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THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
Daiei 27, 1919; 
kinds of Apple trees are dropping a portion of 
their crop. Thos. Coomber, T'he Hendre Gar- 
dens, Monmouth. 
_Woncrsransmns, —The e Apple crop is v 
tisfac ; trees of some varieties | such 
King oe the Pippins, 
Albert, Norfolk Beauty, 
Charles Ross ar ге car vx ips гегу heavy crops. 
Pears are also clean and xul and look very 
promising. 1 are a fair crop on some trees 
and Strawberries were of 
quality. ooseberries were also à v heavy 
of spraying with arsenate of lead 
vident as three ке» in these 
Avery, Pins stall Park 
Apple. ал улг Litany, eee we rieties are 
well cropped, others poorly. Pears ar 
crop, many ам bearing a fair п of 
fruits, others none. The same pra a apply 
to Plums. jdm ‘Udale, 7, Ombersley Road 
Droit 
— should have had a record c but 
for the ged drought. Blenheim Pippin 
Apples are a bountiful cro) End of the Pip- 
pins, which bear in alterna: ere, is bu 
a moderate crop. Pears are ау ріш оп 
some varieties, other sorts have but few fruits. 
Pershore Plums are again tha best соро 
variety. Magnum Bonum нэн казы are also 
satisfactory. Strawberries very poor owing 
ought. Red, Black, bore dag: Currants 
were of e. е so Gooseberry 
bushes were very heavily laden v vith fruit, SU 
had but scanty crops. Apricots are practically 
а E. Thos. Walkins, The Grange Gardens, 
ain 
—c ‘The 
Apples are piena in some ктм апа Чак 
in others. Pear trees blossome but, 
badly attacked by Pear т; Dineh pyrivora) 
has much increased o: and is 
found in а t 
ye ples a ‘lag. 
suffer by attacks of of the winter moth and 
о radi 4 e Ape lossom. Plum 
d. Loganberries "io abundant and 
n William REY; Oakridge, Жой 
(То be continued.) 
HOME EN, 
(The gone iom sce E M responsible 
orresponden: m 
The Tits m mportant to horticul- 
turists that the qae Gets et ossibl vid 
mei weg - be mM wee the бак p ittee 
why om е 
b rw entirely “exempted from 
esent burden of undeve ped land erst 
uty. М И t I therefor 
о ав possible 
ve trade asso- 
i in the incidence 
of tho ci 
prep 
us be prevented. 
that t nce 
and united fro; 
— This year for the tirst 
have са a little 
Я 5 
similar 
The varieties attacked - were Б 
national Prize and Champion, whereas the 
pianta of шон — Kos free from the 
pest. It would be interes to know whether 
the Onion Fly ix mire extended its de- 
predation to Leeks, or had done so in former 
yea TFI. 
Michauxia сое (see р. 152).—I was 
greatly interested in Mr. S. Arnott’s и оп 
the above plant. While at Bicton, Devon, I suc- 
ceeded in producing а good уызы. опе 
season similar to that пакосе бл med var 
was 80 impressa y uty I 
m in wel red soil close to 
rst speci did so well. It was a sheltered 
position, having a south-east aspect ps а wal 
ight feet high some ten feet f the plants, 
et all of them succumbed during the ensuing 
viue. although the roots were well m е d 
I secured se eed $ rom 
ep 
germinate. This is the only Los ug in flower t 
has come шеп notice, yet it is, as hes 
estee dest says, a plant worthy of 
pon 
more stein ica has 
by our garden enthusia vd 
been accorded to it 
J. Mayne, Eltham. 
SOCIETIES. 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL. 
ER 25.—This Society’s vegetable show 
К-ы on. s Vesey last. in the Drill Hall of the 
London Scottish Balachan Gate, West- 
inster, provid garden with 
very fine 
His esty, raised and 
exhibited by Mr. SYDNEY Monat 
Floral Committee 
Present: Messrs. H. B. и (in his er 
John Heal, John Green, H. J. Jon 
Jenkins, S. Morris , W. J. Bean, Б. ON 
y, W. "Thome son, C. am, 
oorman, J. W. Barr an 
ASS CERTIFICATE. 
