294 THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. [ресемвев 6, 1919. 
TRADE NOTE. of his career he entered business on his own UN Íruticosa.—Sus. 
Choisya 
account as a nurseryman and  seedsman in саи 2; Nandina domestica; 3° Elaeagnus 
CHAMBER OF г HOR’ TICULTURE. Giesbach Road, Upper H lloway.: Mr. acrophylla ; 4, ferru inea; 5, 
Ат the last meeting of the Coune i the follow- McKerchar was a member of the committee of Photini nia japonica А ита aryopteris Masta- 
ing saattels reopived full. considera esp nosed the pda bein: ci Mi og Fund; he was canthus; 7, send in flowe er; 8, Crinódendron 
fion urging T oT она д fuh id о а уг suppo the Gardeners’ Royal Hookerianum ; 9, Cornus capitata ; 10, Cassinia 
the Hours of Employment, Bill No. 2, drawn up enevolent nt "Institution, p those who attended fulvida;. 11,  Eucryphia  pinmatifolia; 12, 
y a'epecial Committee appointed for the pur- the. annual meetings, festival dinners and other berries “ce ir TE . Watts. 1, Elaeagnus 
pose, was ordered to be sent, forward. In con- functions of these horticultural charities were pung var. variegata; the type is a native 
Sesion ‘with, this Rill the Chamber is collecimg, ^" re to ш, Pisa McKerchar one of the com- of China and За: the variety originated 
at the request of Government Departments, His remains were interred on December under . cultiv: кз. the Japanese name for 
statistics showing what is done by growers to re = Highgate Cemetery, following “the service E. pungens ‘Natsu Gumi; 2, Thuya 
keep labour in employment all the year round. at Caledonian Church, Holloway, amid very occidentalis ; 3, Т. occidentalis var. aurea; 4, 
Tt was decided to act in co-operation withthe ШӘПУ te ae of regard and esteem go his Picea; pungens var. glauca; 5, Cupressus 
Horticultural Trades Association and the Ары: е dae and ine societies with which pisifera var. plumosa.—J. E. R. N.. 1, Azara 
cultural Seed Trade Association in reference to be Was ociated; Amóng, the floral tributes D. erophylla ; 2, rmehgié рутама: UM 
the Seeds Bill and other matters affecting the there pis 5 large wreath of Chrysanthemums Piptanthus  nepalensis; 4,  Hymenanthera 
EX Enda, ah the present) uma d Was r6 from ihe officers and members of the Nationa! crassifolia; 5, Rubus australis; 6. Jasminum 
р as геро 
that the Chamber had been represented at а PEA mum Society. Primulinum ; T Forsythia suspensa; 8, Akebia 
conference convened by the Ministry of Food We: or.—lt is dee gret we mm ы ч ined 
on the subject of selling food and vegetables at ^ announce ыы ‘death, on the. E us pr sad Removine OLD E STUM. A. J. S." Geli 
Ip e КЫ ts ош ec market. The circumstances of, Mr. William David Prior, Rose nite, РЕ ап nd Bate grs may all 
views of the mber's — had been mim er, Colchester, His body w. de found d by his be used to clear ground of tree butts 
conference, received by the Chairman at that foreman hanging from a cord "A à bulb shed pamphlet dealing with this subject and the 
€ eren VOR HS e adjoining his office. His are ond je attributed use of explosives in К and agricul- 
8 me bat a th Food e | е rire to business anxiety, resulting from lal . ture is published by i 
fn. red сЗа арр е A a pem edera- troubles, he having Дл. more orders than Harvey, Ltd., Cannon Street H House, ‘London, 
" c ies al е р e pone i. со etes Жее ты рч ред os 2. C.4, "js ad Tt pios be advi ble 
Roy , as justifiably—'' Our proenre t € work. and. determine which of the 
“А ed deputation were now nao of con- Victory Tan. d ; and E contains detai ethod ribed is most suitable for your 
pne ad epon YS S & o ари каке: successes arious shows Шо. the purpose. 
i 
and transport was considered, and it was stated тоо ei 
that various resolutions had been drafted which кш TRA ec 
ооо сш; ео: 
е Counc t felt that much good had SURON ue вату осо 
poe from the several round-table talks which H а E hd bre deci prov а 
taken е ween all sections of th vom Е 
trade, and it was the intention of the Cha: ber tible to changes of temperature, and 
to arrange as far as possible for their con- easily injured by draught teness of the 
tinaance. plant in starting into growth this year 
probably caused by the buds being injur by 
frost ки sintet, ihe injury being aa to 
of the Press and Propaga 
disfigure the leaves, but not to Sill t e bud 
: ete 
Meet anda Com- 
Sitten pes the Technical е ee having an 
rtant honing on. the work and фу of ihe 
Ross Busues on THEIR Own Roots: H. M. _ 
мел: following varieties аге suitable Чё your |. 
