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July 20, 1912 



W. H. Smith, Stourbridge^ "was first in a 

 second class for six kinds. 



Miscellaneous collections were, as usual, 

 numerous, and of a high order of merit. The 

 following awards were made to the exhibi- 

 tors of these : 



Gold Medals. — Messrs. Webb and Sons, 

 Wordsley, for miscellaneous flowers and 

 fruit; Messrs. Baker, Codsall, for floral dis- 

 play; Mr. W. Lowe, Beeston, Notts, for 

 roses; and Messrs. Sutton and Sons, Read- 

 ing, for sweet peas. 



Small Gold Medals.— Mr. A. F. Button, 

 Iver, Bucks, for carnations ; Messrs. Bick- 

 son, Lim., Chester, for roses and herbaceous 

 plants; Lady Grey, Enville, for carnations; 

 Messrs. Bobbie and Co., Edinburgh, for 

 roses, dahlias, and violas; and Messrs. Cut- 

 bush and Son, London, for examples of 

 topiary. 



Silver-gilt Medals. — Messrs, Clibrans, of 

 Altrincham, for sweet peas, etc. ; Messrs. W. 

 H. Simpson and Sons, Birmingham, for sweet 

 peas; and Messrs. Hewitt and Co., Lim., of 

 Solihull, for herbaceous plants. 



Silver Medals. — Messrs. H. N. Ellison, 

 West BromwicK. for ferns; Mr. F. A. Haage, 

 jun., for cacti; Mr. C. H. Horbt rl. ol Acock's 

 Green, for herbaceous pinks; .Mt^ssrs. S<ni- 

 grave and Co., of Sheffield, for violas; Mr. 

 C. F. Waters, Baloombe, for carnations ; 



[essrs. Jarman and Co., of Chard, for roses, 

 oentaureas, and carnations; Messrs. B. Lad- 

 ham's, Lim., Shirley, Southampton, for gail- 

 lardias; Messrs. Bickson and Eobinsou, of 

 Manchester, for annuals ; and Messrs. W. 

 Cut bush and Son, London, for carnations. 



Bronze Medals. — Messrs, H. Mosters, of 

 Tlansdworth, for violas; Messrs. F. Cross, of 

 Arnold, Nottingham, for floral exhibit ; 

 and Messrs. A. H. Welham, of Bridgnorth, 

 for miscellaneous flowers. 



Award of Merit. — J. Ba^tock, of Moseley, 

 for the perpetual-flowering free carnation, 

 Mrs. A. F. Button. 



Dundee Horticultural Associa- 

 tion. 



The annual excursion of the memberri of 

 this association took place on the 6th inst., 

 when Pittercrieflf Park^ Bunfermline, was 



visited. Upwards of 5<) members availed 

 themselves of the opportunity to inspect the 

 world-famous works of the Carnegie Trust. 



The party was met on arrival by the genial 

 park superintendent, Mr. James Bunagan, 

 and conducted to the Central Bath.s and 

 Gymnasium, which are said to be the berit 

 equipped establishments of their kind in 

 Great Britain. After a general survey the 

 members of the party, which was augmented 

 by a considerable number of district horti- 

 culturists, sat down to tea, thoughtfully pro- 

 vided by the Carnegie Trust, one of the 

 directors^ Mr, Macrea, aeting as host. 



After a few worde of appropriate thanks 

 the party proceeded to inspect a district bowl- 

 ing-green and library, en route to the park, 

 where there was much to interest all, and 

 Mr. Duuagan and his staff spared no effort 

 to make the guests thoroughly enjoy them- 

 selves. A splendid range of glaes structures, 

 with teak framework and well furnished with 

 healthy-growing foliage and flowering plants^ 

 was the admiratioti of all. A new flower 

 garden of several acres, only recently laid 

 down in grass, was bright with summer bed- 

 ding and permanent occupants. The rock- 

 work in the glen, representing an outlay of 

 .£6,000, is of massive construction, and few 

 gardeners could attempt anything so elabo- 

 rate, even if they had the unique site afforded 

 in this charming park. 



After inspecting the palace ruins the party 

 adjourned to the Royal Hotel, where, under 

 the chairmanship of Mr. Bunagan, they were 

 again hospitably entertained, a pleasant hour 

 being spent in song and sentiment. When 

 the president, Mr. Wm. Christeson, and Mr. 

 Wm. Grant and others had expressed the 

 thanks of the party to all who had contri- 

 buted to their enjoyment, the meeting broke 

 up with three ringing cheers for Br. Andrew 

 Carnegie on the call of Mr. James Bethel. 



Elstree £Lnd Boreham Wood 

 Horticultura.1 Society. 



The summer show of the above society was 

 held on July 10, in the grounds of Aldenham 

 House, and the weather conditions were 

 ideal. The park was placed at the disposal 

 of the societj through the kindness of Lord 

 Aldenham, and the President, the Hon. V. 

 Gibbs, kindly allowed the visitors to see the 

 gardens. Consequently, the society owe 

 much to the kindly interest these two gentle- 

 men take in the welfare of the society. The 

 competitive classes were well filled, and the 

 entries exceeded in numlier thase of any pre- 

 vious show. Tlie honorary and trade exhi- 

 bits were placed in a separate marquee. At 

 one end the Hon. Vicary Gibbs exhibited 

 of the largest collections ever staged by 

 E, Beckett. V.M.H., and included a nu: 



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of varieties of excellent merit, whilst at 

 extreme end was a model water garden with 

 a winding stream, planted with water lilies 

 and choice aquatics, and a background of 

 typhas, bamboos, etc., and other suitable 

 flowering subjects. These exhibits were 

 awarded a gold medal. E. Greenwood, Esq. 



