24 THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. [Janvary 11, 1919, 
we have lost a brother in the op ed ко be ready to succeed t The varieties best 609-659; the old un of Nino the little 
rod ET unfailing traits of a wo railed for this Ob gum a gnum Bonum tubers closely tog: —— i soil and 
with a graciousness to which I I Frente. Early London, and Walcher transplan: them pe pee pans às 
NE bear testimony. Harry Williams. CANEERED APPLE TRE С. M. GE specimens soon as des hav P aide 2 Machen of growth isa 
received give раг а ence of а very bad good one ; ordinary ener greenhouse ae 
attack of canker (Nectria ditisima) Trees s0 a suffice Don A rz ees are peer b 
GARDENING APPOINTMENTS. badly affected should be grubbed out and used } 
for firewood. From oh dice not so diseased The ‘compost should pe fairly Tich and comes 
Mr. moh Mac cLean, 1 ate Gardener rat Heathoote, i cankered branches should be cut out and E Mig sm "ENS. 
ey, previously for more than 6 years ener to urned, a the ae te Her d with tar. Lintums AND HELLEBOR! ace 
mond RN, eod pere ш ordin Sometimes it is possible out the diseased Liiums in a cool greenhouse or pit where they 
to Major Содтз, Burrough Hi, Melton Mowbray, rtion where a em is ps рү by will receive abundance of light and air; i 
сат ersh '(Thanks for ls, for R.G.O.F. box. canker and the attack is a light one; in such grown in m warmth wi в pal E 
cases the cut surface should be “ж perfectly sition the growths wi elongated an 
БЕЖ а 74е Pattinson, previously: Ganei: smooth with a oe knife and immediatel weak and will not produce flowers satisfac- 
T, Esq. shbrooke Tower, ф-н is р у 
Gardener to the Marquis ot t LONDONDERRY, Spring- dressed with t torily. When Hellebores are needed 
са, Оелрмн, Beas ei ran Farm Proven J. W. Full particu- greenhouse decoration the plants should be 
lars of the hd prices ae the fruit ine lifted and pora Pack acs as soon as the . 
Sion ch me: ETE in Gard. Chron. of Sep flower-buds formed, an laced “te 
CATALOGUES RECEIVED. ber 7, 1918, can be obtained on applica BM P3 frame 9 or pi ө ю that the blooms malas e 
EIE Messrs. W. Seabro k and Sons, The Nurseries, кзз Re: 
omues Chelmsford. Шыу little water during t un dull w 
Brows & Уйтаон, 10, Markeb Manchester. Gas-LrME AND Савы Е. R. Gas-lim Ex: coner э erc v» liable D iun 
W. DRUMMOND & ora LTD., ge М RUD off s the junetion of stem and root. 
JAMES CARTER & Со., Haynes Park, London, S,W.19. best used in the garden for the purpose o of P - G m po 
SruART MEIN, Kelso, Scotland, cleansing the soil fon insect pests and other TE D LABYRINTH PLANS: = 28 - 
J. R. Pearsox & Sows, Lowdh Notts. enemies, еа club-root disease. On he “old g ardening books a of mazes 
Тан зган дар отива Соруп fm am purs fand owt ta di ewt. of fresh gas-lim labyrinths а cron puen, bui S 
Новат & Son, 162, Houndsditch, London, E1 (whole. pde akes pis dressing. Spread the Tene ja oad Ja modern works of "e Spi. Win 
sale). n the кй and let Е remain for ten days = n of saat on S erine’s d 
at 1 
chester (а ate 1710), ів given in Vol. IV. of the | 
Stan dard е of Horticulture (Mac- 
NAMES M. ephrok E 
Íolia.—L. R. 1, Jasm S qu даш ee 
LI 
gears Dyers, 3, тшй taal 
the beds to be planted to give a g 
effect in lager nd suggest the follows 
as an appropr riate ‘scheme, dealing with 
in marked on the plam 
Nos. 1, 2, 3, 1) Lobelia € 
Firefly at 1 foot apart, filling the rema: - 
of the two b with a ye 
leaved Pelargon ( ium) 80 
