Остовек 11, 1919.] 
THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
a owang plant ai 
s attractive. 
the i 
“its two веаво: 
ior planting, es space is limi 
the pla neat and graceful and the 
Oum T inch or He long до which 
ne, add to 
the fruits e, elegance at the 
autumnal s The uli re». illustrated 
is from a Hae, exhibited by M 
bnd EL. at the meeting of Tie Royal Horti- 
ultural Society on а Pas, 
. А New Open Spa ое ask. mingham.—At 
ecent meeting of the sois City Council 
tie 04 of a зүм rane portion. of the Hay 
Hille ^n E the inhabitan’ 
This new 
mingham | 
£ 
orge Cadbury, junior, who have contributed 
1.500, the further sum of £5,000 having been 
Examination and are sardo a e Me oui to сеа 
Саг , 
ec n. Barnstap 
Ch ins ord; Robbie , Miss 
Fallowfield: Manchester ; Sparks, Miss 
Kirk Lene Rectory, ron Walrond- uias 
Miss e Gai den , Hou ghton Hall, Sanc- 
s 
Late Strawberries.—Under date of September 
= Mr s Iliffe, West Manor Gardens, 
uddi 
me thu your г eis ould be interested 
the + 
Saa the difficulties transit the 
dition. is of interest, however, to note 
Mr. Iliffe has managed to ош a regular 
supply to so late a date e of the 
stated.—Eps 
variety was not 
UMEN by the trustees of the Com Good 
und. is ср to provide tennis ү 
TI and open-air swimming baths o 
E space. 
on Ground for Northop.—Lord Justice 
enim Segoe Soughten Hall, Northop, Flintshire, 
has offered t to eee to toe village of Northop 
po eld for use as a recreation ground. 
is ito Pickers.—We 
rs m elementary schools in pe 
d West Lancashire have been n iur a fort- 
night i in order карра 
4 in harvesting ras It is ре that the 
і c boys will be Able to earn 5s. per day at this 
__ National Diploma in Horticulture.—As а 
of the x examinations held in September а 
4 Blowing candidate; e RHS 8. 
, Skipton, Yorks. The 
Preliminary Diploma 
NOTES FROM KEW. 
Nyssa sxLvATICA.—AÀmong trees of decided 
autumn ag a a tree of the Tupelo or Pep- 
perid, — ден the large 
ge of Eas 
Temperate Home. t Kew, ry prominent. 
The 2 red Eu Men foliage 1 in late - 
tem] surpassed or n equalled b 
any other em in the 
not extensivel 
a Aste 
picuous feature. “This Ja there 
ses of the flowers, mostly of ma 
th of colour o; 
стаза а nts receive 
‚ but, very little iie 
STORING POTATOS. 
Tur question of ‚оны Potatos 
and keeping 
t possible condition for the 
them in the bes 
longest period is of vital importance. I think 
it is generally understood that the ge under 
Potato cultivation in th try is far below 
engaged 
in lifting several pie ge) King ; Edward; the crop 
of medi ium size, beautifully 
and it 
a 
et 
eased. Orne to the forte 
culti to a certain 
ar irem бока. " much risk and arn 
labour by dis snp uM oe ast 
as it is dug large number oj er and 
waiting pu A. At th 
storing a dri pss in clam 
Figs. 
When чал carried out there is no qe 
nown 
уе Тһе 
one, raised al 
ossi 
ould i e the natural 
level and ud with means oe ifo idly carry- 
í——— 
Fic. 85.—rRurTING SHOOT OF PYRUS SARGENTII. 
ing away any water which may collect on the 
spot. The clamp should. be 6 it. in width and 
built up ridg Į 3 ft ft. high. So 
far as -— o: ioco should be placed 
iare in a dry condition, if there is any 
of disease a small quantity of slaked 
me есы ed betwee: ch layer. А 
covering P. straw should placed over 
the P as the wo and a four-inch 
. It will bien necessary 
acks of rats as [е уа almos 
e store. When e badly 
better to put the rata niter d 
after a fortnight or three weeks 
rn them over, picking out the diseased tubers 
d rebuilding the clamp. алі, Beckett. 
