118 THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. [Marcu 8, 1919. 
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only be Re etam as “extensive cultiva- Mr. JOHN COOMBES, etd organiser of spraying grow by P time, consequently it would be 
- ай For these reasons, it would seem under the Food Produc n Department in the an easy matter to divide the stools and plant 
Rossi to die a dividing line between the ^ ccunties of Gloucester › Teck and Worcester, the зе э беге) portions pou фын ril. 3 
it must of course be m in-mind has pon act ш наш. АТ the Mond Pracn Trees: М. t necessary to 
thet хей proposal only applies a minimum Nickel Company Du ., in the Western counties, remove the Peach rises tu the wires on 
wage. In practice, the man M. д the skill in connection with the firm’s аа es in which they have been aes d bu for ш | 
and knowledge necessary ior intensive culti- ^ spraying. sake of cleanliness, зуы onus e that n | 
vation Жека wg ives a higher wage than a ties are cutting the ste 3 
mar employed on extensive cultivation. lt is (Tur Spalding and District Bulb —€—— ME remove all the branches. ue bet. them after — 
o pata: ба latier cannot be expected to be Market Gardeners’? Association have passed the wires and parts o z ios Peach house | 
paid. as highly as the former, and the skilled ^ resolution asking t Een re eer the have been огон clea | 
operator would have just cause for complaint ^ embargo upon the рын rtation of bulbs until  pgag Tree CANKERED: J. puo "The Pei te jJ 
‘it he were dragged down to the level of the а year after peace is signed. growths submitted show evidence of a rather — 
a unskilled worker. ‘The more practical course зе еге attack of canker (Nectria ditissima), a | 
would appear о е aa minimum r: E x Я J ungous disease ee і. боло | 
remuneration for the unskilled worker, while y" le and Pear Specimens which are _ 
lea aing the coat worker to arrange with his LAW NOTES. uy diseased should bé Eoi out and 
em lóy r for the extra wage which his anion burned. In the case of a less VE attack Í 
1 dg nd weuld enable the FAILURE or a MARKET GARDENER. the cankered a should be cut away, and | 
кзы er to pay. D. М. Ат the offices of the Official Receiver for the in some instances it may be possible to savea _ 
Edmonton District, Bedford Row, W.C., on branch by cutting away the diseased portion, 
THe new ‘ Ministry of Ways and Communi Tuesday, the 25th ult., the first " meeting of E the cut surface with a sharp knife 
cations Bill " js likely to-meet with considerable cud Ea iha falma ra ТАЙБА or spoke-shave, and immediately dressing it 
criticism from the Commercial Members oi John Burton (Senr.), of Bush Hill Park Farm, with tar. 
House of Commons. If the Bill goes thro E Bu rest Lov егы farmers and Бекр Ротлтоз with Воосн 8ктхз: H. 6. There 
in its present for e Minister will have Dec S nica gar ATO ? в no evidence of fungous 5 or о] è 
powers of a Dictator in connection with al Thee staen of aiiai "met by the Е А pests in the sample of seed Potatos 
оте ll transport, his jurisdiction extending debtor showed gross liabilities dO ie _ sent. The roughening of the skins is due to 
y8; a gu and roads, in ad- л 4,000 17s. 5d., of which £1,831 7s. = some irritant matter in the soil k Mos ba 
‘ition to eaten pply. It has often gus to due сыйы». Ae fully bed Potatos were grown, and as it is of a 
been remarked that. “trade is ihe life-blood of creditors, £2,142 Qs. ; Mes value of the Bret caper character they are quite suitable 
а cot and i is no ds ти б ia rem Lose Rin returned s 14а ба. rie l for ке epee: 
ur: ТД d s and c liabilities expected bs аш a ber st the estate SEEDING CINERARIAS AND Primutas: Ё. G. 
pedet meh „ы: болеун ba 8. be M for div Mead miis Менш ita 1,848 15s. 5d secure a good crop of seeds of Cinerarias d 
oss} 1, Б idi nd edle ar but he assets were value ‚ from which £10 of Primula malacoides the plants should be 
not bcd у provi ing an p Powder робе o of Pad to be deducted for the claims of preferential kept in a light and airy greenhouse. y 
m rion М n MON of. din z TS i able creditors payable in full: leaving net assets at should have sufficient i at the he а 
ped £10, and disclosing a deficiency of £1,838 15s. 5d. but must not be over watered, 2 » 
IT EE D E deb me 
e provisions in the Bi ive. ? 
