Остовек 18, 1919.] 
According to my calculation, ihe weekly ex- 
. penses of the reor ad IU are 130 to мае 
ED 
Ет E ors genes i is 
suggestion that owners of ‘dens shoul ve 
. their views on the subject has come at a most 
opportune moment, and if rrespondent 
_ would state what he considers a reasonable wage 
for a skilled er it d greatly help 
.many who are in d on this matter. It 
difficult lem hat remuneration wo 
be applicable to gardeners, as the capabilities 
f the men, and the Hig autos мөк зу 
the positions’ wer рой, Жы ы such 
difficulties E what 
- should be a peser › ОР, “if Im th 
term, “а living wage." Znterested 
= The Genus Rhod —Having read the 
. editorial appreciation of "the оса Го» the 
КРО ат Vie rgh, on Rhodo- 
| de 
our g 
and р Ъееп very кееш ү, Nagra 
explain the 
ow M sent him puz 
. shape of rogues which pee ghe iem ciate 
the cd Be gc des In ad- 
й p on to this e desc ons he Notes 
t 
are givi К Кш, апа КАР 18 rll welcom; 
to Sige of us who are poor Be botany, 18 whose 
and Greek бе nt t was 
ene $6 ars ago. T е йг pb to 
uzzle out some of Wiesel os descriptions; d 
- what with ignorance of botan and 
forgetfulness of Latin and Fre 
Я s ien me елэ zn пасан 
easy task, and 
translations in the present Notes. 
As to the colours of the Chinese species, I can 
rse statement that they equal 
ts from th malayas. R 
aematodes, an repens are 
Ке r aar as B E rbatum, R. pue 
R. repens (15,2 59 F.), a spec 
R. f 
E which. Pains | like i and is closely еа 
_ with R. Forrestii, is in flower а 
P. R. Augustinii forma (?), R. fas- 
 figiatum, and В. MUR aere go (Т), 
__ 12,625 F.; and the large E err id R. lacteum, 
W: Of the small 
ardii, R. croceum, e f th yellow 
.. Rhododendrons, R. 04 ати trichocla- 
A now, and usually, have some rs open 
this spring two more with 
flowers bloomed—i.e., B. 13, Те : 
R um Fr. tter has 
, but they are as yellow a 
. Boothii, yet without the gree 
s an p^ tage in 
ens where room is limited and there 
15 no accommodation for t larger-growing 
ids. Another advan of these 
es is the frequency with which they 
1 the present time of 
writing—October 7th—I have at least a dozen 
Te fastigiatum and R. 
in full hoe Y^ UV are a good 
n В. 1,769 W., R. haem 
y of wiles ope’ k ^ ema- 
tocheilum (?), R 5.868 FS RE. et ogynum, and 
po large-flowered unnamed rogue which 
. appeared among seedlings = R. ni apu 
- This I co consider one of the est Chinese specie 
We have, since it has à ine od of seven- Det 
White flowers, tinged with pink and spotted, and 
excellent garden habit. I have not been 
it pus but it has set wi 
b 
8. P. Magor, Lamellen, St. Tudy, Cornwall. 
THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
207 
SOCIETIES. 
GENERAL BULB GROWER S OF 
Tue different Floral Commitees made 
following awards during August, 1919 :— 
EM. 
the 
T-CLASS CERTIFICATES, 
Gladiolus site ои salmonea; bright salmon- 
shaded orange. 
G. Maréchal Foch ; soft "vs rose (see Fig 92.) 
G. l'Immaculée; pure whit 
Aw. or МЕЕ 
. primulinus x ae bright orange, the 
lower petal striped orange con 
G. Victor; large ле. salmon red. 
G. Odin; rose s ete i pr ug 
G. Edi vell ; т feathered lilac. 
h Ca: 
G. Elta; soft rose. 
сы Sydonia; purple in the centre, feathered 
yellow 
G. White City; pure whit 
— ‘Krelagei ; bright Pe, flower large. 
D tive Dahlia Jacques Urlus ; trees rose. 
