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LANCASHIRE. 

 T. Winkwoeth, Childwall Hall, Liverpool. 



3. Excess of stimulants, especially just before and after 

 housing the plants. 



J. A. Mercer, Childwall Hall, Liverpool. 



1. Loam, three parts ; leaf mould, two parts ; cow manure, 

 one part ; one part old mortar ; one of charcoal, or wood ashes ; 

 and a fair sprinkling of bone meal. 



2. Middle of May to June 1. 



3. Excess of stimulants during mild and damp weather. 

 Remedy : Less stimulants ; keep plants drier at the roots when 

 damping occurs. 



LEICESTER. 



W. R. Woodcock, Barkley Road Nurseries, Syston. 



1. Two parts loam, which is light ; one part manure, fresh, 

 that from stables where moss litter is used ; half-part of wood 

 ashes ; a small portion of soot. 



2. " Topping " the shoots is here practised in preference to 

 cutting down, commencing from the middle of May until the end of 

 June, starting with the late and finishing with the early varieties. 



3. Excess of stimulants, as sulphate of ammonia and nitrate 

 of soda, and the condensation of moisture upon the glass. 

 Remedy : Roof-heating to dry up condensed moisture, and less 

 stimulants. 



LINCOLN. 

 W. Mitchell, The Moorlands, Bracebridge. 



1. Turf from an old pasture near a brickfield, which is close 

 and heavy. 



2. Commence May 25 with late varieties, finishing June 14 

 with early sorts. 



3. A low, moist night atmosphere. Remedy : A dry atmo- 

 sphere, especially at night. 



MIDDLESEX. 

 E. Chadwick, Hanger Hill House, Ealing. 



2. Last week in May. 



3. Dense fogs are the chief cause of damping. Fire-heat to 

 dry the air the best remedy. 



H. Neary, Holy Innocents' Gardens, Hornsey. 



2. Late varieties, May 1 ; general collection, May 15. 



