. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. ention, as they are not only unsightly but frequentlycause unpleasant smells. Every opportunity shouldnow be taken to stir the ground deeply amongst alladvancing crops, which will disturb vermin and keepdown weeds. Should slugs be troublesome let themhave frequent sprinklings of quicklime. Whateverground becomes vacant now, and which is intendedto lie fallow through the winter, should at once betrenched deeply and thrown up roughly, to benefitby atmospheric influences. This is particularlyapplicable
. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. ention, as they are not only unsightly but frequentlycause unpleasant smells. Every opportunity shouldnow be taken to stir the ground deeply amongst alladvancing crops, which will disturb vermin and keepdown weeds. Should slugs be troublesome let themhave frequent sprinklings of quicklime. Whateverground becomes vacant now, and which is intendedto lie fallow through the winter, should at once betrenched deeply and thrown up roughly, to benefitby atmospheric influences. This is particularlyapplicable to those plots which in the ensuing seasonare intended for Carrots, Parsnips and red licet, all ()fwhich require deeply trenched and well pulverised soil,to obtain which in strong soils is a work of lime, andis best secured by frequent forkings over in the winterand spring; but deep trenching for other cropsbesides the fusiforra-roottd must not be neglected,and it is well to bear the subject in mind as the scabonadvances. John Cox, Reah-a/, 336 THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. [September 15, THE SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1877. APPOINTMENTS FOR THE ENSUING WEEK. MONDAV, Sept. 17 —Sale of Dutch Bulbs at Stevens , Sept. i8 —Sale of Orchids, at Stevens , Sept. 19— Sale of Dutch Bulbs at Stevens Rooms. f Royal Horticultural Society of Aberdeen ;Friday, Sept. 2t .j Autumn Show- L Crystal Palace Fruit Show (two days).SATtJRDAY, Sept. 23 —Sate of Dutch Bulbs at Stevens Rooms. LOOKING upon the vast quantities ofFruit annually disposed of in the marketsof Great Britain, it may appear strange to saythat fruit is not appreciated by the mass of theBritish people ; yet such is the case, if we lookupon the manner in which it is employed in thealimentation of the population. Vast as arethe quantities grown and imported, compara-tively litile, and that only of an inferior quality,reaches the poorer classes ; the bulk of thefruit—all, in fact, that is worthy of
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