THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 93 



A layer of short grass or other vegetable refuse may be placed on 

 each side of the rows, to keep the soil cool, and cheek the rapid 

 evaporation of moisture which usually occurs in hot weather. 



A small portion at one eud of the row, or a single clump in the 

 mixed border, should be set apart for furnishing a supply of seed 

 for the following season, and the seed-pods regularly removed from 

 all the others, because nothing puts a stops to the growth and the 

 supply of flowers so quickly as allowing the pods to remain. It 

 shortens their flowering season at least six week or two months. 



The sorts grown are, Invincible Black, Invincible Scarlet, Painted 

 Lady, and the Common White. Upon a trellis, in a rather secluded 

 part of our garden, we have The Everlasting Pea, Latliyrus latifolius, 

 and L. latifolius albus, which also flowers very freely. They 

 occasion us hardly any labour to keep them in order. In fact, the 

 only attention they receive is, thinning the young growth out a 

 little, removing the seed-pods, and cutting them down in the 

 autumn. In return for a little labour they spring up every season, 

 and present us with flowers of surpassing beauty for a lengthened 

 period during the summer. Harriet Tetterell. 



THE GAEDEN GUIDE EOE MAECH. 



Elower Garden. — The planting of trees and shrubs must be 

 finished off at once. Clear out shrubberies by cutting away the 

 dead wood, and raking up the leaves. Herbaceous plants ought to 

 have attention this month ; the borders should have a slight dressing 

 of thoroughly decayed manure, and be carefully pricked over with a 

 fork. Plants required to be increased may now be taken up and 

 divided, and replanted ; where they are growing wild it is a good 

 plan to take the whole lot up, manure and trench the border, and 

 re-arrange them. These plauts should have annual attention, and 

 not be allowed to smother each other, as is generally the case. Pinks, 

 Picotees, Carnations, Pansies, Hollyhocks, Phlox, and Pentstemons, 

 that have been preserved in cold frames during the winter, should 

 be planted in their respective quarters, about the middle or end of 

 the month, if the ground is in proper condition fur their reception. 



Kitchen Garden. — This is the most important season in the 

 whole year in this department, for the kitchen supplies are ruled 

 throughout the whole year by the way the operations are conducted 

 now. Continue to turn up every quarter directly it becomes vacant. 

 In light warm soils get in the main crops of Potatoes towards the 

 end of the month. In cold damp soils, the middle of next month 

 will be preferable. Sow and make new beds of Asparagus. Sow 

 for main crops Borecole, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Cardoons, 

 Carrots, Cauliflowers, Chervil, Leeks, Lettuce, Onions, Parsley, 

 Parsnips, Peas, Eadishes, Savoys, Scorzonera, Spinach, and Turnips. 

 Plant Globe and Jerusalem Artichokes ; clear the former of dead 

 leaves and protecting material. Make fresh plantations of Horse- 

 radish, Ehubarb, and Shallots, if not already done. 