y will all sueceed in beds and 
generally, ~ new Horticultural Technical 
wa ена. by мү Modes. ot of University fur: ish a өт supply of cut blooms for 
Мейраш is Now ‘affiliated Xo Ts Chair. East decorative purposes : — Ri hmond  (H.T.), 
Executive Commit is ci Tun. Prince de Bulgarie (H.T.), Madame Abel 
fessor Barker (Bristol University), ou a НЕ, Sed dem. E. 
k, (Harper Adams Moral Joseph Hill mm rich -1 phase ai Ps), 
- HT rs 
LUE Maxwell Teton, E 1: ge H. General McArthur (H.T.), Frau Kad "Droschki 
Technology) and Dr. L. Hamilton (Studley) GLP), Madame (eon Pata. (8.7), end, 58 
Committee has been constituted -a sub- E DE 
section of the Techni i he i is SOWING ALDER SEEDS : A. P. Propagating Alder Ш 
Chamber, and wil act in an advisory capacity m seeds should be sown on a prepared bed out of | 
as regards diseases and research. At the doors in March, and be lightly covered with 
first meeting of the Joint Committee a defi- "Dus 1 M fine soil. Shade the bed during bright weather, 
а с Мену bias = = for — томыш and keep the soil fairly moist. If amy a small 
e Council of the Chamber, three in; i i t may be sown in 
matters concerning pests being жаен ысты £ se Se ibo. "y prizes -including 15 den Ld dme eid ше: The 
formed body immediate attention of the ne ity: fok pretii течен onde айыт edal 47 frst seedlings will appear during the first A 
7 prizes, seven second, and three third prizes. se WALLS FOR FRUIT gine К. e. Н. j 
Мт. row was à мае of the Council of the vanised wire, strained tightly along i 
National Rose Soci walls, ih the best system of supporting Wi 
Obituary. fruit The use of wire entails a saving 
ch Naor eee of a4 labour and vesti e compared 2 e ; 
‚Тош 5x 4 old system of nailing; the method азо 3 
proe ne mta зарар. ANSWERS TO COMMESPOMDENTS, игр, тайы гомайай repair, and 
анн зи ge gli med йош ШАО insects. Changes ve 
and seedsman, of 35, Giesbach Road, pper Fe A SieHo : P. This climber may be perature in the wires will not in soviet or 
Holloway. Mr. McKerchar was a well-known creased i cuttings of half-ripened rma a Anara вец i =: A should 
personality in the horticultural world and took а dur A - 1 bo М Pom е шол уе зк wine 3 
a great interest in all matters conne with or by layerin iE ipto rel cese сга сёе ted АН. p P ae q 
А.о авч е. ; soon as the leaves fall, ti Es 
Канар permeates. enr кнн леру = Book on PRoPAvATION : H. Н. ‘ The Nursery with stout string, and fix firmly — ne 
and his commanding figure will especiall be Book," by L. H. pay, = by iw wall without touching е а ga ve ly 
missed at horticultural meetings, for Ju Was Macmillan and Co., е бв. 6d., is trained trees the wires —— 7 e feet 
one of the most regular attendants at gardening a useful work on iens on Tè ; h ои рона — d fo tight- 
functions of all kinds in the metropolis and fre- gonent ресраранов and the cultivation of between and a raidisseur а o ir tros 
quently in e роса 5 born in youn e wise to purchase sg ih isis ка Е Hy zontal 
arn, Kenm Perthshi grafting wax from a an rather than eyes are required at each end. a ^2 tance 
ago, ET early ' cine To Wins ‘apprenticed to te i the attempt to make it. panog мө and пора e er eat upright 
etween the wires sho ; 
Edinburgh. On On д pletion oi of Ea mt а Met xs id) E ames cordons may have upright wires от eid a 
з ad d MM A PP ice- yor ); 2, N. ele egans alba; 5, N. sarniensis cordon—with raidisseurs at the bottom ent 
p et Aes ; — ex. Dickson var. Garden hybrids are numerous. The in all cases the wire uld be within half-an- 
cn ds ee an Aer o; T years ‘Willams he specimens were poor and difficult to determine. inch of the wall. No. 12 best galvanised wer 
of Upper d E тазын Wa AD D c Шш онор t ocal ironmong : 
a e x 2 amer E em 1 " withered to identify) ; Erica horticultural builders advertising ; 
busine disso. stage vagans; 3, Acaena Ree AA 4, columns would give you estimates of cost. 
