February 24, 1912. 



THE 



GARDENERS* MAGAZINE, 



145 



lA-v. Esq, 3 distinct variety with fine round 

 i-i\vers, bronze-purple, the segments edged 

 vitli white. 



Awards of Merit. — Odontoglossum crispum 

 :uter}>e, from W. R. Lee, Esq., a nice variety 

 vith well-formed and brightly-coloured 

 lowers; Odontoglossum Wilkieanum Jasper, 

 \ fine large flower, O. Adrianae Vulcan, nice 

 lark f^potted variety, and O. Jasper, parent- 

 age unknown, all from Z. A. Ward, Esq.; 



Orphanum, a brilliantly - coloured form, 

 rom E. Ashworth, Esq. ; Cypripedium Birk- 

 lalense, a distinct variety with finely-formed 

 lowers, from J. J. Holden. Esq.; C. Her- 

 •ule6, C. Draco, and C. Nubia, all fine varie- 

 ies, from Wm. Thompson. Esq.; and C. 

 Lucernale, a very fine form, well spotted, 

 rom A. Warburton, Esq. 



Scottish Horticultural 



Association. 



Tlae first monthly meeting of this a&^ia- 

 Hon for session 1912 was lield in the Goold 

 Fiall, 5, St. Andrew Square, Edinburgh, on 

 ^ he 6th inst., when Mr. Mas^sie, the president, 

 lelivered his opening address to a large audil 

 nee, taking as his subject "Garden City 

 l*roblems." The address was h'ghly interest- 

 ng and of much practical importance, and 

 vve hope to publish it in our next issue. 



The after discussion was taken part in by 



Mr. Fife, Mr. Todd, and Mr. Whytock; and 



'11 the motion of Mr. D. W. Tliomson, the 



-resident was very cordially thanked for his 

 tddresis. 



At the meeting on March 5, Dr. J. H. 

 \\ ilson, of St, Andrew's University will de- 

 iver a lecture on "Fruit Growing in Austra 

 Ja" (With lantern illustrations^ 



tlie water course was deprecated, for from 

 a natural view the effect is spoilt. Far 

 better to plant down to the water's edge 

 such subjects as will grow, and there are 

 plenty to choose from. 



Generally one find^ in a Avater garden a 

 rustic wooden bridge standing high above 



in the lecturer'^ opinion, 

 this is an ej'esore, for, as he remarked, one 

 can see on approaching it everything up to 

 the bridge; but the full pictui-e is hidden, 

 and a view has to be taken from the bridge 

 itself to obtain the remainder of the pic- 

 ture. A few stepping-stones w^ould provide 

 the means of crossing, and at the same time 

 the complete picture could be seen. Plant- 

 ing the pond or stream can be done from 

 early in the spring till autumn, and when 

 Pt>"d 16 full of water. Shallow baskets 

 filled with prepared soil will give the ])lantH 

 their food supply, and the building up of 



these baskets was a detail not missed by the 

 lecturer. 



A long list of suitable plants for the 

 stream was given by Mr. Smith. Fi.-^n the 

 water garden on either side of the t^trt^am a 

 gradual rise sliould be aimed at by plant int^ 

 specimens in boM groups of flowering and 

 lohage subjects, and the ground i)reviously 

 prepared will soon be covered with a collec- 

 tion of plants giving form and colour through 

 all seasons of the year. 



At the close of the lecture Mi . Sniitli \va> 

 accorded e hearty vote of thanks. A few 

 exliiliits Avere staged by members. Mr. T. 

 Butcher put up a collection of miscellaneous 

 plants. Mr, West brought a disli of AiL-T 

 Craig onions, and two dislies of apples and 

 one of pears were staged by Mr. M. E. Mills 

 the hearty thanbs of the meeting being given 

 to each exhibitor 



will be confined to the members only, a fine 

 show is looked forward to. Special prizes 

 are to l)e devoted to the classes provided. 

 The fortnightly exhibitions will be held as 

 usual. The " Points prizes clasts is being 

 considerably extended ; more prizes are to be 

 offered, and classes are so arranged that th** 

 majority of the members can enter in thei 



The i)ivsident, vice-presidents^, hon. and 

 a^istant (secretaries, trustee, treasurer, and 

 librarian were all reelected, and to the com- 

 mittee some new members were added. Alto- 

 gether, the future prosj)ectv5 of this old and 

 important societv - - 



very encouraging, as 

 much influential support by notid horticul- 

 turists is l)eing given. 



