April 30, 1904. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
355 
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A Garden Village in Surrey. 
At a meeting of the Manchester Statistical 
society, on the 13th inst., James Long, 
“ n^’ ,^ ave , an interesting account of the 
mden Village ’ which is being started at 
Cudworth, in Surrey, under tiie auspices of a 
special association which was formed in 
November, 1902. This association acquired 
an estate, and is now selling it in small hold¬ 
ings, averaging 10 acre® each. So far about 
thirty families have bought holdings. Pro¬ 
fessor Long says that country-born men are 
the most desirable applicants. These would 
include gardeners, fruiterers, greengrocers, 
artizans, builders, and mechanics, even 
although they had previously gone into town 
and become partly accustomed to town, life'. 
The first-named three types of men are found 
to be about the most successful, because some 
of them know what is wanted in one of the 
chief trades for which a small holder can 
cater. He is doubtful whether city-born men 
could ever make good colonists. The de¬ 
mand upon the strength and constitution in 
a life of outdoor labour makes it. difficult for 
those who have been brought up in towns to 
meet this demand. The capabilities re¬ 
quired upon the soil are difficult of acquire¬ 
ment if it ha® not been accomplished in 
youth. One year's experience by the associa¬ 
tion has enabled them to make a saving of 
one-third in the cost. They must, receive' 
credit for what they have done, seeing that 
their first, sale of land only commenced in 
February, 1903. Although the average of 
each holding is about 10 acres, they really 
vary from 3 to 25 acres. Each purchaser 
is asked to pay down a. sum of 10 per cent, on 
the land, with an agreed percentage on the 
houses built, for them, the balance to be paid 
in twenty half-yearly instalments. Possession 
is given upon signing the agreement. Before 
commencing operations the price, design, and 
material have to 1 be approved by the buyer. 
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Gardeners’ Royal Benevolent 
Institution. 
In connection with the annual festival 
dinner of this institution at the Hotel Metro- 
pole on June 28th next., wei may remind our 
readers, that thei committee have asked Mi*. 
Harry J. Vedtch to occupy the chair. Mr. 
Veitcli lias been, treasurer for the past fifteen 
years, and all who have the welfare of the 
institution at heart will wish that the forth¬ 
coming dinner will be a record one, asi far as 
the financial support is concerned. Mr. 
Veitcli has done more, perhaps, than any 
other individual for the benefit of necessitous 
gardeners and their widows, both in the 
matter of time and money. Wei may here 
state that the. institution is, supporting 207 
pensioners at, present at an, annual cost, of 
£3,796, and that the guaranteed income 
does n,ot exceed £860. The committee, 
therefore, are entirely dependent upon 
voluntary contributions, to, eke out the re¬ 
mainder, which will be seen toi bei consider¬ 
able. The committee and all those who are 
thoroughly conversant with the affair’s of the 
institution, and are in sympathy with it, 
wish, that Mr. Veitch will receive a hearty 
and full measure of support from, gardeners 
throughout the country. It, has been 
customary to get an outsider toi take the 
chair on this important occasion, so that the 
committee have good reasons for asking for 
special support for their nominee for the 
chair on this particular occasioni. At the 
last election, we may remind readers that 
fifteen pensioners were placed on thei fund ; 
but notwithstanding this there were thirty- 
eight unsuccessful candidates, some of them 
quite blind and others quite helpless, await¬ 
ing assistance. 
Freedom from Fungoid Diseases 
Not any one country seems to have all the 
advantages in fruit-growing, as wo are 
once inoro reminded by an article on fruit¬ 
growing iu various districts of Australia in 
the “Journal of the Department of Agricul¬ 
ture ” of Western Australia. The writer of 
the article in question says that those dis¬ 
tricts, with an average rainfall of 16 in., are 
not the best for Apples and Pears, as they 
cannot be a commercial success without irri¬ 
gation. Even where the average rainfall is 
similar to the above, if the temperature is 
higher the crops are liable to suffer from 
hot winds. He says, however, that “ the 
hotter district, is mure suitable for a heavy 
wine and raisins, and is very free from fun¬ 
goid diseases, sulphuiing being hardly ever 
necessary except in patches. The cooler dis¬ 
tricts will make a light wine, and ought to 
produce a bigger crop of Grapes to the acre, 
while fungoid diseases will he more preva¬ 
lent and harder to deal with.” 
Compensation for a Gardener. 
Mr. Joseph Jesse Richings, a gardener in 
the employment of Mrs. Ancrum, of St. 
Leonards Court, Gloucester, until June 2nd, 
1903, has been in receipt of compensation on 
account of an injury to one of his eye® 
While picking upt some leave® on the lawn 
his face came in contact, with an American 
Aloe, and a spike entered the ball of his left 
eye, inflicting serious injury. He became 
an out-patient of the Gloucester Infirmary, 
during which time he was paid half a guinea 
a week by Mrs. Ancrum. In February last 
it, was certified that he was fit for work, and 
payment® were discontinued. Thei gardener 
commenced work, but. his eye: became worse 
again, and he was sent, to 1 Sheffield to- be 
examined by Dr. Snell, an eye specialist. 
After hearing witnesses 1 and counsel on both, 
sides his Honour Judge Ellico-tt, at the 
Gloucester County Court, on April 20th, 
awarded claimant 10s, 6d. a week and half 
the value of the'occupation of the house, 
assessed at £16 a year, which he formerly 
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