IIMSIJ CAKDIvMNM;. 



expert kn«»wledge, will liini tli«- liia^rains ;m<l 

 u(-(-<iin)ianyin(; notes very iiflpl'ul. 



A eolimred fr«>ii(i.s|iier»' <»f l><>rd«'r < 'ainations 

 is driven, also a full-|»aK<' I'liotoi^rapli of the 

 .lapaiu'sc j;ardeii at Friar Park, all < iiiiiiiiiiiii;,' Ik 

 make this a most inter»'sliii^' issue. 



Irish Show Fixtures for I915« 



Co. t'larf ll..rli< uUiiral S.., iity. Spiiii- Sli..u at 

 Kimis- ahout .\pril l.'>. ntl."). Not ire to l»c -,'i\ en 

 in .Man-ii of th.- a.tiial .latr. II. .n. S.c. If. -v. 



1{. S.M.tt. 



Winter Spraying of Fruit Trees- 



TIM-: l..ll..\vimr .•\tra.ts an- rn.m th.' 

 ■ Spia\ iii^' ('al.-ii.lai." t,'i\ .-u l>v I'mfessor 

 I'i.keriiiij;. .MA.. F. H.S.. hir.-.-tor ul" tiie 

 W.ilmrti l^xperimeiitai Fruit Farm, au.l F. \'. 

 Tli.-..l.ai.i. .M.A.. \i.-.--Frin.ipa.l. South Kasteru 

 .VKri.ultwral Coli.-^'e. Wv.-. Kent, in tlwir v.-rv 



us.-fnl lian.ll k. •' I'Yuit Trees aii.i their 



Fu.-iuies." (C.ii.ies .)r this hook can he lia.l po.si 

 frei- for Is. !•(!. eaeh.) 



•' .Vpart Irom the e.insi<lcrati.)u of the ilireet 

 a.ti.in of a winter wash in destroying' various 

 pests whieli are iir.>hahly present, moss, liclien 

 and dead hark must alwavs ac inaulate. and the 



fr.-er tre.'s are kept fi i tlu-se the healthier they 



will he. an<l tlu- less will he the oi>T>ortunities 

 alT.irded for inseets to llourish on tliem." 



•* Front .lanuary to Mareli. — .S]>ray tree with a 

 eauslie paranin, eimdsion for cleansing tlieni of 

 dead hark, and desh-oyint; moss, licheji. nuissel 

 s.-alf. small apjilc. ci'miuc moth. iiOoscheri'v and 



currant scale, jjoosch.-rrv spider, .iirraid si 1 



ami fruit m.dli. p.-ar i.-af hlisl.r mit.'. ari.l 

 possihiy oth.-r ins.-cts." 



W'int.T spraying' is now r.'s.ut.d t.) hy 

 piactically .-very up-to-date fruit i^r.iwcr. The 

 f.utuula ui.»st rec.uum.-nded for Winter Sju-avinK 

 lOnuilsi.ui is as f.>llows : S..ft .s..ap, A "il.. : 

 parallin (s.dar distillate). ."> pints; caustic .s.ida. 

 '2 to 2A U.S.: water. !»A gallons. Tin- necessary 

 ailicles f.ir this aii.i all .dher Sprayin;,' and 

 l-'umi^rating .Mixtur.-s can !>.• had, with «lirecti.>ns 

 for luixinj;. fr..m h. .M. \\;its..n. .M.I'.S.. il.uti- 

 <•ultur.ll riH-misl. (U S..ii)h (ir.-at (l.-.-rp-'s 

 Str.M-t. Duiiliu Thuue. I!i7l. 



Golden Seal (Hydrastis canadensis, L.) 



l'ic<.Ni'i;(i>. (...Id.-n S.-al is .in Am.-ri.au .Inu,'. 

 Is w.is t.u-m.-rlv .s.. ahinulanl. in Ohi.. as t.. he 

 considered a pestileid. we.-d. hut th.- druK .•.•lle.toi 

 and the mar. h ..f civilisation d.'iiud.'d th.- natur.d 

 iir.iwing areas, the jilaid- not t.hriviuK in o|.<-n 

 si>.ic.-s. Tlu- price has risen fr.uu ,">s. per ll» in 

 lUO.') to 20s. or more at i.re.sent. Su.-h a hiu'h 

 price enahles cultivati(»n to he iira.tis.-d .ui a 

 (-.•mmercial .scale in America and in I'^nixland, .-v.-u 

 witli the jjTi'eat expense .)f artificial shading, in 

 order to simulate natural cimditlons. Cultivation 

 of this drug might h.-c.»me a paying iU'.i|iosit.ion 

 to anyone wh.» could solve the pr.)hl.-m of th.- 

 correct eonditi.)nH of shade and moisture. .Sn«-ral 

 time.s tlie amount of drug n.iw used would he 

 al)sorhed for making (hiid extra, t of hydrastis 

 and the alkaloids hydrastin.- an.i hydrastinin.-. 



Cl'LTIv.\tiox. — Til.' native h.im.- of g..lden seal 

 is in d.'c]), sha.iv nooks in .Vmeiican for.-sts with 

 ,.icli. deep soil full of natui-al moisture hut ii.d 



Gardening in 1915 

 A S USUA L 



WEBBS' SEEDS 



Awarded Hundreds of Gold, &c., Medals 



ECONOMY IN THE GARDEN 



WEBBS 



COLLECTIONS OF SEEDS. 



: 0/ nil i 



ni'.si (jiiiiUl!/ and Vuliir obtainable 



WEBBS Collections of Veg«^table Seeds at 2/6, 

 5 -, 7 6, 10 . 12 6; 15 -, 21 -, 31 6,42/-, 

 63 -, 105 - each. Cm/t'n/s on application _ 



WEBBS'CoUections of Flower Seeds, at 2/6, 5/-. 

 7 '6, 10/6. 15/-. 21/-. 42 - and 63/- each. 

 Ciiulcnls on applicatio)i . 



WEBBS' " United " Collections of Vegetable and 

 Flower Seeds, at 10/6 and 21/-. Contents on 

 appliraliou. Carriciirc Free. 



PART OF COLD MEDAL EXHIBIT OF WEBBS- VEGETABLES AT LONDON 1915 CatalOgUe nOW TCady. POSt FreC 



EDWARD WEBB & SONS (Stourbridge), Ltd. 



THE K:IWG'S SEEDSIVIEiN 



STOXJRBRIOGE 



