The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-02-10 00:00:00

Countru iiiimllanv.

CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK.

apeotabllit' one of be most
graceful plants cultivated • If forged, CUM be had in
bloom very early ;itis • good plant for rooms, al-o an
excellent one for borders in sheltered situatloar.
to grow in for pot culture, barn, leaf soil, and • little
rotten dung and sand. Lillums: This gorgeous and
easily-aultivated class of plants should ho grown in
every garden where Illwers are much prised, either ia
pots or in the ii.rbiewous border. With a well-seleotoci
csollection Ultima may be bad In bloom from June to
October. Ullora aurstum, L lancifolium rubrum. and
L. lancifolium album, may be cultivated in pots, and in
the autumn months haws no rivals as ornamental
plants. 80i1 to grow them, loam and pest, equal parts,
sand, and • little old ocowdung. March will be 6000
enough to plant lillums In the borders. Cinerarias
coming into boom water with weak liquid manure
occasionally, re-pot any that may require another OWL
Put old plants of fuschiu into a little heat, to start for
euttingm.

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- FLOWN' BOILDIBL—TfaLIPIitit Dinka, ceruitions,
sweet williams, candytuft, campanulas' and plant any
of tho following spring bedding plants that may take
the fancy :—Aubriotia purpures. Aurionla, Cheiranthus
"Vino; • b.motilli yellow-floweriog plant of dwarf
habit; Daisy, plak, red, and white; Enenymus radiates
variegatus, white and green foliage, very moat plant for
permanent edging• Forgot-me-not, Nyosotio sylvatio
blue, producing a miss of oolour in the spring gads. ;
Nyasas sylvatioa alba, If yoeotio sylvatioa rosea, •
fine addition to the white and blue ; ltymotio sylvatica
dissitflara. Hepatica, bine and red, pantry blue, purple,
white, and yellow polyanthus. Phlox hoodoos, a
beautiful ',lent. covering the ground with a sheet of
purple; and Phlox Nelson', white. Primrose, raised
colours. Pyothrum Golden Feather, tine for spring
gardens, and an invaluable summer bedding plant.
Viola corouta, purple ; Ktng, mauve ; Canino, albs, pure
whit.; Latex pare yellow, W'alifiower, dark red and
yellow plant for the back row of borders ; plant brier
stooks for budding MO in July, give air freely to cal-
oeolarias in frames.

Etiortag GAIDER.—Soir beans and earth up those
sown in autumn. Hoe amongst calf/big* which will
esmourage their growth. plant out tny that remain from
the August seed b.d. Peas: Hake another sowing of
Advaroer or Lsgton's Alpha if not done in the end of
last month. Dust • little lime or soot over the first
crop if through the ground and draw • little earth up
to them with a boo. Parsley may be sown on light
groend, preferenoe being given to the curled sorb; se
being most luxuriant and handsome. Sow round
spinach to sueoeed the autumn town. Parsnips t Sow
in drills lb inches apart and 2 inches deep. it will b.
futtod to attain its greatest perfeetion in ground suffi-
ciently deep by trenohing. The "hollow crowned 'li
tbia most usually cultivated. Plant garlic and
' eachallots. Radishes, sow as directed lett mouth on •
warm and dry situation. Rhubarb : Hake a (reels
plantation by dividing the crowns and cover one or two
more crown, with pots to succeed those, under hot dung.
A few more crowns of sea-kale may alto be covered
with ;pots and • little gentle hot dung put over them.
Tomato : Sow a little is • pot in beet; if required for
an early crop, March is soon enough to sow for out-
door culture. Sow sweet marjorum, sage, basil, and
thyme, in • little heat to plant out early. Small
salads : Sew • little according to that consumption. The
planting of all fruit trees should he brought to a 010•111
the beginning of this month, let the fruit tree borders
be neatly duo over as soon IN pruning and nailing of
the trees are finished. In turning up halt tree borders
care must be taken not to dig too deeply for fear of
ir.juring the root. of the trees mad in doing so prefer •
tour pronged fork to tarn the 'mad, Instead of •
ivad