THE GARDEN AND FIELD. 



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not iihvavs appeal lo the avcrapc 

 grower, but from oxpcnencp I find 

 it to be a prcat help, especially on 

 hoavv croi)pc<l Iwds. I use half 

 sheep manure and half horse man- 

 ure soaked toc^ether for several 

 davs, and then drained off, addim;- 

 loo per cent, clear water, and put 

 into the whole amount one pound 

 of saltpetre. Do not water the 

 1>ed when it is moist ; wait until 

 it shows siijns of dryness. Do not 

 allow the manure water to touch 

 the mushrooms, as it discol(U-s 

 them. 



— Insect Pests. — 



Woodlice, without doubt, are 

 the most troublesome pesits to deal 

 with. Thev must be trapped by 

 placitinr sliced Potatoes about their 

 haunts, or old pieces of wood un- 

 der which thev shelter. Slups are 

 likemse troublesome, and may be 

 keot at bay bv means of soot and 

 lime or trapped on T,ettuce leaves. 



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All jrardeners who have crrown 

 horse radish know how difficult it 

 is to JT^t rid of, and some persons 

 object to have it in their gardens 

 at all, because of its vitality and 

 difficulty to uproot. We read that 

 a larjre buildins^ in Enn^land, ^vhich 

 cost £15,000 to build, and were 

 opened less than two years ago, 

 is biiilt on s^round formerly used 

 as a market q-arden. The horse 

 radish roots were not thoroughly 

 eot rid of, and they have grown 

 again and caused the asphalt in 

 the plavgroimd to crack. It is also 

 feared that the roots are grosving 

 imdemeath the corridors inside the 

 schools. Holes are to be opened 

 in the eround, and a powerful 

 weed-killer applied, hoping to reach 

 the roots. 



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Many of the deciduous shrubs 

 and trees will root from cuttings 

 if the pieces are taken before the 

 wood gets too hard. 



The Lcura Nursery. 



We have recci\cd from Messrs. 

 ICrfev Bros., of the Ixsura Nursery, 

 Cainperdown, Victoria, a copy of 

 their 1^14 carnation catalogue ; an 

 attractive, well arranged booklet, 

 which carnation growers will find 

 most interesting and helpful. In' 

 addition to the ordinary clissilii.a~ 

 tion of perivetual, spring blooming, 

 etc., each of the varieties listed, of 

 which there are over two hundred, 

 is classified according to its special 

 qualities, whether for garden decor- 

 ation, for show, or both. The 

 name of Errev Bros, is, of course, 

 w"ell known in exhibition circles, 

 and I the livSt of some of the awards 

 gained during the last few years, 

 in spite of . the lateness of the dis- 

 trict in which their flow^ers are 

 grown, is eloquent testimony to 

 the mialitv and robustness of these 

 carnations. Amongst the novelties 

 offered this season we notiice 

 Miss Edith, a pure white sport of 

 the beautiful Kerslake Yellow. 

 Messrs. Errev state that they an- 

 ticipate that Miss Edith will take 

 the same leading position as a 

 white self that the variety from 

 which it origfinated, does in yel- 

 lows. Other carnations offered for 

 the first time are Galicia, a deep 

 yellow with rich markincos of rose 

 pink, crimson and chocolate. Cin- 

 tra, a white, heavily eds^ed and 

 i:)encilled with crimson. Kioto and 

 IMavence make up the quartette 

 which the erowers claim are dis- 

 tinct in color, and likely to main- 

 tain the hio^h standard attained by 

 the Camperdown carnations. Last 

 vi?ar's novelties, stich as Gazelle, 

 Paulina, Dainty, etc., are, we no- 

 tice, being offered at reduced 

 prices. There is a list of new 

 decorative or American pernetuals, 

 a ver\r charming and valuable class 

 for the ordinary amateur grower, 

 and one which they hiohly recom- 

 mend. The CamperdowTi growers 

 will be pleased to forward a copy 

 of this catalogue to anyone in- 



terested, and for general inforina- 

 tion we have pleasure in referring 

 our readers to their advertisement 

 in this issue. 



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Diseased Tomatoes. 



In TL']i\y to an inquirer for the 

 best sjjrav in connection with 

 " Black Spot " in tomatoes, the 

 Agricultural Gazette of N. S. W. 

 states that there is little doubt 

 but that bacteria are the i.rirnary 

 cause of this disease, and that the 

 presence of fungi (usually Macros- 

 porium tomato') is secondary ; 

 hence spraying the fruit after the 

 spot has apneared is not, as. a 

 rule, of much use. Bordeaux mix- 

 ture (6-4-=;o") should be spraved on 

 the plants immediately the blos- 

 som.4 have fallen. Observ^ations 

 point to the conclusion that most 

 of the infection occurs throutrh fis- 

 siires near the base of the style. 

 Fissures and irreeular cell forma- 

 tions are very common on t'^r>" 

 toes at this point, and when the 

 styles falli off a more or less rough 

 scar often remains, which favours 

 infection. This probably accounts 

 for the fact that— (a) Some vari- 

 eties of tomato are more free 

 from. Black Snot than others, (h) 

 the reports of the results of soray- ^ 

 ino- experiments are often contra- 

 dictory. An irreo-ular and inter- 

 mittent water sunnh- favours the 

 development of the disease in nues- 

 tion, while constant watering- with 

 sufficient water to reach the deep- 

 er roots is a preventive. Exposure 

 to too much briT-ht sunlifrht also 

 favours the development of Black 

 Snot ■ whereas artificial shadini^ of 

 the plants, allowinsr them to de- 

 velon sufficient folinn-e to shade the 

 fruit, or even planting- them clo.ser 

 to<rether than usual, tends to -^'■f-- 

 vent the disease. The use of a 

 larp"e amoimt of nitrate of soda as 

 fertiliser has a tendeucv to make 

 the tomatoes susceptible to Black 

 Spot. 



DE^OIDUOUS FRUIT TREES. 



WieKS Bros., 



Late TT. Wicks?, Piiversirle and Balhannah, Pavnehain 



We specialize in Deciduous Fruit Tree^ and Vines. 45 acres of faultlessly grown Fruit Tree?. 



Large Stocks of Apples, Almonds, Apricots, Cherries Plums and Prunes, Pears, Peaches, Quincef, etc., etc. 



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