The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-03-28 00:00:00

HORTICULTURE

Tnis is the busy season for the amateur gardener ; the
month of March usually stimulates the horticultural, spirit
as much as it excites the vital sap of the plants them-
selves. With amateur gardeners winter is generally a
time of rest, or, more properly speaking, of neglect, and
this month usually finds the garden in the same state in
which it was left when November's cold, damp fogs effec-
tually extinguished, for the time, the horticultural fever.
Activity is now required to recover lost ground—digging,
trenching, pruning, and everything else has to be done in
a burry. We will suppose these essential operations per-
formed, and a number of herbaceous plants purchased at
the nursery to fill up the gaps made by the winter in the
flower-borders, the hardy annuals may.now be sown if the
garden is well sheltered ; otherwise, a little delay is advis-
able. A great number of this class of plants are worth-
less, for, however pretty their individual flowers may be,
the clumps have a straggling weedy appearance, which
rather disfigures than improves the arrangement of well
kept borders. Sweet Peas, Mignonette, Nemophila in-
signis, and other old favourites must not be forgotten.
Clarkiapulchella, Bartoniaaurea,Sphcenogyne speciosa, and
Eryssimum Peroffskianum, are also good sorts, and easily
grown. In the kitchen garden a crop of . cabbage plants
(early York or Enfield Market) should be planted out ;
early Warwick peas and Longpod beans sown; also a
small crop of Spinach and the various kinds of salad vege-
table. The main crop of potatoes should also be planted
without delay. .

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER.-FRIDAY.

• There has been very little doing this week. The in-
vestments on the Northamptonshire and Metropolitan
were small. The only horses in force for the Chester Cup
are Baalbec, Umbriel, and Royalist. Latest prices :

NORTHAMPTONSIIIRE STAKES.
11 to 2 agst Mr. T. Parr's Defiance—offered.
Bto 1 „ Lord Eglinton's Lamprocles—taken.
9to 1 „ Mr. E. R. Clark's Mr. Sykes—taken.
12 to 1 „ Mr. Newland's Bracken—taken.
12 to 1 „ Mr. Morris's Kingston—taken.
14 to 1 „ Mr. J. Adkins's Bro. to Little Swift—tk.
14 to 1 „ Mr. Rogers's Pancake—taken.
15 to 1 „ Mr. Blenkinsop's Little Jem—taken.
16 to 1 „ Mr. Treen's Benita—taken.
16 to 1 „ Mr. Knowles's Caliph—taken.
GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP.
8 to 1 agst Count de Prado's Aquila—taken.
15 to 1 „ Mr. T. Parr's Defiance—taken.
20 to 1 „ Mr. Murland's Ammonia—taken.
25 to 1 „ Mr. Bowes's West Australian—taken.
METROPOLITAN HANDICAP.
7 to 1 agst Mr. Jonathan Law's Martin—taken.
12 to 1 „ Mr. Howard's Virago—taken.
12 to 1 „ Mr. Greville's Muscovite—taken.
16 to 1 „ Mr. W. H. Barrett's Haco—taken.
25 to 1 „ Mr. Merry's Exact—taken.
CHESTER CUP.
20 to 1 st Knowls' Baalbec—taken
50 to 1 „ Lord Derbye'ss Umbriel—taken..
50 to 1 „ Mr. Benson's Royalist—taken.
1000 to 25 „ Mr. J. Adkins's Bro. to Little Swift—tk.

THE CHASE
The CRESIIIRE HOUNDS will meet
This day, March 28 • Astle
Thursday, March 30 Sudding Toll Bar
Saturday, April Ist . . Dun ton
ham Massey
Each day at half-past ten o'clock.
The NORTH STAFFORDSRIRE HOUNDS will meet
To-morrow, March 29 • The Loggerheads
Sgturday, March 24

gash day at half-past tee 9'cIANJE,