ау (see Fig 78). —А 
ring, es a Bine and by 
peared. The 
саа i-a and this 
Firs 
Montbretia His. 
glorious new, ү е flow 
far the fines ae ihal bas y 
centre of the eo is 
shades into brilliant crimson scarlet, the latter 
colour being densest at Mr. Morri 
is to be me ala upon achieving 50 grea 
success. Shown and ra by SYDNEY d gels 
Esq. (gr. Mrs Еу), Earlham Hall, Norwich. 
AWARDS OF ERTE 
Chrysanthemum Shra 
variety, with sha 
terra-cotta shade 
THORPE. 
nel.—A showy single 
pely eina А а rid a 
Shown by A. W. 
Montbretia Una. ане bea utiful variety, with 
piss, formed flowers of | good size and excellent, 
. Svp M: 
men bes yr Golden Gem.—A tty 
Pigg or small tree which 
Do 
pares bad od 
ruits 
t is a deci 
either in flewer or fruit. 
So: 
ornamental shrub, 
маги n by Messrs. J. 
r Mons.—A sho owy Michaelmas Daisy of 
the mp эй он усте section, тшу rich waa 
— on tall stems. Shown y Mr. W. WELLS 
unr. 
ghtfully Eins e charming exhibi 
of gom Mice by Mr я Bee wo 
had Ophelia, Joanna Bridge, Lady Hillingdon, 
and M May че in good form for 
season i (Silver hy Medal). The [o У, 
ae он s were much adm 1 
dem of large tg s 
was put Е гт ү 
уегу "Desire 
Rose hips : 
all were finely fruited, 
were Rosa Moyesii, Bo setipo R. 
R. rugosa тга, and В. Fargesii, with i 
fruits (Silver Banksian Medal) 
CHEAL AND p staged fruiting shrubs, no 
toneas Беа: ; Transce 
Downie Crabs. seedling 
Golden Gem, тугы анти соссіпеа, 
Sargentii, r 
ER 
exhibited the distinct ET er-gr m pos ecio Gre 
Berberis Wilsonii, and Caryopteris Mastacan 
nomen Banksian. al) 
Clematis in flower an 
NS. 
stemons and hardy border flowers (Bronz 
Medal). 
ALLWoop BROTHERS staged a 
Aes Cyclamen, Heat 
Gentiana sin-ornata, Lapagerias, Rhododendrm 
and few blooms of Kirengeshoma palmi 
(Silver E es se Meda! 
jas were extensively shown by. Mes 
CARTER Pace AND Co., but the recent œ 
weather had reduced sei display; the us 
cactus variety Amos was a feature A і 
кы оа Fiora " Medal). Mr. TRE 
e Flora Medal for Dah 
Mr. erted. нан had а bright У ЫН 
perpetual oris А ы and such early Chry 
preme Mercedes 1 
(Silver Banksian Medal). 
1s 
Thorpe, Lichfield P boris. Shrapnel and 
rnes (Bronze Flora Medal). 
ahlia Committee 
J ding, C. Н. Curtis, J. 
жо А. "Turner, W. Tresider, H. J. Ji 
е шырк Е. e Jenkin ins. 
Wiis the R.H.S. i 
National Dahlia € ocioby ке to adjudicate 
no fewer than one hundred and tro noveli 
The following varieties gained the R .8. Awa 
е d also the N.D.S. First-Class Сей 
p —4A. showy nee beca of g 
size and form. The und bran 
Messrs. ND Co. A 
Arethusa.—A large rG тати te 
big flowers are borne stem О 
decorations and for garden effect it sh it о e 
popular as the colour i: 
sulphur yellow. Siswa Г Messrs. E “Be 
D Co. 
"Dictator —A huge decorative varies bip E 
È The centre of the flow fo 
Сагыт but this shades into deep ые to А 
s gments. Shown i 
Messrs. J. BURRELL AND Co. 1 
кк: very large полно не variety 
r de tave Dou ayo і 
stems oad рл ту «ши to ы E 
Cer agp: crimson red S to ste 
Me apices of the плоті segments. Sho 
Messrs. J, BURRELL AND Co. 
