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CTOBER 25, 1919, 
NTER SPRAYING. Tse aah. 
айр id us proprietary brands of lime 
IN the past Aa lime-salt spray 2- Wealthy, Caville Ro 
сей ed a great deal too much has been whic ch may be procured in йй ас the market Blanche, m Marii B Precoce, Margil, | 
wint fija lent pone 
nter sprayi s avoiding the tr eni quantity Beaut › ll Pippi 
tunately, many who wer a ng, and, unfor- at home. É tne ag: wee of mixing the fluid Rei uty, olden Reinette xi Eod 
ing that one spraying e disappointed at find- lime sprays h may added tha t the 5 IM. e. Ross ena T" 's Golden 
task of cleansing Er E uit ^ unequal to the AUD ИТ ауе es additional _dvantage of AI sorts are not well known ме нь. 
pest and disease deci rees from every a d uds distasteful to birds, e R.H.S. collection contai gardeners, 
ecided that y pplied early il each { tains thre 
a fad and an irk à spraying was but 2i y in winter will do pin ach variety, hence the bee e trees of 
spas, s ecce еше which failed in its р reserving wpe: buds cups the unwelcom toward tion certain. r4 fer rupe cross polli 
number and Бе le consideration of the Ў of sparrows and fi Kis Gardeners’ Wa х 
orchards апа ее ved ‘ie pests that infest By the addition of as wisely drawn aus An Employer has very 
the impossibilit 3 will convince anyone of spray it has been found that E caustic soda deners’ wages. He zm to the matter of gar- 
BR pen bue ph ah DNE may be destroyed if sprayed o merican 1 Blight proposals pui for a ty eee Аш 
argument, Hoad E against all, whilst no не ae ee үш ара the trees Н preposterous Сү, ру the В.С. Association 
fact that one pest wal ba i i establish ‘the with the Novem SEP powerful pu mp uet e live by the menge of labour on the 
e 1 T › аг D 
лү иа a dowd cet CSE е 
ay checked or vehe lled insec ead us fae " 
The treme à ; mall numb cui Jan pes of four 
аһу асна financial loss ¢ eee ihe н fitted un fag es с knapsack one the min ond upwards, and = reaching twenty- 
r { s of our finest тл h changeable fin g lance, and inter. The Corn Prod age is 36s. 6d. ak 
ecognised by every owne 2 ould а {о ге ne and coarse nozzles, will b. гаф roduction Act does not А 1; 
garden, and it is r of rchard quirements. For orchards } е equal PT ivate places, even if the em Phe ply to 
inces an ample ун 1 j tent there are ll of moderate ex- арш», produce. Т ployer sells his 
essant warfare u on for wit excellent tank or barrel he Е С.А. a 
tion to не эы: them, with са on wheels, the wooden barrels bei =e machines Call trike. Its object is end werless to - 
possibilities е5 у Шо that has "Practica metal for caustic washes. Th ng better than төй plac e to place agitatin bu deputies 
pesta eeing the cultivated are fitted with two s : ese are generally pee upon the local M z pm eners to o Кейш ү 
Е of po aug i елше lances, sc that two n Parliament and энеде gate represent them 
, Summer spraying has its uses, b large number of pumping, can deal with a котак rate of y i possible, the и 
is approaching, a study of s, but, as winter pinta рта ees рег day. Тһе chief Potato Maiesti wages. A Nurseryman. 
the particular pests ат = sprays and they shall b e in wheeled machines are that Mr. Cuthb jestic.—I am fully in agreement with 
cate should be profitable Whe ta to eradi- rows of reden ud qn enough to pass between lith. “Thi ertson’s remarks on page 193, October - 
n reg S ЕТ he secret of suc be powerful fors ushes; th he pump shall The zn osi She еи 56 lbs. of this Potato. — 
peg od leafless very pm dolio : fi ru tops of the [med 3 ау the spray to the ware than за: "e ived them more resembled 
e used than is possibl онен sd medic d TE lace m as received they were 
of growth: Thus, im winte с Eo ee ае ади ою хез for spro ing, and when pl 
spray wil remov ve all bora "lich caustic alkali of ie ee "Pia: uu preventing Ariel жск p е all the largest sets wale СШ x 
Sera i from the bark of ue сз arat р washers але е он and that all 0 yep vh c o NE 
rae im an t de : er of le ur, ll 4 
dis of icd Heine, wine ч the latter, [en [кнр of Pe spe will withstand the pe AE Hine first and immedigtely alter iul eg od 
she ^e ic d provide AFEA "s е sed. 3 E whole seis ^ 
anime аата of hosts of in njur as Live bee be unnecessary to u h all me of the cut ones on tho same " k: 
pp 7$ gallons of soft wash may be made by ы Should be thoroughly улый. e lifted е "Sida vas е үп the crop’ was 
n 15 re oro use 3 1 
tillate) ; p 1} pd P d GRE Sis quickly render the ГОУ бусы ctiv ie "ha at eat of me ч k a cals a and 1 "I had Mr 
l gallon water Cd copper sulphate in б 1 tubers. They tai kid | 
‚ usi ep Ges idney shaped, - 
