March 30, 1912.] 



THE GARDENERS CH ROM CLE. 









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Narcissi in pots were strongly represented. 

 Mr. T. K. Ingram easily secured the leading 

 award with handsome specimens of lime, de 

 Graaff, Victoria, lime. Plemp, C. J. Backhouse, 

 and Glory of Leiden. 



Mr, Ingram also secured the leading award in 

 the class for six pots of Polyanthus Narcissi with 

 grandly-flowered plants of Aspasia, Irene, Klon- 

 dyke, Elvira, Ideal and Triumph. Mr. Garner 

 won the 1st prize in the class for three pots of 

 Narcissi. Rhododendron (Azalea) mollis and R. 

 indicum were well shown by Mr. T. K. Ingram 

 in the two classes for these plants. G. G. 

 Russell, Esq., had the finest Astilbes (Spiraeas). 

 Mr. Norton showed the best plants of Deutzia 

 gracilis and Cinerarias. 



Cut blooms of Narcissi were shown numerously. 

 Jor 18 varieties, five blooms of each, Sir Ran- 

 dolf Baker, 11. P., Ranston (gr. Mr. A. E. 

 Usher), was easily 1st with clear, handsome 

 flowers, including Lucifer, Mme. de Graaff, 

 Gloire de Leiden, Vanilla and Maximus. 2nd, Mr. 

 T. K. Ingram. Sir R. Baker also won the 1st 

 prize for fine blooms of a Magni-coronati variety 

 with good specimens of Glory of Leiden, and he 

 excelled in the similar class for a Parvi-coronati 

 variety with Cassandra. 



Two classes were allotted for table decorations. 

 In the open class the schedule required Narcissi 

 arranged with any foliage on a table measuring 

 5 feet by 4 feet. Eight competed, but not one 

 was of a superior character. 



In the amateurs' class, Hiss Mabel Gal- 

 braith, Christchurch, was placed 1st for Nar- 

 cissus rugilobus and Asparagus plumosa lightly 

 arranged. 



Non -competitive E xhibits . 



Many traders staged non-competitive exhibits, 

 and gold medals were awarded to Messrs. j! 

 Cypher & Sons, Cheltenham, for Orchids; 

 Messrs. J. Charlesworth & Co., Hay wards 

 Heath, for Orchids ; Messrs. Sutton & Sons, 

 Reading, for Cyclamens, Cinerarias, and other 

 flowers; Mr. Maurice Prichard, Christchurch, 

 Hampshire, for Alpine plants; and Mr. D. 

 bTEWART for miscellaneous flowering plants. 



CANTERBURY ROSE. 



The annual meeting of the Canterbury and 

 Aent rtose Society was held recently; the Mayor 

 (Councillor Godden) presided. The accounts pre- 

 rented by the Hon. Secretary, Mr. C. C. William- 



3i i S 7° W ^ that J t} ? e recei - Dts had amounted to 

 *oo i/s. od and the expenses to £94 7s. The 



V»« n £ r 9 C S -' had been won outright by 

 fc Can S t & Co. . but several gentlemen 

 chaVnf m,sed *<> contribute towards the pur- 

 fixed for rf° t UP ' oP e annual show ™s 

 «nr*« a ; id l y ' J , une 2a General regret was 

 fW^ ab f"ce through illness of the 



astic irtf-S 1 ?™' ■£ L J Tm P ne ' to wb ose enthusi- 

 ^T^ d = *"» tbe society's success 



GARDENING APPOINTMENTS. 



Buzzard nr/-', Readme ' and Mi 'e Bush, Leichton 

 ReadfnBa„ P rfvT 0U - sly a ' W °°dbury, Farley Hifl near 

 *o Sir g C TH c- R PP ^ g ^" Grange > Sevenoaks, y a 9 Gardener 

 R°ce S * eri R St affordsh"e! YWO0D ' *"*" Do ^ L ^ "ear 



r 'lite MuJp RE ^ D ' for the P ast U years Gardener to th P 

 « Garden^ K to°s[r ES f ^* ^J Epsom? Surrey! 



.Ho'.?e. Y Corne N, f° a r ' h9 P. ast 1° years Gardener at Heirs 



•ntendent°orMar a sde n Hai^P < t alden / r and S "P«- 

 Co'Poration, Lancashire k ' U " der ,he Nelson 



r '&L?^:/°; k y; e Pa^t 6 years Gardener to H. 



J? er 'y in the garden* a V'v : S?»^ um > Kent - and for- 

 G-rdene r at fc K ' n / S ™*. Ascot. Berkshire, as 



'Thanks for 8s. Sffor the R eft ? , ? hg "% Lond °n. 

 Mr. c Sue G.O.F. box.-E DS .) 



