[Jury 19, 1919. 
36 
One evening Charalambos came and begged 
few “sprouted Pota I had left over 
and these were stuck i rs between 
some patche: f seedling Marr a 
was to become of the Marrows, I 1 
not see, t roblem w solved later 
on, when they were transplanted on to the ridge 
of earth surrou e outside trench an 
о 
went rambling among the gravestones at their 
own £weet wi 
ука tering, the men did most diligently. They 
ucted an aqueduct of petrol tins leading 
x the well nead to the garden and spent an 
hour or two daily in drowning the things in 
ter. 
But the crops grew. Long after my garden xs 
been abandoned (we were iet 
j s the Peas wer 
quarters just a e swelling nicely in 
the pods a urse, er g went 
rack and ruin) they were cutting сарна and 
picking Peas—and watering. convinced 
that a chemical friend of mine is аы when he 
says that one can w plants without soil if 
the su 
few Cucumbers or Tomatos to spar са ш, It 
was a veritable intensive garden was 
flourishing up to the great у. m ‘September 
when ‘Johnny ” retired and : ordered 
to follow on his heels. 
I shall long remember КЫ ша ач affec- 
tion - not least of ы becaus a great 
gardener. Herbert Mac 
PHYLLOPERTHA HORTICOLA, LINN. 
Tuts beetle (see Fig. 17), which has been very 
prevalent in certain districts of ix m i 
eason (see Gard. Chron., vol. 1ху., 
n 
310, ), has several common n $ y 
June-bug, Bracken k, F tle and 
Fernweb. This multiplicity of names probably 
owes its origin to two re tiy, the 
beetle ery striking in appearance, and 
secon: t has the habit of ap ng arge 
bers in certain years e (see Fig 
a 
Бы Тһе di 
dark coloured club consisting of three plates. 
These plates, or lamellae are characteristic 
the large group to which this beetle di. 
теу 
allied to the common chafer, which - 
sembles in its larval its. The June 
bug may bade be fou да оп flowers det young trees, 
апі „іл е the гт 
за rte a deri The éggs, 
like shoe о i Cockchatr, are làid in the 
gro e larv on 
D Pon чана оа Cockchafer grub, 
except that it is smaller (see Fig. B); 
pale in colour, with a dark head and strong 
mandibles that are black at the tips. The b 
S a few brown h and usuall 
lies in a curled posit The hind end is darker 
presence of digested food remains 
ot тоса and starlings which feed on them, and 
thus these birds are very useful in keeping down 
a Ө est. As їз the cas pa А. the Cockchafer, с 
ears are — for the abundan ei. ° 
de une-bug. It would appear that, for some 
‘reason or another, RA ted during some criti- 
able and that, therefore, an ab of beetles 
ос in the corresponding years of emerge 
"This fact i in the erican n-yea; 
Locust (Cicada), where the abundant 
ell kno r any given locality, and warn- 
gs then be issued to the particular 1 
concerned. In the се o hip. с соп. 
nsist 
plants in dull weather, wee the. fe UY Шу 
drop, or, where it can me x es yed, of spraying 
with lead arsenate. A. 
[The beetles and icd ob shoots and 
fruits Shales were kindly sent us by Mr. 
E Y 17.—THE JUNE BUG oe ноктот) 
not on ly Apples and Pears, but had destroyed 
aspberries, 
THE FLOWER oe 
By Н. MARKHAM, Gardener to the Earl of Sr 
Wrotham Park, Barnet, нт» do 
be ransforred early in autumn to the 
permanent quarters where they will flower w 
the following s 
Sy tee Gare wing of s о 
varieties of Somova should be a now | 
a well prepared border raise plants 
blooming next айй З.А the seeds іп d 
6 inches apart and transplant the seed 
when Mri озы to ha ndis in an open situ 
. Seeds also be sown M Ru oth 
plants in the po arden, and in a few season 
ample seedlings wil spring up tom Mte 0 
seeds without any further trouble and make 
good display. 
Heuchera sanguinea.—This dwa 
Herbaceous plant should be ited. pem divid: 
as soon as the flow are ovei t is necessa 
maintain a stode of uin plants if d 
owers and sturdy spikes are desired. 
dividing large VINE reject pieces tdi t 
centres of the plant 
es.—Anyone aio а to 
e plan is 
pay visits to some of the lar ge. Rose growers 
mem кы most suitable varieti 
—The garden Roses are Vi 
Кент iue pe pe freely in almost 
zi M: the e r is properly tacked up à 
arge clumps or bushes n 
vy. little ейп when well established. ^ 
Sweet Peas.—To prolong the on of flow 
ing remove all seed dbi from Sw co Pea рай 
and keep t| ma goote well S oem with water al 
liqu id man n some cases, owin 1 
drought, OW wth was greatly retarded, 
since rain has fallen the plants have E 
improved a Adhere is a good show of bloo 
к ай ae кээри 
By G. Ettwoop, Gardener to W. H. Myers, Esq. е 
more Park, use С Назр E 
age.—A piece ground sho be 
riched With leaf-soil and burnt garden rem 
receive a small sowi f Cabbage § 
to provide plants for winter and early spring E 
The plants from this sowing often тө 
val e, even in January. When the plo! 
been well worked, sow an inch 
in d drawn one foot apa Soa thes 
with water, sow immediately, cover wit 
soil, and then net the to prev 
from birds. Sutton’s Ише, April, 
оо aser are firs vari 
this owing. 
—Many kinds of herbs will be rea 
= аны, to dry and store for winter ! т 
Onions.—Autum n Onions are nearin ди 
completion of {Һе ape А If left in the gim 
until the spr: sown crop has ae 
ч I ‘Duis reserving я jatter for 
This point should be remembered as 
