November 29, 1919.] 
THE GARDENERS’ 
Judging at the R.H.S. Fruit Show.—At the 
recent R.H.S. Fruit Show Po e Ra in bn 
and some other clas 
for “© any other ” у, 
any other" late d le, two fruits 
were to be cut. to determine ur, but I do 
‘not think one fruit was cut, therefore, I won- 
der’ whether prizes were award for 
"appearance ог for avour? For “апу 
r Pear? . Pitmaston Duchess and 
nné ch. ured all ‘honours 
and the larg fruits were placed first, the 
izes being pesas NA for size, re- 
ardless. А f itmas Е 
Eod as t Jate 
E 
and Doyenné Boussoch; or Directeur Hard 
Marie Louise, Louise 1 Bonne of Jersey, Thomp- 
and he apiece сраза 
& the place of h 
Taylor, Shrewsbury 
wards to New Roses.—l w as glad to see your 
E remarks on the 
we had a 
Flame, or a Modesty when for some years w 
have had an Irish Modesty? Po, oe not pale 
when we have already Haw 
th y em lie as E as the 
average Rose a r will confuse a Mrs. C. 
Haworth with it d that s 1 become 
mixed? The National Rose. y d keep a 
ster of names which raisers cou ail them- 
Selves of in no way be allowed to approach 
at n can be mixed or duplicated. 
Awards sliould be granted by a system of marks, 
Clematis tangutica (see p. 234).—In | 
to the allusion. in e notes it may be worth 
Two other specimens, bo 
lis, have been f flower for 
So у is this species that pec lig 
d out pots ш рза и 
the winter of La cn 
Aubyn Trevor- 
Otter ou 
-lection in Bonen 
Late Strawberry  Fruits.—At E n 
Се UN I sem gramin 4 
tion Шо a batch of 50 pots a Roya 
S verae à Беан ‚ Which are p: " 
an excellent crop of кор SR fruit. Durin 
October I gathered over 5 Ibs. of fine berries an 
d of vem 
iruiting the fila wii: D. io 
the resu | oe experiment of my own, which 
tend у again in the s g after have 
Boi the “hr st c аф з year’s runners. 
©. Bellamy, Bradford 
SOCIETIES. 
WINCHESTER етэ ир 
NOVEMBER 12 А —The 
of the Winchester Horticultural pee 
е dates in the Jocak Салай, Py ea 
ents, w. ж ede 
eak of w. 
cae 
oS 
a 
TON d king vm reviv 
e been suspended 
themums shown ha s wer num 
bers: Бе = pre a: "exhibitions, A ‚Ше falling 
off in из фин 
by the in "ie ic Ret 
аа “The weather was favo urable and 
snow E NONE part gr the tima Teat! the show 
-There was only a derate att 
Sis i" for a group 
ie "riscalancous piam a did gp st prize was 
arded to F. G. Td Oakwood od House, 
rne vee Mr. G. B Wf Mis E whose col- 
Chrysanthemums aid 8 nias. “The s Sa prize 
arded to Mr. H. "rwn, win exhibit 
well- -grown Orchids. 
Five аен showed in. the amr for four 
vases of which Mr. 
= AE. i followed by D ое т. - 
ht). Mr. Ants E оой best 
pues "for one vase of single Chrysanthemums 
Lorp No OOKE P n2 ccessful the ra 
for four IN of Chrysanthemums, P. à 
cepted. wAYTHLING (gr. Mr.. Rose) 
exhibited mn beat vase xs Japanese Chrysan г 
mums ged for 
Со: изне was fairly Eoen in the classes for 
G Lorp SwavrHLING was placed first for- 
two bunches jd Black Grapes, and Mr. E. 
o bunches of Black or White 
pes. 
Apples, both dessert and culinary varieties, 
n well. 
for ranis varieties of dessert 
; and the E i soe inas 
т А. Bowker, Sho! bate ge 
S riae Mr. Н. T: 
won the first prizes pe mi туа 
Mesita on ns and Messrs. Sutton чм 
Sons, "respectively, for collections. М. STE 
excelled in Messrs. Tow ay Webb and Sons’ 
class for a collection e also showed the 
best exhibit in the iie rds a "collectio on of vege- 
tables exhibited by a local gro 
Obituary. 
es Martin——The death is announced of 
мг gre es Mar prian, woods mana; 
ger to the Duke 
of Rutland, Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire. He 
had been in op ng health for some эгей чы 
time. He п of the late = George 
Martin, VD. dor 47 years was f: r to the 
Earls of Crawford and с: p ео онь 
Iouse, Aberdeenshire, but now the perty of 
Lord and Lady Cowdray r was an 
a ty on all matters arbori- 
culture, was held in by the 
duke and members of his foul у, ж frequently 
complimen me оо A abilit with | which, 
for fully thirty y 
CHRONICLE. 
281 
CROPS AND STOCK ON THE HOME 
FARM, 
AUTUMN Мов 
KING Lanp.—In districts where chalk 
abounds many large one xem есе аге 
‘ound, side. 
me онга 
ч, ст affect 1 
1 houses, не. ca ^ 
is : “desirablo ак а cheap в substance 
са when р 
eady for the reception of cattle for the 
er. The manure should be carted direct to 
the land intended for the next season’s crops of 
Mangolds, Potatos. ges, Sw , Mai 
Kohl Rabi or any other crop requiring m 
p the dung in heaps, to be subsequently spread 
nd ploughed-in, so that its ni ‘is not lost 
the air. Мап pplied at this season to 
land intended tor growing the crops noted pro- 
vides food by the time the plants are y to 
та it. оше, the yards may require 
repairing ‘at the он should be filled 
with chalk Where obtainabl ‚ or stones, to render 
them as ae possible, but allo slope to 
carry ater from vy , thus adding 
to thé com отъ and wil fare of the o attle. “Eve 
yard should have a shed attac hed ` ee the 
cattle ‘may shelter аат ming wet or. cold, windy 
weather, by vut orn 
лахту AIRING HE —Now 
‘ime te oka new, repair old, and 
ФЕ вик Daag ies hedges, where renovation 
No hedge is so good . for retaining 
a i 
uite impassable by cattle. Owing, however, to 
its slow wth and great expense Holly 1s 
seldom ployed. Some ms plan ech, 
ime and other trees with a view to o enta- 
tion, and ough they g rapidi; ake 
eighteen in nch 
t yee and May are the best 
months i in ae to plant aly, and No 
r subj 
n Quic 
hedge is to lay it, making a slice. 1 foot rth 
the main stems, 1 Foot or 
к: ying the bra nches one = as other in a lepin 
them say 6 feet in le 
enables has pi parts to be 
in the middle of the fence and does not prevent 
