which Rape produces. This plant is hardier, 
than the ede greens With a five 
coulter drill I sow one row of Í this is 
outside coulter R 
shepherds in their 
E Ue nd тс a a — a straw 
eds, autumn 
ploughed a А а pre root ж did not 
snow any pb uk А pe r-and-toe ша 
the ground, with the ету of 4c 
50 per cent. ak ane will grow a ^ai 
f Swedes there has been the slightest 
sign of the dide noted, apply 6 cwt. of basi 
т acre in the place of the superphos- 
phate, as previous dressings former 
have “s d" the land 
I cou e Swedes ar 
g Jul edes suffer much 
ew, id S fatal to a successful T 1а 
of Кы, full-sized roots that will keep sound 
until the middle of May. 
Pee eon corn ч the land TS before sowing 
rtant. In е еке By is a 
mt pe ge spe the same day a we ar 
is done to ensure a quick germinatio 
seed, which is all important, D M 
plant should Tu Eus Mn aros тор Mie 
commencemen Tur Fly very 
treu е е heey) especially it the ен 
of the plant slow owing to retarded 
germin: 
ination. 
It is wise to roll the land in front of т 
drill to rin ls soil moisture, cspeciall 
the surface rough. The seed, too, will ы 
sown ata йө even depth as the coulters run 
er neat in preparing the drills for the 
see 
Directly the plants in‘ the rows can be 
across she үз, 
with horse 
fou bes soil about m 
wii ven harrows drawn 
ae. over the rows before roa Д is ne 
will h: pound seed p 
is ample and one аса 23 dung 
"s D and Toogood’s 
Dunn's Defianc og Top 
are excellent varieties ud general use, although 
rere аге Lasts ag Ц yw sorts that will 
a heavier харе s E. Mo ла 
Pin: STRUCTION OF CHAR 
Charloc RAT е; нач cks) appears 
d: Los pm ul шет In view of the im- 
stage. 
damaged a little, jua will soon er. In the 
eastern counties it is usual nag apply or 50 
ons рег acre of a $ per cent. solution s 
copper se (i.e. сие 
50 Бапа ons 
distri mb 5 cent. (i. е 20lbs. to 50 pore 
per acre), or even a 5 per cent. solution may be 
employed. 
GARDENING APPOINTMENTS. 
Mr, R. 
Scriven, late of 
7.24, at ee ey eae gy tee Hamp. 
shire, Gardener to Mrs. FAITH, Weyhill 
sere Hamı aiie. 
Tanner, pre cougar red 
ретп x Hon. ap ghe e о ed Prio: д Lam 
gg: near Tunbridge. Wells. Kent, rden 
юн ‚ Bull, Esq., Wells Bridge House, Meo Gi irdoner 
e —sá——MÓÀU92À 
—— 
GATALOGUES ES RECEIVED. 
Tue NEwMAN-Bates ÜHzMT 
Big а пони C 
“Bulbs for car җе Sven е 
THE GARDENERS’ 
т Н 
Lane, London, Bose inti Blightal fer v eei 
Street, Manchester— 
CHRONICLE, 
[Jéxr 14, 1919. 
THE WEATHER. 
IN SCOT 
relative! = dry к gw total rainfall 
being iat t 0.97 rach distributed over nine days, with a 
А the 6th. There was a 
a 
of the past 
a daily average of 
percentage о! of 38.6. 
h. 
well over the average 
There were four 
.365 a- 
ture varied en ee the highest ‘maximum being 
739 on the 28th, and t 
on the 2nd, iving о 
month of 440. 
A and 7th, and the highest minimum 48° on the 15th, 
nd "owes was 580, and 
the ea; a n tempe erature 
ба three A 
e 
winds pre- 
and southerly. 
mug College 
sho 
cent. At one f 
fluctuations, rose 
vailed during cds 
James Malloch, Desai of Mudie 8, 
Gardens, Kirkton of Mains, near Dundee 
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
oe. w. 
ed 
AGRICULTURAL WAGES : G. The 
ra W. b; йе Аналы! 
to em 
Wages not appl 
private gardens and pleasure gr a em 
can obtain particulars of the Order on м 
h 
Pall Mall, London, 
SPID: CARN. Bas He 
pen "method A arag чао plants of 
тей spider e Ta with clear 
upper 
with clear sot- water i > a 
preventive of attacks of red 
CHARACTER or Sor, : J. S. G. The ground you 
describe would 2 be ax imn E LI 
dendrons or of the Eri if 
properly Seded. it ош BE А 
Nearly all the commo: floweri 
Cedar 
d ce a е the ipt ME 
but a rough idea of the m ipeo e trees 
can be obtained. i noticing 1 Bice are 
growing most freely in the loc ane 
Loss or РЕА р NEcr 
rib кока зы of ike. гоя 
your i3 h and N 
attack of red s 
the suckers as they ap 
and in ihe aul zutun dor bd those roots whit 
produce suckers, and с way. 
fais олш ore Pras): 
Ка; Ue = 7 for picking ¢ рл somewhat 
п actual variety. The pods are generall 
ready for the table when the Peas fon anit 
half to two-thirds developed. If too young, 
the result ather mushy and the flavour 
is not PM den veloped; on the other 
the Peas should not be hard 
variety such,as P. mange 
cos: n whic 
ng ‘toss t, they make 
an addition to TA Tarina breakfast rasher, 
as in fact, do shelled out Peas or Beans. 
Names or PLANTS: Correspondent. You send 
more than twelve spec 
hu ya dolabra 14, Abies Pin- 
upressus verd ese 16, Pseu 
mies Douglasi 17, Picea excelsa A Е 18 
апа m Cupressus ‘Lawsoniana vars. 20, ЕШ 
| 20, "sug. a canadensis (two "specimen 
were j numbered 8; 21, Pinus ponderosa a) 
А. T 
| Mussiniis (4) H ; (5) 
paor: е (6) Ыш petu 
; (7) Trillium P 9 
чеш ; (9) Tamarix ае estivalis 
(10)  Calycanthus ridus ; d 
Hales: hing che H. T 
9 Staphylea colchica ; (6) E 
1, Rhus To: coden dro 
T^ very "dangerous plant) ; 2 Kerria 
japonica flore plena; 3, DM coro- 
narius 34, esculus parviflora ; Ры 
p уш var. 
-— 
D 
ЕБЕ 
С 
a uin «9, 
ic 9, чеп Ше" б {с 
; 10, Spiraea japonica; 11, 8. Van 
Houttii ; 12, "Choisya ternata, 
Rose Beere on ArrLE Brossom: H. E. M. 
The handsome beetle sent is an | eae of 
e Beetle or Golden Rose 
(Ceionia aurata). This beetle so eats 
away the stamens of Strawberry and other 
Bus pue blooms, and of Turni In the 
b it feeds on the roots of Straw- 
cien га үнс, The beetles should be 
caught and destroyed; they are slu; m 
sanly cought with a net. e be: 
remain in the nd for tw ; 
therefore the soil should ps пасу worked rar 
ing the winter in order 
to insectivorous birds. 
Scur ELLARIA BAICALENSIS VAR. 
of seeds, ch a 
iur ‘plants may e divided 
early spring. It is a native of Siber 
no око by the 
L. You would be 
WIRE Мше; IN Turr: E. 
that is infested _ 
t uld 3 
compost until it kit p 2 ilar ed f season, _ 
gaslime is harmful to ud "ife 
RU it has lost its rrosive action 
exposure to the uae 
Chafer $ 
name of Сапа sas 1 
E 
soil et : 
