. Australian Garden and Field. 100 THE GARDEN AND FIELD. August, 1913 well-drained pot of sandy soil, and keep in a shadehouse or on a verandah. — Virginia Creeper. — The present is a good time to put in plants of this beautiful wall covering. An objection is sometimes made to growing climbing plants on the house walls. Even if there is any real ground for this objection (which we question) it can hardly apply to* this plant. It appears to be free from any disease, it is never untidy, it is not subject to scale, it is in leaf when shade is wanted and bare when sun- shine and warmth are at a pr
. Australian Garden and Field. 100 THE GARDEN AND FIELD. August, 1913 well-drained pot of sandy soil, and keep in a shadehouse or on a verandah. — Virginia Creeper. — The present is a good time to put in plants of this beautiful wall covering. An objection is sometimes made to growing climbing plants on the house walls. Even if there is any real ground for this objection (which we question) it can hardly apply to* this plant. It appears to be free from any disease, it is never untidy, it is not subject to scale, it is in leaf when shade is wanted and bare when sun- shine and warmth are at a premium. Wall plants generally receive the worst treatment of anything in the garden; first, because there is often a plentiful supply of bricks, stone chip- pings, iron trimmings, mortar and plaster remaining in the ground after a house is built, and secondly, because they are often planted in a pathway. To give them a fair chance, dig a hole 2 ft. square, fill with good soil, and keep the surface around the stem loose and open. — Lemon Scented Verbena. — This is a good time to trim up this pretty deciduous shrub. They do not Alston s Patent Steel Framed GALVANISED STOCK TROUGH Will not crack, leak, rot. or rust. Packs In small space. ALL LENGTHS. Write me your requirements. Send for The Best Trough ever invented. The fact that other manufacturers are copy- ing the Alston Patent as far as they dare, is sufficient fiuarant'.e as to the construction and .stability of this Trough. Larac stocks. Immediate delivery. James Alston Manufacturer Queen's Bridge SOUTH MELBOURNE Sol* Atmm tor Icutk A««*rfttl»— H. C. RICHARDS 6 and 8, Blyth Bir—i, AdalAid*. require heavy pruning, but a thinning out of the centre, the cutting away of exhausted wood, and the shortening back of the stronger growths is ad- vised. There is a dainty lightness about the bloom which makes it very desirable for decoration. For those who wish to increase their stock of this plant, the presen
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