March 30, 1912. 



THE 



GARDENERS' MAGAZINE 



26 



witloof. 



blanclied dandelion, 



chervil. 



pim- 



of chicory, 



celeriac, purslane, tarragon, 

 pinella, sorrel, chives, mercury, orache, and 

 poiree, all of which are used in considerable 

 quantities abroad in the preparation of 

 salads. 



In addition to these, the frugal French and 

 Italians gather almost anything green and 

 tender, and use them as salads, such as the 

 tops of nettles, leaves of wood sorrel, cuckoo- 

 flowers, scurvy grass, nasturtiums, and wild 

 cress, besides the shoots of hops, of vines, 

 and asparagus ; and even the pods of young 

 peas are sometimes used. 



Mr. Giles did not consider all the Conti- 

 nental plants he had referred to were worth 

 cultivating generally in this country, but 

 thought many things were well worth 

 greater attention here than is now given to 



the: 



Reading; Gardeners' 



A 



I 



ion. 



The fortnightly meeting of this association 

 was held in the Abbey Hall (kindly lent by 

 Messrs. Sutton and Sons) on Monday, when, 

 notwithstanding another very w^et evening, 

 there was a good attendance, the President 

 occupying the chair. The lecture for the 

 evening was delivered by Mr. H. Wilson, 

 Tlie Gardens, Lower Eedlands, one of the 

 association's oldest members, the- subject 

 being " How to Maintain a Supply of Vege- 

 tables Throughout the Year." Although the 

 culture of vegetables has been rather freely 

 dealt with at comparatively recent meet- 

 ings, Mr. Wilson gave a thoroughly instruc- 

 tive paper on the production of an adequate 

 and continuous supply for the whole twelve 

 months of the year. A prolonged and highly 

 interesting discussion followed the conclu- 

 sion of the lecture. On the proposition of 

 the President, Mr. Wilson was i^^ccorded a 

 hearty vote of thanks. 



Mr. F. Townsend staged a large and 

 verv beautiful collection of forced narcissi 

 from the vice - president's gardens at 

 Hillside, which was greatly admired by all 

 present. 



METEOROLOGICAL 



OBSERVATIONS. 



TAKEN IN THE EOYAL HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY'S GARDENS AT WISLEY, SURREY, 



Height above Sea-level, loO fe^t. 



Date. 



1912. 

 March 17 



TO 



March 23. 



SUKSHINB, 



Temperature of the 



Air. 



At 9 a.m. 



Day 



Night 



Dry 

 Bulb. 



Wet 

 Bulb. 



Righ- 



Gfct, 



Low- 

 est. 



Mar. 17— Snnday 

 »» IS— Monday 



f, IS— Tuesday 

 tt 20 - Weduesday., 

 » 21— Thursday .... 

 91 23— Fiiday 



hr. m. 



0 12 



3 30 



4 48 

 3 30 

 2 0 

 0 6 



degr. 

 45 

 43 



40 

 42 

 47 

 45 

 42 



deg. 

 41 

 41 

 39 

 39 

 46 

 43 

 41 



deg. 

 46 



46 

 49 

 47 

 53 

 50 

 51 



deg. 



41 



38 



37 

 34 

 32 

 44 

 39 



Means 



(total) 

 14 6 



43 



42 



48 



38 



Date. 



1912. 

 March 17 



TO 



March 23. 



Mar, 



9 



1 



1 

 t 



> 



I 



17 



18 

 19 

 20 

 21 

 22 

 23 



ins. 



Sunday I 0*19 



Monday 0'18 



Tuesday '.'•03 



Wednesday., 0*19 



Thursday.... O'll 



Friday O'OJ 



Saturday ...J 0 26 



Me 



(total) 

 106 



Temperature of 

 THE Soil 

 At 9 A.M. 



At 

 1ft. 



deep. 



deg. 

 45 

 45 

 44 

 43 

 42 

 44 

 44 



At 

 2 ft. 

 deep. 



deg. 

 45 

 45 

 45 

 44 

 44 

 44 

 4i 



At 

 4 ft. 



deep, 



deg. 



