336 THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE [Marcu 16, 1895, 
t, if taken in time, postpone, or altogether pan least 14 years of age. Fourthly, it was because I January 20, 1838; from which time to the 
you n objection as W.G.’s,” as to 
pal I can heartily ps pe all that anticipated su month of February I have never recorded, nor, to the 
¿respon says with re to the advantage ivate gardens perhaps 3 miles from a town, that I — of my knowledge and belief, 
ing o t or unsuitabl ao forth; spoke specially of suburban or rural districts where below zero been recorded in this county, except as 
but I would farther urge that it isdesirable toattack gardening is a leading indus e there are the temperature of radiation from the rface of 
the fungus itself, in addition to (not instead of) im- many nureery-garde r one or two large establish- grass or snow. on reference to my journal, 
ing the general conditions ith trees, as with ments employing a good number of young men, there hich co an almost consecutive register 
men, healthy individuals are not so susceptible of ed difficulty in starting an assisted class, of the weather since 1842, I find that the mean 
ing” pp especially if some of the seniors are not above trying temperature of February, 1895, was lower than 
infectious — s, as are the w 
me Den’, over-fed. Inm 
of canker 3 
largely, if not entirely, epos a soft or re con- 
effected a an 2 to monty wich omas rapidi, 
toadd to gyw theoretical knowledge. One omission in 
— paper I h G.“ for pointing ous, 
His e rr the counter-attractiona of cards 
that I certainly ought 
the part of youn 
n a mile fro my 
. M.“ does not seem inclined to allow t the are masters of their own leisure, I have had pupils former observatory, aut biz about the same height 
* is the direct cause of canker, ‘a th ere- in my evening classes who have walked considerable above the level of the sea, the average ni m- 
conclusion, ask T as ever see distances and taken railway journeys several even- perature of en was 1952. while on Crowborough 
a genuine case of canker w ditissima inge in “deste week for one, two, or three gi work ill i t lower than 22°. is difference of 
waa absent; and also whether he can account for in the class-room or laboratory, after ten or more 39.5 is of far greater significance than these figures 
t thatt hours manual labour in the workshop. n This, of would cate, in respect he injurious eff 
A appearance € of ae characteristic open sores? course, means resolution determination to which the frost will have had upon plant life, more 
À. 1 Herber improve oneself. I wish g gardeners beginning especially upon evergreens, and the extent of wh 
e Li n 
re is another 
hey would realise the 
CLEMATIS INDIVISA LOBATA.—[In reply to “D,” London an 
nest hard-work pee its reward; but I frost, viz, by adding u 
we have a large plant of the 
1 
wh 
hat it is much admired for the pro- opportunity ting, rather than the will, th ea e number recorded 
ion with which its beautiful white flowers are pro- that I made increased facilities the main gist of my each night below 32° — the freezing-point of 
duced. tmy experience of the plant is that. it is paper. I am, rse, glad action of the Fahrenheit’s scale. I mention this because I hava 
a rampant grower, as I always.cut ours back to the Education Department to which you refer in your been so frequently asked of late, What is meant 
old wood every season after it has done flowering, leading article this week ; e are to have by degrees of frost?” I have adoptod this method 
kes od to the extent of about efficient grounding in scientific principles and con- r many years, but, for the sake of not occupying 
owers upon the new tinuation- classes, we e must certainly supplement our too much of your space, is ill only give the follow- 
12 feet in length, and freely flo 
wood all the way up to the points of the shoots. J. B. 
