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12 lb. of seed is sufficient. . The last week in 
April or the first held in May is a — time 
for vé ae ais f purposes it is estimat 
that 4 Ib. good Sugar Вен аге адаја to 8 Ib. 
of iS B of cereal meals in mixed 
rations. 
It has been arranged to distribute a quantity 
of good sound seed in parcels of 45 lb., 8 b. 
and 4 lb. 3s. 6d. per lb., ол S bin ds 
"ew 
-4 as to cultivation may be obtained from the 
дауд е Board of Agri culture and P inve 
i Victovia Street, S.W.1 
ше 
Charlock (Brassica pinta) і ing 
pm on light soils in, some Rene err ту 
ince the war be When a we at is ран 
Аргі 
х NA cer during March 
Turnips | surface is made ar te fine, in 
_ which the Charl seed ger ed feci: By 
harrowing gr , one ra ob Charlock md 
ings will be еко The spraying of Char- 
lock among Turnips, Mangold, or Vetches, or any 
t wi gh f is practicable, as 
he specific adheres e it does in 
ock, and in e plant. 
crops, owever, i the кечо is not 
“flag ” be cing are tne 
ere to the surface. As 
renerally 
imei that if the 
cines the plant will not (cet crop 
roots. а 
t by а. tilling 
eals ther: 
e ote suppose 
р among the cerea 
е be less on the farm. Any al pie 
‚ Wheat or winter Oats, that із sown-in 
nn is not liable to this pest, as Charlock 
thstand frost; hence it is t winter 
Jats are now more largely grown than formerly 
pbc ene should done directly fi 
formed. Too many берні е: 
de rg the plant has grown larg 
о an ev stage my М spray fluid 
as when the leaves are 
обдор" Thirty | to age pounds of 
ama water e quan- 
"ANSWERS TO CORRESPOND TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
3 Bra. Вор Мав: G: L. Wei We forwarded your query 
to Mr. Н. Lees obligingly replies 
ethods for бы сыс cm 
^" divided ma two 
cultural. ‚ Suce 
st 
: in the bee Е Н 
: seems chec! it 
thout ever eradicating it. For rint 
THE GARDEN. ERS’ 
show that the infection from bush to bush 
is slow, but 5 m tw wig to twig on the same 
bush it is fas not aware t 1 
Ше ү beds tried got but it wo 
. There is ат to show 
te eta ae activity, 
ty 
possible r mitigation 
subject is Betis investigated Ashton, 
ay it be too early yet to give any indications 
he results 
Oakfield. 
ECTING A E Et As the 
s- 
ing of plan 00 
although vae plants may 
frost-proof shelter ын much light, a glass 
roof is necessary at other times. Apart. from 
the flowering shrubs which you propose grow- 
mera and ары would be placed out-of- doors 
8 
rysanthemums would flo 
Si a conservatory from Octo 
provided they are well grown prepare 
previous housing them іп P September: 
Melons would not thrive in such h 
none could th grown wit lass of ж i с NN 
plants you mame With a glass roof, and the s Sie cid в Sa 
su position you suggest, Tomatos could be : 4 
cultiv bis in boxes, but we should not advise . i \ i з 
тіз them with other plants needing syring- $ 42 ‘feet une 
ing, РА ul БЕ: detrimental. to the | игы ams t M AF. 
Tomatos. lf you clear he ouse of the other © è i $ н" 
subjects, Tomatos co grown in i oe E i х E ) EON 
the summer. ids Snood be cleare a c 
out and the нн thoroughly cleansed куте с 18 feck cs 7 Si a 
the Chrysanthemums are housed at the end of А i э, 
Roptathbars, Tf you decide to keep the саен qu 
sole! 1y eg for decorative plants during the summ Т ud 
the тш glass should be shaded from mp Fic, 91.—PLAN OF A TENNIS COURT.’ " 
unshine in April. This may be done by light t ER 
piada; or by painting the ie glass with one The lines A B and в A, indicate a double court 
of the vitu 5 sold ay the purpose h for three or four players, s s, s s, a singe 
ticultural sundrie: court for basil players; A А and B B ees 
Grapes SHANKING : Shanking i Grapes court i line; in аш pn reese the single A 
is zaf с е а ази — is the is twenty-seven feet wide, and seventy- — 
тез or a chec oi some Ind. e f CA 
frequent cause of the trouble is an unsatis- eight feet fone; ас acs Sik feet wide. 
factory condition at the ts and this Aia А дерсе die Ала 
especially the case with Grapes gr by ; laced е er 
NET vines are planted in hea р; а Oe M dr - to the ne cm “and am е 
that have not been properly р ed. The bento -one det distant from The 
vine need nty oisture during. its net shoul: гта feet га in Mine centre, and `4 
season of active ‘stagnant moist aes vu e the posts, to allow 
at the roots is very harmful. It is, there- of ‘the net P 
„fore, necess; to make provision for surpl The only - 
moisture to pass away readily by viding WATERCRESS is TURE : S. В. 1 1 
sui! drainage where the soil is arii work.we know dealin sc with this aij the: 
мі retentive charac may Commerce Gardening, published у MED 
vise. б rom inattention to such dotada a as ven- ОТ ublishing Company, Sout altiva- 
tating sapere oF purple «бой айий} sidas Street, Strand... Tt deals fully "Abo 
eli ишо, зу the nd propagation. The tercress W es 
mide posti probably derive no benefit from a ean d 
the be borders а if Meo NU are found to be in hemical manüre added to the wa ‘prob " 
an unsatisfactory condition lift i apos it is growing, the f won pelote 
nd remake the iri takin fe ee ably be almost с tely washed away ум 
. vide cient drai : it could operate upon the plants. To during - 
ie roots to ear к surface a a crop of Watercress free from _ "grow E 
to form plenty of l irous roots. "This is best mer hs is advisable ? Фе. 
by. _ material on e "gren" va ubtings més ter | 
the surface of | the үт тя in summ € and pl in clean and slowly-running ма. € 
allowing чш of air to enter the soil by at any time between June and Chris ep 
pricking surface lightly pe via it and in favourable nditions cutting To `' 
peaks six to sight vel afterwards yest E 
Ж TM maintain a supply o atercress A 
Gagas a ax Nd LE i uty Sl ea 
possibly а species ot € ialus, but it is i PME NE dns io tape “Bach h year a eos 
mew iis sure without seeing the ult. tion of the beds should be cleared hg the E 
older: plants, and stock ral 5 
uiti 
lé with. possibl à е, 
treated with a strong 
mod should feat ee pg tem e 
зеты рата шыбы 
CHRONI CLE. en 
Ue do: ipis not penetrete the ‘alae 
н а a ; с! 
Араш 19, 1919. 
Insects on LoG GAN pest is 
doubtless the ea and Tad 7j bodie 
Byturus tomentosus). Nicotine. paci emul- 
ood results o medien Dues 
ying oi 
o trouble та: 
es 
try EST 
үчен EIS is its native coun’ 
TUE eios тэр В. РЪШ ea augusti. 
folia; 3, spica 4, Gaulth 
Sha»lon; 5; Segase стайна; 6, Kalmia 
glauca; 7, Phorm tenax variegata; бл 
Luzula sylvatica (Wood Rush); 9, Petasites 
fragran: 
TENNIS COURT —The diagram infig. 
DONA (mee s the Tiv dimensions of a Tennis 
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