46 

 46 

 46 

 46 

 46 

 46 

 46 



w 



M S 



1^ ? 



w S 



O M 



1^ 



deg, 



39 

 28 

 29 

 26 

 23 



37 

 29 



44 



44 



46 



80 



ROYAL INTERNATIONAL 



HORTICULTURAL 

 EXHIBITION. 



The Orchids. 



As the time for holding this great exhibi- 

 tion draws near, it becomes possible to ob- 

 tain some idea of the exhibits that will be 

 displayed in the different sections. The 

 fc^cope of the schedule is tio wide that provi- 

 sion is made for no fewer than 428 classes; 

 many of them of a character to test the 

 capacity of the most redoubtable exhibitor. 

 The orchid classes alone number 32, and the 

 entries show that there will be competition 

 in most of them. 



There are two entries in the amateurs' 

 clasci for the best and most varied group of 

 orchido, arranged in a space not exceeding 

 500 square feet. The^e exhibits will occupy 

 IjOCH) square feet, and there are two valuable 

 cups to be awarded to the competitors. In 

 the nurserymen's class for similar groups 

 there are four entries for Sir George Hoi- 

 ford's cup; there will therefore be nearly 

 2,000 square feet of orchids in this class. 



Thoee who profess to despise hybrid or- 

 chids in favour of the natural species and 

 their varieties, will be interested in class 68, 

 in which nurserymen will compete for the 

 best and most varied group of species, and 

 varieties of species, arranged in spaces not 

 exceding 200 square feet. Liberal provieion, 

 however, is made for the showv hvbrids, 

 which are due to patient and skilful cross- 

 breeding, carried out in British and foreign 

 collections. Baron Bruno Schroder's presenta- 

 tion cup being offered for the best group of 

 hybrids occupying a space of 200 square feet. 



There is one entry in an open class for a 

 group of the r&splendent laelias, cattjeyas, 

 and bra^so-laelias — varieties and hybrids — in 

 a space of 100 square feet; this exhibit will 

 be amongst the motst showy. More numerous 

 entries are forthcoming in .a class for the 

 same type of plants where the specimens are 

 limited to 25, and again where the number 

 must not exceed 12. The effect of the scar- 



let Coclilioda Noezliana is manifest in the 

 more brightly-coloured hybrids of odontci- 

 gloesum, and it is hoped tliat tlic exhibit 

 will show what genera and sin'cios have been 

 crossed with this gay little gem. Such in- 

 formation would be valuable, not merely to 

 specialists, but to all interested gardeners. 



Then there are classes for specimen orchids 

 in collections of llXJ specimens, and others 

 in which the specimens are limited to 50, 12, 

 and 6. There will be keen competition for 

 the silver cup offered for the best specimen 

 orchid in the show. One exhibitor Avill con- 

 tribute a group of orchids in which the in- 

 terest is botanical rather than decorative. 

 The visitor will here \ye able to see the 

 wonderful forms and devices exhibited by 

 the different ffowers, illustrating the numer- 

 ous ways by w^hich the imix)rtant process of 

 fertilisation is brought about, necessary for 

 the perpetuation of the species. 



AVe have as yet referred only to competi- 

 tive orchids, but these will not exhaust tlie 

 exhibits of these marvellous flowers, for some 

 of the most able amateurs and nurserymen 

 will confine their efforts to exhibiting honor- 

 ary collections. For il]^talu*t^ Sir (ieorge 

 Holford, K.C.V.O., C.I.E., is expected to 

 exhibit the largest group of orchidts an 

 amateur has ever shown in this or any other 

 country, and the excellent quality of tli^^ 

 plants may be judged by previous exhilnts 

 from the Westonbirt collection. 



It is a notable fact that in the orchid sec- 

 tion the number of entries from foreign 

 orchidists is very nearly one-half the num- 

 ber received from Britain. The exhibitors 

 of orchids will be as follows: 

 Messrs. Armstrong and Brown, Tunbridge 



Wells, Kent. 

 Mr. J. Birchenhall, Alderley Edge. 

 Messrs. Charlesworth and Co., Haywards 



Heath. ^ . ^ 



Sir Jeremiah Colman, Gatton Park, Keigate. 