Crousse. (2) Lobelia as in m? and rem i 
of, beds ри with Calceolaria amplexican = 
or failin species, C. "Golden Gem. б | 
Three ее Ж күү plant ot 
j " 
ечи ers чо mi e кычкы gt inder 
filled with E intermediate an 
r (4) Heliotropes as in (3), edging he 
: e-red Antirrhinum, tir- 
VERRE 3 (MESES dal mainder filled with Ana pn pices wc ot a 
pe 2 x d hi is Fire ng. young 
Fie. 8.—THE MAZE Ат BLETCHLEY Park, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, Belibtrepes are pot zin pinch pots m 
AUSTIN & MOASEAN, 89, Mitchell Street, Gl til it can be broken finely, then di кы ишы ы» чие киши: са Jur. ae 
Е ase nee asgow. or so unti сап Token y; 1g me sufficiently large for use by ў 
| tani p an S iach Portland Street, Kilmarnock. or fork it in. The sulphide ч iuc Pr yor’ side growths should be removed until Me ў 
& Sons, Readin wil kill all pests and weeds, plants are 2 feet 6 inches high, then pincha 
tain ehemical changes have melon hcc Ud top lateral shoots to form balanced heads. be 
phide is converted into sulphate of lime, which Antirrhinums asily rai by 5 th 
ls а уо, fertiliser. Six weeks should n heat towards the end of the present mon 
e een the ca cari ms of gas-lime and Your clear plan of the flower- 1 
the p ing or sowing of the land dressed = in ors cadi us to furnish а reply: _ 
with it. Fresh he lime should not be applied Nem Dos T. W. Particulars of | 
in the manner described to land wherein fruit the с ot йогасы were given in the 
утс. Gas-li d r ede d d Eod. de im samurai Gard. Chron. of December 14, 1918, P: hout 
$ : = iq or varice in z f an effort is is bein Made to evict you WIL. 3. 
4 о Leeks: 4. S. T. Leeks raised value dep „реп egr reasonable notice “compensation may be сЇаїте 
in Aügust and planted out in i M with a which ашы сеейв 2 cent. On зей pus ent stipulated otherwise: 
view to producing large specimens in the fol soils it has a beneficial effect, especially u йош Co be a Ee p kion ui Land Order, 22 
lowing autumm are almost сайа de run io Cabbage crops and swelling fruits ваа but it mus o pies 3 Ac tiva b — from HMA 
seed during the summer. The bee results are be diluted with from four iimes its E erv Office 2 stther din n "i t or through e 
genile hos from sowings made February in bulk of кс. or its cau ы Es i aoe Eder. ose mid a few pen 
gente at, and the plants afterwards grown burn the crops. Grass land m. m e ved Loos ot Orac h elating to war-time мт 
ш he rh for plant- у an pray oris of 1 100 sets. of gas-liquor, and allotments may be obtained free оп арр. e. 
че = орев: Dope ч diluted, pur аө. shouid cation to the Food Production report ; 
Вавоссотл : S. T. Veitch’s Self-protecting be арр іп winter ; ЕЕН нта їп in spring or Victoria Street, Westminster, or the Board % 
and Snow's’ Wini White Broccoli, raised sammer, ер to the or crop Agriculture, St. James’ ae, те ndon, W- 
from seed sown in August and treated as you ^ GLOXINIAS AND ÅCHIMENES : C6: Tt ‘Gloxinia « 
prove, Taare. iere are dee Mantel lux Biapiy- ти Ui voii Bà 208 
à е8 1 growths may damp at the base, therefore ived.—Rev. Н F.—E. C71 
time, ‘will produce heads the upper part of the tuber showhd bo shone Communications Received. Rer. ү. TA 
‘spring and up to the end of level with the top of the soil when potting is no SET ond. 6. wid H HP. WW. A 
шеш К oe cud. in mber ^ finished. Achimenes may be planted at once “үр 3- EF 5. EI S Rw. F. E. 29 
е © cold pit in finch pote should and placed in a house having a temperature of E. М, E—W. 0.—J. H. 
