174. Agricultural Gazette of N.S. W [Feb. S, 19U8. 



\ iii'icl its ; rnnsies of variclifs, liai-dy ;iiiini:il>; Pciislcnioii (il varii'tii-s, hardy 

 jxTt'iiiiials ; J'/ihj.r Dnniimondii of varieties, some of the prettiest of annuals; 

 I'lippics (if varieties, hardy ainiual>; Perennial l'i>ppii'>: Polyanthus, liardy 

 perennial; Scabious of varieties, hai'dy pcreninal; Sweet Sultan, hardy 

 annual; Sweet William; and Walltlower. 



The seeds should he sown with care on a finely-prejiared surface of soil 

 which has heen made ijnv as well as level. Sow very thin and barely cover 

 with soil. Keep moist, but not too damp. When strong enough, plant in 

 the garden. 



Cuttings of roses. ])elargoniunis, I'uchsias, geraniums, verbenas, and nuany 

 other plant> will strike easily this month. Shade well after ])lanting, and 

 keep them moist, i)nt not too damp. 



Seasonable ^'otes. 



GKO. L. SUTTON, 

 \\'hcat Experiinentahst. 



Wiiii the object of relieving some of the pressnn- inseparable from a veiy 

 busy time, the seed wheat iutend(-d for this season's planting may be 

 "pickled" with blnestoue. or with hlnestone and lime-water, during the 

 present month, with as nuich safet.y as if •' pickle(l " jnst before sowing, 

 provided the seed is thoroughly <lried immediately after being treated. 



Though the benetit of ilipping in lime-water after treatment with blue- 

 stone is evid(>nt and distinet, iiii: Aiisoi.tTi-: xi;fi;ssiTv foij TiroRoroiiLV 

 DHVi.\(i Tin-; ciiAiN AKTi;i! Ti;i;Ai\\ii;Nf m t sr la; sri;(i\(a.v i;\i i-ii \sisi;i). Tf the 

 wheat so treated is thoroughly dried, the majority of di'ills ou the market 

 will sow the grain without injiii'ing it. tiiough even when "bone" dry it 

 does not run as freel.v thronL;li the di'ill a> gi'ain which has been treateil with 

 blucstone only. On many farms, it is the jiractice to plant see(l whieh is 

 not thoroughly dried after tfeatmeiit. but which i- only jiartially dry as the 

 result of draining for several hours. Whilst this method is satisfactor.y 

 when formalin or hlnestone is used, it cannnl be ado))tcd with the blucstouc- 

 lime-water method. Trials made last year at Cowi'a clearly showed that 

 wheat which had been allowed to drain for sixteen hours, after being treated 

 with blucstone and lime-water, choked the drill, though this same di-ill had 

 previously sown, with the titiuost satisfaction, some thirty odd varieties 

 which had been tix-ated in exactly the same way. with tlie exception that 



