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A Monthly Journal of Floriculture and Horticulture, for Professional, Practical, and Amateur Gardeners. 
Registered at the G.P.O., Adelaide, fo: 
VOL II. —N O, 2 1 ( ieanisitiieaion ty post as a newspaper. ) 
_MONDAY, FRB. 1, 1904. 
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In consequence of pressure on our space we 
are compelled to hold over the second part of 
article describing Dr. Pooler’s garden until next 
month. 
“Rozsert E. Daws:n”’—Thanks for your com- 
pliment. We shall adopt your suggesticns re 
‘articles and illustrations as far as possible. 
« A. E. Bivton”’—The little book you sent is 
very interesting, and if such a series were brought 
up to date we feel sure they would be even more 
instructive than the one to hand. We are return- 
ing it, as requested, but should be glad if you 
could send us some seasonable extracts from it. 
We presume that the “Journal” published by 
the Royal Horticultural Society takes the place 
of these little books, but it is not in such a handy 
form. We shall be pleased to hear from you 
again. 
« Lin”—The “ Lyricofancy” of old writers is 
_ the May Lily (convalJaria majalis), the Lily of 
the Valley, or Virgin’s Tears. 
“ CountryY’—Old names of the Cowslip (Pri- 
mula veris)— Paigle, Two in a Hose, My Ladies? 
Keys, Fairy Bells, St. Peter’s herb, Sue Eoo 
boots, Palsy wort, Petty Mullein. 
“Cwrrer ViouEr’—Herrick calls the Violets 
“maids of honor” to the Spring. Hood terms the 
Violet a “nun.” Other poets reter to the Violet 
as modest, lowly, humble, bashful, languid. dim 
tender, darling. 
_ “ AmavEuR—Drayton ANG the Gilliflower the 
“July” flower, a good example of popular 
etymology. The old name is girofle from the 
French, and is a corruption of the Greek karyou, 
-nut, and phyllon, leaf, referring to the nut-like 
shape of the flower bud. Hence the botanical 
name Dianthus caryophyllus. ‘The “ clove’-pink 
is also from the French; clou, nail. 
“ Pansy?’—If the estimation in which a flower 
is held is to be measured by the number of its pet 
names, the viola tricolor heads the list It is still 
called the. Pansy (vr banging flower), in French 
Pensév (or thoughtful flower), and the Heart’s 
euse; and was in times gone by known as the 
Herb Trinity or Constancy, the Paivnce, Ladies’- 
delight, Flower of Love, Three-faces-under.a_ 
hood. Love-in-idleness, Johnny-jump-up, (a'l-me_ 
to-you, Tickle-my-fancy, Jump-up-and-kiss-me, 
Kiss-me-ere-I-rise. ’ 
duce many flowers during the month. 
The Hower Garden 
OPERATIONS FOR FEBRUARY. 
There should be no want of flowers dur- 
ing the month if the present favorable 
weather conditions continue. Such a re- 
markably favorable season is most unusual, 
especially as, so far, there has been an en- 
tire absence of hot winds. : 
The foliage of many of the spring flower- 
ing bulbs is dying down, and as soon as it 
turns yellow it may be removed; and later 
on when the bulbs are quite at rest they 
may either be taken up and stored away 
in dry sand or allowed to remain in the 
ground without disturbance. Some of the 
tender varieties of annuals may be planted 
quite near these bulbs in order to fill up 
the gaps caused by the disappearance of 
the foliage. 
Carnations of the perpetual flowering 
kinds, which are blooming well at the time 
of writing, are likely to continue to pro- 
The 
Marguerite class will also probably be 
flowering well. 
Dahlias are already flowering well in 
many gardens, and so far are producing 
good blooms. During January and after- 
wards there is likely to be a fine display. 
The old type of Dahlia is giving place al- 
most entirely to the cactus varieties, which 
are extremely pretty and useful. The 
single kinds, too, are much in favor, and 
are extensively grown by some gardeners. 
Both these Dahlias may easily “be raised 
from seed, and plants will produce flowers 
the same season. Should caterpillars be 
causing damage to any of the garden 
plants, spray the plants with Paris green 
and lime. Mix the Paris green with 
water, at the rate of 1 lb. Paris green wit" 
160 gallons of water, and a handful of 
lime. Mix this thoroughly and strain for 
use. am 
