Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-11-18
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Fan WORK IN thO 0ardsu.

Fan Work IN tho Garden.
At shis ssason. - nsSA \ u b dsas
that . word in rsfereAes y some points
Of ssrdss.eulsure nay sot - snpre6,s-
Bile. ,s
1lsekbsrries and 1sspbssvias sheuid
have al their cd eanss cut sway. eloss
70 ths ground. aad the youag ssshes
removed, leaving cut four or Ave Of ths.
stronger in each hill. All .hs supeTau-
ous plants may hs mads into . nsw
plantation. If desired. A good top
dressing Of manure applied sow. ~ g.
finally spadsd in. in the spfing. will sepAy
the labor with . generous ipcssssa &
fruit. In the more Noethssa Ststa aaA
the Canadss. it is highly beneficial, Z
not necessary, 10 bend ths eansa deuA
50 that the tops may liz On ths eseaad.
and be covered with little earth.
Currant Bushes may b. pssnsd of Ill
old or diseased wood. asd The new sheets
partially cut back, which will ensure .
more vigorous growth the ensuing ssa.
sou. Black Curran,s should be prussd.
with tho purpose Of obtaining 4 supply
on new wood from the bottom every
year. ss it is from such wood oaly thss
fruit is obtained. .
A layer Of coarse manure placed upoa
the Strawberry beds will serve tho
double purpose of srriching the soil sad
preventing the plants from being thrown
out Of the ground by frost. If the plants
stand too thick for frui,ing well, they
should now be thinned out.
Dwarf Pear and Dwarf Apple Trses
may have their young wood cut back
one-half or two-thirls, attention being
paid to the symmetry and the peculiar
habits Of each tree. Unless dwaIf trees
are thoroughly pruncd, annually. thus
promoting the growth Of strong wood.
their tendency to overbear will soon
exhaust them Of their vitality, and pro.
mote the;r early decay.
During the latter part Of this month.
and through December, Grape vines may
be pruned and securely fastened to their
trellises. or, if tender. laid down and
covered with straw or litter.
Roses. Spireas. d. utxias Altheas, and
all other shrubs that produce their aow.
ers on the new wood. should be well
shortened in.
!, is no. too late. any time this month.
to plant spring-aowering bulbs. such -
Crocuses, Hyacinths, Tulips, &c.,
Where these ars planted. let the soil bs
enriched with well-rot.ed manure, ani
spaded deep, aad of 6ns tilth. Crocuses
and the smaller bulbs should be covered
about two inches deep. and Hyacinths
and Tulips about four inches.
Lilies. which deserve a place in every
garden. may now be planted; and NO
account should It be deferred until
spring. which would prever: them from
blooming. Laium Japonieum and L.
lonyiAorum are exceptions to this remark.
and should be treated quite differently.
They should be taken up in the fall,
before they have been injured BY frost.
and preserved in dry sand during the
winter, and planted in the spring, ~
carly as the ground can be worked.
reonias do much better when trans
planted at this season, than in spring.
Let all the rubbish be cleared away
Sticks that have been used in tyiag up
tal!.srowlns plants. should be gathered
together and packed away for future
use.
Gravel walks may be rolled hard. and
grass edginys trimmed. aud every thing
made to assume as neat an appearance
as poss BILE. for the winter season.
Many other things Will be found to be
done, which We can not here mention
A well.kept garden and lawn are sources
Of qualification during even the most in.
clement parts of the year.