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THE AUSTRALIAN GARDENER. 
May, 1910. 
Bickford’s 
Arsenate « Lead 
An infallible insecticide for all leaf- 
eating insects, including Codlin Moth, 
Pctuto Bug, Curcnlio Beetle, Apple 
Root Borer, etc. 
Does not burn the foliage 
Gives rise to no poisonous dust 
No danger to the sprayer 
Adheres firmly to the leaves 
Mixes with water in any proportion 
One pound of Paste makes 30 gallons 
of Spray 
No Lime Required. 
That You Can 
Have 
Your Worn and Dis- 
carded Silverware 
Re-Plated and Made 
to Look Like New by 
sending it to 
B. WALLIS, 
78 Flinders St. 
Satisfaction Guaranteed 
G. A. PREVOST & CO, 
Currie Street, 
ADELAIDE. 
FRUIT EXPORTERS 
ON GROWERS’ ACCOUNT. 
EVERY FACILITY GIVEN. 
Sole Agents in S.A. for— j 
Nicholls’ Arsenate of Lead 
Bordeaux Paste 
Ht 'Fungicide 
«Insecticide 
‘Bive-w’ Power Sprayers 
Jones’ Lancaster Hand 
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Barger’s Disc Cultivators 
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The Oxéhatd. 
Notes for the Month. 
— Planting Deciduous Trees. — 
Where it is intended to plant deciduous 
trees, either as refills or in laying out a 
new orchard, no time should be lost in 
getting the land into fit condition te re- 
ceive them. If the trees are not already 
ordered, this should be done without fur- 
ther delay, and they should be planted 
immediately upon delivery. 
— Space between Trees. — 
In the average soil, the most suitable 
distance apart for planting apples, citrus 
fruits, peaches, nectarines, plums, pears, 
and apricots is 24 feet ; in very rich soil, 
however, this distance may with ad- 
vantage be extended to 30 feet. A few 
varieties of piums and pears would per- 
haps, do well if planted 20 feet apart ; 
but, generally speaking, we favour giving 
trees a good space of ground to feed in, 
as owing to the recurrence of droughts, 
_ the trees, if they are at any age and 
planted close together, are bound to suffer 
more than those which have been allowed 
a liberal space of land from which to 
draw nourishment, 
— Buy Stocks with Care. — 
Many of our nurserymen fumigate the 
trees before sending them from the nur- 
sery, as an extra precaution against any 
unforseen pest which might have settled 
on them by chance. Weare pleased to 
say that we have nurserymen carrying 
stocks free from diseases. and it is from 
such nurserymen that growers should 
endeavour to procure their trees as the 
average orchardist quite enough to put 
up with, without the further imposition 
upon himself of any army of pests intro- 
duced with his nursery stock. 
.— Get Yearlings. —. .. 
In every case, the yearling trees is the 
best to buy, but there are many who have 
the mistaken idea that the largest 
must be the best. A well-grown yearling 
tree is always preferable. 
— Pruning, — 
Pruning may be started towards the end 
of the month ; but if the orchardist can 
put it off until next month it would be as 
well, as there is no advantage to be derived 
from pruning too early, 
— Guarding off Jack Frost. — 
Citrus fruits, where at all subject to 
frosts, should be, properly protected before 
they have suffered damage from these 
causes. This may be done by binding 
loosely about the young tree a sheaf of 
maize or sorghum stalks, tea-tree bush, or 
anything that will afford.the tender foliage 
fair shelter. 
— The Use of Lime. — 
Many of our fruitgrowers are now using 
lime in varying quantities from a half to 
1 ton per acre, and have derived very 
gratifying results from its use. Lime has 
the effect of changing the physical proper- 
ties of a clay soil, making it more friable 
and easily cultivated, and puting it into 
a condftion so that water may pass more 
freely through it, This will make it less 
susceptible, to extremes of dry or wet 
weather, and make it a good home for the 
order the older or larger trees, being led 
roots of the plauts. 
sandy soils will naturally be the reverse 
The action of lime on 
stick together, and in such condition that 
they. will hola more water and not dry 
out so quickly. 
— Codlin Moth and San Jose Scale, — 
See that no codlin moth grubs are left 
under the branches on the trees ; but in- 
stead of removing the latter, allow them to 
remain for a month or two, as it is possible 
that during the cold and rainy season a 
few odd ones may, be driven from their 
shelter, and will finda refuge in these 
bandages. The latter, however, need only 
be examined occasionally. We would 
strongly urge those who have been 
. troubled, with the: San Jost to spray the 
‘trees withthe lime, sulpur and salt solu- 
tion after pruning, and not to fail in 
burning the prunings. In this way the 
very worst trees can be practically cured 
at a very small cost, 
