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A Monthly Journal of Floriculture and Horticulture, for Professional, Practical, and Amateur Gardeners. 
TUESDAY, JULY 1, 1902. 
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The Australian Gardener. 
TUESDAY, JULY 1, 
1902. 
HE Proprietary of “The Australian 
Gardener” issue this publication after 
close investigations of current -litera- 
ture in absolute confidence that it will be 
appreciated by the public. No publication 
of its kind has yet appeared in Australia, 
devoted so exclusively to the cultivation of 
flowers, while large attention is already 
given in the Press to the more utilitarian 
operations in agriculture and horticulture. 
Under these circumstances it is clear that 
the Editors of ‘The Australian Gardener” 
will not be covering any field of periodical 
press work already in existence, nor will 
it be in any sense a competitor, but an 
accessory to the publications dealing with 
farm, vineyard, and orchard interests. 
We therefore cordially invite the co- 
operation cf all those who are interested 
in flowers and their culture, by becoming 
subscribers, advertisers, and contributors. 
Every phase of gardening operations will be 
dealt with, as well as scientific botany, as 
time and space will permit, by a careful 
selection of contributors and specialists. 
Tt is especially requested that any ques- 
tions relating to gardening will -be sub- 
mitted for answers, and through this 
medium a great deal of valuable informa: 
tion may be supplied. Also any particulars 
of amateur efforts, successful or otherwise, 
and experiences of those’ who have long 
enjoyed the pleasures of gardening, 
The Editors have the one — principal 
object in view of encouraging in every 
possible way the beautifying of home 
surroundings. To make the home attrac- 
tive, whether it be the humblest cottage, 
or even a garret, or the wealthy mansion, 
is to encourage a love for the beautiful in 
Nature. ‘With comparatively little effort 
and avast amount of pleasure this may 
become a distinctly national characteristic 
of the people of British States, as it is of 
the old lands, and long before was so in 
ancient Japan. 
In the wide and monotonous expanse of 
our country the homesteads are far too 
often as bare of the beautiful in floral 
surroundings as the fields in autumn. 
Probably by reason of great claim for 
work in the fields, very often of a most 
discouraging nature, the house is neglected, 
no effort being make to grow trees, shrubs, 
or climbers, even though they require the 
smallest amount of attention, while flowers 
are apparently never thought of as a part 
of domestic felicity. Flowers will encour- 
age their benefactors by growing under 
most adverse conditions, and it is just as 
easy to grow beautiful blooms as those 
that appear on indifferent plants. 
Most homes in the suburbs of all Aus- 
tralian cities show some regard for the 
beautiful, and in many of the more favour- 
able situations, where land is procurable, the 
Australian home gardens compare favour- 
ably with those in any part of the world. 
Our publication is issued with the object of 
enhancing these beauties, and supplying 
information in an easy and readable form 
