jajsl-aby 27, 1912. 



THE 



GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



81 



^iation ; (2) that immediate steps be taken to 

 start a fund for the foundation of a horti- 

 cultural institution and library; (3) that 

 more facilities be afforded the young men to 

 take part in the work of the association ; and 

 (4) that a Benevolent Fund be started to 

 temporarily assist gardeners who had met 

 with misfortune. Provision was also made 

 for the holding of examinations in horticul- 

 ture, granting bursaries to students of hor- 

 ticulture, e'cc. 



As regards the members' subscriptions, it 

 was proposed to adopt, in place of the uni- 

 form annual subscription of 2s. 6d. at present 

 in force, a scale of subscriptions commencing 

 at 2s. 6d. as at present, running up to £2 2s. ; 

 ^nd, as regards the foundation of a horticul- 

 tural institution and benevolent fund, it wa<s 

 stated that the council were now in posses- 

 sion of the nucleus of a fund for the former 

 in the s"irape of a donation of £80 from the 

 surplus of the Scottish National Exhibition 

 {1908), and that about £2D0 more had been 

 subscribed by the office-bearers of the associa- 

 tion, ixnd that an anonymous donor had 

 offered £25 to start the latter. 



The work of the association , the report 

 went on to sav, had been well maintained in 

 the past session, and that the average attend- 

 ance at the ordinary meetings had been 100. 

 The admissions to membership had been 

 satisfactory, but the loss by deaths, resigna- 

 tions, and lapses had been in excess of the 

 accessions, so that there was a small de- 

 crease in the total membership. The- chrysan- 

 themiim show had been a decided success, and 

 had Yielded a profit of ^31 5s. 9d. The 

 a-doption of the revised constitution and by- 

 laws was moved from the Chair, and after 

 same amendments of a minor kind had been 

 made the motion was agreed to. 



Tlie following office-bearers were elected 

 in place of those who retired by rotation : 

 Honorary president. Captain Stirling, of 

 Keir; president, Mr. W. H. Massie (re- 

 elected); vice-presidents, Messrs. James Dob- 

 die and D. W. Thomson; councillors, Meesrs. 



D. Kidd, Carberry Tower; Jas. Whytock, 

 Dalkeith ; A. Chalmers, Edinburgh ; T. High- 

 gate, Hopetoun; T. Fortune, Edinburgh; 



E. P. Laird, Edinburgh; W, J. Thomson, 

 Edinburgh. Mr. A. D, Richardson was re- 

 elected secretary and treasurer. 



It wa^ intimated that Captain Stirling, the 

 honorary president, had invited the members 

 to Keir, and that July 27 had been fixed as 

 the date of the excursion. Fifteen new mem- 

 bers were elected. 



On February 6 the president will take as 

 the subject of his opening address, "Garden 

 City Problems.'^ 



North of Engrland Horticultural 



Society. 



Tlie annual meeting was held in the 

 Queens Hotel, Leeds, on Tliursday, January 

 18,^Major Dent presiding. 



The annual report presented reviewed the 

 year's work, and stated that there should 

 always be a majority of Council members 

 Irom outside Yorkshire. The Council desired 

 to expres^s their thanks to those lecturers 

 wlio have throughout the year given to the 

 members the results of their labours in the 



To the trade es- 

 _ _ed to extend their 

 appreciation of whole-hearted assistance and 

 support. Needless to say, without the good- 

 ^vlll of those who are in the front line of 

 Jiorticulture, the society could neither have 

 iield the shows nor given its Fellows and 

 members a continuous succession of floral 

 leasts. At the same ^imc it had been most 

 encouraging to note the steadv increase of 

 amateur exhibits, and it cannot be too 

 >tiongly stated how necessary it is that ama- 

 ^j^urs should also bring of their be^t to the 

 .Shows. Although no money prizes can be 

 ^iven yet all amateurs are entitled to 

 'Uvards. Amateurs are not placed in com- 

 ]>etition with the trade, each exhibit at all 

 Hiows being judged apart by a recognised 

 i^ianaard. 



lit 1912 and future years the policy of the 

 ^ociety with regard to local shows will be 

 Tue iormation of local district committees, 

 composed of Fellows and members of the so- 



garden or the laboratory, 

 pecuilly the Council desir 



ciety, who will be responsible for the accom- 

 modation, staging, and advertising of the 

 local shows, llie society was started with 52 

 members, and now there are 224 Fellows and 

 189 associate members. 



