June, 1910. 
pised; but two other causes contribute 
{o an under-estimation of the grass effect. 
the one that itis very razef ra plantation 
to be partly grassed in such a way as to 
give satisfactory evidence ‘as to the bad 
offect of this grassing ; the other, that 
the grassing is gencrally effected gradu dly 
extending throughout several scasuns; 
and in that case, it has been found, the 
effects are far less marked than they 
otherwise are, the 
becoming gradually oe tothe altered 
conditions. : 
No definite connection has yet Stes 
found between the nature of the soil and 
the intensity of the action, but it does 
not appear to be governed by the richness 
of the soil. ‘The case, alluded -to above 
jn which the action has been nil, cannot 
be explained by any greater cepth of 
soilinto which the tree roots penetrate, 
thus getting away from the grass roots 
for many of the trees have been lifted 
and all have heen found to have their 
roots near the surface.—Spencer Picker- 
ing, ‘Gardener’s Chronicle, 18th: Dec- 
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Bees Aid Fruit Growers. 
‘Give the bec a chance and it will 
literally break the boughs of your trees 
with the weight of fruit, says Frank Ge 
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©The bee is the expert assistant of the 
horticulturist and the farmer. So indis- 
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and grasses that its activities may be said 
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are its 
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petuation of the race type. This law, 
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identicai in its form, obtains in the plant | 
the animal world. The 
luscious pulp of the fruit is the envelope, 
the package, the strong box, devised by 
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‘The bee, like other insects, effects in- 
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search for nectar: but its great value to 
the fruitgrower lies in this, thatit goes to 
the flowers specifically to gather pollen, 
literally by the carload, in the hairy 
baskets on its legs, hastening from bloom 
to bloom, rolling and packing and liter- 
ally rioting in the golden dust pregnant 
with the microscopic germs of plant life, 
until the golden - pellets are packed away . 
on its hair baskets, to be carried to the 
hive for storage as’ an indispensable 
portion of the food of its young during 
the winter months to come. 
‘It requires no expert knowledge to 
comprehend how perfectly the bee thus 
performs the office of pollination. In- 
deed, it is nature’s chief agent in this in- 
No seed, no fruit, is 
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About Vegetabies. 
The Kitchen Garden. 
—_:0o:——— 
Operations for the Month. 
— Seed Sowing. — 
Seeds of any of the following may be 
sown during this month :— 
American Cress 
Asparagus 
Broad Beans 
Carrots 
Cress 
Endive 
Java Radish 
Kale 
Leek 
Lettuce 
Mustard 
Parsley 
Parsnips 
Peas (for late crop) 
Radish 
Rampion 
Rape 
Red Beet (Long and Turnip) 
Sea Kale 
Silver Beet 
Spinach 
Turnips 
. — Planting Out. — 
The following may be planted out this 
month :— 
Artichokes 
Asparagus 
Broccoli 
Cabbage 
Cauliflower 
Endive 
Herbs (various) 
Leek 
Lettuce 
Onions 
Potato Onions 
Rhubarb 
Sea Kale 
Shallots 
Tarragon 
Tree Onion 
