February 1912. 



THE GARDENERS- MAGAZINE, 



123 



maguificeut than -ever," and nobody who was 

 present at th;? show will be likely to dispute 

 this statement. It it> impossible to prais-e too 

 hig'hly the loyalty of the trade, w^ho readily 

 une to the society e aid in a year which was 

 rtainly not an easy one for the culture of 

 , arysanthemums. 



For the third year in succession the com- 

 mittee arranged a conference which w^as held 

 at Carr's Restaurant on December 4, when 

 the following papers w^^ro read : " Chrysan- 

 themums for Market." by Mr. F. W. Ladds; 

 " Soil Preparation and some Chemical Foods/' 

 by Mr. P. A. Cragg. The audience num- 

 bi'i-ed over 1(X) enthusiastic growers, and each 

 |ia])er was followed by an animated discus- 

 sion. The deliberations of the Floral Com- 

 mittee during 1911 have again formed a very 

 important branch of the society's w^ork. 

 Eight meetings of the committee were held 

 at Essex Hall and the Crystal Palace. Two 

 liundred and twenty-seven new varieties were 

 considered by the committee, and the follow^- 

 ing awards were made: 38 First-class Certi- 

 ficates, 33 Commendations, and 1 Award fox 

 Colour; whilst votes of thanks were awarded 

 to Messrs. Wells and Co., the Mill Hill Vine- 

 yards, Lirn,, and Mr. J. Simon, for collec- 

 tions submitted at meetings held on Septem- 

 ]>er 4, November 20, and December 4, respec- 

 tivolv. 



The members of the Floral Committee paid 

 a visit to the nurseries of Messrs. Lowe and 

 i^hawyer on Octol>er 7, and a further visit 

 to the nurseries of Messrs. Cragg, Harrison, 

 and Cragg on October 21. Both these visits 

 proved most interesting and instructive. In 

 the com:nittee*s last report mention was made 

 of the fact that the Floral Committee were 

 taking into consideration the whole question 

 of classification with a view to revising tli 



list of sections. The sub-committee which at the show as worthilv as might l>e desired. 



has been charged with the duty of bringing 

 up a full report on the matter have not 

 yet finished their lalx)^^^. The exceptional 

 difficulties of the task only became apparent 

 when the matter came to be considered in 

 detail, but the Floral Committee hope to 

 complete their deliberations and make a re- 

 port to the members in time for the 1912 

 season . 



On July 17 about 120 menilx^rs and friends 

 paid a visit to Clivedon, by special permis- 

 sion of the owner, W. Astor, Esq., and all 

 agreed that the daj had been one of the 



most enjoyable outings ever spent by the 

 society. 



Tlie annual dinner was held at the IIoI- 

 born Restaurant, under the chairmanship of 

 the President, Sir Albert Rollit, on Wednes- 

 day, November 29. The company numbered 

 110, and an exceptionally good musical pro- 

 gramme wa« interspersed between the various 

 speeches. 



Tlie medals of this society which \Vere 

 offered to the committee of the International 

 Exhibition have been accepted, and a class 

 appears in the schedule for twelve bunches 

 of chrvsanthemums. 



Having regard to the nature of the class, 

 your committee have made further re]>resen- 

 tations to the secretary of the exhibition, 

 and he has agreed to allocate tspace for non- 

 competitive exhibits of chrysanthemums. It 

 is proposed to offer to the committee of the 

 International Exhibitions the small gold 

 medal, silver-gilt medal, and large silver 

 medal of this soi idv, to be awarded in cnn- 

 nection with tliese non-competitive pxliiiiils. 



It was particularly noticed tli;tt i Ik^sc 

 types — pompon, anemone pompon . and ane- 

 mone chrysautbemunic^ — were not reprcsent(»:l 



At a subsequent meeting of the committer 

 special attention was drawn to this matter, 

 and it was suggested that steps should be 

 taken to arrest the apparent decline in these 

 sections. The matter was very fully discussed, 

 and eviMitually a recommendation was made 

 to the Schedule Comnuttee that they should 

 take this question into careful consideration, 

 with a view to offering in the 1912 schedule 

 s]>ecial prizes for Keedling plants to be ex- 

 hibite<I in 1913 of {K>mpons, anemone pom- 

 pons, and anemone chrysanthemums. That 

 recommendation will be carried inio efllVd by 

 tlie Schedule Committee. 



'llie finances of the society still continue 

 in a yory luMiIthy condition. The accounts 

 show tliat there were no ordinarv liabilities 

 on December 31 last, whilst the a-^-ri- 

 amounted to £]26 15s. 7d. Tlie aecoinits lor 



dulv 



1911, 



audited, 



to thits 



t<> Hie 

 1 hocie- 



are appended 



rei^ort. 



