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THE 
GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
[JUNE 21, 1919, 
sheaves of the 
glas ig, and Oriental King, with 
Pate ae in variety, Anchusas, Liliums, Ver- 
base and Lupins, but the Poppies were t 
ТЕЙ та feature of a first-rate grou 
Two large pear-shaped groups of hardy her 
baceous perennials, cut fl А fi 
effect. жүре де itor = ind spac 
not excee fee etc 
io produce a озык effect оде м. E. 
ARTINDALE AND Son, Sheffield, were awarded t 
£15 first prize for a displa pens was = 
effective but lacked somethin in; ** finish." 
Verbascums fun. ipa Campan 
ulas, Liliums, Astilbes, Tritomas, Pyrethrum, 
and n dg were аи 7а show: Messrs 
HARKN AND Son, Pedalo, lled od space 
KN 
with tenuis of the polyphyllus type, a har 
.monious blend of various ade of blue, rose, 
pink, and cream, with a low margin of Oriental 
Poppies. The margin was the weakest part of 
a novel and bold exhibit. 
Sweet Peas and Other Classes. 
Mes E. W. Kin D Co., Coggeshall, led 
in the Же for a dodo of | Swan "Peas, their more 
oo arrangements helping them to we — 
Mes: Broce anp Son, Farnham 
сыни есопа. Gladys, pale lavender | bids, d 
Doris, ligh: ht salmon cerise, MM 
ood new 
varieties in Messrs. Krwo's d isplay, y E Gudye 
Bide and ушы. were conspicu in Mes 
Втре?з stand. 
ies 2 аа showed the 
ne with a dai 
Irish "Ele mediae Жака; 
iege Ee seo ond; 
third, each with Swe 
best epergne of 
nty arrangement of 
per. tn ae 
te T. M. 
Peas. 
Educational Exhibits. 
The Royal Horticultural Society filled a large 
space da their ам Production Exhibit, as 
they were allowed ample room for se t 
ice charts of food- values; nozzles а 
grouped according to t 
of vegetables on which the e pests prey ; diagrams 
of pruning, budding, grafting ; models of dig- 
ciet; 
n Daffodils ec methods of beca алайна 
and Photographs eb ау хэлен Ша and 
реш Messr: t thei 
teresting series of a И 
t their 1п- 
V. Banks, representing the Food e 
tion of the Board of Agriculture, put up about 
200 bottles of frui vegetables e whole 
of this educational display proved greatly in- 
teresting to visitors, and anced the reputa- 
tions of the R.H.S. e Board of Agricul- 
ture. Messrs 
Messrs 
exhibited plans” a Ым show 
variety of desig: E. 
er, Wi ]sfield 
Я ат White, ek. fee = 
f wood were edo mely re- 
presented. Mr. Н. Tavpevin, Willasto: ton, 
showed Carnations ы Paeonies, over 
grou 
, 
mph, Beacon, Saffron 
ND HATCHER. , Rawdon, set 
wp charming gn group E CEN, in, which every 
se of 
moss and re The porem ы papery tà е 
specimen of a; in front wasa 
colony of Cypri ium niveum, 'and on 
either 
side and at the back were Miltonias and forms 
of Laelio-Cattleya Fascinator. This part of Se 
group was flanked b bee h mounds 9 es 
Odontoglossum rin n 
cnn Cattleya Holdenii was a 
д ise in this 
Messrs. Jas. BACKHOUsE AND Son, Lrp., York, 
had a grouping of ‘Carnations blue. Hydrangeas, 
Astilbes, Lilium didum, Sw 
and a ca pital asso: sortment 
plants. Шо, BACKH 
den exhibit ы a little aei 
daintily-gay ange: er 
р uses, Sa 
the ery stones in front of a background of 
Pin 
vom S. BROADHEAD AND Son, Thongsbridge, 
Huddersfield, enue a rock garden on a. very 
solid wooden staging. The Yorkshire stone was 
most naturally рес and li р Pines were 
use gro In a narrow 
өп родо it was only Possible: үм use dwar 
plants, and these, such om Бей Veronicas, 
segre a Campanula, and 
Cistus were oup моа little colonies. 
