April 1, 1908 
—indeed, it should be little more than 
pressed into the soil. Sow thin, unless 
small onions are required, 
Parsley.—Sow a small quantity of seed, 
in order to keep up a supply of plants, 
Parsnip.—Sow a few short rows. The 
ground should be dug deep, as the roots 
will extend to a great depth if the soil is 
free and open. : 
.. LONG BLACK SPANISH RADISH, 
‘Peas:—Take the opportunity to sow 
largely of this general favorite in rows 
about 3 feet apart. 
soil to a depth not greater than 3 inches 
The peas should be sown in the drills 
about 3 inches apart. For manure, use 
well-rotted droppings from farm animals, 
Lime, especially sulphate of lime or 
gypsum, will be found useful. -Potash 
and superphosphate of lime are good 
manures to use. 
Radish.—Keep on sowing a very little 
seed from time to time, and root out all 
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THE AUSTRALIAN GARDENER. 5 
Use plenty of well- The Wise Gardener and His. 
Son. 
old tough plants. 
rotted manure. ~ 
My son, attend unto the voice of thy 
) father, and forget not his words, that it 
- may be well with thee, and that thy 
garden may blossom as Eden. and-thy - 
~ trees bend with fruit. bape 
Beware, O my son, of the jobbing gar- 
dener, for what is he but a delusion of 
the multitude, and a sore snare unto them : 
that put their trust in him ? 
He prepareth his ground in the autumn 
-as one that looketh for the summer heat, 
and breaketh up the clods thereof, for he 
regardeth not times nor seasons, 
He blunteth his knife upon the whet- 
stone, and saith, ‘Now will I prune the 
trees of the field’ He goeth forth as an 
army of locusts, and after him remaineth 
not any green thing. 
As a lion among the flocks, so raven- 
eth he among the choice seedlings. He 
plucketh them up by the roots, saying 
‘Are they not weeds ?” 
. He poureth strong manure upon the 
tender plant, and lo! it is not Then 
saith he, ‘Sureiy some evil beast hath 
devoured it.’ ; 
The tender plant fadeth for lack of 
moisture, and there shall none be given 
it. Yes, the flower pot shall become a 
dust-heap, and the inhabitant thereof as 
ashes, — : 
Again, he maketh the flower pot a. 
stauding water, and the rock plant as 
one that dwelleth in the marshes. 
Let a-hurricane from the north fall | 
upen thy borders rather than the job-— 
bing gardener in his zeal. He is more 
to be feared than seven spring frosts. 
Be wise now, therefore, O my son, 
and flee thou from the jobbing gardener, 
for he hath destroyed many gardens,— 
Wellington (N.Z.) Mail. 
LONG WHITE STRASBURG RADISH. 
Spinach.—A little seed may be sown 
occasionally during the month. Sow in. - 
rows about 18 inches apart, and. thin out 
the young plants well when they come up. , 
Shallots.—Plant out a few bulbs, but 
do not set them deep in the ground. 
They should stand about a foot or so 
apart each way. Whatever distance you 
may think best keep to it, or else every- 
thing’ will have a most unsatisfactory. 
appearance, and be awkward to work, A — 
line should be used on every occasion, 
-Siuas.—M. H. du Buysson, as cited in 
the ‘ Moniteur du Jardinier,’ speaks very 
highly of the use of sulphate of iron, 
green vitriol. The crystals are scattered, 
freely on the soil, The result is that the 
slugs are annihilated and the plants un- 
injured, 
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