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THE GARDENERS* MAGAZINE 



Februakt 24, 1912. 



A WELL'DESERVED HONOUR. 



The trii6te€t5 of the Massachusetts Horti- 

 cultural Society, at a meeting on January 

 13 1912, unanimously awarded another gold 

 ^edal to Mr. E. H. Wilson, for a- collection 

 of photographs t^ken during his last and 

 fourth tr ip to China for the Arnold Arbore- 

 tum. The Massachusetts Horticultural 

 Society is the most important, and one of 

 the oldest, of its kind in the United States, 

 and among its most ardent supporters is 

 Professor C. S. Sargent, who is widely known 

 in America and Europe for his important 

 contributions to the literature relating to 

 Dendrology, and al-so for the fact that the 

 last two expeditions of Mr. Wilson to China 

 were- promoted by him. Mr. Wilson was also 

 awarded a gold "medal by this society for a 

 collection of photographs taken during his 

 third trip to China, but the collection which 

 he obtained on his fourth expedition is per- 

 haps of more importance-, a© it gives an 

 excellent idea of the arborescent vegetation 

 of Central and Western China, which wa« 

 hitherto very obscure. 



The photographs, about four hundred in 

 number, adequately portray the trees of. this 

 part of the world in the adult stage, and 

 when one considers that probably not more 

 than a dozen members of the arborescent 

 vegetation were known in gardens formerly, 

 the importance of these photographs will be 



readily observed. 



Owing to Mr, Wilson's indefatigable work 

 in China, it is now known that more species 

 of trees exist in that country than in the 

 whole of North America, and more species of 

 Picea have been collected there than exist in 

 the remaining part of the world. Tliese, and 

 the majority of other trees found there, are 

 now growing in the nurseries of the Arnold 

 Arboi-etum and elsewhere, and will un- 

 doubtedly prove perfectly hardy and of 

 reat ornamental value to American and 



uropean planters. 

 The Massachusetts Horticultural Society 



ha« done well to confer its highest award 

 upon Mr. Wilson, as his work is of world- 

 wide importance; and, in honouring him. it 

 fittingly honours the Arnold Arboretum, and 

 the study of Dendrological science in general. 



A. E. Thatcher. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



H. J. JONKS' XUKSKUTES, LIM.. liTECROFT, 

 L E W I SH A .\ I . — The eh.ryi&a n t he tmi m lo v<? r will find 

 this hand list of oh.ry6a*ncth«mum novelties the 

 grreateet interest. There are no few^r than twent}'- 

 fciir illiistPations of new varieties. 



CHA H LRS TURNER, ROYAL NURSERIES. 

 SLOl'GMT.— Garden tools aai<l sundries, see<l p^.t^itoes. 

 and bulb6 for spring planting are added, in this 

 catalogue, to a large ^eleetion of flower and vegetable 



CONTENTS. 



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An.-"t IV to Correspondent.^ ... 

 A Quaint Cockscomb Broccoli 

 A Well-deeervod Honour 

 Bridgeeia Spicata 

 Carnation May I>aT 

 Oa ttl p y a I-a-b i a t a 

 Clematis Jackniani ... 



Colon r 



Croaker-S 



Early-flo vering OhTys^vnthenuims 



Exhibitions and Meetings- 



Fair Blow*!om6 of Spring 



Revival of the Hull Chrysanthf-mum 



Foliage Begonias 



Forthcommg Engagements 

 Garden City I^roblem^ ... 



Garden Clematises 



Cra.s* Orcliarde 



Javanese Rhododendron.s 



Mamirefi and Manuring 

 Note of the Week 

 Obituary 



Ranunculus Rutsef oliue 



Rock Borders 



Royal Horticintural Sooiety 



Saintpaulia InminTha 



Spring Treatnitnt of Lawns 

 Th« Bothy nt I'nwiv- Cav-th^ 

 The Kanit-M ii:.Tka Stonci.Ton 

 Work for tlir Wn k 



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ILU^STRATIONS. 

 Portrait: Mr Jarmv; Vrrt. 149; I*cri>etual Carnation 

 I^y Mvvf-r. mi ; Clematis I>Mchee-R of Edinburgh, 

 153; Car'tiati m May Hay. l"i : A Curious C<>ckfi- 

 comb Brotcoli, 157; The Kamt.^chatka Stonccrop 

 (Sedum Kamts<'haticum ). 1.5H; A Group of Varit- 

 tiee of Oattleya Labiata 159; The Bothy at I'owi^ 

 Oafitle. 161. 



fairly 



good 



MARKETS, 

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COVENT GARDEN. 



Flowers. 



'I'h;^ .-vuppli*^ a.re liberal, and command 

 price H. 



Adiantnm cuneatum ... per doz. bun. 5 



Aiums P'^T tlos^- 3 



A&paragus plumosus ... per doz. bun. 8 



Sprengeri per doz. bun. 8 



\zalea pf^r doz. bun. 3 



"Camolliae per box 2 



Carnations per doz, 1 



per doz. bun. 15 



Cattleyavs per doz. 10 



Croton leaves per 1 



Kucharie per doz. 2 



Fxench fern per doz, bun. 2 



Freosia.s pt^r <i<'Z. "bun. 1 



Gardrniae per doz. o 



Hellebores l^r ^<^'^- 1 



Hvacinths, Itomm per doz. bun. 4 



Ij'lac per bunch. 3 



Lilium auratum per doz. 4 



ispeo'io'sum per doz. 3 



longifloriim per doz. 3 



Lily of the A'alley per doz. bun. 8 



Margueriteis per doz. bun. 3 



Mignonette per doz. bun. 2 



Narcieeuis per doz. bun. 1 



Ociontogloseume per doz. bhns. 3 



Pelargoniums per doz. bun. 8 



Ko&ee per doz. 2 



Smilax l>er doz. trails 2 



Sicwdrope per doz. bun. 1 



Tuberoses per doz. 0 



Tulipts per dcz. bun. 5 



Violets l^r <^^*>z. bun. 1 



FruWs, 



Grapes are still plentiful, and moderate in price 

 Trade generally is brisk. 



