iKisii gari)i:ning, 



lAM ARY 



he ilKiMpv» tlvll .IS iIk- W.'iIv pH'H.«.li>. liM lliis 



pmposc {^allien refuse, leaves, loail sweepings, 

 IN well as detayecl larmyanl nKimiie when 

 ivailable. may be used, plaeini^ a l;ihk1 lavei 

 .It the bottom of eatli tieneh aiul a soineuhal 

 thinner layer above the sev.iHul spit, which will 

 vome just below the roots when plant ini^. 

 W'l.en tlte snbsoil is iar_i;ely t; ravel siMiie portion 

 o( this will ha\e to be i,'ot riil of. if loo ne.ir the 

 surface, beini^ replaced by svmI troni cisewlKic 

 or by exlr.i hea\y .applications ol rduso, ro;ul 

 sweepini,'"s. \:c.. as detailed abo\c. As the 

 work proceeds the _i,^round should be made tirni 

 by thoroui^hly tranipiiiic the layers ol manure 

 and soil as each successive trench is ikall uitli ; 

 the nature and condition ot the soil, liowexcr. 

 must i^oxern the amount ol cons».ilii.Ialion rc- 

 <.|uirei.i. a naturally hea\ y wet soil ret-juirini;' 

 >. orrespondinj^ly less. In the case ol clay 

 soils it may e\en be necessary to pro\ ide 

 dr;-.ina_i,'e. but this must be determined on the 

 .pot. 



TiMi-: TO Ti-AN 1. — .\lthoui4l1 early autumn is 

 an excellent time tor g^etliui^ out manv ever- 

 i^-^reens, it is usually most convenient to carry 

 out the work of trenchin*,^ in autumn and winter. 

 An effort should therefore be made to ha\ e all 

 in readiness by March, when all deciduous 

 shrubs can be safely planted, the exeri^reens 

 beint^ dealt w ith towards the end of the month 

 and early in April. Ol' course a g-ood deal 

 tlepends on locality. In mild districts much 

 planting,'- may be done throuj^hout the winlei , 

 but all should be completed some time before 

 there is a likelihood of hot, dry weather. On 

 the completion of planting- a mulch of half- 

 decayed leaves or manure will keep the roots 

 cool and moist, and promote g-rou th throuyi-houl 

 the summer. 



What to Plant.— To obtain the most endur- 

 ing- and satisfactory result a judicious selection 

 ot evergreen and deciduous subjects is best. 

 The groundwork, so to speak, is best formed 

 of evergreens, as not only do they afford con- 

 siderable shelter but they present an effective 

 foil to many of the more beautiful early llow er- 

 ing deciduous shrubs. Of course many oi' the 

 evergreens are valuable for their Howers as 

 well as for their persistent foliage, notably 

 Olearia Haastii, now so often met with and 

 so valuable in and near large cities. With so 

 niuch material available there should be no 

 difficulty in making a selection to suit all tastes 



.ind .(II stMls. 0\ evergreens we h.-ive aucubas. 

 barberries, box. coloneasi(.i s, c\lisuses, euonv - 

 nuisL-s, g(.-nisl.is. ilu belter kinds oi pri\ets, 

 i^lcarias. b.ish i\ ies, \ eronicas. \-c. (.'>l ileciduous 

 shrubs there is a consiileiable number, including, 

 among others, ceanol luises, daphnes, spir;eas. 

 cydonias. escallonias, deul/.ias, the smaller kinds 

 ol philatlelphus, liiis\lhias, fuchsias, hyperi- 

 cums, c\:c. fuller consideiat ion oi' the suita- 

 bilil\ ol ihe \ arious sidtjects for different 

 aspects soils, ivc. must be left loi' a subsecjuenl 



Meanwhile much useful work may be done 

 among existing beds and shrubberies. Pruning 

 of summer ar.d .uituinn (lowering shrubs should 

 be proceeded w illi .'is w e.ither perniits ; among 

 others to be dealt with are Spirita japonica and 

 its \arieties, ol which .\nthony Waterer niay be 

 cited as .1 l\pe, .Sjiirjeas Menxiesii, Douglasii, 

 salicilolia, Hypericums palulum and elaliun, 

 shrubs ol the Pea famil}' which llower late in 

 the summer iiom cun-ent season's growth, 

 tamarisks, and others oi like nature. Most 

 shrubs require thinning out e\ery few years if 

 the\- are to be kept healthy and tloriferous. 

 Barberries, l)ier\illas (Weigelia), the strong- 

 growing Philadelphuses, bush honeysuckles, 

 and sonie others should ha\ e the older branches 

 cut out occasionally to induce the formation oi' 

 }ounger shoots from the base. Where it is 

 the practice to rake out the leaves from shrub- 

 beries and bet-is these should be replaced by 

 decayed manure, leaf-mould, or fresh loam 

 lightly pointed in, otherwise the plants will soon 

 starve, especiall}- in the older shrubberies. 



1 1 I h.ul i,'oldeii store 



I would make a nice little boreeii 

 I'o lead straiifhl up to his door, 



The door of the liouse of my sforeeii ; 

 Hoping- to God not to miss 



The sound of his footfall in il, 

 1 lia\e waited so long- for his kiss 



Thai i'ov days I have slept not a minute. 



1 thought, O my love ! \'ou were so — 



As tiic moon is, or sun on a fountain. 

 And I thought after that you were snow, 



The cold snow on top of the mountain ; 

 And I thought after that you were more. 



Like Ciod's lamp shining to find me. 

 Or the bright star of knowledge before. 



Or the star of knowledge behind me. 



— Frotn the Love Sougs of Coiuuuhl 

 By Dotiglas Hyde, 



