The October Number of. . 
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Flower Garden— 
Operations for October 
The Rose 
Natural and Artificial Manures 
The Orchard— 
Operations for October. 
Pruning 
Citrus Trees 
Hints about shelter 
Planting 
Climate 
How to make the Garden Gay 
Planning. Forming, and Ma ntaining Small Gardens 
Operations for October. 
Beans 
Onions 
The Vegetable Garden—. 
Asparagus 
Celery 
Melons 
The Poultry Yard— 
When to Hatch 
Poultry Breeds and Crosses 
Directions for Working Brooder 
Peas 
The Best Brooder 
A Word about Chickens 
Fiowrer Gardem 
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* Operations for October. 
BY J. CRONIN. 
Se planting out WORK will include the 
planting out in their flowering quarters 
of plants propagated from seeds, cuttings, 
or divisions, bulbs and corms of summer bloom- 
ing subjects, as Gladiolus, Amaryllis, etc., and 
towards end of the month sowing seeds of 
annuals that would be killed by frosts-if-sown 
earlier. 
Pests. 
Careful observation will be necessary to keep 
the young tender growth of the various plants 
free from attack by insects or fungi, and from 
such enemies as slugs and snails. An occasional 
dusting of quick lime, i.e., lime newly slaked, to 
spots where slugs and snails are known to 
shelter, will tend to hold these pests in check. 
Aphis and mildew on roses and other. plants 
must by promptly attacked, and persevered with 
if necessary, or the results from the plants will 
be disappointing the whole season through 
The Dutch Hoe 
should be going on the beds and borders, 
primarily tc hold weeds in check, and also to 
prevent the baking of the surface and to allow 
air and moisture, 
Pruning. | 
Plants that havo been pruned severely 
during the winter will usually develop buds so 
situated that the resulting growths are sure to 
crowd and exhaust the shoots that the pruner 
had aimed to specially encourage. Such buds 
should be removed as soon as they appear, and 
any abnormally strong ‘shoots that would tend 
to destroy the symmetry of the specimen should 
also be either 1emoved or pinched, except where 
required for exhibition. 
Carnations SoH 
will need sume attention at this season of the 
year, if the best possible results are desired, 
from a decorative point of view. Where an ex- 
cessive number of shoots are present on old 
plants, these should be thinned out, leaving 
about six well placed leaders; also’ remove 
some of the weakly laterals, or side growths on 
the selected shoots, retaining those, that are 
strongest and occur nearest to the base of the 
plants. The plants should be staked or sup- 
ported, as being of a brittle nature they are 
likely to suffer from the effect of wind. The 
best method is to make a circle of wire netting, 
about 18 inches or 2 feet in height, and of suffi- 
‘cient diameter to enable the whole of the plant 
to be trained within it. A stake should be 
threaded through the ends of the netting to 
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make the circle, and another at the opposite 
side, and each stake securely fixed in the soil. 
This is the best means of support for the flower 
shoots, and is also a barrier against rabbits, 
which, if present, will attack carnations in pre- 
ference to any other plant. An occasional water- 
ing with liquid manure made from guano or 
some such manure and soot, will benefit the 
plants greatly, adding to the size and number of 
the blooms. Soot is a valuable material to a 
carnation grower, as, in addition to its value as 
a manure, it keeps mealy bugs and other plants 
from attacking plants. A new variety, largely 
exhibited in Melbourne last season by a Geelong 
grower, is of exceptioual merit. It is a tree car- 
nation named Miss Jessie Moodie, and in color 
is white, heavily margined with carmine. 
The Bouvardia 
is one of the most useful dwarf plants for 
border decoration or for cutting, blooming 
freely during summer and autumn. The original 
types (natives oi Central America), of which B. 
‘leiantha, splendens, and triphylla are still found 
in many gardens were almost all red flowered ; 
but garden hybrids have been produced much 
superior to those in form and size, and varied in 
colour. They are specially suitable for small 
gardens, but shculd not be planted close to 
large shrubs ortrees. A loamy soil suits them 
well, and with a fair supply of water during dry 
hot weather they are sure to give satisfaction. 
The plants will be cut back by frost in winter 
unless sheltered, but will break away into growth 
again in the spring. Desirable kinds are 
B. Humboldtii corymbiflora and 
Beauty of Rrisbane, white 
President Cleveland, scarlet 
Bockii and Priory Beauty, pirk 
These are single-flowered varieties. 
Of the double- flowered 
Alfred Neuner, white 
President Garfield, pink 
Hogarth fl. pl., scarlet, and 
Luteola plena, are the best. 
Cannas 
have heen greatly improved during the last 
few years, and are most effective in mixed 
borders, their tall massive foliage of varying 
tints of green and metallic red affording a 
pleasing contrast to the surrounding shrubs and 
plants. They require a well-enriched soil, with, 
if possible, a warm, but sheltered aspect and 
plenty. of water in summer. There are two 
types in the lately introduced varieties, one 
specially tall in growth, with large flowers, is 
styled the orchid flowering; another, of dwarf 
and more floriferous habit, the Gladioll-flower- 
ing. Among the best are—Alemannia, Suevia, 
Pandora, La France, ltalia, Koningen Char- 
lotte, Emilie Lorenz, and Alice Guilfoyle. 
Chrysanthemums, 
for border decoration, may be plranted from 
now till the end of October, but if large clumps 
are desired early planting is advisable. A num- 
ber of varieties that are very fine when grown 
for exhibition are indifferent for decorative pur- 
poses. Suitable varieties are—Lilian B. Bird, 
Nellie Pockett. W. H. Lincoln, Convention. G. 
W Childs, Lady Roberts, Mermaid, William 
Tricker, Mrs. H. Cannell, Western King, and 
Goldmine. These are all Japanese varieties, 
varying in color, form and period of blooming. 
Mr F, F. Clement, seedsman, 229 Rundle-street 
east, directs special attention to his selection of 
amber cane lucerne. Essex rape Globe and long 
red mangold and paspalum seed. In thelines of 
bone dust, bone super ammonia, shell grit, oyster 
shells, bone meal and chick meal, the quality of 
this firm’s goods are well-known to farmers and 
gardeners F 4 
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