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Answers to Correspondents: 
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 Snips.’—See answer to ‘ K.A.’ 
‘X.Y.Z..—You may plants strawberries 
-during this month, 
‘Wager.—The standard weight of 
Orpington hens is 7 to 8 lbs.; pullets 
ready to lay should be 5 to 6 lbs. 
“LS.” Green’s Plains.—The variety of 
rape which gives most satisfaction for 
grazing purposes is the Dwarf Essex. 
‘Subscriber, Walkerville. — Lemon 
trees succeed best in rich, light, loamy 
soil. They should be given a warm 
situation in the garden. 
¢ Enthusiast.’—The large bees referred 
to are the drones. They should not be 
interfered with, The workers will destroy 
them when the proper time arrives. 
¢K.C.T—Thanks for the suggestion. 
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opinions of our readers with rregard to 
ourselves—whether it is nice or other- 
wise. 
THE AUSTRALIAN GARDENER. 
«K.A.,? Woodville.—In our next issu® 
we will give you all the information you 
ask on the Pruning of Fruit Trees (and in 
addition a lot you didn’t ask), as in 
response to the queries of yourself and 
another correspondent we intend repub- 
lishing from a back number of ‘ The 
Australian Gardener’ illustrated 
article dealing fully with the subject. 
an 
‘ Subscriber’—The new grass may be 
accountable for the sickness and death of 
the turkeys, Those that are sick should 
haye a teaspoonful of salad-oil, in which 
mix three drops of chlorodyne, once a 
day. Give when in pain acouple of drops 
of chlorodyne in warm, sweet milk every 
couple of hours, or sooner, if necessary. 
Into the drinking water of all your birds 
place sufficient sulphate of iron to impart 
to the water a very slight inky taste. 
‘H. Langdon, Geelong. — Schinus 
molle is the botanical name of the small 
tree commonly known as the ‘ pepper 
It can hardly be classed amongst 
our valuable economic plants. Still, it 
is of some value. In Peru, its native 
country, a kind of wine is prepared from 
used 
tree.’ 
while its roots are 
The juice of the plant is 
The resin 
its fruits, 
medicinally. 
used for diseases of the eyes. 
that exudes from the tree is used to 
The small twigs 
The seeds have, we 
astringe the gums. 
serve for toothpicks. 
pelieve, been ground into Pepper in 
Victoria, but it will never take the place 
of the pepper of commerce. We have 
not heard of ill-effects arising from cattle 
browsing on its foliage, but they would 
have to be very hard up for fodder before 
they would eat much of it, As you 
observe, it is a most valuable plant for 
growing almost anywhere, 
quite close to the sea, in which position 
it does not thrive. It will grow in 
almost any kind of soil. Resists the heat 
well, but frosts quickly injures the young 
plants. 
“T.B.K.,’ Goodwood.—Gas-lime as 
taken fresh from the purifiers must not 
be used for manurial purposes without its 
undergoing some kind of preparation. We 
have known fruit trees seriously injured 
excepting 
. from the gas-lime which was placed on 
June 1, 1909 
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pathways many feet away from the trees 
Gas-lime is most valuable if used to dese 
troy wire-worm and many other kinds of 
insect life, and also fungoid pests. For 
these purposes it should be used as fresit 
as possible. purposes 
gas-lime should be exposed to the aif 
until the sulphides and sulphates it con” 
tains are converted into gypsum (sulphate 
of lime). This is usually done by carting 
it into heaps on the ground, and allowing 
it to remain for 12 months before use, % 
the process may be hastened by mixing 
the gas-lime with an equal bulk (or 4 
greater bulk) of any refuse materials. 
Similarly, the same end may be secured 
by spreading the gas-lime on the surfac? 
of the land, and allowing it to remain the!? 
fora season. It is not considered a very 
valuable manure. 
For manurial 
EDITORIAL. 
After the splendid rains which opened 
the season the gardeners, fruitgrowe!*s 
and farmers are to be seen vigorously at 
work; some planting vegetables for the 
market, others ploughing, scarifying, and 
cleaning up the ground for young fruit 
trees ; farmers are rolling and harrowi05 
the young wheat fields, and buildins 
silos for the coming green-feed, and shed 
or the wheat and straw. 
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In the Mount Lofty ranges the stra” 
berry growers are preparing land for sf 
very promising season. In the selectio” 
of land for this industry care must P? 
taken that the ground is well drain? 
and that plenty of morning sun is 4 
able. The ground must be deeply dus 
before planting, as the operation cap2° 
‘be performed after the plants are in. t 
surface should be very loose, as it 18 = 
well to turn in about half a ton of bo?” 
super to the acre to give the yous 
growths a good start. This need only 
done once in every three years, 2% 
manure lasts a long time. ‘The plap 
should be placed in such a position 
let the Planet junior or hoe or oth 
implement pass easily between them 
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