The balance-sheet showed an adverse bal- 

 ance of i^262 15s. Kki. 



The Chairman moved the adoption of the 

 report and balance-sheet, and explained t^ie 

 fact that the society was foi the North of 

 England and not merely for Yorkishire; he 

 also referred to the great lie]]) received from 

 the Royal Horticultural Society. Mr. Regi- 

 nald Farrar seconded the motion, which was 

 unanimously adopted. 



It was subsequently agreed that the Coun- 

 cil consist of 30 members instead of 15, and 

 that bona fide gardeners be admitted as 

 Fellows at 10s. 6d. per annum. To the exist- 

 ing Council were added Professor Seeton, 

 Mr. W. Cuthbertson, and Mr. T, H. Cowan. 

 The Rev. J. B. Hall was re-elected secre- 

 tary, and the Hon. R. Beckett as treasurer. 

 The standing committees were then ap- 

 pointed. 



roug^hty Ferry Horticuitu 



Association. 



ral 



The opening meeting of the session was 

 held on the 16th inst. Mr. William Grant 

 presided, and the Preaideut, Mr. James 

 Bethel, gave the opening address, as well as 

 a paper entitled, "Orchard House Glean- 

 ings.'' The paper was thoroughly practical 

 in every detail, and showed that the presi 

 dent was well up in every problem which 

 presents itself to the cultivation of fruit 

 trees in pots and tubs, from the grafting up- 

 wards. He gave a lucid survey of the best 

 methods of cultivation to secure the best 

 results. Apples, pears, plums, cherries, 

 peaches, nectarines, apricots, and figs wei^ 

 the kinds dealt with, and the best varieties 

 of each were given as a guide. Top-dressing, 

 potting, housing, feeding, spraying, water- 

 ing, setting the fruit, thinning, disbudding, 

 pinching, and pruning were points empha- 

 sised. 



Tlie members showed their appreciation of 

 the lecture in the usual way. There was a 

 good display of cyclamens from Messrs. D. 

 and W. CroU, Dalhousie Nurseries, and Mr. 

 James Slater, Passmore Villa Gardens; vases 

 of Christmas roses and chrvsantliemums, and 

 some forced rhubarb from Mr. Wm. Grant, 

 Fern Hall Gardens. Three new members 

 were enrolled. 



Beckenham Horticultural 



Society. 



At the meeting of this society, held on 

 Friday, 19th inst., Mr. C. F. Watts, B.Sc, in 

 the chair, Mr. J. Gregory (of Croydon) gave 

 a lantern lecture on "Ferns and their Allies." 

 The beautiful pictures of mosses, lycopo- 

 diume, and ferns, both as specimens and 

 groups, were much admired, while the re- 

 marks by the lecturer proved very in- 

 structive, especialy those relating to the 

 evolution of the Nephrolepis, and the fertili- 

 sation of ferns. A large number of dried 

 specimens was brought by Mr. Gregory, and 

 these afforded much pleasure to the mem- 

 bers. The meeting concluded with a hearty 

 vote of thanks to Mr. Gregory. 



GARDENING ENGAGEMENTS. 



Mr. W. Bailey, for upwards of twelve 

 years fruit and plant foreman in the gar- 

 dens of Woburn Abbey^ Beds, has been ap- 

 pointed gardener to the Countess of Carys- 

 "iort, Glenart Castle, Arklow, Co. Wicklow, 

 Ireland. 



Mr. Fred Low, late of Edinburgh, City 

 Gardens, has been appointed gardener to 

 J. D. Fletcher, Esq., Rosehaugh, Ross-shire. 



Mr. C. J. Pople, for three years general 

 foreman in the gardens of Breckenbrough 

 Hall, lliirsk, Yorkshire, has been appointed 

 gardener to G. B. Jaekson, Esq., The White 

 House. Saltburn-by-the-Sea. 



