February 24, 1912.] 



THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE 



123 



American woodpecker (Colaptes). There are two 

 forms : one with red quills, the other with yellow 

 quills. They also differ in other minor charac- 

 ters. If a line be drawn from British Columbia 



National Auricula and Primula Society. 



Lady Grey and the Gardens at Rideau 



The 36th annual exhibition of this society will Hall. — We have read with particular pleasure 

 be held in the Royal Horticultural Hall, Vincent 



abo 



Square, Westminster, on Tuesday, April 30, in in the January number of The Canadian Horti- 

 to the Gulf of Mexico, then east of it is found the conjunction with the fortnightly meeting of the culturlst. The article, which describes the in- 

 yellow-quilled form, and west of it the red-quilled 



form. In the belt of country where the two 



species overlap there are some mongrel forms, 



and there can be no doubt that some of the 



Royal Horticultural Society. To perpetuate the terest which Lady Grey has taken in Canadian 

 memory of the late James Douglas, a silver horticulture, during the time of office of His 



challenge cup is offered for the best exhibit in 

 certain classes for show or Aloine Auriculas. A 



Lord 



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differences are factorial. But in this, as in many member offers four special prizes for single speci- whom none is more competent to express an 



similar cases, we must ask : Why is there no in- 

 termediate population? If one of the species has 



mens of fancy Polyanthus and four prizes for 

 single specimens, Primroses. Mr. James Doug- 



authoritative opinion on subjects appertaining to 

 horticulture. Mr. Macoun pays a fitting, and 



mon ancestor, why are there no traces left of the classes. Mr. T. E. Henwood will present a silver 



medal to the winner of the 1st prize in Class 10, 

 and Mr. R. Morton a silver medal to the winner 

 of the 1st prize in Class 19. 





arisen, by any gradual process of evolution, from las presents four medals of the Royal Horti- as we know from personal experience, just tri- 

 the other, or if they have both arisen from a com- cultural Society, to be awarded in the amateur bute to the good work which Lady Grey has 



_ ,.. x , ,,,,., , ,. ... _ ^^ .^ promoting in th€ Dominion the interests 



of horticulture. This work consisted both of 

 precept and example. During her chatelaineship 

 of Government House, Ottawa, the grounds of 

 that not very imposing edifice were embellished, 

 and rendered more attractive, by the establish- 

 ment of herbaceous borders, and by the planting 

 of many thousands of bulbs of Narcissus and 

 Tulips in the grass bordering the roads in the 

 park belonging to Government House. More- 

 over, it is due to Lady Grey that Rideau Hall 

 has now a fine range of glasshouses, in which 

 the flowers which she knows and loves so well 

 are cultivated. Thus, and in many other wavs, 



transitional stages of the process? Can these 

 colour-differences have a survival value? The 

 yellow, eastern Colaptes has a scarlet crescent on 

 the neck. The western has none. But it hap- 

 pens that in another American woodpecker (Sphy- 

 ropicus varius) it is the eastern form which has 

 no scarlet crescent, while the western form has 

 this mark. 



Rose Irish Elegance (see fig. 52).— This 



Hybrid Tea variety is one of the very best single- 

 flowered Roses for bedding purposes ; a suffi- 

 cient reason to warrant its inclusion in every 

 collection. The beauty of the blossom is re- 



Abandonment of Proposed Gardeners* 



Dinner. — The proposal to hold a gardeners' 

 dinner during the time of the International 

 Show at Chelsea in May next has been 

 abandoned. The promoters met on Tuesday 

 last in the Royal Horticultural Hall, Vincent 

 Square, when the matter was given full con- 

 sideration. It was felt that the proposal had 

 not aroused much enthusiasm, and that the 



markable both for exquisite form and delicate dinner would hav * to take place on Saturday, an "J ~ f^™ P f % ^ ^oura^ement of garden 



tinting, including shades of orange and apricot. inconvenient day for such an event. 

 The buds are a beautiful orange-scarlet colour. 



The plant is a vigorous grower, and is suitable 

 for growing in bush form. The variety was 

 raised by Messrs. A. Dickson & Sons, and 

 was first distributed in 1905. 



competitions in Ottawa, has Lady Grey played 

 a notable part in fostering a love of horticulture 

 in Canada, and we may add that during the 



High Price for Culinary Peas.-Wg are time when she was at Government House every 

 informed that two acres of Webb's Senator Peas visitor who possessed a knowledge of horticul- 

 have been sold by a Cambridgeshire grower for ture was sure of a specially warm welcome, and 



Flowers in Season.— We have received from 

 Messrs. Robert Veitch & Son, Exeter, flowering 

 sprays of Buddleia asiatica, from plants grown in 

 a cool greenhouse. The terminal spikes of white, 

 sweet-scented flowers are very graceful. 



Linnean Society. -The next general meeting 

 of this Society will be held on Thursday, March 7, 

 at 8 p.m. The following papers will be read : — 

 " Internodes of Calamites," by Prof. Percy 

 Groom; " Psygmophyllum majus, sp. n., from 



the Lower CarKnni^Arnno 13 /-»/-» l^o ^f Newfouild- 



£98, or £49 per acre. On a previous occasion 

 £44 and £41 per acre have been realised for this 

 variety by a grower in the Stourport district. 



of a very delightful conversation on the subject 

 of horticulture, which Lady Grey has so much 

 at heart. 



Bulbs in the L.C.C. Parks.— No fewer than 



New Chinese Species of Rosa and Rubus. 



