Paris Green.

Auckland Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 279, 26 November 1887, Page 3 (Supplement)

Paris Green.

i t biotl|hti; thia insect destroyer if tie poHfe a * ew Weeks ago I stated to "use ifc with great iiW I found' by using it iiOyfthftfe-when the mixture is iritltreDgth. of half-an -ounce to three l|&at«, : 4i^TK c number of plants lafersuaJuient foliage get scorched, menially "* c mixture is nob kept jJofirrecL When allowed to ,jj,j p&jjon soon gets to the bottom, (Hi fiJ&K flf tbe syringing the Inst ftiter* fe' 6f ' far greater strength iljjf beginning. Thus great jgtfcetercised so as to mix in such tyjrUafc every drop of water is made ineitefM proportion of poison, and lalis&ii&tfed ih this manner over tutor plants. Where very tender iirtW be r syringed, the mixture fawfac&f' to a strength of half-an lto four or fi ve gallons of water. lit abet tfe taken with either fruits jtiaMS ttat have been syringed with m so that they are thoroughly free pifjiefore they are used as food. Horticultural Society. ißeyal Horticultural Society of Auckidd their. Spring Show ot fruit, i tad vegetables on Friday and Sfllsitreek. The exhibition has, I taught the public and the members ijiffcfejy that unless a marked hnwt'w'niade in the number of eyadin.'the patronage given by the a k'ftiealiiual exhibitions must be iifi Tho different exhibits staged iisiwed that it in nob from any

■to produce splendid flowers, w, etc., but from the apathy ie general grower.?. Year after i.Ktt of the growers nobly come il.nth their best productions ; iftfflonly to come forward when [BsteOßt certain to get first honours'. ilee and several other causes hortiolmatters in Auckland have suffered pospast. Societies one after another no formed, but all seem to go the 'Bjfrom the want of proper support. weafter committee give time and lisdin many instances theirmoney, ramfcany good result. Any small fyAgein the old country, or even ••{■pur thriving country districts WiH beaehamed of the patronage wtoonrAuckland exhibitions. Tiie gjoaiity are bound to give another *in the autumn, and if they are *Wefame manner by the public *f of the members say that they will »«ioything more to do with horti«e?hibitione in tho future held in H which would be a great- pity. HMching. *« ( rfter season I have drawn the at*«.horticulturists to the importance «fruit trees, flowers and veget^,"imates such as oura, where we lew prolonged periods in which m-m falls, and during which Upon the moisVto soil and atmosphere, every should be made to retain fltee as long as possible. .1 will fro extract taken from an American l ®tog pretty extensively with the

mulching on a most exnot only in the forests, but on Wand wherever the materials for scarce, or of poor quality, there JM poorest soil and the weakest and The earth in our il nw • Wifch a mulch composed of S U *ig3, branches, and the halfm wood and bark of old trees, millions of undershrubs and This mulch is being i{w e, ¥' and as the "lower fine mould, furnishing ly. w tae growing plants, new *i«?H, d t0 the UPpCr - 'Wd - 8 *" wo °P era tion3 o: «fte«- F° 3lfl havo been £ oin S the earth's surface ijjr° we(growth of vegetation. Iwf'* of plants that have *«S!ls.TO the earfch ' s 6ur - fe. Sf lids become during kit? m exi sted.- The cone»tie^ a 8 cl ass draw very little return little, as may be Ncol!" e ? ami "ation of the 'vast X" try ln Afferent parts of the K'Oe ft Were covered with pine mklZ Contrar y. where we find [P|^t m^ e vand similar decidu - F&ltaf %• ara üßuallV"safe ih m J,; 7. fc yof the soil, and know %d a . hl S her °rderof cultivated ed with P ine > spruces 'S* JjX l !*^ 6 ?-' ■ ■■ An analysis of the ***U IS? ome from » also its I ■:s* pliable form as food for oi . fertiiifc y ma y ! I Bno doubfc taken ML k J " le slow process of a s y stem oi what may JSfcnSE* 8,0,1 of Primaries, the bec °me active and .."PPort living- organisms. UObi . continued.)

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