nt of agricultural workers at less than 
e to him under the Ac 
iable t o pr vestire сене. 
wage agree 
е 
seas g any 
to the o: 
TS 
= d UE Ta rev 
ing “of кач Order, 1917, the Ye d gri 
revo! the. 
Orde s 1, which prohibited, except under 
ae the hatching = rearing of pheasants 
any artificial mean 
TRADE NOTES. 
DISSATISFACTION in the horticultural trade with 
— to ше competition of co сер sire (oet 
contin to spre Meet e bein 
ned t с 
urge custom 
th 
во many years to training. фе 
е of aia ге! ачу E 
meetings are frequ nt at nded by Government 
officials, who ЕБ non of the society. 
Ir would not be surprising if the Chancellor 
e Exchequer, in his search for further 
sources of revenue, were to make careful inquiry 
n 
they а! oy. 
mature were ivit: garded as 
what in dee beide E friendly societies, but in 
any of them 
over S6 000.000 
Ir favourite argum 
liability of co- еа societies to pay income 
ax lthough о ате 
age members 
THE GARDEN 
ent against the 
not emen And es 
thel liable to i ind in а individual т те- 
turns for inco x the of any 
benefits which they may м rig embers f 
such society. In practice, of course, the matter 
does not w: rk out in any such wav ere must 
member 
part of their assessable income, but the question 
Industrial and 
goes far bevond this. Since the 
Provident Societies Act was e mini- 
mum income in f which income tax is 
pavab| erably reduced, and in 
order to facilitate collection many p'oyers 
deduct, ts for the Government. incom 
tax wa of their wor! 
enq i e of the workman as to whether 
any additional income tax is chargeable ins 
him on account of his membership of a 
operative societv. in consequence the whol 
of thi e nf t t 
be Ex 
Ir is certainly omak that even 
smallest trading comnany revistered under the 
Companies Acts is liable to pay income . 
its profits. whi'e mmercial concern registered 
th dustrial and: Provident | ө 
wu. scheme uL | Teias, of Trade Associa- 
its 
оа 
of success. 
he best evidence that the Chamber of Hor 
culture is determined to ho!d the balance ч, 
between the various sections of the trade may 
aha be font in dc fact that hitherto the 
i itici in th it trade have been 
hief criticisms in fruit tr: 
mutually destructive; that is say, e 
growers' ociations have suggested that tl 
salesmen's section become largely re 
presented, while on the other hand at least one 
salesmen's association has hesitated to apply for 
embership for fear lest the gro ers' element 
hould become so powerful as to over-ride the 
former's interes These matters have, how- 
ever, now been ео apparentiy to the 
satisfaction of both parties 
MU more difficult question will pro- 
arise mee the ^a n ОЕ the Chambe н of 
h the каш 
Нот 
am pias on 
ое 
disagreemen: 
te а of the C 
бш nder the semarkably able leadership 
sche d e Chai ше п, Mr. George Monro, j 
has alre sadly EL. it ds beris to daane. “that 
members will 06 o Шер аны of food for re- 
flection in various 
Now that so many soldiers are being dem 
— y is very e that certain “doubt ta 
to the extent to which their terms of 
ab: 
е 
well-known case, he positio 
deners appears to E open to солане doubt. 
HE concession which the Japanese Bulb Со 
kel Committee is secured гош the Board of 
ably not be ut 
Trade will probably sed to the full 
by Ja ers this s owever 
stens are already being юкмы the Committee 
ith recard to next season's imports, and it is 
Lane eg by that time t supplies may be 
HE Horticultural TEPE Association of the 
Un ың Kingdom is taking a vote of its mem- 
Айар its organisation the — eo 
prove convenient in several respec 
associations may be ‘expected to follow. E 
Obituary. 
С. б. van Tubergen.—It ith deep regret 
we ҮТ" received о of the death of 
Mr. van BSc a which took place on 
January 25, at Н The deceased gentle- 
man was bees I ad expe. lovers of hardy 
plants and rare bulbs as of the firm to 
eres he qe "his name, а den comprising the 
Dan Hoog and Tubergen. „Мт. С. G. van 
mem 
were 
oe vr “rest on January 28 at the Shoterweg 
ЕК5 CHRONICLE. 
AMAGED RHODOD 
ENDRON LEAVES: 
proce m leaves have suffered, as you 
suggest, from the application of an exces- 
улу trong insecticide, an thing will 
brin em ba their original form and 
colo Very c 1 treatment will be - 
sary to prevent the leaves from falling. Ап 
excess of water a ed 
syringings in fine 
top-dressing the roots with leaf-so 
RICHARDIAS : Calla. From ы 
с 
th 
little me tim 
po provided the soil зарэ pot th 
is fairly 
Law О. А useful little x giving th 
particu you require is Lawns and Grens, 
by F. W. Sanders; this can be obtained 1 
e publishing department, price la. 9d., 
NAME he specimens were 
erefore not in a good 
: G.A. 
badly КЕ, and t] 
ES probably repre- 
condition for naming ; 
sent Bramley's Seedlin 
NAMES OF PLA 
variabilis 
W. Buddlei: 
2, y c рос; з, биш 
spinosa ; n Acacia 
Fi E 
gnised— 
specimens were miserable scraps and {altogether 
шша for the purpose identification. 
Stues Arrackine Ротлтоз: 7. В. А. Sup 
phosphate acts as a defuit a slugs, and i is 
se for the Potato 
an excellent fertiliser to 
ust the fertilis s uiu the rows 
when they are opened "ed lanting the sets, 
at the rate of 2 or 3 ozs. to the square yard. 
A little sulphate of euer m applied either 
when the ro e filled with the so il or just 
previous to the haulm appearing “aboye the 
ground will also be of value 
Tramino ты Новтісоілове: Miss C. D. W. 
Insert an EE SE Н in pe of = a 
ing papers, ering j 
8 in return for rudi Brees and 
lodging: 
THe Pas Fro Н. Е. ario p 
several Chilian plants ути by t xe ER 
у Чөн o, but obviously the plant € describe ae 
yon let x der this name ешп 
бйр уп, Antheri sia coeru 
Ruiz and Pav 
Waces Boarn: B. С. We can give yoe da 
further advice beyond t that contained in will 
official note published о You 
notice that Boa expressly bunc 
that they cannot give legally binding dud 
in such cases as yours, but that сее КЕ 
plo in private or estate g , 
duce of which is grown wholly or p 
sale, would, in the Board's view, com с 
"the scope of the minimum 
Saas н.7. B. 
bee xv [on Brusel “ke ive P P +H. =; = Lj 
NE Bo Ww nQeH в, H Page ar 
M. О. H—W. TIO. c. m ож w De Е 
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