374,750 bulbs have been planted this season in ~~ Dr * W - °- Focke contributes to Notes of 

 the various parks and public gardens in the tfie ^°l/ ai Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, "An 

 control of the London County Council. They Enumeration and Description of the Species 

 include 115,150 Tulips, 78,700 Crocuses, 18,400 of Rosa and Rubus discovered and collected by 



Mr. George Forrest, in Yunnan and Tibet, dur- 

 ing the years 1904, 1905, and 1906." Rosa For- 

 restii, closely allied to R. microphylla, is the only 

 new species of Rosa described, but there are 

 several interesting varieties of various species, 



Hyacinths, 2,825 Lilies and 159,675 of various 

 kinds. The numbers at the principal parks are 

 Eattersea Park 38,250, Finsbury Park 34,650, 

 Victoria Park 30,150 Victoria Embankment and 

 Leicester Square Gardens 25,700, Southwark 



ham Rye Park 21,075 



jana, together with a Revision of the Genus and p ar k 24,450, Brockwell Park 22,375, and Peck- notab ty of R- Banksiae, R. damascena, R. Giean- 



tea and R. macrophylla. Of R. Banksia* there are 

 varieties with single, white, fragrant flowers, 



Mo q.. *•'*>#*. «r Tf • At A double, white, fragrant flowers, and double, rich- 



Mr. Silas Cole. -It is proposed to present a v*li™»- on^tu- a si* n • . >l 



. x- • i . at c n ii. ■ M1 yellow scentless flowers. Of R. gigantea, the va- 



testimonial to Mr. Silas Cole, the raiser of the *;**„ ^„u„c„~ u • i * . „ Z. / 



- , Q . . Q I J! 7r 7, iet ^ €rubesce ns has pink, fragrant flowers. Rubus 



Remarks on its Affinities/' by Mr. E. A. Newell 

 Arber; "Historic Doubts " about Vaunthomp- 



soma," by Rev. T. R. R. Stebbing ; Specimens 

 of Cactoid Euphorbias from South Africa (ex- 

 hibited by permission of the Director, Royal Gar- 

 dens, Kew), will be shown by Dr. Otto Stapf, 

 and Miss Ethel M. Phillips will exhibit 

 coloured drawings of Barbados plants. 



typ 



Mr. Cole 



is about to engage in business on his own ac- 



major, R. hypopitys, R. stimulans, R. trijugus, 



count, and it is felt that the present would be 

 an opportune moment to recognize the great 



The Losses Caused by Parasitic Fungi.— work which he accomplished in originating this graphs. 

 It is to be doubted whether the extent of the distinct and beautiful type of the Sweet Pea. 



monetary loss caused by parasitic fungi is 

 generally realised. The following figures are, 

 therefore, not without interest. The official esti- 

 mate of the loss due to the attacks of rust on 



eon^L amounts > ^ Prussia alone, to about 

 ^0,000.000. The loss from this cause amounts 



Already a sum of nearly £124 has been promised, 

 including two donations of £25 each from Ameri- 

 can seed firms. Subscriptions may be sent to 

 Mr. G. H. Mackereth, Market Place, Ulverston. 



R. alexeterius, R. stans, and R. subornatus are 

 new species; all of which, as well as the new 

 Rose, are figured, half natural size, from photo- 



As compared with previously known 

 species, there is none particularly striking 

 among the new species of Rubus. Mr. 

 Forrest's field notes copiously supplement the 

 botanical descriptions. 



Potatos Instead of Grafting Wax. 



o about £3,500,000 in the case of Wheat, to and diary contains much helpful and useful mat- 



ITc^n r^ mm in that of R y* and to about 

 £8,000,000 in Oats. 



awns.- •_ The fact that Messrs. Sutton & *«*•* «•«*<?. -mc nrw F i^i« **»i U uvwvn m me 



ONs well-known volume on lawns has reached year 1911 are fully described in the next section, 



"Gardening Year Book."*— This year book According to the experiments made by Mr. Ber- 



ter for gardeners. The diary occupies the first 

 30 or so pages, and a calendar of garden work 

 follows, well drawn up and of a thoroughly prac- 

 tical nature. The new plants and flowers of the 



lpnn t m" WM "tr***" both for the excel- 



Jw. ^ e contents and for the wide interest 



and many of them are well illustrated from pho- 

 tographs. Several chapters are devoted to a de- 



thn+ " x ""<-* M-KJi. tuc vwue interest i^ia^xio. wc»ciai Liiaptcia die uevuteu lu a ae- 



is taken in lawns. The information which scription of plants and flowers suitable for various 



recT n !i iS thorou g hl y practical, and we can uses, with directions for their culture. Insect 



^^ mmend anyone who has to undertake the pests and plant diseases are also dealt with. The 



, ° la y in g out lawns, and who is new to the rest of the book is occupied with tabular matter, 



thi K^t m £ a carefu l study of the contents of including a comprehensive list of public parks 



and gardens in the United Kingdom. 



Si ^Pki?Ma n rsha S l? n & S Co?) ad i'9? 2 . EIe,raith edhion - < London : 



* 



* f he Gardening Year Book and Interleaved Diary, 1912. 

 (London : VV. H. & L. Collingridge.) Price Is. 



gounioux, and described in Le Jardin, 

 a Potato is better for vine-grafting than any 

 form of grafting clay wax. The method of 

 use is simple. A scion is chosen cf about the 

 same diameter as the stock; a hole is cut through 

 the Potato just large enough to admit of the 

 passage of the stock and scion. After the sur- 

 faces of stock and scion have been prepared for 

 grafting, the Potato is slipped over the stock, 

 the scion placed in position, and the tuber drawn 

 up and fixed so as to surround the graft. Mr. 

 Bejigounioux states that in the dry and hot 

 weather of last year the grafts bound with ordi- 

 nary materials were generally a failure ; those 

 treated in this novel manner were as generally 

 successful. 