Mr. W. Stevens^ late gardener at Audley 

 House. New Barnet, has been appointed gar- 

 dener to Colonel Barham, Hole Park, Rol- 

 venden, Kent, 



OBITUARY 



♦ 



M. THEOPHILE DURAND. 



With much regret we record the death of 

 M. Theophile Durand, the Director of the 

 Belgium State Botanical Garden, Brussels. 

 Born in 1855, he was in the prime of life, 

 and his manv friends looked forward to his 

 still further rendering good service in the 

 cause of botanical science. After a suc- 

 cessful university career, and taking his 

 degree in medicine, M. Durand was in 1881 

 appointed an assistant in the State Botanical 

 Garden, and in the discharge of his duties 

 he showed such marked ability that he was 

 appointed Conservateur in 1895, and Direc- 

 tor in 1902. Tlirougliout the whole period 

 of his association witli the State Botanic 

 Garden he was a strenuous worker, and his 

 contributions to the literature of botanical 

 science were numerous and of a high order 

 of merit, hm most important work being 

 "The Flora of the Congo." In the course 

 of his active life M. Durand filled many im- 

 portant positions in learned societies of l?e]- 

 gium, other than those associated with 

 botany, and was the recipient of many 

 honours, both from home and foreign Uni- 

 versities, in addition to the Orders conferred 

 upon him by the King of tlu* l^elgians. 



There was a large gatlicring of M'ieiitist,a 

 at the funeral, and in the cours*^ of the 

 addresses that were given in the churcli the 

 leaders in science and art testified in warm 

 terms to the commanding abilities of M. 

 Durand and the high estimation in which 

 he was held. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



FHEDERJCK ROEMER. QUEDUNBrUG. GER- 

 MANY.—In thk li*t of choice Gitiikiii flowwfi and 

 ^Harden seode there are a nniiib(^r of novelties, esi>e- 

 cially in etockis anl asters. 



W. LAING SUTTON, sri!l?KY.— A plain, ueefaK 

 descriptive and altogether useful lii^t of eeede. buUie;, 

 and flower roots. 



SWEET PEA PERFECTION. 



When growing Sweet Pea*;, grow only the best. To 

 obtain the very best, send direct to ECKP'OKD for 

 your Seeds; but remember they are only genuine 

 when obtained direct from Wem. Kckford's are the 

 largest reiaileis of Sweet Peas in the world, and do 



not supply the trade, 



£1,000 in CASH PRIZES given away. Send a 



postcard for particulars. 



SPECIAL COLLECTIONS FOR 1912. 



Exhibitors' 

 (E) Collection* 



24 giant waved varieties, 

 new and up-to-date flue 

 for exhibition, 10 seeds of 

 each, 5s. 6d., post free, 

 ca'-b with order. 



Exhibitors' 

 (D) Collection 



12 giant waved varieties, 

 new and up-to-date; tine 

 for exhibition, to seeds 

 ot" each, 28 9d. post 

 free cash with order. 



Villa (0 Collection. 



12 splendid variettes,suit- 

 able for exhibition, 50 

 seeds of each, 28.9d.post 

 frer, c;»sh with order. 



Villa .8) Collection. 



24 splendid varieties.suit- 

 able for exhibition, 50 

 seeds of each, 58.6d post 

 liee,cash u ith order. 



Half Villa 

 (B; Collection. 



?5 splendid varieties, 

 suitable for exhibition, 

 25 seeds of each, 3a. post 

 fr ee, cash with or'ler. 



Villa (E) poilection. 



12 splendid \'arieties, 

 suitable for exhibition. 25 

 seersofeach, i8.6d. po^t 

 free, cash with order. 



.i sf^eaaliy written booklet 4)nS^vect PeaGro-.vin^ 

 given ivit 'h e-i'ery order. Send to H'EM to ensure 



satisfaction. 

 Send a postcard to day for large illus- 

 trated and coloured Catalogue. It 

 gives full particulars of all novelties in Sweet Peas 

 tor 1912, also complete particulars of the £](.K)0 

 offered in Prizes for growers of Eckf>rd*b Sweet 

 Peas, and contains full list of all Flower and 



Vegetable Seeds. 



HENRY ECKFORD, F,R.H.8., 



Dept. 221 WEM, SHROPSHIRE. 



