THE GARDENERS’ 
Gardeners’ Chronicle 
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varieties, though few of them are heavily 
laden. ‘This is prone) ы rtunate 24 
a season, for some of Lan 
uit in such a dry period. Most other 
varieties have, as a e, set only one 
rult to a truss, and it is clean and of 
good size th 
le ising 
notably auty f Bath, Gladstone, 
Cox’s Orange Pippir, and Allington Pip- 
in. That most regular cropper, Wor 
e Pearmain, will yield lightly this 
yea 
LUCERNE IN ORCHARDS 
Several Че» in these notes mention 
ee an 
for 
year, the g pef ‘pital and left 
to rot опа the еол. In previous years 
no benefit has been observed, but this 
season it is unmistakable. 
p^ 
e 
blocks of Beauty of Bath in adjoining 
plantations, one under Lucerne and the 
other cultiva 
hes h 
that hs po on L 
pier than the 
young peo, thoug the trees are Ке 
and the lea are a better hao 
frst-t thought, ipte would im 
trees on cultivated land onis ave nm 
age 
annually, 
hum d 
effect F this is рус c Ue beginning 
Currine Down EXPENSES. 
This subject of cover crops in ни 
о се now wages аге 
а 
Imost essential to a an 
the amount of digging and hoeing done 
in fruit plantations. Ашабай that 
e reduction of expense is асра 
Mowing pd ie worked out at abou 
14s. A one-horse 
down сона. the. rows, 
b 
Even if it cou 
directions, QM would still be a 
each trce to hoe. она d 
to be done at leas 
bviously this would 
n 28s. 
as great. 
u 
There is, of course, the initial -cost of 
CHRONICLE. 
is more ` 
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with Lucerne, but ТЕ should be 
mahi КЫ than discounted by the saving 
b 
in manure effected by the mulching 
system 
HOICE OF COVER CROPS. 
енене will not thrive in all 1 
© 
aching « on it very soon, 
finian in question has + 
n grew 
into a fairl the end. ext 
autumn i l receive a dressing of basic 
slag, which should help it and the Clover 
as well; but I am afraid ucerne will 
not last ny more years, particularly 
where the trees are dense enough to shade 
much. Possibly the lifton Park 
mixture of seeds for perma ture, 
which contains several Leguminous plants 
as well as grasses, es Eur ‘the purpose, 
or some other mixture o asses and 
Clovers. Cocksfoot, which is ge ed as 
Orchard Grass in America, pum to thrive 
under trees. m matter might well be 
taken up by experiment ge ations, for 
ny growers are lettin uer qM 
grass bg e prin down., owi to 
welve years from 
plant ing before land alte ation с ceases, 
MULTI spe AGA 
ced. ms — 
nd 
ing again any youngsters 
about. Before the winter of “laie a 
Strawberries and bush fruits in my 
os O be 
cally grown for the 
кик апа "arlings or ee — 
afterwards ing not 
ow pes bib Ag сае E. 
Jays 
see 
e 
The Question pré whether 
e not prefer able to birds 
when, ‘the А Бере 
The insects аге fair 
kana ying and 
is very annoying 
whether 
birds multi ply y. 
to grow frui 
-— half of it spoilt by birds. Often 
e "v suffers loss by бг to gather 
rop unripe save from these 
thee Market Grower. 
THE ROSARY. 
ROSES FROM AUSTRA 
TurovucH the kindness of Mr. 
of Glenara, near Melbourne, I r ced- four 
Roses of his raising. I planted them against 
а south wall, am now able to sate of their 
йт Ө in this country. 
m BY TA whic 
ALIA 
Alister Clark, 
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h, on the whole. z like the 
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