The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-04-12 00:00:00

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GARDEN OPER kTIONS DURING APRIL.
Iron "The Florist Pontologist."
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ATIIIL-:ge-n—erall4 • ,esson of showers an—d
sutishine—
s, when
la always a very be./ month, and P•rticul [rly o
tte weather of the previous one tea been unfavourable,
es than many things that ought to have been done
during March will demand immediate attention.
KITCHEN GANDFN.—TIie ourfac..-soil idlould be kept
'dined by frequent berme• b. t aeon tie roe- of all
growing 0101.5, *Lich will be most beneficial to the
[ young planta, awl win keep down weeds. Attention
• most be paid to the timely and proper thinning of the
younir crnps, rolierwine they will soon antler s rims
injury ; •hen iii- ir .:iine, if the groan I is in good cion•
damn i.i theaurfacy kept'tired, the plants tvsll ion
amoire such a live and root-hold as will enable them to
withatai d enuirderable hest mid draught without suf-
fering much therefrom. When this timely attention is
not given the young plants sutler flow even a little
drungl.t, perticularly if the soil be poor. The planting
of potatoes should be brought to a close. Cabbages,
eaulifiowets, and lettuces may be planted cut. The
haiiil.lighte may be removed off the canlitioners, and
some soil drawn up to the plants. Peas should he
earthed up, and nodded as they n quire it. It is ads-
able to cover teeck • specially those of the Brassies
tribe, iiumediateiy :Aer they are sown, with nets to
protect thein from birds, which in most gardens are
very troobl.oure, slogs are ofteotimes very destruc-
tive to young crors if not well looked for. As soon as
any are perceived, the whole surface of the ground
should by dusted with lime, either late in the evening
or very early in the 113 •r u mg. If this is persevered in
for a shit time, ir will soon stay their r-vagea Celery
sown last mouth should be pick ii out show four
inot,es apart in Mee net, soil, and be protected by a
fr,4111..
SOW: resta and hem. twice during the month; the main
erm. not carrot, Clii parsnip.: •ealasfy and mar:mien ; borayide
sad broccoli of norta at the heifittoum f the mooth : round
anntaelt and tunnn. for am:Ye-Atom ; iatila,rear..r.tut
hfloaers, and lettuce.o for misc.-ion. Itadhlte-, untat rd. and
Crroo take thl! 1111 l Ilth; 1.-Vi at the „1 the
for i,orly erop, at the and .4 the own h for man. ron
kidney beam and aarlyt romans towardo thy end 4 the
month.

