Marcu 22, 1919.] THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE 
to show by actual demonstration what a small this may be thinned down with one-third its 
ru erige is, and how it can be worked to volume of parafiin oil and applied at the rate 
I vantage; (5) to help forward th of 1 pint to 5 or 6 bushels of grain. This may 
dts of rural dosing and to 7 actual be dried off with line Pic oil айо great 
models of rural houses and cottage (6) to protection to the grain, but is harmful if used 
generally ameliorate the existing c condit tions of alone. When dried off with lime it 1 be 
villag life ; (7) to ger erally improve sanitation used with safety ) іп 0 ishels i 
in country houses and cottages; (8) to encourage applied it the ES 5 6 acetone 2. 
fruit planting and forestry; (9) to show, under s. of lime are added as soon as e. "bone ol 
one roof, at one time, the 1 appliances used — js evenly distributed, while the seed still 
in Agriculture and Horticulture, together with wet. 'Th grain is nen turned over a over 
all articles necessary for furnishing and decor- until each в = od God ath ime. Theo 
ating country houses and cottages, and their has an objectionable жед. last furnace 
environment; and (10) to help and encourage eosote ras les protection, than ihe tars 
emigration, and фо show the products from pa i 
raka a 
ety ve. Tne best str 
bi do that are procurable 
play . d 
NES 
gardens attache the Кеги of the Roya 
Botanic Socie 
praying toy PE Bud 
Bow out by Mr 
cent. crude ca acid is of value, particularly 
if the spraying is repeated twi hrice. 
rst spraying should be done early, say at the 
i 
t of c posa an the later sprayings 
in Jan "i and Febru 
Nation si had antag wi e Food Pro 
duction Department reports that ths ире Testing 
Station, established in Nc 
seed selle 
m ее. k 
should be continued in peace-time, has 
one cart the Testing of Boots "Dur 
“Tn opinion of this Sub-Committee it is 
ыны that the үз. посне embodied 
the Order be made the permanent 
rac re p ; of the co es an md if possible, 
Representatives of the Agricultural Seed Trade 
Association M the United Kingdom have ‘also 
expressed a hope that the Order will be ma 
anent “legislative meas 
rain to Protect it 
sed 
acetone supplied by 
x Ministry of Мат ` Propellant v h, 
ne in the Forest 
o 
who do irem require 
should Mir and secure 
ugh а 
Seed ; it is wether anale i ча 
е safe to use 
the risk -— i d má with is used as follows, 
gia is applied to 4 
as acetone tar. If necessary, 
апу t 
point to re ememb 
be "Bahia 
used as directed. 
the 7000 гт 0 AN 
the mixing should 
and the mixture The cident 
Ета 60.—FREESIA DADDY 
will then have little or no adverse effect on the 
germination of the grain. 
Freesia Daddy Longlegs. — recent years 
plant breeders have raised busy "besutifal varie- 
ties of DIM nd the one А in fig. 
addy Tóngledi gained an Award of Merit 
t the riti of the Royal аге ме 
1 
оп the 11th inst., when shown by the Rev 
Joseph Jacob. As will be seen from the illustra- 
tion, whic shows e o slightly 
reduced in size, the se n re о 
reflexed than in thos f = er type 
very wide. 
e o 
x flower, so ‘that t the mouth appears 
addition: nal quality z йз ‘ange number of 
res on ike, f these € 
having no fewer r than “ена ‘The colour is lig 
rosy-mauve, bed р ста blotch at the base or 
the lowest ont зиз shade of реше on the 
lobes on eith wr "of th ine gnis The 
great charm © if the Fre eas e us per- 
fume, and this, together with d fac that the 
flowers are ee rne at a time when other flowers 
ar 
pur Mo the a 
gance and Кеса of a which render them 
LONGLEGS ; 
141 
аге ѕсагсе, maka the m very popular for n.arket 
"poses. eover lave certain ele- 
suitable for indoor decorations and general 
florist's purposes. At this time of the year large 
numbers of Freesias are sold in Covent Garden 
and otner fiower markets in this country, the 
Guernsey )wers sending immense quantities 
annually; indeed, so plentiful are the flowers 
that numbers are secured by aM street kawkers 
who retail them for a few pe ver bunch. 
u f the Kew "he Kew Guild 
Journal for 1919 is as interesting as previous 
number The frontispiece is a portrait of Mr. 
George Stanton, the President for 1919. Mr. 
Stanton entered Kew in March, 1862, and served 
the em period of two years, during which time 
he gained prizes for E hag m a long time 
he was gardener at Park Place, Henley-on- 
I 
Sinn. one of the most M estates in the 
COLOUR LIGHT ROSY-MAUVE. 
Thames Valley. The doings of the members 
of the Kew Guild make very interesting read- 
ng. “ш erably over one Por meats and fiit ity 
under 
weekly, EERE a war bonus 
Labourers are paid 49 shillings, of which 
poet: represents a war bonus. 
the of 3s. 6d. _ formerly paid "a rem nday 
