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THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



17, 1912. 



Dickson; Mr G. T. Hailett^ gardener to Sir 

 R. Graham, Bart., Carlisle, was second; and 

 Mr. T. Hindley, Lynim, third. In the class 

 for twelve vases, Mr. G. T. Hallett led, with 

 Mr. T. Leadbetter, gardener to Mrs. S. S. 

 Rigg, Bowdon, second; and for twelve vases, 

 private growers only, Messrs. F. A. Robin- 

 son, Styat, and Mr. B. Birch were first and 

 second. For a similar class for amateurs 

 the winners were Messrs. R. Kellett, G. F. 

 Hallett, and W. Bindloss, Formby. 



Collections of hardy perennials occupying 

 a space of fifteen feet by five feet, formed 

 a good feature, and Messrs. Ilarkness and 

 Sons, Bedale, occupied the first place with 

 a most imposing display, the liliums and 

 poppies Ix^ing excellent; Messrs. G. Gibson 

 and Co., Bedale, and Mr. J. i^aiil, were suc- 

 cessful in winning the remaining prizes. 

 For twelve bunches hardv flowers, trade 

 excluded, Mr. R. L. Garnett led; and for a 

 collection of tree carnations, Mr. C. F. 

 Waters, Balcombe, won with a fine display; 



Mr. J. Hafliawny, gardener to J. Brennard, 

 Esq., Thir>k, was a strong second. 



Roses were of great excellence, and for 

 twenty-four, Messrs. Alex. Dickson and 

 Sons, Newtownards, were easy winners with 

 fresh blooms, Mr. G. Dickson and Earl of 

 Dufferin being especially noteworthy ; 

 Messrs. G. Gibson and Co. second. In the 

 class for twelve varieties, the same order was 

 continued ; and for twelve varieties, the 

 trade excluded, Messrs. R. L. Garnett and 

 E. Brooks were placed in the order of their 

 names. 



FRUIT. 



In competition for the prizes for a collec- 

 tion of twelve varieties, Mr. J. Gibson, gar- 

 dener to the Duke of Portland, Welbeck 

 Al)))ey, led with excellent dishes of Muscat 

 of Alexandria and Madresfield Court grapes, 

 fine melons. Pine Apple nectarines. Barring- 

 ton peaches, etc. ; Mr. Hathaway wa« a close 

 second with riclily-coloured grapes; and Mr. 

 A. Wright third. For two bunches of Black 

 Hamburg grapes, Mr. Gibson won witli well- 

 finished clusters; Mr. Marr second. For two 

 bunches of any other black variety, Mr. 

 Gibson was again the principal winner with 

 Madresfield Conrt, Mr. J. Hathawav second. 

 For two bunches of Muscat of Alexandria, 

 Mr. J. Hathaway obtained premier honours 

 with fine bunches; and for two of any other 

 wliih^ Mr. Cihson was fw^t with Foster's 



Mr. D. McKelvie, gardener to 

 J. Stone, Esq., was first in both classes for 

 melons. 



VEGETABLES, 



This proved the weakest section of the 

 show. For nine distinct kinds, Mr. R. Moss, 

 Preston, wjas fijrst, and Mr. G. Barrow[ 

 Carnforth, second. For the collection of dx 

 kinds, Mr. G. F. Hallett secured the 

 first prize in Sutton's class, likewise 

 Messrs. Webbs* first prize for six kinds. 

 Messrs. G. Barrow, R. Wright, J. Hath- 

 away, and W. Wetherall had the premier 

 awards made in their favour in the minor 

 clashes. 



XON-COMPETTTIVE. 



The executive were generous in their ac- 

 knowledgements by awarding twelve gold 

 medals. These were awarded as follows: To 

 Messrs. C. M. Young and Co., Cheltenham, 

 for a chbrming display of carnations; to 

 Messrs. A. Dickson and*^ Sons, Newtownards, 

 for cut roses, including very fine blooms of 

 G. Dickson and Edward Bohanne, a new 

 variety, which was awarded a silver medal 

 and certificate; to Messrs. H. B. May and 

 Sons, Edmonton, for a choice divsplav of 

 ferns; to Mr. R. Bolton, Warton, for a large 

 display of sweet peas; to Messrs. Dickson 

 and Robinson, Manchester, for sweet and 

 culinary peas (the latter including about 

 sixty varieties, set up in cone form); to 

 Messrs. Blackmore and Langdon, Bath for 

 tuberous begonias of high merit; to Messrs. 

