S51 
December 1, 1908 
THE AUSTRALIAN GARDENER. 
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CINERARIA HYBRIDA GRANDIFLORA. 
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Favorite greenhouse and conservatory plants, Jargely grown for Spring blooming. 
The colors are very rich and varied. 
flower garden. 
long time. 
They are also largely used for bedding in the 
A sheltered spot should be chosen, and th-y will last in bloom for a 
Their large heads of bright and various colored flowers are very 
effective. May be sown from December to April. 
The Flower Carden. 
Notes for the Month. 
A good deal of attention must be given 
to Chrysanthemums if it be the intention 
to grow flowers of the best quality: 
Chrysanthemums will grow almost any- 
where, provided they have sufficient 
moisture, and will produce pretty flowers 
n great quantity; but it is quite a 
different matter if extra fine flowers are 
required. Considerable care must be 
taken with the plants from their youngest 
stage until their flowers are in full bloom. 
They will need watering frequently over. 
head and to the roots. They should be 
grown to one stem only, and should be 
tied up to a trellis, or to stakes, as they 
giow. Liquid manure, in a weak state, 
should be applied occasionally, and a 
dressing of farmyard manure—straw and 
dung—had better be spread over the soil 
between® thes! plants as a malch. Al 
suckers should be removed as they grow 
up around the plants, and insects, cater- 
pillars, &c.,j must be looked for almost 
daily, Enthusiasts in Chrysanthemum 
culture take a great deal of trouble with 
their plants, much more than is generally 
supposed. Very good flowers may be 
grown under ordinary care, however, and 
they are worth spending some little time. 
over. Chrysanthemums make very pretty 
pot-plants, for they can easily be trained 
into a variety of forms, with little more- 
trouble than nipping off the shoots and 
tying out the branches as they grow. 
“| Roses have absorbed much time and 
attention during the past month, and 
should continue to do so. The flowering 
Season. can be prolonged if they ar 
regularly disbudded. Relieve the bushes. 
of all full blown blooms, cutting back to 
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-a {strong outside bud.t If they are- 
suffering from mildew dust them lightly 
with sulphur or soot. If the aphis is 
troublesome and persistent it is because 
the Roses are not growing vigorously 
from some cause or another, and have 
not the strength to throw off the pest 
and there is some impurity in the sap. 
Tobacco water will help to diminish the 
nuisance, but the best way is to. 
encourage the Roses with liquid manure,. 
mulching, and water in moderation to- 
make a free and healthy growth. 
Hollyhocks in windy positions, Delphi- 
niums, Perennial Phloxes, and Bou. 
vardias will want staking, although they 
should be so strengthened by being: 
regulated and having superfluous growth 
removed as to be almost independent of 
support. In some cases staking is 
unavoidable, but the stakes should not 
cbtrude themselves so as to make one. 
uncomfortably conscious of their 
Thin iron ones are the. 
strongest and least aggressive. Wooden 
ones can be rendered less conspicuous by 
painting them a browny-green tone. 
Plant Dahlias. Keep the soil loosened 
after heavy waterings or rains. Dahlias. 
need good supplies of water, and some: 
liquid: manure now and then. They 
should be tied up to stakes as they grow, 
for they will need support, their stems. 
being very brittle, and easily broken by 
Winds {sana emecRe eee et -_ - 
presence. 
