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THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
px Wednesday. He is by 
mily ix sons id three daughters, and the 
arker 
J. Parker, ot the Whetstor 
i 24 
64th yea 
survived 
will contin 
йаш of the Turkey 
ue to carry 
the business. The funeral took place on Friday, 
есе , at St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Leyton. 
on 
—We regret to ind that 
e Nurseries 
Novem ү in his 
arlier days rivate 
ergies 
om 
{чс of inate, Þat ер ved CN en 
and great аши skill 
At 
culture. 
n 
t he establis busine 
to commercia] horti- 
hed a 
ss at 
so grew наа nursery stock and, before the 
war, forced large quantities of g-flowering 
bull tion wi is ея, the 
vigoro en Pteris eceived the 
R.H.S. ard of Merit on Ев 3 5, 1912. 
"Although he had left private gerdeniug for trad 
owing Mr. Park al » gorda r's 
ove of uncommon plants and dics o me of his 
tove and greenhouse favourites for his personal 
pleasure. He retained a wide knowledge of 
e was practically Зона assistanc ce. 
CROPS AND STOCK ON THE HOME 
FARM 
OPINIONS as to which are de bat Te Pr ra на 
in culti 
— «Papi ere 
uccess, as my soil is not 
suitable for this variety which needs a deep, 
et in the south of England no 
heavy loam. 
of which I ai 
абак. 
катт w (to m 
e) vari 
in quantity, McPherson and Pioneer, the origin 
-— with. Like all 
who have tested it. е 
pohe > aei 
ity. 
pe -— Co., 
consumption. 
This was sent m. 
ARD SEED CULTIVATION: 
P 
i Ай thi is P 
cook- 
РД 
otato 
varieties 
are 
with shallow eyes, a rough skin, 
esh when cooked and with a very 
another desirable variety for 
me by, 
Kilnfield Gardens, 
success e 
For this state of level, tamp and roll until the su 
causes is the little blue and I ish is 
Mustard Beetle, 
on and in any year may appear 
in such numbers on a crop as to ruin it com- 
tg In the summer the trouble is difficult 
chec 
Ob 
lasik, peces, p^ beetles per 
refuge, apparently aost as desiráble foni “he 
beetle’s point of view, is found in the rough 
at vegetation ot. "the dykes or ditches 
field. Tt should therefore be 
beetles wil perhaps be killed than by 
bm e d Rari but the ultimate effect is 
e, numbers will perish for 
bord p ек эў ints are probably well 
enough known to most oand growers, but 
tention and per-' 
pe ире оп, A few more beetles ка їп 
үле means a few hundreds ext 
mmer, ‚ and actually thousands less Быша pe 
next autumn 
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
APPLES RESISTANT TO E 
There are no Apples теу immun 
canker. MIS varieties are ic hem s 
Seedling, Newton Wonder, Beauty of Bath, 
Allington Pippin, Lord Grosvenor, an G: 
Scarl: Apples vary their 
resistance poen to the Mer p: hich 
they grown, and therefore it is impossible 
to give a асы ue specially as there 
are 
diximus CovE with Lic р A. J 
We do not i adieu you to E d e Azaleas 
Sr an alkali solution, as alkali гэр injurious 
to Azaleas. Thin some of the older and 
eaker shoots and rub off the ‘worst of the 
lichen m the ина that are lef 
old g 
of peat will be aes benefici ial, 
dressing of well-rotted cow or sta 
next May will also assist in ‘bringing 
shrubs back to normal health. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS FOR MARKET: йүс 
ane кті зра of Chry: mums are 
uitable for producing cut ко Pe market 
vet White, Mdlle. 
e. R. Ob erthur, 
al e менон з. 
Wilcox (bronze), ‘Winter <> os (pink), Bronze 
Барт oar Taras s Yel 
For: aras NIS amis 
the ullos — г 
court . wi ould be suitable for your 
the 
Each of 
8 
screen, and mixed with-a a third of its bulk of 
broken lim Rng ee ad the 
Оу to pro evel surf 
with a Жегу уу а tolles vntil the 
th. Much depends on 
a eri 
the surface is set a little, a apply a coating of 
tar and pitch and dust it with си 
[DECEMBER 20, 1919. 
No. 5 (tar macadam): Prepare the site 
Fix a creosoted wood border 
inch round the area 
caught in а 4 inch screen. The 
be 6 and mixed with bitum 
th 
"ubbin, ing. Pe 10, ал lines may be made n ail 
pee methods e adapting is sient of 
the materi пар to In urf. 
5 
ther ] 
centre to aes to throw off rain water; js to 
i inch to the foot will suffice. Ordinary coal 
tar is o use for the pur it never 
binds, and ae en of sum es а 
nuisance. 
mended о ap. \ 
its amy for E he preparation cal led 
* Roem 
kes an excellent. лд for 
ordinary 1 Рато тоайз, and i ru also 
suit such a surface as dba N 
GALLS oN-APPLE STOCK: е g 
on the specimen ceived. аго resemble 
the crown gall disease, caused by Pseudomonas 
tumefaciens. All nursery stock should 
burnt at once. Fr ture of the 
infecting organism, it is ent that no 
remedy will plete калеа the M of 
once x has attacked an orchard. 
the gall with the tissues adjacent iamen we 
parts copper sulp 
pes and 5 nw of quickie 
trees should be burn 
to 
me 
precaution to prevent the distribution at in- 
f К 
Tenancy оғ MARKET LAND: rty Years a 
Reader. It is impossible to dd you with- 
out seeing your te agreement and you 
should consult a solicitor. rima facie, you 
are entitled to compensation, but the "T: 
dener. v 
whether Pur pens be turned out at present. 
cee terrence em aee 
Communications Received.—^. 8. TN have the 
communication. to be iro) of 
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