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GENESEE FARMER. 



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they do not look so formal as if they were exactly behind 

 each other, and besides which it gives them more room 



in the same space of ground : these stakes should be driven 

 a foot and a half into the ground. If ihe ground has been 

 well dressed, or is newly turned U])— or lias, in fact, good 

 heart in it, plant without dung ; if it has been impover- 

 ished, put a good spade-full of well-rotted dung to each \ 

 stake, and fork it into the ground to mix it well, in about a 

 foot circle in front of the stake, and leave a hole in the cen- ' 

 ter, 

 their 



which must n(Jt be disturbed ; place all the pots with 

 • plants at their several stakes, then with a trowel plant | 

 the balls of earth six inches from the stake; sloping towards | 

 it, and the plant may be covered up to the depth of four i 

 inches, if necessary, without the least injury ; and if the I 

 plants are lankcy they are better for being covered up a 

 little, and shortening the plant above ground. Water freely 

 after planting, not merely at the plant, but a good way 

 round it. Here a single loose tic to protect them from the ! 

 wind, is necessary, and any bandage or slick on the plant 

 at. the time of planting must be removed, for these lies will, 

 if not removed, cut completely througli the plant. 

 TRAINING THK PLANTS. 



With good growth the Dahlia requires three more stakes 

 driven down in angularal form, as soon as the side branches j 

 make much growth, but the main stem is to be fastened to ! 

 the center stake. The branches ought not to be in each | 

 other's way, therefore, if this is likely to occur, remove | 

 the intruding shoot or branch ; but never thin a plant for : 

 the mere sake of thinning, W^hen the buds appear they I 

 may be and often are more numerous than ought to be per- ! 

 milted to bloom, but ihey should not be much thinned in 

 their incipient state ; as soon as they indicate whether j 

 there is a chance of their making a flower, the most prom- 

 ising may be kept for blooming, the least promising may be 

 removed , any branch too beyond the flower should be 

 taken away, and the end of a shoot on which there is a 

 flower may be taken off; all small weakly branches may 

 be cut out, so also may all branc:he.s that are in the way of 

 more important ones. 



GENERAL REMARKS. 



The watering of Dahlias, like that of many other sub- 

 jects, is of but little use unless the ground be well saturated 

 for a good distance round it, or in feet, nil over, for the sup- 

 plying of water at the root only is of very temporary benefit, 

 inasmuch as the parched earth all round absorbs the mois- 

 ture so rapia' ,- 'bat a very short time after it is applied it 

 ceases to be bene:c.i.. • ny persons mulch round the 

 stem with dung for some distance, but there are great ob- 

 jections to it ; first, it is a universal harbor for ear-wigs and 

 other annoying and destructive insects, and it is impossible 

 to dislodge or get rid of tham ; next, it brings the fibres of 

 the roots to the top of the soil, and when dry the plants 

 suffer in a short lime almost beyond recovery. It is far bet- 

 ter to dung the ground well, plant rather deep, ,and water 

 all the ground, in preference to wetting merely immediately 

 close to the stem. Another bad practice is to water often 

 and superficially, instead of seldom and downright well ; 

 when the ground has a good soaking and the water sinks 

 deep, the roots will go after it, and do not suffer from every 

 little change of weather. 



Dahlias may be planted any time from the 

 middle of May till the middle or last of June. — 

 The followii.g are a few fine free blooming vari- 

 eties, within the reach of all : — Royal Standard, 

 Standard of Perfection, Sir E. Antrobus, Sphere, 

 Tournament, Matchless, Queen (Widnall's, ) 

 Topaz, Premier de Voisnu, Illuminator, Harle- 

 quin, Marchioness of Ormonde, Cleopatra, Indis- 

 pensable white. La Tour d'Auvergne, Model, 

 Marillo, Madam Wallner, Glory of Altenberg, 

 Horace Binney, Henry Clay, &c., &;c. 



