Мах 17, 1919.] 
THE GARDENERS’ 
it growers acce epted the en a 
e war and the need for food 
imposed upon them. A statement is als 
of the assistance rendered by e Federa- 
in the ys ee befo Ar wit prices 
some cases hard- 
ort concludes wi 
Production Depart- 
, in which 
hoj i 
0 JN in England ‘and Wales in 
. From the ting it a 
has b 
ni 
erries from 7,043 to 6,537, 
C Booseberries from 26, 845 to 22, T35 аст 
Production Departmen! 
win; 
, the 
een ever times RR the 
en in years like 1917, 
excellent опе. British 
ct that the 
ported 
ual quan шыу ж mew 52, "y cwis., giving an 
Werage value of a 4d. per cwt. or 
à | 94. of bushel oa 0 ш 
ient 
t (1) the average q of fruit 
wn in this country at the present time is not 
When it reaches the market as that o 
3 fruit, import d from abroad. (2) The varie- 
› quaiity, packages, and mark of home-grown 
oduce are not standardised in the same way 
d produce; with the result that 
h produce suffers, (3) The cost of p 
and marketing at home are in t 
n 
wer than in forei 
i ea grower is in 
les and Pears Sng ee finest market in 
at his own door i MAH only adopt uj 
to-date —— and supply the markets with 
what th Tt will be paran to zt that 
A and 
more acres are required to thi 8 ` country 
self-supporting аз regards th ven commodities 
alone. It is not suggested that it is possible for 
this country me completel lf-support 
ing in this respect, т it is evident that the 
industry can increase 
there is any chance of over- салаа, provided 
ааыа ааш 
241 
at low prices; on the other hand, ine een for 
roduc- 
several years before even the pre-war leva of 
Fic. 117.—rwo PESTS OF THE ROSE. 
Brown Rose Grub 
(Spilonota  roborana). 
Stone Fruits and 
that quality is maintained. 
Soft Жыш: The situa: uation as regards these pom 
іа as follows күл — р де 
isis. nature, they a 
stricted 1 “market than Apples es Pears For thi this 
risk of gluts must always exist, 
a aly in i seasons when the crop ene rapidly 
d the marketing od is short. 
Power, cd little likelihood of 2 considerable 
fall in es for several years 
poor pale Ve adé by Е fruits in os pu lise 
.been Per largely due to heavy foreign i imports 
age 242.) 
The Common Tortrix Moth 
(Tortrix (Pandemis) ribeana). 
production is reached. Further, it is safe to 
assume. that шы Жош insere of d I direct 
use—i.e., des cookin: 
domestic ert, ing home 
preserving eines rte Pag a increased bed ing the 
war etse to the higner standard of living now 
found in many households. But the great 
заз of all against possible gluts is the fact 
that the {ашыш i: this country has 
increased in er during the war. 
At the present. tima i it is more ЫШ 150 рег cent. 
greater than makers at 
in pre-war days. Jam 
the present time want to be in a position to 
