March, 1910 THE AUSTRALIAN GARDENER. ; 9 
_ our own taste and surroundings. In the 
Notes for the Month. 
— Maintaining an Appearance. —_ 
Continue to maintain an attractive ap: 
Pearance in the garden by unremitting at- 
tention in the matter of removing dying 
blooms, seed pods, damaged shoots, and 
“ll untidy matter Beds and borders 
Composed of herbaceous plants and 
‘Mnnals should have regular soakings of 
Water, and the grosser feeding subjects 
shoula be frequently given liquid man- 
re. ‘Tie up up plants afresh that have. 
broken from their confinement or have, 
Ntgrown the strength of the original 
Stake, With these little attentions -the 
Sarden should afford delight for yard 
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_— Defining and Labelling, ~ 
Tt is fatal to procrastinate in the matter 
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of noting the colors and especial features 
of the various Dahlias, Cannas, and other 
decorative subjects. Each should be 
clearly defined and labelled before they 
go out of bloom and are assigned their - 
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winter quarters, so that next spring there 
will bo no mistakes made in disposing 
of them, and they can be grouped to the 
best possibie advantage. 
— Selecting New Stock. — © 
If ones collection is not sufficiently 
large and varied now is the best time to. K: 
make a fresh selection at some nursery | 
garden. 
it until the planting season arrives, when 
one has to rely on the florists’ catalogued 
description, which, though helpful, is’ 
not quite all that we desire. The most 
important thing is to see a plant growing — 
before we can judge of its suitability to 
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a) 
It is much more satisfactory to 
have the order booked now than to leave 
case of Dahlias, some varieties that justify 
glowing descriptions in the catalogues 
and are conspicuously handsome features 
of the flower shows are quite ineffective 
in the garden, because of imperfect habit 
and an irritatnig disposition to droop 
and conceal their blooms. Where the 
collection must necessarily be small it ig 
advisable to exclude the dusky shades, 
_ and give preference to the bright Ty 
varieties of Dahlias. 
— Propagating Herbaceous Plant. — — 
During the month. many herbaceous 
plants . Amongst 
others, Hollyhocks, Pentstemons Antirr- 
hinums, and Gaillardias from seed, Petu- 
nias, Fuchsias, Verbenas from cuttings, 
Calceolfrias by offsets and MERE 
can be propagated, 
a Genie, = 
Seeds of Pansies sown in January and 
February can now be transferred to the 
open border. The soil should be well 
dug and enriched with manure before 
planting them out. They like best a 
well manured sandy loam. 
— Hardy Annuals, — 
Sow seeds of the following hardy 
annuals to come on in the early spring 
and summer : French and Shirley Poppies, 72 
Lupins. Phlox Drummondi, Lobelia, 
Nemophila, Stocks, Virginian Stock, Lark- 
spurs, Delphinium, Minor, Convolvulus, 
Sweet Sultans, Cornflowers ,Eschscholtzia, _ 
Codeopsis, Candytuft, Dianthus, and D. _ 
Barbatus, Gaillardia, aud G. Lorenyiana. 
Sweet Peas. 
Sow Sweet Peas also this month in. a 
well manured, deeply dug. loamy’ soil | 
They should be sown in’ trénches to ’ 
admit of their being’ earthed up at’ 
various stages of their growth. Autumn ~ 
sown Peas make a’ ‘much Stronger root 
than those sowa in the spring, and: cote’ 
in to flower much earlier. ‘Additional” 
sowings can be made in the early and late 
spring, and thus a succession mu be pro= * 
vided for. hasty eee tee 
so. -— Bulb Planting. — wh 
March is a month very ‘commoily . 
chosen for bulb planting. Those who 
have left that operation until n how should 
proceed without delay. It is not advis- 
