SEPTEMBER 6, 1919. ] 
THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
q he more vigorous seedlings are only дын ү. 
апа when me are required to carry on 
strain by getting seed. These singles are use- 
until th 
attain a certain size, but after 
e 
2 e р Lu regar 
Ering Е is Stock, and in the Horhtoteral 
Mag azine for 1848 a grower g гч» his experience. 
ter deali y with the subject, he gives 
:—First, Ња һе 
Ф 
g conclusions :—First, t t 
у of double ones would e the 
effect upon the seed of single ones placed 
; second, that the disposi o doubl 
habit, and the seed of the single 
escape going double has all 
and habit p ebay third, that 
p up the sien Е well it is never safe to sow 
о 
ion to go double тау. me sometimes seen 
ту. 
0 stock - ae ae a pice gg | 
и he writer олы “When you E into 4 д; 
any years before you get 
they just as obstinately come 
be it no Mise in 
f gle plants without t any r relation as 
their <b mace from a "pure-bred ыч of 
do bi throwing singles." I should pe like Ue 
reg 
crossing so far as the Eas an 
15 concerned ? I} dignas we 
eed i ed, and the singles are n 
The plants for seed are 
n 
it e of it and a purple on 
other vir ph all crimson, оне ite all 
gad all purple. George 
3 ‘aylor, "Edinborh ^ 
PA Prodigious Кеш Raia h 
g monstr — " in the 
no admirer of 
d it to be 
gth 2 inches in breadth, the 
s enclosed bein I could not 
ain the varietv, beyond that it was one of 
arlisle. 
sol 
r of 
Chas. Watts oy 7 as 
Pore реал County аа. ца 
SOCIETIES. 
HORTICULTURAL TRADES ASSOCIATIO 
Avcusr 26.—About one hundred mem. mchers 
See the Annual Gred Meeting of this 
rade organisation at the Holborn Restaurant. 
Mn Alfre Watkins took the chair, and “gy 
those present were Messrs. R. Ww: Vallace, 
Bide, W. R. Oldham, W. Cuth 
L : 
Bunyard, A. G. Jackman, J. Brown, S. Morti- 
ner, John ae А une erchar, . Piper, 
has. Stew: ivers, Amos Perry, L 
Perkin, Sohn’ D. Ingamells, J. 
Harrison, С: 
undy, "W. C. Carter Page, E. 
E Pee rson, W. u Р ge Аны, 
Mel Elisha Hicks, Geo 
and R. Wynne co of te 
Е Үш Dutch delegates. 
e Annual Report, which was taken as read, 
s adopted, ied Мын due m has 
been done during the 
hi t 
z 
gu C. F. 
C. 
Laxton, Ww. 
It was then his pleasant “duty 
son 
to hand Mr. Chas. E. Pear the su 
£511 2s., which had ids а bed à 
members in appreciatio of eat work as 
Hon. Secretary of the d Prid Mr. Pearso 
was then elected President, and took the chaie 
amid gne ion. 
Mr. Pear said that he really felt unequal 
s: the task "ot expressing his great appreciation 
of the honour. п. recalled the fact pete 
August 16, 1899, e members of the raat 
met jor dec те orm ап Association. “The 
first meetin. Sd was held at the Crystal 
Palaco on Sieve 28, 1899, when fifty-nine 
(т w Harry Vei i 
ciation has grown till now it embership 
of over 800," and has brought the tra 
together both "for business 
ion by ballot to fill four vacancies on 
resulted in Me iil if C. Carter 
| apr. AUR 
place. It was unanimously ос 
of Piao gentlemen on the Council. 
ident of the ш гы dig. uere a 
Presi Bo: 
де, оп the invitation ot the Chai 
сола 
WALLASEY pue sigue 
-—The com of this 
e sympathy s general гта : 
nection with their PN annual gala ue 
horticultural — AG ia caes to be e 
ral Park, The entries rec 
mun red over , in addition to a pro 
genero Parr cun in ie matter of E ciem -com- 
petitive Med its 
e pr eparations s the EM section 
n hand, ong gale came on 
Satin ately, bu 
{нє ground, but {е which had arrived we 
troyed. 
