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  2. TREATING TREE WOUNDS.

    WOUNDS on shade trees, like wounds on animals, are avenues through which infection of underlying tissues may occur. Heartwood (central wood in ...

    Article : 396 words
  3. HOW TO GROW Beautiful FLOWERS Conducted by "GEUM" LUCULIA GRATISSIMA.

    THE above delightful shrub is rarely seen in the gardens of this State, due no doubt to the difficulty experienced by gardeners in successfully growing it and ...

    Article : 536 words
  4. A NEW DAHLIA.

    FURTHER distinction, if this is possible, has been conferred upon Mr. Winston Churchill, inasmuch as a new Dahlia originated by Fitzgeralds ...

    Article : 317 words
  5. CUT FLOWERS.

    THERE is a right and a wrong way to cut flowers. The Iris, Tulip, Camellia, and Hibiscus, should be cut whilst in bud, the Rose when the buds are fairly ...

    Article : 351 words
  6. AN ENORMOUS SUNFLOWER.

    I am indebted to Mr. R. D. Matthews, of Herondale, Karridale, for the above photograph depicting a huge sunflower. The variety is probably that of the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 302 words
  7. THE BIG BLOOM.

    To increase the size of many kinds of garden flowers, first moisten the soil and then soak it with a weak solution of nitrate of soda or sulphate of ammonia, ...

    Article : 86 words
  8. Camellias and Gardenias.

    DEAR "Geum."—I would like to ask you about Camellias and Gardenias. I have had the Camellia for about five years and it has' only grown about two ...

    Article : 471 words
  9. Planting Potatoes.

    DEAR "Geum,"—I want to grow potatoes, but don't know a thing about them. What quantities of potatoes per acre do I need, also what sort of ...

    Article : 314 words
  10. AGERATUM OR FLOSS FLOWER.

    MORE should be seen of these dainty subjects in the garden, as not only are the flowers long lasting but the blue tanings are indispensable for decorative ...

    Article : 98 words
  11. CALLIOPSIS AND COREOPSIS

    THE above easy growing and bardy annuals or perennials are rarely seen in the gardens of today. Why I don't know. They are extremely hardy, and have a ...

    Article : 133 words
  12. THE BABIANA.

    DON'T forget a border of the gay little South African bulb flowers. They grow readily in almost any position, but prefer an open sunny aspect. ...

    Article : 103 words
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  14. BORDEAUX PAINT.

    The above is invaluable for painting wounds causel in pruning and by the removal of diseased limbs or malformation of various kinds. It consists of dry ...

    Article : 51 words
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  16. LIFTING TULIPS.

    Tulip varieties should be lifted as soon as the tops show an inclination to turn yellow, which is also indicative that the bulbs are ripening. Allow the tops to ...

    Article : 186 words
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