286 QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. [1 Ave., 190F.. 
Farm and Garden Notes for September. 
Farm.—Spring weeds will now be asserting themselves ; therefore keep alk 
growing crops clean by a vigorous use of hoe and scarifier. Earth up all crops. 
requiring it. The weather and soil are now warm enough to allow of the 
sowing of maize, sorghum, imphee, prairie grass, panicum, tobacco, pumpkins, 
sweet potatoes, &. Make the sweet potato cuttings from 8 inches to 12 
inches long, plant in ridges with a dibble, and press the soil firmly round the 
plant. Cane-planting should be carried on vigorously. Plant out coffee, 
ginger, arrowroot, and yams. 
Krrcnen Garpen.—All attention paid to the vegetable garden now will’ 
be amply rewarded. Seeds sown now and vegetables transplanted will germinate- 
and make a more rapid growth than in the previous cooler months, the soil and. 
atmosphere being sensibly warmer. This is the best month for general 
sowings of all kinds of vegetables. Plant out rhubarb, Jerusalem artichokes, 
seakale, and asparagus. Transplant cabbages, cauliflowers, eschalots, &c., for a. 
succession. Melons, cucumbers, ‘ vegetable marrows, custard marrows, 
tomatoes, and egg plants may all be sown. Keep the beds clean, and use 
liquid manure. Newly-dug beds will benefit by a top-dressing of salt. Very 
little should be used, or ‘‘hard pan” will be formed. Cabbages are improved 
by a little salt. Sow Lima beans in rows 38 feet apart for dwarf kinds and 
6 feet apart for climbers. Sow French beans. Do not forget the Madgascar- 
= bean. It is a better and sweeter vegetable than the broad bean. Sow a few 
rows of beetroot, St. John’s Day cabbage, celery, carrots, and turnips. 
Always sow turnips in drills. Peas may still be sown, except in very hot 
districts. Sow rhubarb seed in boxes to furnish plants for next winter. 
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Frowrer Garppn.—Continue to plant out bulbs, especially dahlias in soil 
well enriched with manure. Put in cuttings of all tropical plants. Coleus 
cuttings should be planted at once. Disbud roses as they make new growth, 
and keep them trained. It saves pruning and tying up ina hurry. LEarly in 
the month divide chrysanthemums, and give the plants plenty of manure. 
Stake up all plants requiring it, such as gladioli, &e. Bush-house and veranda 
plants will now require to be Paine See that the pots are thoroughly 
clean. Protect all plants as much as possible from cold westerly winds. 
Keep a good lookout for slugs. If toads are in the garden or bush-house 
encourage them to remain; they destroy thousands of noxious insects, and 
are perfectly harmless themselves in spite of their ugliness. Fill up all 
' vacancies with herbaceous plants. Sow zinnia, gailliardia, amaranthus, cox- 
comb, balsam, sunflower, marygold, cosmia, summer chrysanthemum, coreopsis, 
calendula. Plant out cannas. 
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