THE CJARDEN AND FIELD. 



chcckiii}:^ chi'bhiiig ; Tlmv parts of 

 soot, half a part of coininon lime, 

 and three and a halt iiarts of clay, 

 shonld be mixed n|) in liquid form. 

 This done thv roots of the plants 

 shoidd he laid in it for about one 

 hour before iilantinj^- out. 



— Cabbajj^e .Vphis. — 



If aphis is left unchecked, it will 

 speedily destroy the jjlants, and a 

 vseason will be lost. There are 

 numerous remedies for this kind 

 of blij^-ht. A common, old-fashion- 

 ed, and simjjle remedy is to pour 

 soapsuds over the i)lants, thus 

 watering the soil and d'estroying 

 the insect life ; if a little soft soap 

 be mix'ed with the ordinary suds, 

 so much the better. It is a good 

 plan to dip the seedling®, roots 

 and tops, before planting, in warm 

 soapsuds. Tobacco, either infused 

 or in any other form, is an 'excel- 

 lent remedy for aphis, and so is 

 tar-water, sprinkled on to the in- 

 fested plants. The best preventive 

 of this and most other kinds of 

 blights is to keep the plants 

 growing vigorously by means of an 

 abundant supply of m.oisture and 

 manure, but immediately aphis 

 makes its appearance, some kind 

 of insecticide should be used. Our 

 seedsmen keep a variety of blight- 

 resisting materials on hand. 



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JAMES ALSTON, 



Queen's Bridge, Melbourr.c- 

 Sol* Agaato for Sauth AtutTkU*— 



H. C. RICHARDS 



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— Cabbage Moth. — 



.\nother pest which often causes 

 much damage to the cabbage or 

 bra.ssica tribe is the " cabbage 

 moth," sometimes called tlm " dia- 

 mond moth," and the " green 

 worm of cabbage." Owing to our 

 g'reater knowledge, chiellv diffused 

 by means of Mr. French's valuable 

 work, entitled " Handbook of the 

 Destructive Insects of Victoria," 

 this " cabbagt^worm " jiest is less 

 common than it u.sed to be. Sl^ray- 

 ing the infested plants with kero- 

 sene en^ulsion, say, one part of 

 emulsion to 25 of water, is an ef- 

 fectual remedy. A cheaper method 

 of destroying the pest, and one 

 which is strongly recommended 

 where a large area of groimd, has 

 to be gone over is as follows : — 

 Take i Iti. of coal-tar, and boil it 

 in a couple of gallons of water, 

 and, when boiling, dilute in the 

 proportion of two gaUojis of the 

 liquid, as taken from the boiler, 

 with 100 gallons of fresh \yater. 



— Carrots. — 



Ca'rrots, if left in the ground 

 after maturity, are apt to split, 

 and become practically worthless. 

 Cut pfi the tops, and rub off any 

 soil adhering to the roots, but no 

 attempt shoidd be made to clean 

 them ; store only the sound ones 

 in coal ashes or sand in a cool 

 place ; or if the crop is heavy, and 

 there is not room imder cover. 

 Carrots will keep very well if 

 stored in covered heaps made in 

 the garden, as for Potatoes. Beets 

 can be treated the same way. 

 They must be lifted and handled 

 with great care, otherwise the 

 roots may get b'ruised, when bleed- 

 ing will ensue, and when boiled the 

 colour is very inferior. Do not qut 

 off the tops, but twist them off 

 with the hand, leaving 2 inches or 

 3 inches of the stem attached. 



— Parsley. — 



Few plants grown in the kitchen 

 garden are more in request the 

 whole year through than the 

 above, both for flavouring and gar- 

 nishing ; and there is no nicer 

 looking border plant for the kit- 

 chen garden. When planting out 

 it .should be remembered that to 

 attain the best results over-orowd- 

 ing must be avoided. The plants 

 should be put oiit i foot apart all 

 ways, the ground being deeply dug 

 and well manured. It is well to 

 remember that Parsley roots very 

 deeply, and enjoys a good depth 

 of broken soil. The yoimg plants 

 will req^iire to be damped over 

 during the evening should the wea- 



ther be dry ; and the liiiest stimu- 

 lant, when they begin to make 

 growth, is a dusting of soot now 

 and again. 



— Beetroot. — 



In lifting beetroot, care must, of 

 course, be taken not to bruise or 

 injure the roots in any way, else 

 the colour when the lieets arc 

 coioked will be pale. In Hftiug and 

 preparing Beetroots for exhil)ition 

 .select those of even size and good 

 .shape, and carefully sponge away 

 all the soil without injiring the 

 skin. Any very fine roots that are 

 present may be removed without 

 any harm accruing, but judgment 

 must be u.sed in this operation. 



A Substitute for Sea-kale. 



A correspondent 'to an Engli.sh 

 gardening paper, writes : — To those 

 who are fond of Seakale and have 

 not the means to grow it, the 

 following hint may be useful. Get 

 some Swede turnips and put them 

 in a dark place with a tempera- 

 tiire anywhere between 50 and 60 

 degrees. vStand them in a single 

 layer, with the crown' uppermost, 

 and if the floor is damp they will 

 need no soil around them ; all that 

 it is necessary to do is keep them 

 perfectly dark. In a few weeks 

 they will have long shoots on 

 them similar to Seakale, which 

 may be cut and cooked in the 

 same way. • If a few roots are 

 brought in each week a succession 

 may be kept. When properly pre- 

 pared, it is not unlike Seakale in 

 flavour. White turnips may be 

 treated in the same way. 



TlfRRER, ROBERTSON & CO., 



Electrical Engineers, 

 Contractors and Suppliers. 



126, GRENFELL STREET, ADELAIDE 



(Basement of Robert Harper'a). 



Estimates Given Free for all 

 Electrical Work. 



NOTE .-SPECIAL QUOTATIONS for 

 BUILDERS and ARCHITECTS. 



Ring up Telephone No. 996 (ceritral). 

 Mr. Turner, late Elevator and Motor 

 Foreman, Messrs. Unbehaun & John- 

 stone ; Chief Electrician Zino Corpor- 

 ation, Broken Hill. 



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