- ..A Monthly Journal of Floriculture and Horticulture, for Professional, Practical, and Amateur Gardeners. 
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April 30 and May 1—S.A. Horticultural and 
Floricultural Society. Adelaide Town Hall. 
Chrysanthemum Show. 
April 29—Gawler Chrysanthemum 
Institute, Gawler. 
The Australian Gardener. 
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1903. 
Society. 
EDITORIAL. 
The month of April, with its anticipated 
showers of rain, ushers in the beginning of 
unwonted activity to the open gardens. 
Cleaning up and battling with weeds, in- 
sects, and fungus pests, manuring and dig- 
ging it in, planting out seedlings, and a 
general trimming up are all items of im- 
portance during this month. 
Now is the time to consult your seed- 
men’s catalogues and pay visits to the nur- 
series. Any one interested in flowers need 
never be afraid to seek out a nurseryman 
and wander with him around his show of 
garden beauties. He recognises it as part 
of his business, and a visitor may learn a 
great deal from a practical man in half an 
hour spent in such a pleasant fashion. The 
result will probably be that the visitor 
may spend a few shillings for some things 
that will give him the greatest pleasure 
not merely for the time being, or a day or 
week or two, but for months, and maybe 
for years. This not only for himself, but 
to his family, his friends, and all who pass 
by his garden. One swallow does not 
make a summer, but one flower will often 
make a garden more beautiful than. ever it 
was before. 
Tt is rather surprising that the beauties 
in floriculture are not more sought after 
for presents to friends. What form of 
kindly regard is it-possible to give for the 
expression of feeling than a beautiful 
flower. The pleasure is doubly enhanced 
by the efforts of the recipient to cultivate 
it and show appreciation of the kindly gift. 
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