174 
rent varieties to local conditions, great 
diffe 
service would be done to fruit growers. 
: SPRAYING PROG 
Noisy dip was ва fnis eid: ng the 
March, but, there wil now be a 
;eral weeks before the 
or the 
fallen, de w will probably b 
gain for caterpillars, as these hatch ‘Gat over a 
Fic. 72.—NARCISSUS GOLDEN CYCLE: 
NARCISSUS GOLDEN CYCLE. 
Ni arcissus is 
TH me of this new 
combination of ү 
pr 
as it nitors were the popular N. e 
Spur ATN N ЧАЙАН, N. Golden Cycle (see 
fig. 72) is a robust hybrid, and tho flowers have 
such distinct characters that is not at all 
difficult to name the parents from bie 2 
Golden Spur has given , го! nd 
[Пе N. cyclamineus has ау influenced 
the form of the flower he latter has more о 
less reflexed perianth segments, and a straight 
trumpet, with friled mouth—characters whi 
arry the impre uf cyclamineus. tem. 
are from 12 inches high and the flowers 
are peg t simia r pee ize to thos se of 7 
Queen of Spa For cultivation in pots = 
early flowering, ae for moist on in the ro 
garden, N. Golden Cycle should prove 
v ае. 
ОЕ М. CYCLAMINEUS. 
А 
(R.H.S. Award of Merit, Se i. 1919.) 
considerable period, and some are sure to sur- 
first application. On that occasion, 
the 
med 
very cheap only to 
find that it hae tion to nearly £1 per gallo 
Market Growe 
Bg 
+ possesses grace of form and a brilliant 
golden Shera! colouring. The hybrid was shown 
on March A by Capt. H. 
Haw dire: "St vni Ermington, Devon. 
THE CULTIVATION OF THE PEAR IN 
FRANCE. 
The question wing is just now 
occupying considerable attention, and is one of 
the items in the- e drawn up by the 
authorities - т men L3 on the land. VERE x 
subject re ought, and must be 
handiei in p iom e and capable manner. 
as. hnical be appointed by 
e Department for the purpose of advising and 
opa fruit growing should have impressed 
THE: GARDENER j CHRONICLE. R | Hem. 10, 1919. 
upon them the fact that fruit growing is a sub- 
jec ect sea concerns not only the commercial 
grower, but also the general public. 
/e can improve the quality tec greatly in- 
of Pears over the greater 
iust on prepared to 
е meth ds of French growers to 
sults. 
There are. varieties of Pear which, when 
worked upo j the Pear stock, lend themselves to 
standard cu нае. arieties such Williams 
Bon Os eet Conference, Pitma on Duchess, 
and others produce enormous crops 
of idee. sized fruit, good en 1 for a second- 
class tra an sufficient "ug meet the de- 
mands of the commercial centres where large 
numbers of Pears are disposed of from stalls 
1d barrows to the industrial classes. 
In suita rong winds 
able 
prevail the practice 
the hedgerows might be strongly advo cated, for 
many Pears would pues health ally from among 
the lower brushwood, s also the purpose of 
improving the co me Moa One cannot fail to 
notice the foresight and tact u our fore- 
fathers in utilising the hedgerows when gazing 
1 se well-grown handsome specimens of 
(IT ear trees so often met with in Hereford 
shire and the adjoining ишу: a orcestershire 
They stand as — monuments an age 
Another way n which we might bring — 
t í 
cháteau near Arras, and through the ki dness of 
mmanding had been given permis 
sion to visit the fruit garden at any time. In this 
very striking garden were e seen some bush 
Pears worked upon the Quince stock. many of 
th of t size iyi ct symmetry being 
interesting examples good pruning. 4 uch 
pleasure лус зяр е was „gained 
by daily visits to the fruit garden, also in con- 
versin. and 
: = keep e beau- 
tifully grown trees in perfect condition, ^n ] the 
wner of the cháteau could 
the fruit trees 
with the old gar ener, whose aim 
mai thos 
sys stem of p 
xia ue 
commaring fav 
for i re. 
o “suppose. that c е f th 
is enti end eg na for s ‘production of t 
ne fruits we have been so accustomed to see 
a 
France 
tant ‘attention to 
lon ience has made him 
m orderly "procedure ahd Mal cr 
general treatment ^ 
fa 
also outhouses certain the 19 13 
рн Men advantage be used in this way es 
the fruit supply. J- боой bes. 
dise mn 
