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ерга, 
: Febr ruary. dd if the mite ventured out we 
ese and I question 
Mancz 29, 1919.] 
NC NA 
THE GARDENERS’, 
анз the pest 
(oae soap and орош! Quassia extract are 
both fatal to tk ite, but both Er absolutely 
useless unl cE ae at the actua 
р of migration. Н. Lees recom- 
mends that ihe first Bude should be done 
at the beginning of cember, and the later 
sprayings in Janaar d Febru I canno 
derstand s a recommendation, and would 
тај у uri 
the lunatic вле that prevail 
Askton during the mo ime in question, з the 
D certainly out in 
Scotland шы much mes i 
begi 
weather. Thi mple, we h: 
ticularly fine spell of warm weather and 
genial sunshine towards the end of the second 
veek in Mar I watched the bushes very 
carefully, and could detect no nt on 
part of the mites up till March 8. e 
magnitying glass failed to reveal any sign of 
m branches, but a ek later, en 
urag doubt, by two days of remark- 
Sis fine ЫЕ, І found s ites on t 
ove. These mites would, perish, for two or 
three days ate eh very cold spell, of 
north wind and snow, w we are stil - 
periencing at the time of writing. The be- 
ginning to the middl bie wane is the time 
when migration begins in nest; and it has 
to begin spraying at fis end 
ing so once cep 
bush 
until the first week in June. e bushes 
tre е absolutely devoid of mite, and cor 
sequen re free from b . The variety 
18 of the bushes 
5 uassia extrac e imes in- 
prt ha the infected bushes, and 
markable fact that the Frei e bios are free 
ite, whilst the other half which is 
y infected: The main thing ie 
e mites when on the move, dod theif 
„and com s etd eradic pe n is еп 
matter T familiar 
ы, апа rton, 
what good can рау result 
sie E December, January, and 
e aca 
qe months wasting t time in spraying during 
ату, Geor 
и. Decem Janu naty, and Febru- 
Taylor, Sudin rgh. 
TM ids amping Off (see page 142). 
—I do not presume to deny that Mr. Spinks 
$ та o 
o 
Tomato plants, but that this fungus is the 
y atii cause of damping off is open ou 
ccording to my experience the damping does 
the seed pan edlin 
not subject to it, nei 
on the class of plants to which the Tomato 
belongs? The Medina off occurs when the 
little plants are transferred to fresh soil and 
;efore Ait action у шмге. If the 
ryl stove 
likely to prevent injury, Wod lep plan 
when sowing -se ace two or 
three in a small jos, and all nly one plan 
о зе ра Аа phop Loi Ra half-filled 
at the of sowing, and r added when 
the mao is аеру pota p us it. Wh 
raised from seeds sown in pans or boxes I prefer, 
when potting, lo шоо! Ше "plani close to the side 
of the pot, for mmen to grow more 
iere than Mim ‘laced in ‘the a ce - 
eaves will be 
to tal ge hold « ir» the: foil il quickly Wai Ч 
It 
aylor, 
Gardeners’ ' Victory '' Memorial (see. pp. 115, 
129, 144). —The remarks о of, aoe Eo and 
CH RONI CLE. и 
sparrows undoubtedly | do fai of 
aamage in some placés, I uti e decline. pe gre 
scribe to the idea that they are sudy injurious : 
В та 1 
there аге many instances оп т л which bed 
have achieved wonders in Md: and s 
times annihilating Гас — dg sius 
d en wood-pigeon not  whol ly black '— 
Nicholson, Hale WAL, C ‘hingfor 
ee фр. 
at ag Hours and m ES (s 128, 
144). n considers I spoil 
т 
E. Pes 
рау as the man of any othe 
wages and benefits in the ys bou 
of 18 years ЕМА not Бола 
une 29, 1916, 
uct ОЧ ш were 
or to hem more than they can a 
for what is à luxury, more than a necessi 
a great many places, The word luxury seems 
to be'the one and- only term that those who s 
be a t th nian of the members of 
г‘ profession ča ст ап tresses, 
who cater Mi. for. amusem 
which manages to control wages, x aut and con- 
p 
tion ditions. Even domestic servants. are, at the 
of wetone сз MIS көй aga ama demandin fixed tho ‚ minimu 
su sugpestidns of i atinga а те on, the garden w: tes, time off duty, and heap: of other reforms. 
