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act the evil. Now nothing can be more effective and handy 

 than Mr. Le Butt's hand drill. The seed is sown evenly, and by 

 the use of the brass collar the drill can be adjusted to any 

 description of seed. I have fonnd it very useful, and can re- 

 commend it to any who like efficiency and neatness in their 

 gardens. — D., Deal. 



GERANIUMS GROWN IN RUTLAND DURING 



1870. 



I hive tried many varieties, but find none better than the 

 following : — 



For Bedding. — Stella and Cybister, both do well here, espe- 

 cially the latter ; Trentham Scarlet; Christine, rather too seedy 

 this dry summer ; Sutton's Scarlet Perfection, the very best 

 scarlet bedder I have ever grown, being dwarf, compact and a 

 free bloomer, with well-shaped flowers ; Indian Yellow ; Orange 

 Nosegay ; Monsieur Martin ; Captain Daley ; Admiration ; Dr. 

 Hogg, good, but goes to seed rather too much ; Mr. Eyles ; 

 Hon. Gathorne Hardy, the best Nosegay Geranium I have 

 grown ; and International. 



Double Geraniums. — Gloire de Nancy, Madame Rose Char- 

 meux, Madame Lemoine, and Marie Lemoine, are all good 

 beddere. 



For Pot Culture or Vases. — Donald Beaton, Lord Derby, 

 Chieftain, Commander-in-Chief, Marie Van Houtte, Clipper, 

 Mrs. William Paul, and Monsieur Comner. — E. C, Oakham. 



STRAWBERRIES WORTHY AND UNWORTHY 

 OF CULTIVATION. 



In the retained list of kinds (page 121) I notice the following : 

 — Oscar, Myatt's Eliza, Goliah, Due de Malakoff, Comte do 

 Paris, and Ajax, all most uncertain croppers in this northern 

 locality. I have tried each of them, but have long since dis- 

 carded them. On the othor hand, in the rejected list I notice 

 Comte de Zras, Cornucopia, Excellente, Lecoq Pine, and 

 Wonderful — kinds that I have grown for years, and I cannot 

 recall an instance in which they have failed to give satisfaction 

 to the grower. 



Again, in the list of retained kinds, those stated to possess 

 especial merit are marked with an asterisk. I notice a variety 

 apparently considered unworthy of that distinction, which I 

 think the best Strawberry I ever saw — namely, W. J. Nicholson. 

 I saw a very fine plantation of this variety at Egglescliffe on 

 the 11th of July, the quantity and size of the fruit being some- 

 thing wonderful for the season, and I was assured it was the 

 first to ripen in any quantity there, having completely beaten 

 kinds like Sir J. Paxton. Its habit is good, with nice bright 

 green foliage ; the fruit, sometimes wedge-shaped but generally 

 conical, is very bright in colour, with rich, juicy, melting white 

 flesh — in fact, I think this the best of any of the large-fruited 

 varieties possessed of fine flavour that I ever saw, and those 

 who have it not would do well to procure it at once. 



I have seen another fine seedling, raised by M. Gloede, called 

 James Veitch, which must, I think, prove an acquisition, 

 though I have not tasted it. The fruit, however, is very large, 

 and the plant appears to be a capital cropper. 



The following are a few of the kinds I have noticed as gene- 

 rally doing well wherever I have seen them grown in the north 

 — viz., Lucas, Cockscomb, Wonderful, Cornucopia (capital for 

 preserving), La Constante, Comte de Zans, Ascot Pine Apple, 

 W. J. Nicholson, Dr. Hogg, Mr. Radoh flV, President, and Sir 

 J. Paxton.— J. W., Hiddlesbroughon-Tees. 



DIFFERENCES ABOUT ROSES. 

 Mademoiselle Mabie Rady having been before the public 

 since 1865, and universally acknowledged by all Rose-growers 

 to be good, has at last been admitted by Mr. Radchjffe among 

 the good Roses, as having been fully proved by him. 1 suppose 

 in about two years' time we shall be told by the same authority 

 that we may safely grow Madame la Baronne de Rothschild or 

 La France. Some persons may prefer to try if even a scribbler's 

 opinion be sound rather than wait for a fiat issued from Okeford 

 Fitzpaine. — An Amateur. 



Cabbage plants three times in the season — Bay the first week 

 in May, the first week in June, and the first week in July. 

 The moth which lays the eggs will not light on the plants on 

 account of the smell of the soot, and the soot is a good manure. 

 — A Constant Readeb. 



Avoiding Cabbage Catebpillabs. — A correspondent lately 

 asked how to keep caterpillars frcm Cabbages. I have fonnd 

 it a good plan to sow a little dry Boot between the rows of 



THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



PROPOSED VISIT TO NOTTINGHAM. 