During the year, 22 Follows and 

 nary members have been added 

 society's roll, and thrtn* horticultu 

 ties have been admitt<Ml to affiliation. It is 

 leli<'V(Hl lhat the progres-^ive policy of the 

 loinuiittec in dealing more fully with the 

 (•ducat ional ^ide of tlie societv's work, and 



t 



in issuiu'^; valnalil<' pnbli( at ions to 1 1h' mem- 

 l)crs. will 1-'.' 1 he in^vniN of 



more new memliers during 11h' coining year. 

 Members joining during 1912 will iec-(Mve 

 copies of the society's recent publication, 

 ''The Culture and Exhibition of Large Chry- 

 santhemum IJloomfs." in addition to the pub- 

 lications which will be issued during the 

 forthcorninn' vear. 



I'.arly in the year the committee were en- 

 abk'd, liy the kindness of Mr. R. Ballantine, 

 to obtain complete 8et<s of the (society's 



^^M ui inof manv 



^4 



Another Record Sweet Pea Year 



£1.000 



3 



Open to all— over 200 Cash Prizes 



There are two rea>>on>. both equally ^oo<l. f<ir Thi-^ < <)in|.i-titinii. -a 



vitM wit, .-Hlinit. I'"ii'>t I'nreMKK'-t Eckford's. 



premier Sw 



]»coiaiiet^' of the \Ynr Id. wi.-li tf) ninrk tln^ir tj\nLnble :i|i]ir< cinti' ii of tln^ pnhiir preferonC'e 



a ])ri' tiTrue " i)a-s;Ml iJi»on the l^lext■eI]^•(l .-truirlrir'l th*'V havr :ihv:iyc- in-.-untfiinerl. 

 tMM],. .s]>ells *;uce('ss— th^^ro i.^ rHtthinij to Ix? ikmlttl'ul - - ' ;ilt< ut. either a.s rega-rcis th*" 



tor their unfiiirp^K^^^ed >\v( rt IVa See<V 



To o-row from E'ckforLl't^ 

 ni^g-nitic^nt quality of the floweiv. or on the t^eore of their h;irdiiie.s,s. 



Kckford's have mi&de the eultiuv of the S-^veet Pea the aim an<I object of tin i-- . ^ ,.nd a.~ all know and 61];]^'- 



ciat^ — Ec-kford's Sweet Pea.- .*ire unrivalled in tlie l-Mnvitehins- ^^jtlendnnr <f thnr Im. >imI IraLM-am-e 

 Again Eckford's desire to promote, even more than before, tlie eult of the Swr. t W iv. They wi-h evoryone tn beeome . x]M'rt- iti th.- art m; 

 growing Sweet Pea^ to perfection, and they imagine no br-tter w.ay tha.n_ the no'diuni of ,a friendly com ji.'tiTK.n -^iim u to ;i 

 It mittens not whether you grovr extensively, cr on a- limite<l L'ieab\ for Iv kfonl'.- hav- 



LT I'-a d ( 'd the < " o n t ^ ' - 1 in 



The professional grower is reetrioted to brethren— the amatevir who h-.i- ti\r m i-i .)f lir!|. i-^ in a ilivi^:on ]>y hiii;--':f, t]i. .^r witli nt' -le.-t 



g^ardens ^ire akso cantered for; whilst even children have a .section to tlirm -rlvi t;. 



The competition is oj^en to all. Simply s^end now to Wem for free ]iartieulars, and enter ; 



ut cnoe. 



CLARA 



SPECIAL 



NOVELTY 



CURTIS (Waved). - A fine waved 



pnmi ose ; very free flowering, fine for exhibition. 

 tir J^^^^^^ Packets, 10 seeds. 3d. : 20, 6d. : 40, 1/-. 

 W T. HUTCHINGS ( Waved).-A Very fascWatintr 

 nower of soft eream overlaid with a delicate pink. 

 'H^Tl*"^ P«;;ketP, 7 seeds 3d. ; 15. 6d. ; 30, 1/-. 



OFFER FOR 1912. 



OTHELLO (Waved). — A beautiful self-coloured 

 giant chocolate, of splendid substance and robust 

 Dahit. In sealed packets, 10 seeds, 3d.; 20. 6d : 



4-0, 1 J J t J 



^flo^! BLOSSOM (Waved). - A ^,eantiful 

 nower of apple blossom colour, of sriant size, fre- 



3d!" 20 ed" '^'^"^*^' ^"''^^^ packets, 10 seeds 

 ^ovpfe^j <Waved)!- A b^antifal liRht apricot 



? ""'^'J- "'^ '''■^''™ pink; clelifThtfal for 



sealod packets, 5 SPedB, 6d. 10 1- 



ri4 ^I^^y ^^^h 'Waved;. - A beautiful 

 ^bio^^^^ '^'"''"^ overlaid with a soft pink, 

 RTamLn .towards iho edges of both 



40, 1/.. 



