JOURNAL OF HOETICULTURE AND COTTAGE GAEDENEB. 



[ July 6, 1871. 



lie might confiraUilate him on the happy clay this bad been for Not- 

 tingham and the grand Exhibition over which he had, so to spealr, 

 presided [cheers]. 



The MatoPv returned thanlig, and proposed '* The Conncil of the 

 Koyal Horticultural Society." 



Colonel Scott, in reply, said it was a great honour to reply to the 

 toast, and went on to observe that the Society had done much to 

 humanise manhind [cheers]. Sir. Hole had made some comments 

 upon the difficulties in connection with the dinner. He did not tnow 

 the ins and outs of the question, but he reminded them that the 

 Society had a great many difBcuUies to contend with. It was made 

 up of heterogeneous elements. There was first the florist, who looked 

 at a flower in relation to its regularity ; then they had the horticul- 

 turist ])roper, who delighted in looking at everything in the light of 

 colour or beauty of form ; then there was the botanist, who thought 

 that it was the most important thing that a flower should have its 

 right name given to it; aud also the physiological horticulturist, who 

 thoughtof nothing but the scientific pointof the question [hear, hear]. 

 Besides these classes, however, they had the outside public to consider. 

 Horticulture was like painting, there was wanted not only the artists, 

 but the people to admire the works that were produced. Many of those 

 present were men of business, and they were pretty well aware that, in 

 a mundane point of view, the absence of the public would be the worst 

 thing that could befall them [hear, hear]. Still, he did not think 

 the Horticultural Society needed any apology; they were doing their 

 duty manfully and well. He dwelt on the progress the Society was 

 making, and said the Show in Nottingham was one which would bring 

 thousands to see it. He could not help referring to the Local Com- 

 mittee, who had worked so hard to secure a success, and he wished 

 also to acknowledge the efforts of those who had brought together so 

 large a number of jilants, also to those who bad judged them so well, 

 hut who, for tlie nest three or four days, would not have a very happy 

 life of it [cheers]. Last, but not least, they returned their thanks to 

 the Mayor for the honour be had done them, and also for the courtesy 

 and geaiality and all those qualities for which they had been indebted 

 to so great an extent for the success of the Exhibition [cheers]. He 

 thanked them from his heart for the way in which they had been 

 received, and hoped this would be one of a series of meetings at which 

 thev would meet together [cheers]. 



In reply after his health being drunk with great eclat, the CnAimiAN 

 said his heart was that of a gardener. He must not make a pun on 

 the M.ayor'3 name, but he certainly was the right Man-ning (in) the 

 right place wherever he went [cheers]. He (the Chairman) should 

 look back upon this day as one of the happiest in his life [cheers]. 

 This was the first day in which they had bridged over a little chasm 

 which had existed between science and practical gardening [cheers]. 

 He did not pretend to be anything but a lover of flowers. He loved 

 every flower that was grown — that was his idea. The man who could 

 not admire every flower in a wood as well as any Orchid, was not a 

 true gardener. If he did so, however, he was a true florist [cheers]. 

 The Chairman then fold a very droll anecdote, and told it well. In a 

 village nine miles from Nottingham there lived a clergyman, and 

 there also used to live a clerk. We were getting rather tired in this 

 age of the conversational duet between the parson and the clerk, and 

 so the latter race was not quite so flourishing. But there lived in this 

 village a clerk, and he did not think he was offending against pro- 

 priety when he stated that bis name was Kemp. Kemp was a tailor 

 and he played on the violin [laughter]. All things went very happily, 

 the clergyman employing the clerk to make clothes for himself and 

 livery for his man, and he (Mr. Hole) thought it right that native 

 talent should be thus encouraged. Uufortunately, one day there came 

 to the clergyman a new groom, who declared that he would not have 

 his clothes made by Kemp. The clergyman weakly and thoughtlessly 

 listened to the council of the groom, and allowed him to go to a very 

 excellent man and tailor, whom they all liked — Mr. Finn [cheers and 

 laughter]. The man wtnt to Mr. Finn, and the next Sunday when 

 the clergyman gave out the hymn the fiddle of Kemp made no sign 

 [laughter]. Again the clergyman gave out the hymn, repeating the 

 first verse, but the fiddle made no sign. There was consternation in 

 the heart and countenance of the parson, and be turned to that part 

 of the church from which the music proceeded for an explanation, 

 asd after a pause there was a messenger sent, and the reply was, *' If 

 you please, sir, Kemp sa^ s as Finn may fiddle " [laughter]. He hoped 

 that in the same way workirg gardeners would not be put on one 

 side for science, or they mij^ht reply, *' Science may fiddle " [cheers]. 

 He said to the Council of the Koyal Horticultural Society, ''Come to ns, 

 as you have done to-night, in a kind and friendly way, and be fiiends 

 with the British gaidener" [cheers]. He then warmly thanked the 

 company for the way in which they had drunk bis health [cheers]. 



