P. 
EL 5, 1919.] 
50 tons of roots per reasonable Be 
d by special dus pe superior vai 
E. 60 tons per acre is not a maximum yet 
This season mangolds have uc Es at um 
per ton, which, apart from valu 
home food, cannot be other than a very 
Кы сго ne third week in April is 
time to e seed, therefore the land 
Should be thoroughly prepa r obtain a suit- 
able tilth he seed germinates much more 
evenly in fine soil than it does in rough or 
p ins, M to the escape of soil 
tter. 
moisture fro tl 
: Where the soil stiff, was ya manured 
and was оо“ in i iie autumn, with a pro- 
 mising tiith it should not be plou igi hed again. 
 Охіп ing to the “ae of tier aioe “ч being in a 
wet condition, this wo come to the sur- 
| face in an ding ‘condition, and witn 
the pong winds and sun we 
ге E. Aa be rendered difficu alt to w 
necessary tilth. Ther 
| should rad culi vhted 25 the EE to ae 
weeds ven make them level. 
Where soil is ict in texture and not 
“liable » pra trouble by ploughing it should 
be finally turned over urying any surface 
Жер ‘after the plants а 
My recent се poy gs this быш; 
у ng that le of h 
Living ate о 
mia per acr EN ak the time 
drilling the seed gives a fillip to zu growth 
_ the plants directly the see rminates, 
d 
e quickly for ad setting 
regular “plant.” 
sow the artificial nanc bro ai when 
e soil by harrowing ретте ie 
$ E preference sowing 
dom the ill with e seed, think ho 
cted in the quantity of Oats i 
5, and of the other mei і (фиш 
Sie ve cept Wheat) that may 
ded EB * offals now 
їп greater апыну and of better 
and may be obtained he London 
TH E GARDEN ERS' 
£13 per ton for соаг е includ 
to buyer's ne railway мды 
are cl з, for. -— applica: ній: 
the eeding St Ба Minist 
ew County Hall, London EL C. A 
Tulips, of concentration И colour іп certain 
areas, whereas the colour in flowers of ыы 
(vegetative) inp iut had ЕК diffused, 
example shown the iety ‘‘Whit ewell,”” ns 
where the Кк "tint ‘of the parent ad 
become intensified within a sm: d area, and 
was not nearly so pleasing. vas unable 
to account for the yes ae by any UE aae in 
cultivation or other 
Fruiting of йет um Gardnerianum.—Mr. 
J. Fitt, Frythe Gardens, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, 
sent 2 'shoot, of H Pin arsit bear- 
it. i "hich 
burst apart, showing the black seeds on a red 
column within. The fruit is about 1 inch in 
length. 
Obituary. 
oo 
e Willard.—We announce with qus mta 
us ‘death of Mr. J al aati for 45 y 
urst, Kent, Li at the ea аму age of t 
Fire es ed his career as a pan ener. After à a little 
THE LATE Vu ign WILLARD. 
experience he obtained Жу at Hunton 
Court Ga rga; imane, wave he made good 
progress, ime becam foreman ar “the 
glass Mori EAE perio 
keen on ricis К) his айкында and aus 
knowledge. pias ccm his m rape attracted the notice 
p Lis qs d him i for 
Highgate, e residence - 
ot gw ты Helly Lodge, High Coutts. He had 
year when he 
PE cien 
bailiff мез the ie АТ Holly ly Lodge gardens : 
gute d 
was it necessary to etel. 
show place, valeurs exotic fruits 
requiri ance, as well as other things . 
the aaa im is ired| to furnish for Piste 
ies and ot! similar functions. t that 
e Pelargoniums. P gcn and Heli 
summer Mr. 
‘Willard was as са] farm bailiff as he was 
CHRONICLE. 
О диг and he’ ad a high tepotation n amongst · 
LC 
societies concerned with stock breeding, for the 
Baroness’ s herd of pedigree goats and Guernsey 
ге amon the finest in the coun гу; 
erd of Nubian goats at High 
Ф іп gren Britain. Mr. Wi ard 
mr ipie e atter 
Horticultura y 
ved 
xdi this 
8 
S; " 
qualities. I ch Mii miss him greatly. 
a acces by to me in Ы дэт grounds liga 
all thes rs, and it will be a real loss not 
see hits )*^ habitually, as in the I 
wish to ad 1 memento of th own in this 
inketan он d "ri Aw e inscribed 
illustrat. 
ates 
qe pen 1 Teel for you.’ 
‘on April Ist, at High- 
t— Frie 
Sette than es А 
m CODA took place 
егт se ehtorá, Ws much ret to learn 
re Бл of 
occurred 
^ grs 
Benevolent Tnstitution for thirty year: 
uneral took place on Wednesday, April 2, at 
TRADE NOTES. 
It is to be feared that many "ipe cg hav: 
fiel a so much financially during the w. 
нй 
their profits have been ne igible” In a few in- 
IAM h er, the ti т of portions 
of their land for the A tay e of food production 
has hel allev te the position , and those 
Qe. have f Д ofit 
a of what pue made ric uring pre-war 
allowed certain cens ti e ,and one of 
in favour of * onsequently, the 
Excess Profits Duy i uds not nace = MA of 
profits arising from 
In the case nd pag: the 1 facts Were 
that a limited co: carried on the business 
of manu dria chemists and of medi- 
cinal ды; other herbs. This company 0% Ње 
owner of a freehold factory іп —— th — 
ture рвов. of herbs w 
growing of herbs on thi 
and i the distillation and sale id was е 
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