Ill 



it ivS sometimes called, for it is a 

 native of that ooiiiitrv, thou>jh it 

 lias become naturalised in South 

 Africa, is rather a handsome pLint 

 with larp^e cool 1ool<in<;- leaves. The 

 fruit is the • size and form' of a 



"I WAS DELIGHTED WITH THE 

 CHANGE CLEMENTS TONIC EF- 



\ 



FECTED. I HAVE HAD NO RE- 

 TURN OF MY COMPLAINT. I 

 THINK THIS SHOULD CONVINCE 

 ANY SCEPTIC THAT CLEMENTS 

 TONIC CURES."— (Adelaide Series 

 No. 12). 



Mr. James Williains. Welling-ton Street, 

 Exeter, S.A., writes this , letter, 9/10/'12, 

 statins: that this great medicine, Clem- 

 ents Tonic, cured him of Liver Trouble, 

 and restored him to health. He con- 

 siders that it worked wonders. 



Those who suffer from Anaemia or 

 Poor Blood, Lassitude, or Weakness, 

 Poor Digestion and Appetite, Bilious- 

 ness, Sick Headache, Low Spirits, 

 Broken Rest, or Bad Kidneys should 

 try Clements Tonic. It gives renewed 

 strength and health. It proves its 

 worth by the testimonials accorded it. 

 It is, therefore, most wise on the part 

 of the head of the family to keep Clem- 

 ents Tonic on hand, for it may bei the 

 means of preventing serious illness aris- 

 ing from minor stomach, nervous, or 

 sluggish liver troubles. 



CLEMENTS TONIC, LTD. 



" I shrink from publicity, but it is 

 only fair to give credit where it isi due. 

 My ' testimony should help others. Re- 

 cently I got right out of sorts with 

 pains in the chest, caused by sluggish 

 liver. After a roeal, all vitality left 

 me, and right in the small of my back 

 I had,- great continuous pain. I believe 

 a severe illness was in stora for me, 

 but I was fortunate in having Clements 

 Tonic recommended. I TOOK THREE 

 BOTTLES OF IT, AND I WAS DE- 

 LIGHTED WITH THE CHANGE IT EF- 

 FECTED. I HAVE HAD NO RETURN 

 OF THE COMPLAINT. I THINK THAT 

 SHOULD CONVINCE ANY SCEPTIC 

 THAT CLEMENTS TONIC CURES IN- 

 DIGESTION. 



(Sig-ned) " JAMES WILLIAMS." 



Mr. Williams is a living testimony to 

 this great medicine, which is uneiqualled 

 for the relief of stomach and liver 

 troubles, and its timely use may pre- 

 vent many slight functional ailments 

 from developing into serious organic 

 diseases, as this letter explains. All 

 Chemists and Stores sell CLEMENTS 

 TONIC. If you have Insomnia, Poor 

 Appetite, Weak Nerves, Low Spirits, or 

 Indigestion, send for it. It is wise to 

 have it in the house. — Advt. 



small cherry, and is contained in 

 a drv leafv cal\'x. When (|uitc 

 riivc it has an apreenblc, refreshing 

 llavour and rnav be used for des- 

 sert or for jam. makinjj. In South 

 Africa it is a fairly pojudar fruit 

 and larjj© quantities arc made into 

 jam for export. Tt is quite easily 

 raised from seed, and reo;iures 

 very much the .same treatment as 

 the tomato. Sow on heat now 

 or in the open in September or 

 October. It is worth j^rowinir un- 

 less one is very cramped for room. 



— I5'ig?ri'^S Potatoes. — 



Do not allow potatoes to re- 

 main in the PTonnd nfter thev ate 

 quite matured, for thev are more 

 likely to spoil than if lifted and 

 stored in a drv cellar or shied. 

 Any diseased tubers which there 

 may be, will, if left in the ground, 

 be very Hkelv to infect others, 

 and the soimd ones may commence 

 to o-row on their own account. 

 The careless dtETs^in^ of this crop 

 often leads to after trouble. 

 Kvery tuber, however small, 

 should be taken out, otherwise it 

 will s^row and a crop of self-sown 

 potatoes does not improve the 

 appearance of a bed of French 

 beans or other following crop. 



— Brother John. — 



.John Chinaman is an accom- 

 plished grower of vegetables. Man- 

 ure merchants and seedsmen will 

 tell vou that he will cheerfully 

 buy fertilizers and seeds at prices 

 which his Australian brother can 

 hardly be persuaded to look at. 

 John goes for quality, best valtie 

 for most money, every time. A 

 wise old bird is John. His tip 

 is worth following. 



— Thinning Seedlings. — 



A point in which many home 

 gardeners fail — and some profes- 

 sionals, judging by what one sees 

 in the markets — is thinning. In the 

 first place it is an error to sow 

 thickly, and a greater error to 

 leave the rows crowded. This mis- 

 take is perhaps most frequently 

 noticed with root crops, beet, ttir- 

 nips, carrots, radishes," etc. It 

 simply means failure, for it seed- 

 lings are checked at the start, 

 they never grow into the st".rdy 

 plants thev shoufd do, for if a 

 crop begins badly it generally 

 ends worsely. Thin early, and if 

 in your particular case, things 

 are past the early stage, still thin 

 if the plants need it. It is quite 

 possible to get a heavier crop from 

 plants which are twice as far 

 apart as those with which they 

 may be compared. It is after the 



jjlants really begin to grow and 

 send out abundant leaf growth 

 that the value of amjjle space will 

 be most evident. 



— Watercress. — 



Watercress, though it is said to 

 be one of the most healthful of 

 vegetables is seldom cultivated. 

 Indeed, many people have an idea 

 that it will only grow in running 

 water. In Kngland, where it is a 

 verv popular " relish," immense 

 quantities of wild watercress are 

 gathered and sold, it is also 

 largely cultivated. One water- 

 cress farm in Rs.sex is said, to 

 grow £2,000 worth a year. A 

 writer in "The Gardening World " 

 makes the following suggestions 

 for growing small quantities ; — 



A 'good bed should be made 

 up with half-rotted 'leaves and 

 manure in about equal propor- 

 tions, at least a foot in thickness 

 and a foot wider each ' way than 

 the frame it is intended to use. 

 Great care mu.st be taken to 'see 

 that the bed is made firm, after 

 which, a two-light frame is placed 

 thereon. The bed must then be 

 covered with a mixture of equal 

 parts of loani and leaf-soil to a 

 depth of six inches. Afterwards 

 procure a sufficient quantity of 

 cuttings to fill one light. Make 

 them about six inches in length, 

 and insert them in the bed at least 

 eight inches apart, pressing the 

 soil round each cutting. Keep 

 them close-shaded from bright stm- 

 shine, and sprinkle with water 

 eacu day until thev begin to take 

 root, which will be in about three 

 weeks, when the other light should 

 be filled in a .similar manner. This 

 will, of course, give a succession." 







Some Garden Herbs. 



The sweet herbs of the kitchen 

 garden are by no means so gener- 

 ally or so worthily u.sed as they 

 deserve. Probably those whose 

 business it is to use them do not 

 have reasonable opportunities for 

 gaining a good knowledge of their 

 properties and ways and seasons 

 of growth. There should be a 

 small space of ground, easfly ac- 

 cessible from the kitchen, where 

 the cook may run out and gatber 

 her own herbs. if it is in the 

 form of a little rock garden so 

 much the better, for 'the greater 

 number of the kitchen sweet herbs 

 are either plants from the south 

 of Europe, or at any rate plants 

 delighting in well-drained banks 

 and hot sunshine. It might even 



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