Applet;, Kr2-li.sh, cooking ... per bush. 



Nova Scotia per barrel 



Canadian per barrel 



American per barrel 



Californian per cmi 



I?auana.s pier bun. 



Cob Nutfi per doz. lb. 



Crairberrio^ p+'r caee 



Giapc.s. Eii'^li'sh per lb. 



Belgi:wi pfr \h. 



Almeria l> r ban-el 



Lemon.s per en.se 



Nectarineo. Cape box 



Orangee Denia per caee 



Jamaica per ca^ 



Californian per cafie 



Mandarins per box 



Teaches, Ca])e per case 



Ptars, American per barrel 



Ca])e : per box 



Californian per case 



rineapjdes each 



Plume, Cape per case 



Vegetables. 



Businciss i-s fairly good, and prices, on the whole, 

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A«i\jiragus per bun. 



Bean.s. Alauf [ni per basket 



Beet per bush. 



Bruc^el,-; SprontfS per |-bush. 



Cabbage l>er tally 



Carrot.s ;. per doz. bun. 



CauliHow T.-. \wv doz. 



CrbM-y per doz. bundles 



Chieory per lb. 



('neuiiiiuTs l>er doz. 



Kiidivt- per doz. 



Horseradish per doz. bun. 



l^eeks per doz. 



Lettuce per doz. 



Mushroom.s per doz. lb. 



Mint per doz. bun. 



Onions per case 



Parsley l^er i-6ieve 



Pari&nii>8 ix-r bag 



Radishes per doz. bun. 



Rhubarb per dcz. bun. 



Savoj-e per tally 



Seakale P*'r bun. 



Spinach •■■ per buAh. 



Tcmatoee > per 12 lbs. 



Turnips P^r doz. bun. 



Turnip Tops P+^r bag 



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LONDON POTATO MARKETS. 



Stockti cnntinnr l.ir-*'. and bu-inn-,, dull; only the 

 beit samples naIi.M- --.-tMl i-iictv. ^ ^ ^ 



Blackland i>'^r ton 6o' 0 to 65 0 



British Queen per ton 0 8o 0 



P**'- III ^ 0 



Kvergood K"" t<.n oO 0 0 



King Edward l>er ton 6;. 0 JO C 



Up to-i>ate i>er ton iO 0 yo u 



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Ofler a very fine stock of 



FRUIT 



and 



Full Illustrated Catalogue sent post 



free on application. 



CARNATIONS. 



AURICULAS. 



The NEW ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE of above 

 is now ready, and liaa been posted to all caetomprs, 

 The newest and best varieties are soil at the moet 

 reasonable prices. 



BePt CARNATION an 1 PICOTEE <jEED i e idy in October. 

 1/6 and 2/6 i er packet. 



AURICULA (Show and Alpine), PINK, and POLYAN- 

 THUS SEED now ready. 1/-, 1/6, to 2/6 per packet. 



Send for Catalogue to 



J. 



DOUGLAS, 



Edensidc, GREAT BOOKHAM 



CHRYSANTHEIVIUMS. 



T 



The Journa of Horticalture recently nrranged fora 

 vote in the Best Tuche New Japanese Varielies 



(introduced or shown this season or la^-t). 

 All the principal and most expert growers took part in 



the audit. 



Eighty-one Varie ies wer? mentioned but 



Godfreys " King George V." 



was the only monthlj of thi-^ season which fonnd a ite 

 in the list. 212 Be-t the others were 191 ) mtrodnctiou. 



Godfreys' Vicar of Exmouth" 



will probably prove to be larger than the above. 



See Catalog^ue. Post Free. 



W. il-GOD FBEY &SON,Exmouth^von. 



SWEET PEAS. 



12 Best ExSibitioft Waved Varieties, 



25 seeds of each ... 2/6, post free. 



6 Best Exhibition Waved Varieties, 



1/6, post free. 



Decoration, 

 . . . 2/-, post free. 



25 seeds of each 



12 Best Varieties for 

 25 seeds of each 



Gold Medal value £2 or cash, for 15 ^P^^^^^.^ogVe 

 from either above collections or f^om m> CaU' 

 to value of any above collections Catalogs ^^^^^ 

 particulars free. My stocks are all true to 



and type. 



H. W. CHURCHMAN, f.r hs 



Sweet Pet Special is t, 



SAWSTON, CAMBS. 



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Celebrated 

 Wear. 



DON'T FAIL 10 GET A PAIR. The ^^et cold vve^^^^^^ 



is now on. l>adies and Gentlemen ought to ^^^ar 



»C" Brand Clogs. ideal for Garden 

 All cosily lined with white warm telt. 



On'y 4/6 postage paid, ^ 



Ail sizes, suitable 



for Ladies or; 

 Gentlemen, 

 Youths or Giris 



ready fo- g^'^f" 

 Children's Fine 



Laced CloM 

 illustration), J"- 



Sizes 7> 9' 

 ir, X7y 13. r 



coiily feJ^ 



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