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  3. APPLE AND PEAR EXPORTS

    At a meeting of the executive of the Australian. Apple and Pear Export Council last week the programme of export of apples and pears from ...

    Article : 361 words
  4. LIQUID FOOD FOR PLANTS

    Liquid manure proper—that is, from a stable or cowshed—contains considerable ammonia and potash, and is therefore of great value to soils ...

    Article : 264 words
  5. CHRYSANTHEMUMS

    Cultivated for a decorative display in the autumn, and a large supply of cut flowers, the treatment of the chrysanthemum differs very much from that ...

    Article : 1,211 words
  6. JANUARY CALENDAR

    Sow French beans, trombones, marrows melons, pumpkins, and cucumbers. Plant chillies, capsicum, egg fruit, ...

    Article : 459 words
  7. EFFECT OF GRAFTING

    It has been suggested that by grafting a branch of a fruitful tree, an apple, for example, on one that was sterile, the immediate effect on the ...

    Article : 332 words
  8. LONG-ROOTED BEET

    The ordinary long-rooted beet can only be well grown on deep, fertile soil. Those cultivating fresh ground or having shallow or poor soil to deal with, ...

    Article : 149 words
  9. RED SPIDER

    During hot weather the red spider is likely to prove disastrous unless checked at an early stage. If plants commence to yellow in the leaves it is ...

    Article : 100 words
  10. GUM TIPS

    A Brisbane reader, referring to a notice of a London wedding, at which some of the floral decorations consisted of gum tips and arum lilies, wants to ...

    Article : 160 words
  11. PREPARE VACANT GROUND

    Although not much can be done now in the way of planting out, any vacant pieces of ground should be filled up with some of the quicker growing ...

    Article : 104 words
  12. DAMPING OFF

    Damping off, a disease of young seedlings, may be caused by any one of seven species of fungi. It occurs mostly in the seedbeds, where plants ...

    Article : 183 words
  13. CARE OF BULBS

    The foliage of the spring flowering bulbs has now died down, and if it is desired the bulbs may be lifted and stored till planting time comes. They ...

    Article : 148 words
  14. FERTILISERS

    In the application of fertilisers the novice's greatest error is to apply them to weak and sickly plants and to young seedlings. ...

    Article : 83 words
  15. WATERING METHODS

    Watering is such a simple and elementary process that one seldom stops to think whether one way may be better than another. Authorities agree, ...

    Article : 115 words
  16. SNAILS AND SLUGS

    A good deal of harm is done in the garden by snails and slugs, especially during a wet season; indoor plants are also injured by the same enemies. ...

    Article : 242 words
  17. MISTLETOE AND HOLLY

    Amongst the Christmas decorations in England the mistletoe and holly lead. Both are at their best in midwinter, and for that reason probably ...

    Article : 255 words
  18. SLUGS IN SUMMER

    Slugs breed almost all the summer through in the lawns, spreading from these to the adjacent flower beds. A light dusting of lime all over the lawns ...

    Article : 58 words
  19. CALLIOPSIS

    Calliopsis Canceolata Grandiflora is a very useful bright yellow flower, very suitable for cut-flower work. It has fine long stems and lasts well in ...

    Article : 58 words
  20. RADISHES

    As radishes the best grown very fast, manure the ground well with good rotted stable manure, and never let them be stinted for water. During hot ...

    Article : 116 words
  21. WOOD LICE

    Wood lice are more or less enemies of carnations. They are naturally scavengers, but often prefer carnation flowers and leaves. You will find them ...

    Article : 74 words
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