IRISH GARDENING. 



57 



Vegetable Growing in War Time.* 



Ji\ iJ i-;Ruii];T C'(t\vi,i:v. 



Thk iUithor has piodiK ed a vltv usi'lul and irad- 

 al)le little book, written in siiuplt- language, and 

 giving as clearly as possible directions for culti- 

 vating and cropping a small garden or allotment. 

 Unlike some writers Mr. Co v^ ley has given most 

 attention to the mor(> important vegetables 

 which yield the greatest liulk of food, and has 



of tlie guild have joined the army, and some, 

 al IS ! hav(^ made the great sacrifice. W'liile the 

 usual KeA- items w ill be read eagerly, chief interest 

 will centre in the: numerous letters from old 

 Kewites abroad and others in the fighting line. 

 Tiie sufferings of an interned Kewite will nieet 

 with ready sympathy. Particularly interesting 

 is an account of a meeting of old Kew men in 

 America and the formation of " The Association 

 of Kew .Men in America," which seems to have 

 met witli greater approval from the parent 



J'holo hi, 



111 tin 



( AMl'AXrr.A PoiiTFNSCHL.UilAXA 

 Kock <i:iriUu, Aslibouiiie lloiiso, Ciloiintliaiino, Cork. 



[Ernest BecktII 



avoided going into too great detail regarding 

 wliat might be called luxury crops. This is 

 exactly what we have advocated for some time. 

 Simple, easily followed diagrams help to make 

 the text cleai- to the novice, and we have every 

 confidence in lei ommciuliug this litlh' volume 

 to oui' ri'adcrs. 



Journal of the Kew Guild. 



TliK 2 lib annual number of tliis interesting 

 journal will lie welcomed Ijy hundreds of old Kew 

 men at home and abroad. Since the publication 

 of the last number a good many other members 



* Price 6d. net, from Coinifri/ Life, 20 Tavist ock 

 St.. Covent fiardeji, London, W.C. 



society than, did a similar atlcmpt in Ireland 

 souie years ago. 



The obituary notices are. alas ! moie numenius 

 than usual. Four portraits are sliown of young 

 men who left Kew to join the forces and liave 

 given their lives for tlieir Vountry. 



I'lie text fittingly closes with several verses, 

 <»f wliicli we give the la.st two. 



Ix .Mi:Mor!TAM llojnxxir Kkwkxsis. 



And when, again, in happier times 



Tlie bluebell woods of Kew 

 In eclioing chimes, i)eal far and wide, 



Old friendship to renew — 

 And memory weaving threads of thought, 



Her poignant message sends, 

 liet us. foregathered, in silence give 



Th(> toast of " Absent Friends." 



H. H. Y. 