Buzz[rd HAKTIGAN ' ***., MlS "& Wt3jl5 





— Ens', ' d ° natl0n of 2 *- 

 Mr. A. H p OT 



^rtha!lerf T on R, Y^16 months Foreman at Kiplin n»n 



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WEATHE 



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 the 

 the 



The Following Summary Record of 

 weather throughout the British Islands, for 

 week ending March 23. is furnished from 

 Meteorological Office:— 



GENERAL OBSERVATIONS. 



The weather,— The general condition was again extremely 

 unsettled. Over a large portion of England and Ireland pre- 

 cipitation occurred every day, generally in the form of rain, 

 but sometimes in that of sleet, snow, or hail. Thunder was 

 experienced in a few isolated places on the 18th and 19th, 

 and on the 21st thunderstorms, with hail, accompanied the 

 passage of a line squall from the Scilly Isles to the coast of 

 East Anglia. 



The temperature differed little from the normal as a whole, 

 but was a little below it in most districts. The highest of the 

 maxima occurred on rather variable dates, as a rule either 

 on i the 17th or 21st ; the values ranged from 57 Q in Ireland S., 

 55° in England E. and the Midland Counties to 51° in Eng- 

 land N.E. The lowest of the minima, which were recorded 

 during the latter half of the week, varied from 23° in Scot- 

 land K. to 31* in Ireland and in England S.E., and to 35 u in 

 the English Channel. The lowest grass readings reported 

 were 19^ at Rauceby and Newton Rigg, 20^ at Worksop, and 

 n 9 at Buxton, Durham, and Burnley. In all parts of the 

 Kingdom the temperature of the earth both at 1 foot and 

 4 feet below the surface was above the average ; between 2° 

 and 3° in most localities. 



The rainfall exceeded the normal except in Scotland N. 



u ^7 the excess bein S lar S e in m ost parts of England. On 

 the 19th 1.06 inch (mainly of sleet) fell at Markree Castle, 

 and 1-02 inch at Stonyhurst. 



_ * 



The bright sunshine just equalled the average in Scotland 

 N., and exceeded it in Ireland S., but over the kingdom 

 generally there was a considerable deficiency. The mean 

 daily duration ranged from 45 hours in Ireland S. to 

 2*2 hours in the Midland Counties. In the former district 

 the percentage of the possible duration was 38, and in the 

 latter 18. 



THE. WEATHER IN WEST HERTS. 



Week ending March 27, 



The seventh warm week in succession.— Still another un- 

 seasonably waim week, and the seventh in succession, 

 since the breaking up of the February frost. There oc- 

 curred but one cold day, and only one cold night. On the 

 warmest day the temperature in the thermometer screen rose 

 to 61°— the highest reading as yet recorded this year. On 

 the one cold night the exposed thermometer registered 8° 

 of frost — the lowest temperature as yet this month, but 

 only a moderately low one for the time of year. On 

 the warmest night the same thermometer only fell to 

 48 v , which is, with one exception, the highest minimun 

 temperature I have yet recorded here in March on 

 the surface of the lawn. The ground is at the present 

 time 4° warmer at 2 feet deep, and 5° warmer at 1 foot 

 deep, than is seasonable. Rain fell on each of the first 

 four days cf the week, and to the total depth of 1J inch. 

 Rain fell on each of the 10 days ending the 23rd, 

 the total measurement being 2 inches, or rather more 

 than the average quantity for the whole month. The per- 

 colation through the soil gauges has been rapidly declin- 

 ing during the past three days, but taking the week as a 

 whole. 5 gallons have come through the bare soil gauge, 

 and also through that on which short grass is growing. 

 The sun shone on an average for 2| hours a day, which 

 is lj hour a day short of the mean duration for the same 

 period in March. The winds have been, as a rule, mode- 

 rately high, and in the windiest hour the average velocity 

 was 18 miles— direction W.N.W. The mean amount of 

 moisture in the air at 3 p.m. exceeded a seasonable 

 quantity for that hour by 6 per cent. The Wood Anemone 

 came first into flower on ihe 20th inst., which is 17 days 

 earlier than its average date cf first flowering in the same 

 spot for the previous 20 years, and earlier than in any of 

 those years. E. M., Berkhamsted, March 27, 1912. 



DEBATING SOCIETIES 



READING GARDENERS'. -The fortnightly meet- 

 ing of the members of this association was held on Mon- 

 day, the 18th inst., when there was a good attendance, 

 the president occupying the chair. The lecture for the 

 evening was delivered by Mr. H. Wilson, the Gardens, 

 Lower Redlands, one of the association's oldest members, 

 the subject being "How to Maintain a Supply of Vege- 

 tables Throughout the Year." 