Be standard overlaid 



BiamiardK and wind's; flnely-i 

 rJ^n^f ^ ^0 seeds^, 3d. ; 20, 6d ■ 



^^^R\COTTA.-AbriVbtceris 

 ^it 1 terra-c-ou . ; winffs snfi 



FREE 



?5 5?" r"^ fnll-Bized packet of each of the fo 



I 1 < ^'''.r*''^'' '''^^^ One half-Bized 



nm sw.et P.-as. 6 post free, for eash with oi 



<'oin 



HENRY 



Miss GUEST (Waved).— A pure, bright, almost 



Pelf rose, robust and of priaut piz(* ; beautifully 

 waved. In sealed pnckets 5 Feeds, 6d. ; 10, 1, - . 

 ASIA OHN (Waved).— A pretty waved lavender 

 overlaid with rose ; a very charminer flower. In 

 sealed packets, 10 seeds 3d.; 20, 6d : 40,1/. 

 CERISE (Waved). -A fine bold, beautifully waved, 

 true ceripe; a verv stronir j^rower. In s'.iiled 

 packets, 10 Peedp. 3d. ; SO, 6d. ; H), 1 -. 



SAINT GEORGE (Improved Waved).- This is 



a verv charming flower : an accurately as one can 

 describe, it is a deep exqnisite coral of friaut size 

 and splendid snbsbtuce. In sealed pfickets, 5 seeds, 



6d. : 10, 1/-. . . 



DODWELL F. BROWNE (Waved).-TbiB I^ a very 

 beautiiul intense briirbt crimson, three and four 

 flowernd. almost a self. In sealed packeis, iO seeUs, 

 3d.; 20, 6d. ; 4(', 1 . 

 EVELYN HEMUS (Waved).- A warm cream 

 shadin« to vellow with a pkotee edL'c of tfira- 

 cotta nink; standard and winefs beautifully waved, 

 In pealed rackets, 10 sef ds. 3d. ; 20 6d. ; 40 1 

 PICOTEE (Waved). -A irihnt waved flower, pure 

 white with a beautiful picotee edtre of carmine: 

 a renlly beautiful flowe r and fine for exh bitmn. 

 In sealed packets, 5 seeds, 3d. ; 10. 6d. ; 20, 1 

 regoing 14 charuiinjr juid rmvcl Sweet Peas, U 6, 

 packet of each of the foregoing charming? and 

 order. 



SPECIAL COLLECTIONS for 1912. 



EXHIBITOR S (E) C0LLECTION.-2i Giant Wavei 



varii^tips, lu^w and np-lo-date : fint- for exinbition, 10 

 setM?s ea( h for 5 6, no^^t free, cftf-h witli order. 



T "#-1 ""I* 



VILLA fB) COLLECTION.— "-^-l hiiendid v;ineties, 



suitable for exhibition, 50 seeds of each, 6/6, po>t free, 

 cash with or er. 



HALFAriLLA (B) COLLECT10N.-2t splendid var- 

 ieties, suit ible for exhibition, 25 feeds of each, 3/-j post 



f ! ee, caph with order. 



EXHIBITOR S (D) COLLECTION. 12 iiiant Wavrd 



VHrit'tiCH, new and np-to-d 11 H ; fi for t xhibiti'm, lO 

 8*^* d^ ( f t :o-li for 2 9. post fre»% <• >h with '^u]^ r. 



varieties, 

 post free. 



VILLA *C) COLLECTION.— 12 splendid 



huir,:d»le for exliibition, 50 fCt dn of each, 2 9, 

 cttph wit h order. 



VILLA (E) COLLECTION. -12 flplen<lid vMiitti.-. 

 suitable for exhibition, 25 feeds of each, 1 6, po-t tr < c, 

 ash with order. 



A specially written booklet on 

 Growing given with every order. 

 WEZVl for satisfaction. 



Sweet Pea 

 Send to 



1 ;> Postcard to-day for lar-e illastr*ted and coloured Catalo^rue. It prives full particulars of all novelties in Sweet Peas ^^^^^If l^^^^^^ 

 I'^' te particulars of the £1,000 offered in Prizes for growers of Kckford's Sweet reas. and contains full lint of all Flo^^er and ^ e-t tabl- 



£GKFORD^ Swe^t Pea Specialist, Dopt, 221 



WEI¥I^ SHROPSHIRE 



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