The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-03-11 00:00:00

FLOWER GARDEN. ETO.

The pruning of the guars' stock of Hybrid Perpetual
awl other Hoses may low be oomminced, and it iirW be as
well to select the more robust end vigorous varieties ant.
I fear that some of the t*nderer and weekly growing sorts
will be found much aDjured by the severity of the (roes.,
and such as are on three owe roots may be very closely
cut back, and there will be a rammieble chasers of their
bre .kiog up stronger from below; those Mee which are on
the ILuatetti, and having been planted deep, ben tenere
out roots indepeadent of MN stock, are in the best peenble
condition, and may either be printed closely for tW pro-
duction of dowers for exiiibition, or the shoots may be
left at greater Meech to insure an abundance of blooms
for pulling, but inch as do net possum suffielent vigour
to throw out roots above the stock are g oily mob:idles
and weak, prods dog during • short sawn a few nue
Bower., sod gradually dwindling away and becoming
worthlem Hier are very Particular as to their soil and
situation, and under precisely loader coadltioas as to
cultivation some sorts will elect cue locality before the
other. and private gro ears who have only • limited space
would do well to coeds, themselves fsr the general stock
to tams vanillas which they have proved to grow well in
Vomit eel. but always marries a spear for experimental
, or interest would &L and many gems be mussed.
frit). rt opportunity, when the nil is in • sonata* caw
dame, should alwaya he takes for this operation, the
digging up of the borders of herbaceous plants sa that the
plants Inv the wooer recover from the nooessary
don of the roots during the groom.; whenever, eneregore,
the ground becomes dry enough for the pump" no us.
should be lost to digging over the borders and regulating
the plants by reducing all extra strong clumps, and making
good all V•aaatteS blisring in mind to keep ail the
peneusent perennial awl bulbous paschal. at I sufficient
dlstaace apart to allow of the introduction of the necessary
intermiztare of the mane varieties of amulets, both hardy
and tender, daring Use termer. 111 k. sod is at all posy,
some well-decomposed manure may he turned in with
great
"'ant?
No
vacant
bed'
sb°44
now
be
left
no-
trenched, int a liberal allowance of manure should be
, worked infer all those ideate whose beauty omelets mainly
in a very abundant development of full 4.111. Tao situations
' intended for HAIM, should also be liberally treated in
the same manner. Beds akeedy prepared for the half-
shrubby Calcootariart nab as Golden Geto itad dorm
loribusida will be benefited by Wog turned over, ma 1 the
manure, which should be liberally ettOlied, woll moorPor•
Med with the soil, which sh ,ukt be of a retentive rather
than • tight nature; • COW bottom and highly enriched
soil appear to be the great desiderata for these plants,
and to guard m much as possible against Use beneful I
indolence of the burning no early planting to encore
root action and outface mulcoiug are iodispens dale.
The necessary °pennons cotoecto.l wltn an sat appear-
uses in the &Wad or ornamental pert of the grounds
have been mutt retarded by the late coven weather and
falls of snow aa every day is now bringing forward Ito
own portion of work, and Increased exertion, and in some
gaining mess more strength, must be put in force to keep
all thee. arrears of work well beforehand. !Inn urged
enough about the necessity of Miasma all operations con-
seated with alterations, levelling the ground, planting
and tarpon to a rime as speedily as possible, for in esasoos
like the foment when eenetdson has been so lunch re-
tarded, we may reasonably expect a very rapid bunt into
activity as sooa as • more genial temperature ooramenoes:
and any arrears of that kind will be found to interfere
very much with the due performance of all those opera.
, Now which • more kindly atmosphere will assuredly
briar upon on lion gled to flad that Myousia and °that
coring flower plants are much improved ut eppeareace end
s.d.rd hopes of a alas display, the bulbs too are yuohing
: through feat and strong in all direction.; the
surface and an occasional dressing with mot and lime will
be all they will require at present. A sowing of pewee
• leather should be made atones nod planed In heat to be
forwards I for potting, or pricking out under Masa.
...mother sowing, to be raised without incident hoe% may
be made about • week bean In shallow boxes winch foe
the present may be plashed in • cold pit, but when um,
room Le wanted may ha entitled to • sheltered Goan border.
Where Lobelias of the dlgerent varietiest used for diddle/
purposes are dependent upon seeding *sale, the mod
should or *own at owe, and placed is • very gentle beet
to germinate, after which be removed to• cooler eltuatkia,
and when ready pflefual out under glues; but seedlings
are apt to vary very much both in colour ant habit of
growth, and where uniformity in sill aud colour are
indispensable it can osly be ensured by cuttings from
selected pleats, which should be propagated at once. The
old plants of toe tall L shell.. which are very elective in
mmul bottlers should be ported et can, potted in sinafl
wits and pieced on staelswe In bees mew the glees. low
Benet Peas, Tea. week Shock*, and Aigeoftette„ In pose
for early John Oat, addisd. IA Ganda
(Amato&

