334 _ QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. [1 Ocr., 1898. 
Beetroot.—A few rows may still besown. Cucumbers, marrows, squashes, 
melons, if not sown last month, ought to be planted at once. If attacked by 
leaf-eating beetles, spray with Paris green or London purple. 
Chiilies should now be sown in a seed-bed or box, and planted out when 
large enough. Set out egg-plant in rows 4 feet apart. A 
Peas.—A few rows may be sown, except in very hot districts. 
Tomatoes.—These should now be ready to plant. out, and this work should 
be done at once. Plant not less than 33 feet each way, and provide some 
means of support, such as stakes or trellis, for the plants. 
Rosellas, if not already planted, should be set out without delay. 
Weeds grow very fast now, and the hoe and cultivator must be kept 
constantly going. x 
When watering is necessary, do as much of it early in the morning or late 
in the afternoon as possible; and always stir the soil with the hoe the next 
day, to prevent baking. 
Nearly all kinds of plants will be benefited by mulching during the hot 
weather. 
FLOWER GARDEN. 
Plant chrysanthemums, and see that they do not suffer from want of. 
water ; also look out for aphis and caterpillars. 
Now is a good time-to plant out palms and all kinds of tropical and semi- 
tropical plants. If the weather is very hot, water well after planting, and 
shade for a few days. Dianthus, snap-dragons, &c., can still be planted, and 
coleus should be now planted in the borders. 
Roses should now be in full bloom. Keep free from aphis, and cut off all 
spent flowers. ; 
Keep the borders well hoed, and the grass edgings trimmed. Get the 
lawn-mower out, and keep the grass down. 
Do as much of your planting as possible now in dull or showery weather. 
Cultural Notes for ‘Tropical Queensland. 
[The Cultural Notes for Tropical Queensland, kindly supplied by Mr. E, Cowley, Kamerunga 
State Nursery, are given a month in advance, for the obvious reason that the Journal cannot 
reach some parts of the far North until the month of issue is well-nigh over, and hence the 
monthly notes would be valueless until the following year. ] 
NOVEMBER. 
Puantine of bananas may be continued. Plant paddy, yams, turmeric, ginger, 
sugar-cane; apply stable, cowyard, or meatworks manures whenever 
available. Stake yams. Sugar-cane may be planted. Plant sappan seed and. 
root plants. Olive hedges may be trimmed. Crushing sugar-cane continued. 
Pineapple crop must be taken off. Bananas and passion-fruit ripen all the 
year; the latter may be planted at any time, seed being used. Pawpaws 
(Carica papaya) and mangoes are fruiting. This is probably the most impor- 
tant month to Chinese farmers, The scrub has been felled and burnt-off, and 
planting operations of all kinds are pushed forward, trusting for the rain which 
ofttimes falls in thunder-showers—heavy at times. ‘Tho Chinese deserve a 
word of praise for the persistent way in which they work the soil, and trust in 
Providence for the harvest. 
