тих 5, 1919.] 
THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
and Sweet Peas appear:d to be a shorter supply 
morning. Other hardy flowers in the market 
elude Coreopsis, Delphiniums, Gailla + 
Daisies, mauve Scabiosa caucasica, Sultans, 
Saponaria, Canterbury Bells, snd Alstroemeria. 
Fruit: eee Wholesale Prices. 
8. Ed 8 
Green re a 
. 12 0-14 per Ib. .^10-16 
0- 8 0| Melons, each „5. 3 0-10 0 
rales pr doz © 0-45 0 — Cantelou; е .. 12 0-20 0 . 
hes Nectarines, per 
doz. 0-24 0 
Nuts 
60-200|. Brazila (new) 
per E .3100 — 
co deve 20 |a 0 | plums (french ch 
a ek sh per 4 sieve ... 23 0-25 0 
беш igni Jd 0-85\0 | Gu Не ыды; 
hite ... 14 0-22. 0 PER MN, M» 
oseberries, per chip — .. 80-60 
10 0 12 0 | Strawbe per 
pec .. 10 0-14 0 
rgh, — Kent, per chip...5 9 
2 0- 4 0 | Worthing F best T 
в, рег ib. 30-10 0! doz. SP 10 0-25 - 
zz Vegetables : пае Wholesale Prices. 
8. d. в. d. 
s French per Ib. 2 S 3 % New cache, per ; 
per bus. 8 0-10 0 bunch - :010-20 
per bus. 0-12 0| Peas, pe 0-16 0 
e per doz 26-30 Рет Бу 1 der ys bus. 10 0- — 
otatos, new, per 1b.0 3-9 31 
ashes, per doz. $ 
bunches 20-30 
ers,perflat 20 0-24 0 Rhubarb, 
.0.10- 10| perdoz . .. 0 60 
4 © 5 0 Spinach per bi 79-— 
* 4 0- 6 0| Spring Onions, рег 
к doz. bunches ... 5 0-12 0 
doz. 1 6- 3 0 | Tomatos, English, 
. 90-180 per doz, Ibs. 11 0-12 0 
. 2 6- 3 0 | Vegetabl ; 
each 70-100 
ets 1 8- 1 6 | Watercress, per doz. 0 9- — 
supply, “ Sout th- 
Pasta A finished. pont n Gn are 
Я e. glish a n- 
suj 
E Melo: f ar a bee 
ce у. shi cf Pines is due shortly 
a h outdoor. fruits rre available in 
i Cherries ды emporarily їп shorter 
E. but the consignments of Black Currants a 
rran 
› Most s le -howing. sig of 
erries. Th fewer Tomatos 
«poss at slightly firmer E and Peas 
more expensive, due mited iti 
m dar, Troie i quantities. 
inished, d the growers are 
ting to e: exeeute special orders only. ч 
GARDENING APPOINTMENTS. 
C. Wicks, f. 
EI. » for the past 71 years gardener to 
Е бушый т" Я Coombe Park, Mb se Le 
ner OWARD 
| -Mongewell Park, ies: gtord. 6 
past four years gardener at 
‘chester as gardener to Mrs, WARDELL 
ag e Hall, near Chester: 
ры анс 
; Be Оп, as gardener to М. 
TLER, а Heywood, Cobham, Surrey. 
———— 
SCHEDULES RECEIVED. 
V Ponbury, Wenb ley and 
Society — —Twenty-sixth 
Aon 1; 
Е. са 
—. Hool 
tee 
М.-м. 
га, gh gee 
mbley (lent by G. m Байду; Esq.). 
A 
жашы of West Ham and жа айыр. Horti- 
— Second 
ti held on No ber 6 t 
bition at th n Hall, Stratford; monthly 
5 and lectures held the Norwich Hall, 
Road, Forest Gate. 
—— 
CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
буы т Woodbride 
Montbretias 
117, London Rd., Bri hton. 
summer and autumn so sowing. F 
_ October peri 
vsually held. n plentiful supply ‹ of S mis cfe 
fo an 
CROPS AND STOCK ON THE HOME 
FARM. 
Poraros. 
