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Lone Star.—Similar to Helm in shape and colour of fruit, alsin growth, 
but later, often shy bearer when young. 
Keobinson.—Small fruit, heavy cropper, dark purplish red colour when 
fully ripe. Promises well. 
Mariana.—Small fruit, usually poor bearer, dense bushy growth, weeping. 
Weaver.—Small to medium fruit, dark red. A new variety, spoken well 
of in the United States. 
Golden Beauty.—Small fruit, late. Said to be a good bearer. 
Of the Cross Chickasaw and Japanese plums raised by Luther Burbank, 
ihe following are well spoken of :— 
Juicy.— Botan. Japanese X Robinson, Chickasaw. 
Gold.—Botan. Japanese x Robinson, Chickasaw. 
America.—Botan. Japanese x Robinson, Chickasaw. 
It will be noted that all three varieties have originated from the same 
cross. At the Government Experiment Orchards at Westbrook, and at the 
Hermitage on the Darling Downs, there are a number of varieties of 
Chickasaw plums planted for experimental purposes, the bulk of which are 
doing well, though they have not fruited yet. 
KAINIT INJURIOUS TO STRAWBERRIES. 
Ty their Strawberry Manual, Messrs. Laxton state that kainit, even in small 
quantities, is sometimes injurious to this fruit, the injury being probably 
attributable to the large proportion of common salt usually present. Muriate 
of potash also is said to have injured strawberries in some cases; but sulphate 
of potash is safe. Unless we are mistaken, however, the injury done to straw- 
berries by these and other artificial manures arises from applying them so that 
a good deal of the dressing falls upon the foliage. We have known a mixture, 
chiefly consisting of superphosphate and bone manure, to kill the leaves of 
strawberries, when applied in the latter part of the winter or early in the spring. 
Tt is always best to apply artificials to this crop between the rows, and potash 
in any form or slag should be applied late in the autumn or in the winter, so 
that there is time for it to get to work before the growing season has steadily 
set in.— Agriculture Gazette. 
On this subject, Mr. A. Hf. Benson writes :—Kainit or superphosphate 
applied broadcast to strawberry plants would burn the leaves more or less, 
especially if they were at all damp at the time of application. In this colony 
the growth of the strawberry is so rapid that it is always advisable to apply any 
manure that may be required by the plants to the soil before planting, so that 
it may be available at once. ‘Top dressing is not so satisfactory. 
FRUIT CULTURE IN QUEENSLAND. 
By ALBERT H. BENSON 
MANURING, No. 2. 
THE COMPOSITION AND APPLICATION OF MANURES. 
Ty the previous part of this article I have endeavoured to show the necessity for 
manuring, how plants feed, and what foods are required by them. I have 
endeavoured to show that plants require various foods in order to produce 
payable returns, and that the fertility of a soil is dependent on its containing 
these plant foods in an available form. 1 now come to the important question 
of the composition of the various manures, and the methods of applying them 
in order to obtain the best results from any particular fruit or farm crop to 
which they are applied. yj 
