FEBRUARY 8, 1919. ] 
THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
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$ the conclusion of hostilities the committee ap- 
E Chry santhem Owing to the length 
е a available, ng tie АА of reducing the 
yet ула te, but the com- 
lists will be ready ublieation before 
еды time arrives, 
At the annual general meeting, held in Februar 
1918, the Dresentation to Mr. Richard A, itty was 
made г. Thos. Bevan, in the булуон шө absence 
of the president Mr, R, 2 r tty mpelled i 
TESI the secretaryship of the vet ай. ‘ale end 
1917, owing to pressure of busines, Жш the presentation 
to him of a handsome dra clock a illu- 
minated and framed аге Hy in V АЙ ТУЕ Жы туы 
had so ably rendered the society dur- 
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society should find oppor- 
tunity to its former dp ities. 
Already the committee has under consideration the ques 
afmliated ieties, and an extension of е show 
hedule, But to enable the committee to carry out a 
progressive and educational programme an increased 
income will be терү 
The furnove f £169, nce of 
of тга amounting to £108 Tas. 10d., and a 
All the officers and members of committee 
Y 
über 
re- be for the 
President, Sir Albert arredi, 
John Green ; Chairman of 
3 Bevan ; irae Шушы Mr. 
E. F. Hawes; Foreign Corres sponding eap i 
Mr. C. Harman Payne; General Secretary, Mr. 
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tevenson, 
gent, a nd Mr. В. БЕКУ ДЫ were elected to fill 
vacancies among those who retire in 1920 and 
Some of the members suggested the revival 
E of Hip duty. s annual dinner ana summer out- 
g, and zm h ing concert by 
роп members. 
A vote of thar iso was accorded Mr. Bevan 
for presiding 
_ MANCHESTER а ЫЫ OF ENGLAND 
JANUAR sede mmittee pre. Rev. J. 
j Boronblahotne (їп e 2*5. ‘Mesos В. “Kale 
gee Be A oe J. Cypher. 
J. J. aa s “Т Keel EA McLeod, 
NN W. Б скар, Е. Е W. Shackle- 
. Arthur (Secretary). 
З FIRST-CLASS сеа 
E оми Skinneri prion из thoglottis 
. Petre and Catasetum splendens Lindenii, from 
m: Bruce and Miss W 
сорти tum {руне Ман (Charade Bulldog 
— 
іпаїе Leeanum 
€, fro uw. gr Ne Esq. 
ossum potes var. Wilps, a heavily 
from P. Ѕмітн, Esq 
Major (Gaston Tutte x 
, from T EY, к. 
E rom 
ра с hybrid), 
wedi Odin ут siia x Antinous), from 
к C 
С Юз еа банак Кн e 
AWARD oF APPRECIATION—Isr Crass 
iss WRIGLEY, Bury (gr. 
a group Cyprip iums, and rs 
E ley Range (gr. Mr. 
тн ене а Silver-gilt Medai 
iums and Odontoglos- 
Esg, G eat Harwood (gr 
Meer T. ae Esq., Hasling- 
тоду; W. В. pe Esq., Hey- 
Branch); P. 
Sip E. W. оо раа. 
_ Soxs, апа 
Мг. W. 
accounts 
£17 Os. 7d. Ded суа, а [Р ула ae "аве ; 
rese fund 
geni Leno 96 be dealt 
m Pisoni 
 hibition be held i deren 
y 
ке at the end of Octo! 
SHACKLETON 
(Bradford), also staged exhibits, 
мт gere 
CYPHER anD Sons, Cheltenham, 
oup of various Orchids for which a 
Sus er Medal was awarded. 
GLASGOW AND WEST m. SCOTLAND 
HORTICULTURA 
t the ge^ of the 
JAN 29.—At above 
Society, gr d on the е з “ae a 
‘A Talk About Potato ad Mr. 
Robert L. Sosy Bresthope, ЖЕ. Mid- 
lothian. Mr. John Cairns, of Messrs. Austin 
and McAslan, 
The lecturer dealt with his subject in той 
t his n E to e. wh ich i chang 
{ше was 
т 
n breeding new varieties 8 
the forefront immunity to 
These 
ult ort: 'om 
Plant Breeding Station to develop new varieties, 
and the Шш guration of organised reg gistration of 
new Potatos with a view to the elimination of 
too-much alike varieties, while the efforts of the 
Board to control Wart Disease. were discussed 
and strongly pa pported. 
