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THE GARDENERS’ 
The plotholders’ section comprising 19 classes 
was admirably filled. The collection of six kinds 
ardens, Kin, 
town, an outright, was presented to the 
үк representative at the close of the show 
by Y. v-Mulhallen. Mr. Wm. Field, 
М. E "Miss 8 А “с. Harrison, Hon. Secretary of 
the Vacant таті нна е sorta and others, 
few complimentary a nd 
ELF: E STAFF HORTICULTU 
SEPTEM: and 3.— ird annual 
exhibition of vegetables grown by the staff 
of Self was = the m Саш 
Se 2 
view to the public. The exkibitio on is ee 
a great success amongst ` h e members of the 
staff, an E there was large number of 
competit 
The pere commented on the quality and 
variety Jn the V desig exhibited, this being one 
of the chief features of bes _oxhibitio n, 
r OWELL ed prize list, 
comi: iui Moore third, 
Mr. Selfridge’s grounds si Highcliffe Cast, ‘and 
ilar collections were sent by Mr, Р. А. Bes 
Mr. E. Cowper (direc ectors) oe of 
course, wi - not for competition. There wer 
several eh E ап па Miss РОЕЗЕҮ, of 
3 eric taff, ook мо prizes, one for 
~ 
for nn Fa 
tne exhibits were forwarded 
to St. 
Dunstan’s Hostel after the close of the 
exhibition. 
we Obituary. 
ОЛАМ, A сн rrespondent in South 
Africa news of the death of Mr. G. 
Sha: ; lecturer in horticulture at the Glen 
College of CE imei Cape 
Orang: ago. 
did meth ° valuable work as horticulturist at 
the 
Tweespruit tira Farm Whe 
Union of South Africa came into being in 1910 
Mr. tt was appo to Glen College, 
he filled the office o ticultural instmüctor 
with great age until his death. Some three 
me erg uw : serious illness at 
oemfontein, arn never fully recov f 
pm нр or overed from 
REP. оу а" D. 
are caused by -— Rose E Bioteh ваны 
(Actinonema ros: on 
caused by the de тылыш Rust (Phragnidium 
arge ч 
subcorticatum). ves should 
removed a: Pee egg ina, which aet 
to a uM should iom: be collected an 
burn 
Borruwc Peas: M. S. Probably the most 
unsatisfactory vegetables to bottle are Peas 
very is exercised the еу 
go "bad; in fact, a successful 
nily a case 0 bal luck rather than ide 
ment. Som eiu: use chemicals in the 
water in “which the "Рейн аге “bottled, but vel 
cannot r mend this method, "there 
f 
кушы) ет os consumer. The best 
e 
without risk of damage, fill to the top with 
cold water, and then, after fixing the ring, 
sealing cap and clips, place the bottles 
i the . heating vessel (соп 5 
cient cold water), and bring the iar 
ually the ng point (2129 
Fahr.) aintain th rature from 2 
$ hours, after which stand the bottles in 
a cool, draught-proof place cool off. Two 
or three days later repeat this heating-up 
rocess. This is the most likely method by 
which obi . 
“Where Peas can be canned there is a better 
cca of successful results. 
CRACKED Poraro Tusers: F.H. The irregular 
eracks on the po tatos submitted sid the 
result of wha nown as econdary 
growth.” This phenomenon is M cs most 
marked when rain follows a considerable 
period of drought, а e Pa s are already 
advanced towards maturity. The effect of 
this sudden water supply, ing whe 
issue tubers is ман firm 
to de a. as in the 
не а a certain cases 
s iue" supertubera- 
tion," in whic о f the 
become elongated by | 
length. 
DisEAsED Tomatos: Р. The plants are suffer- 
Cladospori 
ing from a light attack of ium 
fulvum. (See re . H. G., in Gard 
ron., August 16, 1919.) The  erratic 
colouring of th ts is due, in so 
sure potash in the soil. 
J. D. The ect quantity of 
"phat e of со, to ма E your purpose 
ould be 2 ozs. per square yard. 
e HONIA BER F: E The fruits of 
к aquifolium A ee oan p Jen 
and wine making the 
rei абау (i.e. E fruit E Berbers wl), 
are oiten pre: especia in 
piment tallised form. We Aba no v Ww. y the 
fr ү of other species of Berberis Boni à 
.be similarly used. 
