400 



JOUENAIi OF HOKTICULTUBE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



[ November 4, 1875. 



growth, and both will stand a certaia amount of spray, bnt 

 they will not succeed where they " get well splashed with sea 

 spray." — J. Eluii, Bodorgan, Anglesey. 



CAERION FOR VINE BORDERS. 

 I ENTERED on my duties as foreman in the gardens of Pol- 

 maise, near Stirling, in November, 185!), where a range of new 

 vineries and plant houses had been put up about a year 

 previously, the borders being all new at the same time and 

 the Vines one year planted. The borders were made of turf 

 mixed with carrion and broken bones. The first year after 

 planting the Vines seemed to have done fairly well, but I did 

 not think the wood ripened so well as it ought to have done, 

 being soft with a large amount of pith. 



When top-dressing the borders in December I observed the 

 roots that were near the surface to be large and fleshy, with 

 strong white-looking points. Many of those roots seemed to 

 be decaying or dying back, and I have no doubt this was the 

 result of their fleshy condition, caused by too powerful a 

 stimulant, being full of sap with no foliage at this time of year 

 to take it up, and consequently being in the very worst con- 

 dition for standing the winter. The second year after planting 

 there was a httle difficulty in inducing them to break evenly ; 

 they, however, set and ripened two and three bunches on each 

 rod, averaging about 2 lbs. each. 



I left this situation in November, 18C0, and had an oppor- 

 tunity of seeing the Vines again in May, 186G, nearly six years 

 after I left, and the Vines nearly eight years planted. At this 

 period, in ordinary circumstances, they ought to have been in 

 full vigour and carrying splendid crops ; but I think it would be 

 difficult to imagine Vines to be in a more completely deplorable 

 condition— the young shoots being like good wheat straws, with 

 bunches and berries quite in keeping with the wood and 

 fohage, and this the result, I have no hesitation in saying, of 

 the presence of the too powerful, unnatural, and loathsome 

 stimulant of carrion in the borders. 



I think it is well that " Incjuiker's '' employer yielded to his 

 reasoning, notwithstanding that a gardener told him that 

 carrion was a " good thing," and that " Vine roots would go 

 half a mile to it." I certainly would let them have the oppor- 

 tunity of going half a mile to'it by burying it that or any other 

 considerable distance from Vine or other fruit tree borders. — 

 J. Fairweathek. 



15 inches in circumference, and weighs 1 lb. 4 ozs. I believs 

 the name is Lord Nelson.— T. E. 

 [It is probably Kirke's Lord Nelson.] 



SHREWSBURY POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



The annual Exhibition in connection with this Society took 

 place on October 17th, and was oue of the most succesafal ever 

 held. The present season has been unusually favourable for the 

 cultivation of fruit, and the Society probably never held a Show 

 where so much was shown and where such uniformity of excel- 

 lence was apparent. There were altogether 840 dishes of Pears 

 and Apples. 



The following list shows how many dishes of fruit each exhi- 

 bitor showed :— Mr. Wilson of Bicton (nurseryman) 35 dishes 

 of Apples, 25 of Pears ; Mr. Thomas Southam (amateur), 13 of 

 Pears, 3 of Apples ; Mr. Tomkiss, gardener at Cound Hall (a 

 splendid collection), 60 dishes of Pears, 25 of Apples. Mr. John 

 Wilson of Leaton Kuolls showed a fine collection of Pears in 

 «0 dishes, and 50 of Apples. Mr. Whittaker, gardener at Crewe 

 Hall, sent 30 dishes of Pears, all in fine condition and very cor- 

 rectly named. Among the amateurs Mr. E. Cope of Beacham 

 House carried ofi the palm, and with one dish of Pears certainly 

 eclipsed most of the gardeners. The gardener from Attiugham 

 (Mr. Pearson) showed 40 dishes of Pears and 5G of Apples. Mr. 

 Hoskins of Onslow sent a very choice collection, consisting of 

 28 Pears and 24 dishes of Apples. Mr. Jarvie, the gardener at 

 Condover, sent one of the most choice collections in tl^e Show, 

 embracing 75 dishes of fruit. Mr. Stanton's gardener (Mr. 

 Griffiths) showed 20 dishes of Pears and G of Apples. Mr. Juckes 

 of The Mount also distinguished himself as an amateur, espe- 

 cially in Pears, of which he had fourteen dishes, and of Apples 7. 

 Mr. Austin of Allscott, WeUiugton, showed a small but very 

 choice collection of fruit, consisting of 8 dishes of Pears and 7 of 

 Apples. Mr. Condij Howell of Khiewport, Montgomeryshire, 

 showed a splendid collection of Apples in 22 dishes. The great 

 collection of the Show was that of the Messrs. Oldroyd A- Son. 

