= 16, 1919.] THE GARDENERS’. CHRONICLE. OMM 
of ie eae with dwarf Antir- The exhibiti 
i and standard Lantanas (Silver a ain ic on was opened by Lord and Lady Ие 
Не was buried on August 1, in e 
Cem the service ing co st cted 
ба PRD, who h ‘gant Thai of ors Bowser. M were exceed- English clergym 
х ; who has not exhi- ingly go to the impetus given R ат. Much. sym DADA FE е9 d Е 
pited at Westminster lately, showed some very to gardening in the district by the enco Agere 
Mire of Gladio, siue Тышы the fep UM Me шы T ore Gun ee An 
bold Senecio sibirica, Poterium obtusatum, a In judging the ur uon and allotments — "^ 
tbretias, Crinum Powellii, C.P. alba, кешш. to the show, Mr. right, the Prof. Ernst Haeckel Jena and 
the bright blue Agapanthus Mooreanus yal Horticultural Society’ 's representative, wag educated at Мег seburg, Е Ern Имар subse- 
er Banksian - Mr. С. RevrHe most fore urably impressed by the care and quently studied botany at Faik under Schleiden, 
h ucryphia piennatifida in good form, Turis displayed M cropping poi mnm ^ and medicine at Würzburg and Berlin.. After 
iburnum Sargentii, ^ Buddleia variabilis t of f flower, d recta as a physician for several years, he 
agnifica, Hydrangea Romneya Сошќегіі and in aw са seriei тд of the PE devoted his attention entirely to койору, апа 
other very interesting hardy plants (Silver pee penes - became' full p at the Zoological Institute 
Banksian Medal). offered by the Worcest at Jena in 1865, where he remained for the rest 
T Mr. W. А County Cota Л pe videntl aa much е of his life. Не iu a clever anatomist and 
ited Delphiniums 
luded lay such fine varieties ciated by Spetchley folk, judging from the artist, and one of the first of German scientists 
g of the Delphiniums, Mrs. Creighton, excellent АС of Er e staged. Miss to become a convert to Darwinism; indeed, he 
m he: = à Pritchard’ cmongtrations w ad imi i 
ne Spetchley a hough Ў 
was very finely shown past year, had. кайа. in a most “credible Haeckel’s statements were not always accep 
C. laeti Dickens, Horsham, who put ‘series of Derby and Small Holder's cheeses. y the more precise British scientists, but even 
of eful, ard-long spikes. In the awe arm produce class an exceptionally : : ` 
E ing lar m E a P ot us pendant, ehair вое — g exhibit was that put up by Mrs. less he wer ied bag a ppl, m 
со Зун flowers (Bronze Flora Medal). —— his un deis hostility to this country. He 
, Another met of the show was the Educa- desi atrocities in Wisin, 4 at defended 
. Orchid Committee. onal Section, ng of à kapirate tent in бойгы а сайга BULUM Озган жайа. 
: Sir Harry J. Veitch (in the chair) which a series “of ене were агт and ковае y 
essrs. Jas. O'Brien qe гешу) Шы ei sedis Ro арена abjecta е 
Arthur Dye, Fred. Sander, Frederic 
Hanbury, Charles Н. Curtis, J. Charlesworth, Bir ee ire and vegeta е ably shown, . TRADE NOTES, 
3 oV с=з Ы by Mrs. WARE. SRE 
1 Messrs, HassaLL AND Co., Southgate, were М fine exhibit of insect and other garden Peace was celebrated by Messrs. E. Webb 
awarded а Silver Flora Medal for an effective -friends and foes were shown by Mr. Stewart апа Sons, Ltd., The Royal Seed Establishment, 
: ain feat in wh as a selec- for the Royal Horticultural Society. Stourbridge, on Friday, August 1, when the 
of their  beautif type of Cattleya subject of ‘‘Birds and their Food” was members o and wives - 
dyana alba (see р ) Arranged with t with by Miss HrssERT-W. is — vited by Ma r, Major W. 
1 a exquisita, which gained exhibit consisted of stuffed sp ens of birds, Harcourt Webb and Mrs ebb to gard n 
an Award of Merit in 1917; two examples o panied by their crop or ts party at their residence, “Spring Grove, 
he pretty C. Sibyl, representing both types atthe moment of death. Bewdley, Worcestershire. Employees, number- 
X this hybrid, one having the elongated ip A cuckoo, for instance, have ing about 300, were conveyed to Bewdley in 
g С. bicolor, е other the made its last meal of ithe petri Fe a motor char-a-bancs. The pleasure — and 
HO vit аы little set of nine bettles a robin and йш rdens were inspected, ling, fishing com- 
C. — pure white; and tit displayed a purely edi ufus diet. petitions and other sports were provided, for 
A novelty was = я зроб ри DNE were not only em which liberal prizes (including a pedigree Berk- 
ET S Ое Muriel jana their vas р в in he shire pig) were o Љу Major and Mrs. 
