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THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
[OCTOBER 25, 1919. 
The latter is golden ое д the esc a 
D 
is IL, 1, M Epi by Mr. i 
The Executive Соне t 6 p and 
= business ape arranging n the ааа 
w was Moody disposed of. The chief in- 
e proceeding 
ко of the 
та raising Early-flower 
eager by As 
e үт 
роїпїз 
obtain pA stock were on 
oor li iue expresse ву by several m members, 
and on the question of whether a well-grown or 
a semi-starved plant proved the most а 
parent the members divided into two 
groups, with the majority in favour of the latter. 
UNITED HORTICULTURAL BENEFIT AND 
PROVIDENT. 
The monthly. meeting of this Society was 
held in кү R.H.S. Hall, Vincent Square, оп 
the 135th Mr Curtis кул тын 
drew the sum of £ his deposit, 
leaving £10 to his credit. One member was als 
sisted from the Distress Fund. The death 
certificate of o eceased member was receiv 
payment to his nominee. The sick pay for the 
month on the ordinary side amounted £ 
115. 8 State section to an 
d., 
maternity claims to 30s. 
Ooituary. 
Thompson. its eath occurred on 
i 10th of Mr. George H. Thompson, of 
Grove House, Birmingham, "horticulturist Born 
at Tamworth, , he commenced his TuS 
va 
‘ooms He had for many 
uable ‘assistance to the local 
бы] sake da Association. 
e war he was a prom no member 
of the local War Agricultural Com: being 
i Seeds, Tools ies T Te pennis 
of horticulturists were present 
CROPS AND STOCK ON THE HOME 
FARM 
ESTATE MANAGEMENT 
as 
que 
plant as Extensively 
sites Ke future use? 
where Ash, Elm, Beech, 
Romine, — n ce, Chestnut d and various 
during the y 
arises, will land owners 
again on the same 
On tates 
Pines such as Douglas urish, these should 
be planted. The Ash is at the pr indo th 
scarcest of all kinds of British timber, as th 
are n w. naturally 
wing of trees. Larch will give a EM 
financial return in the shortest space 
D t Ash trees in psig 
tations expect to grow i 
timber by pru e side branches, d 
Aia die, and 
on by Planting trees Babi ы closely to- 
gether, thus fo: overhead as e 
Lire nn Chestnut and Beech о Е с. еа 
ing, as it were, blocks of ous 
oe trees, which in the # future will l Ps a vitaalilo 
object. lesson in plantin 
Durinz the past forty years I have planted 
500, trees of Mid Fin and Larch at Swan- 
more, a an early The 
resu 
g [rem end complete 
failures. ur land is ш feet shore sea Ms ыр 
the estate hilly , and the soil variable. 
our fields have a stiff, clay subsoil Pr l Foot 
of the d in oiher parts o eld 
chalk occurs near tbe surface. 
b 
=) 
prom riter trees some few years ago 
said the gn Fir was the best of all trees to 
alk soil. ed 
e 
that ets f this Fir wili not live in such soil, 
much less flourish. e trees, more recently 
lanted in ornamental cl , grew rapi 
first owing to the 
ere rea soil is suitable—sand, light loam 
over a gravel subsoil—this Fir is a success and 
pn robai grow faster than any other tree. 
is not a МЕ тогуу tree іп stiff soil over 
a mesi died subsoil. Тһе ео owing to stag- 
nant water about their roots, apt to be 
affected by о which utterly т oni ote for 
imber. Ihave no doubt canker шень which 
shows itself in fourteen to fifteen is due 
i cid p this 
c 
£g 
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gt growing anywhere 
successfully a a becoming gua in the shortest 
Bp 
Иөз (tengo 
hata ушуш: Aan 
di Such trees are distinctly useful in 
p g boards and rafters for inside work, 
such as the building of sheds or t aki 
b is wood i 
8 growth is and each tree [wn a 
“ink n E near the Ба е dal s spoiis that portion 
or ti 
Spruce Fr should be planted much more freely 
than it is. I planted Poa "en m. ie 4 feet 
Mr $5 years аво, and the + w 50 feet 
high, perfectly raight, givi rd кт most 
e for Producing boards, апа especially 
a 
Thi з ago I planted here in stiff soil 
2,000 "huj Tobbi 6 Tow with a Larch between. 
The latte The 
е 
ks. 
. Whether o will ре of any salts 
as timber trees ee eight growth I 
cannot say—I it. Th ft. 
ae 
by the 
АП extraneous growth, such as brambles a 
bushes, should be cut vbi Буше the trees all 
the air possible. е ould be restricted 
one. <A distance of 4 
тш Larch, 8 
Corsican Pines. 
Dies po^ is ample to 
н Austrian, апа 
Е. Molyn их. 
мынаа ot the National Potato Society of 
ain 
Ast, pe he would be obli seg if all applications 
or schedules exhibits 
oe advertisements i in the catalogue are sent him 
as soon as possible. 
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
NAMES ОЕ FRU H. W. 2, Ecklinville; 
7 and 8, Cox 8 a Core Кра. 12, hes of the 
Pippins not recognised ; 14, ench кош 
20, а Pippin. i” A му + 
регог Alexander; small Pear, not in ees 
red Bor of Jersey. 
colou ear, uise nne 
o: J. 1, Pitmaston Duchess; 2, not recog- 
Worcester Pearmain; 4, probably 
Callin x Ribston Pippin; 6, John Downie 
Crab.—P. W. S. Pear Marie Louise; Apple 
'ox's Orange Pippin.—Z. S. 1, American 
Mother; 2, King H ; 3, по ognised. 
3. 1, seedling Blenheim Pippin; 2, Em 
peror Alexander; 3, Bergamotte d'Esperen 
4, Pitmaston D s—J. EH. onfer- 
ence. EU 6 Chelmsford | "Wonder.— 
C. D. John Downie jin 
NAMES. PLA Ж. D. 1, Crataegus 
Pyracantha Lalandei; 2, c coccinea; 3, Euony- 
ropaeus 4, Sy /mphoricarpus race- 
нане IE? C. a. E Buddleia 5 prn 
3, Н elenium autumnale; 
cran xn 
SMAL de m area of land 
UM ts ginal A obtain a living 
by working ges depends entirely upon the . 
ity of the m 
capac an, h е amount 
of work he mee uon de z 5 У зати 
to his technical skill and en я of the 
crops. out two acres would enough for 
any man to tivate, even with the assistance 
of a strong cob for ploughing, etc. If fruits, 
flowers and vegetables were grown for market 
the man by himself would have to work v 
hard, and even Шеп һе ЖЕШ. тоге assist- 
parin: market, e 
ers 
assuming it two bat 
dio th of у, least S indies that will. 
o opport 
ig ги Jam for quu 
it. Ж = uld purchase out 
frechold land o loamy nature for abou 
£ £50 сч wm it wo ok "і 
т hg but. yo ust r 
40 and 50 y of age, m wot 
fer to r ; an ў 
that has been established for 15 or “the be 
would b than 4 rt the 
inning. In the case of à 
Ваке 25 and 30, buying t the asad ris 
would оета be better if he could а 
him mself for а at 
nths chase. е 
е шр» АСАП NU of erm going 
en ery much for few years, mt 
is a suitable time * e € у beginnin ui 
x eir hee = fruit (e.g-, pples) u 
t pre-war p prices this уе» b 
on r3 whol "Med average has been 5000, Yol 
orks for some few years a Ed 
e into account 1 2 | 
ust, tak 
ditions p: ‘traditions, and endeavour t 
ful 
advantage of t 
oy. ER ES3P 
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