THE GARDEN AND FIELD. October, 1913 



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Penstemons will now be •read'y 

 for platitinjj out. They like 3 

 good rich soil ami later on ]ilenty 

 of water. The nurserymen luavti 

 any numl>er of varieties to choose 

 from or the .seedlings which are 

 much cheaper arc often equally 

 good. Cuttings can be put in 

 now. 



Separate and plant out small 

 pieces of perennial sunflower. The\ 

 will make big clumps by flowerini^ 

 time. They are one of the hardy 

 useful sorts which will stand a 

 lot of ill-usage, bfit like mosi 

 other things, will respond to good 

 treatment. 



Trees and .shrubs that are being 

 planted should be watered when 

 about half the earth has been re- 

 turned to the hole. Let the 

 water drain awav and then fill in 

 the remainder of the earth. 



The following prescription is re- 

 commended to stop damp or roi 

 in cuttings which are rooting 

 One pound of sulphate of copper 

 dissolved in two quarts of am- 

 monia and then diluted in thirtv 

 gallons of water. Keep the liquid 

 stirred while rising. 



Either of the smaller bamboos 

 make a prettv break wind or do to 

 hide an odd corwer. Thev are use- 

 ful things to grow for thev mak« 

 capital stakes. The white ants do 

 not worry them m.uch. 



Never crowd flowers in a bowl 

 or glass. Remove all leaves below 

 the water line. Keen the glasse? 

 and jars free from slime otr odour 

 bv frequent rinsings. Remove all 

 bruised and wilted petals when you 

 gather the flowers. Pick in the 

 morning and as far as • pos.sible, 

 let them be in the advanced bud 

 stage. 



Roses ! Roses ! 



Roses ! 



LASSCOCK'S 



Roses ape the Best! 



Thfjy aro Hardy, Well-Grown and True t<. 

 Name. 



The National Rosa Society's Selection. 



12 Beit (Jarden Ro^es, 12/-; 12 Best ExIj 

 bion Rotes, 12/-; 12 Best Climhing Rose»,9 

 A strong' stock of th'-- new Dark KosePjI) 

 WARD MAWLBY, 1/6 e». Orders book. d 

 no«r, and t-ent out from •nd of May. My 

 Nurseries are open for inspection. Quality 

 can Vjf! had at the Lockleys Nurstries, or .at 

 my Branch, Port Adelaide, or Central Market 

 every Friday and Saturday. 



'Phone, Henley 34. 



The perennial phlox, cspeciallv 

 for cooler positions, is really one 

 of the finest and most generous 

 flowers we have. Thev make hand- 

 .some, bold clum])s, and the 

 colours are verv charming. Thev 

 should be , put out now. Estab- 

 lished clumps .should be weW man- 

 ured. 



In watering flower and vegetable 

 garden plots, avoid sprinkling the 

 surface but give the plants a soak 

 at the roots. Sprinkling onlv in- 

 duces a root growth near the sur- 

 face, while the soak: svstem sends 

 the roots down to moister and 

 cooler earth. 



If not alread\- in the Amaran- 

 thus seed should go in at once. 

 There are plenty of varieties to 

 choose from but a mixed packet of 

 seed will make a beautiful displav 

 for the rich and varied colours 

 blend together beautifully. 



Fresh air is as im.portant for cut 

 flowers as clean water. Keep the 

 flowers out of draught, but bv all 

 means let them' have clean sweet 

 air. Placing bowls on a sheltered 

 verandah over night will heln to 

 hold the blossoms together. 



Roll vour lawns now, while they 

 are fairlv moist. 



A screw driver or half-inch chisel 

 is a capital tool for cutting weeds 

 out of a lawn. 



Buffalo grass will soon be mak- 

 ing- a start. Do an\r planting that 

 has to be done durino- the next 

 few weeks. When the hot days 

 come the growing will bepfin. 



Cut flowers last longest if vou 

 cut a little from the stems each 

 morninir and siet the vase or bowl 

 in a di.sh of water over night. 



It is a mistake to neglect a lawn 

 during the first few months of its 

 existence for it is then that the 

 ^'Oung weeds get a footing. Begin 

 ])V <rood treatment in the matter 

 of dip-'ging, manuring and weeding 

 and the rest will come of itself. 



Rhododendrons are, tmrortunate- 

 Iv, not for the plains, but the 

 Hills earden mav rejoice in this 

 verv beautiful shrub. There are 

 just two things to remember in 

 planting and that is that thev ob- 

 ject to lime and new manure. 



Bouvardias shoi'ild be planted as 

 soon (as the weather gets warm. 

 They want rich free soil with 

 ])lenty of depth and in the summer 

 require a generous supply of 

 water. Anv manure added should 

 be very old. Shade till estab- 

 lished. 



Azaleas growing in pots will 

 need some attention after flower- 

 ing. Pick ofi all the old flower 

 ends and stimulate the plants bv 

 scraping some of the top soil and 

 replacing it with old co-*' manure. 

 Get good growth and next flower- 

 ing will l>e all right. 



When ranunculus plants have 

 ripened their .seed, the heads should 

 be cut and thoroughlv dried before 

 being stored, awav. Sown at mid- 

 summer they will flower the fol- 

 lowing spring. 



Perennial candytuft is easily 

 struck when, the growths are 

 voung and soft. Pansies mav be 

 propagated from voung tops which 

 have not become woodv. Snap- 

 dragons also. They take more 

 certainlv under a glass frame. 



Watch all newlv-planted trees 

 and see that the roots are 'not 

 allowed to drv out. 



An essential thing in planting 

 out from a pot is that the ball is 

 loo.sened and .softened. Soak a 

 pot grown plant before lifting. 



When flowering is over in rhodo- 

 dendrons, tabe awav all' old flow- 

 ers. New shoots break awav from 

 the head where the bud developed. 



It is a good time to begin hoe- 

 ing now, supposing you have not 

 alreadv commenced and it will be 

 time to leave off when you have 

 finished. 



Crarden tools placed in a solu- 

 tion of soda for five minutes -will 

 stand a lot of exposure before 

 thev rust, also use an oiled rae. 

 Stakes treated with creo.sote will 

 last for years. It is just as well 

 to know this. 



Soil and drainage are great fac- 

 tors in tree growing. To plant a 

 tree or hedge in a.shes and tin cans 

 with an asphalt navement on one 

 side and a garden path on the 

 other and still (expect it to grow 

 is mot an unusual thing. Nourish- 

 insT food is the first principle of 

 good health, whether it applies to 

 vegetation or human life. Starva- 

 tion means an easv victim to dis- 

 ea.se. As good soil is essential to 

 success in tree culture so is drain- 

 age. Where nature has provided 

 proper drainage artificial drainage 

 is not onlv superfluous but dan-* 

 gerous to tree growth. 



Flowers certainlv have their likes 

 and di,slikes. One pcrculiaritv of 

 the ])ansv is said to be a fondness 

 for g\ psum. " If vo(M have never 

 used it on pansies you will be de- 

 lighted ; a little dusting will give 



