484. QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. [1 Noy., 1901. 
The kind of trees to plant? In a State like Queensland, with such 
diversity of climate, the same classes of trees suitable for the coast are useless. 
for planting in the interior, and, as charity begins at home, we shall begin 
with the coast, leaving the interior and north to a future time. For the 
neighbourhood of Brisbane the varieties of suitable shade trees are numerous, 
and the would-be planter can select to his heart’s content. 
For the front garden, here are a few:—Camphor laurel, Eleocarpus,, 
Eugenia, Sterculia, Erythrina, Jacaranda, Poinciana; tall-growing palms, 
as Cocos, &c., &e. 
Shruls.—Gardenia, Ligustrum, Spirea, Camellia, Azalea, Roses, Dwarf 
Palms, &c., &c. - 
For the back garden :—Trees: Weeping Fig, Mulberry, Loquat, Mango, 
Moreton Bay Chestnut. If plenty of room, Moreton Bay Vig. Palms of tall- 
growing sorts, &¢., Ke. 
A few shrubs in corners will help to give effect. 
Never plant Weeping Figs or Moreton Bay Figs near a drain, as the roots. 
will effectually choke it. Don’t plant Bunyas or Hoop Pines near a house; 
they are both dirty and dangerous Avoid bamboos in any part of the garden. 
Never plant a Phytolacca near a fence or brick wall; the roots will burst either. 
A few creepers, climbers, or twiners look well on a fence or trellis, such as 
Bignonia,Tecoma, Wistaria, Ampelopsis, Antigonon, Hoya, Stephanotis, Roses, &c. 
Robust-growing plants, suitable for covering unsightly buildings or very 
high trellis, are Bougainville, Bignonia, Passiflora, &e. 
It is next to impossible to enumerate the variety of flowering plants 
suitable for the Hower borders, but by a little judicious selection a supply of 
cut blooms can be maintained from January to December evenin the humblest 
cottage garden. 
SIMPLE METHOD OF LENGTHENING BOLTS. 
The following method of lengthening bolts is contributed by Mr. Jonathan 
Volz, Hildreth, Nebraska, to the Blacksmith and Wheelwright, N.Y.:—J 
enclose a sketch showing how I did a job of lengthening bolts that is at once 
simple and economical. A. customer brought me six bolts 10 inches long, which 
he wanted lengthening to 12 inches. I did it by cutting 2 inches off the 
threaded end of the first bolt; then I cut 4 inches off the threaded end of the 
second bolt, and welded it to the 8-inch piece of the first bolt. This method 
was repeated up to the fifth bolt, lengthening the piece each time, so that 
when I got down to the sixth bolt, I had only to put a piece in between the 
head of the bolt and the threaded end, and [ had accomplished the job with 
one weld to each bolt, except the last one, on which two welds did the work. 
This method, of course, saved me cutting the threads, and was a very satisfac- 
tory job when finished. 
