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THE GARDENERS MAGAZINE. 
Novembee 1 , 1913 . 
OBITUARY. 
MB. JOHN BUBE. 
Intimation has just been received in Aber¬ 
deenshire, of which county he was a native, 
of the death of Mr. John i3urr, a well-known 
citizen of San Fernando, California. Mr. 
Burr was born at the Schoolhouse, Lethenty, 
Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, his father being for 
long schoolmaster of the parish. Receiving a 
capital education, Mr. Burr chose for his 
calling that of gardener, and served his ap¬ 
prenticeship at Duff House, Banffshire, then 
owned by the late Duke of Fife, but which, 
along with its fine demesne, was handed over 
a few years ago by his Grace to the towns 
of Banff and Macduff as a public gift to the 
communities. Thereafter he pursued his avo¬ 
cation in England for some time, and then 
emigrated to America. There for some years 
he worked as a landscape gardener, and in 
1884 he purchased a large ranch in Tulare 
County, where he raised vines and wheat. 
Three years later he went to San Fernando, 
and acquired a large amount of land, 
amounting to hundreds of acres, which, as¬ 
sisted by his sons, he laid out’ as a fruit 
farm. He also retained a large interest in 
orange groves in Tulare County. A keen 
business man, Mr. Burr was of an energetic 
and resolute nature, which did much to ac¬ 
count for his rise to a position of affluence 
and repute in his adopted country. He took 
a great interest in public affairs, and was 
for four years Sheriff of Los Angeles County. 
Four years ago Mr. Burr paid a visit to his 
native land, where he spent a long holiday- 
renewing the friendships of his earlier years. 
On returning to California, he had the mis¬ 
fortune to receive serious injuries as the re¬ 
sult of being thrown from his motor car. Mr. 
Burr never recovered from the effects of his 
accident. He was 64 years of age. 
NEW BOOK 
SCHOOL GARDENING. 
By Laurence B. Hydie, B.A. (Messrs. W. H. 
and L. CoILingridge, 148 and 149, Alders- 
gate Street, London, E.C.) Price Is. net. 
T^ remarkable extension of school gar¬ 
dening.in Great Britain within recent years 
has given rise to a strong demand for in¬ 
formation on the best methods of cultivat¬ 
ing gardens associated with school work, and 
on the means by which a knowledge of the 
gardening art can be readily imparted 
to children attending elementary and other 
schools. This demand has resulted in the 
publication of a considerable number of hand¬ 
books of a somewhat variable character. In 
come cases the writers have shown a full 
acquaintance with educational methods, but 
have lacked the practical knowledge of gar¬ 
dening so lees-ential to success. On the other 
hand, the authors have in several instances 
evinced a good knowledge of the practice of 
horticulture, and a weakness in dealing with 
educational methods. In the handbook now 
before us, which has been prepared under 
the supervision of Mr. T. W. Sanders, F.L.S., 
the cultural and educational aspects are 
equally balanc^, and show that the author 
is fully acquainted with the best methods 
of procedure in the cropping and general 
management of school gardens, and possesses 
in a marked degree the ability of imparting 
knowledge to children. 
The b^k may well be described as an all¬ 
round guide to its subject, and the author 
has, by means of clear text and helpful dia¬ 
grams. described the various aspects of prac¬ 
tical work connected with a school garden 
in such a mannqr as to enable the pupil to 
readily understand them. A concise calendar 
of work for each month of the year is given, 
and there is also a series of typical questions 
for the use of teachers, and these two fea¬ 
tures can hardly fail to prove of much value 
to them. The section devoted to the culti¬ 
vation of annuals, bulbs, and other flowering 
and ornamental plants in the house will be 
found of much value to both pupils and 
teachers. The book is admirably produced, 
inexpensive, and so brightly and clearly writ¬ 
ten, and so sound in every particular, that 
We have no hesitation in recommending it 
as a valuable aid in teaching the practice and 
principles of gardening to children. 
FORTHCOMING ENGAGEMENTS. 
NJEXT WE£X. 
TUEiSDAY, Nweimiber 4.—Royal Honti-oul'tiLrail 8o- 
odety; Oomaniittees m-eeit a.t 12 o’clook; Lecture 
a»t 3 p.m. on “Forma.1 Ga,rdcn DeedgiiL ” by Mr. 
Edtwtard White; Sciemtific Comimitbee at 4 o’docik. 
West of Enigrlaaid. ChrysaHitheanum Show; two days. 
Natioiiai Amateur G-ardieuers’ Assooiation. 
iSooitbiisfli HocrtdcultUTal Asisociatiooi. 
PJymjoiUtlb Cihiyvstaintlhieaiium Show; two days. 
Ledioeeter Chrysadt/homium Show; two dlays. 
W'EIDN'EISDiAY, Xovomibor 5.—iXatiomal Chrysantibe- 
mum Socdety’e EodhibdtiioaL at the CryfitaJ. Palace ; 
three diaye. 
Putney andl Wamdisworth Chrysanthemuim: Show; 
two days. 
Bath Ohrysanthenuum Show ; two days. ' 
Wargrave C'hrysamitiheimum Show. 
THUl{iS(DAY, Xoiveiiniber Ooichester Autumn Show.. 
Ftoirest Gate Chirysamitlhemum Show; -three days. 
Devon, and- Eieter Chrytamtheanniim Show; two days. 
Ciamibflrddge Autiumn Show. 
Linmean Socdiety mieeits. 
Bury St. Eidmundl’s Chrysanthemum Show. 
