TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 273, 17 November 1899, Page 3

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

vvetarine Leaves (H. 8.). - ahe leaves *whicta you sent me are very badly ar- ? IoH with the peach curie. Excesf v ?e mo sture this spring has made it s fitfle more apparent. You should fringe jmu- trees with the Bordeaux < tiTt-p which can bo procured from f n y of the seedsmen with full directions eSVreea (Amateur) -The fig requires a FlgnH soil but it must not be too rich, go°thl consequence will be that the °r O rJiP3 of the tree will be thrown In•enefflucing wood instead of fruit. XXett results wil be obtained from load sandy loam, to which a mix- ' ,! of old lime rubbish has been added, in ark, loose, deep soil the roots wild and the growths become exrK»Vvnt A limited rooting area anct ?,irlv firm soil induce fruitfulness in the I Tn dry weather it requires, copious ' f '°' ii»« of water, but under no circumEupphes orwaw allowed to lie stagr•tfLS ttio roots of the plant. S« sub-soil must be of an open nature. '% that is not the case, artificial draln- ♦ must be resorted to carry off the ateoShious water. The pruning of the superfluous ™ , c matter after once ?& tree hasl been brought into the.ret"c ee s h a pc It will consist mainly <luire l^vfn<? all dead branches, and 'Sn^tha have become old and sterile, S that voimg growths may be encburaged to take their place. .