(gardener, Mr. G. Capell), was awarded a 

 silver medal for a particularly good group 

 of hydrangeas, coleus, and ferns. The silver 

 rose bowl was won this year by Messrs. Frank 

 Cant and Co., of Colchester, with a grand 

 exhibit, which defeated a very fine collection, 

 of roses from Messrs. Harkness, last year's 

 winners. 



Mr. E. F. Felton, of Hanover Square, 

 journeyed down, and arranged a table of 

 carnations to practically demonstrate the 

 effect to be obtained without the use of ela- 

 borate stands, etc. Tliis non-competitive ex- 

 hibit was much admired. He also assisted 

 in judging the table decorations and other 

 classes of flowers. 



Trade exhibits were staged by Messrs. Cut- 

 bush of roses ; Messrs. H. Ne\vman and Sons, 

 Watford, sweet peas and violas ; Messrs. 

 Gleeson and Co., herbaceous plants ; and 

 Messrs. Thomson and Charman, a small 

 rockery, planted with a variety of choice 

 alpines and shrubs. 



The London Vacant Land 



Cultivation Society. 



James 

 Smith, 

 stated 



The fourth annual meeting of the above 

 society was held at the residence of Baron 

 de Forest, M.P., Spencer House, St. 

 Place, W., on Friday, July 12, Frank 

 Esq., L.C.C., in the chair. It was 

 that the 5{X) plot-holders have in four years 

 raised over £7,i)00 worth of vegetables, and 

 in the present season the lines of vegetables 

 reach a total length exceeding 10() miles, 

 while the rows of flowers would be equal to 

 ten miles. Exhibits of the vegetables grown 

 on waste land were much admired by those 

 present. The hon. secretarv is Mr. Joseph 

 Fels, and the superintendent Mr. E. L. 

 Castle. More land is urgently needed for 

 600 annlicants 



Ripe Grapes. — Up to the present 

 time, in this locality,it has not been necessary 

 to use shade of any kind upon the roof of 

 houses that contain ripe grapes, but no doubt 

 it will be necessary ere long. Abundance of 

 air must be admitted both at night and in 

 the daytime ; dispense with artificial heat as 

 much as possible, using only a little at night, 

 and on cold, wet days to maintain a free cir- 

 culation in the atmosphere of the house. Lrook 

 over the bunches occasionally, and remove at 

 once all berries that show*^ signs of decav. 



all lateralis as required, although " 



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thick, and when Muscats are ripening, the 

 leaves should be carefully tied from imme- 

 diately over the bunch to allow the sun the 

 shine upon the bunches; this will assist the 

 berries to mature, and give them that deep 

 golden colour so much admired in this par- 

 ticular variety. — Henry Farmer, Cardiff 

 Castle Gardens. 



SLUG WORM ON ROSES.— J. G., Ingate. 

 stone: Our roises are being eaten up' by tiny 

 maggots, and we seem to be unable to find 

 a means of removing the pest. We have 

 not suffered in this way previously^ and as 

 our roses have always been considered good 

 we are, naturally, troubled. If you can help 

 us we shall be very grateful.— We hope you 

 have seen the answer to "H. S., Chelsfield 

 which appeared in our issue of July 13, and 

 acted upon the advice therein given, because 

 if you have done so a week will have been 

 saved. The pest is the rose slug-worm 

 (Eriocampa rosae), and it appears to be work- 

 ing a great deal of mischief in various dis- 

 tricts this season. You will find full parti- 

 culars of life history, remedy, and cure on 

 p. 546. 



SPECIES OF CHINA ASTER. _ N. J., 

 Warminster : Kindly tell me how many 

 species of the China Aster there are P—The 

 China Aster is Callistephus hortensis, and 

 the genus contains but the one species. The 

 specialists and raisers have, however, raised 

 a large number of distinct races or florists' 

 groups, probably from twenty to thirty, not- 

 ably the Victoria, Quilled, Paeony-flowered, 

 Ostrich Plume, Comet, and Anemone sec- 

 tions. These groups do not represent dis- 

 tinct species, but they show what can be 

 accomplished with a flower, when careful se- 

 lection and crofs-fertilisation are conducted 

 by experts. 



SWEET PEAS AND CUPRESSUS.-F. F., 

 Bletchley. — Do you think that if sweet peas 

 were planted upon a site previously occupied 

 by an old cypress hedge, they would prove a 

 failure ? We have a row of sweet peas on 

 such a site, and though the soil was dug 

 deeply and old manure was added, the plants 

 have made scarcely any growth, and conse- 

 quently have produced practically no flowers. 

 My gardener believes the failure is due to 

 the previous crop of cupressus. — We regret 

 you did not see fit to give yoxir name and 

 address. Bletchley was the post mark, but, 

 of course, it does not follow that you live 

 there. By a curious coincidence, we saw 

 three rows of Elfrida Pearson sweet pea at 

 Burbage Experimental Station last week, oe* 

 cupying a site from which cupressus were 

 recently removed ; the three rows were fail* 

 ures, and Major Hurst, who owns and 

 manages the station, considers that the 

 failure is due to the influence of the cupres- 

 sus, which have evidently removed in a very 



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