BATH GARDENERS'.— A meeting of this society 

 was held on the 25th inst., when Mr. T. Parrott presided 

 over a good attendance. Mr, Scadding, a member of the 

 Midsomer Norton Horticultural Society, gave a lecture 

 entitled "The Plant: A Living Organism." The lecturer 

 dealt w th the different functions of plant life, and a good 

 discussion followed. The chairman thanked members for 

 making the room so attractive with exhibits. 



CROYDON AND DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL 

 MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT.-On Tuesday, the 19th 

 inst., a meeting of this society was held at the Sunflower 

 Temperance Hotel, George Street. The lecturer was 

 Mr. J. Gregory, Croydon, his subject being "Life in 

 Ponds and Ditches." Mr. Gregory had an excellent series 

 of lantern slides, some of them made by himself many 

 years ago, and with their aid he was able to show minute 

 organisms highly magnified. 



WARGRAVE AND DISTRICT GARDENERS 9 . 



On Wednesday evening, March 20, a paper on " Peach 



and Nectarine Culture " was given by Mr. R, Doe, gardener 

 to Sir Chas. S. Henry, Bart., M.P., Parkwood, Henley-on- 

 Thames. He first described the kind of glasshouse which 

 he considered the most suitable and the formation of the 

 border. The general culture of the trees was next described 

 under the following heads :- Forcing, disbudding, thinning 

 the fruit, pot-culture, best varieties and common diseases. 



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M A R K E T S. 



COVENT GARDEN, March 27. 



must be remembered that these quotations do not repre- 

 sent the prices on any particular day, but only the 

 general averages for the week preceding the date of our 

 report. The prices depend upon the quality of the 

 samples, the way in which they are packed, the supply 

 in the market, and the demand, and they may fluctuate, 

 not only from day to day, but occasionally several times 

 in one day.— Eds.1 



Cut Flowers, Ac: Average Wholesale Prices. 



Arums (Richardias) 

 Azalea, doz. bnchs. 



— moilis, p. bnch. 

 Camellias, per box 



of 18'sand24 s 



Carnations, p. doz. 



blooms, best 



American var. 



— smaller, per 

 doz. bunches 



— Carola, crim- 

 son, extra large 



Eucharis, per doz. 



F re e si a refracta 



alba, p.dz.bun. 



Gardenias, per box 



of 15&18blms. 

 Iris (Spanish), per 

 doz. bunches: 



— white 



— mauve, yellow 

 and blue 



Lilac, per bunch 

 white 



— mauve 



Lilium auratum 



per bunch 



— longi floruin, 



Ion gt per doz. 



— short, per doz. 



— 1 ancif olium 

 alba, long 



— — short 



— speciosum rub- 

 rum, dz. blooms: 



— long 



— short 



Lily of the Valley, 



p. dz. bunches : 



— extra special ... 



— special 



— ordinary 



Marguerite, per 



doz. bunches: 

 ~ Yellow 



Myosotis (Forget- 

 me-not), p. dz. 

 bunches 



Narcissus, per doz. 

 bunches: 



— Double Van 

 Sion 



— Emperor 



— Empress 



— Golden Spur... 



— Obvallaris 



— Campanella 

 (Odorus) 



s.d. s.d. 



3 0-40 

 3 6-40 

 16-19 



16-20 





16-19 

 10 0-15 



6 — 

 26-3 



13-16 



2 6-36 



15 0-18 

 18 0-21 



2 6-30 



3 0-36 



4 0-50 



3 0-36 



30 - 



A. 



2 

 1 6- 



2 



19-20 

 9-10 



15 0-18 



10 0-12 



80 - 



2 0-26 



3 0-40 



10-16 

 2 0-26 

 16-20 

 10-16 

 9-10 



9-10 



Narcissus, per doz, 

 .bunches : 



— Poeticus 



— Princeps 



— Sir Watkin ... 



— Victoria 



— Barrii 



Orchids, Cattleya, 

 per doz. 



— Odontoglossum 

 crispum 



Pelargoniums, 



p. dz. bunches : 



-— Double Scarlet 



Primroses, per doz. 

 bunches 



Roses, 12 blooms, 



— Brides maid, 



— C. Mermet ... 



— General Jac- 

 queminot 



— Liberty 



— Madame 

 Chateney 



— Niphetos 



— Richmond 



— Sunrise 



— Lady Roberts 



— Lady Hilling- 

 don 



— Franz Decgan 



— Kaiserine 

 Spira3a(Astilbe) ja- 



ponica, per. doz. 



bunches ... 

 Sweet Peas (white) , 

 pr. doz. bnchs. 

