New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-21

ing items from the annual catalogue Of one OF the
mott successful cutiyators and sellers of flower eeeds
IN the United States:
Hardy Aaaaals are those plants that flower ana
Iireu their fruits and pereh season, bn many q
y en- may be sown in Autumn II flower eeIy We next
year. Hardy ANIMALS grow without artificial neat,
cone to perfection in The open grounds; but what
ARE known as haf-Sardy plants need i,tc artificial
heat excert iuyery favorable localities slea, many
,cr,ops bo do not uudsrsiaD1 the ya,ion Of some
of lie te der and small seeded vsIieiies, sometimes
compin of the best seeds, which fail rot on account
Of the bad growing properties OF tho eda Ght soiay
Cyo, bpI rnaaagcmeai. We have heard repeated in.
stances of many delicate seeds like the Cslceol4Ia,
Chinese Primrose, being s0wn IN the open ground.
On occasion party complained OF cera'n YsIle-
ties Of fine seeds that We found upon examination we're
Eown from one 10 two inches deeF-i teraiy buried.
Tie NEST inexperienced III gardening matters can SOW
Sweet Peas, but It requires prac'ced hand ID iooA
after such delicate seeds Calceolaiia CInefarla,
Fuchsla, and such like
And W add hat il reQlires the very fnes prepara-
ton Of soil We recommend all who SOW the most del
cae flower seeds 70 s the earth through serve me
enough for corn neal Upon the suhiect Of soil, we
copy from the catalogue the following scusDle obserN-
tons;
SoA-Tbe soil hes; adapted TO lowering plants gen
er,ily il q light tlable lOam coD'sl"hiS hiodeate
rluopt Of vegetable matter. and sufficient SAND 10 rem
dor il poro,s but il rarely happens that the amateur
his mpch choice OF so il is fortunate that most OF
Them " III succeed in any, but slch as s Of an extremely
dry sandy or calcsreous nature, or OF silfi heavy,
rseutiye character IL the former the plants are sure
10 he tarved, md in the bitter u they ever Iuly .bke
root there is generally on undue development I'll me
f1upe al the ext ense Of The fo@ers. la SOILS OF itis
descfipton much may be done by thoroughly breaking
up the superficial crust or, IT ia technically termed
renching il at east one spade deep, dgsnS III shatp
SIND or road scral ugs and II The o. eiailon DC per-
b y .iENfI Ig N RAJ
II exposed during the Winter 20 the disntegrang inf
,ren of frst al ober atmospheric agencies, the adj
vantage will be greatly inrcaccd.
In soil Of an oppoie character, g, sandy or cal
careons the remedy will obviously con.st III the adolf
Ion OF loam in conjunction with esyed leaves or old
rotten manure where cxTonso is no object the sur
face may he entirely removed 10 The depth Of eight or
ten inches and it's ace SUPP lied with the best loamy
compost Al hand. The Vt strong crude manure OF
an ai,msl nature should be avoided. In ordinarily
good soil an annual lsgf dressing If leaf mold decayed
llrf or thoroughly rotten Danure, III quaDtlles pro-
ponioned 10 the requirements OF the spl Dug 10 toc
depth Of a few inches, will be al that is requisite
These should be sp lied in Spring, only ust ious
90 sowing the seeds much of the benefit RESULT
from tleir application will be ct, though single dig
ying may be advantageomly given IN Autumn. In
nreuari,g the beds care NUT be taken that they
50 arranged that tie ground may be little elevated III
the middle that The water may ran oil, and the plants
show 10 a better advantage.
IL is particularly requisite nat sccds should not be
y =
Of gardcaers The depth at which seeds
,e TOWN will vary With their sze large seeds, such
s those of the Lupns, Sweet Pea or Marvel OF Fern,
NAV be three quarters Of ch deep; other VARIETIES
from an eighth 10 half inch deep, according TO The
size or nature Of the eed. Some that very small
REQUIRE 10 be sown Oh the actual surface slight pre-
sIre being then sufficient to u,bed them 10 proper
depth. For the jorty # The seeds very Thin cover
ing snces; If soTn TOO deep they are longer in ger
upina,ing and the small ones are liable % decay. IL
sometimes nsuTes more even distribution OF very
small seeds such as those Of Caupsnula, Disitalis
Sc il they are ultimately mixed befOe ing with
little fine DIV roll The mixture being suwn III the SAME
WAY az the seeds Wolly seeds with adhere TO each
O. her Ike the GloLe AmaIonthus &c., should he
rpbb.d with little fine rand, which viii generally
sepaato them. In all the moie thiny the seeds
AZ. ftrewn, the better; when too tnckly eown, Tie
teedngs become elongated and siekly, an evil which
no sul seduent thinning ont will entirely remedy.
If the coil he dry and the weather tlnny It Will be
necessary 10 water The seeds slightly from very fno
rose ateIing.pot. Rain water Is p eierale. In the
abenco oi RAIN this application must be reps atcd every
day or two for il l. Important observe that when
un the seeds have begun ~ SWELL they are peculiarly
sste tble 10 injury from dronth, and will sle' Oily
peri.h unless the soi be maintained in moist condl-
ou-to neglect Of this important pTecaution, many
failures are solely Attributable On The other hand, IN
excess of moisture previous 10 termination will often
came the seed 70 decay, especially in cold seasons
early in tie SPRING therefore, the waerpOi uins, be
used with Judgment, and never late In tie day when
fIOsts threaten.
We have found the practice Of warming water IN the
sui by fire heat very much preferable to the use Of
cold water.