 It embraced 120 dishes of Pears and 130 of Apples. Every 

 variety of well-known species were shown in splendid condition. 

 We were particularly struck with the show of cider Apples, of 

 ■which there were 21 dishes. 



Monster ArrLE. — A fruit grown in a gentleman's garden 

 at Leek, Staffordshire, in the open air on a cordon tree is 



ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, 



We have been requested to publish the following summary 

 of the privileges of the Fellows for the year 1876 : — 



The privileges of a forty-guinea Life Fellow and Fellows pay- 

 ing four guineas a year with two guineas admission fee, which 

 fee will be remitted in favour of the wives or husbands of 

 deceased Fellows being themeelvea elected Fellows ;— 



1. To receive oue ticket giving personal admission every day, 

 and to all shows, futes, conversazioni, and promenades, both 

 at Chiswick and South Kensington. 



2. To receive two tickets on which shall be inscribed the 

 name of his or her nominees, which shall give personal ad- 

 mission to such nominees every day, and to all shows, fetes, 

 and promenades, except on such occabions as are specially 

 reserved by the Council. 



3. To purchase for members of his or her own household, at 

 the price of £1 Is. each, non-transferable tickets, which entitle 

 the persons whose names are inscribed thereon to all the pri- 

 vileges of personal admission that Fellows themselves possess, 

 except that of admission on specially reserved occasions. 



4. To purchase for ±'2 2s. a garden ticket which will admit 

 all the children of the Fellow who are under twelve years of 

 age, and who must be accompanied by not more than one at- 

 tendant to every three children. 



5. To purchase for £1 Is, each books containing twenty-one 

 orders of admission to the Saturday promenades (for admission 

 to which no money shall, in future, be taken at the gates). 



G. To admit, by personal introduction, two friends to the 

 gardens at South Kensington on Sundays. 



7. The power of admitting friends daily (Sundays excepted), 

 by written order to the garden at Chiswick. 



8. The right of purchasing, previous to the day of the shows 

 or promenades, tickets at reduced prices. 



ft. The right of obtaining upon application such seeds, plants, 

 and cuttings as the Society may have in sufficient numbers to 

 meet the Fellows' applicaiions. 



10. The right of purchasing the flowers, fruit, &c., grown at 

 Chiswick which may not be required by the Council for scien- 

 tific purposes. 



11. To receive, on application in writing, a copy of the pub- 

 lications of the Society. 



12. The right of voting at all meetings of the Society. 



13. The right, on giving notice in writing, of being relieved 

 from the yearly payments while resident abroad. 



14. Free admission to t'je reading-room and Lindley library. 

 The privileges of a twenty guinea Life Fellow and Fellows 



paying two guineas a year with two guineas admission fee, 

 which fee will be remitted in favour of the wives or husbands 

 of deceased Fellows being themselves elected Fellows :— 



15. Entitled to one yearly ticket, not transferable, admitting 

 the Fellow every day, and to all shows, fetes, conversazioni, and 

 promenades, both at Chiswick and South Kensington. 



IG. Entitled to the privileges mentioned in Nos. 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 

 12, 13, and 14. 



17. To half the privileges mentioned in No. 9. 



18. To admit by personal introduction, one friend on Sundays 

 to the gardens at South Kensington. 



Tickets at 11 Is. per annum admitting to all shows, scientific 

 meetings, and lectures of the Society (but not to Promenades), 

 and to the Chiswick Gardens on week days, will be issued to 

 hoiif't fide gardeners recommended by two Fellows. 



All former Fellows of the Society who withdrew therefrom 

 (after having paid all subscriptions due from them to it), will not 

 be required to pay a fresh entrance fee if they shall be re- 

 elected in the year 1876. 



GARDEN SCISSORS-CARROT AND ONION 



GRUBS. 



The secateur, or French pruning shears, is no doubt " a very 

 handy little instrument," but I think the old pruning scissors 

 are much more " handy." The length of the secateur which 

 I have is a little more than 7 inches, but the opening of the 

 cutting part being so nearly wedge-shaped the branches pasa 

 along it to near the point before being severed, consequently 

 there is much less leverage, and more power is required to cut 

 thorn off. The old pruning scissors which I have are a little 

 more than G inches long, but the opening for cutting being 

 more crescent-shaped or hooked, and much nearer the rivet or 

 screw, has a much greater leverage. I find them much easier 

 to work, and they will cut off much thicker shoots than will 



