SWEET-SCENTED BORONIA
Can Be Planted Now Every gardener enjoys the rich perfume of Boronia megastigma, the exquisite chocolate-flowered native of Australia which exudes a pleasing fragrance that scents the corner of the garden in which it stands. But not every gardener succeeds in growing this desirable shrub, and the reason is not far to seek. Being an Australian, most people believe it to be a lover of hot, dry positions, but such is not the case. Though it revels in warm sunshine, it prefers to have its roots in a humus-enriched soil such as is provided for rhododendrons. It is a lime-hater and should therefore be given a slightly acid soil. In the spring, when the buds are just beginning to form spray the foliage with a weak solution of Black Leaf 40 (or nicotine sulphate). This will check the minute red spider which has a liking for the tender shoots. Boronias are now available for .planting and should be purchased without delay. Plant immediately the soil is in a friable condition.
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Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 257, 28 July 1939, Page 16
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