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SOCIETIES. 
gredi, EDUCATION 
SSOCIATION. 
SEPT "n 5.—The annual summer 
necne E ake Horticultural отон Associa 
d at Preston on Se; 
A visit 
ous 
inclu Cheshire, Cheddar and 
Stiltoi T embers were next conducted ove 
the farm experimental plots by Mr. May, 
sistant Lecturer in Agriculture. They then 
As Lect 
proceeded to the poultry 
met ру М! Miss Arthur, who gave them ап interest- 
mmary of the work whic i 
ing was being 
aid out. 
The horticultural station tape nex D пое 
апа тшда time was inspect- 
ing one of the best plained: horticultural sta- 
tions pes the ntry. Mr. wman, 
Horticultural Instructor for nty of 
Lancashire, here took charge of the party and 
ably dem а. yr eresting work 
which is ‘being carri as єз from 
ied o 
the fruit plots that Apples of the шш quality 
roduced erfection in Lancashire. 
зу st the imt crops of 
d Bismarck. 
anurial pue sien; indicated the great 
advantage accruing from the use of farmyard 
manure on fruit tre 
A also Hr agros 
of no avail 
ае а req ing Potatos 
ted, тано ested by Mr. J. 
Snell, "Band of pcne thet ede d of these 
varieties shou ld be u 
5 
against the pe 
DR xp of v 
and а new Broad Ben 
Sons 
The station had this year taken = the = 
of re-stocking tho county with bees [ше ork 
hich i 
Ho Through t 
culture and Fisheries, foarteam йты 
bees and thirty Italian Queens had bee 
tained. These have been worked ap i lo айу: 
two stocks of Жуба», thirty- ш, of ven hav 
already been sent out to vari of the 
tat 
ot Dutch 
Gibson, of Guel oh Oni йагы read 
a highly instructive. paper on ооа апа 
Horticultural Ека ie Оша: 
AL GENERAL MEETING, 
a ipe general meetin held in the 
e County Offices, Viren. Mr. 
F. T бын rier a was i the chair. The Rec 
ing officers were Karte: r the ensuin — 
Chairman, Mr. J. Sow неве. Vice- aman. 
Mr. n p: бышын; Secretary and Treasurer, 
Mr. P. Wright; Assiatan: tant Secretary, M. 
F. erbi 
An address was given by Mr. x 
Board of Agriculture and Fisheri 
horti tural po 
be proceeded 
with forthwith. It was Fee of the Board 
THE GARDENERS 
"pne wig dile а eceive more 
t present. 
that с 
attention than 
h 
ad n horti- 
ў Horticulture should Бе wit n re- 
presen nted at Farm d scholarships i 
commerci: was an industry, an 
attempt should a pum to train men as fruit- 
тоне ee-keeping also should receive grea 
atte 
With тыге {о всһоо1 oranes it was the 
иш n of the Board that nt too much 
Í the time of the horticultural instructors was 
ork. A special assistant 
u for school ўа work, thus 
pen the енеш. instructor free to devote 
himse li to commercial w The Board con- 
sider it ot the utmost portance that the 
financing of horticultural L3 should be on 
d 
a liberal basis. 
In the discussion which followed it was 
considered that in each county there should 
be a horticultural superintendent, two full- 
mbers when attend- 
udin ара 
ing eran of the Association 
mbers were shown round by 
r. John ee who explained the investigations 
ied App: 
that were being itely 
one eos decks were on , in addi- 
tion to a thousand seedlings ed on the trial 
grounds ‘this „year. It was noticed that many of 
the ne immune varieties crop excellently. 
Especial йө: was taken in Dargill Early, 
Arran Comrade, M c ion, Roderick 
Dhu, Kerrs Pink eedling U.15. Mr. 
Snel indicated wae was being done ү refer- 
e to soil fungicides and soil sterilisa: 
ROYAL CALEDONIAN HORTICULTURAL. 