» CO: e flower with light, marking ihe pets the most Jed iny Webb, whilst some enjoyed boating on the 
d large, crim be ot pa M iei of A t ke the ‘Severn and dancing on the lawn. The party 
es at the base. in mar ius dim vi ao, eer was entertained to lunch and tea in a decorated 
ND Co., Jarvisbrook, Tnt pe blue ti were marquee. During the proceedings Major Webb 
; showed the new Odontioda Black Prince be be neficial, whilst the jay, igeot nd heat the Military Medal Corporal 
ontoglossum Queen Alexandra x Odontioda bullfinch m A чө phage аю UM son, an ёш рус, ange was раге 
е largest and darkest Spor is commenced at xd Nr RG азе ути for erg at the crossing of th 
In form, the flower pices of Capt. Hoskins and Mr. pirit unii] thanking those Uu ent for their Joysl RR 
fi А h m spiri 
arryanum, which, with and уеге Gees Оп ж ар tion during the war, ee Webb announced 
6 Berkeley Кишен ind that each = member of tl from TM receive an 
weeks’ w. nl “peace gift.” 
j i н mpeti д 
‘ : xtra two 
: rts were being held the rival attractions of © 
EM eee Ч and the music п the lake 
attracted a 
Е" 1 The broad lip the Spetchley Gardens t к уау ae ш су; 
4 ed with rose in front, the white in old га lish dances on the lawn eee 
ound i a purple arge ence, 
20 pier irae er e nnd yer oe te or The g gardens were a revelation to the n CROPS AND STOCK ON THE HOME 
ore a spi wers. who visited them, for there were no traces o FARM. 
war difficulties ш дай the borders were re gay with 
ommittee. rare plants every kind—lux and — 
. Nix (in the chair), flourishing. 
Geo. F. өн Owen Lilium regale was especially beautiful, and the Harvest OPERATIONS. 
: kham, John Harrison, A. R. bushy бааа Willmottiana, covered with In s оня counties the cutting of Wheat 
an, F. Perkins . H. Divers, б. P. Berry, its ик flowers—bo! amongst the and Омв ngu) the recent hot, dry — 
. Wilks, E. A. Bunyard and Ed. iss. novelties recent introduction—with the having pear the crops qui су. Тһе 
S. Bunyarp anp Co. exhibited a magnificent ү ннен Sargentii, made a fine stands erect and is quite easy to cut, S. 
early fruits, in show. with a continuance of the present fine weather, 
s dstone, Beauty of ——— the harvest period will be a short one. I think 
Peach, Maidstone many farmers will be surpris the extent ot 
d Suffield Apples, Beurré Obituary. their crops as compared wi e promise of 
d'Eté, and Clapp's some weeks ago. | Wheat he crop of the 
1 1 Gage, Red year, although I do not anticipate it will be 
obalan, Early Orleans, Czar, ead Heron Rabjohn.—It is with deep regret w average one in bulk; but I consider the 
W. H. an 
varieties (Silver learn from Mrs. W. H. Rabjokn of d the death of mai of the grain will be — Too 
her 
HEAL bulb: Ho А A john, ау 
ть Сиа, sont an Oni "a hey oues Com: nine years of age, died on July 29 after a long grain is not э. “ strong” 
Cucumber osure, from 3 e 
+) 
n 
: Heec el Castle, and during that earance, it lacks that bright red 
is to RM шон get time he made a кише Lees garden there, Б hi otes “strength "—th -im- 
tich was visited by people from ali pa: тіапь point from miller’s point of vi 
Hollan 3 2 роле of its beauty апа рик Oats should be fully developed before cutting 
Mr. Rabjohn contributed on several occasions or they lack weight and colour, which, especi 
AGE Chased reg SHOW AT е, this journal. During his stay in the country of ally in the case of the black varieties, is import- 
ae ig weather amidst the ideal his adoption he made many friends, especially ant. There is a risk, however, in allowing 
‘aon of Spetchley, a cottage garden а i ongst those interested in horticulture, Mr. Oats to stand too long after full development, 
; AT, Tag held for Cho St ne dn, d Rabjohn was the eldes t son of Mr. G. E. Rab- ма e i Mea өй сий «с ШИ ыма” 
е village, on Thursday, the 7th inst. ich. gardener at Birling Manor, near Maid- ог shake out during the process of cutting. 