Paeony- NA dae Thr Morgenster ; bright 
scarlet, shaded o 
iolus General De Wet; clear ог: 
G. Hecla; bright red. 
G. Pandora; orange salmon. 
CERTIFICATE OF THE em AARLEM TRIAL GARDENS. 
Glad ange. 
CROPS AND STOCK ON THE HOME 
FARM 
ce ATCHING THE CLOVER PLA 
E 
e fallen improveme id is mani- 
hd in the Prose thet те эйе through the 
adverse € so that the кыр for next 
a is "much more en g than 
hand lon the VS yt aces 
are small, but for large areas the > hand | seed 
owing Broad Clover 
per acre, Trefoil 8 lbs. per acr ier 
o ul sur: 
stick the roller with the soil. e 
field will be an advantage to the whole cf 
the Clover plant, fining the soil about the roots 
and ering the 
р 
Os 
e best Clover plants are usually fou tho 
headlands, which should convince the cultivator 
that the soil should be firm 
N STUBBLE 
s cleared, a edd DE 
such troublesome weeds 
Chamo: 
оп] t 
the seed is not daily кен out E the corn 
when thrashed. 
NING STUBBLE 
Dry weather epei a opportunity for 
cleaning stubbles that have — surface weeds 
Aum but not Cou ch, - 
unti 
. Couch Moda vee йш їп 
small heaps; th “ч be wed Ke aioe 
with various. manures on Чыйыр spring when 
sowing Swedes, Turnips, Rape or Kale. Surface- 
Шей and tes 
у be dealt with by а scarifier 
“thee inches deep, afterwards 
rcoting weeds 
broad tines, 
sun and wind. The majority 
the weeds will be so wilted that they will 
not again grow and seed, 
Wueat SOWING. 
The month ei October, when the weather is 
канору dry, is an ideal tim 
n 
germination, which deter some 2m NT. 
ing until rain com My advice 
e , » i moist Mond po 
lo 
ill be 
ng. e ploughing of the land, whether 
after sheep-fed Rape and Turnips, tall Mustard 
© 8 er fallow with farm- e, has 
oceeded satisfactorily. Clover ley has been 
spinge at t to plough in stiff soil o to 
the hard and dry suríace, the › еп 
urned up, is агонии and all that is required 
for a T T On large the 
tracto: done very eerta work, expe- 
diting $ ше резов. while the horses were us 
for clearing up the harvest, mie manure on 
to the pies wok Uer на rk. One three- 
plough with a heavy арий attached 
in 
making excellent, idi 'and 
bury rd, almost a yard high, quite 
well. 
The acre varies 
with. dis v variety and the туре of EN ME 
fore less see 
A s тешу, deis I sow etn 24 h bushels 
er acre. I have a high „opinion of th 
D d М aa 
iving the variety an extend 
1 
have pee d sown fifty acres. Red Standard 
i avourite Wheat here; it 
sturdily, produces good ears, yields freely and 
ives "strong" grain. In my his year 
the natural weight of a bushel is 644 ,whi 
beyond the standard weight required 
for sale. Red Bromich is an excellent t 
esp y for light soil. tle Joss, too, i 
ood for light soil. Square Masters is a 
popular Wheat, selected by Mr. Leverso: 
р ауе кауы tween 
Scholey’s Sq n Drop, 
turally pollinated, at т so I learn from 
T ету: of Salisbury, por publishes an in- 
teresting catalogue of no fewer than thirty 
varieties of Wheat, with excellent photographs 
of many ТЕЕ 
5 ite Wheats are popular; 
they prae "yield “rel lu are not so much 
in favour wi e red varieties. 
Benefactor, Burgoyne “Fife. hd PT Carter's 
Stand Up are good white var 
he se 
The Lay soie of $ di is important. 
New seed f 
wel sow, jon i ng been carefully screened or win. 
wed to remove small corn and seeds of weeds 
which the thrashing machine — 
carefully screen or winno own 
thrashed corn and am of the jane mn that "small 
corns are best tak 
these can give suc! 
fully de 
tty grains 
Tek «Ыры to "the miller. 
