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APPOINTMENTS FOR THE , ENSUING 
WEEK. 
TUESDAY, JUNE 2 
Floral Féte and "Exhibition in aid of the Royal 
ave ar Relief Fund, Royal Hospital, 
Society’s Show, Cardiff (4 days). 
Y, JUNE 25— 
Corpus Horticultural ‘al Society's Rose Show at Park 
Hili Recreation Ground, Croydon. 
FRIDAY, JUNE 27— 
City of London Rose Show at Cannon Street Hotel. 
gis om aah JUNE 28— 
indsor Rose and Horticultural. Show. 
LIII 4L rb e de 
б Wellin Street, 
fate e 18, 
24699. eather— ‘Dull. 
Although, ib is. always 
` dangerous to ' generalise 
resp the 
rops of a S = little шайга, ba ‘soil 
d climate as Great Britain, it is. pro- 
ably as safe as it Ms 8 to t 
the weather conditions culmin 
the prolonged droughts 
all chane ces of a bounteous 
under the ag h ly intensive « cultivation 
which obta in garde here are re 
ports of m failures; an in the ons 
soils early ie for ex ache е, 
are very small indeed. If th 
case of tn which can’ be cultivà 
tinuously and mulched 
The Drought. 
severe. For these dis 
drought, iren the Shick is is me оз гол only 
cause. The prolonged period in the early 
part of ibo year vmi which work on 
all but the lighter s “imped: 
an piers nah ot arrears which 
ur. 
of w sudden ON of sum- 
mery gren bos led many p enter- 
tain high hopes that, E iti all, Nature 
intended to be kind to us, thou, the 
wise warm weather of — esser. 
became ident, however: 
fruit 6 crops боа not be other en light, 
1 
b hak a atur: 
ally i in favour ¢ of Perg 
nsec 
аташа се fentit f the country 
his ааг е unaw: е of the diffi- 
ten now take * os ravages i 
the pests i 
knows full we ell’ithat when pamer con- 
THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
m 
JUNE 21, 1919. 
di tions are so against him, as is oy case 
medial measures applied at 
nth in are very costly and must, 
it they a bec to корчу their cost, be o" rsisted 
in with expensive th oroughne hese 
a er) increase the costs of 
serious matter, 
pu 
Although it is not to be doubted 
that the first crops ЖШ be disappointing, 
it is even now ver orm an 
estimate of these Кың far as may 
be learned, the Gooseberry crop, which is 
so important to the jam boiler, and was 
of such excellent promise, will not be 
better than Mie of last r Spee 
ӨР amous for their 
d to | 
are said still romise a | 
rospects of a satisfactory gem of 
Apples are diminishing rapidly 
. Here and. ther owever, ional 
Tains have fallen, and where that has 
ease these. gloomy. prognostications 
il not hold. rowers in these.district 
will probably do well, but itis to fear 
events, the 
the necessary evi е 
cepted during ће war, at co 
i-peace tim 
weal 
nts pé, E ka sor 
rature 
da vanne = 
flowers — a 
‘plants are enjoyin jen 
tional floral beaut 
nan. 
Royal Horticultural Society's War Hort 
tural Relief secos cap Ы Royal Hortieultaral 
Society, i the hyp Relief 
supply our Allies Miti seeds, fogs: pee 
ments to res! their gardens € orchards, has 
t only done a 4 commendable charitable 
act, but has fulfilled a national duty With the 
object of bringing home to the masses of the 
people the reality - " rom de for adequately 
thi mittee. of the 
Féte 
26. All 
Society are being us р to make the Féte 
a great success. ding horticulturists, both 
а: and ional, are sending gifts of 
flowers. The National Sweet Pea Society, th 
tish Carnat Society, the National 
iety are “| contributing exhibits, and 
wards, inclu e Wigan the '* blue 
riband ^ of the rs world, will be bestow: 
just as at meetin: Ї the society 
a 
e fund as 
provide a — zonan of "весла enter 
Mament. admission has 
es chilling. « онй. during ner е 
е opening day. Mr. Reginald а гу 
Cardiff, has contributed £1,000 to the fund in 
connection with. this Floral Fête e Queen, 
who has displayed the deepest еә in 
War lief Fund of the Royal Horticultural 
Society, has intimated her . intention 
sending а. special assortment of flowers and 
fruit from the conservatories and grounds of 
Windsor Castle, for sale at the Féte, and the 
ak, е m: be sold at the stall presided over 
er. 
Women Gardeners at Kow.—A j 
ga ges return from "a war, or plor new 
ly for admissio y are taking the 
omen iind at Kew. <A year 
of forty women were employed in in 
the greenhouses, herbaceous ground ve flow 
= таеп s than a dozen now гета; 
iety о 
ot ane 
"both t 4 
oseph Lo dge. „30:5 ag 
is wo 
as dha Ms. 
work of ipis 
So ldiers en 
one. * 
d 
nisi Secretar, 
EO nt янні: 
may b b 
мұ T. ойт теу W. Henslow, 506 
Visitors to Kew.—On Whit Monday, {пе 9th 
i people paid for admission to Kew 
Gardens, the receipts exceedin This 
tutes a 
img. 
record attendance since a charg 
fo r "vinis ion tae instituted in January, 1816. 
Picnic parties were much in evidence, and th 
National Kitchen apari ent of the M iy 
of ‘Food, ш now controls the refreshment 
pavilion, was very hard pressed during the tea- 
time rush 
Vi Demonstration Trafalgar 
onstration in Trafalgar Square 
хну 8А Loan 
Squa e dem 
arranged, o5 the Victory now been 
fixed for Thursday, June 26th, and two followin 
is fixed for the 24th, 25th, an th. Th 
Trafalgar Square function w: ginally designed 
as a floral féte, but the scope en the title 
e broadened to Med many other attrac 
tions, including a huge choir. The ttee of 
the Royal 1 Horticultural is now со-орета- 
the Victory Loan 
ting ‘with thee by sending - 1 
