30 DECEMBER 1949, Page 17

In the Garden There arc two sorts of spraying that

may belong to winter, one of trees, the other of lawns. The value of the tar distillate sprays—such as Mortegg and the rest—is now beyond question. They do more general good, though the cleaning effect is not so manifest, than the old caustic sprays, and in the sequel, though not at first, benefit grass below the trees. As to lawns, the ingenious and scientific Board of Green- keeping Research (St. Ives, Bingley, Yorkshire) have further proved the value of the sodium salt they call Methoxone for killing all manner of weeds on greens and pitches and lawns.

W. &KU THOMAS..