404 THE 
GARDENERS 
CHRONICLE. 
[SEPTEMBER 2 5, 1878, 
The best bunch of Grapes was MM of Alex- 
andria, from Knebworth Gardens 
Franklin had a еа. bunch of lack "Hambargh: 
The best basket of fruit came from Mr. George Dunn, 
e hon. secretary. In the dish for ions 
in 
; me nice Apples, while the culinary 
Apples were wies lusu and [peo shown, 
As usual, ther poppe in the 
class for a basket of mixed vegetables. 
The best con- 
ined almost everything grown in a genio, but all 
nicely arran and of capital quality. This came 
eager, and Captain Fellowes 
~ from the Rev. J 
and Мг. George "Salmon were Аа Dana 2d 
and 3d. 
All the vegetables in their several classes were well 
as this true of the Carrots, the 
also finely s 
Snow ici = Tat to that came some fine samples 
of Myatt's Ashleaf. 
There were two classes for collections of cut 
flowers, in one case the prizes being offered for variety 
and beauty, and in in the other for taste displayed in their 
arrangement, and they were well contested by the 
Due gentry. The best € came from Mr, Georg 
Dunn and Са: Fellowes, considerable taste being 
shown by both exhibit M gie 
was very fine, and the cottager classes 
especially appeared to enjoy their floral //z, which is 
to them quite a gala day. 
oo 
Thornton Heath: Szt І tc bb pe the first 
attempted at Thornton Неа th, place in the 
Athenzum, a light and suitable pero and in tents 
in да adie acent grounds. 7 im 
e fruit generally was good, especially the es, 
For both the kit с ni desse rt A me ea awaits 
were closely contested, the 
the former division to Mr, 
Bo 
C. R. Christie, Esq., was adjudged the prize ; the 2d 
place again о Dr, Shapland. Т ze 
Peaches was . C. Runmer, ee” of S 
Norwood 5 that in. Nectarines by M rs Jones, of 
eath, Plums were very 
by Captain P. Read for a dish of 
Lhe dso Plums; Mr. Atterbury taking the 24 place. 
rapes the prize fell to Mr, J. Hayter, of 
зы Heath. 
etables pow o were generally very good, In the 
collection of six varieties the 
Gorham also took prizes for som 
very fi fine Cabbage, eni f for his ation of cottage 
les. Cucumbers and uces of con- 
"rid merit were exhibited by Mr. Hayter, and 
Onions of К. T. Oelrichs, Esq., who took the 
classes 
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——: d um ren) ge 
A e, niti in TULIT Tene Sonet fine 
Е мей; Зе 
plan 
fortunate, ree Ferns, and 
greenhouse plants, sen Henderson, of Sion 
Nursery, Thornton Ур produced a most picturesque 
effect, place were on a rais atform 
most conspicuous ЫШАНА, су” Spray rte 
also exhibited by Mr. J. f the Royal 
urseries, ео, апа һу З, па Carter & 
ham and Holborn 
Co., of Syden 
„Саш of Gui жш aleo, kai b C. ое, 
and F PF Esq., of 
"Law Notes. 
PLEA OF ILLNESS IN AN ACTION FOR Waces, 
—Fallarion v. Broo£s. —This 
for flowers Mr. T King, gr. to 
the sum of 30s., for a week's wages, and 30s. for one 
week's wages in lieu of notice. The plaintiff said he 
had been for thirteen years in a prior rv and 
brought an excellent character with him à 
sent emp e service he 
sence, »- he was to 
day’ : p ich 
applied for a full week’s wages 
In cross- os die ion, the plaintiff 
not con- 
o 
if ill, he o 
calle d Mr. “Brooks, who s aid that, in consequence о of 
had engaged another man in his place, and t that, 
on ing the plaintiff this, he became so very abus 
in the ai y a Soar th to Брав 
learned Judge said that 
laintiffs illness to be of such 
um 
ун алса еа 
i Pilla Garden, 
THE shortening days indicate unmistakably the 
drawing near of autumn, though the bright and sunny 
weather we are now enjoying met last for AM NA 
to come, and while the days are ge m, 
frosts —the dread of the gardener in eei аА 
Lenin] put in appearance. e t this bright open 
on other grounds, one of the chief y^ these 
are to ripen the growth of fruit trees, Owing to 
the Mis = summer _they have been making growth 
ne and are even growing still, 
but the [s Eres will check th e growth to some 
Р апа greatly promote the proper ripening of 
It is also wanted in order that the garden 
irn be cleared of refuse and weeds. At this season 
of the year a good amount of rubbish fone 
and it is laid aside to dry, and then burn oon as 
it has become readily combustible. We Зай, a kind 
of permanent fire-heap going just now, and a good 
