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THE GARDENERS’ MAGAZINE. 
649 
30, 1913. 
off the grass.” On the day following 
4 000-people fetes the only difference to 
W seen in the garden may be compared to 
Uie difference between the head-dre^ing of 
mr cottage neighbours’ wives when in their 
pirning attire, and that of the afternoon, 
irhen a light touch has removed a little 
dUhevelnient. After ordinary days no dif¬ 
ference can be detected even by a critical 
^The National Diploma in Hor. 
ticulture.—For a considerable time it 
has been felt desirable by the more ad- 
rtnced horticulturists that a Diploma 
should be available for professional gar- 
denei'p which would be an indication of 
r«l professional ability on the part of the 
holder. In 1912 the Council of the Royal 
Horticultural Society approached the 
to the preliminary, for it is hardly less 
essential to success than the higher dis¬ 
tinction, and certainly not difficult to at¬ 
tain by those possessing an ordinary degree 
of intelligence, and are equal to some 
amount of sustained effort in the utilisa¬ 
tion of the time available for leisure. It is 
satisfactory also to find that candidates 
must have seived at least four years in a 
public or private garden, nursery, or ap¬ 
proved public institution, or in two or 
more of the several establishments. We 
would strongly advise all young men who 
have adopted horticulture as their profes¬ 
sion to take advantage of the op]>ortunities 
the examinations will afford of testing their 
knowledge of the practical and scientific 
sides of horticulture^ and, if possible, of 
obtaining a distinction that will afford evi- 
in the locality is, therefore, great, and the 
London County Council have decided to 
devote the central portion, about five acres 
in extent, to public use, and lay it out as 
a recreation ground. 
King: of Bugranda at Reading:. 
—A few days since the King of Bugamla, 
who is now in England, {mid a visit to 
Messrs. Sutton and Sons’ establishment at 
Reading. The King, who was accom{>anie<l 
by five of his chiefs, was received by the 
members of the firm, and sliown over the 
various departments in the Market Place, 
and was subsequently taken to the trial 
grounds in the London Road. Xee<l it be 
said the many features of the esLiblish- 
ment prove<l of much interest to the King? 
Discolouration of Poaches 
when Packed. —The brownish colour- 
ODONTIODA CRUYENSIS VAR. EILEEN. 
Flowers purple, with large crimson blotch on the lip. F.C.C., B.H.S., August 26. J. Gurney Fowler, Esq., 
Glebelands, South Woodford. 
gtven 
Irom^his ®' 
the Government c 
r^ational^'frn-*1. 
■•y the Royal h J?’P trill be i 
'««lt of "frticultural Society 
** Possibir t'hich will 
held in the latter 
give, in 
the scheme that 1 
specials them out. 
the attention 
^^ders 1 attentio 
T ‘heir i^hose who are 
**^inn from derive m 
he rCir hhat the c 
S ®fal education Irefore p 
dence of considerable ability. AVhile it 
will be possible for those engaged in gar¬ 
dens and nurseries to obtain the Diploma, 
their chances will be considerably enhanced 
by their entering an approved institution 
wherein special attention is given to ex¬ 
amination work, for two years or so. 
New Park for South London. 
_It is satisfactory to be able to record the 
fact that the London County Council have 
included a public park in their scheme for 
the clearance and development of the 
Tabard Street area, which is a short dis¬ 
tance from the Southwark Bridge Road, on 
the south side of the Thames, and one of 
the largest of the slums in London. The 
nearest open spaces are Kennington Park 
and Southwark Park, and both are about 
one and a-half miles from the area. The 
need for a small park, or recreation ground, 
ing and unpleasant flavour assumed by I 
peaches in course of transit over long dis- 1 
tances has for some years past l>een a 1 
matter of considerable concern to the \ 
American growers of these fruits. This j 
deterioration has been generally attri- j 
buted to what is known as “ ice-scald ; I 
but, according to the investigations made / 
by Mr. G. R. Hill, of the Cornell Tniver- I 
sity, the injury is not the effect of tern- \ 
perature, but is due to an accumulation of 
carbon-dioxide within the paper wrapped 
round the fruits to protect them in the 
course of transit. 
New Open Space for Chert- 
sey. —Mr. H. E. Paine, lord of the manor 
for Chertsey, has presented to the town 
the land known as the Sand Pits, and has 
offered to contribute to the cost of pro- 
vivllng seats, etc. 
