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THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



129 



rniversity of Leeds, 

 or bv the ajjplioa- 

 tion to the Board of 

 Agrk'ulture, whicli 

 will hold duplicates 

 of all the entries. 



The 



committee 



hopes to re<^eive tlie 



co-operation of all 



i n V e 8 t i gators of 



this suhji'ct in the 



Brit sh Isles, and to 



form a ret^ord that 

 shall 



not only 

 Uisef iil to the* 



be 



wo- 



nomi<* h'ologist, but 

 also to the mycolo- 

 gist and to other 



students of 

 <liseases. 



plant 



Full ni- 



formation almut tlie 

 sclidno can ))e ob- 

 taiiu'd I roiii F^ro- 

 fe^sor l*ri(\stlcv. 



National 



Auricula 

 Society. ^ The 



thirty-fifth annual 

 r e ]) oi' t of the 

 Southern Section of 

 the X a t ion al An ri- 

 <*nla Society has 

 been published, and 

 it is gratifying to 

 have the eviden<'e it 

 afFor<ls of the con- 

 tinued pi'osperity of 



this section which 



of the Royal Society for tlie Protection of 

 Birds, writes: Your readers may be in- 

 terested to kimw that, through the gene- 

 rosity of a meml>er of this society, a large 

 number of R.S.P.B. nesting boxes have 

 be<'n offered to the Public Works Depart- 

 ment and to tlie London County Council 

 for placing in tlie London parks/ and that 

 tlie offer has in each case been accept-ed. 

 Th s sj)ring, therefore*, l)oxes will l)e j)laced 

 in Hi<'hmond Park, lJushey Park, Hamp- 

 ton C'ourt (JardtMis. (ireiMiwich Park. Hyde 

 Park, ami Regent's Park, and other public 

 resorts, an<l also in Kew (ilar<]ens. The t^x- 

 ])eriment will be watch(«il with j>Ieasuj*e, 

 and it may l)e ho]>e<l that *t will be imi- 

 tated at WimbhHh)n Common and else- 

 where, where the woodpeckers, nut-batches, 

 trw-( r(»epers, and other liole-buildiuu: binls 

 greatly need sonu^ substitute inv thr oUl 



and rotten trees wh'ch 



lod<iing. 



ga v*^ 



them 



ll niav likewise Im^ of interest to 



bir(I-l()\ ei s 

 w II slier 

 in Paris, 

 that 



uesting-l)o\es 



not 



to know thai 

 V Im' met w II li 



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Merlin. and Lr>ud(nj, 

 iii I lie si);-iet v's boxes 



■ 



nill lo Inline, aiul will 

 t he \ cr^i i la n ( ia i den 

 Palat irie. " Th is lei ter. 



r<K'ords the 

 to encourage 



artificial nest ■ng-])]a<-es 



only 

 bu"t 

 ha ve 

 be 

 on 



firiit 

 the 



111 



w-e are 

 systematic 



bree<ling 



in 



so much 



Wf)rk in 



LIEUT.-COLONEL D. PEAIN, V.M.H., Etc. 



New Victoria Medallists It The schedule of the 



has done 

 excellent 

 promoting th<' r-ulti- 

 vation f»f auriculas 



in 



tl 



was with great pleasure that everyone pre- 

 >^ent at the annual meeting of the Royal 

 Horticultural Society heard Sir Trevor 

 Lawrence announee that the vacancies on 

 the roll of the Victoria Medal of Honour 

 in Horticulture were to be filled ])y the ap- 

 ]>o:ntmont of Lieut.-Colonel D^. Prain. 

 director of the Royal Gardens, Kew, 

 famous botan St and splendid administra- 

 t<>r; and Mr. E. H. Wilson whose several 

 journeys to Central and South-AVest China 

 on behalf of Messrs. Jas. Veitch and Sons 

 aiKl the Harvard Ajboretum have resulted 

 in theenri -hnn^ni of our gardens with large 

 nnnibers of Imrdy Holers, trees, and 

 ^Mrnl.s. It was \infortunato that neither 

 J|'V'P'**nt was able to be piesent to receive 

 nns highest of all honours in hort'culture 

 •'nn the eongratulations of the Fellows pre- 

 ^^^"t. Li.Mit. -Colonel Prain fills tin 



le 



parts of 

 exhibition 



southe rn 



England . 



I, 



hecMi senl 

 phiced 



the 



informed 

 attem]>t 

 of biixls 

 liondon. 



Royal International Horticul- 

 tural Exhibition. Ai ih.' r.^niest of 



MimsitMU- Lonis (MMitiL eililnr ol tin* " Tri- 

 bune Mort icole."" Hr 1 1 ssi 'I s, the Heluiin 

 State Hailwav and tho S<Hit li- Eiistern an<l 

 Clia t liani Ka ilway Com pan ies lia \ <' agrtnvl 

 to issne <he.ip t'ckets (oO )»er cent. undiM' 

 the nsnal pri;-e) to Belgiari \isiinrs to the 

 London lnt<M na1 iiuiaj Sliow in Mav ju^xt. 



riiese tiekels w II be issued from all llie 



holding 



Len- 



to 



held on April 30, which accom])anies the re- 

 port, is on the s;ime comprehensive scale 



as in previous 

 years. Reference is 

 made in the report 

 to the loss the so- 

 ciety has sustained 

 by the death of Mr. 

 J a m e s Douglas, 

 V.M.H., who was 

 one Of its founders, 

 and for many years 

 its secretary, and 

 the regi'et to whi<*li 

 e X p r e ss i 0 n is g i v e n 

 shows how high was 

 the estimation in 

 which he was held 

 by those associated 



w II lie jssue< 



towns in Helgium direct to 

 don. via Ostend or C'dais. from Mav IS 

 up to Mav l2(i. and will be avaihdile for 

 fourteen ilavs. 



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the <leath of Sir dost^})h 



and Mr. E. H. Wilson follows the 

 -^"f. James Douglas. 



-tmh''^'',''* Diseases. The 



t].o + A ' ^^"^ <liseases is so important from 

 e t,.,,inical point of view, and presents 

 ^ ' n.any ,)rob]ems of scientific interest, that 

 serinn '^^^'^-T'^ ^^'^ advano-ng it deserve 



mitW ™f '^^f'^'^'^"- ^'^^ I^i^^l^Sv Corn- 

 Son Agricultural Education Asso- 



ntsC:^' " Nature;' orga- 



Si that shall form a sV 



dW^^ 1^^ «f f"^^Sns, insect, and other 



-h- ti / .'^"r"''' ''''^ the CO. 



i wH those able and willing to help 



Ple e . ^'^^^t the reeord shall be as <-ou - 



J onTs^'ii ' 1- ^^'^^ ' '^''^^ tlie work, 



Th^l!.::.';'^:l' n.viiation is taken up. 



labh- 



va- with him !n the 



I 



management of the 

 society. To perpe- 

 tuate the memory 

 of the late Mr. 



Douglas, 



a s.:lvei 



challenge cup is 

 offered for the best 



exhibit in the four 

 m ore important 



el isses for show and 

 a I p i n e auriculas. 

 These :Iasses 

 for twehe and six 

 vshow varieties and 

 twenty - four and 



1- 



twelve alpine 

 ties. 



are 



for rm ' ! V-"'' '•"•I'l" lo'l will 1>,. avnii 



e s t I n g 

 Boxes 



•T. H. I'riiVstI 



t'V, of the 



I n 

 n 



L. 



Gardiner J secretary 



L o n 

 Parks. 



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MR. E. II. WILSOX, y.M.H. 