\V:: have received from Benj. Goss, of East Bloomfield, 

 % seedling apple cal'.fd " Golden Goss," He says it " bears 

 large crops annually, and will keep till middle of May."— 

 A very handsome yellow apple, with a Swaar flavor. Too 

 ripe to judge of it correctly. 



Hort, Society of the Valley of the Genesee. 



In our March number we gave the premiums 

 on Fruits and Vegetables ofiered by this Society 

 the present year. Below we give the premiums 

 on Flowers and Flowering Plants : 



ON FLOWERS, PLANTS, &c. 



f/ynt^w^/ii— Best 12 varieties, $1 00 



Do. Best display, 5 00 



T^dips—Besl 12 varieties, 1 00 



Do. Best display, 5 00 



Pansies— Best display, 2 00 



Pcro?/io— Herbaco' us, best 12 varietie.'!, * 100 



Do. Best display, 5 00 



Phloxex—Bcsl 12 varieties, "The Horiiculturist," 3 00 



Hoses— Best 12 varieties, " The Rose," by Parsons, 2 00 



Do. Best display, 5 00 



Do. (Hybrid Perpetual, best 12 varieties, 3 00 



Do, (Bengal) best 6 varieties. 1 00 



Do. (Bourbon) do. 2 00 



Do. (Tea) do. 2 00 



Do. (Noisetti) do. 2 00 



Carnations and Picoteex— Best 12 varieties, 2 00 



Do. do. Best display, 3 00 



Verbenas— Best 12 varieties, 2 00 



Petunias — Best 6 varieties, "Genesee Farmer," 75 



Da/i/icw— Best 12 varieties,, " The Horticulturist," 3 00 



Do. Best display, 5 00 



Do. Best seedling, " Genesee Farmer," 75 



Flowering Trees— Best display, 2 00 



Do. *7!r«65— Best display, 10 00 



Herhaceous Perennial Plants— Best display, 15 00 



GREEN HOUSE PLANTS. 



Roses— Best G varieties, 1 00 



Fuchsias— Best G varieties, " The Horticulturist," 3 00 



Geraniums — Best 6 varieties. 1 00 



Best eight House Plants, 2 00 



Best single do. do., " Genesee Farmer," 75 



NATIVE FLOWERS. 

 Greatest number of species correctly named, " The 



American Flora," 5 00 



Second best, " The Horticulturist," 3 00 



Best floral ornament of Native Flowers, 5 00 



Second best, Hovey's Magazine, 3 00 



BOQUETS. 



Best pair Table Boquets, 3 CO 



Second best do., " Genesee Farmer," 75 



Best pair Hand Boquets, round, 3 00 



Best pair do. do,, flat, 2 00 



DECORATIONS. 

 Best floral ornament, " Loudon's Suburban Gardener." 5 00 



Second best. ♦ 3 00 



Third best, 1 00 



ANNUALS. 



Best display during the season, 4 00 



Second best, do., , 3 00 



Best 6 varieties of China Astor, 1 00 



Best 6 varieties of Balsam, 1 00 



Best 12 varieties of 10 week stock, 2 00 

 FLOWER GARDEN FOR 1S49. 



To further encourage a taste for the cultivation of Flow- 

 ers, the Society will offer a premium of $25 00 for the best 

 arranged Flower Garden, containing the choicest and most 

 extensive collection of flowering trees, shrubs, roses and 

 herbacious plants. 



GEORGE ELLWANGER, ) 

 JOHN THOMPSON, Jf.., ^ Com. 

 WM. KING, > 



REGULATIONS. 



No article shall be entered for competition except at gen- 

 eral exhibition, unless the competitor shall have been a 

 member of the Society for at least one month. 



The Society reserves the right to withhold premiums on 

 inferior specimens, even though they should be the beet 

 exhibited. 



Members may enter articles fijr exhibition merely which 

 are not of their own growth or production. 



All articles entered for competition shall be labelled with 

 their name and the name of the producer ; and no speci- 

 men incorrectly named shall be ccnsidered as entitled to 

 any premium. 