Major Trevoh Claeki.: and Colonel Scott both denied that the 

 Council of the Itoyal Horticultural Society was in any way inimical 

 to the practical gardener. 



Phytosjiegm.v — Tbi3 is a new insecticide, brought ont hy 

 Mr. Pooley. We have had it tried on the red spider, and also 

 upon the green aphides which infest the Plum and the II ise, 

 and the black variety ^^hich curls up the leaves of the Cherry. 

 It killed all the insects it touched, and a Cherry leaf encrusted 

 with the bodies of the slain formed an interesting object under 



a magnifying glass. The inventor states that the lif[nid will 

 not injure tender foliage. We tried it on a young Melon leaf, 

 which is rather a susceptible subject, and it produced no in- 

 jury whatever. The only thing which showed the slightest 

 injury was the tender top of an Apricot shoot growing under 

 glass. Few things are so tender as this ; even water at times 

 afJccts it. When, however, the Apricot leaf has expanded, the 

 phytosmegma does it no harm. 



FRUIT GROWING COMMERCIALLY. 

 {Concluded from page 410 ) 

 Pro PECTS of FiiUiT-GEOWEKS. — Being asked to add some 

 further remarks on the future prospects of the fruit. grower, it 

 will be easily perceived that speculation that way must be liable 

 to the many vicissitudes which befall, more or less, all con- 

 jectures. Nevertheless, there are some rules or laws on which 

 a theory may be based, that is not likely to be affected by any 

 but extraordinary ehangep, and with the first of these may b© 

 classed the certainty that the British fruit-grower must in future 

 make up his mind to compete with the continental grower, for 

 the consumer will not willingly surrender an iota of free trade 

 which has already brought such quantities of foreign fruit into 

 the English market. On the contrary, fruit from districts thet 

 have never yet sent any may be expected hereafter to reach our 

 shores. The great and iiacreasing accommodation afforded by the 

 railway system on the Cvntinect, if backed by a wise and 

 liberal government, will afford meansof transporting toEngland 

 fruits from a greater distance than has ever yet been dreamed 

 of, the probability being that earlier Cherries than the south 

 of France rroduces may reach us from Africa, the sea voyage 

 from the French possessions in that countiy to Marseilles not 

 being a long one, or it may be Turkey, or some other countries 

 bordering on the Mediterranean, may turn their attention to 

 the supplying of the English market. The cheapness of land 

 and labour, aided by a more congenial climate, may enable him 

 to successfully compete with the home grower, whose conditions- 

 are just the reverse of these, only he is on the spot, and avoids 

 those heavy expenses and delays incident to a long journey,, 

 besides the injuries inflicted on fruit gathered so Jong before 

 they are lipe, as fruit must of necessity he that is brought all 

 the way from Algeria. But we shall not be surprised at its 

 being sent this distance, or even further, for the spirit of adven- 

 ture is abroad, and in these days every nation having an article 

 to sell is anxious to dispose of it to the bett bidder, so that in 

 future we must net expect merely the competition at present 

 existing between our home-grown fruits and those of some 

 of the countries nearest our shores ; for the area our fruits are 

 drawn from is increasing, and the only apparent bar that is 

 likely to be imposed hereafter on the fruits of other countries 

 reaching our markets is the time rfqi,iired on the journey, 

 but that may be lessened more than many are aware of. The 

 opening of the Mont Cenis Railway will enable the journey 

 from the sunny plains of Italy to Loudon to be reckoned by 

 hours, and early fruits may pour in from that quarter in un- 

 expected quanti'ies, travelling by rail being so much more ex- 

 peditious than by water, and, assuming a good understanding 

 to be come to between the governments of France and Italy, it 

 setms not unlikely but the choicest products of the latter 

 country may find their way here ; the journey, far as it may 

 seem, is not more than half that of the great fimfrican rail- 

 way which crosses that continent between New y. rk and San 

 Francisco, and short as the time has been since that under- 

 taking was first opened to the public, the consignments of fruit 

 from the Califo^nian to the Atlantic S'ates, have already told 

 on the markets of the latter, the fine climate of the far west 

 enabling it to compete Euccessfully with the older colonies, 

 although its produce has to be sent over upwards of 3000 miles 

 of rail. With that example before us, we need not be surprised 

 on hearing of fruit being sent long distances to us, the only 

 impediment would seem to be the unavoidable delay iu cross- 

 ing the Channel, and for a time, no doubt, the govemments of 

 countries nearest to us, as France or Belgium, might impose 

 some restrictions on goods passing through their territories not 

 being of their own production, but it is likely these difficulties 

 will eventually give way, and the London maikit be thrown open 

 to and of easy "access to the fiuit-growers of southern Europe. 

 Trie intending planter had therefore better keep this in mind, 

 for it is possible the very article he thinks he can send to 

 market at a moderately early period in the season, may have 

 already been there a month from some more favoureti land. 



