A Monthly Journal of Floriculture and Horticulture, for Professional, Practical, and Amateur Gardeners. 
Registered at the G.P.O., Adelaide, for 
Vol. I.—No. 4, transinission by post as a Newspaper. 
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SHOWS IN OCTOBER. 
Oct. VICTORIA. 
1, St. Arnaud P. A. & H. Soc.—G. H. Osborne. 
2. Nathalia A. P. & H. Assoc.—A, HE. Heighway. 
3. Hopetoun A. & P. Soc.—H. B. Ackland. 
7. Cobran A. & P. Assoc.—A. E. Ross: 
7. Murtoa & Central Wimmera A. & P. Soc.—E, 
8. Lee. 
7, 8. Benalla Agric. Soc.—R. Blackburne, 
7, 8, 9. Bendigo A. & H.Soc.—H. M. Marks. 
8. Birchip District A. & P. Soc.—W. J. Stevens. 
10. Jeparit A. & P. Soc.—H. Witton, 
15, Kerang District Agric. Soc.—John Coleman. 
15. Maryborough A. & H. Soc.—T. C, Miners, 
15. Nhill A. & P. Soc.—Chas. H. Towns, 
15, Numurkah A. & P. Soc.—A. W. Fairless, 
16. Bacchus Marsh A. & P. Soc.—F. Howe. 
21, 22. Shepparton Agric. Soc.—J. E. Byass, 
22, Boort Dist. Agric. Soc.—W. N. Odgers. 
22, Baringhup & Maldon A. Soc.—Jas, McKay. 
22, Rutherglen & Murray Valley A. & H. Soc.— 
: A. A. H. Thompson. “ 
23. Maffra A. & P. Soc.—W. T. Clarke, 
' 28. and 29, Tatura & Goulbourne Valley A. & P. 
Soc.—Luke Flanagan. 
29, Euroa A. & P, Soc.—J, Killeen. 
31, North Suburban Hortic, Soc.—Ww, A. Griff 
. Northcote, ; 
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31. Clunes Agric. Soc.—F. J Miles. 
31. Brighton Hortic, Soc.—C. L, Rees. 
31, Omeo A. & P, Soc.—W, Wilson. 
TASMANIA. 
15,16. Southern Tasmanian A. & P. Soc.—L. N. 
Murdoch, Hobart. 
NEW SOUTH WALES. 
21. Wentworth P. A. & I. Soc.—James W. Thorn. 
SOUTH AUSTRALIA, 
1. Stanley A. & H.Soc.—Clare.—James Bentley 
1, Eudunda A. & H, Soc.—W. H. Marshall. ; 
1, Kadina A, & H. Soc.—J. W. Taylor. 
2. Two Wells A. & H. Soc.—John Kindon. 
2. Bordertown A. & H. Soc.—Jas. Lambert. 
8. Kapunda A. & H. Soc.—Thos. Jeffs. 
8. Southern Yorkes Peninsula A. H. & F. Soc.— 
E. H. Giles. ; 
8. Belalie Agric. Soc. Jamestown—R, Rowe. 
8. Moonta A. H. & F. Soc. 
.9. Strathalbyn A. & H. Soc.—W. F. Adams and 
H. L. Tucker. ‘ 
15. Petersburg Agric. Soc.—Jas, Wilson, 
15, Maitland Agric, Soc.—Jas, Tiddy. 
15, Tarlee A. & H, Soc.—J, Nicholl. 
22, Minlaton Agric. Soc.—D. G. Teichelmann. 
29, 30. Millicent A. H. & F. Soc.—G. D. E. 
Plunkett. 
80. S.A. H. & F. Soc. Rose Show, Town Hall, Ade- 
laide.—W,. Champion Hackett. 
Potee ser 
SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
4, S.A. Gardener’s Society, Waymouth-street, 
Adelaide, 8 p.m.—J. P. Knight. 
The Australian Gardener. 
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 
1902. 
Editorial. 
HE success that has attended the efforts of 
all who are associatedwith the publication 
of “The Australian Gardener” may now. 
claim it as the leading paper of its kind in 
the Commonwealth of Australia. The need 
for such a publication had long been felt by 
the amateur, the student, and professional 
gardener, and the number of congratulations 
received by the Proprietary are most en- 
couraging, ; : 
Our aim has been not only to make the 
paper interesting to the general reader but 
instructive and encouraging to many who 
are fond of flowers and gardening, but for 
the lack of general information upon the 
various kinds of flowers, fruits, and vege- 
tables, and how to deal with them, have not 
made the displays and use of the economic 
values of their gardens they might have 
done 
There is not a living soul that does not 
adinire a garden and enjoy its beauties, but 
the enjoyment is enhanced a hundredfold 
by the actual production of one’s own 
handiwork. Apart from esthetic value of 
enjoyment the work may be made profitable. 
Every man or woman who has twenty 
square feet of ground at their disposal may 
by a little systematic effort, make it beauti- 
‘ful and at the same time profitable. If 
profit is the object to be aimed at, a single 
bed of vegetables may keep the kitchen 
for many months in the year. And whatvege- 
tables compare with those that are grown on 
the premises. By the majority of those who 
‘have not tried gardening for profit it is 
thought that a lot of special knowledge and 
great labour is required, whereas in point 
of fact a little knowledge and experience 
combined with attention are the necessary 
qualifications. _Seedsmen and nurserymen 
and gardeners are always only too willing and 
pleased to give practical information to the 
cottage gardener and the householder and 
the columns of the ‘Australian Gardener” 
will always be found full of information for 
every month’s work in the year. 
By almost every mail we receive cata- 
logues from seedsmen and nurserymen, and 
prize lists of shows being held every- 
where at this time of the year, and we 
shall be pleased to supply information upon 
them to any enquirers. Amongst others 
we have received a hand book on gardening 
from the publishers Messrs J. Walsh & 
Sons, of Hobart. This little manuel 
contains a deal of seasonable information 
upon the open flower garden, the greenhouse 
and conservatory, and the fruit garden, 
