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THE 
GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
their means. when sudden death over- 
takes th 
st only suffice, and very often Sere j^ а, 
to meet the AUT wants of their familie 
vide for a rainy day is pet. impossible ahy A 
0 m four to six eed, clothe, and 
the exercise of 
yo ngs untold pum 
he present agricult 
om ый married 
ily, 
san ing between 
their families and the union n buta imc psi fast- -failing 
strength, or a mothers endurance of hard drudgery. 
Gardeners, if they had the means, ; would support an 
ith no ni : 
rson and 
uch a y royal ind 
as the lightening йе lives of the 
men nee vor 
loyalty to the throne towards 
womanly purpose 
0 f 
rpha as DOIN 
remi АЕ is 
pleasure and satis- 
faction the рсе ti ов this im 
ject b E J. 
mie 
ma 
end t в very strongly to a ‘earnest 
and nd thoughtful attention of all members of th 
tting subject ме а. 
ет уона у а adu support. In this сс 
Year of the reign of our be loved soverei gn, 
Victori am of оа. that the establishment 
of a ient e would а great 
pleasure and —— to "the Qu 
e eart ver 
and To 
an orphan home for gardeners” Ый had been 
established would, , give great pleasure to 
Her Majesty. I ey trust that this Praise 
worthy undertaking will commend itsel 
an 
g the Pension үсти» ion Fen d 
of e Gardeners’ ».- Fes Ben digo Taattation 
table ladies 
who оа, Teel si ше e, render ен assistance if they 
p air saw t out 
. J. C." and “ Мг. C. Ре s very 
glad to render w. small assi I can, anc 
jarga Lave r itp be fairly started, I will do my 
ure the co-operation and support of others 
in p district in pet I reside. W. G. G., North 
Derbyshire. 
—— The idea of “Н. J. C." and Mr. Penny 
(p. 219 219) in reference to this mode of commemorating 
= Jubilee of Her en hailed with 
by all t 
" . Not that any of the 
ро entertain adverse opinions about the 1 
orticultural Society, but they evidently malice 
the suggesti nn e 
Many of us us 
at have 
е establishment ofi nk vni 
A and f why 
Duet be protective of м 
good results. Your correspondent, “Үү. A 
champion of the Royal Horticultural Socie y, Mi 
my mind, c озеп а mode of a argument likely to pro- 
duce the opp although 
e considers the р subscription М. Реп ппу 
suggests a modes 
states that he is 
with one who would hesitate to pay еа а ар 
sum for such а —— object. To it se 
i t fo 
rdener, as so 
e 
A TEC sugges у Peir Wi would make it 
asy i nty Жы ү both j journeymen and head 
ене пра 
over а halfpenny ‘and penny per w week. Here 
the nursery, amongst head gardeners, married god 
urne 
, who ca 
even out of nursery wages the modest s 
by Mr. Penny could be paid ; re it seems to 
s that “ W. H.” will have to find some other kn 
y a gardeners’ orphan home ао поё Бе а 
иене: and if a united effort only is shade I will, 
pom only a poor yan be a liberal subscriber. 
Thomas Reid, Upton Nurser: 
2 
DETERIORATION OF POTATOS.—I have be een 
matter, an most t C. Dimmick 
writes on the subject (p. ile, however 
accepting his antidotes a deterioration in the 
8 
ive, I have met with a curious local сазе 
i uzzled a - 
agnum Bonum Potatos were lifted early in October 
m coiii йө 6 on the ne ne Mies V. а 
cool cellar. At first the of 
good quality; gradually they rapidly deteriorated, 
until one iaat in rir eyes 
nd—became so wet almost 
This did e arise from any amount of 
of Rose remained abnormally 
until consumed. e most su 
po 
mostly fou 
worthless. 
rprising Und 
of the matter remains to be mm he М 
n d sound and t the very first 
"m —— ии same P. na dior and worth- 
less e middle other end being of 
fair quality. This, however, is ae up to the Apar 
pis 24 um and no 
nd. were grown 
with a light coating of spent Hops, 
байаке grains, and other e fro’ 
again, 
inferior qual 
on fair loam 
ied ey the level 
ota е win planted 
сяр dria mellow ROR the ridge 
spade. uld is dressing, 
rj vier E bei quality af a ee ? 
early h al a 
partial deterioration. 4» nd, [Obviously ‘the 
end” >a the state ые — preliminary to 
AND PEARS IN $.--Trees of the 
ides “that are cultivated for a gi supply of fruit 
resent remain in thei 
b 
wit "m oes the Lom ar -€— on 
sister to" preven ingress of w е 
usually hav nrbes rainfall siut. d xen placed 
over t to prevent the soil from becoming 
unduly saturated. find enough water is con- 
ducted oots by the stems to keep the soil 
А 
rge 
ing influenced by articles in 
d 
The Animal World we refrain from the use of powde 
and shot, and substitute nets, keeping the trees free 
bya а framework of work in this way we defy these 
de of this kind 
under cover, they should be syringed overhead every 
blossoms commence t d, 
and the structure must be freely 
favourable occasions. Artificial heat should p no 
nthe vicinity of the eyes, p t joris sof 
are 
[Макон 5, 1887 
account be brought into use, aar to prevent in 
from frost, or to keep the n dry during МА А 
атар eather; and ir б is any doubt about the 
fruit setting, a camel's-hair brush may be run over the 
ssoms at mi to distribute pollen. We 
г 
а the time the 
be oon 
fruit is formed. Plu ums, partionlarly, invariably set 
very pu and may b arly with the 
rape scissors ; 
thinning an qi 
h 
are 
x 
z3 
cts ; owever, mu 
clear эрй top-dressings of rich 
decomposed manure should 
h specimen adequate space to = and free 
ex jede to the sun. Thomas Coomber 
TREATMENT OF STRAWBERRY PLANTS AFTER 
х hid ан рга а the fruit has been gathered from 
e plants of the re чо varieties they (the 
cold pit to become 
number of each variety in a well de uie piece of 
ode а few weeks hence, E only strong healthy 
D foe this purpose lants the reverse of these 
d be thrown on the rubbish-hea 
ers of Vicomtesse Héricart de 
in a warm bord i 
е: 
for during nr сайёр las te 
in the autumn. H, W. Ward, Longford Cast 
ing ee to 
EUCHARIS GROWING.—In growi 
perfection, with very simple treatment we have had 
them in M ia т 
time—plants 
micals, ich give the plants а 
rt, but fail 6 ss satisfaction = E 
length o ^. i 
and the “liane "heal thy. The 
of tu a ot loam, leaf-mould, and бө sand 
L JUBILEE EXHIBITION, — ji 
of the principal transept the 
1022 feck and eight zi 
56 fee ntrusted the Liverpool 
Horticataral Cane тара ds (John Cowan), Liverpool. 
oss the centre is another transept, 370 feet long ; 
n a dome, rising to the height 
at intervals on eith 
employed will ey p of Pal 
Dracænas, and other la arge 
specimens. which will give the а ker int 
and pleasing effect. R. С. Water 
Liverpool. 
ай 
JUBILEE TREES.—Having been asked 9 ie 
plant in commemo: oration 0 
would suggest the following :— 
dmanniana, and rx 
specimens of whic 
and and upwards and perfectly unin, а by the 
; od, T find th Laricio oF 
нгш 
Corsican Pine, also the 