Cloventry Chrysanthemum Show. 
FRilDAY, Xovemher 7.—Altrindham Chryisamthemum 
SIhow; two days. 
Wiindlsoir ChryEamthemum Show. 
SATUtRiDAY, Xovenafber 8.—Honsforth Chr;ymnthemum 
Show. 
FoniDby Chrysaovtihemiuni Show. 
CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
AIMOS PERRY, HARDY PLANT FARM, E'N- 
FLELD.r—The trade liat iesued by this firm should 
be in the hands of alil w(ho retaal hard,y plants. 
ELISHA J. HICKS, HURST, TWYFORD, BERKS. 
—A baldly-printed descriptive catatogue of roses, 
and guide to cuiltivatlion. Mr. Hiolosf' successes in 
1913 make a lenigthy list. 
WM. OUTBUSH AND SONS, HIGHGATE AXD 
BARNET.—This firm ouItivates> rose® on a large 
scale at the Barnet unrseries. and the eataiogue of 
those flowers, now issued, is a most inteireisting one 
and admiraiblly arranged 
LAXTON BROTHER'S,’ BEDFORD.—A catalogue of 
fruit trees and roees, and one that is pantdeulHairiy 
int^^ng because of the new fruits listed: and de- 
^iiibeds these inelude two new apples, a peach, two 
pto^. a red currant, and an autumn-frui,ting lasp- 
TUE PBNNICK OO.. DELGANY, NEAR DUBLIN. 
—T^ Gt^y-tprinted oatalcgue lists a very great 
variety of flowerding shrubs, forest and fruit trees, 
and alipane and herbaceous plants, and it is inter¬ 
spersed th-rouighout with apt quotations from well- 
known writers. 
bIM.. WYOHALL NUR¬ 
SERIES, KING’S NORTON.—“ Oamation Brown” is 
quite right in ca^ng his new issue a ” Catalogue de 
Oarnataons and Ro-ses.”, Thoroughly well 
^up, ^ oataiLogue proves vastly interesting and 
Mufor^tive, as H contains much that is of value to 
e^bitors and to the ardinairy grower, while in addi- 
ti^ to exoeaient descriptions there are beautiful 
coloured pdates of Becky Sharp, My Fancy, Wyatt, 
and' a houseful -^ • . ,, » j 
METEOROLOGICAL 
observations. 
TAKEN IN THE ROYAL HORTIOUDrURAL 
SOCIETY’S G-ARDHNS AT WISLEY, SURREY. 
Height above Sea-level. 150 feet. 
Datk. 
TemFERATBRI Of THE 
Air. 
1913. 
October 19 
TO 
October 25. 
At 9 a.m. 
Day 
Nigkl 
1^. 
Wet 
Bulb. 
High. 
est. 
Low. 
est. 
Oct. 19 —Sunday . 
„ 20—Monday. 
„ il—Tuesday. 
„ 22-Wednesday.. 
„ 23—Thursday,... 
„ 24 Friday. 
„ 25—Saturday. 
hr, m. 
4 48 
1 0 
7 6 
4 42 
3 30 
deg. 
56 
59 
51 
48 
43 
38 
deg. 
52 
56 
51 
46 
40 , 
43 
38 
62 
53 
67 
50 
55 
61 
deg. 
44 
54 
51 
42 
b5 
37 
35 
Means 
(total) 
21 6 
48 
47 
57 
43 
Date. 
1 
Temperature of 
THE Soil 
At 9 A.M. 
l!. 
1 
1913. 
October 19 
to 
October 25. 
At 
1ft. 
deep. 
At 
2 ft. 
deep. 
At 
Oct. 19—Sunday . 
„ 20-Monday. 
„ 21 Tuesday. 
„ 22—Wednesday.. 
„ 2Thursday... 
„ 24 Friday. 
„ 26 - Saturday .... 
0‘42 
0T6 
54 
65 
53 
51 
50 
49 
"If 
54 
55 
64 
54 
53 
52 
56 
65 
55 
65 
54 
54 
46 
49 
3S 
28 
27 
28 
Means 
(total) 
•68 
52 
54 
55 
35 
CONTENTS. 
Ad'vanrtages of Orchard Houses . 
Answetrs to Ckurrefipondenrts . 
Autumn-fruiting Raspberries . 
Black Chirant Mite ... . 
Ohemies for Gardens . 
Oistuseis. 
Cordon Apple Trees . 
Exhibitions and Meetings . 
Fashion in Garden Forming . 
Kent COmmereial Fruit Show . 
Note of the Week . 
Promoting the Fertility of Fruit Trees •• 
Pyramidal Fruit Trees at Powd® Castle 
Soil Preparation for Fruit Tree Planting 
Ftome of the Newer Fruits . 
The Beet, Twelve Exhibition Fruits 
Work for the Week . 
ILLUvSTRATION.^J. 
Portrait: Mr. Hugh Dickson, 815; Kent Oomnw^* 
cial Fruit Show: View shewing 
Seediling Apples, 817; S-ix Boxes 
Wonder Apples. 818; M^eesrs. George Bimy<^ 
and Co.’s Exrhibit, 818; Apple Crawley 
819; Apple The Guelph, 821; Plum Early Tra^ 
parent Gage, 822; Pear Souvenir du 
823; Pyramidal Fruit Trees in the R^*'**^ 
Garden at Powis Oaatle. 824; Cordon Apple 
Trees with Several Branches, 825; An Avenue 
of .'Single Oor^n Apple Tree®, 827. 
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