Poratos present a patchy appearance in many 
places, b but where the Jand was ene cultivated 
and m in the umn the tubers 
the ha ake robust and bim 
in spite ite of the e long continued ought in in 
outhern counties. 
nee so етн there 
look, pa 
e is not the same sree ү, ind 
ith late planted tubers. 
between new an 
2i 
season 
dev, wee. ped and irregularly 
exceptionally pale in colour. 
ing up of the rovs should nS 
haulm requires 
I жуш the hp is seven 
deeply moved the Planet ‘horse hoe 
the earthing up with the erie реш hen be 
expedited. Where a Potato used 
for lifting up the crop, it is a p. oed nf arii 
up the hz m. twice, as the wheels of the dise 
are then low 
with leaves 
igger ar dic hus 
throwing them out cleanly, otherwise many 
tubers will be cut with the shares and others 
il varieties such as 
d 
alih ough. the tubers 
s much as £45 per 
pene been made. 
CABBAGE, 
In the southern counties the dry weather 
deferred the planti ng of Cabbages ға rther 
neay was бш by. the slow grow the 
plan due ries Donc) x s Turnip oy 
and pe y we A 
weather is Setter: ee imt i in n БЫТ adil; T it ds is 
Le A a water i when each „Plant is 
lants s ther 
ES 
gs 
ME 
H 
8 
couple of weeks after planting growth will be 
isted. — ' 
OLDS. 
Wher there ood plant the growth is 
eatisfactory, pecially Where the soil is kept 
ar of weeds. Directly the plants are thinned 
sulphate of ammonia 
maphention repeated 
roe in sunshine when all г c6 
favo rable. , Thes e roots will be very 
g winter, as hay is such 
r of ае fields bei id a 
‚ the 
a thin crop. Th 
sown oa age Е, but 
mall, bu ty va aluable. 
RES AND ЁОА 
dry weather was ali in favour 
in uplan 
which is good for 
e foal t 
own case e foa 
pared to those that lc not have the added Oat 
food. Wh or sale and not for 
e the aim shou Id be ЗА get ш * ici 
AU wa e as сек y weani 
d ао ET x which ri oal ye im 
wher x 
ans of shielding the pies 
from the za efus eere qe 
ARTIFICIAL MANURES FOR FUTURE CORN: е 
: Where much summer fallowing of land is 
I find this method of management. is 
п 
trouble of a root crops to 
sheep and cattle) ураган гок a supply of 
fertilisers should be e at once to prevent dis- 
ert Жын is equal to Sec manure “pred on 
st on and ploughed in at once at the rate of 
20 tons per acre, but where the acreage is exten- 
sive овен dung cannot be obtained from the 
farm. Sif pee деч eh on «tif soil, > big 
slag is She у f di де ex IN over the - В 
at sowing саа of 
per 
ilpha Ms of; ie Sa should be added 
and a similar quantity given during December if 
the weather is favourable—i.e., not frosty 
owt Barley and Oats=superphosphate or lime, 
ewt. per. acre, s advisable, and for the latter 
crop 1 c e 
April wall” panies 
grass, too, bas 
ате valuable, 
25 
he d ained 
nder X ihe 
Jes than half per acre 
Molyneu 
CONDITION OF THE Crops. 
p Reporters of 
in, xe is now ba 
д n crops, fruit, апа grass. 
22 geaerally looks eit рына ularly the 
sown, but that 
duel peal land is not so sa lees "- 
d eg Tac having beer done a wire- 
also suffer red from the same 
i E 
promising, thou 
haulm. The area 
ea 
The sowing of Me: engolds was bark wuti äta is 
now nearly complet eted. í The earlier seed 
germinated well, but q рат. fly is 
re cgi to be troublesome. sowing is 
now rogress, but is very Sete ed and in 
many гараа rain is needed for the prepara- 
the seed bed 
been very favourable for 
d the "plante are healthy and 
Aphis has made its 
s. The area under 
about 5 per cent. since 
е pros pects for all classes of fruit are 
are proving feces 
would be ee 
irait” iad ws fruit prom to 
Hay, whether from 
y less than last year, 
ү d have much benefi 
сан is expected to be for 
cent below ray average. 
tended for 
с 
and t 
both Kind, ouk 10 p 
vest BEER 
have agreed with the 
ertain 
The Ministry "e ood 
Board of Agriculture to release a 
f man for the 
ing is an established cus 1 
to issue penis to farmers 
exceedi: o bushels of so dor each кш кш 
баан Fai: 
