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June 1, 1909 
THE AUSTRALIAN GARDENER. 
TACSONIA GROWING IN ‘JADOO,’ SHOWING ROOT ACTION. 
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_JADOO, 
An Excellent Fertilzer. 
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“This marvellous fertiliser was discovered 
by Col, ©. Halford Thompson, R.A., of 
Rasteliff, Teignmouth, Devon, as the 
Tesult of years of experiment in his own 
gardeng, 
that he gave it the name of ‘Jadoo, a 
word formed from a Persian 
Meaning ‘ magic.’ 
The results of its use are so astonishi g 
that Something more than 
analysis must be emplo, ed to explain it, 
and probably the reason is to be found 
in bacteriology, when an action, somewhat 
similar to that of leguminous plants, in 
Storing up nitrogen in the soil, abstracted 
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from the atmosphere by bacilli, will most: 
likely be ascertained. 
At first used to ‘replace earth” in the 
Its action in stimulating | BY 
Stowth of all plants was so surprising 
chemical ; 
potting of hot-house plants, its use has 
extended in a marvellous manner, and 
from being a light, clean, and convenient 
medium for window gardening, hanging 
baskets, and the hot-house cultivation of 
ferns and flowers in pots, it is destined to. 
become universal as an agent in stimu- 
lating and fostering the- growth of every 
description of plants, from the humble 
cabbage to the lordly oak. 
‘Jadoo is not a manure. It is a special 
fertiliser for all kinds of plants, and can 
be used alone for potting and hot-house 
use. It is, then, a substitute for earth, 
a material in which not only one, nor 
twenty, but every variety of plant will 
grow more rapidly, produce finer blooms 
and foliage, remain in more uniform 
health, and require less care and atten- 
tion than when planted in soil. 
Experiments have been made with 
almost every known species of plant, 
tobacco, and vines, many vegetables, and 
some varieties of trees ; ; and in every case 
the- improvement in the condition of 
these plants was so marked as to need no 
pointing out. 
' One remarkable feature of Jadoo Fibre 
lies in the fact that plants grown in it 
may be transplanted, with practically no 
danger of flagging. 
— Directions for Use. — 
When using Jadoo for plants in pots 
treat it in exactly the same manner as 
you would earth, The only thing to be 
taken care of is that the Jadoo is pressed. 
tight round the plant. Water the plant 
well directly after potting. Don’t oyver- 
water afterwards. In sowing seeds and 
planting cuttings in Jadoo, an even 
surface must be obtained. by sifting the 
Jadoo, or by putting a little fine soil or 
sand on the top of it, 
— Jadoo Liquid. — 
Jadoo liquid is a highly concentrated 
solution of the elements which enter into. 
Jadoo Fibre, the proportion of these 
elements being slightly changed. It is 
used diluted in water in the proportion of 
one part Jadoo liquid to 20 to 48 parts 