A cordial vote of thanks was voted the 

 president at tlie cloee of the meeting. 



3^ 



at the 



Croydon Gardeners 



tion. 



The memb<>rs of the Croydon and District 

 lorticnltural Mutual Improveinent Society 

 ■I tended in g-ood numbers to "hear the lec- 

 II re on "Water and the Wild Garden.^, 

 Mven by Mr. A. Smith from the Royal Hoi 



cultural Society's Gardens, Wisley. e 

 a St fortnightly meeting of the society. 



the cultivation of the varioius subiects 

 H liable for water and wild gardening' was 

 'e l expounded by Mr. Smith, and he was 

 "> e with lantern view.-; to show his audienc- 

 lany of the beauty .spots contained in Wis- 

 '■}' Gardens. 



To the casual observer these spots rn'o-ht ap- 

 aw.^^Y* f Nature's garden, and that each 

 '>wer, plant or tree, had been deposited in 

 t-^position durmg years of natural growth 



thout attention from the hand of man ; but 



, 'iveH ^^■■J''''' tli'^ ideal 



ivatn. f.?' """i"^ '^-^ * compliment to the cul- 

 nator when he gives this impression, but in 

 'oing this the art of landscape gardenmg 



m lf ! "'''c ''^^^ ^«i'"^d through a 

 mp ete transformation of a wa.ste traSt of 

 into a beautiful picture 



P n,il explained that Nature must be 

 ' 0.";?^ ?" out the garden. In 



the site the lower levels of the land- 

 'Pe must loe used; ^building a water 



id tS; natural effecf-is mw,ing, 



J the beauty i« lost. If one ha^ the ad^ 



- ■ans^l, ! ^ "'''^"''^^ ^^^^'^^"^ tli^n by all 

 -eaL Z ' ^''^ ^^-^'^^-^ -artificial 



taker, • f^*'' ^"PP^5^ -''^^ "^^-d this must 

 round fbi' -''/''/r*- ^l^^'-iring the space 

 one tho n, "^^^"^'^d water course must be 



v'v. .r,r J- '".^ r°^*^ removed. 



he id ° f f[^"^^^"ts must be observed and 

 mU. ;Z \ "''•'^^'^^ course must be irre- 



IIP 



ith cl^x.''^'^^'^"i ^ pond'puddHng 



[t wi 17 f ^^"^ ^^"t in smaller gai^ 

 ment ^ W ^''.""^ ^'^^^^ advantaoe to 

 ides 'fi? ^^^<^am as well as the 



»«mies lill ''^1 of the plant 



f ^ Xrini^ou; ff^ f^-ilitate the work 



undini^,^''''^*^'' The sur- 



^M^lants /^"^ manured ready for 



Vith '^''^'^ ^^^^ro^y. To build Vock- 

 ^^^th huge boulders on either side of 



Bournemouth Gardeners' Asso- 

 ciation. 



The annual meeting of thi.s ^society was 

 held at the lown hall Avenue AFscmplv 

 Rooms, on the 6th inst. 1 lie Trcsidcnt j 

 H. Ralph Smythe, Ksq., J. P., ]>r.'sidcd, and* 

 there was a good atteudam - di im inbci s. 



The l^eport showed a veiy .»at >iart<ny >late 

 of accounts, a better ba.ance l/e.ng in hand 

 thau ^vas the case la<st year. Thcie i.s an 

 increased membership, and much more in- 

 terest taken by members generally, in tJie 

 doings of the society. The librarian, Mr. 

 Barge, has- charge of a very good coJlection 

 of books, which are well studied, especially 

 by the new members. 



During the past year some very fine plants 

 and garden produce generally have been 

 staged at the fortnightly meetingcs, and 

 sj)eciai mention should be made of the grand 

 collect! on of orcliids, which nearly filled one 

 side of the large room, istaged by Mr. Jones, 

 gardener to J. il. Rolls, J-:sq., J. P.; and the 

 collection of miytxdianeous stove and green- 

 house plants brought at the same time — in 

 November — by Mr. Welch. (Vrtificates of 

 Merit were awarded in Ijoth casci^. The 



cypripediums in Mr. Roll's group were mag- 

 niric?nt. 



