lo Feb., 1911.] 



Statistics. 



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PUBLICATIONS. — A.F.H. asks for list of books dealinir with orclianl work and 

 root crops. 



Afisufer. — The following are recommended : — The Princifles oj Fruit Growing 

 (Bailey), 6s. The Princifles oj Vegetable Grozoing (Bailey), 6s. Pictorial Practical 

 Gardening (W. P. ^^■right), is. qd. Pictorial Practical Fruit Growing (W. P. 

 Wright), IS. ()d. These works arc obtainable at leading booksellers. 



Raisim; (Ttrus Treks from Seeu.--R.K.D. in<|uires whether there is any 

 special wa\- of raising citrus trees from seed. 



Ans7(ier. — Seeils must not be allowed lo become loo dry. Fresh seeds are the 

 best. Sow them in a very light sandy soil. Citrus seedlings are of no use whatevei 

 for frait-bearing trees, and thev are of ver\- little use as stocks. 



STATISTICS. 



Rainfall in Victoria. 



FoUKTII QtJAKTEK, 1910. 



Table showing average amount of rainfall in each of the 20 Basins or Regions con 

 stituting the State of Victoria for each month and the quarter, with the corre 

 spouding monthly and quarterly averages for each Basin, deduced from all available 

 records to date. 



.00 points = 1 inch. 



II. A. HUNT, Commomuealth Meteorologist. 