BARNET I HISTORY 
Hadley Bourne Gardens, Barnet, gave a lecture 
entitled ““ Some Insect Pests," illustrated A 
tei е ў 
ате 
Beetle, or vor Skip. dn ck, exist in that stage from 
three to five y and were-the most persistent 
and destructive vot all gr Bound vermin. Soot 
lime, salt, of soda, superphosphate 
А tly 
piece 
Bastrost in 
from time to time: we 
b deu fed chiefly on soft. еН 
the common snake millepede, aed 
another, E quite so long, the lecturer con 
sidered to be the greatest enemies of growing 
Potatos. Leather Jackets. the larvae of the 
EI in the 
anner €— Mr. Wipro 
dealt with h the ‘Onio the Car t Fly 
Celery and PRU E LN EUR Black се Gall 
the Shoo uit Moth of the Red, 
abb 
ing them. In replying 
to a question. the bsc prese the opinion 
osse ud large i rpillars in the 
of 1917 is due to 5м melee of insect- 
ai ‘binds ich had died during preceding 
hard w 
зерен ken EXETER HORTICULTURAL. 
JAN 9L —K special | general meeting of 
the Desai and Exeter Horticultural Society was 
new at the бам, ег, on the foregoing 
Mr. С. М. Veitch pa 
The hon. riche ary, Mr. T. Andrews, re- 
potea that at the enmi of 1916 the 
Society pas Han in hand of £46 6s. 9d. 
Owing ntinuance of the war and the 
adverse "conditions the льно proposed to 
d in the autumn of that year was aban 
g 1916 у e ена ony a 
very limited number о: re: 
ceived, and therefore it vas коке ЗЫ disi. 
either of those ye 
balance was now £88 € 
tions the Committee reco! an ex- 
Tt was decided the iong to MM the 
tober. 
Mr. E. Plummer was elected President, and 
the Vice-Presidents were reappointed, with the 
addition of the incoming High Sheriff of the 
(Mr. W. P. Mart tin), the Mayor of 
xeter (Sir James vé and the Sheriff of 
Exeter (Mr. W. Townsend). 
WINCHESTER "aprico 
N the 28th ult. the Rev. A. 
. Bai 
sided at the annual By ing of the Winchester 
and District Gardeners’ ота tion, held at 
Oddfellows’ Hall, Wincheate 
There was › large attenda: үз of members to 
receive the Rey and Accounts for 1918. The 
ings, participation in the Hospi Féte, several 
instructive lectures, and a fair membership. The 
accounts showed a Басе іп hand of 
£18 16s. 105d. The president, gave an in 
ete address ess, was re-elected, as were M 
Wise, chairman;: Mr. Taylor, treasurer; and 
Mr. H. J. Boorer, hon. sec. Mr. Watts staged 
a capital exhibit of Potatos and a collection of 
W allflowers 
CROPS AND STOCK ON THE HOME FARM. 
PREPARATIONS FOR SOWING 
Unper favourable conditions Yebisury ry is the 
best month in which to “ rare in ee — - 
England. When Oats a in 
E soil жу ^ oe escape cay of the шош 
h bes ose n later. Whe 
April a ‘ir : ape ton бше луг is СЕ ка ined 
before dry weather sets in, and crop is 
severely capped. — Early-sown Oats 
ready to harvest early, and ripen more aerie 
n later. 
than those These late sowings mw; 
nate naven and grow irregularly, and the 
traw is liable to ferment in the rick, thus 
ducing its feeding value e. 
2 a in favour of early sow 
that тис s work— оова, Я and 
rolling— » ia is sown on 
fallow ”’ E or winter plough the ground 
does not,’ a rule, requi ret gs us 
at the tives: Filer harrowin Dak 
hardly ever ploughing or rollin os put "the 
soil will have been thoroughly pulverised by 
frost, rain and wind. 
Now is the time to determine whether a cer- 
tain field E require Bengning before sowing. 
For example, Oats are to follow a last season’s 
Wheat hay "the stubble of which was loughed 
during Nov cone or December. 2 the field raed gen 
mises y by the middle or 
February it shouid ре ploughed а at T i A 
vide a clean ardly say that 
ploughi ae os e мо ы uring wet 
eather, especia if ой се retentive 
x 
her land urface 
should be carefully “ploughed, ps Ир n 
coulters adjusted to the burial of weeds. 
The best v. sud eap of. Oat to sow will de 
upon daha сшкш. 
for home Е ., for horses, cows 
black ones are usually preferred. hite varie- 
ies. Hero, Vi an are 
desirable: the first is of th and 
ields well. Of black Oats I know none superior 
a. 
со 
тет дш; Farm. 
"Bishops Wa!tham. 
Cases have been brought to emo 
Agricultural Wages Board in idi fo yearly hir- 
ing contracts have been made which provide for 
