6 AUGUST 1927, Page 15

EX-SERVICEMEN BULB-GROWERS

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—I have heard that there is a colony of ex-Service men engaged in growing bulbs somewhere in the East of England, and should be grateful for any definite information on this subject. The conditions of soil and climate are said to be so similar to those in Holland that the results are as good. Now that the season for planting bulbs approaches, I am sure that there are many like myself who would gladly place their orders in this country.—I am, Sir, &c., JOHN C. MATTHEW.

Hillside, Kimbolton, nr. Leominster.