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Journal of Agriculture. \'ictoria. [lo July. 191 2. 



DicOTYLEDONE.E — Choripetale.e Hypogyn.e — Continued. 



RriACE/E — continued. 

 Boronia — 



algida. F.v.M. . . 

 *pinuata. Smith . . 

 pilosa, Labill. 

 coerulescens, F.v.M. 

 polygalifolia, Smith 

 anemonlfolia. A.C'unn. 

 parviflora. Smith 

 fllifolia, F.v.M. . . 

 clavellilolia, F.v.M. 



Alpine Boronia . . 

 Pinnate Boronia 

 Hairy Boronia . . 

 Blueish Boronia 

 Waxy Boronia . . 

 Anemone Boronia 

 Swamp Boronia . . 

 Tliread Boronia 

 Desert Boronia . . 



The borouias are well known lor their 

 beauty or fragrance, and although 

 the best come from West .\ustralia, 

 some of our species such as B. pinnata, 

 B. pilosa, and B. cknielli/nHd. are 

 verv well worth cultivation. 



* Plants marked thus are listed either as growing plants o ras seeds by one or more of our Horists 



SECOND VICTORIAN EGG-LAYING COMPETITION, 191-M3. 



The Second Burnley Egg-laying Competition was commenced on 15th 

 April, J9I2. The decision to tar-pave the houses was responsible lor this 

 delay. The houses are now perfectly dry; and as the floor has been raised 

 by means of ashes, well above the level of the surrounding ground, it will 

 remain dry and increase the comfort of the birds. Sixty-nine pens were 

 allotted ; and in the majority of cases the birds arrived in excellent con- 

 dition. One or two that showed symptoms of chicken pox and roup were 

 immediately isolated, and not placed in pens until after the infection had 

 passed. One Inter-State pen arrived in bad condition; one of the birds 

 died soon after arrival. It was considered this was caused by the kindly 

 but mistaken action of .some individual feeding them with large whole 

 white maize while on the journey. 



As regards type, the birds apjjear on the a\erage to be superior 10 

 tho.se of last year. Some of the birds have gone into a false mnult, due, 

 no doubt, to the removal from the sandy soil of their homes to tht- heavv 

 clay at Burnley ; whilst the leading pen, bred in a cold climate with a 

 heavy soil, has received no set-back. 



All things taken into consideration, tlie number of eggs laid uj) to the 

 present can be considered entirely satisfactorv. 



FEEDINf-- 



The morning mash, given at daylight, is prepared by mixing two pan?? 

 pollard, one of oatmeal branning, and one of lucerne chaff, scalded over 

 night; three or four mornings of a week 25 lbs. of bullock's liver finely 

 chopped is added to this — 2| ozs. approximately being given to each bird. 

 At mid-day equal parts of pollard and wheat bran mash is prepared, 

 5 ozs. being allowed each pen, followed by a handful of green food — 

 grass, clover. &c. The evening meal consists of four parts wheat, three 

 of broken maize, and two of white oats. 2 ozs. approximately being given 

 to each bird. Occasionally, wheat only is given in the evening. 



Weathep. 



The weather has been mild, isolated showers having 

 of the birds of heavier breeds have .shown broodiness 



fallen. A few 



