HOME GARDENING IV
IMPROVED TYPES OF ANNUALS NOW AVAILABLE
BY DR. C. H. CONNORS
Every garden should have Ita quota of those perennial flowers which come up with so little trouble your after year. The gar- doner will make his selection ac-j cording to the section of the coun- try in which ho liven, of course, but peonies, iris, day-lles and hardy chrysanthemums are among the old, familiar favourites that! are reasonably permanent andi adaptable over a wide range of climate.
Since there plants are to remain in one spot for a period of years, ¡ it in ensential that the soil be es pecially well prepared prior to Planting and that fertilizer be ap- plied every year.
The aster Mauve Cushion, at) right, is one of the newer hybrid hardy asters. The name is descriptive of the colour, and since the plant is dwarf in growth it is particularly well suited to the rock garden or the perennial border.
Moat asters should be divided every year or two for best results, but this one will go for three or four years welthout any need forl division.
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THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1985.
PRINCE'S LEAD IN JUBILEE
BRITAIN
RESPONDS
TO EXAMPLE
"KING GEORGE TRUST" FUND
Following 07 the Prince of Wales's Inaugural speech on the Royal Jubilee Fund for Youth- The King Goorge Trust Lord- Lieutenants and Mayors are busy preparing local meetings In support of the appeal all over-the-country. Lord Harewood, as Lord-Lieuten-; ant of the West Riding of York shire, held the Brat meeting at Leeds recently.
The Lord Mayor of London ja Laking steps to initiate his cam- paign at the Mansion House. Tho Territorial appeals will be supple- mented by special appeals to maum- bers of the Army and Navy and Similarly other annuals are con- R.A.F. It is proposed that contri- stantly being improved. Snap-butions should not be earmarked dragons, for example, may now be for particular areas, but that the
vacietica cần now be obtained in many entours,
obtained in varieties that are re-whole, fund should be at the dis- xistant to snapdragon rust, and|posal of the trustees, who will China nsters in a wide range of cotones and types are now resist ant to will.
shortly be appointed by H.R.II. the Prince of Wales. It is prob able that the trustees will not be A very fine, yellow cosmos is on chosen as representing, particular the market, and the feathery dain-organisations, hut will be selected tiness of this plant in the white. in a personal capacity. They will Annual Bowering plants provide crimson and pink varieties makes number at least a dozen. the gardener with some of the [if excellent cutting material. most desirable of cut flowers, and may be grown either in beds by themselves or as filler for the perennial border when its binom has past.
Improvements in the old-fashioned zinnia and marigold also are note- worthy.
POSSIBLE USES
It is likely that the preliminary speech will shortly be supplemented by detailed proposals for the use, of the fund. Experience shows that appeals with a concreto and practical quality succeed better than when the objects of the ap
Success with annuals is assured only when the best is purchased, The fresh, crisp colour of the and when it is sown at the proper nasturtium, shown below, nukes time in carefully prepared soil, this sturdy little plant a general Thinning or transplanting to pre-peat are left vague. It is uncer favourite with gardeners every-vent the plants from growing too thin whether the trustees will where. It is very satisfactory as close together, frequent cultivation spend the capital of the fund or an annual if I s kept free of filant and prompt removal of withered whether it will be invested and lice. The double variety. Golden flowers are other essential prac-merely the income spent, or a mix- Gleam, created a sensation when it¦ tiers..
first appeared, and double flowered! Next Tuesday: Rock gardens.
Prime Minister MacDon- ald in 1925.
ture of both. In deciding this question the size of the sum raised will have to be taken into con- sideration.
The appeal for King Edward's Hospital Fund on the ncension of¦ the Thanksgiving for the King's | recovery produced about £215,000, of which £100,000 was a single contribution by "Audax," and £115,000 canie from the general publie. If the sum raised from the public in 1935 is three times ast inuch as that raised in 1929, mak-) ing, say, £350,000, that would only produce an income (at 3% per cent) of £12,500 a year. If these! figures аге even approximately right, it will be necessary to spenit at least part of the capital raised to produce a worthy result.
CAMP SITES?
One suggestion is the purchase! and equipment of Camp Sites on the caust, which would be available for the use of all youth organisa- tions. The sum ralsed could pur- chase some fine-sites-serving large centres of population, and the re mainder of the money raised would be invested to pay the necessary staff, maintenance, and insurance. An appeal for such a practical and visible object would be sure to pro- duce a fine response. It would also full a secondary object in preser ving parts of the coastline from the speculative builder. Other suggestions are the building and equipment of boys' and girls' clubs, the purchase of playing fields, and the provision of youth hostels.
It is also likely that those who wish to do so may spread their con- tribution over seven years. This arrangement, when registered with the Inland Revenue, enables tax- payer of super-tax, by contributing £100 a year from hils income, to hand over up to £200 a year to the charity, who can claim a rebate from the Inland Revenue over a seven-year perlod,
A view in the Great Whale Room In South Kensington Museum.
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of Lord and Lady Baden-Powell, founderá, raspectively, of the Boy Scout and Girl Guide movements throughout the world, Lord And Lady Badan-Powell will arrive in Victoria on April 13 and will cross, Canada, visiting many cities to speak to the Boy Scouts.
Miss Diane Chamberlain, daughter of Sir Austen Chamberlain, former British Foreign Minister, and Mr. A. T. Maxwell, son of the late Sir Arthur Maxwell, are shown leaving the crypt of the House of Commons, in London, after their wedding ceremony. The bride's pet dog. Nipper, greats the happy couple.
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