JUNE. 



137 



would be that the foliage would receive much injury ; take advan- 

 tage of the winter, when the plant has made its growth and the wood 

 is ripe and hard, and make a point of washing them regularly every 

 winter, and perfectly cleanse them from this pest at this season. 

 You will not then be troubled with it at the time the plants are in 

 bloom or when they are making their growth. 



Camden Nursery, Camberwell. Wm. Barnes. 



CHISWICK EXHIBITION. 



The first exhibition at Chiswick this season was favoured with fine 

 weather — a very important matter on such occasions, both to ex- 

 hibitors and visitors, and also to the society. The company never- 

 theless was not large ; the long continuance of cold, wet, ungenial 

 weather no doubt had decided many of the usual visitors not to 

 venture. The show was certainly fine, as " a show;" but not equal 

 in all respects to some former ones, owing partly perhaps to an 

 unfavourable spring, and partly to the absence of some of the usual 

 exhibitors. 



The Florists' flowers appeared to less than their usual advantage, 

 from the tent in which they were placed having a fixed opaque roof, 

 so that there was a want of light ; had the lower part of the roof, for 

 a space of five or six feet broad, been glass in lieu of zinc, the light 

 would probably have been all that could have been desired ; as it 

 was, the really fine Roses and Pelargoniums were very unfavourably 

 placed, which was the more to be regretted, as many of them were 

 very fine. Improvement seems to have been made in the growing 

 of Cinerarias and in the mode of training the trusses. The best col- 

 lections were greatly superior to those of former years. 



Complaints are sometimes made that new flowers are sent out 

 which ought not; perhaps it may be true; but as most of the new 

 flowers are exhibited at one or more of the metropolitan shows, it 

 would be well for buyers to see and judge for themselves, or to trust 

 a competent reporter ; and it is an important part of any floricultural 

 work to give a correct account of these shows, especially of the new 

 flowers. 



One or two circumstances that were talked of amongst the ex- 

 hibitors led me to think that much good to all parties concerned in 

 these exhibitions would ensue from all the exhibitors acting together 

 in their exertions to improve the shows. They should hold a meeting 

 annually, after the shows are over, to suggest improvements, and 

 should elect an acting committee, to whom all cases of dispute should 

 be referred, and through whom the exhibitors should communicate 

 with the societies. They would find the benefit of each other's advice 

 and suggestions ; and no doubt much valuable assistance would be 

 rendered to the societies and to th& interest of horticulture ; as it is, 



NEW SERIES, VOL. III. NO. XXX. N 