 Sutton and Sons, Reading, for a choice dis- 

 play of fruit and vegetables; to the King\s 

 Acre Nursery Company, for fruit trees 

 m pots, well furnished with 

 lent fruit; to Messrs. 



Si'edliiig. 



and Tait, Manchester, for a good col- 

 lection of potatoes and onions; to the 

 Lancashire County Council, for fruit 

 trees, vegetables, etc., ird^n their experi- 

 mental grounds; to Mr. J. Saul, Preston, 

 for a rock and water garden, well furnished 

 with flowering and foliage plants, including 

 a good display of water lilies. 



Silver Medals were awarded as under: To 

 Mr. H. Middlehurst, Liverpool, for sweet 

 peas; to Mr. S. R. Crompton, Macclesfield, 

 for violas and pansies; to Mr. H. N. Ellison, 

 West Bromwich, for ferns; to Mr. W. 

 Wright, Formby, for sweet peas; to Messrs. 

 Castle Bros., Carnforth, for sweet peas; and 

 to Messrs. Bolton Bros., Carnforth, for 

 ferns. 



Dumfries Sweet Pea Show. 



AUGUST 6. 



For an opportunity of seeing a competition 

 among sweet pea growers, and thus study- 

 ing the progress in the sweet pea, the in- 

 habitants of the Dumfries district are in- 

 debted to the Dumfries Agricultural Society, 

 who again arranged an exhibition of these 

 flowers in connection with their annual 

 show. This was held at Dumfries on August 

 6, and proved quite a success, both in point 

 of numbers and quality. Despite unfavour- 

 able weather, good blooms were the rule, 

 and the exhibits would have done credit 

 to a much larger show. In the class for 

 professionals, Mr. C. Murray, Cowhill Tower 

 Gardens, came first, with a close second in 

 Mr. R. A. Grigor, Dalswinton Gardens, 

 Dumfries. Mr. T. Carruthei^s, Cargenliolm 

 Gardens, Dumfries, was third. Some 

 honorary awards were also given in this 

 and the next class. In that for exhibitors 

 who had not won a first prize, Mr. J. Smith, 

 Netherholm House, Dumfries^ came in first, 

 with Mr. J. M. Wyllie, Cre^sswell Place, 

 Dumfries, second; and Mr. Varney, Craig- 

 morin, Troqueer, third. This exhibition 

 seems to have quite established itself in the 

 locality. 



OBITUARY, 



MR. WM. YATES. 



^Ir. Wm. Yates, head of the firm of 

 Mes^r.-. W. Yates and Sons, Cheltenham and 

 Eveisham, died at the end of July, after a 

 long illness. He was 72 year8 of age, and 

 was a seedsman of high standing. He took 

 a keen interest in the production as well as 



liam and Stanley Yates, will continue the 

 business, in which they have for some time 

 been partners. 



Dickson 



excel- 

 Brown . 



The Double Pink Bramble. 



Given a dry and stony place, where but little 

 else will thrive, this double-flowered bramble 

 will hold its own, and, what is more, flower 

 freely during the latter part of the summer. 

 The individual flowers are very double and 

 quilled, after the manner of a double daisy. 

 From this feature it is sometimes known as 

 Eubus bellidiflorus. Associated with choice 

 subjects, it would be, of course, somewhat 

 out of place, but for unfavourable spots it 

 merits a note of appreciation. — W. T. 



