THE GARDEN AND FIELD. 



September, 1913 



younp orrowths. Do not wait un- 

 til the aphis are thert, but do it 

 to prevent their cominor. Kerosene 

 soap is another excellent article 

 to use. Use it at the rate of 4oz,s. 

 to a gallon of soft water. Timelv 

 applications of such remedies will 

 check con.siderably, if thev d'o not 

 quite cure, the nuisance. 



— Rosemarv. — 



Rosemary may lie increased by 

 seeds, hy cuttinsrs in suitable soil 

 and bv the layering of shoots dur- 

 ing the .s'lmmer months. Propa- 

 gation by seeds is a very simple 

 and easv means of raising a large 

 batch of plants. Half an ounce of 

 seed will sow a row some 50 feet 

 in length. Seeds, which take ra- 

 ther more than three weeks to ger- 

 minate, should be sown in drills 

 half an inch deep in a sun.nv bor- 

 der outdoors, and when the seed- 

 lings are a few inches high they 

 should be transplanted in a small, 

 specially prepared bed of nice 

 light soil, observing a distance be- 

 tween the Seedlings of six inches 

 either way. When the seedlings 

 become well established and are 

 represented by sturdv little plants, 



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they should be planted in Iheir 

 permanent quarters about 3 feet 

 asunder. When treated in this 

 fa.shion, jilants of the RoSemary 

 invariably do well. 



The most popular method of in- 

 creasing the plant, however, is by, 

 cuttings. This is not difficult. 

 The cuttings may be l>etter known 

 to the novice as .slips, and slips 

 are voung .shoots that are pulled 

 off the old plants with a heel of 

 the old wood adhering. The cut- 

 tings should be some 6 inches in 

 length, and should be inserted in 

 sandy soil in a shadv border, the 

 leaves should be removed from the 

 lower half of them. The cuttings 

 .shoidd be inserted to the depth of 

 the bared portion of the stem and 

 special care taken to press the soil 

 firmU- at the base of each one. 



By the succeeding spring the 

 rooted cuttings or s\i\)s will have 

 formed niee little specimens, and 

 will benefit by being planted in 

 their permanent quarters 3ft. apart. 

 Bushv specimens are much to be 

 desired, and that each young plant 

 .should partake of this character, 

 the point of the growth may be 

 pinched out the first season. It is 

 an old custom in Kngland, when 

 gathering a bunch of flowers for a 

 friend, to ad,d a sprig or two of 

 lioscmarv " for remembrance." 



— Growing Lavender. — 



There are some plants, not par- 

 ticularly showy ones, that we have 

 come to look upoa as inclispens- 

 able. Our gardens have, as it 

 were, an underlying sense of senti- 

 ment aboi'it them, and there are 

 some flowers and plants that de- 

 lightfullv emphasi.se this feeling, 

 so that a garden without them' 

 loses something of its charm, and 

 in a vague manner we are aware 

 that that which sh;)u1d lie fieside, 

 and beliind, its beauty is lacking. 

 Take the case of the Lavender. 

 That surelv adds to the garden a 

 pleasure out of all iiropprtion to 

 the mere beauty of the plant. Lav- 

 ender has little of .showy decora- 

 tive value, and yet we enjoy it 

 more than many a gayer blossom. 

 WTiv ? It is an old-fashvoned 

 flower, it has its sweet homely fra- 

 grance, the poetry and senti- 

 ment of the age.s have grown up 

 round it, and for these things we 

 hold it dear, at any rate if it is 

 our aim. to achieve gardens that 

 yield us, beside their gay, flaimt- 

 ing beautv, tho.se subtler beauties 

 and delights that we feel rather 

 than see. ■ 



— Campanulas. — 



The bell flowers .should be popu- 

 lar, for there is amongst them 



a great variety af forjn,, many of 

 them being of tall pyramidal habit, 

 of great beauty, while others are of 

 the dwarfest possible nature, cov- 

 ering the ground with a carpet of 

 bloom. Thev may be divided into 

 two clas.ses, i.e., biennial and 

 perennial, the great majoritv be- 

 longing to the latter class. Among 

 the biennials are the well-known 

 Canterfjur}^ Bells, of which there 

 are several forms and colours, the 

 doufjles and those with cup and 

 saucer flowers. Nearlv all the 

 Campanulas make beautiful plants 

 and some are verv .stately, notabh' 

 C. pvramidalis, the Chimnev Cam- 

 panula, which often rises to a 

 height of .from four to five feet. 

 C. persicifolia of both sing e and 

 double form are also very useful 

 for growing as single plants, while 

 for hanging baskets, window boxes, 

 etc., C. fragilis, C. isophylla, and 

 C. isophylla alba are the varieties 

 generally grown. v 



Campanulas are all easily raised 

 from seed sown in well^drained 

 pots or pans, in a compost of 

 equal ]3art.s of loam, leaf mould, 

 and sand. Cover lightlv withj fine- 

 ly-sifted soil and shade from strong 

 sun. 



— Planting. — 



Trees add much to the comfort, 

 beautv, and value of the home, 

 whether it be in the country or 

 town. The value of shade trees 

 about the house is ap])reciated al- 

 mo.st everv day from October to 

 'April, and more cspeciallv in 

 places where the native trees have 

 been cut down, and all is left bare 

 and open to everv wind that 

 blows. The cost of a few pep- 

 pers, grevilleas, Cootamundra or 

 other wattles, gums, or pines, is 

 but triflinfT ; but a little labour 

 is required to prepare the ground 

 for their reception. Good-.si/.ed 

 holes should be thrown out, three 

 feet each wav, and a couple of 

 feet deep woiild not he too large ; 

 then filled in with some good sur- 

 face soil. If the ground be very 

 poor a little rotted manure may 



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