Some -— plants of Juniperus communis aurea 
were башы aed and so was a group of Sem- 
pervivu: gridgei. 
al fairly уы rock garden was arranged by 
Mes: Kent anp Bry ошон; Шера, ‘and 
hee ч па ne } sed a жа pae. 
minor, Hiera- 
panula 
UM 
gracile. he same 
garden, im тазда ап i i Liliume зое Water- 
Шу pool. 
teresting was the group of hybrid and 
M lrises mti ener Eds о shown by Mr. 
G 
conditio > Hemerocallis oe 
arius, Miranda, Melissa, and Marigold. 
Melissa, with its "faint orange flushing on a ET 
ground, is very fine in form and colour. 
tiful semi-circular E AN o of Kalmia latifolia, 
wendly кеме m отт ted 
, Son D Crisp, Bags E Vis 
ed gs pons ono hel finely” peius = speci- 
ед and in such quantity, been seen at a flower 
ow 
Messrs. С. GrssoN & Son, Leeming Bar, were 
represented by a large bank of cut hard поин. 
the аттап оч" was Тас but rather formal , and 
fi with Rose: 
ens ot Nephrole pis. Messrs. C. E. Simp: 
ise? York, filled a тА table with seasonable 
fruits and and: decorated it with a a large variety of 
a conspi 
flowers shown i Mr 
y Wisbech ; 
other . ings were Еген B. B. La hams, 
Pink Gladys Cranfield, Campan iss Will- 
ott, Sidalcea Gem, Paeonies, Irises, and 
a ies of Heuc 
AWARDS TO NoN-CoMPETITIVE EXHIBITS. 
Presiden Prize for best exhibit in the 
Show. cod ae ALLWOop BROTHERS. 
Large — Мы 1.--То Messrs. Autwoop 
BROTHERS, MANSELL Дир HATCHER 
Messrs. Kent A 5 уан 
Sens (for garde 
DON, Mess: . CHEAL AND 
n designs), and Messrs, MILNER, 
N AND WHITE ч Суны desi 
oe Mede 1.— Мевз Жл BACKHOUSE 
D Son, Age rs ADHEAD AND SONS, 
N; 
G ae үш esi CT 
EORGE YELD id Iri 
and Hemeroc calls). ге odes ms 
Silver-Gilt| Medal.—To Messrs. G. Gipson 
AND Со.: and Messrs. G. and W. Burcu. 
бярог ааг Messrs. 
PADGETT ay 
N 
WATSON; and . E. J. PARSONS E 
Ln 
a À 
CROPS AND STOCK ON THE HOME 
FARM. 
ROUGHT. 3 
n Sout ngland we are p ng 
un ма eie dra E. of dry weather y 
critical period of the year, and this is "likely 
damaging effect on i 
Vee 
ЕЕ 
‘Ape 
Spring: wane Oat; d well cultivated are loo 
mg р ШЫН wel in colour, but mn varie 
En! in. The winter-sown varieties 
& h 
as a doleful 
of horse or trac 
the! ѕеаво! 
some hun f acres et, grass have 
be жые into рау, the arable land is of necessity 
neglected for a e, but with the aid o 
h 
18 acres in three days, and this, with the 
nary two-h 
would have occupied twelve horse: d h 
ays, probably more, as it is no 
After yee г g 
Ta will p an Ee лу. 
field uf the and а four-furro 
heavy drags o 
are drawn over ue odi, still fuir. expen $ 
the roots of couch or other weeds. 
RARY LEY FOR WHEAT 
Ma dur the зз ау op taken 2s posit е; 
dud summer fallow. Bow y with Mustard EI 
is sul 
Au which is a good substitute f 
dressing—and supplement the ploughing-in of 
Mustard with basic slag at the rate o 
6 cwt, per When sowing the Wheat, ЫП 
method of — with ci field has 
advantage nating pa couch 
tage of elimi - 
would remain when plo er after sheep һал 
fed Б the second коло, апа басо with the 
wane t crop, and also the Oats which usually 
the Wheat. : 
Poraros. 
The early varieties of Potatos, such 
Ex 
€ Sh хр 3 
Mills's Seolling, here ‘‘ sprouted ” and pla 
from hoxes, are 1 re ly well. 
peated h ing dry weather will 
PI before Spal i EN at show П 
ап 
Р mpl eis Б the ИН" 
Sa ibe, ge тиф 
