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stood. . R. Allan, Hillingdon Court Gardens, 
оой. а 
—— This has be remarkable season. 
Paia cally all tree pany y fruit blossomed 
= ofusely, but unfavourable weather prevailed 
d, Apples 
ring the whole period, excepting whilst I 
were in flower. uring the six weeks' drough 
large quantities of the fruit fell, and instead of 
a heavy we had about an ave nig crop. 
Insect pests have been very troublesome. „Ж. 
Неаа, The € Gar den Fulwell Park, оа Qa, 
1 hardy fruit 580 e. 
i 8 frosts а 
came early in May, the is beds fair 
eavy. But the M 
EOS 
dans in Eiche ах ае чана, but the late 
kinds suffered a grea 
J. Collier, Gatton 
т Apple 
Pippin, 
t deal from the drought. 
eer Gardens, Reigate. 
crop is satis facto ry; 
i Ribston Pippin, 
Cox's Orange 
AGarüc&krán 
Charles Ross, Lane Prince Albert, and 
Wellington were ex optional good PO} 
imi gi dr suffered eed rq dr gh 
dis he trite were rather small, 
of ty ‚А. ikea, The G ( vus 
Sutton Place, "Gif rd. 
now storm we experienced on A 
cae damage, d the lack of labour ye 
) _trees ant further destruction 
of rages by тена соба Jas. Lock, Oatlands 
, Weybridge 
here are pang iid larger 
d of bet ter quality than Apples 
e crop, Pears е, "ma y avera; 
oth сул Ъе 
der the averige "bat ar 
smal] fruits have 
rch 
locally known as the June Bug 
crops considerably. 8. T. Wright, R. 
Gardens vie Ripley 
ering pu gave promise of 
abundant ciem "The й. of the blossoms 
THE GARDENERS’ 
с but cold nights over a long period 
adversely aff ded the fruit, mp е arid con- 
ditions ‘which vailed during ay and June 
fostered an pesky aie of blight, so "A poc V beg 
thirds of the crop fell to the ground. Sm 
Co T" A rs Gardens, Kingston-on- Tiam 
The fruit Sue Pa fairly good no 
NS dry weather ЖО 
districts, bu t wher 
was & affec 
Apples 
оча, 
Compton Place Gari dens, Ea stbourne. 
T lom ps, t 
— Fr _ Satisfactory, 
spraying and little sign of 
‘as ^ ad 
$ : 4 
Ес. 67. —CELERY ALDENHAM PINK SEEDING. 
—— Apples are very clean and зун е 
f tae. dro aon There was 
e of the 
n, "and fungous а 
not е рн { 
of Apples have a fair 
кше аге шесе, early kinds are light atl 
late very indeed. Strawberries gave a 
е стор рт яй "to drought, age Ai е = 
affected other small fruits. Ern M. Bea 
n Sey озу Hailsham. 
it crops generally are good, but ү 
fruits im suffered pese. gh Fanta ght. Stra 
zere firm and en У 
ы 
о 
B 
LI 
ы 
winds oms set very 
badl Although the Apple crop is good, th 
ре not proportionate to the wealth 
I 
weal 
thin ge pee lowering weakene 
e "Pertilit ity of ws flow Lewis Sq ТУ 
Stonehurst, А rdin 
ie in these gardens is the 
Apple crop. "The majority of the trees (both 
large on small) a М. мы with g lean 
ruit, whilst many you 
rass- land—an 
cropped. Pears are 
above the average—especially on open standards 
CHRONICLE. 
[SEPTEMBER 13, 1919. 
& de Mér 
ois 
ат Bran etye poo Crit, 
ad. 
East Gr rinste 
fruit trees ere blossomed ME 
a good 
ur we had set of fruit on Apples, 
and Plums ears and ms seem to 
Dm suffered very much from the early drought, 
and crops are under erage. e quality in 
ali kinds of fruit is very good, Ch s, Rasp- 
berries, Currants, and Gooseberries were wel 
over t average, Apples ar p 2 
average. сор appeared on several t 
but were promptly checked. Abg Ducha han 
Milland Place Gardens Le 
(29 со кары 
VEGETABLE SEEB-SAVING. 
ord to write or say 
not one w against 
improvement effec 
I have practised seed sa nin for special stocks 
of vegetables for ы Rise half-a-century, with 
the bes t results. Fev s are more annoying 
appointing t than, re ter weeks and mo ipie. 
Spe ing one's best to bring to 
perfection a андай ан кеше, to find at the 
last it- 15 absolutely worthles 
The majority of Beeren can be easily grow 
for seed purposes in this country, БУ Бар 
і Pea; eans 
0295, Leeks, Onions s, B of all sorts, 
grow near each other, but if they e to be 
grown then they should be d agai 
bees and other agents which affect cross-pollini- 
sation. п ortant 
t and grow the stocks 
and үз ы 
ink, and my new Turn 
am Victory, рв, in p Edw sa 
UNDER GLASS 
J. A. BERNERS, 
FRUITS 
By W. кын. Gardener to Major J. 
Ipswich 
stone Park Gardens, 
Orchard House. — Pot whic hav 
ripened their urn should Js placed out of 
doors, and their roots Acree 2v maene against 
d нуш inds b the pots 
sun an Es 
with lit or "ph gin yrs suitable 
material, od do not put ihe Hee in a shaded 
ро If insect pests аге troublesome the 
trees should be cleansed with an саси at 
the time of their removal Where Peaches; 
Nectarines and Plums are r а late in 
the autumn as possible, the trees should, for the 
esent, kept in an airy positi Fruits 
liable to the attacks of wasps, earwigs and 
flies shonld be protected by enclosing them ™ 
xuslin igs may apped 2 
tracked and their nests  destroye 
with E d of potassium. anid y PS 
used either in the solid or liquid form; in the 
atter case, Lem ad of cot 1 4 
be well so: in the liquid and t pen pe 
in s erint to the nest; after a few 
the nest can be dug out and destroyed. Shorten 
