658 THE 
GARDENERS 
CHRONICLE: 
[NOVEMBER 20, 1875. 
which a good crop existed, and found they had just 
assumed that state, bane that for keeping purposes and 
d be better if left one more 
Ro Dk had by some 
my кийе, 
out 
? by instinct, А pe it is a purely me- 
occasional 
tree о nc 
зң in an incredibly Vot time. William Earley, 
Valentines. 
e Improvement of Poor Sandy Soils.—I 
shall feel deeply indebted to any of your readers who 
have succeeded in permanently Sasol poor sandy 
soils, su Г for their advice as 
to the best time to dig and manure, and the best kind 
of m: genuine advice, derived 
pra: i is the I ire, and not 
theori my own when I first t 
e e that time it had been my lot 
оо 
f we could only effect ne cultural pre- 
тае x the right moment. I employed the usual 
eans for its improvement, digging in all manure in 
as fresh a state as possible, making use of all the 
“chat” lo ake, i y robbing the 
firm as possible, an e a dressin Ba dis Pee int 
= if convenient. ^ Nave окы, according to this 
with the results ; hence this 
application. B. G. 
- The saei and Eureka Potato Com- | 
; more Aas 
given to 
а 
essr 
or the greatest са, that could be grown 
from sipgle pound 5 ood or bad not 
having once been mentioned, quantity was the only 
im of all competit Such being the case, I am at 
a to know on what grounds the awards have been 
e, it being a certainty that they have not been 
made in conformity with the ar sent to com- 
by Me Hosier, a ain TI 
essrs. per responsible for the way in 
which the awards have been made, for, E 
e wo 
cessful competitors receiving the proper awar 
No discontent could possibly have мем caused if 
given for what they were 
under- 
ll Potat 
replied that they — in no way advise me, but if 
ей for a decision I was to apply to the secretary 
body wou 
nothing w 
The Fruit Committ 
whatever to do with any sadhana 
these ed to send 
— only the 
termin 
soundest of my Potatos, but at the piene time I for- 
warded to the Ё Committee an Messrs. 
"не шинин ir сеа 
other astounding novelties ? Certainly not to be seen 
at either exhibition. A deep yellow Potato would be 
a fine boon to those who exhibit large р чан. 
How it would contrast за the reds, &c., and set off 
the collection | ! s made its appe ances ‘aid it 
colour to the drawing issue the 
h for a sky- мы one in 
of these novelties fave made their 
ome of 
our correspon 
Edward Bennett, Rally, Herts. 
,Fly.—A fact may be wets: noting in con- 
space within e last were attacked by the fly in 
such a manner as I have never before witnessed, and 
hope never to see again, and aff proof that the 
is **at home” beyond E but ырыс de hs how 
provides for his progeny w is near 
he 
it is difficult to surmise. William “Barley. 
Rooks and Walnuts.—I can add my testimony 
is a large r 
ookery. 
as, or almost before, the Wal 
ff on the points of e 
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m off without having 
i m 
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anti trees 
eing planted, doubtless pue a Walnu ea by 
rook, _ ust the shell on the ground, 
and it at some shells are too har 
ery ble th 
for en, and that they prefer the Walnuts before the 
shell is quite hardened. My Walnuts have rather 
thin shells, which 5 account for Ње extreme fond- 
ess the rooks s or!them. William Wickham, 
Binsted- Wyck, pine Ha nts, 
An Aged Apricot Tree,—There is growing in the 
5 a aspect, а 
notable i the 
Norfolk (pres and supposed = have been etm 
at least a century ago inary penas {еге 
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Gr., Melton Constable, East Dereham, Norfolk. 
Ivy and Young Trees,—A ах Њаё з 
astonishes and distresses me, in walks in 
country, is to observe how iain: an owners 
property ar e in allowing Ivy to ро oter ae ‘young 
fact that the close embrace of this nier prevents 
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The Yellow. Zing. Potato. The two we 
exhibitions where was. the | 
that the use of the pocket-knife might 
often save the life of a valuable tree. -Another shrub 
seems equally d ctive to hedges. Birds dr 
erminates and grows, no —— is 
the hedge is trimmed at 
the usual manner, the Elder at ihe same time, and i 
due course you have an pé gap, for nothing will 
grow near this strong and — ен —from 
what cause I do not pretend to say, but such appears 
Whether you val think. this но 
а worth insertion I do not know ; but it appear 
me, as to many others t 
d subject, to be one worthy o 
ventilation, ойл Æ. Daniel, 6, P he Terrace, Epsom. 
Variegated Double-flowered Lily of the 
looking Phili 
Valley. y.—In over Philip s Gardeners 
pee in ре Hah I find ** Lilium 
flore-pleno 
many of your 
with ке 
“say if they have 
are now 
смена the Vellom King Potato, | 
mission over 
| мыло їп i order to get. farther scientific assist- 
Mushroom Beds.—On visiting a garden in the 
subur bs of London recently, I saw the youn e 
Mushroom bed, by putting a 
tom. e horse- 
This being an entirely new idea to me, in the 
ing of Mushrooms, it will Е dcin jj any of your 
readers who have tried t would also 
kindly let us know the Pun: OW. P yo ington, 
Porter’s Excelsior Potato.—In your report of 
the Potatos at South Kensi h inst, 
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or. 
erity in openly exhibiting that - 
which they po not have Din. Eps.] 
visis of Societies. 
Linnean: Лоо, 4.—]J. "ue , Esq, M.D, 
E BS Эч s President, in the chai Sir John Lubbock | 
a paper зе Se atory of prev 
оон to the effect that ants and bees, having 
n 
experim 
eue is usually con 
. ervations on the, | 
extremel id growth o of the Г flower tale of Vallis- 
neria iun and detailed his met E 
cially with reference ho the portion of me 4 
maximum of wth takes plac 3 
Det 5 pu is different from that of Professor Sacha! Е 
and would appear, leads to more accurate . 
Law Notes. 
Dom Lours I., KING OF PORTUGAL, 7. CARs - 
UTHERS AN R.—In the High Court of - 
Justice, Chancery Division, before Vice-Chancellor — 
ir C. Hall. — Th first e on for no 
March 22 last, wh was, upon the suggestion of the | 
Vice-Chancellor, directed to stand r ,in 
m came on, and was аг 
as once Tiot directed to a 
i arrangement | 
we mentioned in our report of | 
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declaration that 
part of the eres property of the kingdom. 
= os to tanical 
mens к: 
Welwitsch, in the course of his „ренин in the 
explorations covered 
year fom oi 1860. In 
ege eae and in EE he obtain Mbps 
to untry with 
and itutions, 2 
continued t 