 Tulips, per bunch : 



— double pink ... 



yellow 



scarlet 



— p. dz. bunches : 



— white 



— yellow 



— scarlet 



— bronze 



— pink 



— Darwin, p. bch. : 



— pink 



•— mauve 



— red 



Violets, p. dz. bchs. 



— Princess of 

 Wales, per doz. 

 bunches 



— Parma 



Wallflowers, per 

 dozen bunches 



s.d. s,d. 



10-16 

 10-13 

 16-20 



2 0-26 

 16-20 



12 — 



3 0-40 



8 0-12 

 18-16 



2 6- 



e 6- 



i o- 



2 0- 



2 0- 



1 6- 



2 0- 



1 0- 



a o- 



2 0- 



3 0- 

 1 6- 



3 

 3 



1 

 4 



6 

 



4 

 2 6 



3 

 1 

 2 



6 

 6 



6 



2 6 



3 6 

 3 



4 0-60 

 2 0-26 



8- 



1 0- 

 1 3- 



1 

 1 

 1 



3 

 6 

 6 



7 0-80 

 6 0-70 

 6 0-80 



8 0-90 

 6 0-80 



10-13 

 13-16 

 18-16 

 13-20 



3 0- 

 2 



4 



2 0-26 



Gut Foliage, Ac: Average Wholesale Prices. 



s.d. s.d. 



7 0-8 



2 0-40 



Ad ian t um Fern 



(Maidenhair), 



best,dz. bnchs. 

 Agrostis (Fairy 



Grass), per dz. 



bunches 

 A sparag us plu- 



mosus, long 



trails, pr.Jdoz. 16-20 



— medium, doz. 

 bunches 



— Sprengeri 

 Carnation foliage, 



doz. bunches... 



s.d. s.d. 



12 0-15 



12 0-18 

 10 0-12 



4 



Croton foliage, var- 

 ious, per dozen 

 bunches 



Cycas leaves, arti- 

 ficial, per doz. 3 0-12 



Eulalia japonica, 

 per bunch 



Moss, per gross ... 



Myrtle, dz. bchs. 



(English), 



small-leaved... 

 — French 



Smilax, per bunch 



of 6 trails 



10-16 



60 - 



6 

 1 



1 6 



Plants in Pots, &c. : Average Wholesale Prices. 



Acacia lineata, 48's, 



per dozen 

 Aralia Sieboldii, p. 



dozen 



Araucaria excelsa, 



per dozen 

 Asparagus plumo- 



sus nanus, p.dz. 



— Sprengeri 

 Aspidistra, p. dz., 



green 



— variegated ... 

 Azaleas, per doz. 



Boronia Megastig- 

 ma, 48's f p, dz. 



Cinerarias, pr. dz. 



Cocos Weddeli- 

 ana,per dozen: 



— 60's 



— larger, each .. 

 Croton, per dozen 



Cyperus alterni- 

 folius, per doz. 



— laxus, per doz. 

 Daffodils, per doz. 

 Dracaena, green, 



per dozen 

 Ericas, per dozen : 



— Willmorei, 48's 



— persoluta 

 Ferns, in thumbs, 



per 100 



— in small and 

 large 60's 



— in 48's, doz. ... 



s.d. s.d, 



.' 18 0-21 



6 0-70 



18 0-21 



10 0-12 

 8 0-90 



21 0-30 

 30 0-60 

 36 0-42 



21 0-24 

 8 0-90 



6 0-12 



2 6-10 6 



18 0-30 



5 0-60 

 4 0-50 



6 0-80 



10 0-12 



15 0-18 

 27 0-30 



8 0-12 



12 0-20 



60 — 



s.d. s.«J. 

 Ferns, choicer 



sorts, per doz. 8 0-12 



— in 32's, per 

 dozen 10 0-18 



Ficus elastica, per 



dozen 9 0-12 



Genistas, 48's, per 



doz. 10 0-12 



Geonoma gracilis, 



60's, per dozen 6 0-80 



— larger, each ... 2 6-76 

 Hyacinths white & 



clrd.,p. dz.pots 10 0-12 

 Kentia Bel more- 

 ana, per dozen 5 0-42 



— Fosterian a, 



60's, per dozen 4 0-60 



— larger, per doz. 18 0-60 

 Latania borbonica, 



per dozen ... 12 0-30 

 Lilium longi- 



florum, p. doz. 20 0-21 



— lancifolium ru- 

 brum in pots, 



per dozen .. 15 18 



— la nc if ol ium 



alba 15 0-18 



Marguerites, white, 



per dozen ... 8 0-10 

 Pandanus Veitchii, 



per dozen ... 36 0-48 

 Phoenix rupicola, 



each 2 6-210 



Spiraea japonica, p. 



dozen pots ... 10 0-12 



