The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-06-06 00:00:00

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GARDENING WORK FOR TUE WEEK.
FRUIT GLIDES.

Continue the necessary thinning out of the crops of
peaches mud Nectarine, upon walls, and nail, or other.
wise neatly accure the young shoots in their pleats as
th‘y continua to grow. Black and green aphis. red-
wiser, and other pests inherent to them, must now be
earefully looked after, so as to detect them at the
whets possible moment, when the usual wash, made
with it's. of Cishurst Compound added to • gallon of
warm water, with the addition of more soap to make it
work freely, and such Ingredients as • little tobacco.
•ster, sulphur, kn., all will increase its destructiveness
•lihout injury to the tender young leaves and branches,
should be applied. Du not apply it during bright sun-
shine, or too near to the time when the sun may be
expected to shins powerfully upon such as are operated
upon. Tack in the young growing shoots upon Vines,
and pinch back the prams of such as show fruit at two
j.ints beyond the ail front which the bunches emanate.
If the .stather oontinues dry, occasionally syringe at
the Istt-t part of the day all such wall.fruit trees, not
oily as as ell to growth, but as a prevention against
red.spider. Plums and Cherries should also ia a like
manner be attended to now.
YbOWZR
Should the fine dry weather experienced whilst I
write continue, the ground will become somewhat dry,
so that in the ease of all newly planted bedding stuff
much watering will be nece.sary. Take care to always
pica thorou.h waking when you are about it, or else
ass at all, as there cannot bs • wetter mistake than
the practice too frequently followed of applying water
by mere surface dribblet* during hot parching weather.
reibenaadte., will now want pegging down, but before
Ling as alway• hoe the ground well around them. Ti.
spit, leaves upon Creatures in all fastening where they
are sot to be talon up, and so make the up space
oxupied by them by planting in their vicinity some
other of the ma,iy summer peddles plants. Pinball at
the earliest moment the pl ,uting out of Dahlias, stake
them neatly, awl after watering them well, apply a good
mulching with deiiyed manure. Water bads of
Ranunculuses, if they seem to shrink at all from ths
sun's rays, but do not onoi,tel the leaves. Shade
Ai:iris:lllas somewhat from the mid-day sun when very
Look over all hoses, removing every kind of
insect pest, and tack in or tie up all such as need it.
Break the capsule. (eeedvessels) of Tulips iminedtately
the fiowers decay, and ritakaa Way/ ressrdi.,g the
arrangements of colours and height of the plants for use
at the next planting season.

KITCRIS GAUDIN.
Here a soooession o Pens and Broad Brans should
sown a. sou as the I.st batches are seen to be coining
thr.ugh the ground. Sow also • little Cabbage or
Coiewort seed, to succeed those already planted out.
Thin out all aeedliog plants, and IIIJVO the ground well
amongst the crops. Transplant spring-lows Cana.
Leers perin.nenily, and also Savoy plums, when they
ue soiently large to move. Well water and mulch
Tomatus to ensure • speedy and an early growth.
Where successional beds of Asparagus are grown, it
will he advisable to refrain from cutting any more
from the earlier ones, and, by permitting the tops
Is grow freely, Mine° an early vat, of matured
growth, having in ye r tle sure sr of tLJ fullowii.g
mason's crop. At this &La.° 1111Wil good may also be
ihne by giving thu beds a good dressing with salt,
eh's.), when washed in by rains, afford the beet
posoble aid to the whole plant. Look well after the
iforroule or Celevrort tribe, Ito., which are being now,
or have been, rezently planted. Keep them thoroughly
moistened at the root ut.til they have fairly got bold.
Gradual's inure ridge Cucumber plants to the full action
et the air, by tilting up the hand lights upon four
bricks, in such • manners& to permit the young growing
shoot& to Liue forth from beneath them. Pinch back
the points of sally Peas and broad Beans which have set
Strop, to .esist the pods to smell more freely. Mould
U %hi earlier rows of Brussel" Sproule,. G.legon',
bagels, Ito, snaking snommaional sowings of Walcheren
Snow's Broccoli, ant Getter:l's &Hose, for
Saeoesdol or to produce • late supply in May, 1872. If
the weather continue,' f .voureble tor hoeing, make •
pent anis ea. ly in the season to thoroughly master the
weeds, thereby to destroy by • future periodical
agiskation ell possible ascendency in regard to them.