234 | THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. [Novemmer 8, 1919. 
soils of South Groningen, the crop bas suffered ^ without licences. Оп the occasion of a sale cluded that each Cotton hair should show as 
from diseases, while in nen districts the ^ such Potatos for planting, the seller must бск many rings of growth as there were days and 
tubers are ДАЙ. The crop of Onions is ex- the buyer with a declaration, preferably in the nights during its growth. Recently 1 s been 
pected to be “from moderate to fairly good.” invoice, correctly stating the serial number of able to verify the accurac is conclusion by 
Clematis vidia: — Though the b relative cer ificate. No other Potatos for discov ering a method whereby, invisible t 
Shea tie A ames rice. (see Fie. 106) Planting may be introduced into an infected théy be under ordinary microscopic examination, 
c Ший by Abhe David йош “Toa; except under licence from the Board. The the nightly rings may be made clearly visible. 
hina over half a century ago, it is not Board does not propose to cw Los nq agi the By this method Dr. Balls is able to show that the 
mit With frequently in йй The plant introduction of non-certified stoc of seed wall of the Cotton hair consists of 25 a ee 
ҮЗ able either fof the hardy flower border Potatos into infected areas until ысу а ате адады be A which is the record of one night's work 
or for association with groups of flowering shrpbs e the bis pply of certified stocks is exhausted. от e part of the plant 
"he new Order makes no change in the regula- uer 
: : é = NES, 
Retirement of 
and is not particular as to soi, tl prefer È s - Mr. F. W. 
É у tions ee ore. the planting of Potatos in Wart. 
oo ur torch, em sich етен isease infected areas. Copies of the Order and T pe Per erp ыле m October сло 
тта was reproduced was recently taken at full information o on the subject may be obtained 23e service Oi - yen ts ton wu oon ph 
AI H di 2: C! Davidiana free and post free on gag to ih he Board of ing, after a period of fifty years with the firm. 
dom Mi ud ENNE DRI WAEA icri Agriculta ure and Fisheries, 72, Victoria Street, To mark the occasion, the nursery staff recently 
ES happily à " the heavy clay. soil, and pro- Tomon. SWL = made presentations to Mr. and Mrs. McDonald 
сш сев а "a s beauti чщ indigo- -blue, tube- at the trial grounds of Messrs. Sutton and Sons 
ped TS ps reminiscent of The of Bees.—In view of the A ad in the London Road, Reading. Mr. RP 
Hyacinth bells, and Did as sweetly scented. fact sai some beekeepers do not pack their Bates. on behalf of the nursery staff mada tha 
It is not a tall growing species, as it only reaches hives properly for winter and do not. see that presentation of an umbrella, ànd spoke of the 
xcellent terms with which all had worked unde 
Ir. Меропа! expressed the hope that 
n ht long s го]. om enjoy h etire 
associated Mrs. 
MeDonald with dis. testimonial and asked Mr. 
McDon o kindly vey a souvenir of the 
рзона е ег. ae po ying, "Më McDonal 
4 express S. sincere thanks t pa = 
their kind thought an ооа 
referred to the good Heins ME "had. Sie bos 
existed between himself and the other employees 
the nurser Кы number had been 
with him the bs of E time, аа 47 years, 
whilst a third had served for 44 yea No fewer 
ша n five others had 30 ог more uus to their 
redit 
Light and the Healing of Wounds.—The 
wounds caused by tapping е trees ате 
fo und to heal most quickly when covered with 
colourless glass.* Of coloured далв, blue is best 
though less good: than colourless, and. yellow 
is worst, ncovered wounds heal’ more: slowly 
ane ines d with glass; whether colour- 
58 EN 
Cle: agilis a.—Judged by the brave 
M "Nhi Clematis tangutica with its yellow 
blossom contras sting with its grey beards,of fruits 
is now making in the gardens at Wisley, this 
і ite. 
vigorously, and certainly 
blossom freely -in сове; it would be a welcome 
i in апу. g es 
The Use of Electricity in Agriculture Waj 
ing, illustrations are ж by ‚Рг. Cro 
the utilisation of тан in е 
1 1 
ctua city 
plough may plough so much as 23° a n one 
day. A ‘sing ula winder plough ont е of 
winding wagon, arrying ` the r, etc., an 
anchorage wagon and’ a haulag beable; perated 
by four men, can plough 13 acres per hou 
Beside ploughing, electricity is used for supply- 
18 
ing power for chaff cutting, turnip cutting, оа 
crush nd milk separating. belief of 
German agriculturists in electricity as tiv 
power is d strated the growth of rural 
co-operative societies for the purposes of obtain- 
Fic. 106.—cLEMATIS DAVIDIANA: FLOWERS BLUE. ing electrical power. 1 еге was 
кашу, їп 19 2, in 191 2. P i 
а height x чн 4 fee one time C the stocks have ample stores, it between 600 and 700. With these facts berote 
Davidiana, v hich is a ec p the C. ria vns that the problem of bad beekee ping is ide je th go bs Lago en д Poe d oon 
section, was рн Cac ed to be only a variety of the attention of the ard of Agriculture. The H ч ti екен НН I sti e ачан оку, » 
с шо һи whe deg as since 1 " e: to specific Horticultural Section is giving consideration to icd LE 5 ae А ey bec 
ra being distinct from the type of the group. the question of asking for legislation а protect Ke of, and s uperior t to, petrol 
rom the man 
It is deciduous and dioecious, with leaves fom m competent and ca eful ара rist r А esiti 
р аг 
DES flo r 8 о и U niv erst » 
of three leaflets e flowers are bor who neglects his stocks and leaves tk 
€ ries o neg hem to the "t 
aee tib i chink ters mercy of Isle of Wight disease, moth, foul brood of Lo ndon. * Faoult fy of Science (Horti А 
Potatos Im о Wart Disease. —The Board and other de hat ma ау ‚Пес amet only his culture) Examination Papers. BU 
of Ag pristine ms "Fisher ries has issued an Order Own hives but t of his neighbou assente i Examination, ^ October, d 
‹ Р nternal 8 London: The University © 
s yes did ios с шише rsd Укуш 1га the sal sale Daily Rings of Gro isi the course Lor don Гент - rico ine Hos: War- 
vas E War disease. No v in from de of his — in io. x Cotton plant wick Square, London, E.C.4. _ Price ls. 1d. post 
Board is now required for the sale of any  ™ Egypt Dr. Balls discovered, some years free. Quarterly Journal of Forestry. 
Potatos Er regards tato t nie . 255» that under the conditions of intense October 1919. t Press Ltd., Drury Lane. 
Wart di { aan A bb have есте obtaining there the growth. of W.C. For Laughton & Company, Limited, 3, 
tified by either ths “Based ше plant is онай each day and re- Wellington Street, ‘Saks, W.C.2. Price 28 
8 п- ———————— 
been pcd 
of дуыс Ps иш ihe Board of Agri- med again at night. Не therefore ^ "3 
culture кю ше or the De na tm mont, та Uae nt Bs ity ro pe dr ger hy Special 
E e o ectricity r " 
е апа Technical Instruction for Fre- Hairs,” К A i hes а и Pl of e Reference to its Development in Germany," by J. X 
land, may be sent freely into infected areas No. 4, July 1, 1919. Y 500. 90, Crowley DS. are денне of Society of Arts, No. 3490, 
, October 
