Se EMBER 20, 1919. ] THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 157 
INTERNATIONAL HORTICULTURAL HOME CORRESPONDENCE. drawings which she made between. 1880 and 
TRADERS IN CONr EREN NCE. (The к do not hold лен Wesen for th ние Yo x wi eo m E E me 
pinions expressed by correspondents = i 
hostesses even in that land = hospitality. No 
Tur Conference held in Paris, to which e Potato Sport?—I think 2 ЫП, one who has been a guest te Im Lea wili 
ference was made on page 146, came to es seat P se t the answer to his question is in forget her "kindness and warm-hearted 
a ond on September 9, a p.m. ‘The the ME tiv vs m as I ai оаа 1 welcome which always mt her husband's 
on the posed Bs was pre- have no bukt subjec all. Тһе friends, of whom there are a very large 
i Pyr of Ghent. Scottish Horticultural “association is holding a number in this country who have enjoyed this 
draft rules "dealt with E detail by Scottish National Pot Exhibition and Con- T id n aei 40 years. Professor 
Eu the prev де» көктү d in the Wav dicum his rket, Edinburgh, on gic ourn the loss of a son and 
and it was agree m^ re e October 22 and and I am giving a paper son-in- der during Mi past 18 months, and the 
b vil müde dio о on ** Variation. in inpr " on that occa- pies athy of his many redde on this side of 
T умне I Bea е sion. y be that my remarks in У - = e with him an is son a 
Eu nationa ederation of the will not а so ы ы cis nat pee were those — daughte their bereavement. i 
orticultural Trade. Л urbat (Or- of the speaker on the subject at the Ormskirk к. pe yck, Stobo, T'weedda 
ins) was unanimously elected gie Conference last year, but I shall reply fully to 
. René Barbier promised to as that тейеш at t the forthcoming meeting here, Zonal Pelargoniums.—In the Liverpool parks 
the first year. M. FÉ eie George M. Taylor, Edinburgh. where e Zonal Pelargonium is still regarded 
achaume and Co.) was appointed аас н as the most effective bedding plant, the com- 
5 ew es.—With regard to the : xal HEY : гат " 
Ит rthur ee mee Dod goer e wages recently adopted by paratively new variety, Maxim Kavols У; 
re э i: © proving a valuable and distinct addition. ‘The 
eorge Mon ecutive Council of the British Gardeners colour is perba b 1} 5 : 
езт sident. It was unanimously pi ed to Association, I wish to compare the арша iM аер. ei unie on раа 
y ue pa : 
id th scarlet, but it is a distinct shade, and a most 
d 1+ е next үш nce in Ghent. Tate of wages of foremen and that of head monster contrast to other red varieties 
eral Кїн deu n rsery managers. When one com- H ` : ; ў 
, га pases Ma бежен ва -O a head gardene reenhouse variety Maxim Kavolsky is distinct 
he question of pint ing raisers of Whe IL Б is aluable. A long, sloping bank in one o 
1 d Ё re five ог mo are kept, and those о! 
ra ovelties р со ac ТӨРӨЙ" наан SUR ES the ШОШО at the Li l Botanic Garden 
erable discussion, a no-satisfactory ^ wonders whather a ho am rà розы > is composed of nearly a hundred plants of this 
р ad g ner st is wort esque А eH A Р 
arrived at that would while. Ought he, all things carefully considered, lights’ е еа 
go " 
w 
и because of the ды be paid so little pe ai a foreman? In y so on dull day: 
i aws of various countries. t t other profession are head men paid so Prices for Fruit T =W 
s finally and very sensibly agreed that little кш ae ao subordinates, Again, why эшл E AA V зет eniad ti 
y y ag Ag y has been drawn to a statement appearing in the 
e delegates from each country should рау mo ark superintendents? Gardeners’ Chronicle d s у 19, under 
V re them the schemes already Боо, had. indes a are гаронии in all ** Answers ‘to Correspon Р reply an 
in all the allied countries; a but name. With reference to overtime, it would enquiry as to the cost of ge pn an ш Шер 
be made EET ate be almost im le for head gardeners to put Лап Тһе reply is nsidered 
emes, accept points of agreement Meque ks bero bs E. give to their work accurate (especially with regard to the prid for 
оа ie contes PER Š ployers would never consent to Currant bushes a eberries) and has b 
5 the amount thus due to their ardeners. h 
g much commented upon throughout Trade. 
ie by correspondence, so ould like it to be clearl d 
okale int t 1 Е е o clearly understood that I am instructed my Executive Counci] to 
0 ould he ernational scheme am greatly in favour of all under gardeners те write реш out this inaccuracy and to send 
Nady for the consideration of ceiving a higher rate of wages than they have you a copy of the minimum retail prices for 
conference nex year. hitherto received, but 3 do think that the dis- fruit uen ез by them. С. 6, L. Du 
M allied countries will be — t tinction between ae Se under gardeners’ es Cann, General Secretary, Horticultural Trades 
Federa including e new ОЁ wages ought to be greater a id Br ола Association. 
