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WA^W GAIIDENING 



A i.iiiticulinlv pl.-asini; fxliil.it \v;i> lli;it. of I.il\ 

 uf thf \'all.-y in i.aiis. .I.i.k.usI lat iiii: u li.-n wrll 

 liruwii the value .>!' Ilii- iMipulav llciwfi- f..i' v'j-.m'U- 

 ii.ms.' .I.T.. ration. 



Tlic fniit. section ..f tlu- sl»..\v maintain. -I th. 

 n'lmtation uf li-t-lanil as a fniil -^Muwiii^r i-.>iintr>. 

 Till' lit-nt-ral ainn-arancc and .ontlition of lli.- 

 lui/t' ilisht'S was s\i|u'il>. cxluliil in^r tlu- ••sscnlial 

 iharatltTistits ncrfssarv fur kfcpin^' ((nality. 

 Wliil.' o.nii)linu"ntiix-; \\\v sn<<-.-ssf.il .•.unp.-l iluis. 

 th.' nnsu.r.-ssfiil in fnlniv sl.oui.l aim al tlw lii^l' 

 t|vialitv that m.-rit..l awanl. Th.' Catalia.' jx-ars 

 shi.wn" hy Ai.h-rman M.-wi.-y ami La.ly Kit /-ir.-rahl 

 w.T.' it.ut.l ('xaMii»ifs .»f .iiitural skill. 



V.'K.'tahi.s w.-iv i.n.hahly iimh-r th.- av.-ia-.^ 

 in entrit's. l)ut .-.msithTini: th.' .'Ntr.'m.'ly .'irati.- 

 wcalh.'i' comlitions .huini; winter ami sjirini.' tliis 

 is not. surprising. Th.' liist pri/.e .•.tH.-.t ion of six 

 vari.'ti.'s exliihit.'.i hv Nathani.-l Ihuu-. Ks.p. 

 wer.' r.-ally liiu' an.l most tastily put up. In th.' 

 class s.-eti.in .ucumh.'rs. French h.'ans, seakale. 

 an.l carlv jiolatoes were up to standard .pialitx . 

 wliih' cai)))a^'e. hroccoli. and l.ttu.-.' .lilT.r.'.l m i> 

 luu.'h in.pialit V hetw.'.'U th.' Krst an.l t hii.l pri/.es. 



For I'ri/..' i.i'-t.see A.I v.'rt iscm.'ut S.'. tion (|.. vii.) 



Hints to Novices. 



liv W. M F..1.1.... K. 



ViOI-ETS. — Thes.' will he ..ut of llow.'r !>> Ihe 

 niiddle of tlie ni.mth. an.l may !).■ divi.l.'.l up and 

 a new ]>laiitation Juade. Lift tlu- old ))lauts. 

 shak.' the .soil from th.' roots, and hr.^ak th.- 

 dumps \\\, int.t stronjj; sintrle })its. These may b.' 

 replanted either in a new ])iece of jir.mnd, or if the 

 original spot was good and ricli and in the .semi- 

 shade, it may h.' well duj.^ .)ver. s.)me fresh mamire 

 add.'d. and the plants ])ut in 1." inclies aj)art ev.'rv 

 wav. This will n.)t In- at all t.x) far a|)art if the 

 plants are liealthy and tlu' l.xality sviitabl.-. In 

 their newly ])1anted .-onditi.jn they sh.)nld never 

 be all.nved to sufTer fi-.un want of water. They 

 s]u)nUl jiet a <;.)<)d dren.'liinpt as soon as ])lanied. 

 an.l this sliould b.- repeat.'d if the Weather is dry. 

 If the ])lantati.)n is not to l)e remade, cut all 

 runners .)fT the old i)lants and fork \i]) the gr.iund 

 round tliem. Princess .)f Wales <annot be beaten 

 for large flowers, long stalks, free hal)it, and 

 delicious ])erfiin\e : Marie Loviise, an old but a good 

 doiible A-ariety ; Adnural Avellan, single red, is 

 very attractive, but it will not do in all gardens, 

 and seems fastidious as i*.) soil and situation. 



TIaudy Anntat.s. — The tir.st lot of tliese sown 

 in the oi^en will be ready for thinning, and it is 

 well to do .)ne thinning noAv and an.)ther later on. 

 If all be done at once, some disaster may occur : 

 slugs nxay eat all that are left in a few nights, .ir 

 cats or dogs may prance on the lot. and all is 

 lost : wh«'reas if a few of the weakest are takeii 

 • uit now, where they are too crowded, a further 

 thinning caii if uece.ssary be done later on. 



An-NTAL^? that have been raised in frames and 

 pricked .mt will during tbe ])resent month be lit 

 f.ir planting out. Choose a dull day if i)ossible, 

 and water the ])an.s or boxes from which the ])lants 

 are to be removed thoroughly beforehand, so as 

 to have the soil in a dami), moist state. This 

 will enable the ])lants to Tse moved with very 

 little disturbance to the roots. ^Vhen ])lanted. 

 give a good soaking of water, and see that tliey 

 get more if the weather is dry. 



A sowing of late -flowering annuals can be made 

 in the open, and where Crocuses have died down 

 the bare spots can be covered by hardy annuals, 



u hi. I, u ill ll.,w.i' \n lat.' .luly. August . an.l S.'pt.'Ui- 

 bei'. .in.l in t his wav .'Mipt \ pat.h.'s .an lie avoi.led. 