to the effect that рну in charge of this ut бте MM cosis in uA A" n, £59 Smart CYCLAMEN : C. C. The small p ani бно should 
Ge ds nt have power to Psi S о le w costs, the ba use being be kept in a warm greenhouse = е ы - 
order the. тауа av companies charge any 1°" ae supplied or work done. NU fully g "hor several weeks longer. ey may | 
eic that he may pet дс Mr the Кыйкыр ої на: er be cae of the та СА be к to кр карй, С: i 
Hitherto the es has z ey may, ept close ‚1 
t leni been limited to apps ito Dex сане um holds a йм oe life cd for £500. then receive fresh air according to pre 
мее by ne x ron Orders, and ате our Salam Versu pes E conditions ое. The ingri aa 
unreasona! ing oi 3 could Be Seymour aman was appoin sut s potted as sary and syring over 
challenged Pema de DI, Ui Dial Com twice daly in in suitable weathe 
e pew Б Bill s odi iw. — that ANSWERS TO CORR D TREATMENT OF Arum Lr л. = * зе " 
any Mu ie w] are increas . h | the description you 
Minister A Ways and Communications sh shall ESPON ENTS. (Arum Li сирі we iot tha - ie have ite either 
je deemed reasonable, even thou been injured by frost or aphis. . Р . 
Þe beyond the maxima fix а the ш prima лазы а: е 1 18 зз авы of 50° is suitable, with сае 
Railway Charges Orders. Unless the Bill is to eur а pedi 7983 e Wi ua Mr Wc m air to prevent the plants making Weaty 
Grastically еа. therefore, it would seem species kk pae ч S growth. Examine the roots and, if th bes 
that in future the rates for transport of goo oods without oaa Spr md а а active, give the doses of liquid ye 
will be practically unlimited. according to the ургу, ing 0 thes ууш the шы; 2, Те іе 100 lee & the plants к Сы 
discretion of the Minister, who in his turn will emt A DHL DET М poisoning the leaves A good practice is to plant them о tind 2 
doubtless be advised on matters of detail by DU уан. Ко Аа УОН 9ч the only attention required in summer 18 . 
any of the pests. If you grease-band the tree - à Lift the plants m 
his subordinate officials. E ud айка а Бары 2 give them пее ud aby „Lift p hen б 
. The now nominated for the post will the wall level w ib nal 7" дело wat eptember with plenty of soil, and pot t f eat 
doubtless Кетон to hold the jbalance fairly m 9 los § eod ha d d a mixture of four фек / э loam ae one 0 ж 
‘between the railway companies and. the public Ha ds acia n m iani. Sue pedro nd AM ep as oe | 9а. The n xt few w 
but his task will be a difficult one, as, by dS Sa озак UM, to pot Aspa Tagus "Ferne. 
— fé his training and past experience, it субеш, o Ce Скай thes мебд . S. If the runners are pegged 
nevitable that ie pe e nd Hrap GARDE Edi COU to the soil early in April they will root and 
pow the railway poin t£ of vi not employer is pa Бн нне to alter the terms ready for planting out in May, 12 to 15 inches 
unnatural to anticipate that aa xe ca e of your engagement without giving you one apart, in a border previously p pared ior 
бабе officials will have had similar training. month's previous notice, or a month's wages NOME To propagate Violets from cuttings . 
Tt is to be that the Chamber of Horti- instead of notice. This applies both to the select stout shoots, 3 or i siecle in length, -— 
culture may give early attention to the position alteration in your position and to the stoppage from ote jointed during the 
of the Horticultural and allied trades under of pay for = duty. Consult he solicitor autumn, and dibble e periret in gir sandy 
the herr: очо the sae ead E who does most work in your local county court. soil i south, bere! "4 
*qgems арре * g 8 эё Mode the cuttings 
moment when united ER by de "Trade, Pac pese TD Es (s b т Rege d chr cool treatment to prevent 
zr би се A range за reform, has "e us kno Esas ^ $ Bitter Pit met ud a dani dam should be doces in the c 
nt than M. an room would favour the dev Aopen 4 k in Apri, siis d — ky роны e 
the ме .—T. Р. Т. The pale green Apple purpose, шч eB depends on propa 
Tur Offices of the Chamber of Horticulture is Lemon Pippin; the striped one was decayed 
will be removed as from Monda; сеч, 10, to z ос t à 
1i, Adam Street, ms is address NAMES OF Prants.—C. C.: Eranthis hyemalis rule, tle healthiest plants are rais 
2 wi uh A. H. K.: Daphne odora variegata and cuttings and runners, rather tha 
milding in Prunus japonica roseoflore pleno.—B. : Chloro- division of the old plants. The t 
ES I hytum elatum. T. W. W. Billbergia nutans. is obtained when these plants are : 
еа Ds 1. Pandanus Veitehii ; 2., Codiaeum Zr pasible; they will not p 
- di: 3 С. 4. Eupatorium he soils. 
Ads hoped Weinmannianum : eris Sodan illu туты ү — M су 
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i vá ы able OLD CHRYSANTHEMUM STOOLS : C. C. Eus plants p. J- 
f the which were grown sarah Т autumn Communications Received.—^. J—A. vate =. T3 
ere may be used for planting in р open this MOERORE NM Be бөр с. Т 
«беча year provided they are not fre tart If кере Ma Oe Baie Q4 a Чына 
ma sold [mood they should have begun іо  —J, B. York—W. М. W.—P. 8. H.—C. Е. w. 
