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pear, and quince trees, and 60 gallons for 
apricot, peach, nectarine, plum, & 
How to Make Resin Wash.—Resin, 10 
Ib.; washing soda, 5 !b.; fish oil, 1} pints 
(Gf procurable, if not use soft soap, 2 Ib.). 
Wiace the soda in a boiler with sufficient 
_ grater té allow it to boil freely; when dis 
®olved, slowly add the oil or soft soap, and 
‘ery gradually pour in the finely powdered 
zesin, and then boil together rapidly for 
one hour, adding a little boiling water oc- 
vasionally, so that it does not boil over; _ 
then add 50 gallons of water. This is es- 
pecially effective against all kinds of scale 
insects. It may be weakened to one-half 
strength for use against aphides. 
How to Make Kerosene Emulsion.— 
Dissolve half a pound of soap in | gallon 
of water, add it boiling hot to 2 gallons of 
kerosene. Churn the mixture violently for 
about 10 minutes with a force pump or 
Jarge syringe until a thick cream-like 
emulsion is formed, which thickens on 
cooling. The agitation is most important, 
at must be violent. For use add 10 parts of 
water to 1 part of emulsion. 
Tobacco Wash.—Boil in closed vessel | 
Ub. strongest tobacco, 3 lb. soft soap in 
2 gallons of water, then add 18 gallons of 
water. 
Mixture for Destroying “Cut-Worms.” 
—¥or the caterpillars which bury them- 
selves by day, but at night come up, and 
eat the leaves of young vines, &e., mix 8 
wz. Paris green, 4 lb. molasses or sugar, 
30 lb. bran, with enough water to make a 
stiff paste. Place about a teaspoonful of 
this near to each vine, but not touching 
the stem. 
Vegetable Garden. 
OPERATIONS FOR JULY. 
July is generally cold and bleak, but 
“wegetables of some kind or other are gene- 
rally available wherever the trouble neces- 
sary to grow them has been taken. Pro- 
bably some of the ground usually occupied 
_ by vegetables has not been cropped, 
When this is the case it would be advan- 
tageous to manure and dig roughly, so as 
ia be able to make use of it at the shortest 
notice. All soft weeds can be dug in, but 
grass and pests should be carefully dug 
out and removed. 
Asparagus.—Clear away all old haulm 
and burn it, then clear away any weeds 
that have grown amongst the asparagus 
stools, and spread and fork in a good dres- 
sing of farmyard manure, A. good addition 
to this manure would be aj little nitrate 
of soda, say a handful to the square yard ; 
but, as it is very soluble and would easily 
be washed away from the soil by rains 
before it could be made use of by the 
asparagus plants, its application had bet-- 
ter be delayed until after growth begins 
in the spring. Any waste salt that may be 
available, or can be obtained without 
much expense, if applied to the asparagus 
bed, would probably prove beneficial. 
‘Where asparagus is not yet grown a small 
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bed had better be prepared for planting 
in the spring. 
Broad Beans.—EHarly sown beans should 
be making fine growth by this time, if they 
have been kept free from weeds and have 
received occasional cultivation. Sow a 
row or two during this month in order to 
keep up a succession. 
Broccoli—tThis is a good time to sow 
seed in order to raise plants for setting 
out later on. Sow the seed thinly in 
drills, and do not allow the seed-bed to 
become dry. When the seedlings are large 
enough to shift plant them out in a small 
well-manured bed a few inches apart, and 
when they are grown moye them to their 
permanent bed. This seems to be a good 
deal of trouble, but in practice it will not 
occupy much time, and the results are 
likely to be better than from the ordinary 
practice of moving direct from a crowded 
seed-bed to the permanent bed. 
_Cabbage.—Sow a little seed, and carry 
out suggestions made for broccoli. All 
these kinds of vegetables—cabbage, broc- 
coli, Brussels sprouts, &ce.—need heavy 
dressings of good manure, and after plant- 
ing they should be well cultivated, and 
kept quite free from weeds. 
_ Carrot.—Sow a little seed in drills about 
1 ft. to 18 in. apart. Sow thinly, anu see 
that the seeds separate well from one an- 
other, for they are very liable to stick to- 
gether. Thin out the seedlings when they 
_are 3 or 4 in. in height. 
Cauliflower—Sow a little seed and at- 
tend to it carefully. Plant out any strong 
young cauliflowers already raised. 
Cucumber.—In warm and well-shelter- 
ed districts some seed may be sown during 
the month under a glass, or even calico, or 
scrim frame for early planting out. 
Capsicums or chili seed may be raised 
as above. 
Egg plants also can be raised under a 
July 1, 1904 
frame for planting out quite early, but, 
being tender, a slight frost may lall down 
young plants if they be left unprotected 
at night. 
Leek.—Sow a little seed, and plant out 
any young leeks that may have aiready 
been raised. 
Lettuce.—Sow a little seed in seed-bed. 
Plant out any good, strong, young lettuce, 
which may have already been raised for the 
purpose. 
Onion.—Sow largely in well-manured 
and well-dvained soil. If onions are 
required for pickling sow thickly and 
broadcast, but if they are required for or- 
dinary purposes sow in drills and thin out 
well when the onions are 3 or 4 in. or so in 
height. 
Parsnip.—Sow a little seed. The 
ground for parsnips should be dug very 
deep, for it is a deep-rooting vegetable, 
and will grow all the better when the 
ground has been well dug. 
Peas.—Sow largely during this month, 
say a row or two at a time. Stick young 
peas soon as they begin to grow, and culti- 
vate the surface of the soil between the 
rows frequently, without earthing up the 
plants. 
Savoy.—Sow a little seed, and treat as. 
advised for broccoli. 
Spinach.—Sow a little seed in drills 2 ft. 
apart, and thin out the plants when they 
come up in the rows. 
Swede Turnip.—Sow a little seed in 
drills from time to time during the month. 
Tomato.—A few seeds may be sown 
under a frame in the warmer districts of 
the State. Wherever there are no frosts. 
tomato seed can be sown in the open 
ground. In some places plants grow 
throughout the winter, but do not usually 
produce fruit until the spring. 
Turnip.—Sow a little seed in drills. 
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The above heading will, of course, appear to most people as the height of absurdity; yet the 
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Jé goes without saying thata finished musical education in 
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To the more ihodest musical education the above heading applies. Such an education “The 
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the greatest benefit we can give our subscribers. , 
_ This ready-made musical education consists of Pratt’s Chart of Chords for the piano and organ 
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Believing that the educational value of this Chart cannot be over-estimated, “ The Australian 
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