May 24, 1919.] 
Roses," by Winifred W alker, an habitué of the 
Royal Bon in: ыла ul Society's Meeting, whose 
work known to horticulturists, is a 
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t 
large rooms. The pic cture ИЕ o notice 
rod - E P " avis Richter, and bold 
S H 1 Iv r ay 
d i s ina абы r brass cal. Just above 
another fine work, )elphiniums," Ly 
Ernest es these flow ers are portrayed 
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anc č Chis santhe 
fin udy in a 
r contributes a 
from Exmoor, and 
188 of colour, anc 
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fine study a 
rapes. The garden 
presented, Alfred 
з and golde uilies 
theme in the 
floral section of the picture his year, closely 
run by the wW allflower 
State Aid for Agricultural шт —— 
Research.— The Gorernmer ^ propi (if Parlia- 
ment agrees) to xpend during the next five 
years about 1 on agric :ultural research 
and agricultural education. е scheme of the 
ard of Agriculture for the expenditure of the 
liberal funds now to be placed at its disposal fo: 
modest income—say, £200 per 
period of years, and if after these years they are 
given opportunities of earning reasonable salaries 
From the more suecessful of 
number may be raised to abou 
роце appreciation of their value largely X 
tended, Another feature of the Board heme 
will be the — of higher agricultural 
education in colleges by means of grants and in 
other ways. A third section of the plans > 
(a. eT 
Board deals more directly with the 
Interests of the farmer, the — € and the 
ambitious la ibouring man. Most oft Education 
Committ of the counties hanc ‘le agricultin zal 
and Бойс — i education. As a Tale 
maintain ravelling staff, which advi 
farmers, sik s classes, and so on. Adequate 
funds will now gs "— to treat these com- 
mittees generously. For every £1 the local 
authorities expend on agricultural education they 
Will now receive at least £2 from the State. It 
8 lived that with this inducement the 
I 
r ses, 
teachers may be instructed in the 
: a horticultural subjects to be 
taught in the new continuation schools. 
THE GARDENERS’ 
CROPS AND STOCK ON THE HOME 
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SEED SOWING. 
When sowing corn at any season of the year 
the surface of some land, owing to continuous 
€ 
rain or other causes 
Soil x such condition does not ma a good 
seed bed and something is needed to uda 
surface preparatory for the drill or umet 
i [ 1. 
With a Moss Harris cultivator much time is 
CHRONICLE. 
of land, say, 10 acres per day, especially where 
the soil is heavy, hard or weedy on the surface. 
Where cereals are not driled I regard = 
isf О .ethod of sowing the 
With an efficient, waits с drill the seed 
is sown evenly and at the right depth, 
ensures a more regular germination and subse- 
quent even growth, which means a more even 
a a 
ge of ripening 
the place of drill or a Massey-Harris 
aod many opi SOW their corn by hand 
from a seedliy small way this method 
ae saat twenty acres per day 
team I prefer а Broad- 
is to be sown by one 
CHELSEA SH9 
Fic. 125.—PINK жоош: 
EXHIBITED BY МВ. С. Н. HERBERT. 
(See awards by the Floral Committee, р. 258.) 
saved, as with a seed box gang any quantity 
ot seed of V Jheat, Jarlev, Oats Vetches 
Sainfoin can be sown per acre Pes — 
ged that the seed drops immediately 1 
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front of үе coulters or tines, which bu "ia 
eed at an even depth and crack the surface 
oil at the same time 1 btain the desire 
finish, all th s required is to dra harp 
tined harrov over the surface twice; in ex 
ceptional circumstances ої ага clods or weeds 
i harrowing or two is necessary. 
sized 7-feet Massey-Harris cultivator 
A full 
requires three horses to get a good scope 
er с‹ i a width of 16 feet, drawn by two 
ca 
horses, whic h dis ti sibutes the id ex xd over 20 
acres per day. break in” the seed drags 
or harrows as the case may be are employed 
giving sufficient 
‘work " to the surface as 18 
ry. 
For the sowin $ smal seeds such as 
Cabbage in a bed f for pa ting; Onions, Carrots, 
or even Mangold small way, I use a small, 
which one man pushes in front 
of him sowing the seed evenly, which afterwards 
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should be covered with light hoeing 7. Moly 
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