FRUIT.-Trees that have not got fully established since
replanting will be benefited by mulching over their roots,
which will prevent rapid evaporation, and keep the soil in a
healty state as to moisture. And the same attention will be
useful to trees in shallow borders, especially peaches and, nec-
tarines, which are very sulject to the attacks of mildew if
allowed to get too dry at the root in summer. Where it can
be procured, a thin coat of half-rotten leaves should be used
for mulching, and in the case of trees inclined to weakness, a
portion of good rotten dung should be mixed with the leaf
soil, and would be of great service in strengthening the trees.
Do not give up the war upon insects until they are entirely
eradicated, and give timely attention to the stopping of gross
shoots, &c., on pyramidical and other trees which it is desired
to keep in form. Those who are fortunate enough to have a
heavier crop of fruit set than the trees are likely to bring to
perfection should thin at once, in order to secure fine fruit
with a prospect of a crop next season ; and apples are set so
thickly that without thinning there will be no chance of a crop
next season.
FLOWER GARDEN.—ShouId the weather continue dry and
warm, plants must be regularly attended to with water, for it
will not do to leave them to take their chance because they
have made a few roots since planting out. But daily waterings
will not be so essential now that the plants have made some
progress at the root, as the increased root action will balance
the extra drain upon the system of the plant resulting from
full exposure to sun and air ; but the soil must be well supplied
with water until the beds are fairly covered, by which time, if
the soil is deep and open as it should be, the plants will find
sufficient moisture in the soil. See that everything liable to
be injured by a sudden storm of wind is well secured by peg-
ging, or staking, as may be proper, and keep the surface soil
all about recently planted things loose and open by frequent
stirrings, which will greatly assist in promoting rapid growth.
Where there is a large demand for cuttings for spring propa-
gation, a number of plants of each variety proportionate to the
probable demand for cuttings should be selected from the re-
serve stock, potted in 7-inch pots in light soil, and plunged in
the reserve garden. These, with very little attention, will
make nice stocky plants in the course of the summer, and
there is no risk of losing in winter plants prepared in thisWaY,
and this can hardly be said of autumn rooted cuttings of many
things, and by repotting and replacing them in growing' cir-
cumstances early in spring, each plant will furnish a large
number of cuttings sufficiently early to ;make good strong
plants before planting out time. Young:specimens of orna-
mental shrubs and trees which it is desirable to get to grow
rapidly should be thoroughly soaked with water at once,
especially coniferous plants. A liberal supply during the
growing season is more beneficial to such things, particularly
on lawns, than is generally understood.— Gardeners' Ghron.