Mo AIN AsH-Fnurrs 
n "fruits s this ied ‘afford a undant food 
ior birds, they are not very dioe to the 
human tongue, “Чч ka really only useful for 
— pur 
Nectarine Diszasep: W, G. Я. The specimen 
was e pn doped that, а cause of the 
trouble could not be det 
NAMES OF FRUITS: depen ade 
1 an ad 5, Red Astr achan 
oni ER 
Арріва; ; 
2, Deca; 4, 
Domino. 11, 
13, Downton Metin. S. and E. W. 
оой Nonsuch. ` 2, = 
F h Crab. 4, Winter rs нанги, 
Potts s Seedling. 6, Bedfordshire Foundling. 
7, Bess Pool. 8, Alfriston. 9, Curl Тай. 10, 
$, 
5, 
Wealthy. п, Yorkshire Greening, 12 and 13, s 
Lan e Albert. 
ane's 14, Mank's 
i= ey. y roam Охега: iL... H. eu 
F. Yellow Siberian Crab 
CHRONICLE. 
‘SEPTEMBER 13, 1919. 
MARKET GARDEN R. M. s you possess | 
good "practical Е с as а н 
nd E ca rdener, we think that y 
livin 
c 
Р. 
and Cucumber; 
there is very oe “danger of iin Sua i 
down to pre andards. In regard to 
-and then it w be necessary to rki 
pretty hard. n addition to such crops as 
Gooseberries, ants 
ее Pears, Plums, Cur: 
and Raspberries, i we sonia. aoe an P 
or so what known oots? you 
could E over a ve etty fair pue. You | 
yan ra Bey ts on the coke and c q 
ich i such a heavy expense wherever | 
мма Sa Jugo id be heated. A good aea, 
of course, will depend Been your own intelli- | 
gence and tact, and assuming кийе tm о аге 
im 
prepared to row m 
into your work you ought to make cess ' 
of it. It would be p ee have none: p sid 
capital to live on 
Kc aking ке TA rent, rates, and 
зда OF PLAN W. H. Hall. and 5, 
Fraxinus трагу Бых ЮИ ар a cinta. 
nstro 3 and 4, 
2, e. var.. x 
heterophylla, "Y. e var. aurea. v. ^H S 
T суы su om var. erecta. 2, Sequoia 
sem um var. albo-spica. 3, Cupressps 
de bos ana, var. gracilis. H. 1, Ber-3 
beris vulgaris var. 2, B. aristata. % Buony- 
mus radicans, var. variegatus. 4, Prunus. 
lusitanica, var. azorica. 1; e 
Pinsapo. 2, Pseudotsuga Douglasii, var. 
glauca. 3, Cedrus Libanii. 4, Rhus Cotinus. - 
5, Neillia opulifolia. "p. W. e double | 
Pomegranate, Punica Granatum. . F2 
Meconopsis nepalensis. 2, ecio 
clivorum. 5, nt 55 rium purpureum. 4, 
Senecio tangutic 5, Lythrum Salicaria. 
6, Aster acris var. infin; Chelone Lyoni. 
(Both. iube red 6.) Aster Amellus. 8| 
Physostegia vir ae ” var. speci 
А. В. H. Ai m pulchellum. 4. N. 5, 
Senecio tanguticus : 
Охтох Burs Ror . F. and Р. W. B. тей 
Onions are affet i by the eo Bulb Ко 
ү ешн o ian А rum), The method yo 
e adopted f dealing wi with the disease 
E Sco For next Р S crop, select gro 
Сее the disease has not previously - 
ГМ. Reference is continually being: 
Lou in our ‘‘ Week's Work " columns, - 
'** Or i INS to Ше. {апо d A 
Orchids lix is any 
special point “apo M you desire info ma 
боз, we shall be pleased to help you at any. 
LJ 
id For Naming. А. C. L. The variety і 
Edgcote Purple. 
SELF FERTILE Lyr It is -— 
that there ar varieties of Appl 
that are ашау! 2 Sterile, but at ih 
ime remembered that 
a different variety. Amo es P varieties п! 
self-fertile are Beauty of Bath, Mr, Gladston 
ish” Peach, Lord {чөң Stirling o 
Potts's Seedling, D Ol Я 
р here are several others, but E 
ap e t reliabl 
