June 1, 1909 
Way. When taking runners off old 
established strawberries it is as well to 
place them in moist ground or bagging so 
as not to let them dry up. When plant- 
ing see that the roots are well spread 
apart and the bottom of the hole and 
Sides are loose so that the fibrous roots 
can have free room to expand, When 
Manuring with stable or like manure 
care must be taken that it is not fresh 
and rank, The best method is to place 
all litter, vegetable substance and the 
like in a manure pit, so as to equalise the 
strength and also to prevent the moisture 
being evaporated by the sun. The 
manure is left in the pit for some time, 
and then used sparingly. This only 
applies to cases where strong growth is 
not required, but for vegetables such as 
cabbage, lettuce, celery, rhubarb, &., it 
is not necessary. 
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In the vineyard the seccateurs are 
being used pruning and cleaning the 
Vines for next season. The plough, the 
disc-harrows, and the scarrifier are kept 
Constantly at work loosening the surface 
Soil and preparing land for the new 
Vines, : 
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The vegetable gardener is working 355 
“days in the year, excepting Sundays, 
When he only does what is necessary, and 
Maybe those that are necessary would 
Would make a fairly good day’s work for 
Some men. But in the month of June 
he has a larger and fuller idea of profits 
in the future than usual, especially with 
Tegard to peas, cabbage, cauliflower, 
beans, onions, and odds and ends that 
Shoot up into money in the early spring. 
Well drained land can now be prepared 
for all the comestibles mentioned, 
specially peas where new ground is 
Available. In this case an eye should be 
had to follow the peas with potatoes if 
the ground is suitable, The author of 
the article on Operations in the Kitchen 
Garden gives instructions upon the estab- 
lishment of an asparagus bed. Very 
few, if any, lines of vegetables are more 
Profitable than asparagus when once the 
bed is in full productive condition. This 
article of diet requires more experience 
than most things to produce profitably 
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THE AUSTRALIAN GARDENER. 
Nea cere ee ee a a TT 
but the application of a little common- 
sense and observation combined with the 
experience of somebody else who knows 
wi'l do a great deal for the gardener who 
makes a bed for the first time. Seaweed 
isa valuable article to mix with stable 
manure for the asparagus bed. 
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During this month the old trees in the 
in the orchard do not require much 
attention, but the man who has an eye 
to meet next month’s operations is con- 
stantly on the watch for the appearance 
of diseases in their incipient stages. 
Walking through his trees he is also 
noticing the work to be done and left 
undone with the pruning knife. His 
chief concern, however, is preparing for 
the young trees, and his choice of fruit is 
perhaps the greatest consideration, His 
mind is abroad on the big market of the 
world for profit, and consequently those 
varieties such as Jonathan, Roma 
Beauty, Cleopatra, Buncombe, Dunn’s 
Seedling and Rokewood should claim his 
first choice, 
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This is the month for theRose. A use- 
ful article appears upon * Roses, and How 
to Grow Them,’ When planting the 
grower will always remember that it is 
just as easy to grow a good rose as an 
indifferent one, and he will get heaps 
more satisfaction out of it. The nursery- 
man will be glad to see you. An hour’s 
conversation with a reliable man who 
knows what he is talking about will pay 
handsomely, no matter how much money 
you may spend with him. This remark 
refers not only to Roses, but every other 
plant that will beautify the home. 
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well provided in this issue with reliable 
information, and we cannot give better 
advice than to ask you to read the articles 
carefully, 
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BOOT & SHOK MANUFACTURER, 
226 Rundle Street, Adelaide. 
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