- Month, and towards the latter end it may 
be found advisable to go over them and 
_itis desired that the limbsshould start from 
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THE AUSTRALIAN GARDENER. — 
Loading Cases made from Remarkable Pine by the S.A, Forest Department. 
3 5 a a? wnt ’ 
— Robbing off. Young Growth, — White Ants and Fruit Trees. 
Trees will commence to grow this 
In many districts white ants are very 
tub off all the young growth which is net ~ destructive to young fruit-trees. 
Needed to make the crown of. the a 
tree, leaving buds starting from different 
Points around.the barrel of the tree where 
The Entomologist advises that every 
particle of dead weod, stumps, or roots 
should be cleared out of the ground in 
which the fruit-trees ara planted, and the 
which are to form the crown. Neverallow soil well broken up, _ If, when planting 
two to stert from the same place, keeping 
them at least 4 in apart, radiating around stem that are covered with soil are dipped 
the tree, a3 into a bucket of water in which a table- 
— Grafting. — 2 ac eh ah ‘spoonful of Stockholm tar has been 
~ dissolved, this will keep the white ants 
away for some time after planting. Tho 
tar can best be mixed with the water by 
‘Jetting it drip into a gallon of hot water 
(do not do this while the vessel is on the 
fire) "a 
To drive white ants out of the soil, dig 
in around the tree from 21b. to 1 Ib. of 
_kainit (German Potash), _ This will keep 
them away for some time, but will: One 
Citrus trees may be pruned this 
Month, Grafting of nursery stock trees 
and vines may be carried out this 
Month. Vines are best grafted just as 
the buds are about to burst, and after the 
grafting of deciduous | trees has been com: 
pleted. : 
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“We post ‘The Australian Gardonor’ 
direct for 3s. 6d. per annum. 
young trees, the roots, and portions of the 
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to be renewed if the white ants are 
numerous, or there is, in old stumps or 
_ roots in the FATT ‘of the: TE, a safe- 
‘harbor for them.. 
Where the attacked is raade'i in the trunks 
aa branches, holes should be opened ‘into. 
_them (if the latter. cannot be-cut off), so- 
that the light and air can penetrate. Ants. 
‘thus disturbed will leave the exposed 
parts, and all the scars on the wood of the 
tree should then be carefully dressed with 
paint or Stockholm tar’ to -prevent fresh 
attack. 
“Mr. C, McDonald; of Tillarhey, Peak 
Hill, who tried this plan, reports that he 
has quite succeeded in getting rid of the 
white ants from his orchard,. where they 
had proved extremely destructive. 
—‘Agricultural Journal’ of N.S. W. 
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