"The only competition carried through was the 
one for table decoration з in ae oe 
т Тһе prize-winners, lac med, 
—Mrs. Batey, Lisca 
Formby; Miss News 
ae “W. woe 
SHAM, oo ghton; and [cg 
y. 
s were awarded 
Gold Medal to the GARDEN 
SurPLiEs Co, Liverpool, for a collection of 
vegetables and Sweet oen and to Mr. J. W. 
Burcu, Sefton, for ora, of Potatos 
immune to wart e weather improved 
disease. 
during the afternoon, and crowds of visitors 
attended the gala. 
SOUTHPORT HORTICULTURAL 
in t ing’s en Promenad Unfor- 
tunately, the tent was blown down early in the 
ing, ‘bu exhibits ed damage 
Willing hands set to work, and before noon the 
ре е able to get their staging done. 
The e may be congratula! upon 
their first effort, and, although the di uy as 
1 се а extent, the quality was good. 
in 
ere some fine ‘exhibits in the class for 
eight” Kinds of vegetables, Mr. J. GOULBOURNE 
of Formby, securing the leading award with 
well- aem n Cauliflowers, а Pota: ni 
Carrots Mr. E. Grierrr cond. For nine 
kinds Mr. W. Силаева: a Worthy: led with 
ag 
Mr. es GovLBOURNE was first- gen winner d 
six vases of Sweet Peas, and he was брі 
ces sful for six kinds ye а 
ers 
were jer soe 
es in his coun ES all 
they geo fl could to; "stp Somit а ous: fifths 
e members of his Associa- 
Fears d its b foi shade auction sales of stoc 
They ious t to a working arrange- 
mont with England. Mr. Wallace suggested 
ement would be for the Dutch 
a good arrang 
Assocation to cond to the 
mbers and 
bound р 
It was felt B. this respect that th E spiri ур of the 
Essex Hall meeting should be adhered t. 
and as the ey were 
long and Focus it was felt wise to give some 
latitude ud the Council, so bes a К пехї 
уеаг 1 power to them may be 
thought fit. But it Pa ped son “that there 
would be no alteration in the principles of the 
xS 
R. Wallace felt that the time had n 
come ш the Secretary ет d installed in in 
a London office, where he could more easily get 
into touch with other bipsaisation sa nd generally 
do better work. 
The methods of the Agricultural Organisation 
Society in relation to the uon, and t see Wholesale 
e ci a came up for discussion, а ode e 
mportant matter ж will be t subject sedie 
deputation to be soo eived а Со uie 
Mesrine nt. 
Th rriage of plants by passenger train on 
дета le lines was discussed, and не meet- 
g then adjourned for the Ann ual Din 
For produce from MO a the first- 
prize winners were Miss M. Еоввеѕ, Mrs, Tom 
and ‘Messrs. 
LINSON, a EE Pueden E. HannI- 
N, T. Ma AI L, G ULBOURNE, Lav 
м, E. Harrison, and R. = me т. Hatha- 
rnt and gardens, 
way. Ч заса of the 
arranged an [мате "bei: of 
Mr. ‘Towson ES a e. 
K. Therkildsen showed Phlox 
MESSRS. RYDER'S EXHIBITION OF 
bec iram 
—A year ago Messrs. Ryder 
pres "he эш тукп of 
of ferns and Mr. 
and fruit. 
Cucumber, Lee Pa arsnip, Sweet 
ite Turnip, Yellow Turnip, and Pie able 
Marrow, makin n priz 
The seeds from aR the vegeta co were n " 
not necessarily bav e been obtained from 
is firm, and no теми fees were charged 
The result has been very gratifying e 
uraging r = firm, who, in addition to pro- 
viding the prize money, staged and numbered 
yu | light task when these run into 
expected, the quality of the ex- 
to be 
hibits ра very much, but it is a | that 
mere size should still be the рош сак t by 
many exhibitors, instead o 
table 
specimens. This was eel “тр among 
Beet and Turnips, some of the specimens sent 