PROFITABLE WOOD MANAGEMENT.—Every now 
and then we see letters on this subject in the Field 
number exceeded 
any e t these dates occurred the 
class education will not m məst re Wüste duna the last E 
; f workmen. M ee is, that though no amoun 
r Gard, nese parr ets pores: te of lecturing or 5 — rning will make a man a i | Degree el | Mean Tempe 
os — Saua ie at 1 I never more skilful handicraftaman, a by making him a 525 Frost. ee 
do, and 1 eee — 3 Tandowners more intelli orkman, i.e., one who understands iets a a ee oe 310.1 
who know ‘more about it 8 the principles upon which hes air Phigh-clam February, 1955 | vi 
ho zert. ae ala Kal tell tell education most certainly does make him a better February, 1855 | 224 i 
us of one single estate in the soath of Eagland not workman in the conp Hn ze r January, 1867 | 255 33°.2 
8 Peal ataga of situation, G. S. Boulger, 18, Ladbroke Gro 1881 | 2.9 yi 
where the wooda are actually paying all expenses on ember, 1890 | 222 
eaverage of recent years, and lactis any etara for r PTOGAMS IN SOUTH DEVON. — A short February, 1895 | 258 27°.4 
on in these pirts on been suffizient to show that 
radise for the Cryptogamic 
= nf, t 
b 
883 if the eee d of Teigamouth may 
them, I 1 one ‘hal be very glad to go and take 
C. Lzeson Prince, FR. R. Het 8. The Observatory, Crow- 
H: 
ad a visit recəntly from the 1 
rer of one of our . to ry nurserymen, who variety of its Ferns; these, h kiwis 3 Cpe Nees . March 
told me that wh j , PU MO DOT SATOR; „ 
plaints of as — u dhe mne ving been dug up for sale. But lichens, mosses, OUR OF FRUIT.—Thae colour miad is 3 
possibility of getting anything like a remunerative and fungi, Hepatice and Alge. abound, and are not rally found in the frait of Apples a 2 
price for timbe ok aliy fiae quality, and likely to be eradicated, So y of the lanes have here and exhibited by my firm with 8 pp rteurs to 
very near a A recently came before stone walls on one or both sides, and as the soil is petitions, has often led gardeners — 2 reps 
an assesement committee in a midland county, where Very wet, there is alway ef i seg surface, generally a suspect is scm dodge or trie 15 i evident 
it was proved that a large area of woodlands which dripping surface, for mo ration of it for the exhibition-table. he sources of 
e, and have been for several generations, a good ollows amongst the hills, ie mostly boggy sped y the letters that have appearei that t 1 wad the 
al better managed than common, an are and must be full of Jangermannie and Conferve. colour h arise both from the a light and 
not eaten up by ground game, were practically worth- F icroscopist ought also to fiad it a sky h exposing the fruit als i 
fois 90 th. collecting- ground for Dani and D.atom:, W, T, T. air by stripping the leaves off is g im nh autum 
w 
rience, 0 THE LATE SEVERE FROSTS.—I‘ is now rather 
timber haye been for the last two years a drug in more than fo a 
arket. How can you expect people to plant, except i 
5 ent, as long as they know dome severe sprin 
ab un 
respecting it irom neighbourhood might again lower greensand formation, an . 
interest your readers. eee Hill, on account place these — a — (daky) stones benes 2 
ve the | to retain on the surface-soil, and! - — 
very genera! 
coldest part of thie apenas and it was not until I 
eteoro! 
view to profit on ordina w 
ee pa i — conditions prevail, and, e Bes servations here, rather in abundance in the orchard-houses; 9U 
though dudt that some day, — itis more than enty years a “that any proof to the colour in perfection, outside exposure 1 en if 
too late, the pee * come to its senses, yet I contra nity obtainable, Tne mos rtant f. and the fruit will then colour in s few days, ev ; 
re we shall sea a great deal — — in e ture in the climate is the comparatively mild tempe- off the trees, proving that soil (or sap-flow) is 
next ten years than formerly. H. J. Elwes, Colesbor which prevails at night, this has been factor in the operation, wh court Tas 
fully exemplified during the late frost, which has of chemical changes i in Winter 
to À z 
EDUCATION OF GARDENERS.—I am afraid from been mach more severe in man 
shar 
nE Ga” leter (pp. 274 5)—to which county, situated = a less eren p ; : 
; above the level ate Apples or 
attack of influenza has prevented my replying till of th A rather sudden Saa of temperature —— —— frosty nights, to Areal of 
now— t ap one or two important p inte i occurred here on the night of Jan. 21, when it fell colour, and in that case the fruits * weight 
— 8 which pi aoh suffi jently to 27°.1, which proved to be the commëēncēmənt Kent ( lay lands) are superior in colour and we! ’) 
a se, In the lace, I certainly meant to of the great frost. From this date, with the excep- to those grown s tone shaller ( that the 
in eg) ought to be feasible “without a college of January 24, February 22 and 24; frost formations, leading one to the ¢ nelusion ned init, 
if w have efficient primary scho s occarred on every night to the end of February. It soil a sists where n be is iro 1 or lim? r wind, 
atinuation-classes, 8 ly, I maintained as most sa n the morning of February 7, when hich elements ed with the zun, Tain „ to 
that, if this be the case, children ought to have mas- my minimum thermometer, in a Stevenson's screen and pheri ges, a te oh ein 
tered the three Rs” by a of nine, an recorded a ratare of 12.8; but on the same form that beautiful colour which is euch med that i. 
ch his es 
ne, not 
twelve or fourteen, as W. G. says. Thirdly, I nee 
to urge strongly that if bee. reay wish th 
children to become 
exhibition fruit. 
some gardens the largest and m 
pat 
are used for decoratioa on the dinner tle g po 
ood gardener page — — Park, near East Grinstead: 3 at Forest Lodge 
yt metrai petn. thoy should Maresfield; and to 3° at penne lowest un ected Witt 
F . 0 it is not health and vigour that give c d W 
not expect them to briu X, grist to the millto temperature which I have ever observed in this ee fruits Often st aug. oa 1. e 4 5 been 
help support ‘ths . until they are at county was 4° below z ro, on the morning of çan ds which 
cr Skride pyr 
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