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Show Fixtures, 1922. 



July 22ncl— 'I'ereuure and Districts Horticultural 

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The Hardy Flower Border. 



May brings its quota uf flower.s to the hardy (lower 

 border and heralds the approach of summqr. This 

 season many plants are distinctly later than usual, 

 but, should warmer weather ensue. Cottage and 

 Darwin Tulips will soon be showing flower, and 

 Pyrethrunis and Lupins are fast developing their 

 leaves. Many other perennials, in spite o'f the cold 

 weather of April, are growing apace, and the shoots 

 of Delphiniums, Michaelmas Daisies, perennial 

 Sunflowers, Rudbeckias, Heleniums, and all such 

 later flowering kinds, should be rigorously thinned 

 out. Established clumps of these and many others, 

 including Phloxes, become congested, and only a 

 few of the outer sho'ots reach anything like their 

 full development. The central shoots become over- 

 crowded and weakened for want of light; a large 

 proportion of them should, therefore, be removed 

 before they get too tall, leaving only as many as 

 can develop normally into healthy, well-flowered 



shoots. It is hopeless to expect good results from 

 over-crowded old stools, and if the work is taken 

 in hand in time, and a few clumps done occa- 

 sionally, the task is not laborious. During this 

 month hardy annuals, sown early in April, will 

 require attention, and here the importance of early 

 thinning is equally urgent. Over-crowding is the 

 conunonest cause of disappointment with hardy 

 annuals; while, if they are well thinned out from 

 six inches to one fo'ot or fifteen inches apart, 

 according to height, they become a feature of the 

 garden, astonishing all with their beauty and the 

 length of time they remain in flower. 



In the case of climbing or rambling perennials, 

 such as the perennial Peas, L((thi/rus gnindifloius, 

 L. Drummondii, L. undulatua. L. latifolius, &c., 

 early staking is important; if the shoots are 

 allowed td become a tangled mass before this is 

 done the final result is never satisfactory. So, too, 

 with other plants that ultimately require stakes — 

 they should be provided before there is any danger 

 of wind or heavy rains breaking or bending the 

 shoots. The stakes should be seen as little as pos- 

 sible, and as few of them used as is co'mpatible with 

 safety. 



Early attention to such details ensures satisfac- 

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