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ТНЕ 
GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
[0есемвев 7, 1895, 
be guided by circumstances—cuttings of particular 
varieties having to be taken when they are fit. 
difference in cuttings, some being 
e beat kind of cutting is 2 
ow 
cutting, rendering it useless for propagation. 
entting having a clean uninterrupted gro wth is ев- 
sential, iu which the efforts of the cultivator 
will be ain. 
Th are aha methods of 1 7 875 cuttings, 
d , others 
tion, as of it is sur 
of the hole Vii the udi is dibbled in; aud the 
cuttings of this plant root more readily in sand than 
„ Having Ven ane cuttings, afford them а 
plenteous wate them with the hand- 
light. Алаке the top "daily for about an hour to 
te moisture, and in the evening wip> the 
Water will not be 
the soil become dry it be applied in suflicient 
quantity to moisten the soil throughont. 
А period of from three to five weeks is required for 
the cuttings to become;well-rooted, and when this has 
taken place the lights should be | tilted on one side, 
is increased by ‘degrees till the cuttings will bear 
exposure without their leaves flagging. his 
method stocky growth and a thorough foundation are 
assured, E. Molyneuz, 
CULTURE IN WESTERN AUS- 
TRALIA 
Іт is pleasant to learn, through the agency of the ` 
Agent-General, that fruit and vegetable culture are 
making satisfactory progress in the far-away auri- 
ferous portion of;the globe which has so rapidly 
risen into fame all over the world. Orchards and 
vineyards gradually being developed in val 
where rivers or streams y ty run, and in 
ome places, as in Perth, we are Grapes are 
sold at 4d. per pound. Аргіс Peaches, and 
Melons also are gradually coming into market, and 
Strawberries, Raspberries, and Currants are to be 
found here and there. Of course, where the rainfall 
is limited in extent, caltivation is a ticklish job, but 
then irrigation is made to assert i 
arms is something like 10s, per acre, the 
MIN being extended over twenty years = 6d, per 
ere per annum! And ao, possibly, it may come to 
t alluvial gold may by-and-bye be f — 
uvial 
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ngs are sent from both 
South th Wales and South Australia, We 
are reminded by the Agent-G. that grass 
free list of 
seeds are now placed on e 
M mar 
n 
trees, scions and grafts, manures of all kinds, plants, 
d 
and Vine саар: d ie following pay & duty of 
5 per cent. ad v Fa: cultural, оош, 
and аа. imp Sid ts and inery (not 
garden ro pp wire pria and PUN enia wire, 
adsis and staples 
The increase A the value of timber exporta is 
e value 
4809. It may not be generally known 
that the forest region of extra tropical Western 
Australia occupies an area equal to the whole terri- 
tory of Great Britain—the intratropic zone of forest 
is also enormous, and there is many an indication that 
as time goes on more and more of the timber pro- 
duced in these маен will find its way tothe mother 
country, Ё. С. 
Тнк WEEK’s W oRk. 
HE jai GARD 
By BAILEY WADDS. Mie Birdsall 3 York, 
THE HERBACEOUS BO pem —The work of cut- 
e dead and decaying 
Daisies, growing in old borders which are not going 
to be repianted, should be taken up bodily with a 
spade, cuttin eff and Sytem! a good-sized strong 
de of the root- mats, 
affording the t ansplanted P dens rotten manure 
and fresh 8 сея will g well ап 
А ore s tisfactorily than undisturbed 
c'umps. Wher putting a border i in order а! thisseason, 
t" mo ed upon; and w 
plaat ng the borcers is finished, € prick 128 
the sur ace affordiag a dressing o 
and t:esh loamy soil, and the sifted рда remains 
ot the na- 2 in all about 2 inches thick. Car 
п that the top-dressing is free fro — 
d indispensable 
Свое in b'u» and white varieties, grandis, lati- 
folia, and many more; cau — =: ш, 
planta agineum ex Crew, and m 
l.g. grandiflora 
MISCELLANEOUS мате is the right 
time for examinin lawn-mower, repairing 
damages, and 8 cleaning end oiling the parts 
hi а» is iem The mower should be kept in 
wer-s sticks, маа, labels of all sorts 
sid Аа эз, pur for чы бени should be made; cutting- 
oxes and -tubs we red and then painted. 
The — of A trees and shrubs may te 
be p d with, weather permitting; also 
remi e a - d cutting-back o 
too thick! T: 
5 
ass edgings 
trimmed, and the сй EMIT 
at irred with digging. (око, taking care to bury 
injured, Thorn and other deciduous aga may ча 
mes E — dottom but 
ving to he top. If heavy snowfalls occur, 
relate ali — (дыга o of the greater portion, 
before injury is done to them. 
FLANTS UNDER GLASS. 
By W. H. SMITH, Gardener, West Dean Park, Chichester. 
THE GREENHOUSE IN WINTER.—AII hard- wooded 
pn such as Ericas, Azalea indica, Rhododendrons, 
ron as, Epacris, &c., will stand in need of c 
tention as regards their watering throughout the 
-— and in regard to the temperature of th 
rr 
greenhouse, з small amount pa ** cial h 
iet together with top and bottom MM 
ld weather—a temper rale of about 55° 
© by night being sufficient, th bad M day 
allowed to fall 5° in very cold or windy weather 
If any of the plants are infested with thrips, fumigate 
the greenhouse —.— ie nights in succession with 
Richard’s Com y necessary training, 
sticking, &c., € -t roceeded with; and а few 
plants of Epacris, Erica hye ‚ and Boronia 
egastigma may be p 
g aced in K si htl 
house to bring them 2 into flow ER Сс 
ADIANTUM CUNEATUM.— Whe 
species are in m 
the year 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS.— The plants as fast as the 
ы ü 
by wiping the 
and dissipate excenive dampness, Two ve 
varieties for c n 
aud three very late ones for Christmas decoration are 
Admiral Sir F. Symonds, Lady Canning, and Lady be 
Lawrence, 
LACHENALIA TRICOLOR,— These bulbous plants, - 
now in full growth, will require liberal ч pe 
occasionally, for the purpose of keeping the foliage 
evenly distributed all round the pots, &c. 
THE HARDY FRUIT GARDEN. 
By W. Pore, Gardiner. Highckre Ca:tle, Newbury, 
PROTECTING FIG TRE ALLS, ET 
Miis should be devised, and реті” е — 
ng position, #0 
f the trees when placed 2" — { М at th 
branches or other ess и antl eie 
and these, if properly applied, ma 
„ik p а ps an mre sometimes шей t0 
th v v this 
togethe е Pd ite 
PRUNING AND TRAINING OF ail N GENER! 
should be be carried e 
—The pruning and tra ge Pi trees should 0 
10 1% 
1 
slt 
yo 
with dispatch, weakly or stu 5 
соб. back severely, as thin reer a Le s 
use for fruit-bearing ; and the operati 
formed early in the winter, & кте 2 
to strong breaks. If the roots . 
dition, the surface-soil should b ө cleared втв}, 
b vi 
result, and the trees greatly 
trees now being received from the n 
tria suitable fore Ed 
err beni 
the same mün ad e 
