— ibi 22, 1919.] 
m Commended.—Dalkeith, sent by Mr. 
рн, prove erg Exhibition, = 
)y . Car Co.; Rosny, se 
› pe and а ag эз mended. Аста 
urth Muni, sen oi by Messrs: R. Veitch and a: 
ing of the Market, t by Messrs. Barr and 
Sons ; боео, ка iste eae E. W. King 
iT id Co. ; Darlin > sent by Mr. Scarlett. 
Hight: ас pam Frame, Early 
oth sent Hn E Barr and Sons ; 
n Messrs. R. Veitch 
ading ; 
hediate, sent by Messrs. Sydenham, Ltd. ; Per- 
ection, sent by Messrs. Dickso and Robinson. 
HORTICULTURAL CLUB. 
ial g meeting 
he Horticultural Club was held at Ander 
tr y^ P NS e 
a i the chair. 
юп, secretary read a letter from the chair- 
ir Veitch, re 
lity to b to in 
ch 
to be postponed, and it was 
d TE fo hold it later in the year May 20 Кешр 
\ ted аз a suitable dat The annual. re- 
of the Management Committee e a 
nitted, from which we extract the follow 
the Serious which dis 
tal membership Mr 2068, so that Aur. 
the 44 years of war the numerioal strength has been 
by only 26 members, in mber 
made with the Farm to 
AM has pene le well, pee the 
€ been invited to c ontinue it for as long 
1918. 
ecd ines, "his colleague, 
Sand to ou howe a balance carried 
à was re-elected presi- 
ent; Sir Вау V. eitch E rea; ЫЗА chair- 
“and а ‘and М G E Т inley re- 
d hon. secretary. The а B om and 
of the committee were all re-ap- 
ete ee EU M NE S 
Td Aree CARNATION. 
secretary, Mr. T. A. Weston, in 
à n ‘that the following new varieties of 
ions were registered with the British 
ation Societ y during 1918: Mrs. zouara 
n, very free. Win 
cerise "n ward of Merit). 
wing scarlet; very free 
А а ааа by Sikes Low 
‘Wivelofeld 
w, flaked pink; 
5 sui дар е for ч 
seed e ink, 
pne by ATL 
ер 
centre. (Regis- 
id, seedling ; bright 
b. soiling; dank 
‚ sport from 
THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
eae deeper colour; very fine for all pur- 
oses. (Registered by W. E. Wallace.) 
NATIONAL CHRYSANTHEMUM. 
FEBRUARY . — Considering the inclement 
weather, the attendance at de meeting d the 
Executive Commi 
Street, Covent ба Garden. was good. Mr 
i members 
e 
gramme made Fs enlarged schedu 
for the November meeting, encoura 
early- oe ng varieties, | lectures {о 
socie an е 
Transactions All t 
general t 
canc за, for their зла реф | report. 
The Schedule, ce, and Publication Sub- 
© ittees were re-elected, and i^ re ped 
members of the Floral юш ittee 
pointed, while Mr. Sarge SKingatan, pen esteso 
to a vacancy arisin 
ROYAL SCOTTISH Кыа. 
Bau 
this Duke of Buceluech, 
KT; president: in he chair. About 50 mem 
bers attend ed. 
Th uncil showed that the 
was moved by 
venor of the Finance Committee, "showed that 
the oe possessed about £2,400 of invested 
capital, and was in «i berer position financially 
than it had са pid Maa 
Sir Jol ell, ‘the Assistant Con 
troller of the Timber: ме андар of 
the Board of Trade in Scotland, stated ore ге 
exhibit о Rie giri timber which his 
ment in to set up at the Highland rand 
Agricultural “society Show in Edinbur 
July would that the ag e the 
had been 
e For 
ard of A Aie Tor "Scotland, 
ment of the Bo. 
said that ex- -ocer of the ight 
wish to арр r forest: rg e wd pues to 
The ТОЁ БЕЙ п, which w oved by 
Mr. Geo. Leven, Bowmont Forest, Roxburgh. 
shire, was unanimously adopted :— “ This m 
ing o of the Royal Scottish песни Society, 
while cordially welcoming the appointment of 
the Interim Trot Authority, ан, urges 
Governm ass W so ut aly we е neces- 
sary іаво setting п 
orest 
Authority with Local есш," "endowed 
ith adequate funds and the fullest patients 
enable it carry out effectively a progressiv 
owe E suitable and available 
quirements: mg the "Whole king did 
Pik on ыз 2 of Pcr c was re- aod presi- 
James Whitto Sonerarendent of 
Cite ‘parks, Glasgow, was jme ted to the vacant 
росе: new койайын were 
Mes Gilchrist, Mount Mente Geo. 
