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IRISH GARDENING 



Hardy Annuals. 



The first half ut April is an fxi-ell.'iit time to sow- 

 annuals iu the open gnniud. The prospect then of 

 showery weather with l)ursts of ^\•arm sniishiiie is 

 favourabU' to rapid gerniinatiou, and it is h distinct 

 advantage to jjct a good start with annuals as with 

 other plants. The number of reliable annuals is now 

 so yreat, and the varieties so improved, that there 

 io no difficulty in making selections to suit every 

 aarden and evei^ situation or aspect. Thorough pre- 

 paration of the soil is essential. This does not 

 necessarily niean heavy applications of manure, but 

 the soil should be dccphj worked and made at least 

 moderately rich. Complaints are oft<>n made that 

 annuals aVe soon over, but tliis is often due to im- 

 perfect cultivation. Given reasonable treatment in 

 preparing the soil and iu timely and adequate 

 thinning out, most annuals will flower over the 

 i;reat<r°part of our summer and autunm. Tliinning 

 fs important, otherwise the seedlings crowd each 

 .jther and grow up weak and quite unable to develop 

 decent flowers or to support the flowers for any 

 length of time. 



Among the taller annuals which may be sown m 

 the open may be mentioned Chi^sauthemums of the 

 Star ?roup, viz. : Eastern Star, l^orther^i Star, &c.; 

 Ch. coTOimrhtm, yellow; LarJispurs in white, rose 

 and violet; Lavatera ronca and rosea sj)lendc7is; 

 Annual Lupins in various colours; Pseony -flowered 

 and Carnation-flowered Poppies; Scabiosaa in 

 various colours, and Mahpe grandiflora, red and 

 white. Those of medium height, .say from fifteen 

 inches to two feet, include Lychnis cueli-rosa, pink; 

 Anchusa capcnsis, blue; Calendula officinalis, 

 Meteor, Prince of Orange, &c., yellow and orange; 

 Coreopsis tinctoria, orange and brown, and C. 

 Drummondii, yellow; Candytuft, white and pink; 

 Clarhia elegans, pink and salmon-coloured; 

 CoUinsia bicohr, lilac and white; Convolvulus tri- 

 color, blue and white; Cornflower, blue; Eschs- 

 cholzia, creamy white, yellow and orange crimson; 

 Gilias, Godetias, Linum grandiflorum rubrum, 

 Mignonette Nasturtiums, Shirley Poppies, &c. 



Dwarfer sorts for edgings and the front of borders 

 include Alyssum maritimum, white; Asperula azurea, 

 blue: Euchnridium Brcvcri and E. cone inn urn ,^\r{k: 

 Candvtufts. Phncdia campanularia, ])1up: Saponaria 



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Sweet Peas, jierhaps the most jjopular of all hardy 

 annuals, are now so generally raised iu i)ots or 

 boxes for plauting out in April that many do not 

 think of sowing tliem directly in the open ground. 

 Nevertheless, there must he thousands of jxiople 

 who have no i-onveiiience for sowiri4' in frames, and 

 it is well to know that an cxeillent lute summer and 

 autunm display may be bad from sowing in the 

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 deeply worked, and the seods sown four inches or 

 so apart and two inches deep. Stakes or other sup- 

 port must be supi)Ued early to enable the young 

 l)lants to get hold as soon as they begin to stretf-h. 

 .\void allowiug seeds to form, and plenty of good 

 flowers should be available far iuto autumn. 



"Red Spider." 



The little red mites known to gardeners as "red 

 spider " are not true insects, but they feed on 

 leaves like the aphids, by piercing the tissues and 

 sucking sap. They are especially injurious to 

 currant and gooseberry foliage, over which they 

 spin a thin white web. They pass the winter in 

 the adult state and lay their eggs in summer. Ivy 

 is commonly infected with them^ and they appear 

 to migrate often from ivy to the fruit bushes. The 

 best remedy is to spray with paraffin emulsion, 

 with the addition of 1 oz. " liver of sulphur " to 

 every 3 gallons of the dilute emulsion. 



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