General recommendations are given for weed control in bananas, peaches, figs, guavas, Annona sp., mangoes, papaws and passion fruits.

This is an account of the cultivation of the nutmeg tree. Research on its cultivation seems to have been lacking. It is a true tropical plant needing for success an unfluctuating high temperature and a yearly rainfall of more than 2, 000 mm. falling at regular intervals. Shade and wind protection...

Recommendations for the application of Gramoxone or gas oil+PCP to plantations of soursop (Annona muricata), peaches, figs, guavas, mangoes and passion fruits.

9A Tabulated information and brief notes on suitable herbicides, methods and rates of application for cacao, bananas, sugar cane, pineapples, citrus, passion fruits, beans [Phaseolus], carrots and peaches.

Reprinted, see H.A., 39: 5567.

Concise, tabulated information is given on all the important features of the principal rootstoeks for apples, pears, quinces, loquats, peaches, plums, cherries, apricots, almonds, walnuts, chestnuts, pistachio nuts, olives, citrus, persimmons and vines. [For part 7 see H.A., 34: 3944.].

Brief general recommendations on store ventilation, fruit disinfection, growth-substance treatment, storage temperatures and varietal behaviour.

Using diphenyl impregnated pads, or Dowicide A-Hexamine dips or waxes.

Pineapples: results of a "rate of potash" trial emphasize the importance of K for the Singapore Spanish variety, the optimum rate being 150 lb. per acre; both carbide and NAA induced flowering of Singapore Spanish, but the fruits were larger and more advanced with carbide. Tea: cuttings in special...

Notes are given on the horticultural crops and producing areas of each State. New South Wales is the chief producer of citrus and bananas, Victoria of pears, Queensland of pineapples, and South Australia of wine vines and almonds. The important crops in Western Australia are bananas, tomatoes and...