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MR. WILLIAM CRUMP, V.M.H. 
E ach ary Gard. Chron., April 19, 1919, p. 192, 
ade the announce ement that Mr, William 
Gan mp was relinquisning his care of the m 
агре 
at Madresfi рее a Malve ern, , after 
of about 40 y 
ment. His re Me men э now iE effect and 
readers will be interested in the following 
ассо, of career of „бв distinguished horti- 
cul w Ea e Shropshire on June 
ad exhibited a strong 
1845, 3x a 
inclination E р ас жез After receiving the 
usual education of the village lad, ded e local 
National Schoo tx he determined to on en- 
t his обама “pit e "ж он 
та im to some other occupation: 
Various posts were offered him, | e was so 
determined to adopt gardening as his profession 
that finally his parents consented, and, after a 
urse ion, he duly apprenticed 
in a g His first oe charge was 
tnat of fores: of the glass department 
at 
Powis Castle, Уеа. ое. {пе late Mr. С. 
rown, а famous Scotch gard of the old 
school. Pow astle ga; iiM neluded a good 
home nursery ady “that time, Мо splen did speci- 
mens of trees and. shrubs and гоно ої сһоїсе 
and rare ~~ ifers, The cultivation of the Pine- 
apple was е ise: which also 
included ЕС wall — of Pacha: and Nectar 
ines and terraces of ‘hardy, herbaceous Ducis] 
rs’. service,.he accepted the offic 
s at Heckfield Place, Hamp- 
re, late Mr, Wildsmith. It was 
for hel “experience | to be gained from a place 
e ous gardeners had received 
rec p rather than for the wages, 
is app 
cultivated, he ol dai sad as g io 
Ir. F. Harris, Lamberhurst, Kent, 
did not realise his ex pectations and, after frair 
зей һе was appointed to Ble енын Pal Palace gar- 
g general 
ва knowledge. Аё this ti 
ity and 
e Mr. Crump 
He ral silver cups. and g d medals, 
tang the. po Ribband at the or tional 
Potato Exhibition at- the Crystal Palace. Most 
iated of all was M Webbers’ packi 
— [M 
exhib the o Med Colem 
Mr. Anti o of Wies Court ond bead Mr. 
Crum ihe first prize each: "time- Blenheim 
field ped y fruit trees are 
— annually dor "both iners id and farm 
nantry, and oen. еч usly.. Mr. 
Crimp made many experi in grafting and 
с g, with a wae Е е improvement 
in flavour of choice varieties’ of fruits. Parti 
success, at times, кешк Sigal ul, e further 
proved disappoint and imei 
doned. At Madresfeld - b is an pass 
where about 
tion, there are numbers of seedli 
ieti th Бине ings a 
ourshing young orchards on 
the dic of а scheme introduced 
some "twelve ва fifteen years ago, becca the 
le for fruit growing, 
THE GARDENERS’ 
ben — undertakes А find _the trees (which 
re always of the very d), the 
akes: аар = а plant them 
He also undertakes the pruning, spraying and 
other ти гэ буе years, gratis to the 
tenant. The latter undertakes to find 
ull of soil for mulching each tree. At the 
piration o e years, the E ni Daye. an eam 
rent of tree is in good 
"per treo во 
health. The. Зараа ata tke pruning ml 
the tenant takes all the fruit. The pcr 
value is, thereby, much enhanced, 
БЧ pe 
Mr. Crump was among the first sixty boen. 
select eceive the Victoria Me = of 
Honour of Horticulture. He is one о e 
i Г арааг иет: А 
very 
examiners for the par 
dens апа allotments, aan teachers’ 
UA xà у end yal Horticultural pee 
For officiated 
churchvarden ot Madvesield Chile rch, has any T: 
as nager 8 he idi schools for sevente 
post EI sm beg retary for thirty-five years, 
and со нес for twe ears, 
the Madres heki, Horticntural Society. e has 
acted as judge at many important exhibitions, 
including Seal YM i m р. bas 
ceived many gifts from "il P" 
wishes go de and we 
feel sure that, after a oan so gre years 
“us Eet: service, he will pat al A me маен 
n his retirement and w red r 
MR. WILLIAM CRUMP, V.M.H. 