=at a fee of 500 francs ear; Gardeners’ x ported [The reply was furnished by a well-known com- 
шш» may be admitted, T they Poplar Leaves.—I a quus whether anys one Sas em grower to whom we have shown 
ro vide emi the я has noticed усп us for ote of the lea Ap pr s еа x ripe The я 
a “ia of former дб ies оғ the Poplar when a strong breeze sweeps pores Eee eee ee EX 
tter for vaa qi E the tree, for the leaves flap up and "pad with Well-known nurserymen supplied me, a parket 
B conderonue artea DUE HB or xtraordinary rapidity. But when the wind sub grower, last autumn. Retail prices have nothing 
tural trade of each country should en- sides the blades of the leaves come to rest sad- % do with it, the reply being to ап enquirer 
ае : D ` denly. T ere is no “ slowing down ” process. who wished to plant fruit trees commercially.’ 
d Bs cid" ihe AS o A € Тһе reason of the flapping is accounted for by Eps. | 
ES Onder та к Maton p^ d go of a 2x p Senden -— “The Doubling of the Stock " (see pp. 44, 82 
P т. Th nd „iddle ori- 110, 135).— seed single 
е р "edit with оаа рышы pomis Corni ona ND) лас р: г: а irom single 
> YS, Azaleas an e пке—паѕ Prizes at Ps ower Shows.—I have been to Taylor states the Lothian vais Касы ан 
: r A E s growers practise with 
E ey ared a memorandum dis- several а fêtes and horticultural exhibitions such successful results in obtaining doubles, does 
5. the American contention that this year, and have been very surprised at the not seem to bear out with what is stated in 
sect pests and diseases are im- very small value fe the prizes offered. have ко literature, as the following will 
with Belgian stoc a ‘schedule before me in which a first prize show. In piv Gardener, a book published 
: eement was arrived at ч the of 5s. is offered for six stove or greenhouse years ago, there appears under the title a i. 
lcultural trade Press be admitted to plants. Who would lower their dignity to paper ‘ а _ Saving Seeds," pages 
annual conference of the Е Á€— ation. compete for such a prize! Gardeners go to and 454, these “lines 
Turbat EER ked Wie нее the а great deal of trouble to grow say, Onions In i5 case of Hi flowered plants, if we 
into M. Pyna г 05 various exhibits, and get a paltry 4s. or 5s. except Fuchsias, the seed has necessarily to be 
la Bfitis is T6 еее y as a ize, when the exhibitor is really the gathered from either nate or only partly double 
te generous help extend ii to di » z OI maker of the show. Where would the secre- flowers; and it is best to gather the seed of 
с anh i ur Мнн e аг = riage taries and com p be SEE the exhibitor? uen Aide as eue ie ium pa as this shows 
E. Я Y There should, in common fairness to th eir tendency towards the desired quality. Thus 
E ief T the R.H.S. War Horticultural growers, be es prizes, sm at a time from the seed-beds of St -— all perfectly single 
und. Mr. George Monro, jun., When 5s. has only the pre-war value of 2s. 6d. ^ varieties are carefully “= 
ор; urbat suitably replied to the Next season we shall probably be having large will alo quote from The Gardeners 
iments and thanks, and everyone oral fétes, and I would appeal to the com- Chronicle on “Seeds of Double Stocks." which 
P that the conference h: id anew  mittees to "be a little more E anis to the appeared in the issue for October 30, 1915, page 
oundations of a better understanding exhibitors and benefit thereby. С. Vickers, 284. Here it is stated, bearing out what has 
en t Teresa. been prir in The Gardener, that “to ob 
чя he horticultural traders a large percentage ЕКЫ wath: d "dae: 
ец countries—an understanding that The late Mrs. Sargent.—There аге many s aod E LR шиге, п 
tdly fail to create and maintain English friends and as “of Professor which hav poets ЕЕ nen Ae затне 
а and fip OD шел WIN will fad deep ad lon pe M the greatest E ру to- 
; - 5 1 | у А sether with pistils and stigmas at is to say, 
B ae then ended and most of pos gd lage “КЫ хакан н as you must select as seed bearers the singles which 
Н elegates spent a few days Ie SP. E рротъ 1n their have the most petals, because true doubie flowers 
cting nurseries at Versailles and life work than Mrs. Sargent has given to her f the selection is 
essrs, ilmorim/» establish. husband for the past 46 years. Married in 1873. well done the next generation will contain a 
: : HA she shared with him a keen interest in and Jar : 
errlereS, knowledge of trees and shrubs She accom- Ы that ig i Pi di эн 
nd: sailles, the "d "Ep ci ec : tee obtain any 
"Pile; Br nied him in many of his botanica] expedi- quantity of seed from them. If, therefore, you 
dens, ' and In and UE анне tions. Her skill as an artist Observer are require ie’ eed regularly ИВЕ обама Ха do 
le fron а ie ; аНЫ colection “exceedingly it anon cds t D. u^ Midlothi. pec ees 
уре. — othian. 