In one special class prizes were awarded to 

 exhibitors who gained tlie highest number of 

 points for produce .staged in it during the 

 whole year. This i.s called the points " 

 prize cla&s. Certificate^; of Merit and other 

 prizes are awarded for other exhibits quite 

 distinct from it. Mr. Nippard, gardener to 

 J. J. Norton, Esq., J. P., Ashton Court, 

 Bournemouth, won the " Points *' fir.st prizes, 

 namely, an *'Abol'' syringe, and a beautiful 

 framed water-colour painting by Mis.s Roper, 

 who presented it. Mr. Tomjikins, head gar- 

 dener to the Dowasrer Ladv Miller, Ladvwell 

 House, won second honoui*6, a lovely water- 

 colour painting, by Mic^s Roper, who wa* 

 again the donor. Mr. Cliarles Pearce, gar- 

 dener to Mrs. Ormond, Astney Firs, Bourne- 

 mouth, won the thii'd prize, a book on sweet 

 pea culture, presented by the hon. secretary 

 and hon. treasurer. 



A list of papers on very interesting sub- 

 jecte is arranged for the fir,->t ses.sion of the 

 vear, and in Julv the commiitee intend hold- 



■ V 



ing a sweet pea and rose show in the Central 

 Hall, Bournemouth: and, although entries 



Reading^ Gardeners' 



Association. 



The fortnightly mcoling of the association 

 took place in ll.o Al)hoy Hi.ll on Monday. 

 Uwing lo the uicleineni weather fhe attend- 

 ance suflVred ironi the al.r^enco of members 

 residing; at a distance from the town, but the 

 pivper for the evening: was most attractive. 

 Mr. !■. J{. Parfitt presided over what must 

 bo^regarded as a fairly good mn^^ter of mem- 



The lecturer was Mr. .1. O. Whit... <,ne of 

 Messm. Sutton., experts in Horieulture and 

 his sul.,eet w;,. -A chM on Sweet Peas." Mr 

 White is an aii1li„ii1y „„ culture of 



sweet peas and hv ua^ f.,!lowv,l ^^it|, .Iom. 

 attention througlu.nt lii^ lenuuks '1],,. 



V-^»«tTated by a fine collection of 

 l^eautifu shdcK, many of them faithfully de- 

 picting he better-known and favourite Varie- 

 ties ot the Queen of Annuals,- as well as 

 pictures of many fine exhibits staged bv pro- 

 minent growers, and the appearance of thZ 

 on the screen evoked frequent applause. ITie 

 ecturer howev.r. did ,„„ .o,,,?,,', hi„ 

 to beautiful H.>w,.,s <u,iv; a large numJr 

 were altogether of the utilitarian ordci ami 

 -H^^^^^^^^^^ lessons with regard u; P. 



■ ",g the ground sowing i„ •„ 



<'l '^". Ml I.Tders and in" trencher the 

 1ran>plantu,g of seedlings, and the vaVious 



so^uie the de<.ir,.d result. Stakin<r too in 



^vpait tiom the instruct loji utnCli the slides 



rne benefit of his experience as to the prepa- 

 lat.on of the ground for sweet pea cultX 

 rendnng, manuring, watering, feedine- all 



\'ftC y. earef„l,jrd,alTwfth 

 At the conclusion of the paper an excellent 

 discussion took place and the manv q^^t on 

 put to him were answered by the "le^urer in 



l-arty;:tohhanks''"^^ ^"^'^ ^'^'^'''^ ^ 



GARDENING ENGAGEMENTS. 



Mr. Fred Francis, of Isleworth, has been 

 appointed head gardener at the Roval Nava 

 .^ehool, IV (k<iihain. ' 



f'.^J' ^ ' !'."-^''''- at ( o,„„1h. Court 



f-arrens Kingston. Sunvv. has Wn 



jwinted head gardener I.', 



Xasehy Hall, Warwickshire 



-Major 



a p- 

 Renton, 



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S YRIIMGCS 



Every P«r,lencr know- that the rerv be.t 

 bynnjrps the world has ever seen or 

 cm ever hope to see, are the ' 

 •'^OUR OAKS," 



The on ly Syringes 



Ideal Syriiitre ^^S^ ^"'^ Medal. 



ia No. 1 FonrOakP. 

 Uiidentablc. l i x 2i) ins. 



21/- ; or with Atii:1i' .Iniiit. 

 27'- i'"r l^jiiMviiiL/-. -No i* 

 Un icntiiblo S /ringe,!^ x2) ina.l2 ^ 

 or witli Aiii^lo Joint, 18 - 



Any * Four 0:iks" S riuj-os williiiirlv sent on 



approval to Hf t i UanlcinT-l 

 CoxpK-te Cat ilojrut's:, ■ xaet as top advt. 