The Council of the Royal Horticultural Society having deter- 

 mined upon each year holding a summer exhibition in some 

 important town in Great Britain, a meeting was held August 

 25th in the Mayor's parlour, at the Exchange, to take into con- 

 sideration the desirability of forwarding an invitation from 

 Nottingham for their first exhibition in 1871 to be held in that 

 town. Lord Belper presided, and there were also present the 

 Mayor, Mr. H. Sherbrooke, Mr. E. J. Lowe, Mr. J. L. Thack- 

 eray, Mr. J. H. Lee, Mr. R. Birkin, Mr. J. Barber, Mr. Aid. 

 Herbert, the Kev. J. M. Valpy, Messrs. Chapman, Oann, the 

 Rev. Samuel Reynolds Hole, Messrs. Armitage, Johnson (Town 

 Clerk), Tarbotton, Starey, Ayres, Speed, of Chatsworth ; Ander- 

 son, of NewBtead ; Pearson, of Chilwell ; Cooling, of Derby; 

 Caparn, of Newark ; Gibbons, of Bramoote ; Spencer, of Beeston ; 

 Edwards, of Nuttall ; FrettiDgham, of Beeston ; Cookson, of 

 Carrington ; Johnson, of Colwick ; Read, of Pleasley Vale, &c. 

 The following gentlemen, not being able to attend, sent their 

 approval of the project : — Mr. Ingram, of Belvoir Castle ; Mr. 

 Lamb, of Colston Basset ; Mr. Tillery, of Welbeck ; Mr. Hen- 

 derson, of Thoresby ; Mr. Miller, of Worksop Manor ; Mr. 

 Barton, of Oxton ; Mr. Cruikshank, of Kingston; Mr. Meiry- 

 weather. of Southwell, and others. Iu opening the meeting, 



His Lordship observed that no doubt those present were 

 aware of the object which had brought them together. The 

 Royal Horticultural Society had held its meetings in the country, 

 but always at the same place and at the same time as the Royai 

 Agricultural Society. He understood that now, however, they 

 were of opinion that it would be more advantageous to hold a 

 separate meeting, and some gentlemen believed that if there 

 was an application from Nottingham it might be held there. 

 The meeting was called for the purpose of considering the de- 

 sirability of sending an invitation, and as Mr. Lowe would be 

 prepared to state all particulars, he should at once call upon 

 him to do so. (Hear, bear.) 



Mr. Lowe remarked that he had received a number of letters 

 from different persons who were unfortunately absent from the 

 meeting, amongst others from Eail ManverB, who was at the 

 IbIo of Wight, but who would have been glad to have attended 

 and given his cordial support. Sir Henry Bromley had also 

 written, but as bi3 train did not arrive until ten minutes to 

 twelve o'clock they could not expect him there at eleven o'cloek. 

 Sir Henry expressed himself very anxious that they should get 

 the Society to hold its meeting at Nottingham ; and added that 

 he should like to see an artisans' prize cup worth ten guineas, 

 towards which object he should wish to give five guineas him- ■ 

 self. (Hear, hear.) He had had letters also from the Mayor 

 of Newark and others, but he would not detain the meeting by 

 reading them. As Lord Belper had said, the Royal Horticul- 

 tural Society had for the last four years gone into the provinces 

 once a-year with the Agricultural Society, but it had now in- 

 creased so much in importance that it felt that it ought no 

 longer to play second fiddle to any other scciety. It had there- 

 fore determined upon holding a show by itself in some town 

 not then frequented by the Royal Agricultural Society. Hear- 

 ing of this he spoke to some of the members of the Council, 

 and asked if Nottingham Eect a proper invitation whether there 

 would be any chance of success in obtaining the first inde- 

 pendent meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society there. To 

 that question be received a very favourable reply, and he be- 

 lieved that, though there were other towns in the field, they stood 

 a better chance than any other. (Hear, hear.) He next wrote 

 to the Secretary of the Horticultural Society to inquire the con- 

 ditions on which they would come, and received this reply : — 

 " I am favoured with your letter of the 4th inst., and, in reply, 

 beg to inform you that the sum required as a guarantee fund 

 is £700 when the Royal Horticultural Society is visiting the 

 provinces, and the following will give you an idea of the 

 amounts collected for special prizes in the towns visited by the 

 Society — viz., at Bury St. Edmunds we offered £423 Is , they 

 collected £238 6s. 6d. ; at Leicester we offered £478 10s. 6d., 

 they collected £362 ; at Manchester, we offered £497 16s. 6d., 

 they collected £394 9s.; at Oxford we offered £510 6s., they 

 collected £251 0s. 6rf." From this it appeared that the prize 



