January 13, 1912. 



THE 



GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



23 



tested. In every case the amount due for 

 trial charges must be sent Avith the seeds. 

 The proceedings of the Floral Committee 



posit there were present over 6^000 tons of 

 ammonia, about 8,000 tons of sulphates, 

 3,000 tons of chlorine in chlorides. Takins; 

 the S.W. metropolitan .station as a basis, Avill be printed in the autumn of 1912, and 

 the total deposit per year over the same a copy Avill be sent to every person oi- fii-m 

 area Avould average 53,820 tons, in which 

 were present 4,000 tons of ammonia, about 

 5,000 tons of sulphates, and 4,000 tons of 

 chlorine in chlorides. As pointed out by 

 our contemporary, the soot gauge discloses 

 in a striking manner the defects of the 

 coal fire, but, having regard to the large 

 deposit registered at the City station, it is 

 reasonable to assume that the factory chim- 



sending seeds to the trials 



Horticulture at Oxford.— 



are very sorry to loam that the financial 

 results of the Oxford Horticultural So- 

 ciety's work during the past year were not 

 sat'sfactory. The chairman at the annual 

 meeting state<l that the gate money taken 

 at the two shows Avas about £70 less than in 

 1910, and this decrease had necessitated 



neys <x)ntribute more freely to the mipun- ^j,^ ^^,,^^]^ ^1^^ ^^^^^^j 



ties of^ the atmosphere, and especially to j,^ meeting the liabilities The total in- 

 the acids present, than is generally sup- ^^^^ j^^qq appears to us 



posed to be the case. ,^,,.1^ ^l,^^,^g^ gj^^^^y ^^^^^ 



The 



Greater 



Show of 1912. 



Birmingham 



The famous Handsworth 

 Floral Fete will in future yield name and 

 place to the new society created as a result 

 of the great extension of Birmingham City. 

 Mr. W. G. Carradine, the secretary of the 

 Birmingham Horticultural Society, is mak- 

 ing great efforts to secure the success of 

 the first shoAV luider the new conditions. 

 An attractive schediile is in course of pre- 

 paration, and everything points to a great 

 exhibition. The Lord Mayor of Birming- 

 ham (Alderman AV. H. Bowater, Esq., J. P.), 

 has accepted the Presidency for 1912. 



The Isling- 



EVERGREEN SHRUBBY 



CLIMBERS- 



For covering walls^ or where a screen is 

 required all the year round, the deciduous 

 climbers cannot compete with evergreens 

 during the winter. Many of the latter also 

 have most beautiful flowers. As pillar 

 plants, and for furnishing pergolas to give 

 variety, especially during the winter, ever- 

 green subjects are most useful, particularly 

 some of the ivies. Some object to these 

 latter on account of tlieir sombre appear- 

 ance, but what could be more handsome 

 than the entrance to a pergola drape-d with 

 Hedera <lentata, clothed with flower and 

 fruit? 



Some few subjects that I shall name re- 



Barnsbury Square. 



ton Borough Council have, in terms of a 

 lease hel-d for many years past, maintained 

 Barnsbury Square as a public garden. The 

 lease has now terminated by effluxion of 

 time, and the land has reverted to the 

 owners of the houses abutting on the 

 square. The Council being desirous of 

 keeping the square as an open space, have 

 decided to purchase under the Open Spaces 

 Act, 1906, the land for £2,000, less one 

 29th part, and to dedicate the square to 

 public use as an open space. 



The National Hardy Plant So- 

 ciety's first exhibition will be held in 

 the Royal Horticultural Hall, Vincent 

 Square, Westminster, on Wednesday, June 

 19, 1912. A preliminary schedule of open 

 and amateur's classes has been prepared, 

 ■and may bo h.^d post free on application to 

 Mr. A. J. Macself, show secretary and or- 

 ganiser, 52, BecchfieM Road, Finsbury 

 Park, London, N. 



Sweet 



1912.— The 



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National Sweet Pea Society will hold trials 

 of sweet peas at the ' ' Times Exiierimental 

 Station," Sutton Green, Guildford (con- 

 ducted by Mr. Harry Foster), and at Bur- 

 gage Experimental Station, Leicestersliire 

 (conducted by Major C. C. Hurst, F.L.S.). 

 m 1912. No Awards or Certificates will 

 be granted to novelties unless they are sent 

 for trial. For the novelty trials a charge 

 of 5s. per variety will be made, and novel- 

 ties will be accepted only from the raiser 

 or introducer. Forty seeds of each novelty 

 must reach the hon' secretarv, Mr. C. H. 

 <-iirtis, Adelaide Road, Brentford, Middle- 

 sex, not later than Januarv 20, 1912. The 

 seeds nius^be divided, and placed in plain 

 packets, 20 seeds in each ; and every pair 

 «r plam packets representing one varietv 

 must bear the same number or letter, for 

 purposes of identification. With each set 

 ot seeds there must be a letter, bearing the 

 senders name at the top, the number or 

 letter of each varietv sent, and, opposite 

 sucli number or letter, the name of the var- 

 iety (it any), the colour section to which it 

 nelongs and (if orange or salmon) whether 



\LT.] '^''^fl^f^- S«-eet ])eas will also 

 f^e tpsted for pnrity at a charge of 10s. per 

 ^ ock or variety sent; not fewer than two 

 oo^en so(hIs sh'.uld be sent, and the send... 



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L^LIO-CATTLEYA MRS. W. HOPKINS. 



handsome variety with medium-sized flowers, crimson-purple lip, and rich yellow sepals 

 and petals, the latter mottled with purple. A.M., R.H.S., January 9. F. Wellesley, 



Esq., W-cstfield, Woking. 



would ensure the exhibitions proving more 

 attractive to the residents than they were 

 in the summer of 1911. 



San Jose Scale in the Trans- 

 vaal. — From the current issue of tlie 

 ''Agricultural Journal of the Union of 

 South Africa," we learn that the much- 

 dreaded San Jose scale (Aspidiotus perni- 

 ciovsus), has foxnid its wav into the 



e.ect at which set of trials tliese be f()i-e:^n nienil)er of this society. 



quire somewhat different treatment, but ; 

 a general rule, any deeply-dug, well- 

 manured soil will grow the several sub- 

 jects well. I need iiardly say tliat extra 

 care when planting, such as adding mould, 

 old potting soil, or the spent refuse from 

 a mushroom-bedj will give the plants a 

 good start into growth. Abundance of 

 moisture to the roots and overhead during 

 dry weather is im]>ortant to secure satis- 

 factoi-y growth. Tlie more free growth is 

 the more handsome will be the leafage and 

 the finer the effect produce<l. 



Berberidopsis corallina is an interesting 

 and showy climber, not enough grown ; 



I'iniiriazt'ff , ]>rofessor of botany in the I'ni- true, it requires a little extra care to ob- 

 \ er.sitv of ^Moscow, has been elected a tain success, and a wall Gft. or more high. 



Transvaal. 



The 



disco\'ered 



pest was 



by Mr. J. "W, Moore, of Potchefstroom, in 



working up a collection, and steps were at 

 once taken to effect its (^xterniiimtion. 



Royal Society.— M. Klement A. 



with an eastern aspect, suits it well ; good 