W'h.-re b.'.lding"..ut is'carri.-.l ..n this may be 

 >tait.'.l as soon as th.' spring plants are cl.'ar.-.l 

 ,.nt ..f th.' b.'.ls. Tast.' dillVrs gr.'atly in this 

 ilepajt m.-nt . an.l no rul.'s can be laid down, but 

 unless th.' subject has be.-n given sonu- <-on- 

 sid.rabl.' th.r.ight ihii'ing th.' i>i'.'ce.ling autumn 

 and spjing. an.l iirejiai'at i.uis made, succ.'.ss is 

 doubtful. A visit t.. s..m.' ..f ..ur pnbli.- j.arks 

 luuml hnblJM will gi\.' \v\\ uimmI .'xamples 

 of lb.' .'IT.'.ts that <an !).■ obt.ain.'.l thi'..Ugli 

 using ..r.linary gai-.h-n mat. 'Hal in an .'IT.'.t iv.' 

 ;ind suitable wav. Th.' great pidnt to remenibej- 

 is to i.lant siillil-i.-ntlv .lose as t.) cover all lli.' 

 .■••irtli in th.' b.-.l or b..r.ler. This will giv.' t hat 

 s.itisfa.'torv .'IT.'.t ..f an unint.'rrnid.'.l i.at.h ..f 

 .-.dour. It is always a.lvisabl.' t.) ke.'P a f.-w .-xtra 

 jilants t.t lill uji in .•as.'.s.)m.' mav lli.' aft.T )il anting. 



Diiring the last week th.- "bi.'unials f..r n.'xt 

 sprimr mav b.- s.nvn \Vallll.)W.'rs. Canl.'rbuiv 

 Hells. Iluiiesly. Sw.'.'t William., ('..lumbines. 

 l''(i\iilo\ .■>. :inil nt tiers. Sow in the .ipen ground 

 in s.'.'d beds, w b.Te the s.dl has been br.)ken up 

 fairly lin.'. an.l sow the seeds in lines, as it is far 

 .'asi.'r to ki'.'p the varieties distinct thus s.)wn 

 than when s.attere.l. Memember U\ sow thinly. 

 The seedlings th.'u stajt away strong and vigor- 

 o\is, instead .if b.'ing cram])ed and stunt. 'd in their 

 .'arly gr.iwth. These seedlings will be trans- 

 |>lant.'(l later in the season. 



Ko.^Ks will have to be carefully watcb.'d f..r 

 .-ateriiillars and greenfly. Cold winds ami 

 blight sun en.'.iurag.' greenflv to a horrible .'x- 

 t.'iit. lint this pest is easier't.) deal with than 

 .at.'ri.illars an.l grubs. Tlw latter have to b.' 

 lian.lpi.ked. which. <if coUJ-se. takes a long time 

 if Hos.'s are grown in quantity. Wherever a 

 young leaf is seen crum])led uj), it is certain 

 s.im.e insect is or has been at work on it, and 

 must be destroyed. Oi)en the leaf and remove 

 the inse.t : if it is n.it in that .me it will be f.mnd 

 in an.ith.-r not far off. Quassia chips b.iiled aiul 

 sti-ained .ifi' nuik.- an .'xcellent wash, but simiil.-r 

 still is the .'xti'a.t of .pia.ssia which .an b.- b.iught 

 in tins .piit.' .heaply. and .liluted accoi'ding to 

 .lirections. This can b.' use. I with a sjn-ayer or 

 line svringe. aiul when thus ajiplied will removi' 

 th.' greenfly with.iut much dith.-ulty. 



\ laver .if cl.'an straw mav be ]i\it round sti'aw- 

 lierry I'llants t.i kcp th.- fl.lw.-r an.l fruit <ilT th.' 

 ground. Fork the soil <iver before jdacing the straw. 

 Fruit trees on walls whei'e the fruit has set may be 

 syi'inged when the weather is hot and dry to kee]> 

 d.>wn fiv. TTere again quassia isxisefid. as it makes 

 the l.'av.'s S.I l)itt.'r that th.' insects dislike them. 



Ho.k.'ries and rock gai.lens are now the mo.st 

 ji.ijiular form of gai'.l.'ning, and in a rockery, even 

 a small .me, a gi'eat .l.'al .if tinu- can be sjient. 

 Tn this ]iaper, and in all other gardening ]ia])ers, 

 num.'i'ous articles aii]iear .m this subject, giving 

 (lirecti.ins for ])ropa gating, ]ilanting. and making, 

 an.l the most suitable plants to gj'ow , all written 

 by exp.'rts and th.ise " in the know," but it 

 wduld be well to remember that unless a rock 

 gartk'n or an al]iine garden iskejit neat and tidy, 

 as well as full of choice plants, it is not a pleasure 

 to be in it or reniain in it. Al]jine ])lants are, in 

 the great majority, low-growing, com])act, tidy 

 ])lants, and can only look their best when kejit so. 

 and the sight of weeds in a Tock garden is far 

 worse than weeds in a herbaceous border. One 

 .landeli.in tl.iwer will sjioil the whole elTect of a 

 g.iod jiiece of rock w.irk, even if ILlled with the 

 most exjiensive and clioice plants. 