 Messrs. J. Cypher and Sons, Cheltenham. 

 Mr. Harry Dixon, Spencer Park Nurc^ery, 



Wandsworth Common. 



Mr. J. Evans, Manor House, Key Green, 

 Congleton. 



Mr. J. Gurnev Fowler, South Woodford. 

 Messrs. Hastsall and Co., Southgate, N. 

 Lieut.-Colonel Sir G. L. Holford, Tetbury, 

 Gloucester. 



Mrs. Willie James, West JVan. 



Messrs. Cowans, Lim., Gateacre, Liverpool. 



Messrs. Stuart Low and Co., Enfield. 

 Mr. E. V. Low, Havwards Heath. 

 Mr. J. MacCartnev, Bolton. 

 Messrs. Mansell and Hatcher, Rawdon, 

 Leeds. 



Mr. F, Menteith Ogilvie, Oxford. 



Mr. P. Ralli, Epsom. 



Mr. C. F. Raphael, Shculey. 



Mr. J. Rol)erts, Rotherham. 



Mr. J. Robson, xVltrincham. 



Mr. Lionel de Rothschild, Acton, W. 



Colonel J. Rutherford, Blackburn. 

 Messrs. Sander and Sons, St. Albans. 

 Mr. F. Wellesley, Woking. 



Foreigfn Exhibitors. 



M, G. Arends, Xurt^eryman, Ronsdorf, 

 Barmen. 



M. E. Dietrich, Chateau du Val Duche 

 Bruxelles. 



M. Graire, 5, Rue St. Fuecien. Amiens. 

 M. C. Jules, Hye de Crom, 

 Gand. 



M. F. Lam])eau, Rue du Fosse aux Loups, 



39, nnixclies. 

 Mr. W. A. Mamla, Soutii Orange. Xfw York. 

 M.M. Maron et Fils, Bruiioy, France. 

 M. G. H. Abeken Miiller, Scheseuingen. 

 M.M. A. A. Peeters et PMls, Ancieiine Chaus- 



see de Meysse, Laeken, Bruxellcr-. 

 Dr. E. Regel, Botanic Garden, St. l^iicrs- 



burg. 



M.M. A. H. and L. Vincke, Scln'i ])-(hu le, 

 Bruges. 



M. Ch. Vuylsteke, Loochristi, Gand. 



Thics great exhibition will take place in 

 the spacious grounds adjoining the Boyal 

 Hospital, Chelsea. His Majesty the King 

 will open the exhibition in person at 

 on Mav 22, and it will remain open 

 Mav .30. 



invitations to Jurors. 



Invitations have jii-t Iuumi i.-sued to up- 

 wards of :W) sIJecialis^^ in vvrry liranch of 

 horticulture to officiate as jnrors at this 

 great show. In awarding the prizes. Britiish 

 judges in every group will have the assist- 

 ance of one or more foreign colleagues. 



R. HooPEH Pearson. 



Hon. Press Secretary. 



8, Conpure, 



noon 

 until 



FORTHCOMING ENGAGEMENTS. 



TlirSDAT April 2.— Hoyal Horticultural Society; 



Xarci6*:iL.s Coimnitttv nieet« at IIM a.m.; Fruit. 



Floral, and Orchid Committees iii(M?t at 12 o'clock; 



Lecture at 3 p.nu on '* Tender Plnnts for a Warm 



Corner" by Mr. H. Irwin Lynch, M.A.: scientific 



Comniihee i\t 4 o'clock. 

 Scotti.^i Horticult ural Association. 

 THTHSDAY, April 1. — M ineh^tcr Orchifl ^ -cirty. 

 SATURDAY, April 6.— French Horticulturai ^•><i^ty 



of London. 



TUESDAY, April 9.— Weybridge Horticultural >o- 



■^how ; 



eictv*^ Monthly Mfvtin*:. 

 WFDNKSDAV. A'pril IC— Kdinl.iir'jh ^-prinir 

 two djivt^, 



Kinc^bridge Daffodil Show. 

 Ea^^t Anglian Horticultural Club 

 THURSDAY, April 11 — CoTnw:ill Daffodil >how. at 

 Truro; two daye. 



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 sent on approval 

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