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quite as regularly as mo other varieties. 
has also a property, anat from its pleasing 
golden c r and richness of flavour, which i 
found in few ns, i.e., it will keep sound fo 
long ti r it is gathered if fruits are 
taken irom the trees while quite dry and placed 
in an a toré. Although several 
thers this autumn, as e e 
is so well liked here. The variety is said to hav 
been raised by a Mr. Jervaise Coe, Bury St 
tego about the end of the last century, 
from Greengage pollinated with Whit 
Mtn Bonum. Plums delight in a good loam 
"pepe qa lent of lime, bri ortar 1 
manure Мп pvo his tag edi and 
wap ie firmly so that 
firm root hold and good drainage. 
*H. c Piece ei 
— 
TREES AND SHRUBS. 
EUCRYPHIA PINNATIFOLIA. 
why t x sn shrub o e is 
When one thinks P its 
whic sh it De 
^no 
ey are very easily recogn 
wn, ody, wrinkled and pear-shaped, 
eich capsule ‘consists of some 1 ne агын E 
vera 
M shi р м 
permanent quarters. form an 
just as Thunbergia, | natal- 
Bartholomew, Reading 
their 
зе ты s of roots, 
nsis does. A. C. 
HOME CORRESPONDENCE. 
(The Tere not ! ible for tha 
opinions Srania by correspondents.) ` 
other var леме S 
he R 
Лаке all 
share of criticism sho e R.H.S. 
Frui Seve g le judges 
likened it American Mother in shape and 
skin colour. A close inspection with the added 
of flavour convinces me.that Queen Mary 
is absolutely i from any other variety 
shape it is less pointed than American 
Mother, and it has a wider eye. In flavour there 
i mark i nce. The latter was not 
in condition, while ха пат see рр. 227,228). 
was in perfec ition. This is an Apple all 
critics and — ove should include in their 
collections, n tter how small. gi ik = neus. 
nu Um рр: 
Probably Mr. G. C. Wareham (p. 229] is T 
in crediting М3 ladybird beetle "ith the clear 
ance of- Americ: I noticed that the 
ow s җы бейе were Beds ularly numerous 
this and found ё ere doing 
in destro: ing et malifoliae on 
every leaf curled 
e MT of a ladybird 
me that’. dei 
THE GARDENERS’ 
insect would feed also on American 
seful 
blight, but it is prs likely. Market Grower. 
Silver Leaf —On page 212 of the 
ele “eh on. of pon p ult. Е is an article 
r Pa E ae Mere the heading of ‘ Fruit 
pate e manufac не: ers of the 
preparation Ж Марі Palae states he has 
d. We have been favoured Pate of 
important saparia work carried on by ат 
xpert over a number of TUM. i 
facture chemists and deeply 
h rides se baie Suited: this 
his investig after numerous digi p we 
can » safely pom i sive er Leaf is effective 
irkin, Ness and , Darling 
—I quite ag with ‘ 
(page 229). EI vos er 
d o bring the 
Gardeners' Wages.— 
and У. G. 
апу 
in ve 
MS are - e 
ч 
P 
33° 
Ф 
ч 
s mits 
у the s arket 
Sher m: he is expected to tock respectable 
vn to take an interest in his work, 
more care and Жы А nd Pon 
to 
more forethought that work than pu 
ployers realise, and уе is wage 
below that a а uar Fava i Ав а к 
вычет s not 2 nor money 
e 
of men who h ave to struggle on without it. 
y ere ‘Canine 
I'Ordre du Merite ral Pai dae p AE 
Ths late Mr. Edward Beale received Cross 
a Chevalier of гас om. aise Agricole in 
nter of 1 s being one of the 
n the gr reat Paris 
tha ет. ом 
е 36 British: per cts к receiv 
eee we me the Mies of the Me rite Agricole 
dw. Beale and myself. The 
e awa w 
arded a 
setter joins betw 
since rici a po the Ent 
comradeship in жү of the war. Т he ren 
Amba ssador ша e investitures. е 
U 1 
doe: vet, occupy in France—so va 
honorary distinctions are concerned—the 
itle d to." fos meet this, the Dile E 
established. It 
improvement of agriculture in 
D x em made the progress 
aar ter the war of 1870-71 
hie it certainly helped very 
a 
materially. From the very first “foreigners " 
CHRONICLE. 
[| NovemBer 15, 1919. 
eligible for the Order, and a number of 
Englishmon Vac it before Mr. Beale and 
myself. 1 Sir John 5 
-L 
ен greco roce - Gilbert of 
Rothamsted—had the Order some years Lec 
Mr. ale d myself, iid Sir John 
often spoke to me of the useful work whieh it 
had accomplished in готи апа 
уеп him in "e pe 
both Lé aye, iste A 
ult 1 1 Tisserand, in awarding 
the cross to the late Mr. Edward X was the 
very great work whieh his firm (Messrs. James 
Carter oe Co.) h done in connection with 
(1) mprovem et of our eal crops, 
and especially i in way of eee ma turity 
in Wheat to suit ye nies prairie requirements; 
and (2) their xperiments in Tobacco cultivation 
in England, on which Mr, Beale wrote a very 
oice very much that Mr. 
Be s now received the dec goce and 
ү ‘A like "rg E him the hearty congr ratula- 
ns of one who ari his = ge well and who 
still appreciates ve ig the great work 
which his firm is, still doing. ` “Henry F. Moore. 
a ya Dessert Apples.— corresponden 
: се Jardine, mentions sever я fone: ye. 
ut omits Gravenstein, which 1 
p CS one of the best for that season, either 
Pis dessert or cooking purposes. I herewith 
send some fruits for your inspection. Thos. 
De — Down pucr Gardens, Blandford. 
(Some goo ecimens of 
—Eps. 
od this useful Apple 
accompanied a note. ) 
rticle on “‘ Scarcity of 
es" in 
shops Boag eating Ap 
does not a“ retain its : 
and losing its brisk flavour in late November, - 
but for EA who can only manage to eat à | 
soft apple it is not to be espi: right up to | 
Christmas. A strong point in its favour, either _ 
for table or kitchen use, ts very small, — 
shallow core, resulting in little waste. A tree — 
of this i b wing in an old 
chard here for at lea pee and it 1s 
rop of fruit im 
f 
still vi porous bearing a goo 
In 
alternate years 
ripen su 
old Ribeton Pippin; b 
never fails to mature its fruits, 
an x ш to be ne 
In ШЕ South 
may, of 
an d even te тев 
for 
towards Шеге па о 
о. October ‘he best month for it. J.P) 
grow and be 
of ‘attractive phone ce, “highly, 
exposed to 
very 
the sun, à 
Gardens, Н. fer 
о 1 3 
the North- West of England, - 
shine, | 
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