The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-07-03 00:00:00

HORTICULTURE.

FLOWER GARDEN.-Stir the surface soil either after heavy
rains or artificial waterings as often as may be necessary to
keep it light and open ; but in doing this the roots of the
plants which may be near the surface must not be disturbed.
Should the weather become warm and dry see that the plants
do not feel the want of moisture at the root. Thin out the
shoots of herbaceous plants where crowded, and support those
left with stakes before they get broken down, but avoid the
too common practice of huddling a quantity of shoots to a
single stake. Attend to the propagation of favourite hardy
plants as cuttings can be procured, and endeavour to get a
good stock of these things rooted while there is spare room,
&c., at command; for the propagation of next season's bedding
stock will soon require attention. Pansies are amongst the
gayest of spring flowering plants, and if a good stock of cut-
tings can be got in now they will be found very useful for en-
livening the borders next spring. Cuttings of the young
shoots root freely under a handglass in a shady situation, and
if planted out in rich soil will make nice stocky plants in
course of the autumn, and may be transplanted to where they
are to flower any time before winter or in spring. See that
roses are not being injured by green-fly or their enemy the
" grub," If much infested with green-fly dip the shoots in to-
bacco-water, but if taken in time a good washing with the
garden-engine will generally prove a cure. If not already
done, get Brompton and Queen Stocks sown, selecting a bit of
light open soil ; and attend to them with water until fairly up
and well established, which will be necessary in order to have
strong plants before winter. Persevere with mowing, the de-
struction of weeds, and other routine • work, and keep every
corner clean and trim.

FRIIIT.—See that the Morello cherry trees are not attacked
by black fly, which is often troublesome on these at this season,
and syringe with tobacco water and soap suds on the first ap-
pearance of the enemy, as, if neglected but for a short time, it
is often difficult to eradicate, and greatly injures the trees. If
syringing is found ineffectual in cleaning the trees, dip the
points of the shoots in tobacco water. This is a somewhat
tedious process, hoWever, particularly where the shoots are
short, and will seldom be found necessary if syringing is done
in time, and before the pest gets established. Look over the
peach and nectarine trees, and remove any shoot not wanted
which may have been left iu disbudding, and do not knowingly
leave a single shoot which will not be wanted at nest nailing
time. Also, attend to the timely stopping of breast wood and
side shoots not wanted for laying in on wall and espalier trees
generally, and the same attention should be afforded dwarf
standards. The labour of keeping fruit trees in good order
during the summer is not very considerable, and is well repaid
in the improved appearance of the trees ; but careful summer
management is essential if a fruitful habit is to be induced, and
well ripened fruitful wood secured before winter; and all use-
less wood should be kept closely stopped throughout the sum-
mer.

KITCHEN GARDEN.—Thin advancing crops, as carrots,
onions, &c., early, and loosen up the surface of the ground
after heavy rains. Give plenty of water to the planted out
celery, and also to the plants in beds for succession crops.—
Gardeners' Chronicle.

FLowEn Poxs FOR Rooms.—Fill a pot with coarse moss
of any kind, in the same manner as it would be filled with
earth, and place a cutting or a seed in this moss; it will suc-
ceed admirably, especially with plants destined to ornament a
drawing-room. In such a situation, plants grown in moss
will thrive better than in garden mould, and possess the very
great advantage of not causing dirt by the earth washing out
of them when watered. . For transportation, plants rooted in
moss are said to be better adapted on account of their light-
ness. The explanation of the practice seems to be this : that
moss rammed into a pot, and subjected to continual watering,
is soon brought into a state of decomposition, when it becomes
a very pure vegetable mould which is the most proper of all
materials in the growing of almost all kinds of plants. The
moss would also not ,''retain more moisture than precisely the
quantity best adapted to the absorbent powers of the root, a
condition which can scarcely be obtained with any certainty
by the use of earth.—The Field.