554 Agricultural Journal of Victoria. 



Outlet and Fall. — A good outlet is necessary, and drains should, 

 as far as possible, be placed at an angle : viz., supposing the fall in 

 the land be from north to south, the drains should then be run north- 

 east or north-west. A fall of 1 in 50, or 1 in 100, is sufficient for 

 drains properly laid. 



FLOWER GARDEN AND SHRUBBERIES. 



Owing to the exceptionally wet season many trees and shrubs 

 have made excessive growth, and as there is not likely to be any very 

 hot weather this autumn, a judicious thinning during March or April 

 would be better than waiting until the winter, for when thinning can 

 be done early, and the plants still vigorous, any superfluous growths 

 are practically not missed. The planting of evergreen trees and 

 shrubs may be done earlier, and especially plants put out of pots ; 

 in fact all work should be arranged, as far as possible, to suit the 

 season. 



Plants that are liable to get mildew, such as roses and chrysan- 

 themums, will certainly have more than usual, and it is much better 

 to use sulphur, or other preventatives, to check it in time, than to 

 wait until the plants are seriously injured and the chances of good 

 blooms gone. 



