E. B. COX & Co., Seedsmen, Etc., corner Rundle Street and East Terrace. 
November Number of 
1907 
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(A Monthly Journal of Floricultu e, Horticulture, Agriculture, and Poultry), 
The Vegetable Garden— 
Operations for the Month 
Flower Garden— 
The Sweet Pea. 
Plant Notes. 
Roses. 
Bedding Plants, where and how to 
treat them, 
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CONTAINS— 
The Orehard— 
Spraying for Codlin Moth. 
The Farm— 
When is Drainage Necessary. 
Experiments with Barley, 
Mulching. 
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
EDITORIAL. 
‘am November issue of ‘'TH# AUSTRALIAN 
Ganpenzr’ is full of practical and read- 
able matter. ‘I'he flower garden first claims 
attention, for there is plenty of work now 
in hand for the gaiety of summer blooms. 
The ever beautiful Sweet Peas, now at 
their best, wlll continue to be the admira- 
tion of all who love their rich and delicate 
colourings for some time yet, and the new 
strains that ure being introduced from 
over the seas will make them bid fair to 
rival even the carnation in popularity. 
Our plant notes contain all the necessary 
information for the guidance of amateur 
gardeners, and no serious mistakes will be 
made if their directions are followed, even 
if the enthusiast feels a little disappointed 
at times in tryiny to do toomuch. 
Roses are still blooming well, and likely 
to go for some t*me, and the article on how 
to treat the soils will be opportune for 
those who have made failures and wish to 
know the cause. Sed! / 
‘The ‘Florists’ Exchange’ again provides 
some useful instruction for our readers on 
bedding plants, where and how to treat 
them. It must ever be borne in mind that 
bedding is the first essential in success, for 
unless the delicate little plants are care- 
fully provided for it is hardly fair to 
expect them to grow robustly. Nothing 
any good will ever come from sickly plants, 
so it appeals to one’s common sense that to 
give them a good start in life is the prime 
’ consideration. 
In the orchard the cnief thing now the 
fruit is set. and developing well is to keep 
them free from pests, the chief of which is - 
the dreaded Codlin moth. Weare giving 
an article on spraying which is very timely. 
When done in the right way itis not so 
difficult as some think to combat this evil, 
and a few practical hints are very useful. 
The Dairy— 
Caring for Milk. 
Caring for Cream. 
The Poultry Yard— 
Keg Oviture. 
The Domestic Goose. 
The Biter Bit. 
&e, &., &. 
The dairy is the chief source of money= 
making toa large number of people, and 
_with proper care, knowledge, and industry, 
few things pay better than milk. Caring 
for the milk and cream now that summer 
is fast coming on is the chief necessity: 
The informition given under these heads 
should prove very useful, as they are 
written by those who undersatnd the busi- 
ness thoroughly. 
Next to caring for produce is providing 
the feed. Cattle feed tremendously ; it is 
surprising whata quantity of stuff they 
put away, and the production of feed is 
one of the first lessons to be learnt in the 
economics of successful farming. Water 
is one of the chief essentials, and the 
proper use of it requires much careful 
study Watering without drainage is as 
bad almost as no water at all, and the 
article under this heading is well worth 
careful reading. Following closely in im- 
portance to watering comes mulching ‘To 
put water on the ground and let it bake 
under a hot sun is ‘not fair treatment and 
we commend the author’s remarks upon 
mulching. 
For the poultry yard we are turning the 
attention of our readers to the profitable 
goose. In view of Christmas fast approoch- 
ing there is money in the fat goose. Itis 
surprising that more astention is not given 
to the rearing of geese in view of the fact 
thot it lives upon stuff that can be grown 
by everybody with a few yards of ground 
and a fair supply of watcr. Some practical 
information, too, upon the ever-increasing 
industry of egg culture snould prove very 
acceptable, 
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