tny o nsideration of all em ct Yet, in spite of the fact that in every walk of life 
True, o ‘come who know not tae fallen 8086, including clergymen, doctors and police- 
heroes, but that is all the more reason why their men, are iorming and joining trad IS Баг" 
memory should be kept fresh in the minds ci i cian s, as a whole, are still existing under miser- 
coming come e suggestion was decided mn co aking next the question of 
upon by «іре some time loyer to em] К ion men 
That АКБАЙ. would not seem such a itoble and" nib ates, Mr. El es „аё 
“memorial as, say, ed in the Hall ewes: ge eris will be employed owing to the 
f the Royal Horticultural Society, -but fr cost of: Maca Well, what sof that s it not 
the loc st ta gardens. generally I te r that t Er the rising generation should c 
think me. oer would be the most pions be exploited by the pe employer for hi 
While we talk abovt memorials to the falle pleasure, and enter in stry ‘where he can still 
would it. be also a very matter his self-respect: and throug his union 
remem ‘living and a to eat matter to control his hours and wages? Wh ion 
г the widows and orphans бї the m Glas South "Wales does he n that in 
who- so nobly- fell defence of their country. realit, d against his desires they se more 
has b wri and much, money has ightened tham the average g dener? If tha 
collected "wi intention of «аданар. is what he means І 9 Th t 
the replanting of devastated areas а ales miner and the Gl: workers are out 
strick ies. A very good p ul to make life worth living for the labouring 
£u that charit EUN SE a E S élasses.. Мг es further states that in many 
case, begi je, and our first consideration ` countéy districts there are ny old men, boys 
should be for those amongst A bc hd e suffered. and women not capable of a, full day's work, 
a ill suffering. No doubt a grateful ete., Yet, further on, "without regard 
country will a certain provision for w E ed hours, which 0: i s, і y opinion, 
and children may receive a pittance: f longer hours than 48. But this is Т5 new 
tional purposes é employers have dealt very line to tak ye nce of coun’ Se si 
generously tow; wi eir. children. and Ane workers are that they can "s t 
Those of us who were spared the hardships C Ас EE man, boy or wo! or en- 
of war and also the men who donned khaki and . orant ce and hard work. Gardeners were not sent 
returned in ty should try and methi: to give pleasure ачу to the wealthy. Тһе 
for the less fortunate. If the Royal iculbural. man, w who employs gardeners at a ao. low 
y, in conjuncti h the Gardeners’ Royal “wage and lon oum is, in all. dh robability, made 
Benevolent Institution and al Gardeners’ to pay the full trade union rates in his ihe in 
Orp! w e - this subject a coi another of the country. L numbers of 
siderable’ advance w : к» in the way Ё greatly dissatisfied and are ready 
of ing for ghey left behind. to fight for what is j tly theirs. _In у opinion, 
Te ae eae o a К Society to > appeal there is only one way to get it, - is 
Fellows and Associa’ to join a , nót a gardeners n, but а 
ia ieties, for a wed towns such union like the k, Wharf and Riverside and 
ble я eel red it would General Workers’, or the ^ 1 General 
= OE "satisfactory вро чо s’. When I read such those 
Probably a meetin could be arranged on one of Elwes ut the employers’ friendly 
of the days of Chelsea Show, wnen the matter spirit E consideration and view the t an 
сш be i end while green in ou present experience of "myself an and those I haye 
es we could set- йш ш truly worthy me in touch with, it makes me sick of s 
Gardeners Victory ” e Shaw,  twaddle. If want beautiful cdi. 
swood Gardens, он ci "Kent flowers, fruit, etc., let them pay to the full, as 
they have to for their race-hor d race-gowns, 
a Mr. J their house-bo motor-cars, trips abroad 
akey (pp , in coming to conclu- . and изе. at the theatre. If they are not 
sion that the sparrows he saw ng Winter pay, it would be hei ose thé 
Moth larve from itbuds were not doi garden x ^ орок к its erg: in some other 
much good, because the larve, being nearly sphere. H. Chiv 
full-grown, had alrea done the damage е 
could сти ше fact that every so ' Publications: Received.— Dung жое 
evo} t one less moth ке m cheat and the reser of — 
ve with the уйир ач t reduc in the Manure. Agriculture Fisheries. 
mber of larvæ the following Arii = Althoug Food Production Leaflet No. 
