E. B. COX & Co., Seedsmen, Ete., corner Rundle Street and East Terrace. 
August Number of 
1907 
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The Nusttalian Gardener ie 
(A Monthly Journal of Floriculture, Horticulture, Agriculture, and Poultry), 
The Vegetable Garden— 
Operations for August 
Flower Garden— 
Roses. 
The Iris. 
Plant Notes. 
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CONTAINS— 
The Orchard-—— 
Operations for August. 
Grafting. 
Destroying the Codjin Moth. 
The Dairy— 
How to Produce Pure Milk. 
Why Dairying Pays. 
EDITORIAL 
THE proprietary of “ THe AUSTRALIAN 
GARDENER” wish to acknowledge with 
many thanks the continued support of 
subscribers and the general public. The 
present is the sixth year of publication, 
and we aae pleased to state that our cir- 
culation has increased by 20 per cent. 
during the past three months. 
Will our subscribers kindly forward 
their subscriptions as early as possible, 
We have no desire to ask for payment in 
advance, but some of our friends are no 
less than three years in arrears. 
The August number is full of special 
interest to gardeners and farmers, and 
also to the less pretentious surroundings 
of villa and cottage. 
We would direct special attention to 
our poultry notes, 
We shall be pleased to receive letters 
for publication on any question of interest 
to our readers, and also to answer any 
correspondence. In future we shall answer 
correspondents through our columns in- 
stead of writing direct. 
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The Poultry Yard - 
The Wyandotte. 
Chicken Pox. 
One of Noah’s 
A World’s Egg-laying Record. 
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To Correspondents. 
«FLW ”—It is late to sow maln crop 
of peas, but as the season is so favorable 
plant as soon as possible for a late crop, 
and with proper attention you will still 
be able to get an abundance of good peas 
for your private use. We cannot advise 
sowing in trenches; dig the ground well 
and mix inrotted stable manure, rake the 
bed level. and plant about 3ft apart. You 
will get a better crop by setting singly. 
There is a splended late pei in the 
market, the Oinega. Yes, it is better to 
use sticks, you will get a better crop. 
‘A, Baxrer.”—The Spanish fowl is a 
good layer of large white eggs, but is not 
of much account for the table, This bird, 
if it had the same amount of care and 
breeding as White Legherns, we think 
would break the record as egg-layers. 
The September Show. 
The annual Show of the SA. Royal 
Agricultural and Horticultural Society 
will be held at the Exhibition Bujldines 
and Grounds on Wednesday, Thursday 
Friday and Saturday. Septembey 1], 19° 
13 and 14. The value of the prizes 
amounts to £2,460. With oneof the best 
seasons in prospect that the State hag 
ever had, this Show should eclipse any- 
thing of the kind ever seen in Adelaide. 
Mr J. Creswell, the indefatigable secre- 
tary, has everything worked out according 
to his splendid organising resourcefulness, 
and there apperrs to be nothing wanting 
to make a record Show. A concert will 
be held on Thursday and Friday evenings, 
and there will be excursion fares on all 
South Australian railways. 
