Avavsr 30, 1919.] 
TWO GOOD MELONS. 
experience covering several years 
Md the two оч illustrated = 
Queen of the e 
tive, with Gan ton et 
, and the fruit dostali ahed 113 1b. 
variety he amt of the Wes t has n fi 
E. Reading. 
- REMARKS ON THE CONDITION OF 
THE FRUIT CROPS. 
f (See Tables and Summaries, ante pp. 64- 70. ) 
(Continued from p. 103.) 
MIDLAND COUNTIES. 
(0 eaer. —The seberry and Black 
í crops were excellent this season. 
le ad White тее had very fair crops. 
The Strawberry crop was the worst I 
have had, as so many of t P. 
** blind." is is new experience 
thou; have heard of such cases. 
rots were disappointing; I hardly know 
se, as we had an abundant crop last 
possibl. ^or Ír e оок 
а 
E. MSHTRE.—Apple 
trees apparen 
one С freely i 
and promised to ve 
à hea but owing to the prolonged 
гоо; шїї old dd ‘orchard standards cropped poorly, 
n 
] be v 
р good prias iha tree: аен, 
Chas, 2000, Dropmore Sanden Maidenhead. 
К — All fruit developed an abundance 
‘in 
a de 
ims Hedley po ph Clinton eae 
=~ The ear rly pros 
‘pects were very Ls mising, 
age continued drought and persistent at- 
? go and caterpillar, ately thinned 
are a heavy 
jon a p 
weather, the aly 
nh m 
mpion, growing alongside, 
G. F. Johnson, Taide. Garten 
ry. 
rly promise eavy fruit 
of a 
by the a ged dry 
. Philip Bolt, Manor 
are carrying moderate 
of other varieties have failed, 
THE 
GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 115 
chiefly owing to drought. Apples have aa E entire c" in certain places. Pears are scarce, 
M orae but some trees a laden with frui and are stone fruit, e t Che ровй апа 
"v quality is good except for some alight ictoria Plums. Damsons will be a light crop. 
воя from caterpillers. “ifred N. Jones, Small fruits have been plentiful, excepting 
Martens Hall Ga ri ung Northwi Strawberries, which suffered from the long ll 
dy fruit cro ops | in, ы des vary | drought. Æ. Severn, Combermere Gardens, 
eatly. Early in the all fruit trees Whitchurch, " 
blossomed very freely, b owing to the dry hot Derpysuire.—Of Apples we — а good crop 
spring the flowers failed to set well and they nd the fruits are fairly clean. Strawberries 
ся al by blight, althougħ the were extra ке е vas in the о. but - 
were fee erg Pears carry fair crops, oid spell to rot. 
Кэр о i ү Ае, шч and Cherries 
Strawberr: Black and Red Cur 
vag erries sad 1 Raspbe rries ge ve good crops "of clean 
fruit. James B. Allan, Tirley Garth Gardens, 
TM 
The ко remarkable point about fruit 
ops this ео is that the freer exposed trees 
walter ing i good c , and the trees 
which are sheltered have saved poor "y se Pro- 
bably the trees which are exposed had well 
ree wood, and those which are лата 
—BASAL BLOTCHES OF TULIPA FOSTERIANA 
Gy Baie inni ellow. (2) ro wan shading 
iow (See p. 113.) 
produced fruit buds. James Atkinson, 
Portington 1 Tote Gardens, Hazel Grove, nr. 
Stockport 
was an abundance of blossom on 
fruits were ver all ng 
Я 
Qs 
[zl 
a 
go 
go 
the Pii За 
spray Vim of the 
seen in fruits 
frui 
crops in this district 
average. Apples are fairly 
good, and would have been better but for 
plague of caterpillars which destroyed 
generally under the a 
A] 
cold sp fruits 
riego Currant сор pe P» best we have had 
for ears. F. G. Mills, Laneside House 
F pg оу. 
f 
The fruit tr this district were well 
set with fruit buds this spring after a light crop 
last ac iud la ring was very favourable 
to the of the blossom, but owing to the 
diat. ring € and June nen lums, 
pples xe d Cherries M t with 
the adve of. йй we hope for good кто crops both 
in q ode and quantity. J. Maxfield, Darley 
4 ns. 
e de 
HERTFORDSHIRE.—The fruit crops are 
different to those of last season. Several wel 
ees which were th fruits two years 
ago are again devoid of fruit. Insect pes ve 
not n so troubles usual, mainly ü 
esult of spraying. I was rather anxious re- 
garding our Plum hen the trees were in 
, but we shall have a fine crop. The га: 
Black and Red Curran 
Wat, 
were nde i flowers on Blenheim 
Pi ippin, € Sores 8 шш Pippin, апа Ribston Pippin 
Apple Trees, but ari tam rop resulted, 
other ple tef especia all Lane's 
A 
y liy. Prince 
ary varieties esting 
As a resul y 
followed E 8° adi 
Ant ae disi or PI 
bro! kor a 
К 
тор comparati mes 
Nutting, Chitdwiekbury Gardens, д Albans 
outlook for all fruit crops 
es, 
nd Cherries are 
swelling well and some varieties will still require 
ned. F. Fitch, The Gardens, Balls 
Park. 
—— The fruit crops in these gardens are well 
above the average in itai EL are ex- 
сер Колый good, and the good’s 
es Peas, 
заны Баба Ross, MTS eedling, 
Blenhe ippin, orcester Pearmain, and 
au ing, nave excellent crops. e MI 
P 
romised bountiful crops at 
mE period, b but the good : have A been 
ealised. e drought in May and June may 
he respon foe their ies. ‘Cherries oan 
бауу, 
apr bene xility, but the er small 
кд good oe 
one, although t later better. 