Laren. аң Forest ; J. Е. Annand, M.Sc., 
Newcastle-on- pru) Alex. > 
battle; and A die estes aid The Dean, Kil- 
marnock. ecret n 
ue Maxwell). _recretary (Mr. 
way), honor editor (Dr. Borthwick), 
tor and pesci AR scientist were re-elected. 
SCOTTISH HORTICULTURAL. 
E^ 
Rooms, гэ 84 злей Edinburgh. 
т?з 
ae the 
veni invited g e Sir Robert Greig, of 
e Board of A ber ac vsi Ta Sontland, ат! рго- 
сз the healthy of the Association ; Mr. McCal- 
lum, Edinburg to land College 
of riculture; Mr. Wm hbertson, and 
others. A most enjoyable evening was spent. 
FEBRUARY 4.—Th onthly t was held 
on this date 1 ccasion w pening 
address for the session by the president, Mr. 
obert Fife, but owing to a sudd t of 
illness he was unable to be 
formal business was transact 
UNITED HORTICULTURAL BENEFIT 
AND PROVIDENT. 
FEB: 10.—The monthly рш of this 
ney yea held i 
in the R.H.S. Hall on Mon 
day, the 10th inst. Mr. C, H. Curtis үгү 
гее п members were elected. The death 
certificate of « one dece member was frog 
and the sum of £20 17s. 6d. was passed for pay- 
ment to his nominee. The sick pay for the 
moti on the ordinary side was £7. 7d., and 
n the State Section £ 4s. , and maternity 
claims ounced the annua! 
meeting will be held in the t all on 
Monday, March 10th, at 7.30 p 
SURBITON, KINGSTON a DISTRICT 
CHRYSANTHEM 
a general meeting of the it society (the 
Жен since December, 1915), held on the сез 
inst., it w cided to bold a Chrysanthem 
Show next autu J. Salter re ‘who 
esided, was elected president, and 
mittee was гое in Mr. Hill, Take 
has been se ry for many eae expressed 
his бева. or "relinquishing the office, and 
Mr. T. Smith was elected honorary secreta: 
CROPS AND STOCK ON THE HOME FARM. 
MUSTARD. 
THE very interesting — by Mr. Fryer 
p. 64 of the Gard. Chron. of Y Берагу t is 
well worth the attention E de аары in 
ie cultivation, wh cee a lar arte 
mall scale, or as mar ket € i dut Ер oi eve 
ix ee holdings and — apiri фо 
its value the of either 
vy 
ate per acre at sowing time, spread 
cast in front of the oeg Such Mustard, 
eek | 
z manuria 
ж, ài RR Y МОЕ is more valuable 
pipes i in oed E cs А сао 
ехсе 
food. generally) do mol aly ы prize 
ет of 
Mustard Us ео аз colt 
little “ sta equa ther d food, 
such as Sai foin or joo dh "talia 
the Mustard crop often helps to tide ui a 
scarci Wh е |, is stiff the 
by the sheep is more injurious ee benede 
In the case ` r4 soils, and esp $ 
the treading by sheep is benefi ciat о Ра 
Wheat is abs: follow xa 
On arms where sheep are not kept 
Mustar d is is d ане а for Wheat, 
and gives surprising results. 
small 
In a garden or allotment Mustard 
TOWN а ea ploughed or dug in is an excellent 
ure, but it is rarely that space can be pro- 
vided early en or the 
Where wireworm, leather jackets, and other 
soil e um and injuri коа. Я 
Parsnips, Swed 
mae Ning ‘the use of hu E as ід 
much less trouble and at This 
