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THE GARDEN AND FIELD. 



November, 1913 



soil according to the needs of the 

 plant, and also to ensure that 

 suflicient soil is placed about its 

 roots to guide tbeni to the richer 

 soil behind. Each successive course 

 is laid further back than the one 

 below it, and so the wall slopes 

 upwards to the required height. 

 When it is required to construct a 

 wall facing in two directions, the 

 bottom course is laid as described 

 on each side, and the inter\cning 

 space filled up with good material, 

 the second course laid, and the 

 intervening spaces filled, not for- 

 getting in the courses plenty of 

 " tie " stones ; each successive 

 course generally approximates to 

 its fellow on the other side of the 

 wall, and so the top of the wall is 

 considerably narrower than the 

 base. 



iln rough stone walls the plants 

 are best inserted as the wall is 

 being built. A joint between two 

 stones is filled with soil and the 

 plant laid along the joint with its 

 root towards — or, if long enough, 

 — in the soil in the middle of the 

 wall. Some fine soil is sprinkled 

 on the roots, and so a train is 

 made leading to the middle of the 

 wall. A flatish stone is then 

 placed on top, and thus the deli- 

 cate roots shielded from the sun 

 soon track back to find the cool 

 root-run in the middle of the vt^all, 

 and so the plants are enabled to 

 face sun and frost with impunitv. 



The planting of a brick wall is a 

 more difficult and more unsatis- 

 factory matter. In the construc- 

 tion of such a wall the middle is. 

 left hollow and filled \vith rich 

 soil ; holes are left in the brick- 

 work where plants are required. 

 The roots of the plants are in rtie 

 sod in the middle of the wall, 

 rather below the level of the hole. 



Seeds may be sown either when 

 the wall is being made or after it 

 is made. In the first case, a few 

 seeds are laid along one of the 

 vertical fissuresi between the stones, 

 taking care that there is soil in the 

 joint. Some fine soil is dusted 

 over the seed, and a stone placed 

 upon the top. The seed must not 

 be sown too far back. When the 

 wall is alread}?- made, seed may 

 be dropped into an earthy chink, 

 preferably near a ledge, and light- 

 ly covered over with the soil. It 

 is, il think, preferable to use seed- 

 lings than to sow seed, as with 

 careful planting one can ensure 

 that the roots are in good soil, 

 and the plants soon obtain a firm 

 hold. 



Using Artificial Manures, 



Artificial manures are most valu- 

 able to the gardener if carefully 

 used. They are especially valuable 

 at this time of the year v/hen 

 most plants are growing strongly 



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and are showing blossom buds, and 



are therefore in -just the condition 

 when some extra food is required. 

 These artificial manures, as a rule, 

 act quickly, and may be applied 

 to growing crops with advantage 

 now, especially during showery 

 weather. It is necessary to be 

 verv careful not to give the plants 

 an o\erdose, otherwise more harm 

 than good will result. A little at 

 a time, just a mere pinch, such as 

 can be taken up between the thumb 

 and first finger, should be sprinkled 

 among the plants. Such applica- 

 tions may be given once a- week 

 with advantage, and they will im- 

 part an added ^vigour to the plants 

 and increased size and substance 

 to the ilowers. An overdose will 

 ha\e the effect of making the 

 plants lose their leaves, and, per- 

 haps the flower buds fall. ' Artificial 

 manures must be applied to Sweet 

 Peas very cautiously ; the slightest 

 overdose may cause the flower- 

 buds to fall. In applying concen- 

 trated manures to plants growing 

 in pots the safest method is to 

 mix a little in the water one is 

 about to give them rather than to 

 sprinkle it on the soil. In an or- 

 dinary two gallon watering can 

 full of water a pinch of manure 

 that is taken up between the 

 thumb and two fingers is, as a 

 general rule, suflicient. Artificial 

 manures should not be given to 

 plants when the soil about - their 

 roots is dry. If the soil is dry it 

 should first -be watered with clear 

 water, giving the artificial manure 

 afterwards, while the soil is still 

 moist. — F.J. 



Offices. 22 Grenfell Str eet. 

 Adelaide. 



ERNEST W. WILLIAMSON, Manager. 

 W. W. CARTER, Assistant Manager. 



Alocasias. 



Alocasias are plants of great 

 beauty and easily grown into large 

 specimens, providing the proper 

 greenhouse treatment . be given, 

 which consists of supplying them 

 with moist heat, and an abundant 

 supply of water at the roots dur- 

 ing the growing season. This na- 

 turally causes the material in 

 which they ara potted to decom- 

 pose quickl}^, and necessitates its 

 being renewed yearly. Where ^this 

 is not done it is liable to get 

 sour. The soil should consist of 

 peat and well-decomposed manure 

 in equal parts, with the addition 

 /of a little loam and silver sand. 

 Spring being the best time to shift 

 them, most of the old soil should 

 be taken away. Alocasias are sur- 

 face rooters, and do best when 

 the pots have a greater depth of 

 ■drainage in them than is used for 

 most things. 



