TO CORRESPONDENTS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21326, 29 October 1932, Page 8 (Supplement)

TO CORRESPONDENTS

P.H.. Morrinsville.— Soluble eulphur can be purchased from seedsmen. It will not Farge^epale 0 manufacture excepting upon a ♦T,„'f G v, ape *" Ruaw »i—Tho eeedlir? grapes that have come up where a fire occurred will bear fruit similar, if not identical, with the parent variety. They may take a lonjr time in coming' into bearing. fl "-£ ha 2 Ce '" Thaj nes.-The shrub ia Cassiaflonbunda, a useful ornamental evergreen shrub from New Spam. It flowers freelv during tho winter. Propagation is effected from seeds, which are freely produced. i ■ll 8e Bush," Albany.—Sodium chlorate will kill gorse. Apply Üb. to a kerosene tin °f Y at ": °P ra y on when the new growth starts. The mixture may be applied through the knapsack sprayer, which may be used immediately after being rinsed out, to spray potatoes. . M.E.A., Remuera.—Tho flower is Paulonia imperialis, a monotypic genus. The species ie a very handsome, hardy, deciduous tree with showy pale violet flowers, with dark spots on the inside of the petals. It is a native of Japan. Soluble eulphur, so often recommended as a fungicide, is manufactured from sulphur, lime and oossin, and not from sulphur made into a liquid, as you suppose. The prepared article can bo purchased. Waitoa.—-The iris leaves opened out in a very decomposed condition. Rot, a species of fungus that is most difficult to control, is the disease that emits such a very disagreeable odour. The only remedy is to dig out the diseased plants, cut off any sound portions, and dip them in a solution of loz. of formalin, 10 per cent, to four gallons of water, for 30 minutes. After this treatment plant in new ground. Tho most effective remedv would be to dig up and burn the diseused plants, disinfect the soil, obtain new stock and plant in new ground. Linie should be freely used in the cultivation of the iris family. Kepos.