296 THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. [December 13, 1919. — 
Sutherland, of Southampton, is also a candidate, ire of course, and its petals resemble horns ^ meeting. W. Stephens, 15, Worthington 
and the list of applicants includes the name of of plenty filled with Sra which is шшк Road, Folworth, was elected Hon. ‘Secretary, and 
Professor W. H. Lang, who holds en oi the United States. Inverted, these petals а working committee, composed mostly of old 
Chair of Cryptogamic Botany, Manc €— P Des xe o Americam e eagle, members, was appointed. | 
emblema ect its pr 
Re-stocking of Woodlands .—There are few  perity. The blossoms intact shows a five- o Aia re MN BROW, и —Тһе овга à 
localities in which the woodland areas ys not star and the leaves of the plant are thirteen hand N ate ^ Ton эту i] ти 1 
show the effects of the pressing need for home- lobed, indicative of the origin 1 thirt tat M ec poni sno wil mold 
А к : А : gu irteen states. л flower show on Tues., Wed. and Thurs., Aug : 
grown timber which the war created. Timber of It adapts itself to beautiful floral landscaping as mist БӨРК dee an Ona E $ 
l kinds was required on an unprecedented well as to artisti design and paintin Unlike х ЕКВ Э 3 л 
scale, and it had to be supplied without апу the Golden Rod, it is not a weed, but а hardy rial of Dwarf Beans.—The Royal Hor , 
regard to the gee ace Ss Канй woodlands. plant which year after year brings forth its Cultural Society will undertake a trial of Dwari à 
In some directions it was unmixed evil, auto eans for forcing, in the Wisley Gardens, during j 
for the demand for low- Sok “timber, particu- —Th the ensuing months. Varieties for trial (4 pint 
ere is now much better . ' 
ind d ME (re 1 ке ^ ceca pw obtaining nitrate of soda than there Gardens Wy. Risley е the 30th ; 
be el E а ачтар ld h : d has been any months. Arrangements ч реу, Б à 
"ovg d Wy e rte di neve Vha ound а һауе been made whereby some 50,000 tons р 
market under po condi ga ad BEB ZWEI коне of codi vill bó available for British e-Grown Sugar.—At the Annual s rng 
an urgent problem E erdt iig pe. x of Mie farmers, during the coming season at a price ОЁ “the Be й a oe Society i 
S ke mm A x ivanage a th of £2 22 1 per Pe according to ану this was deci ided t аген сашраше to be ге 1 
е » ava avoid the price comparing favoura bly with th at at whic в аѕ жес Тетя Sugar, Ltd. and to transfer , 
is ч past, = es E olani n a sulphate of ammonia his obtain the assets of the Society to the new company. Р 
subsequent managem Au pub A tio mg Tie addition to the natural dais theres How ie The Chairman, Sir Beville Stanier, M.P., | 
nai said, 
bom of кош artificial nitr tno = soda at the meeting, that as a result of careful cultiva- 
£96 to 974 ent. purity from No we or grow- 
Society pam 
Professor W. Somerville, ней Some ser Ti 
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possible to grow a ham as u i 
d their advisers. Professor Somerville has sary licence, the Chamber of Horticulture ha in any other part of the world. At the meet 
i it was announced that £50, had already " 
promised towards the £250,000 whic 
be publicly subscribed in order to the pro- 
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visited Ealing, selling омен Costin and 
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Supre dis ‘of the British Oak as Timber.—At \ 
a meeting of the British Timber Trade pd nad [ 
by .the English Forestry n at pe 3i 
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Е а МЕЙ ў A inst., t hairman, Lord Selborne pole ha 
FIG. 139.—A GOLD MEDAL EXHIBIT OF CHRYSANTHEMUMS. there was no Oak in the world хай capable af | 
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treated. his subject from an eminently practical a duly incorporated. A leaflet giving par- E c, veda eee va when cut ? 
standpoint, v his notes on some of the newer culars of the work oi the Organising Committee properly. Britis ak had been largely o) 3i 
species of Conifers and their adaptability to rea the past period will be issued by the Council planted by trian or Memel ak, i 
British soil nd climatic conditions are particu- ^ before Christmas, and it will indicate the amount explanation usually given being that foreign Oaks i à 
larly helpful. e gives some strong but much of useful work alr eady accomplished by the were easier work. Hei Sihnbed à case of а i 
reeded criticism of the old, irrational mixtures Chamber. shipbuilder paying twice as much for Austrian 
monly met with (mixtures of species with Heavy He of Potatos.—Three varieties of Oak, rather than use British, the only reason 
pied differing requirements and habits which potatos, viz., Kerr s Pink, Majestic, and Bishop, being, he believed, prejudice, because the work 
ke Ше: d T is s yi P ), an ex grown by Mr. W. ‘Nicholls, West Villa, Hayle, of cutting was easier. 
реше dn sa a d e ret iy to which @ ornwall have given remarkable  single-root erman Wart Disease Experiments.—It 
ia o FANS обе ace fungo isi ap yields. In each case OZ. sets were planted. appears that the Plant Protection Department 
and the methods to be adopted t t E Kerr's Pink, 465 lbs.; Majestic, 22, lbs.; The of the German Agricultural Academy has carried 
pied to mee сеа Bishop, 124 Ibs. Kerr’s Pink produced 90 tubers out a series of experiments to determine the bes 
The Columbine Suggested ás the National and without a trace of disease, the haulm being methods of controlling Wart disease of Potatos. 
dti of America.—We learn that the Sy racuse 9 it. din. high and 11 ft. 6 in. across. Thisroot Тһе experiments dealt with soil disinfectants. 
Color the Society of New England has voted was exhibited at the National Potato Show, and immunity trials, and the vitality of the arrested 
o sa iei in favour of the Columbine as as the created a great deal of interest. The crop was spores in the soil. The results confirm the 
national flower. Some of the arguments in lifted in the presence of one or two independent investigations which have vagina been made in 
favour of this plant лр? to her sinter mem- ‘Witnesses. Mr. Nicholls’ ug) of cultivation this count ry, and the only practical advantage 
rs of the colony by Mrs, William Paige was only such as would be followed by any obtained pe teed the demonstration ag deveral 
Hitchcock are stated as follows: “ Тһе Colum- gardener of average ability. varieties of German Potatos to War 
hot aie а ovety a in gp лс and its Surbiton Horticultural олп was decided ^ disease. dio 
abitat is from Florida to the Rockies. Its ata local m e hg old СУ Mrs. 
blooms are red, white and blue on separate a summer Sher єл ab Fe fruit and vegetables Martina, ы ae кш DM be М. 
* Some Problems of Re-afforestation. London Royal at Surbiton during the ities part of ux next Kes selring d Sol 1 heuld be 8. 
Agricultural Society, 16, Bedford Square. Price 6d. year, the precise date to be fixed at a future Sainclairi шп =: Sig Des чыга безин 
