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the rape goes out with the second grain and straw and never affects, the 

 good grain. This has been found in some circumstances to be profitable 

 in two wavs, first bv getting lambs off and then putting the ewes right 

 out to grass for rearing lambs another season, and secondly the yield of 

 oats has been as high as eight bags per acre. 



With those who have the means for making ensilage, the crop from one 

 bushel of oats and three pounds of rape can be used bv cutting it when 

 out in ear when the lambs go in August and September. Kale gives a 

 lot of excellent feeding, and is warm and does not scour as rape does, 

 but it is troubled with blight in warm districts. Rainfall, cold and hot 

 climates, aspects of paddocks, closeness to markets &c., vary the objects 

 for, and times of sowing these crops, and it will be for the reader to 

 exercise judgment in suiting the information given to his circumstances. 



GARDEN XOTES. 



/. Croiiiti, Inspector, Vegetation Diseases Acts. 



The Lily. 



Lilium — the lily, designated the queen ot bulbous flowering plants, 

 is a genus of herbaceous perennials, found native, in temperate parts 

 chiefly, in Europe, Asia, and America, a number of the finest kinds 

 being natives of Japan and California. There are about 50 distinct 

 species in cultivation, in addition to which there are a number of varieties 

 of some of the principal kinds. The lily is certainly one of the finest 

 genera of plants cultivated, the principal factors that conduce to its high 

 position in the esteem of horticulturists being the variation in height of the 

 various species, the large and beautiful blooms of many and gorgeous 

 i>hades of colour, and the long period during which the many kinds pro- 

 duce their flowers. 



A few kinds are grown in gardens in many parts of this State, the most 

 generally noted being L. candidum (the Madonna lily), L. longiftorurn (the 

 Christmas lily), L. tigrinum (the Tiger lily), and L. speciosum, commonly 

 known as the Japanese lily. These kinds thrive under extreme conditions 

 of climate and soil, and many others are equally hardy. At Macedon, 

 Wandin, and other mountainous districts near Melbourne, fine clumps of 

 lilies of various species are grown, including the splendid L. auratum 

 {the golden-banded lilv of Japan), and produce quantities of beautiful 

 flowers in season. In the cool districts many kinds of lihes would suc- 

 ceed in almost any position, but would be difficult in the hotter parts of 

 the State unless grown under special shade conditions. 



Soil and Situation. 



The most suitable soil for the majority of lilies is a light and open loam 

 that is thoroughlv drained. A few kinds require a sandy, peaty soil to 