SEPTEMBER 10 AND 11.—After an serie of 
our years, ва ання fruit and flower show 
of this Society was resumed, the exhibition mem 
held in the Waverley Market, Edinbur; 
prota 4ч Although the entries Fl ^ a 
шен over 50 per cent. of those of 
d 
эб ws, MK he E 
the greatest decrease s in the cl f ants 
ig t flow An ee mun yi of in- 
ere а » thie d occasion was TUM of allotment 
petra by the members of эы: зз чы Allot 
ment Federation (Ейны rgh bier, District), which 
made an excellent display. 
tthe leading class in this sec- 
п was for a collection of 12 dishes of fruit. 
ae were pi ants, and the Ist prize of 
. NEILSON, Esq., 
Mollance, Castle Dos las (gardener John M. 
Stewart). r. Neilson’s collection consisted of 
and Sweetwater anl Blac et a 
Grapes ( 
burgh), Melon rage ), Peaches (Sea Eagle 
and Prince of Wales), Nectarine (Spenser), Et 
(Brown iip iiie и (Magn num; Bonum), P 
(Souvenirdu Co 
k pples (Charles R Боа апа enm. E eat 
The prize was awarded to the Rt. Honble. 
A. J. Бога M.P., of Whittingehame ( 
Geo. And rson), for a collection which ran 
Neilson’ s pns close 
e Thompson Challenge Trophy for Grapes 
(to е m three tim шее} ой А в gold Tot 
were offered as the 1st pri r6b 
Gre not fewer M. y А. i 
was won is the Rt. Honble. Sum Sır HERBERT 
WELL, Bart., of Monreith (gr. Samuel Gordon). 
There were six E in ied T and th 
aw ^ ONDE 
2nd and 3rd p 
CHRONICLE. 
[SEPTEMBER 20, 1919. 
Forses, Esq., of Callendar, 
Ум а. 
John Mi iddleton), and J. NEILSON, 
of 
lance, res ep The Challenge “Toph 
presented i Mes Wm son 
Ltd., зой ‘Vineyards, AE RE 8, her, i h 
now been twice by Sir Herbert Mare 
The points awarded do hang Herbert Max 
бшнк Ne a as follov 
Points Maximu 
awarded. points, 
1. Black Hamburgh .............. 85 9 
ТР a 8. 
3. Muscat of Alexandria ........ 63 
Dl CENE a ae ae сл. 8 
5. Madresfield Cour —— € gi 
6. Buckland нан TES Т 
45 
For 4 bunches of grapes, dist istinct varie 
there were 2 entries, oat the 15% ine 2nd pri 
were awar to CHARLES Н. SHaw, Esq., Ed 
Ri 
Midlothian (gardener, A. e Scot 
Astor, М 
for 
› Esq., led tor 1 green or wh 
fle shed Melo on, ше е Right dut i = 
es AR AND KELL (gr. W. J. 
or 1 scarlet- fles a Mab 
In the single dish fruit classes, Sır HERBI 
MAXWELL was placed 1st for Figs; the EARL| 
STAIR for Peaches 
Netherby, Carlisle (gr. Сео. 
for Nectarines : the Marcnioness or T 
Yester, H 
С 
аре NTER, 'Esq., In nchm 
Inchture. (a (s J. Bie), for Yellow Plum 
ре Right Batrour for B 
ms and pou eh ‘and Mr. BALFOUR 
excelled f for the collection of culinary Plums i 
x C. L. Соврох, Threave House, Cas 
. Jas Duff), 
ose named in the 1 
The Right € rg Pani or Home, The 
Coldst: a collection of Pea 
6 varie dio. Bess in s Scotland, and also for si 
ishes of Beurré d'Amanlis, Doyenné du du Com 
and Durondeau еле 
PrawTs.—The plants formed a small secti 
The = a ye ү Чу, hardy a isa was ` 
A. BALD 3 sir 
the same por 
J. Cii 3 
celled Joe ые: К % Grant, Bo ШЕ 
Ci ahlias; W. : 
D Tr pet ering 
Mr. Richar on i tool place for 
herbaceous perennials 5 hunches) pet for 
bretias, and Messrs. 
wick, pened үш айын. 
Мт. J. Pav um 
ire 
Collarette Dahlias ; Мос Нос: 
Belfast; for 36 Roses, 18 H.T 
red or crimson 
‚ 12 any pink 