Tag DarraUCTIOX or lisieni al hest We bare
io namly so mum latth la to. certainty of severe winters
Meeting suet {omelet* destruction fit insects sod other
small members d tin mond kiagdora which psey alma
&deo dams at la dem poremsed. During s
taugtbsusd *imitation we ha.* had many prods to the
auattary. Tare are few shorwominp in mune ha
Mines Provideacts, that brought Me smallest and moet
insignincant at them into sairterloe. has gives Meta
powers to reed the seventy of the semon, or inorawaroato
mught them how to gm beyosd is. mud On the mita
deys we have had lateiy. Irma chit wiad mopped mead to
the South, large Monies of mana were for hours together
keeping on dun dame ; sods week ago we (mud several
has tat slags in so mot" dower-put—me is the middle
of a dose. that had bona meek in each other; on redeciag
mid carefully exudate* tem we found that tleire was no
more room Is say directnoa for getable either in or out
than would base admitted a danoung seedbe, and we were
meviaosd that they must have best is trbs dwdaagii
material left la tho bottom d the pot they were (mud is
Mire it was put away with the other, in the satsuma The
pots had deed lath. opoa air Maria' all the (rant, with an
Awl. of my rued ring yet Use slugs were as sate a. U
um bad haaa umbels 001 .4 'sachet tee plaablas weather.
--Ow dawn" C/woodele.
Magma yea Masan rearosim —lf Malaita. et tits
mambo ot aerie devoted to Me nutoratfoa d rhubarb for
market purpose round L +Moe were gives, the suna-lotal
would be positively earprielaa. Then Is an enormous
&mud for this vegetates Is apes& and it is on, tam
Bads favour with all domes of sociaty. Last mum
Soars fear awes of an early light gravelly soil. r=
part of • bode market garden sear La" me
with raaawh. The mead was deeply dowithed sad
heavily menurol. Trim a large number dcm room or
Victoria rhubarb were carted to the spot mg out up is
what Is what would tom a reddens illaaber 1, so keg as
there was an Si. it nutmeat al& how heaLl the rode
attacking to in Thins were mated Is lines mere fear
feet apart, the reds rather more than two test imam is tait
nun, ma laden gamily is the soil. Thee ems • alms
id drought, aeg bent a root sprang tato growths no taki
majority male an My& Lagar is saw fall, sail towards
the end al tile esetmor (the Mating hada' lasaa dorm
Jaw. a glasses grawth set Is, and it was
And a folls,. along the WWI HMIs. Is *a mamma --
1..,.. vitiated, sad during the severs sreachar. "has she
frost telexed mommthat, las Valad batman She lime
wiwinaaaad and dad. sad a inaldniag of lag (resit mamma
=lover the modem The recent eartatell buried
a a few dad% mid when dm thaw set is mg melted
it, Um rholiarb roots were seta to have started late
anddusk, aroma wan e late Sisal,ha rms
gI,. sadrowth, als sham NNW seek. With veld weenier
tied some wer=thireWill lama be mops at rbabarb
f A to nil kr