THE GARDENERS’ 
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APPOLRIMERTS FOR THE ENSUING 
WEE 
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THURSDAY, ТАН а 
Manchester’ ' Vietory Flower Show, Platt Fields, 
Rusholme, Manchester. (3 days). 
FRIDAY, JULY 25— 
Horticultural Club outing to Wisley Gardens. 
Midland Carnation апа Picotee Een» ene 
rmingham. (2 day: 
AVERAGE MEAN oce 
deduced from Desc during 
years at Greenw n -62.90. 
ACTUAL 
Gardeners* Chronicle Office, P Wellington Stree 
ge Garden тона ей July. ds 
Ley sim emp. 679. Weather—Sun: 
TURE for ae ensuing week 
the last fifty 
осо he 2 @ 
The Genetical society. ir the "advance 
Society, of knowledge in 
besoin of plants 
and. eh is an important event in the 
history Bat the progress of genetical 
ience in this- comme: It marks the 
ан of 2s probationa: i hich 
all new scienti ‘must be sub- 
mitted оте they ar e accepted as part 
ев the g aa pallies of scientific dis- 
overy. ur g that period md — har 
task of the entera. a m pain an 
iabour the foundations of ihe science and 
a same time to def eir methods 
against the attacks and criticisms of co 
le S who are apt to resist пее 
with a passionate rem udice worthy 
19 barren а а 
е scien 
triumphantly Бе “that т ~The 
ethods which it introduced have become 
he r ised means of Чаан not 
estable nt 
fact, the Phe of plants and ont dom 
need longer rely solely on 
perspicacity, but may ow 
tion along defined and ы lines. 
een r 
з Jee to the labours of the society, it is 
essential that its membership Det in- 
clude not only research workers in and 
teachers of genetics, but also practical 
plant and animal breeders, who no less 
than the scientific Bie oon are interested 
in and tributory to the advancement 
of our Si ge of genetics. T d- 
vantages co-operation between the 
academic workers and the professional 
pu je а с 
be hoped tha membership E he 
soclety will be thoroughly visuris 
of both class 
Inasmuch the meetings of 
societ; a general rule, be held 
will, 
either at pais mer e stations or at hae t or 
animal eeding establishm it is 
m 
ы. 
lac ces. Hence 
86, 2 u 
the rne and objects of the Society 
are more widely kno юта the full member- 
RP, will speedily be secured 
e first meeting " ue Society — а 
gi 
terest. жаз held ; 
home of British нис, and was at- 
tended by Mr: W. Bateson, Prof. Pun- 
nett, Prof. Biffen, and Miss . aunders, 
= of whom have contributed До: » ladgely 
the advancement of Horti- 
о етене were fapaesaniked pe "Ma, 
Sutton, who y: = he гу vice-presidents, 
and Mr. E. mem 
[o of the S ME 
f the lety et ше. initiative of 
Miss Saunders. large 
umber of members. who attended the 
first mee e essed ла the 
value whic h lies ‘before Ao Society. The 
science of genetics has a brillant ture 
and a vast enc . Who shal t 
are the i nat 
TS 
the orld o: 
cultivated e “peter than 
e ow ific, tiful, 
Жош. gener. e more Ser eel 
o man. Soper ing, unconcerted act: 
нее done much. Co-o 
ion and. interchange of je now- 
edge should: do yet more. We therefore 
wish long life and prosperity to the 
Society. 
Lord Lambourne has been appointed Presi- 
dent of ihe эксе and Secret Commissions 
Prevention Lea: eae in succession 
to the late Sir Edwar d F 
Aber Flow —The Royal Horti 
cultural “Society of. feuis will hold a flower 
he Duthie V ur Park, Aberdeen, 
y mái 2L 22 and: 25, we first ка. 1913. 
Many valuable on are offered for competi 
tion, including sev ы Edd due ad 
pr resented by the Society and. — = gifts of 
patrons—and abont prizes. 
Reena years ago the directo: аы а icd 
prizes for Sweet e. 9 these 1 flowers will be 
= ки best in the red the time of the 
ith a view g this section a 
оное feature, specially уйнар: prizes will 
ро offered, incleding: th e Scottish Challenge Cup 
the ule tional Sw 
ir show this year. 
Stas bet interesting a novel сынаг, їп- 
cluding special prizes for Roses о рто- 
vided in the prize schedule, and k it is hoped 
CHRONICLE. | 
[Jvrx m 1919. 
that, despite the severe сес кча | 
has laboured under Tor ring „лы 
war, the show will prov „Ане ess 
Flag Sta It 
has not been. found 
(4 ‚ 
crete base on the m 
the great, eyes to which the 
These masses of concrete m 
rected wi 
the sum of £1,5 
ош, to соуег the cos 
crete Hii н 
a large manhol > 
may be т y inspected from time 
for Мазза 
o iu staff 
а of an Unfavourable Harvest. — The 
monthly — report of the Board o 
tes that, mainly as a result of the 
ar the crops, except hops, | - r 
the eter plani country the уюм ii is expected to 
be elor me normal, but the great Potato dis- 
tri coln and T cube Ра well 
Wale) have Kerta better prospects than 
America. E 
of this 
Proceedings СА the 17th 
year the s 
р‹ 
during the past year “i divi 
tions, one for purely America 
and the oth ] 
rv ри this neatly printed little е 
we ‘nope, i future wal om 
in seca Ree ss and in bu 
Horticultural Trade ix Dogi —Шш a lets 
f and Mr. H. 0 
the desi truction many nurseries, or ро 
of nurseries, d the horrors Belgians hav 
