December 28, 1895. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
267 
SUPERI OR GARDEN SEEDS, 
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For Index to Contents see page 278 . 
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Edited by J. FRASER F.L.S. 
SATURDAY , DEC. 28 th, 1895. 
J£”LOWERS AND FRUITS AT THE ANTIPODES.- 
~ It may not be uninteresting to our 
readers to compare and contrast the seasons 
of the year and the stage of progress of 
vegetation, at two so widely remote corners 
of the globe as Britain and Victoria, 
Australia. When we were in the 
thick of the Chrysanthemum shows in 
the more southern portion of England, the 
gardeners in the south of Victoria were 
making preparations to plant out their 
Dahlias. That event would correspond 
with the end of our bedding-out season. 
Taking Melbourne and London for the 
purpose of contrasting localities, we may 
state that the former is situated very nearly 
on the 38° of south latitude. Now, Lisbon 
in Portugal nearly corresponds to the same 
degree of north latitude, so that at London 
the season would be so much later. In 
the early part of November Strawberries 
were just coming into market, and strange 
to say, the country about Melbourne was 
suffering from drought just as we were in 
Britain during the Strawberry season, and 
fears were entertained that the remainder 
of the crop would suffer in the absence of 
timely rain. Hardy fruits of the orchard 
and garden were setting in succession, so 
that we can pretty well compare their 
particular stage of vegetation corresponding 
to ours. 
The warm season was then coming on, 
and that, too, in a latitude about 13° nearer 
the Equator than ours, so that Vegetable 
Marrows, Melons and Cucumbers could be 
grown in the open air, and had just been 
planted out at the beginning of November. 
This being the case, it is necessary to 
provide shade for many of the subjects 
grown, owing to the dry climate and power¬ 
ful sunshine. Moisture-loving plants have 
to be protected by such means as lath 
houses and batten sheds, under the shade 
of which such things as Lerns are drenched 
overhead with water by means of the hose. 
This practice corresponds very closely with 
the methods adopted by our countrymen in 
tropical countries, such as India. Lapa- 
gerias thrive best when grown in ferneries 
and subjected to the same shade and 
atmospheric moisture as the Lerns. 
Chrysanthemums are grown in the open air, 
and therefore subjected to very different 
treatment to what they get in Britain and 
various continental countries. About the 
time we speak of, this class of plants was 
having the leading shoots pinched where 
they were coming away too rapidly, or for 
the purpose of making them bushy. The 
month of November in Victoria witnessed 
the holding of the annual flower shows just 
when Chrysanthemums were the leading 
topics here. 
