The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . G. C—A. H. K.—D. H. S.—11, T. many thanks).—W. R.—H. E.—H. Cannell.—A. C, J. W.—F. G. T. F.—r A.—W. J. H. M.—J. R. J.— :. H. P.—H. M.—S. ,«, Photographs, &c. Received with Thanks.—W. H. — T. B. K. — D. T. F. (too obscure). — Sir E. L. —M. Foukouba.— CONTINUED LARGS INCREASE in the CIRCULATION OF THE GARDENERS to Advertisers.—The Publisher has the satis-faction oj announ-cing that the circulation of the GardenersChronicle has, sin
The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . G. C—A. H. K.—D. H. S.—11, T. many thanks).—W. R.—H. E.—H. Cannell.—A. C, J. W.—F. G. T. F.—r A.—W. J. H. M.—J. R. J.— :. H. P.—H. M.—S. ,«, Photographs, &c. Received with Thanks.—W. H. — T. B. K. — D. T. F. (too obscure). — Sir E. L. —M. Foukouba.— CONTINUED LARGS INCREASE in the CIRCULATION OF THE GARDENERS to Advertisers.—The Publisher has the satis-faction oj announ-cing that the circulation of the GardenersChronicle has, since the reduction in the price oj the paper,Increased to the extent of more than 90 per cent.,and that it continues to increase are reminded that the Chronicle circulates amongcountry gentlemen, and all classes of gardenersand garden-lovers at home, that it has a specially large FOREIGN AND COLONIAL CIRCULATION, and that it U preserved tor reference in aU the principal Lihrarits. April 17, 1897.] THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. 245. SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 1897. PLANT DISEASES. TTNTIL quite recently the task of convincing^ gardeners that plants could suffer fromspecific diseases was in most instances difficult;and if, in addition, it was suggested that suchdiseases could be cured, or, at least, checked intheir course, the information was usually receivedwith a smile or an outburst, depending on thetemperament of the recipient. This conditionof things is the result of the education receivedby most gardeners having been purely practicalor imitative, consisting mainly in followingthose methods which past experience hasproved to be most successful; at the sametime adding to the general fund of know-ledge, the outcome of personal experienceand tact. The lack of a broader grasp ofthe fundamental laws which govern plant-life than can be acquired by the imitative, method alone, is often very evident when a gar-dener is called upon to cu
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