10 Oct., ion.] Reminders for Xoveiiiher. 639 



Leaf-rolling or Icaf-oating inspcts ^vill need to be sprayed with 

 arsenate of lead or Paris green. 



Tlie surface should be kept well hoed so as to consen-e the moisture, 

 especially after the frequent waterings that should be given. 



Dahlia and chrysanthemums may be planted in soil that has been 

 dug over two or three times, and each time digging' in manure. The 

 soil must not be too rich, but must be well drained. 



Bulbs that have lost their foliage may be lifted, but do not cut the 

 foliage, as this means loss of sap and energy. 



Asters, zinnias, salvias, balsams, amaranthus, celosias, &c., lobelia, 

 bedding begonia, iresines, alternantheras, &c., may now be planted out 

 for suMinior and autumn flowers. 



MANURE FOR ROSES. 



In a recent pajK-r on this subject, Mr. W. C. Eobertson, Assistant 

 Chemist for Agriculture, recommends the following : — " 5 lbs. well-rotted 

 stable manure, 1 oz. bone manure, and 1 oz. dried blood. This to be an 

 annual dressing, apart altogether from the spring and annual mulch. 

 In late autumn give a liberal dressing of lime and i oz. of Epsom salts. 

 This treatment is to be ap]ilied to each rose bush. If stable manure is 

 hard to obtain, the following dressing is advised : — J lb. dried blood 

 mixed with 2 ozs. bone manure per tree, coupled with a dressing of ^ oz. 

 sodium nitrate in the spring. Lime and magnesia as above." The use 

 of Epsom salts as a rose manure is a novelty to the rosarian, but this 

 substance supplies the magnesia which is so much needed by roses. 



HEIVJINDERS FOR NOVEMBER. 



LIVE STOCK. 



Horses. — Continue to feod stable horses well; add a ration of greenstuff. 

 Rug at night. Continue hay or straw, chaffed or whole, to grass-fed horses. 

 Feed old and Ijadly-conditioned horses liberally. If too fat, mares duo to foal 

 should be [lut on poorer pasture. Turn out workers due for a, spell at grass. In 

 view of sand trouble tliis year horses whic-li liave Ijcen paddocked all the winter 

 should not be put to work until properly conditioned and any sand accuraulati ;n 

 got rid of. A course of three or tour bran nuislies, after a twelve Iiours' fast, 

 followed by 1 to 1^ pints of linseed oil, is helpful. Kepcat in two or three days, 

 if necessary. Colts to be gelded should be operated on before hot weather sets in. 

 Cattle. — Except on rare occasions, rugs ma}' now be used on cows at niglit 

 only. Continue giving hay or straw, if possible, to counteract the effect of green 

 grass. Be prepared for milk fever. Read article in YearBook of Agriculture 

 1905, page 314. Give calves a dry shed and a good grass run. Contin\ii- 



