May, 1914 



jl.iriliMi, wc liavo L'hois;i li-nuitu, tvlmo; 

 Hibiscus pcaclihlow, rose pink; Veronica 

 liniU'lyana. while; Duiantu Phinu'ri. 

 laveqdor ; C'hristia granditlora, yoUow 

 and red; Ucrlieris Oarwini, orange; 

 Cistus, white and yellow ; Cottoneasti r 

 inicrophylla. wliite; Russelia juneea. 

 scarlet ; .Pliiniluigo capensis, blue ; 

 Genista Aiulreana, yellow; Escallcnia 

 inacrantlia, red; Ronuieya Ccniltiri, 

 white ; Podalaryia aceri folia, pink, and 

 various Buddleas Lantanas, Tecdiuas, 

 Abutilons, &c.. are well within the 

 limit; whilst Brugmansia Knighti, with 

 white trumpet flowers; Genista monos- 

 pcrma pendiila. the white flowered weep- 

 ing broom; Spartiiim junccum, yellow; 

 W'igandia macrophylla, lavender; Acacia 

 Bailey ana, yellow; Eucalyptus tici folia, 

 scarlet ; Melaleuca hypericiflora ; Gar- 

 raya elliptica ; Leucadendron argenteum. 

 and Sparmannia Africana, Arbutus 

 imeda, and many others are specially 

 worth a place wherever room can be 

 foimd or made for them. 



The following shrubs are amongst 

 the best of those which are grown prin- 

 ci{)ally for their foliage: — Aralia sie- 

 boldi, Enonymus radicans variegata. 

 Andersoni variegata, Ligustrum Japoni- 

 gata, Coprosma lucida variegata, Pitto- 

 sporum tobirae, Baloghia lucida, Bras- 

 sia actinophylla, Rhamnus variegata. 

 and Eugenia myrti folia. 



EVERGREEN CLIMBERS. 



Hibberti volubilis. Sollya hetero- 

 phylla Aphanopetalum resinosum, As- 

 paragus plumosus, Bignonia gracilis and 

 princeps, Bignonia Lindleyana and \'en- 

 usta, Kennedya rubicunda, , Canavallia 

 Bonariensis, Coboea scandens, Lonicera 

 aurea reticulata, Tacsonia Mollissiraa. 

 and various. Tecoma Mackeni and vari- 

 ous ; Stephanotis, Lapageria, Hoya, &c., 

 are, of course, beautiful evergreen 

 climbers, but cannot be classed with the 

 above for ordinary garden work. 



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THE GARDEN AND FIELD. 

 The Hyacinth.^* 



— Culture in Beds. — 

 l'"or the garden in spring this is one 

 of our best bulbous flowering i)lanls. 

 any ordinary garden soil is suitable, pro- 

 viding that it is not too wet. Sh(nild the 

 soil be heavy it can be improved by 

 digging in some leaf mould, sand, or 

 road grit. Early planting is the best. 

 Choose a fine day when the surface soil 

 is dry and can lie easily worked, and 

 -begin by lightly treading the soil, after- 

 wards levelling the surface with a rake. 

 In dealing with a round bed the first 

 bulb should be planted in the centre, 

 afterwards following on by planting in 

 circles until it is coinpleted. For square 

 beds or on borders plant in lines, except 

 when it is desired to fill in between other 

 plants in a mixed border. A trowel 

 should be used in preference to the 

 dibber for opening the holes. These 

 should be made 4 inches deep, a little 

 clean sand placed in the bottom, and 

 then the bulb in position, after that care- 

 fully fill in the soil. Take great care in 

 making the holes to have them all 'the 

 same deptlr. For a very rich effect plant 

 the bulbs 6 inches apart, but a very good 

 display will be secured if they are plant- 

 ed 9 inches apart. 



— Culture in Pots. — 

 This is a charming way of growing 

 the Hyacinth, and can be undertaken 

 by every one. There is nothing better 

 than the common flovver-pot, and in 

 quite small pots very satisfactory flowers 

 may be produced by placing one bulb 

 in a pot. It is an advantage to use small 

 pots for this purpose when the plants 

 are grown for decorating rooms, as they 

 can be easily placed in ornamental vases, 

 or on stands, without being turned out 

 of the pots. 



Use a rich soil, consisting of good 

 loam two parts, manure one part, leaf- 

 mould one part and sand one part. The 

 best maq^ure is equal parts of cow and 

 horse manure mixed together. This 

 should be turned frequently before being 

 mixed with the soil to prevent over- 

 heating. It is wise to prepare the soil 

 some time before it is wanted for use. 

 Mix the compost thoroughly and see 

 that the pots are perfectly clean and dry 

 before using them. If small pots — viz., 

 3J inches — are used one hollow crock 

 will suffice as drainage, but if larger pots 

 are used then several smaller crocks 

 must be placed over the larger one and 

 a layer of moss or coarse soil over the 

 whole. When all is ready and a start 

 is made to pot the bulbs, begin by fill- 

 ing the pots quite full of soil, press the 



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bull) into it, and finish by pressing the 

 soil moderately lirm round the bulb. 

 Tiiey must not be potted loosely or 

 they will fail, and if the soil is made too 

 lirm it is quite likely that the flower- 

 spikes will be misshapen and quite 

 spoilt. 



When several imlbs are put in a large 

 pot, they may be almost covered with the 

 soil, hut in small pots they should be 

 only half covered, so as to allow the 

 largest possible amount of root-room. 

 After potting give a good watering 

 through a rosed watering pot. The pots 

 may then be placed on a hard bottom of 

 ashes and covered with 6 inches of 

 cocoanut fibre refuse or sand. Coal 

 ashes are sometimes used for this pur- 

 pose, but they are not recommended, as 

 they contain too much sulphur. When 

 there is no convenience for standing the 

 pots outside, they, may be placed in a 

 darli cellar or cupboard, but must be 

 kept quite cool until well rooted. 



Attend carefully to the watering of 

 the plants, and as growth advances a 

 neat support must be given to the flower- 

 spike. The best support is made of 

 stout wire bent at the end so as to en- 

 circle the stem, and insert it in the soil 

 without injuring the bulb. When the 

 flowers fade, cut them off and stand the 

 plants out of doors or in a frame to 

 ripen. Hyacinths in the flower garden 

 always look best in masses; if dotted 

 about here and there they have a most 

 disappointing eff^ect. Doubtless many 

 who say they dislike Hyacinths do not 

 plant them as they ought to be planted 

 for effect. 



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