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lescribed A erii “ Awards,” on p. 258, in the 
Kent Commercial Fruit Show.—A genera 
meeting of x Kent Commercial Fruit Show was 
sch at Mai 22nd inst., 
many of hee ading growers of f 
amiy of Kent, and Mr. M. J. R. D 
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HOME CORRESPONDENCE. I found to answer best was to let the 
zrow of their own free will and simply remove 
sabes. sau a поа eRMa Toes responsibin for. the safic ient wood to ensure an «galee y rom of 
expressed by correspondents.) air and sunshine for the trees requirements. A 
омы Conference.—Wi sag ecial feature of Sure Crop appears to be its 
to the Fruit Growers’ Conference, on riday immunity to Woolly Aphis, I had varieties in 
ay 9, at the Central Hall, West AE e same plantation side side with Sure Crop 
regret that the notice passed out to the Press which was badly infested with this st. Yet 
appears to have been somewhat ambiguously Sure Crop withstood its attack. I have some 
worded At conference, whith was con- recollections of Sure Crop being exhibited in 
ened for fruit growers, other sections of the E by the King’s Acre Nursery Со.; at Shrews 
ruit trade were given an opportumty of ex- yury several years ago. It woul ld Pis interesting 
pressing t ir views in an open diseussion allowed to know the experiences of other growers of 
by the chairman during the first ho They this иф e ont variety, which appears not to be 
were, however, precluded from speaking to, or во well known as it deserves to be. W. Stewart, 
voting upon, any the resolutions passed a аө N. D.H. 
meeting. e resolutions will be dealt with Gardeners Hours and Wages.—A ye near 
at the next ni in of the Organising Committes Ў nursery has let her garden to a market 
E 
Fic. 185.—CARNATION SAFFRON. 
(See awards at the Chelsea Show, page 258.) 
aco / H Secretary. It was 
ecided to hold the 1919 show at the Agricul- 
€ Hall, Maidstone, on October 28, 29 and 30. 
veral members wis to Lied place of the the Chamber, for thie purpose of considering а 
1920 sho ^: m. "X ды by most of trose petri’ ат де of all sections of the trade in 
present, that 6+ W se ene this | the near future. №. Wynne, Secretary, Chamber 
matter definitely x until pns the 1919 shov of Horticw duci 
9 nications | Recei tes th Apple Sure Crop.—I хаз emely 
Si vers at Leonardslee, 1916-1918. By +: terested in the note on Apple Bro Crop. on 
a mun : er, Bart., Vice-President of age 206, and m rience of the variety 
of ы eel Society. From the Proceedings y be of interest It' lives up t its 
co m Zoological Society of London, 1918. Re- “Sure Crop” by returning year by year bamper 
me; re on Problems: 20, Land Settle- crops oi excellent fruit. y opinion t 
nee n Reconstruction, 1919. Oliver ^ variety is so high that I have Without hesitation 
- Edi ba London: 33, Paternoster Row, E. recommen k io inten plan ters on the 
Beho Tweeddale Court. Price 2d. The look out for ood m e. My bl were 
trol. т Disease of Wheat and m on- ' planted on a y stiff clay, а a c old et, 
^ 1041. By Luther P. Byars: Farmers’ Bulletin nee ску subsoil. The situ erp very pom 
` Copies United States Department¢of po orem inds on a Slope fa rata trees 
ud free from the Division of Publications, e vigere as busnes on the fe d-leaved Para- 
Wi Sta tates Department of Agriculture. dis ise stock. Bei ing vod with the variety 
ashington : Gove tibi Printing Office, 1918. E tried several systems of pruning; the method 
gardener, and says she can buy all the flowers 
and T tables she rei 2 hali the price she 
pa parier, Many, thr ‘oak high wages 
i hana moved into smaller 
and have dispens sed Mee their 
oreo ots our es that 
d 
эбе enoug gh for t 
ing the wages #4 a lad o per 
week, for. man these ja are nat 30s. per 
striplings. As for ү eight-hour day for which 
the unions are agitating, with a ‘nali-day off S 
Saturdays "e whole t hing is ill adapted to 
professi ion a gardener. Nurseryman 
