80 
Commenting on the report Mr. May referred 
ss 
to the loss of income sustained by the Fund 
through various causes, and especialy the with- 
kolding of the sent festival dinners, ү 
which the Fund, in normal es, derived а 
great part of its income. They had n co 
pelled to incur an overdraft from their bankers 
fo very considerable sum, and he appealed 
for support to make good this indebtedness 
Their good k p Aes recognised by 
High Commissioner ew Zealand, the Rt 
Hon. Sir w had given 
Thomas ылыы 
om 
A who 
m the sum of £100 fr the Gore Fund, 
raised by his countrymen. 
The Mum cw 3 endeavoured to v E E 
"un minim E expense, and, 
‘nates “Of ны ee s decided not to а i 
the list E subscriber as us last year, as 
printing w expensive item in these 
lays. In ib. Mr. May referred to the 
loss by deàth of several strong support 
f er 
the cha rity, and a ре а others to co 
forward to a 
Mr. M | the adoption of the 
report, which was carried without further com- 
ment. 
The officers and com were all 
emp and Mr. G. F. Tinley was ОТА. 
асапсу on the eer fears шо p^ his 
dot of Mr. 
orphan € submitted P "Mi po. бош. 
mitte kas ‘or election by resolution, and as 
ur und : the meeting on the 
sition Pat irman, secon: Mr. pum 
Their 
straw, Ellen Hagon Goldstraw, John Lank 
Terence William Nichols, Thomas W. Nichols, 
Elizabeth Ewart chard, Mary Nicholson 
Livin st Shand Reid. 
r Smith, Charlotte 
'uness. 
tne 
Sangste 
follo by frost at the end of the month, hin- 
e ork m during uary. Fair 
pro; made bgp н, апа last 
few of th th opportunity for 
carting manure in e di enin but bue 
work is distinctly ейди? Wheat appear. 
ave suffered somewhat heavy or aus 
land, but is elsewher tory ; autumn-so 
Oats and Beans good, strong ель 
hi cm everywhe 
her 
Seem E ewes is reported as fair to 
eather having Leg trying. 
good, the we 
ory on od the whole. The Dorset Horn flocks 
have — finished bobot: as fall oi 
Lon bs is reported as moderate, and the mortality 
whit уе stoc generally in fair condition. In 
most parts з +e country, eden ot all, the sup- 
ply of winter keep is rather s 
The steady demobilis ania т agricultural 
Arm: relie the 
П require more labour than usual. 
TRADE NOTES. 
JAPANESE LILY BULBS. 
Mr- Cmas. Н. Corns as secretary to 
pia eg ав Import, poenis Committee, 
the 
io share in the sup- 
a 
THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
able, and at an enhanced price, owing to the 
lateness of the season, enormously ine сы 
lack of shipping pole псег of 
pens ee rtainty о: 
the condition of the on val. A. copy 
of the Regulations ми to importers may be 
offices of the British е d Federa- 
gton . Street, Cov Gar 
, 35, Wellin den, 
С” 
„А SPECIAL Sub-Committee appointed by the 
r of Horticulture has had under con- 
ursery Stock Plant and 
h is ordered to be 
on а 9. 
in 
vm Cons uad "have 
wi si interv CC TR 
res a is agree eic ow bein en 
a revision of the i 
exporters Xs 
cretary of the b 
of рн сте, коно Ik ER odi: Norfolk Street, 
Strand, W.C. 2, in confidence, qu вак 
(а) t the total annual turnover of t 
ade, rA b) the value of fom which 
m hand in order to meet Am 
ittee ittee meeting of the Cham- 
stet the fo ave ag peeing mat- 
down for discussi t) Labour Con- 
ditions, a Toge ded of "Enporte, (3) Protec- 
Ne views of existing 
h the | wis or others 
ia vited by the 
At the n 
ВЕ = M 
Committee, and any lett d 
to the Secretary, Norfolk nouse, Nor- 
folk Street, Strand, on or before Monday next. 
Obituary. 
Edward Cox.—We earn with deep regret о 
b death, on M 5th inst., of Mr. Edward Con, 
years. Mr. Сох was for 
foreman at Messrs. Smith’s ai Worcester, 
ey 2 Bay trade and retail. especially those 
who n the habit of visit the nurseries 
to iter thea trees. e was a man of high 
integrity and kindly nature. 
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
AGROSTIS NEBULOSA CNW. wu EE Agrostis 
nee losa is one of the mort ae egant of orna- 
tal grasses, and its are peculiar'v 
suitable for association with. et flowers. de 
just before the 
lets open, and are dried p they will cad 3 
win 
vide hes material for winter — 
Agrostis nebulosa is hardy, and seeds m 
coven out аео autum: 
n practice i 
I socium d in gentle heat, or 
and plant them Mot t about 6 inches ара 
pril or у и у. If this grass is 
wn arty. 
htly 
uada S the spikes will be short in 
therefore a M on tam] for deco- 
Ed ban if 15 to 18 in igh. 
Correction: In the € on ‘ Leaf Ens. t of 
Orchids," page 61, line 26, б 3, should 
sol 
read “3 to 4 per i: on of ‘calcium 
bisulphite," and not p p 
[FEsRvARY 15, 1919. 
EFFECT. ОЕ Creosorep TIMBER Upon PLANTS: 
J. B. Plants in houses the w man wise vi 
which has been treated with creosote have 
been known to lose their foliage as a conse- 
quence of the fumes given off by th 
sote. hether Tomatos would suffer if tome 
against a creosoted fence, out-of-doors 
not sa eh but if the wood has been "tested 
ece ntly we should Еу. ves planting 
e ear 
plants may not su uch, 
plants do appear to ейте considera bly. 
FORESTRY TRA Be У: Your best 
course is to pops a post as assistant on any 
well-wooded pr operty ap under a good, 
practical forester. Write to W. Michie, Esq., 
Woods Manager, Woodi fouas Hall, Welbeck : 
thy oods Manager, urn, в; ог one 
of the big Scotch estates, su h as Dr 
ing to the Head оаа with whom terms 
could probably be rranged. 
ce paeem к: Spraying 
the akere "atrécHons for winter spraymg- 
This must be done before the trees start into 
rowth. 
g 
Names оғ PLA AP OX Ср 
Dieksonianum g: x villosum) ; 2, C. rube- 
s (Boxallii x oenanthum). 
ProucHiwG Стовк TO Appie Trees: M. B. a 
the Apples are on the free Sent i no harm Wi 
follow ploughing quite close to the -— 
stems, but if they are on the Paradise : 
ploughing Коло з be done so closely 85. 
vou suggest, surface roots would be 
a $ heey obs fot io to 4 feet оп i 
Eo of the trees should be left for hand c" ti- 
SCALE The 
INsECT Jde i 
common Maad Se cale m ow yw: EOWA as Lepi б 
saphes ulmi), so frequently found on Apps 
and Pear trees, varies in 
rounder form 
a 
winter spraying wi 
ага. Winter Wash h 
ow 
ES CHA FOR ed $ 
SEED H. 
was from a fibi rat e pu Pe ee leg стр 1 
sedi are conem 
wn 
е those Бапа" 
ings which remain wher 
heavier crop of seed th: 
