The Sun.
London, England, 1841-06-22 00:00:00

OUT-DOOR DEPARTMENT.

Flower-Garden.—Supply with water all newly planted
flowers ; arrange and fix with pegs, in their proper
places, the stems of Petunias, Verbenas, and other trail-
ing plants, and continue last week's directions.
Nursery.—Diligently destroy weeds. Remove the
clay now from any grafts which were weakly before, and
re-tic them with bass. Rub off suckers from Stocks,
and continue layering Roses, hard-wooded Evergreens,
and other shrubs ; water, weed, and shade seed-beds of
young Firs.
Forest and Coppice Woods.—Take care that the new-
sown Oaks in pits do not get smothered by the surround-
ing herbage ; prune off any rival leaders in young
plantations, and a portion of side-shoots, when neces-
sary ; clean fences and drains,
and build walls.—Joseph
Paxton.

NOTES FOR SMALL GARDENS.
During the continuance of this cold easterlyd. Those
wind, all
planting in the flower-garden must be suspende
lately put out will not receive so great a check if slightly
protected by a mat or branch of a tree stuck in on the
winwardwa must also be given with consider-
able d
caution, or many r
of the plants will suffer so much
that they will not recover during the whole summer.
Where the leaves of bulbs are quite decayed oh
should
be 'removed ; and if the bulbs are Crocuses or Narcissi,
they may be suffered to remain a year or two in the
ground without being taken up, but never longer. Con-
.and Car-
tinue. to plant out annuals for late bloorniug. Chrysan.
themums should now be propapted by cuttings ; any
light -rich soil suits them ; and by putting three cuttings
in a pot and plunging the latter in a slight hot-bed for a
week or two, nice dwarf plants are made, which bloom
freely in the autumn. Carefully tie up Pinks
nations, and, if possible, give the beds or pots a top-
mown ; nothing keeps down weeds or improves the
dressing with manure. Keep the lawn constantly close-
so much. grass

E E
8.
Few
small scale, but
hate lc
largeNOT IC
or
sow over and over again their
‘ frequently gardeners,
mto t t.
e r L
Cabbnges,
Broccoli, Turnips, or Radishes, which are
, he oo c
on a a
eaten up by the Earthflea-Beetles, Haltica nemorum and
allied kinds. They usually appear in hot sunny weather,
and the mischief they de is almost incredible, destroying
acres of young Turnips. They are very small brownish
beetles, shining brilliantly, and have very thick hind
legs, formed for jumping ; when approached they leap to
a considerable distance. The larva feed in the interior
of the leaf on the parenchyma, and only emerge from .it
in the perfect state. Many remedies have been tried to
get rid of the nuisance, but none have perfectly suc-
ceeded ; it is recommended to sprinkle the young plants
thickly with road-dust and an infusion of wormwood,
The best method, however, of preserving the crop, is to
use some stimulant, and accelerate is much as possible
its growth, by which means the plants will get their
rough leaves before the insects have time to destroy the
tender ones. For some soils bone-dust has been proved
to be an excellent auxiliary, and in some other nitrate of
soda has been observed to be useful for two or three
years. The latter must be applied with great caution,
and chiefly to plants of the Cruciferous order.

THE CRISIS AND THE TEETOTALLERS,.-w
An address to the teetotallers of Ireland will be published be-
fore the dissolution, calling on them, as the moral regenera.
tors of Ireland, by declarations of all their different bodies, to
oppose themselves to bribery, and, by solemn pledges to their
country, to promise to use every effort to discover and expos.
all attempts at corruption.—Dublin Pilot.

MORNING EDITION.