National Republican., 1880-09-03
Gardening.

TLON EkS'--hduy hnnudlS, allUOuBn DeNuU-
ful while in bloom, are sometimes of short
duration. Thoy should (if the seed is not re-.
quired) DO cleared off as soon as their beauty
is over, and be Immediately replaced by other
plants. Attend to the various sorts of plants
in the hOwer-beds as regards training, peggng
down, watering, otc., and regulate tho growth
of standard and pyramidal specimens OF fuch.
sias, peargoniums, trop@olums clematises,
etc, while dropping plants in baskets and
vases will also require TO be occasionally rcgu.
lated and trained, so US to bo made TO depend
gracefully over the sides and around the
margins of tho same. Plants suitable for this
purpose are the various sorts of iyy.leaYcd
peargOniuns, clematises, convulvulus, mau.
randias, lophospcrmums, and many others.
Biennials and porennials raised from seed
sown during tho spring must on no account
be allowed to stand too close on tho beds, for
if crowded tho whole get drawn up weakly.
and u season is so far lost that they flower
only meagrely the ensuing spring and sum.
mer. In preparing nursery beds for those
that do not absolutely require q shaded posi-
tion, select and open position, where
they will make close, compact growth,
which will enable them TO stand the
winter and produce double the quantity of
flowers than can be obtained from weakly
grown examples. Those that do not like full
exposure to tho sun, as, for instance primrosos
and polyanthuses, should have place at the
north side of wall, not AS they are often
seen, crammed away under the shade of trees
that not only darken them too much, but i'm
poverish the soil to an extent that prevents
them notwithstanding like the necessary
strength and viSor.
HERBACEoUs BoRDERs.-Stake aud tie
everything that requires it before it is
broken down by tho wind, especially tall.
growing subjects like holyhoeks. These
lne plants arc often thrust at the
extreme back OF border, close up to
trees or shrubs, where there is no posi-.
bility of their ever being more than mere
shadows of what thoy would grow TO II justice
were done them; in such places the bottom
leaves are sually all destroyed by red spiders
before their Towering is half over Mulching
with three inches of rotten manure over th(
roots will greatly assist them, aud free US,
of the syringe with clean water twice week
taking care to mOisten the roots well, vii
much improve their health and appearance
Remove all dead and deCaying tops from plants
that have howored early, in order to reduce Il
a minimum tho greatest drawback TO herba'
coOus plants; but for the sake of mere ap
pearanCe never remove tho healthy tops from
any plant, or the never-iailing result will be-
TO weaken it seriously.
CELosIAs. - Tho brilliant and feathery
plumes of these and tho length OF time during
which they may be had in bloom render them
very desirable plants to cultivate, either for
the purpose of supplying cut flowers or for
greenhouse or conservatory decoration, where
for elect they have no equal among soft
wooded plants. Unfortunately, however, they
are very subject to the red spider and, unless
kept well syringed while growing aud freely
supplied with water at all times, they become
SO much injured as to loso their foliage entirely
long before the flowers become shabby.
DOUBLE ZINNIAs-Thero is generally q
scarcity of gay.boomng plants lato in autumn
and although zinnias are not generally cult.
waited in pots, they are most valuable for that
purpose, their gay colOrs and fine large
globular flowers making quite display indoors
long after they cease blooming in open beds
whore damp nights aud heavy rains generally
cut short their beauty. Amy left over from
planting should have their aowcr.buds
uipped out and bO potted up at once, after
which set them in the shade for few days till
they get hold Of the soil aud then out in an
open situation A few seeds sown now will
not be too late, as they grow rapidly ut this
season aud soon come into bloom.
Well.cstablished plants of yiolets
are now throwing out strong runners, and if u
stone be placed on each so Us TO press them to
the soil, good strong plants can soon be oh.
tanned. As soon rs they have begun to root
into the soil the runners should be lifted aud
planted outin piece of wcllproparcd ground
in the form Of bed, and they will yiold fine
flowers early in autumn and winter If the
weather be Mt all open and warm. The state
of the weather has much to do with the pro.
duction Of flowers,
DIANTHUs-'rho annual varieties are now
getting into full bloom, There is the well.
known Indian pink (Dianthus chiueusis) aud
It's double form; both are now in flower, aud
they contain very charming varieties, espo.
cally those having lringod edges. Thon there
is tho pretty dwarf Diauthus Hcddewigi and
its lringcd variety, lacinintus both largo aud
rich in color, The best soil Tor these annual
dianthuses is one Of q light sandy nature.
The seeds can be sown in the opon ground, and
the plants thinned out to u requisite distance
when the seedlings are large enough to be
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