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163. Statice superba. Showy. 
164. ” Suworowi. Beautiful rose colour. 
ae: Stocks (Mathiola). 1 There are many varieties of the ten-weeks stock 
sever lola annua) ; Kast Lothian, Emperor, and Brompton stocks, too, are found in 
ae al varieties. Any good seedsman will choose you two or three packets of the 
Varieties; New Giant, Victoria, and wallflower-leaved are good. 
167. Tagetes, Queen of Dwarfs. Makes a lovely edging. 
168. Torrenia asiatica ) Very pretty little annuals; make most lovely baskets 
: 4 Bowesacit ‘for Paeheitowee or veranda. 
170. Tropaeolum canariense. A beautiful yellow-flowered climbing annual. 
wh 171. Viscaria aculeata. Makes an effective mass, of little use singly. Sow 
ere they are to flower. 
*. Xeranthemum annuum, The double varieties are very effective everlastings. 
eowis 3. Zea gracillima variegata (Variegated Maize). Very effective and easily 
cae Zinnia elegans, Z. Haageana, Z. tagetiflora, Amongst the very best 
can ; They are excellent for flowering during our hot summer months, but they 
Bae ait almost the whole year round. There is an endless variety of colour. 
got f of the varieties, like Tom Thumb, are dwarf, and a packet of this should be 
or planting around the taller varieties. 
The Oraamental Grasses.—Vvery garden should have a small collection of these. 
with thake such charming bouquets when fresh, and when dried are so good to mix 
Bria vor sting flowers. A few of the best are :—Avena sterilis, animated_oats ; 
hd no mbacta, B. lutescens, B. maxima, B. minima; Quaking grasses, very graceful 
ake fae for bouquets; Bromus brizeformis; B. 1 grand for use amongst 
cloga owers ; chara Blanchardiana; Coix lachryma, Job’s tears; Eragrostis 
Ihe ns, Love-grass ;_ Hrianthus Ravenna; Festuca rigida ; : Hordeum J ubatum ; 
an, a ovatus; Meliva papilionacea; Panicum plicatum, and its varieties maximum 
he) Seem ; Pennisetum longistylum, a very beautiful grass, splendid for vases, 
"3 Stipa pinnata, Feather-grass; Uniola latifolia ; Vulpia bromoides. 
mela mamental Gourds—such as Cocecinia indica, Cucumis anguria, Cucurbita 
Ly osperma, Cyclanthera explodens, Lagenaria gigantea (great bottle gourd), 
otiret leca (gunpowder-flask gourd), Luffa acutangula, L. macrocarpa, L. Soolya Qua 
ae Rene cucumber), Momordica Charantia (very showy and curious), Playgonia 
var} Pleri, Tricosanthes anguina (snake-gourd)—will he found to add interest and 
ety to your garden. 
an wt above will, I fancy, be found to yield sufficient variety for the most 
z Cting of gardeners in Queensland, but it is by no means a very exhaustive 
rent and some plants which are regarded as prime favourites are not included 
Cause for some reason they cannot be recommended for our climate. 
Sia up every square yard of land which you propose to utilise during the 
trouble cool weather. If you have kept the hoe busy, you will not have so much 
ita € with weeds. The ground will be found very friable for digging if you 
nt ot tackle it immediately after heavy rain. You will find it better not to go 
ce 1 tenacious land at all immediately after rain. But you must not let weeds 
te and you must see that your land is liberally treated with manure. You can 
fer °re expect land to yield you constant crops without suitable manure than you 
alee your cow to yield you milk regularly without food. Go in for horse 
Reon in your kitchen garden as freely as you can. A pony and a small 
nt and searifier will do wonders in a garden. Do not neglect the hand 
ae - If you simply want to put im so many hours every day this is a tool 
sinh rust ; but if you want to do some real work, and justify your existence, 
will keep it very bright from constant use. 
With the in the manure as you take it from the pit where it has been soaked 
f e liquid which has drained from it. The earth has a wonderful affinity 
si . gases given up by manure ; it soaks them up and stores them for the 
ara the hungry and thirsty plants. Everything that comes from the land, 
am hot actually turned into flesh and bone, should be returned to the land as 
ati Your garden 1s a little world. All the laws regulating the big 
Renee at work within it, and you are the ruling genius. You must keep up 
little tation of use and replenishment, or ultimate poverty is the lot of your 
€ empire, 
