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THE GARDEN AND FIELD. 



May, 1914 



Water the plant over head, and then 

 dust it with flowers of sulphur. If 

 this is done before the mildew has a 

 good hold upon the plant, it will he 

 found a slow, hut sure cure. 



Chrysanthemums are now in the 

 zenith of their glory. Their beauty may 

 be maintained much longer if they have 

 been carefully tied up to stakes. The 

 heavj' rain beats them down, and they 

 soon become bedraggled and dirty if 

 this has not been done. 



Sow ornamental grasses. A good 

 plan to get a variety of these plants is to 

 procure one of the collections put up by 

 the seedsmen at a cheap rate. Plant 

 them in an experimental plot to flower, 

 and then you may select for yourself 

 those you consider worth fuller cultiva- 

 tion. There is no doubt that they are 

 exceedingly useful for wreaths, bouquets. 

 &c., or even placed by themselves in 

 specimen glasses. 



Do not sow inferior Carnation seed. 

 Even with the best you can only hope for 

 an average of one in every twenty being 

 worth further cultivation. Take every 

 care with the young plants until they 

 flower, and then, if the bloom be in- 

 ferior, pull it up at once, leaving only 

 the very best. This is the only way of 

 getting a decent collection by means of 

 seed. You will find that some of the 

 seedlings will not flower until the second 

 year; take every care of these, as they 

 are likely to be the l)est of the whole lot. 

 The plants that you decide on keeping 

 should be named or otherwise marked, 

 so that when you are propagating from 

 them }'ou know what colour they are, 

 and when planting them out into posi- 

 tion in the beds you will not get all the 

 same kind together. 



The lawn mower sliDuld have a rest, 

 and grass allowed to grow, flower, and 

 seed. If you have not already done so. 

 give it a coating of short manure, and 

 brush it with a yard broom. Do not use 

 cow manure, as it is too weedy for the 

 lawn, and entails too much extra work 

 afterwards. 



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Plants Under Glass and 

 Shade. 



— The Shadehouse. — 



It is hardly likely that we will ex- 

 perience any more hot weather this 

 season, and with the shorter days and 

 probably dull and rainy spells, very little 

 watering will be required, and this must 

 be applied judiciously. 



In most shadehouses there will b^ 

 found a number of plants that either, 

 from want of space, or the owner being 

 tired of seeing them, overgrown (or 

 over-potted), will do planted out in suit- 

 able situations. A great number of so- 

 called shadehouse plants will do well 

 planted out in sheltered places if a little 

 discretion is used. 



Shift on any plants that may need a 

 larger size pot, but by no means over- 

 pot; we are all aware that a plant shifted 

 from possibly a 6-inch to a 10-inch pot 

 looks immeasurably larger, but where 

 the ability of the gardener is shown is 

 by his producing the finest specimens in 

 the smallest-sized pots, with clean 

 foliage and abundance of blooms, or in 

 cases of foliage plants, Isright, large (or 

 small) leaves. 



Camellias are quite hardy in the hills, 

 and in some instances prove satisfactory 

 on the plains planted out in the right 

 places. If a selection is planted out 

 permanently in a shadehouse in suit- 

 al)le soil, the result cannot be but highly 

 gratifying. These plants will have set 

 their bloom buds, and must be watered 

 with care, or they will undoubtedly cast 

 off the greater part of them. Do not 

 pot at this time of the year; the right 

 time to repot Camellias is when they 

 have finished flowering, and are begin- 

 ning growth. Do this as soon as pos- 

 sible before the warm weather sets in, 

 but avoid having the pots too large, and 

 do not put any manure in the soil. 



Now will be a good time to divide 

 any Aspidistras, Asparagus, Antheri- 

 cums where the specimens have become 

 too large, taking care to save a few nice 

 foliagcd pieces for five or six-inch pots 

 for table decoration. 



Cinerarias will be growing fast, and 

 attention must be given them in dipping 

 for green fly, &c. 



Cyclamens will l)e throwing up plenty 

 of foliage and embryo flower buds; it 

 would be well to keep these on a shelf, 

 in a sunny aspect, to prevent them lie- 

 coming drawn. 



.\\\ potted Azaleas. CameUias, Heaths, 

 and Rhododendrons should be stood on 

 a shelf or firm and dry surface to pre- 

 vent being water-logged. 



Give the shadehouse a good cleaning 

 up, and keep all snails, slugs, &c., under 

 careful watching, frequently dusting of 

 the stages, and underneath with fine 

 slacked lime. 



Fuchsias and Hydrangeas will require 

 less water, the object being to secure 

 well ripened wood. 



— The Greenhouse.— 



A walk through a well-kept green- 

 house is always interesting, whether 

 there is a blaze of flower or not, and at 

 this time of year there is a scarcity of 

 good flowering plants, and if we exclude 

 Zonale Pelargoniums and Chrysanthe- 

 mums there is also a lack of color. A 

 few fruit-bearing plants may be added 

 with advantage to the collection. Ar- 

 deseas (white and scarlet), and later 

 Skimmeas (Japonica and Obata), and 

 Aucubas, these tend to brighten, will 

 last many months, and serve to break 

 the monotony of the average green- 

 house, their bright scarlet berries are 

 very attractive, and, besides, they are 

 admiraljle plants for indoor decoration. 

 A few of the most forward Cyclamens 

 and Camellias may be lirought in to ob- 

 tain early flowers ; do not use liquid 

 manure to Camellias. 



A few of the smaller and best speci- 

 mens of Chrysanthemums will create a 

 display if the hohse is sufliciently large, 

 of course, specimens in proportion may 

 be used, but really good plants require 

 a lot of room for their proper display, 

 otherwise they become lopsided and 

 misshapen without frequent turnings. 



A great number of the tuberous Be- 

 gonias will show signs of going to rest, 

 and wliere the seed is not required, can 

 be placed on their side in a dry place 

 under ilie staging or elsewhere, but 

 free from moisture or' damp. 



One of our most popular herbaceous 

 plants suitable for forcing small pots for 

 tal)le use is the old Spirea Japonica; it 

 is most useful for Inittonhole bouquets 

 and other floral work; some plants of 

 these should find a warm corner, also 

 start some of the beautiful Dielytra 

 spectabilis (red and white). These are 

 magnificent for the conservatory, require 

 little care, and l)ear racemes of lovely 

 pink and white flowers, with most ele- 

 gant foliage ; a grand house plant. A 

 few Deutzia Gracilis may also be start- 