heap of ashes is accumulating. Almost daily additions 
are being made to it, for there is nothing like keeping 
rubbish that i is of no other use than for burning con- 
es have 
undoubted chemical value also, and are thus far better 
than sand. As soon as rain falls, and the heap becomes 
saturated. with. moisture, the. contents will be sifted 
parts stored away ina. „у dil to 
mingle with the potting soil, es 
Auriculas, P. olyanthuses, &c. c^. amakin 
refuse is looked over, all pieces of charcoal epus: А 
and carefully preserved for drainage for pots, 
remainder dug into the stiffest soil in NE 
Stiff soils work Mesi some difficulty just now, because 
they have becom so much of ^ta but by beat- 
ing the lamps with она spade they soon break 
to pieces. Thes parts Lo en are now 
bein саа ог where the crops 
a ү er to get the soll pulverised and of 
a ага Д aba туй character, 
am, 
THE MIXED Вокрек, — This s pleasure-yielding 
part of the garden requires almost daily attention, as 
owers are decaying, and we like to remove th 
withering stalks as soons as ible. As soon as the 
foliage of any strong hardy plant, such as Delphinium, 
Potentilla, Aconitum, &c., geri: we cut away the 
o 
stalks, and then loosen the a little about the 
r ing in somé water t the earth moist 
about it, for in the case of growing p hs the 
very di t the roots. We 
then cast about the roots a little decayed le 
refuse, and leave them for 
like stout flower-stalks that will not readily rot is at 
once burnt; but all that will speedily decay is con- 
veyed to the ish uable assistant 
the plant growing on Norman 
———— 
and its white lege d alba, known also as I 
um 
Jaubert this are now laden w: 
and as long as the. ч nts are not allow Pa: te foren, 
from drought you may cut liberall "y ‚ 
blossoms. Some beautiful Potentill а EE 
i 
th 
zebra Marigold, a variety of the pot or x e 
gold, the yellow flowers striped with o Orange; and 
others, are now v гіа gay, and minister much to 
pleasures found in a garden. One never tires of 
these things as id S ordin 
plants ; and the most ema portraits in the way of 
embroidered beds bec 
me monotonous from their v 
sameness of bsec 
very 
E PEAS.— The haulm of these will now be 
deciding - they should be cleared from the ground, 
If the sticks have been made of 
young tough 
twigs they will keep for use another year if there is 
space to stow them away, but they cause some trouble 
during the winter to keep in order, as they are’ 
and the lum M broken to pieces; by- рк 
ound will be well dug : and manured. —— 
a liquid paste i eee | 
using clay and a little soot, the former well moi 
with water; and into this li 
the moist- 
rain comes by-and bye the plants: 
e ас esta ed. Our favourite varie. _ 
ties of pn: for small gardens are the Early Dwarf. 
— and the Improved Nonpareil, = : former — 
lanted only a foot apart, We put Cabbage | 
pen the D delicious vegetables that in be grown | 
in a Villa Garden, ave now a эы ж пее | 
Ње Improved Nonpareil that will soo: in, and, 
youn пе ои addition Y the 
айне table, ender 
in autumn and spring, 
best, and when in consequence they are m 
este n as the newly put in plants begin 
to make a little headway in the matter of growth, the 
soil is drawn up on side o in the form — 
of a ridge, the plants being in a of drill, The 
soil affords some protection to the roots in winter, and - 
erg in s by keeping them cool a 
as 
maar to the surface it t ensures them something tof 
pon. 
ИЯ Flowers. 
TRACING the CARNATION back to its origin, asset 
gement and beauty of its individual blooms. 
Indeed, perhaps as regards its Ад oun colour. and 
illimitabl and markings, the imp 
har been greater than in any other class of plani | 
pera 
It is "t in somewhat authoritative works | of : 
eren bo 
must always exist on this point, because, though it : 
is to be seen growing wild in some few parts of the 
country at this time, and has existed there for some 
years past, yet when we consider that these situation’ 
consist of such sites as the walls and other surro 
ings of Rochester Castle, in Kent, which are pim 
in their formation, we may surmise that such | AP pn. | 
the seeds may have Ded 
but rather ests t 
sugg [See 
duced by the Norman *»3 
Certain is it, vec that the species hast <i g 
