May 14, 1910 



HORTICULTURE 



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erected on both estates were constructed under his per- 

 sonal supervision. Mr. MacKellar who lias charge of 

 the gardens at Windsor and Mr. Thomas Cook at San- 

 dringham are well known to many of our readers, and 

 to them and all engaged in the profession on the other 

 side as well as those hailing from there who have so 

 enriched American horticulture by casting their lot with 

 us, we extend our heartfelt STOipathy for the irre- 

 parable loss they have sustained. The Gardening Char- 

 ities which do such excellent work among those who are 

 no longer able to cari7 on their profession were always 

 warmly supported by His Majesty. 



Abies concolor 



"He was a man; take him tor all in all, 

 Jock upon his like again." 



we shall not 



Trans-Atlantic Notes 



WARMED RAILWAY CARS FOR VEGETABLES AND FRUIT 



We learn from the German journals that the managers 

 of the state railways in Germany have provided experi- 

 mentally a large number of closed wagons fitted with 

 steam heating apparatus for the safe conveyance of 

 fruit, vegetables, potatoes, etc. The wagons will be 

 heated when the temperature out of doors reaches 17.6 

 •degrees Fahr. or 14.4 degrees below freezing point, 

 the warmth in the wagons not to exceed 50 degrees Fahr. 

 In order to render possible the forwarding of goods in 

 these wagons when dispatched by fast goods trains spe- 

 cial invoices must accompany them, for which no charge 

 is made. The warmed cars will commence to run about 

 the end of March next between Berlin and Hanover, 

 Cologne, Halle-Erfurt-Frankfurt-on the Main and Sch- 

 neidemuhle, Eydtkuhnen. 



A WHITE CAROLINE TESTOUT ROSE 



By crossing the variety Caroline Testout with Kaiser- 

 in Auguste Viktoria, a white rose which in habit of 

 growth and its flowers is the exact counterpart of C. 

 Testout, has been raised by the firm of S. A. Vosters & 

 Sons, Kiel, Holland. In the leafless state no difference 

 is discoverable between the parent on one side and the 

 new variety. The white C. Testout will be of great 

 value to rosarians and growers of roses for cutting pur- 

 poses. Flowers sent to England and the U. S. A. ar- 

 rived in capital condition. 



A CUCUMBER DISEASE IN SAXONY AND ELSEWHERE 



The advisory institute for plant protection at the 

 Botanical Garden of Dresden (Prof. Dr. Naumann) 

 makes in the interest of cultivators and the public in 

 general, the fact known that the so-called False Mildew, 

 Pseudoperonospora cubensis, has made its appearance on 

 Weigelt's beste von alien — a fine, much valued forcing 

 cucumber. 



The fungus is said to have been introduced from 

 America to Europe, and attacks melons, cucumbers and 

 gourds. 



women's WORK IN THE GARDEN AND ON THE FARM 



We learn that arrangements are being made for what 

 is called a Women's Congress at the British-Japanese 

 Exhibition, and that several meetings will be devoted to 

 subjects relating to gardening and farming for ladies. 

 On July 5 Viscountess Falmouth will preside, and 

 papers will be read on such subjects as lady gardeners 

 for the colonies, landscape gardening for ladies, French 

 gardening, jobbing gardening, market gardening, etc. 

 On July 6 there will be addresses by lady experts on 

 farming, bee-keeping, dairying, etc. The arrangements 

 are in the hands of the Hon. Frances Wolseley, princi- 

 pal of the Glynde School for lady gardeners in Sussex. 



The subject of the accompanying illustration is a 

 handsome specimen of Abies concolor. a tree which 

 stands on the lawn of the Mrs. E. Goelet estate at New- 

 port, E. I., and is one of the most admired evergreens 

 in that section of Newport. It will be seen that it is 

 quite symmetrical in shape and it is well furnished on 

 all sides from the ground up. The height of this speci- 

 men is about 20 feet and its diameter at the bottom is a 

 few feet more and being branched out with many leaders 

 it presents a very uncommon and attractive appearance. 



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