E. B. COX & Co., Seedsmen, Etc., corner Rundle Street and East Terrace. - 
1908 
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(A Monthly Journal of Floriculture, Horticulture. Agriculture, and Poultry), 
The Vegetable Garden— 
Operations for the Month 
John Chinaman, Gardener 
Flower Garden— 
The Bamboo 
Notes for the Month 
Articles on Roses 
The Orchard— 
“Black Spot”? Disease 
Epriortat, 
CONTAINS— 
The Dairy— 
Colour in Butters® 
’ Feeding while Milking 
Intoresting Pars. 
The Farm — 
Ground Lime v. Ground Limestone 
How to Treat a Jibbing Herse ¥ 
Pars on Pigs, Sheep, etc. 
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
The Poultry Yard— 
Diseases of Fowls : Rheumatism 
Artificial Incubation by Electricity 
The Young Folks— 
Little Lights 
Wonders of Cellulose 
The Bug with a Mask 
&e, &., &e. 
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EDITORIAL. 
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SINCE the beginning of last’ month the 
faut U1 many parts of the State has 
ss Bacay cat must result beneficially 
iva posriculturalists, horticulturalists 
7 ee ers who are engaged in the im- 
Ps mu pnt —undoubtedly the most important 
ore a ite State—the cultivation of 
ane 3 : & have had ample conviction 
ee Brouperity, that rolls over the 
ae y When good seasons are eX po- 
Ae ed, and of the disastrous results that 
ioe in the train of a drought. During 
rege B a uty years South Australia has 
at a unate in having everything that 
hae e reasonably) desired in respect of 
Ke ate and quite a weleome recovery 
ine een made from the former bad times. 
Although the rain has not been stingy in 
its fall, more of it would be appreciated 
at present even around Adelaide. 
Still, however, the prospects of an 
abundant season are promised on every 
hand, and the hearts of all concerned 
nab ean gladdened accordingly. [t is 
eras © preper time for sowing summer 
Bats such as sargum, lucerne and 
aac rape, and those who desire to cul- 
we &se products should not delay in 
jews are Operations. In regard to 
yous ses the gardener should be busily 
eee at onec in sowing seed for early. 
a toes of the varieties of Carters’ 
unrise, Karly Ruby, Early Freedom, 
Be i 
nderosa, Mikada, Volunteer, and nu-_ 
and ee Ape Also cucumbers, water 
pautners wee asparagus routs, and 
nae i he egg plant is in much 
parite lemand than hitherto, and is 
Paahis ‘a Appreciation, — Sugar corn, 
aire us so wiuch favor in America is 
hg largely cultivated in South Astralia, 
particularly by those who have travelled 
through the Amarican States, and recog- 
nised its value. 
French Beans should be sown now, 
inclnding the Canadian Wonder, the 
most popular kind grown, Emperor Wil- 
liam, another excellent variety, asparagus 
beans, someti:ues known as the yard- 
long or snake bean, the Cossack, fre- 
quently called the Madagascar bean, and 
the bean Dolichos, whicn is a good climber 
of fences or verandahs, and produces 
double pods. ‘These latter beans are used 
for cooking similar to the French beans, 
and are chiefly available at the end of 
the summer months. The Dolichos bean 
is very highly favored by many. 
The flower gardens have a backward 
appearance, but fine weahter for another 
two weeks, or even less, would mateially 
improve their condition, It is the proper 
period of the year for planting yellow 
asters, tuberous begonias, both double 
and single, Phlox Drummondi, Sun- 
flowers, Cactus, Dsliaias, Double Balsam, 
and such like varieties. Ther is every 
promise of a good rose seeson, and the 
budding has already become apparent. 
We were shown a few Daffodils during 
the week, which were grown at the sea- 
side. This is early for them tov mike 
their appearance. We also saw in a shop 
window in Rundle street some beantiful 
English Snowdrops—a.rare but delight- 
ful sight in this part of sunny Atstralia. 
’ They were of the double variety. 
attles are in bloom in all the subur- 
ban gardens, and from now onward 
different varieties will be coming into 
blossom until the hills are almost yellow 
with the golden wattle flower, of which 
we are so justly proud. 
Fruit trees that: may be planted are 
Japanese Persimmons, Guavas (purple), 
orange aud lemon trees, and citrons. 
Also strawberries, Madame Melbas being 
the favored sort. 
During the past week tne butter market 
has been active, and high prices have 
been ruling. ‘Chis was brought about by 
the depression in the dairying industry 
-in Victoria, caused by a severe drought, 
and the consequent shortage in supplies 
in that State. So serious had matters 
become that Victuria, which had for years 
past been looked upon as th: premier 
butter exporting State of Australia, was, 
and is still, unable to produce sufficient 
butter to meet the requirements of its 
own people Supplies had to drawn from 
New South Wales, then from Queensland, 
and finally from South Australia, The 
result in Adelaide was that butter went 
up to Is Lid retail, and fetched 1s 8d per 
lb wholesale Victorians, who have lost 
thousands of their herds, owing to the ~ 
cold weather and drought combined, 
should pr fit by thier bltter experience. a 
fosses should prove an 
object lesson to all the States. There — 
was, practically, no fodder conser- 
vation in Victoria, to provide against a 
drought, and the result has been disas- — 
trous, The conservation of fodder should 
be insisted upon in all the States, in order 
to avoil, as far as possible, the appalling 
conseyuences of droughts. In New Zea- 
land fodder conseravation is absolutely 
necessary fur at least three months in the 
year, when everything is killed by black 
frosts. The sameapplies to some parts of 
Indeed, their 
' Canada, where farms are not seen, owing — 
to snow, for six months ata time. The 
weather conditions in Australia are more 
favorable; hence it is that our people are 
prone to take chances. But the droughts 
do come, and the day of reckoning does 
arrive. 