wooden eet ле Е ч henware ог а Boe ai cok lar; the fles ч Б white, 
Another Pallet bf abis i Ib. quick-lime in of excellent quality. d war tant 
poten ту Асар and add the two mix- Ебу НОМЕ CORRESPONDENCE. е І have grown this season, pur pem 3 
stir vigorously hib: tc E d par afin siluis and ( ge mw € ig wate Beier e for m uu ane 7 are Witch Hill, ап early 1 
gradually uid m iie пс чаш aad very orresponden ualit variety, good cropper and of good” 
| 2, ring y; Edzell : 
soda, w wit aha be 58 her 2 hy vence th rac à poa be deep, et. Miu round, eyes inc 
This is a Woburn whi eh Me urity. Шы on Potato growin. pta bi: odie! crogpd: pi le, flesh pure white, - 
found exc e ке т. аке ayior and Eck y Бок oi Soe E quality when matured, | 
lichen and 9 ent both for removing plea i ha aca nnot be classed a st-early; Ki 
is a good simi ice в а fungicid М i crop that tote e m particulars of the oe er eee їп shape, 8 
wash, althouch ing which te spray with th the Potato crop of preparing es for e, skin an wh lity moderate 
s ough sometimes it 18 p of next year € er; Q y 7 
in Februa it is recommended for | esie Mr. Taylor's to some ext RIS depth à Pear d, 
Sulphat soil is stiff loam with extent. e is, esh white, good ; The 
whi oh ina м е of cobper A is a powerful spray : i first covered wüh ar eins of humus; ras Daag verge h flat, shallow, skin 
affect "ith such fu eid di trees bosse Ah рер, horse manure, “an d i i. ams cellent qua эор T mg ay "um M ce ould 
ma Pear Scab (Fusi aa "dad pers trenches eui шыл of soot. It is thea d dui h nto prove two useful vari UN э for me a E 1 
Be Es fale igen) "баш ы anis pri end юн, Pd ara and main crop, sorts and, with me, Bg 
: ), а strip i quac shoal h alte ч vy crop of tube 1 
ег созо. if this т t has eve 3t Тона оп г adde mp oh see the soil placed Hy. Young, Acton d a ‘excelent de то 
S leve aS i ar. а whic Frui 4 
pe ladri ы Chi ii varies as to the ис After the land is tr ae ud на ps iA f the Japanese po emer p. 1% 
be used, but if diseas _ copper sulphate should me rpose digging the trenches and in ridged, Cydonia j a question as the fruit of 
use 7 lb. or 8 lb. to 100° present it is well to t the | manure, that is turning ove “the soil pe teas "n a japonica; I also noticed a communia- - 
and while the tre ) gallons of rain water 2 е bottom of the PUO V th о mo ans ar Mr. Bennett on the subject some 
a spray of this iu are in a dormant condition 18 yong $i has the at 30 thas i „Few people know that the fruits | 
A simple, s н ge pe will have no ill effects. ground tren pot crip om oe mal appearance E have Mu p чта Echt most valuable i 
afe, and very useful sage n r rees, some or ten years 
a pe e-sulphur, e; m xus ups Fig re dun the air чы ‘frost, and thus ind fal ily weak 4 ihe is of hae shali "harvest | st about a couple o 
B а. теша е! ts. 1 
insec ded зр some оен а large. number of The bottom P bem пе е till д ing time. ornamenta sade сея and go tho кже АШ 
quick-lime should first be pl: ses; 15 lb. of At planting time the P is also bolsa “у cee I was sent m plant of coccinea, жо — 
Y with á gallons of Pailin з Sor and the bottom of the Калк ont ini Кысыр р Чеш end m е pink variety. This Jast - 
. flowers of y g water; add from thi some of th - is, with me, 1 
of. boiling “water. Cover d a further 3 gallons soi E Erud. ‘sail di When soil coccinea flow ER ES ау sa E as 
with a mat or sack, allowin Puck osely trenches, I shall run a Planet drawn. ipio the em eod = the аА БЕ 
м? E ы of its own "ахо d to boil which down the land that h шор E сай the ‘other two flower and fruit well The 
"d boilin rd, for about 20 Which had not been Gar ee Ie bro. coreg “excellent jelly oe wt 
neces of 50 gallons of wat eases, add the re. that trenches so pre 1 ле PEU MN without the Onion flavour of е Quinces; 
putting the liquid pow EXC chine. lent bed for Potatos, S i y repe: мик EH > prove than i the preserve а a кү 
ng machine. crops. I am : any other roves by keeping. The fruit Mu kept turns 
а _altwvation, an С уер. ти ps mate ов golden ae much pe 
warn me any y, an nik a Be р» I have | 
"eai gis ery "€ UN on the method I puer asked prom I nM pras et fresh | 
Scarcity of Desirab rg sea for a tart at Christmas! Grown . 
Te As 206).—I had le October Dessert Apples flo it usually is against a vo the Cydoma | 
ilie. еб Бой е gathering and storing $ wers too eariy to its fruit, bub - 
Gard ens a wie last Apples at the R.H.S. The t shrub in the bi tw fruits set freely. . 
CDI EG rel 
E оо uds are k Н rost, ОГ т о 
by bullfinches, it flow nied The Cydonia — 
d fruiting | 
pirat BR m at 
т: Sep tember bou Б" han 
„рее ав a curious ue bit у ym 
Tw ? de ‚Кы, right down to the soil E rin в Q. Turner. 4 
