4 _THE AUSTRALIAN GARDENER. ; 
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Renew bare places on the lawns by break- 
ing up the soil, dig in some cowdung, and 
plant with couch or buffalo grass. If the 
grass is pale coloured, supply some kainit, 
if not Inxuriant enough mix about 6 Ib 
of sulphate of ammonia, 25 lb each of 
kajinit, and superphospate, and apply about 
two quarts of each 20 ft square of grass, 
it is better to give a little often than to 
puton a lot once. Give a lot of water 
and mow often. 
The Shadehouse. 
All pots should now be plunged in beds 
of sawdust, by preference, or sand, and 
should be lifted and turned at short inter- 
vals to stop the roots getting through the 
drainage holes at the bottom. If the ‘beds 
are crowded some of the least valued should 
be removed to the open-air beds. Bring 
any surplus from the greenhouse here, and 
remove to the greenhouse any plants 
which are about to blossom. Under shelter 
of the greenhvuse, in specially prepared 
beds, all of the British cottage garden 
favorites can be grown, such as primulas, 
daisies, fuchsias, camellias, pansies, etc., 
and on-rock mounds can be grown most of 
the hardy ferns. 
The Greenhouse 
Azaleas, cacti, cinerarias, ericas, hyacinth 
fuchsias, pelargoniums, petunias, and other 
plants in fiower should not have too much 
water, and yet must have enough, to keep 
them growing. If unduly stimulated the 
plants will go off blooming too quickly, 
When the blossoms begin to wither cut 
them off, and it is probable thatlater crops 
of flowers will be produced, To. maintain 
a cool, moist condition within the pots pack 
the ‘interstices with moss or sawdust or 
seaweed or spent tan bark. All plants 
about to flower in the shadehouse should 
be brought here to make a good show: but 
each. plant mnst haye plenty of room for 
admission of. light and air 
Iti is an interesting occupation _ to raise 
new varieties by cross-fertilization, A 
camel. hair, brush, fine-pointed forceps, and 
long thin-pointed scissors will be found 
useful for the work. Directly the petals 
of the flowers begin to open take the for- 
ceps ‘and Open the! flowers to be treated 
remove the _pollen-bearing parts, a and when 
the petals: haye expanded, naturally, lift 
some pollen f from. the flowers selected for 
male parent with the brush, and apply t 
to the centre of the emasculated flowers ; - 
thun tie a piece ‘of worsted to the stems of 
the treated flowers, and wait for the seeds 
to be produced. Only the best plants should 
be selected for cross-fertilization. Do 
not save old primula or cineraria plants, 
because much better plants can be raised 
from seed for next season 
Soft-wooded plants may be stimulated 
with weak liquid manure before flowering, 
but when the buds are about to break only 
enough water should be supplied, and no 
other stimu'ant. Hard-wooded plants will 
throw off their flower buds if too much 
water is given and will be injured if 
manure is supplied, The only stimulant 
that is safe is peat, humus, or leaf-mould. 
Healthy, vigorous, growth can only be 
secured by admission of light and plonty 
of light fresh air, and proper attention to 
watering and to the soil; but the light 
must not be admitted through glass 
directly upon the foliage else it will be 
scorched; air must not be too strong nor 
too hot or cold or in the form of a draught, 
Climbers should not’ be allowed to exclude 
too much light, and they may be taken 
down, pruned, trimmed and refixed, 
Fuchsias and hydrangeas take more 
water than most plants, but should not be 
flooded nor should the pots be stood in 
water. There may be some weak liquid 
manuae at the roots. Cinerarias, too, may 
. have some liquid manure, 
All kinds of insect pests may be expected, 
anc it will be safe tout once fumigate or 
spray all the plants, but remove calceo- 
laris if smoke jis used. Caterpillars had 
be§ter be looked for, especially, because 
they may escape the treatment. ‘They of 
ten eat out the buds of pelagoniu m> 
that the flowers never appear. ‘Their pre- 
sence can be detected by the pellets drop- 
ped or by the folded-up edges of the leaves 
or by perforations on the le ves of the 
plants, 
Miss Thompson 
Costumiere. 
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feet. Seed, white, 
highest grade; in fact they are so goo! 
OcroBEr 1, 1906 
Vegetable Garden. 
Operations for October 
W. 8. CAMPBELL, 
During this month, as a rule, warm 
days set in, and towards the end of if 
summer may bo said to begin ; the growth 
of plants is extremely active, for the goil 
absorbs a considerable amount of warmth. 
Should dry yeather prevail. vegetables 
and garden plants are likely to suffer, 
and unless ample supply of water can be 
given for their requirements ma ny may 
dis away. But if the ground has been 
trenched and well dug and well supplied 
with animal dung, waste straw, leaves, 
etc, —that is, plenty of vegetable matter— 
it may be quite possible. to raise yege- 
tables by good cultivation and the use of 
a thick mulch and : any waste water 
t £ from 
the house available. 
Asparacus.—Plant this early in tHe 
month; but if the necessary plants are 
revdy and to hand, they had beitor be set 
out as soon as possible, and the pla mting ‘ 
is over and done with for years. 
Bean—Frunch or Kipnny.—Sow L 
raw or two twice or three times during 
the month, in drills about 2 ft. 64 in, or 
3 feet apart for the dwarf varieties, and 
about 4 feet or more apart for ruuners. 
Sow the seeds abont 4in deep in rows, 
and about 5 in, apart. One of the very 
best of the dwarf-growing varieties is the 
Canadian Wonder, which hig held its 
own against many new-comers for years: 
The following are worth a test :-— 
Climbing French Boan — Suitton’s 
Tender and True.—A first-class French 
bean in every respect, somewhat ‘similar 
to the above, fleshy and render, Soods,_ 
yermilion in colour. 
Climbing French—Sutton’s Earliest of 
all.—A good type of climbing bean, very 
early, and a very early bearer, Hight, 4 
Runner Bean—Sutton’s Abundance 
A tall runner bean of high merit, a sturdy 
grower, and a good cropper, 
are long, fleshy, and tender; 
inches in length, and 1 inch ~ in breadth, 
Stands the heat well, is a fine show 
variety, and a great acquisition, Seed 
white. 4 
Runner Bean—Sutton’s Vpicureeaa 
first'class climber and heayy See 
Very fleshy pods. Only slightly affected 
by the extreme heat of the summet 
Very distinct. Seed, brown. 
Scarlet Runner—Sutton’s Al, Searle 
Best of ‘All.—Seed, speckled. Aro th 
types of first- class runner beans; hav? 
evidently been selected from stock of 
