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THE GARDENERS’ 
packed in. 
such а way that they can be take 
out and thoroughly examined 
und then be re- 
bo be 
packe the in e must 
labelled ‘‘ Plants (bulbs or seeds) for export." 
re hesive label addressed to the con- 
signee must be enclosed, together with the Cus 
toms declarat requir e postal regula- 
tions т шшен the parcel will | 
post and ceipt of posting obtained PA 
ed, a 
sent to tis лос If it be desired that th 
pee ecd ve insured the i sum а 
be f 
ot ipn everal coun refuse to 
admit plants bs parce A growers sik. con- 
= pa information given in the Post Office 
to the regulations of the country " 
destination before sending plants for examina 
IO of plants weighing under 1 cwt. 
will also be examined at the Board’s office. The 
н charged for ve the iss issue of certificates in such 
cases are as follow: 
Packages not exceeding 56 lbs. in erae 2 4 
Packages нс 56 Ibs. апа 1 суф 
о 
c exceeding 1 cwt. cannot be ex- 
he Board’s ‘office, and the fees in 
such cases will be at a special rate. If, how- 
ever, it is necessary for an inspector to travel 
ore than miles to the place of examination 
the fee will ja 2 е 
The fee must be d before the certificate can 
sued. 
be is 
Ev ү is taken „to ensure that plants ex- 
amined the Board’s offices are properly re- 
cke ana idis] ‘despatched, but it must 
us distinctly reed stood that the Board cannot 
coom any liability in respect “ot any consignment 
ined or certificate issued by them 
CROPS AND STOCK ON THE HOME 
FARM. 
Foop RATIONS FOR A Horses. 
retos are 
often called upon to pull heavy loads of coal 
and tim rcumstances that do not come 
und е iew of the ordinary farmer. 
The turning out of horses in pastures at night 
during the er and rly autumn 1 
subject about which opinions differ. 
Т аш not in favour of the method, for is 
‚ a rather pasture. The animal 
m s wande: many hours before 
has appeased his craving for f i а; 
lie down for again w: for 
e requisite 
fit them for the next day’s strenuous 
This od may be cheap at the time, but 
— not Die so brs the end. If I am compelled 
ut at night, I much 
pecie E liberal feed of corn 
refer to 
rst and 
ing 
Horses that are ke ae n the stable at night 
е their er provided 1 for them instead of 
havi They 
1 
D 
per 
with one bushel less d the жакт. hes green. 
Grass, Vetches, Trifolium, Clover or Sainfoin 
is provided. These green foods are most bene- 
ficial the animals. 
In per i two trusses of long hay at 56 lbs. 
e given ga of hay, some farmers 
aw, but I c 
ови ж od hay as a 
qual even кү 
Сена, I have not seen horses so fed compare 
with those fed on ha 
From January onw wands a -Mangold or two 
given in the evening is much. appreciated and 
beneficial, and so is green Maize during August 
d September. 
hing oi Oats is another moot point 
nts. Some cr 
ll the Oats, addin ize, a little Wheat 
d chaff and hay also, mixing the whole 
gether For horses e teeth are not 
defective I prefer to give the Oats 2 
adding ‘‘ hulls,” or 
aff, 
absence of that, a little йй. chaff, еек 
induces bea to masticate the Oats more 
n Qi o case of all the food bome crushed an 
ckaffed, some horses are prone to о. E 
their ration oc whi ae is nol in all 
good for th 
ew droga are not desirable = horses ; 
some cases bad attacks of colic a a produi, DY 
this food, phe eom iue is a gebe mcd 
in hands which kn deal with it 
promptly, it is vus anger: if neglec 
I do not like to use new: Oats as feed before 
November, and even ihe ур preier them mixed 
freely with old. Е. Molyn 
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
ABNORMAL TOMATO : Pi abnor: 
growth i n Tomatos is not uncommon, but it 
not dne to di e fruit has con- 
tinued grow fr the placenta, resulti Б 
such аз 
imes ses, where it takes the form of 
a secondary bud or buds, bei er: from the 
centre of the original bloo 
ree IN A BorANICAL MUSEUM : Miss 
. S. There are a few posts fofi fe assistants 
а botanical museums, but the scope i 
limited. If Jon possess the necessary quali. 
cations you might write to the Direc 
such institutions as da Royal Botanical dur 
dens, Kew, the British Museum and Linnean 
Socie ety. Your best plan, however, would be 
insert an advertisement in some paper 
‚вис bit а s Nature, са your services and 
үл your qualifica 
FLUE pips F. W. B.: You do not state the 
kind of from which the flue dust was 
obt T from blast furnaces contains 
an appreciable amount o tash, but ordinary 
ue dust ob from factory furnaces, etc., 
contains „р: n potash, and is almost 
worthles: iliser. Flue dust may be 
mixed with Aes slag durin ree he present 
qp de it posses o great value 
жа serve the useful pur- 
perc fi PLANTS Hibiscus 
s (syn oun mier) E Pu Oakley 
Fuchsia tipa 1 hybrida : Liquid- 
mbar a 4. E a Taxus 
man are 
Picea, sitchensis; д, = “excel: E Philadelphia 
Rambler Lex тора and 8, forms 
of nemis Tesi а; ега var 
plumosa. 
A “Lysimachia 
_spicata 3, Poterium 
The shrub with a 
n with се tubular flowers 
Escallonia rubra. H. escantia 
virginiana (Flower of a Day). б. West. 1, 
Lippia nodiflora; 2, Hypericum Androsaemum 
CHRONICLE. 
Prants Dyrna Supp 
[OCTOBER 4, 1919, 
(Tutsan) ; 3, соп, pagibtalis. Rosery. Um 
bellularia "caliior S. Faarthorne, 
Clematis Aus racleae eiii David jana, | 
Trotter. 1, Poterium ag vast ae P Ee 
Senecio bn 
radicans ; H 
2, 
lycopodioides; th the pica eee of which. pe 
reddish centre; 3, Crassula sp. y be 
‘me form of - анат. 4, “Crassula sp. 
not name in absence of flower 
Келеш Евтлтѕ Drorrine: Н. С 
next year. e 
sure that water passes a Inco 
porate brick and lime ТӨШӘ У "with th 
compost. Adopt measures at once to 
the water from the roof clear of the borders 
possible to state prie AB, cau 
plants dying Соп specimens for "invesig 
tion to d e whether disease 
Potatos WITH сие GROWTH 
abnormal wth not do 
Disease," i аана 
buds which have developed into a dense, mo 
like grow ou plant “seed” from 
шше source, you are not likely to meet with 
milar cases next season, and, as the tube 
ps not oe with disease, you need tak 
no measur 
RHODODENDRON Bups DawacED: D. B.— 
failed to find any е ot your R 
dron ten by a bird 0 
rcc and о: 
Serene e of the shoots sent, that they hav 
been dese off by someone having access t0 
the F 
ROsES o : Т. McC.—The алан 4 : 
in 
етут bes M 
alone Ж Tonn on 
are suffering Botrytis on stems 
w Mery Пий ad — g 
the ig have no retard in| 
The ye 
Tenue mea 
eci A ed by 
[ts should be drenched 
of copper solution during the winter. 
SALE or SURPLUS GARDEN PRODUCE Ha 
See reply to X. Y. Z. in the last issue. 
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Communications Received.—G. W. 
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Н. PG. Y.—J. F. С.—1. B—J. Мор. 
G. BH G. ST. RM. D—A "y W. 
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