218 
THE GARDENERS’ 
A х IN THE SEED TRADE. 
poene Toogood & Bons, teedsmen, were sum- 
ed b on Tues- 
na for selling seeds improperly described. Mr. E. J. 
Mr. Page defended. The 
generally 
bridge stated that after 
produced Shephard’s Kale, which was registered as 
a trade-mark, and which he supplied to farmers only, 
and not wholesale, He had never supplied any to 
sold by th 
of Lords, 
perfect defence, and that the iy cta had only 
тиш the custom of the trade. Time 
LOW’S GROUND- COMPASSES. 
be upon us, when 
ikewise had much practice 
а re the major portion of 
le Le èt ! 
— or 8 treatment, and 
all w vig Mime in such work know 
"s ы help ved in the laying-out 
of flower-beds and кей p 9 compasses 
4 feet long with a radius of 6 feet to 6 inches or less, 
Thus necessity as 8 the mother of 
this most useful invention, which I have found to do 
ee 45, p. 219), the staff shows the patent 
rest, posing or reposing. А sight-ataff for x form- 
ars, B, shows k with 
the left aes resting ^s & solid base, and the right 
fixed to any gi us by the slender connecting- 
As to durability, both legs with brass, 
is of the beat, oroughly seasoned, 
For setting d small holdings, posten eg di of fruit 
flower, or vegetabl 
istances be 
= rds Dr. X Herping 
urrant X Gooseberry.—A fruiting specimen of th 
was — 
slight tas The bark 
more been б while тод skin 75 oe fruit Tet the glandular 
hairs of the latter mixed with ordinary hairs of the 
Lilies Dias ABN gree ee of the foliage of - Lowi and 
ense were received from Messrs. , of Col- 
chester, attacked b apparently the too common Lily disease 
Bordeaux ested as the best remedy. 
h 
dest 
Li p Bees.—A spray * а Lim ve ree was received from 
Mr. Е. Ехоск of 21, Manor Gardens, Holloway, to be nam 
It proved to be Tilia peti is, He rved that 
numerous dead bees were found under the tree, suggestin 
that the honey might of a poisono ture, com: 
munication from Kew, whither the specimen had been sent 
it is obse: : ave long noticed at Kew t are 
r. E. SAU NDERS he fou nd that the death of the bees 
sed by tt ti t 
7 
Lettuci ttackel by Aphides.—Plants received from the 
Chiswick. cem. s showed the roots to be badly infested by 
these insects. They were forwarded to Mr. G. B. BUCKTON 
for further examination 
ased. cd unication 
comm was 
Mr. ASHLEY, re conte Staines, statin 
brown, wh 
ved 
e ub ^ = the leaves 
ue 
s used, is to 
$ 
se about. 
and shows no signs of charring. The tree was about 30 feet 1 
height. 
а s Female replaci ing Male Flowers. 
pecimen 
ude 
ts by Mr. wu, in which seeds 
of po deed gave rise to various proportions of 8 
An 
hinly. 
Fruit е 
Aveust 16.— P. Ё, Chiswick, were Н. Bal- 
deraon, Esq., in the als d Messrs, J, Willard, 
. Hadson, Mr, Fife, A. 
first 
there ia in various houses a very large and well-grown 
ection; ver „ however, are really new, and 
еер anything specially 
d what can be seen on established varieties, 
The following had previous awards of of three marks or 
of certificates, granted at n em firmed : 
rincess, fine deep fruits, very h 
prolific; Tennis ВШ, fraite eme medie аш in 3 
| — А ss sd Comet, е, 
i tuits; Sutton's Dessert, i 
uits, borne in clusters, scarlet ; and Sutton's Golden Мид aa 
of the vious one, fruits | ў 
Tuiters as — varieties ; E 1 Ы 
fru 
ted, 
ree-Ir variety, 
фта сха ere rp t the Dr “ill Hall, sour; Due ot : 
dotata а well-known scarlet-fruitei variety, 
n Con чеп 73 {= sorts not previousl 
‚ an 
. fa ea ыны 
in racemes, specially mentioned for wn tee flavour 
Each had three marks а 
ӯ. 
next came under 
Runner Beans noti 
stocks being generally excellent; чн tow o of British 
whilst Continental varie- 
CHRONICLE. 
[Асасвт 24, 1895, 
ve suffered from the cold rains, Of ^^ 
Runner types, Sutton’s Prize-wi 
Lev 
apps 
variety, В had mooth 
the only ones regar ded as worth ": ecial notice were 
Sutton Tend der-and-True, and Veitch’s Climbing Fre ch 
previou s being confirmed; tbe c „ however, 
seeing these two mane growing here together under prec — 
Meng a idontionl, they all the same leav, ve to others rs to 
Por the above names the variety shall 
‚ there 
te phe on all. 0 the dwarf early varieties 
from 
mpes, a 
the sam е stock, anda first-rate o ne. 
F 
“This i is РЕЙДЫ the best 
Cabbages “were also noted, the 
Vilmorin, 2 Sutton's Dwarf being the best, also 
early, and compact. А fiaal decision as to t 
will be gm atalater meeting, w 
to de amined. Of these there is a 
the ters is excessively strong. A few 
early Turnips were also examined, but were regarded as of no 
pecial me 
stocks ыз Benary, 
ty dwarf, 
CHARLWOOD AND DISTRICT 
HORTICULTURAL. 
Avausr 7.— Char ee, ы 2 village hi near to 
the gs e boundary of Sarrey 
d . Dane 
С. GORDON SLOANE, Esq. This s is a very useful class, asi за 
эы ed dran Esq., takin 
Mr. Davis, gr. г. | 
г too large; he also had 
were shown 
а 
thing of exneptional quality, and it was the case i 
for six Sep: in which specia 
H, CuBIT .P., as Mr. Dan noy had six plants, “asin 
rown "от ‘colour ed ore of distinct varia, that were 
t w at Leicester on Me 
Brow 
who promises 
twelve 
com- 
d decorati 
lent blooms of Delicata, Gloriosa, Mrs. Pea 
R. de gae е Bartha Mawiey, Sanco e "dd 
DAN a rather of the Lak 
varieties V with t six eret. Me. — was again ist siir 
in good character Mrs. Doug oe 
Delicata, and Beauty of 
2nd, his best banc being R. наб Bertha 
Peart, and Key 
Asters we "n sparingly N 
moire эро upon the blooms. 
FRU „аний by -— Qm from M es. 
the weather 
very fine lot of йүн толаш» J Ў 
v 
That vegetables are gro vn ts wa — 
shown in the high quality of not a few m "i 
Mr. Brows took the Ist in Messrs. CHEAL & d be 
prizes for six dishes of pite of their own ui sions, 880 
had very fine Cauliflowers, Carrots, Potatos, Peas oum 
ye Runners; Mr. SPARKS was 2nd. 
. M. Herron, Esq, also offered — 1. . 
Phe shown by amateurs, Mr, PETERS 
GREENFIELD 
In the amateurs’ Scala ee Mr. W. GREENFIELD pose Y 
a plate with six varieties of frui 