F"tICING 110(111,15 Pine. ; rho, tweili.l their
fruit must now hove every attention ; enter /MA,
and oco.sionally with liquid manure, syrroge overhead
• n,nionolty on a fine .Isy after the ho sea are shot
UP, and mointair. a 01014 atmosphere Give a little
air ot every favourable ooportunity, sod keep a tan•
perature, at night .bout 78", and during the day about
fir or 74.1°, with an inereos3 of 100 or more by run.
heat. Tho suceesnon plaits should be shifted at ones,
if not done last moult, ohou'd have a steady bottom-
bast of about 85, and • top.heat of about Are at
night, rising to 85. or 9Wou bright days; they shnold
not have much water owll they b- gin to root freely
iota the fresh soil, and should also b- kept rather
close for a week or two, when air should be ad.
witted freely. Under this treatment they will grow
freely. Carefully guard against too mush bottom heat,
and over-watering after hey are fr.sh potted. Vines:
As soon as the 'repealu the early house begin to colour,
a drier atmosphere .nu-t be maintained, and sir should
be admitted freely. For succession houses, attend to
former directions. When the buds begin naturally to
swell in the late houses give a little fire.hesd. In my
opinion it is a inistske to retard late vines, as is vi ten.
times done, with the idea that the gropes will keep
longer. Or p-s ripene I toword• the end of S-pteniber
will almost iovariably be finer, and will generally keep
better than grapes ripeaed towards the end of October,
nod the wood will get properly motored. Peaches:
Give air freely in the forenoon, and close up early in
the afternoon, oyrinee daily, and k.ep a moist grow.
lug atmosphere; water well the insids borders, and
attend to the tying down of the shoots. Figs : Keep
these well wotered, and persevere in syringing daily,
otherwise the red-spider msy become troublesome.
Stop all shoots when about 6 in. long. Cherries: Attend
to the stopping of the shoots, and see that the plants
are free from intents. Lessen the sopply of water as
the fruit opprotches maturity. Strawberries : Give
plants swelling off their fruit plenty of water, and
occasionally a little liquid manure; let them have
abundance of air light and heat. Plants in flower
should have plenty of air, but should not have too much
beat. Cucumbers and melons : Give the former plenty
of heat, light, air, and moisture, Anil do not allow the
shoots to get crowned. A stonily bottom-best must be
always maintsined to melons ; keep rather dry when in
bloom. but wino a sulBcieut number of fruit for a crop
are set, give liberal supplies of tepid water. Sow for
late corps.
H•111)T FRUIT G•RDlN.—Attend well to the pro-
tection of apricot., peaches, and nectarines; they are •
month later in twining into bloom than they were I.st
season, owing to the Anil cold weather we have bad
since the beginning of the year. See that the covers
are all 'not night. and removed during the day, unless
severe wcother should render it advisable to let them
remain up. Comnience the gradual disbudding of the
shoots when tit. Take every care to 'preserve the
young shoots from i6jury either by invitee or frost, 11.
when these are destroyed, the loter growths rarely
ripen properly. Cot down the shoots of doubledworing
raspberries to within • few inches of the ground, arid
run • hoe between the strawberry Omits, to loosen thu
surface of the soil.

Gaidiee.—Plant Houses: Fire-beat may be
altogether dispensed with, excepting in stoves. Air
should be admitted whenever the state of the weather
perniita Soft-wooded plants will be growing away
freely, and will reqoire to be watered liberally ; attend
to the training and trying-out of the shoots as they
advances in growth ; shift all plants when they require
it, being cereful not to over-pot; avoid crowding the
plants if good specimens are wanted. C.nerarias will
he coming into full bl.en ; fumigate the vane.; two or
ti ree tittles whilat in bud, and then they will keepolem
while in flower. 'Tie up the shoot, of Calceolarias as
they ativ•nce in growth. ilany kinds of hard•wooded
plants will be in great beatity, and should be well
attended to. Shift all the young growing plant. that
reqaire
Pins .1.1,13 FRAME&—Thesi ahould now be made the
most of. One or two sl.otild be hot•beds for the propa-
gation of plants of all kinds for autumn, as well as for
summer decoration. One or two should also be hot-
beds for the growth of globe amaranths, betimes, egg
plants, cockscomba, balsams, Igo. The cold pita and
frames should be n-ed for gradually hardening off
bedding plants of all kind.; give air freely, but do not
yet take the lights wholly off.
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Sow : lialsams7eocios.—omb.a einerarizw, primulas, eyebunens,
Mimosas. zinnia., asters, carnations., stock s, gi,me amaranths. emz
Planta. hr. They should be .owit In shallow paus. and plaaA
In a gentle bottom-heat, and as anon as fit should be either
potted off singly Mhg. anall pots, or pricked out into pans, and
groan 011 ill boat.

our-Doom—Loosen carefully the surface-soil between
bulb., and protect with temporary covers in bad
weather. Finish pruning rose, if not already done,'
and dn not suffer any suckers to rob the plants. If the
we.th, r be dry, water newlpplanted ones, Lod see that
standards are properly sewed to stakes. Dress box
edgings. Sweep and roll walks and lawns, end mow
before the grams begins to grow much.
Sos: Mignonette sweet lama. wallflowers, sweet williasas,
nemophila, elarkia, gills, and other hardy annuals; also hiss.
nialt and perennials of all kinds.

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