The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-03-09 00:00:00

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posed beside that us,rlo-b.drled-up wi7Z-40.7,3
had had more diffiCulty with his sword his Ws
than with Juliet on the balcony, and so inta- what then!
I give it you, as Idsdame de Berigni says, inflen, in a
hundred, in • hundred thousand. My fair cortemandeet
shall tell you 1—" Then the curtain rose on a bridal peZ
The daughter of the hosteu in white satin, but hap
not raving. and ormge•bloesoms ; the groom by her side;
the relations grouped effectively in the backgrouud ; the
Lat.rLin full canonicals, 'impressively silent in seven
se.' Of course the audience applauded loudly
;tia.raey consid,red to be the representation of a dream
of the future. Nothing of the sort; the marriage service
was read, and Kr. DiiM and Kiss Blank become man and
wife. And that was sill Not a bit 01 11. The shrinking
violet of • bride come forward to the footlights and Netted
the • wedding wreath? And then of course they lived
happily ever afterwards."

DROGHEDA ELECTION.

The polling for Drogheda took place on Tuesday.
Mr. Whitworth (Liberal) . . 3132
Mr. 840oan (Howe Ruler ... ... 181
Majority Inc Whitworth . .

.. 201

FLOWER GARDEN. ETC.

I would reiterate the desirability of at once completing
all shrub pruntng, hedge cutting, shrubbery clearing up,
and pointing over, turf laying, levelling, and sowing peas
seed; verge cutting and rolling. walk refeirint and re-
surfacing with gravel, all of Mlle% operations, if left
beyond min period, I look upon as entree" that Interrupt
routine duties, and which are now preeented in plenty,
ohe of the first being attention to the welfare of spring
flowers and bulbs. Beds containing them require point-
ing over, and in some instances picking over, to remove
the decayed foliage, for the frost has been rather severe
on myciotis, wallflowers, gains', Lo.; others again,
having been upheaved by frost require well pressing in the
whilst hyacinth' and tulips that an very forward
should have some alight protection in frosty weather.
Such autumn-sown annuals as have survived the winter
should be thinned out and fresh patches planted with the
thinning% or, what would be a better plan, to give a
succession of flowers. maks fresh sowittin and thin out as
soon ae the seedlings can be handled. For this mode of
culture, and to BOW now, the following are well adapted:
—Citadytufts, clarklas, coUinsise, eschscholthise, godetiaa,
larkspur", limnanthes, mignonette, namophilse, Wane',
and Virginian stock.
The hardy fernery and rockwork now require their
annual potting in order. In the former remove tin dead
fronds end protective mulching, and with a hand-fork stir
up the soil and remove weeds, also give additional soil te
such plants as ere likely to be benefitted by it, and
re-arrange and make additions as desired. Amongst the
hardy ferns at this place we have clamps of snowdropu
daffodil,, wild hyacinths, pitman& and WPM 3 they
seem quite at hours among the ferns, and interest to
the men% Bookwork gardens require 'ginner atheition es
to the geseral cicerones of weeds and pointilasecur. bet
with me exercise of additional care. AU the te
DOW safely transplant, and most of theta by
I division, which may also now be done. The addition of •
few shrubs will relieve the baldness of the 11011110.
Beds and borders that have been filled with elude for
winter effect only, being now variant, should be got in
reediest& for the summer bidders by digging or
aa may be demanded by the nature of the I,l=b
occupant' :and this suggests that summer bedding arrange.
, manta should now be settled, not only for the reason that
the beds may be appropriately prepared, but that the
right number of punts may be forthcoming at planting
I time by an rawly commencement of propagation, which is
easy enough in itself, the difficulty being room trow on
the plants till putting out time, in which strait most
ord.rs are compelled to hese recourse to invectiveness,
such as this etheon planting out celosolarise and verbenas
to the newly prepnred osies7 trenches, end covering up
mats at night, or pisaileg them at the foot of south
walls that are Pretoclod, rad utilising the (ream they
have occupied for the planteUercett of lobelias, petnnias,
and the like, and by other scheming and seetriring
to find space for the desired WM of Plants.
Plants that have been whitened in out-of-tiee-weg places
mud now be brought out and placed in a growing position
and genial temperature. Athens these are dahlia% 11111Vik
patens, herbaceous, lobelias, marvel of Peru. Cannes, and
ierbtaggis begonia% them latter are likely te prove
popular for bedding purposes, as the flowers witbstend
the ran weer than pelargoniums. A frame should be
prepared in which to sow asters, stocks, zinnia', everlast-
ing% tegetee, lobelia. and_prrothrttru, Bottomheet Is not
essential, but a more kindly germination would be ensured
Ifs litts Were afforded by the making up of a lied of
loaves, and piecing on it about four inches of light soil—
loam and loaf soil in equal parts. Keep the mil moist by
an occasional stinting and the frame closed agi then
Inge appear, w en ventilation must be freely given. In
the South of Enema Pyrethrum, If sown on a musk
bords, ig the open ground, vrill be in maple time for bed-
ding purposea—W. HOOklkild.

It is extremely doubtful whether the North British
Railway Company will rebuild the Tay Bridge.
WILLIAM DAVIS, master mariner, was found not
guilty at the Central Criminal on Wednesday for
murdering a steward of the British Standard on the
high seas. Medical ei,idenoe proved the insanity of
manner, and he was ordered to be detained during Her
Majesty's pleasure.

DISZAIIIM IN Csrms AND SRI:IIP.—A good and bried
manual of veterinary treatment of animals should be
In every farmer's hands. He cannot spare the time
to study a voluminous book, nor is It his aim to
become a scientific veterinary surgeon, but he would
awake such knowledge ef the action of medicine, that
even if he be too timid to trust to his own skill
entirely, he may see the kind of medicine he should
use, to parry a disease until the qualified veterinary
surgeon arrives. Buy DAT, SON, & win% "Kay"KayTa El
in;" Post ts•• toe 18 stamps.