CORDES 
OYAL HOR 
JUL ы. —There was a capital exhibition "t 
Westminster on this date, aad Аюш the айе: 
Hue n a large attendance, many of the 
visito: from considerable distances to 
see de National Carnation and Picotee s s 
dis) 
th addition to Carnations, hardy flow 
plants and ‘Orchids were promirent features Ta 
the outstanding 1 of vege- 
tables from Aldenham ош Elstre dee. Del- 
phiniums and Sweet Peas provided the greater 
number of note. 
tee. 
if me —Messrs. H. B. May (in the chair), 
E. Bowles, George D lw Barr, H. 
EE ua Dickson, C. Domi os ren. 
John Heal, Andrew Ireland, y^ H. 
Jenkins, H. 
i лош, Lr F. Меш. W. Р. Тһошзоп, Charles 
. Ste’ n, i Wa Cuthbertson, S. 
vide А, Arthur T , G.: Het 
Mor 213 * ione 
F. >. W. a 
Jas. Hudson. 
CHRONICLE. 
[Jvrx 19, 1919. - 
AWARDS OF Мент. 
им Sir repens Haig.—A remark 
е, tie еы са 
уа with large, semi-dou ie 
in got spik f extraordinary 
colour is deep purplish blue, 
Delphinium Millicent Blackmore. 
beautiful v 
ariety has semi-double flowers of la 
size, of a Revise bright mauve blue shade 
is very pleasing. The deep fio wn centre ad 
to the Memmi eness of the flowers that are 
r each nearly 3 inches in diame 
Both the shes oing were shown by Mose 
BLACKMORE AND LANGDON 
Del er m F. W. Smit A mo 
variet; ith rounded, semi-double flowers 
XR 
Me size, long- stalked and Simos set on 
The I 
spikes. colour is brig ich blue, wi 
же centre. Shown by СМ ead SON, 
(gr. Mr. F. W. Smith), Weybridge. 
Delphinium Joan.—A single variety of 1 
size and good form. The colour is soft medi 
blue with. brown centre. Shown Mr. 
WELts, Jun 
Үл Pea Gladys.—A charming variet; 
е: "ebes were s y M 
р в аур Co., Cogges 
‘weet Pea cott's aie. ik -— 
Sweet Pea of size and. good form and bea 
ing four blooms on every sp 
colour is very dense and. of 5 ra 
than one usually " understands b 
y всагіеб 
Sweet Pea Annie Ireland (see Fig. 
dainty variety with white wings and a b 
клат which has a flus ging of 
pink. The flowers are of exceptionally goo 
form and size 
Peas were shown by Mess 
IRELAND AND Hrrencocs. sem: E Tey. 
Rose Sea Foam a see 
osa bracteata.. ‘Tt bears iis double, T Мо 
in bracteate clusters on stout 
with deep green, ыз, s NS Tol e h 
flowers are slightly s ыт Žid the petals сш e 
prettily at the mar mia Shown by Messr 
Wa. PAUL AND Son 
PS 
J . OSBORNE, ton-on-Thames 
m G. Cook), exhibited fine flowers 
ое chromatella, N. Marliacea albida, 
M. ea; fruiting sprays of Eleagn 
longipes; these fruits are said to be useful fi 
reserving. The elongated, ground group 
tributed by the Alder River Nursery, con 
fine ошоп inar 
Messrs. B. R. CANT AND qe owed a ha 
me n Gard. Chron 
obtained by set Hia 
Soulieana 
ee _ Searle 4 Climber Rose 
n by Mes Wm. Раст 
eat t conditi 
f 
phiniums were shown in 
BLACKMORE AND LANGDON; 
Douglas Taig, Statuaire 
