The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-06-08 00:00:00

OPERATIONS FOR THE WEEK.

Sloes, Conservatory, Sre.—The first blush of the spring
flowering plants has passed by ; camellias, azaleas, cinera-
rias, epacrises, and many heaths which rendered the con-
servatory and greenhouse gay two or three weeks since,
have now lost their blooms, and are making the new
growth, upon the success of which will depend the floral
display of next year ; therefore they must not be care-
lessly set aside because they are no longer gay, but should
receive every attention, a regular and proper supply of
water, and protection. Indeed they should have every
encouragement to form new wood and to ripen it, for
upon this all their future success depends. Fuchsias and
pelargoniums now constitute the leading glories of the
greenhouse. Their beauty and healthiness is much
improved by an occasional administration of very weak
liquid manure. Ericas and epacrises must have abundance
of air, and slight protection from the sun, otherwise the
very delicate roots are apt to receive injury from the pots
becoming heated.
Flower Garden.—The business of bedding out the half
hardy stock, which the coldness of the past season has
hitherto confined to the frames, is probably not yet'com-
pleted, but should soon be brought to a close. Then let
the whole of the pits and frames, hand-glasses, &c., be
looked over, and all necessary painting, cleaning, and
repairing be completed, in readiness for fresh work. Pro-
pagate cuttings of crysanthemums and other plants
intended for winter and spring display. If this be done
now, good strong plants may be calculated upon by the
autumn.

Kitchen and Fruit Garden.—Go over the rei currant
bushes and prune, to within two buds, all the strong
shoots of new wood. This practice has a most remarkable
effect upon the future productiveness of the plants, sum-
mer pruned bushes being far mot., fruitful than those
which receive only winter pruning. Place clean straw, or
the mowings of the lawn, between the rows of strawberries,
to keep the fruit from being injured by soil which every
shower of rain would splash over the plants.

EASTHAM HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.---In conse-
quence of the breaking up of the Bebbington Society and
the consequint discontinuance of the Rock Ferry Flower
Shows, the Eastham Society has been revived, and we
have every reason to believe that one flower show at least
will be held in the beautiful grounds at Eastham Ferry,
where these exhibitions used to be such favourite amuse-
ments. It is also contemplated holding an exhibition of
ornamental poultry at the same time.
RIPENING FRUIT ON TREES.—A Paris journal devoted
to agriculture gives a plan for forwarding the ripening of
fruit on trees. Everyone connected with horticulture knows
that there exist in trees two kinds of sap, one rising and
the other falling ; the former nourishing the wood, and
the latter the flowers and the fruit. The process alluded
to consists in binding tightly round the lower part of the
branch, on which the fruit is, a piece of wire, in order to
stop the descending sap, which, thus arrested in its pro-
gress, flows with great abundance to the fruit, increases
its size, and brings it to maturity a fortnight or three
weeks earlier than in the natural way.

FOREIGN NEWS.