, 
54 THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
EDITORIAL NOTICE. but y of preventing recovery by the 
adici: 5 Ру ally—the curative power of 
tors and Publisher. correspondents would Nature. Mey. P 
obviate delay in obtainir ng DEA IRE aus ature 
munications and save us muc uch time and troubla i It is true that the Сен ргороѕеѕ 
ey wou observe t no nted weekly a › 
та ha effect that all letters. pror dini financial only to fix the maxim rice of Plums 
matters and to advertisem shou ould be addressed sae ty manufacturers а jam making 
to the PUBLISHER; pese iv] ai ommunications 
or publication or reJerring to the Literary an t must be admitted that 
am pe be reasonable 
departments, 
are distinet, and much 
di 
Publishing and Editorial, 
ise when letters 
agio ri delay and confusi on ar 
are misdirected. 
APPOINTMENTS FOR THE ENSUING 
WEEK. | 
TUESDAY, JULY 29— 
Royal Horticultural Society’s Committees meet. 
зема of British mia Bulbs. Lecture at 3 p.m,, 
dre Monro. 
by M 
THURSDAY, JULY 31— 
Maidenhead Hi Horticultural Society’s Show, 
AVERAGE "TuuPERAT the ensuing week 
Жеб ло. “trom у Сайы "quar the last fifty 
years at Gree! bb 62.2». 
ACTUAL TEMPERATU: 
Gardeners’ Chron nicle Office, 41, Wellington Street, 
Covent ps коюп, MEDIUM Rs 23. 
10 a.m. 99.9. Dull. 
All of из as consumers, 
nd deprecate. the present 
Vexetabie Prices Pica level’ of pric 
ntro! all anner о 
ities, including 
fcodatuffs ка, MP nd- i 
orld, are singularly unlearned in econo- 
mic science, and hence, wi the ийди 
ce our pocket is so ci den се 
con: 
LN €— existing.prices, we are apt to men 
and fix upon some e cmm DE 
malad y, an 
SEES 
"Bo 
n 
+ 
symptom, remedy is 
for example, t 
shopkeepe 
quire evidence th is not yet- ажын. 
у are also consumers an 
ee in commo public i 
pet. and with t we wish 
heartily that ail prices of vegetables 
and fruit could be lowered : for the ofte 
e disparit ers’ price 
and retailer's price convinced, 
he abnormal е proposal 
f the Ministry of F iot an 
prices of Plums is not to be wondered 
а -—— 1t is never на. we are соп- 
v 6 
istake. witch con 
trol to Г кә pet д, to control again 
is 4 course of despair--nct only ап admis- 
sion that the йб ес is beyond control, 
n deque supply of j 
must be ей. Рто 
£ 
stry of fruit growing, growers of 
p accept the decision 
with vento ion 
Nevertheless we doubt ga in 
t. 
the 
The 
et price, in- 
of being i & natural one, will be 
problem is ex 
tremely difficult Although we differ from 
the Ministry of Food in the matter of pri 
ciple; we recog ise dilemma with which 
it 18 faced. authorities left prices for 
The 
wi frait eet the hopethat they would 
me dow 
NO a on 
pect of high үй г» for Plums, and the 
18 ) 
enu 
Ministry of Foo 
ing in of the Plum harvest, for the more 
ums there are marketed, the greater the 
obiit nce of prices falling 
‘Director of Wisley.—It ‘is with much regret 
that the [тендә end Council of the Royal 
Ho; 
eceived on Tuesday fad 
B.E. 
L.S., V.M.H.; 
Widey Sconti Station and "Lobo 
ieal ee ion in Hort: Шш, ire who 
es d the past twelve years been prominently 
associated with the Society. 1 has been ен 
Director in his stead.—W. Wilks, Secretary. 
Board.—The position of Secreta ary to 
Bad, vacated by Mr. Popplewell, 
W. Moss Blundell, who een a m of 
the staff of the Board of Agriculture a 
isheries since 1896, and has had varied ex- 
eri rk. Mr. Mos 
Enquiry Wag nd Conditions of 
Agricultural 1 Employment, conducted by the 
Board o e for the information of the 
Wages Bowed sare Jen He reported -on the 
counties of Cambridge, Norfolk and Suffolk. 
e same tim 
commodit + et ra 
this purpose prove E Panes valu есе ipt ° 
iba pecs а 
Јоу 26, 1919. 
found and 
should be кет to p бочканы Fxplosim 
Sécti isposals Boa rd, Storey уз Gate, 8. 
Nectarine may bear E 
ported Darwin, who, in Vol. 
Animals and Plan Under 
quoting from the (Gardeners 
55 cites the unique case which occurred 
Carclew o ine tre 
aid from se and never g 
t half Peach and half Nectarine. 
sleet bor perfect Peach.. 
ial of Strawberries at Wisl 
eo cine al Society will carry 
Strawberries ce f de: coming se 
in their gardens at V ey ho 
clude as many ан ав ae in this 
and would glad if growers wouid send 
plants of each variety to be hs , to 
aig ings A H.S. Gardens, Wisl 
rey (L. a i Rai lway, Ногу); е: 
than гаа 
Spread of Aleyrodes, “Snowy Fly. —Ma 
pe m have been made this fk P plagi 
Fly’ 
of “Sno in glass-houses, and espe cial 
£ damag hi 
T 
FE 
more or 
аа ча an КЕ reque 
suds or er n 
hav 
ent зу ringing y 
will 4 
ce pon d 
» А 
о water will metin 
females from layi ng mh eggs | 
{OS other D 
b 
Ф 
et 
"| 
л 
о 
LN 
3 
fon: йу until t 
рч avoiding so far as 
ing of any fruits that may 
Vegetables am Bermon 
Agge 
ndsey 
MS W. H. A ett, pun 
public Gardel 
tendent ot the | 
the Metropoli 
Cit 
Dawe's d ion 
forms us that the Eon 
Allo! — s and Smal оде. ie ing th ү 
sideration of the rep e Land bus 
h H iae of Com 
(Facilities) e. шй > ^i 
icr f st., 
aised in Жызак ib vee a 
smallholdings. behalf of Gors 
Sir A. Griffi 
nen 
the rights of des se peo E e who, Fe na ET 
‚ had с ultivated rant s, à 
fis oppositio E 
ment it was apod, however. i 
ons there was plenty of sp? 