Rhus COtinus.— When furnished with 

 its dense wig-like masses of inflorescence this, 

 the Venetian Sumach, is not likely to be 

 confounded with any other hardy shrub, as 

 it is so perfectly distinct from them all.' It 

 is sometimes called the Burning Bush, and 

 Smoke Tree, from the smoke-like character of 

 its floral appendages when viewed from a dis- 

 tance. Beside.s the normal form, with its light 

 reddish inflorescence, there is another, pur- 

 purea, in which the leaves are purplish, and 

 the plume-like masses of a deeper tint than 

 in the ordinary kind. This rhus will grow 

 in hot, dry places better than many other 

 .shrubs, and in common with most members 

 of the genus, the leaves die off in autumn 

 very brightly coloured.— S. W. 



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 and meetings, and are requ-eet^ to adviise ils con- 

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TRANSACTIONS OF NATIONAL CHEY^ 

 SANTHEMUM SOCIETY. — A Thirty-five 

 Y'ear^' Subscriber, St. Leonards-on-S'ea : I 

 shall much appreciate your kindnese in in- 

 forming me where I can obtain the "Tran- 

 sactions " of the National Chrysanthemum 

 Society. — Tliis publication can be obtained 

 of the secretary of the society, Mr. E. A. 

 AYitty, 72, Savernake Eoad, Gospel Oak, 

 N.W. • 



ANCHUSAS.- 



the 



-W. T. H., Suffolk: I xnucli 

 appreciate the beauty of the tall, free- 

 branching variety of Ancliusa italica, known 

 as the Dropmoi^e variety, .and I should be 

 much obliged by your informing me whether 

 the form introduced from the Continent 

 under the name of 

 from it. 



Opal i^ quite distinct 

 Some of my friends say that the 

 two are quite distinct, but I have seen in 

 :ome gardens plants which were supposed to 

 represent the Dropmore variety and Opal, and 

 failed to detect any great difference between 

 them. — These two anchusas are perfectly dis- 

 tinct, and there should be no great- diffi- 

 culty in determining the points of difference. 

 The Dropmore variety lias deep blue flowers, 

 while those of Opal are rather light blue,, 

 and the difference in the shade of colouring 

 can be seen at a considerable distance from 

 the plants. Probably your friends were under 

 some misapprehension with regard to having 

 both varieties. However that may be, there 

 can be no question as to their distinctness, or 

 the desirability of having the two in the 

 i-iame garden. 



SPEEAD OF AV Airr DISEASE OF POTA- 

 TOES.— W. M. 1]., Cheshire: With much 

 regret I find that in one part of my garden 

 my potatoes are attacked with the fungus 

 7 cauHHig th? disease known as wart disease 



or black ^scab. 



Fortunately, a small propor- 

 tion (tnly of tlie t ul>ers appear to be infected- 

 I am natiiially anxious to know whether the 

 disea,-c -iiroiKls ra])idiy, and what should be 

 done to pri'vent it finding its way to other 

 parts of the garden. — In reply to your first 

 question we^ have satisfaction in being 

 able to state that the w^art disease does not 

 spiead with the name degree of rapidity as 

 many "other di*>ea6<es to which vegetable 

 crops are liable. Inv^estigations of this 

 disease have been conducted at the Harper^ 

 Adams .-Agricultural College during the past 

 two or three years, and some interesting ana 

 iKscful results have l^eeu obtained. One of 

 the exporinionts that have been made was 

 carried out with a vi.-w to determine the 

 [>')int abimt whicli yon rc({uire information, 

 i'liefly stated a piece of ground was p^r- 

 pos-^dy infected by renundiis: at one plac^ 



a cubic foot (vf M)il and fillinV' tho hole then 



The 



nd 



l"t;it.K\s planted to see how rapidly disease 

 \\< aid spread from the centre of infection- 

 It wacs found tliat it IkhI iinlv -xfeuded eigh- 

 teen inches m the direct ion in which the 

 soil was dug, while on the opposite si^^' 

 there was onlv a trace of disease on a plan^^ 

 nine incll-^^ iVntn th;^ infected soil. It ^^^^ 

 concluded front thv>e results that the disease 

 does not itself s])read rapidly in the t^oil, 

 is soon spread over great areas by careless- 

 methods of dealing with affected plants, par- 

 ticularly the picking off of warly gro\vths- 



Iron I an infrctcd area. 



made with soi 



V linilc piece was afterwards du^ over, a 



