THE AUSTRALIAN GARDENER. 
“Juny 14, 1906 
Roses. 
Tf the roses were not pruned last month 
--do it now, but do not cut below the places 
-where they were budded or grafted. Do 
~mot prune tea, Noisette, climbing, pillar, 
‘Bourbon or Banksian roses any more 
than is necessary to keep them within 
bounds. Makeand plant cuttings of any 
“Kinds of roses. When pruning standard 
-rotes leave armsa foot long so that the 
~foliage in summer may shelter the stem 
-against the scalding effects of the summer 
ssun. Any other deciduous plants should 
‘be pruned if necessary, but evergreens 
«should be left until the weather begins to 
=get warmer. 
Bulbs. 
- It is well to allow tree bulls to remain 
in the soil for three years, but the surface 
-even then should be covered with some 
Bitter, and a tall label should be put in to 
sprevent injury from the spade when dig- 
sging. Other bulbous and tuberous plants 
“may be lifted and put away in dry sand 
afor a few weeks. 
Windbreaks. 
Where the garden is exposed to all 
winds that blow it is necessary to provide 
a shelter by planting a wirdbreak. This 
should not be too near, els2 the protecting 
trees will rob the plants in the garden. 
Eucalypts send their roots along the sur- 
face to considerable distances, and grow 
rather too tall where land is of high value. 
The shelter belt should be about a chain 
distant and may consist of Tamarix or 
Spanish reeds (called bamboos here), silky 
oak (Grevillea robusta), olive, Australian 
myrtle (Myoperum insulare), carob, Rham- 
nus alaternus, Maclura aurantiaca, or any- 
thing else suitable to the locality. A 
single row will be of uo use, but at least 
three rows are wanted, and a mixture of 
tall and shorter trees and shrubs will 
make a break which strong winds will 
not get through. Others will grow more 
“quickly when thinned judiciously. 
Plants under Hedges. 
Agave, barberry bushes, aloes, cacti, 
exocarpus, ivy, junipers, periwinkle, pitto- 
The Ballarat Gardens. 
‘close wall of ‘foliage. 
sporums, and violets will grow well: be- 
neath the shade of trees. This is useful 
to know when it is desired to make a 
all’ of Among climbers 
suitable for the same purpose are Tecoma 
australis (two or more varieties), Tecoma 
rubicunda, Tecoma nigricans, Tecoma 
rubiflora, and some others which grow 
very strongly and quickly. 
Lawns. 
Let the buffalo grass grow alone now to 
mature its growth and strengthen its 
roots. Do not mow it until the end of 
August, when some fertilizers and water, 
after mowing, will start it vigorously. 
—o—. 
SHADEHOUSE. 
Thin out some of the dense growth on 
the climbers overhead, and let in some 
light. All pots should be lifted on to the 
top of the plunging material, or the latter 
should be renoved to the compost heap. 
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