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THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



August 31, 1912 



and you would probably find the preparation 

 tor that examination, and also e^itting^^for it 

 ]>oth interestinof and useful. You will be 

 able to obtain particulars from the secretary 

 of the Royal Horticultural Society, Vincent 

 Square, and for a small sura you can procure 

 a copy of the papers p,et for several examina- 

 tions. 



FITliXc; AM) IM.AM LN'd CONSERVA- 

 TORY.— A T we n t y Yeu i vs Reader : Will you 

 pleatsc advise me on the following points re- 

 lating to the fitting-up and planting of a 

 conservatory r My employer ics having a con- 

 servatory iTfct^'d, adjoin inq- the dwell ing- 



hoiiM'. It i> to Lc ir(Hi. 21-tl. long, 12ft. 

 wide, and aWout Kill, to lop oi laiitern. We 

 situated in a vt-i y e\]io.>i'(l position, opt'ii 

 to the east and t^out h-\\ t'>tvrly wind>. It 

 '.vil! in' c-li<riit]v h;-at((l from tlie north, and 

 i>> tu \iv 1h .itrd l)y iin t'xtcnsion of pipes tr<»ni 

 the radiators (or house service), which are 

 heated by an efficient boiler. Do you think 

 that a liti . flow and n^i urn jiipe carried 

 al ! roiiiid 1 iir In in-,' wmild sufficient r 

 S))invl i lur- I .1111 Ml a unn;l to H'r(>rn]]iend a 



touitt.un, aiiDiiI Titt. in il i;: in-t r r. Im- the 

 ccittti'. ll<>\v citulil it '\ V CI in r nrt I'd , and 

 what would it til' likrlv to m^t - I mtcmi 



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Ma ki utr a im k wnrk un(U'rncat ii the .--t a<'i n 

 for h riu, and iim- .i frw ciciprr,-. mixed with 

 t !ir at . I .1 i^t « 1 11 1 rnd «4To \v i a pair o t' 

 lapagcrias. tack>4)nia. plumbago, and st;'])lia- 

 notis against the hack wall and angles. Will 

 yini please give your <vpiniou of tlic 'ihove at 

 your carlir-t mii v*mi icnr"- Voar wjtii 

 rcgarrl to t ht* ai r'aii^Trncnt <d' t lif rMii^ri \■;l- 

 toI y ii i*' \a'rv good ; I Ml* the floor ^jia**^ 

 is not sntficn^nt for a fountain -Mt . in 

 diain<'t(M . ll ynw liav.^ a tniuitain. t!ic hasiu 

 i-ihould ' ^' -rn a ! ! 1' i- 1 1 1 a n v< m ^ ii c n'st , and it 



nhouhl ll tvt a ceutre-j)ic(c a rnarlilo 

 figure, .iiitaMc for a glass struct uro coiiMgn- 

 ons to the hon-e. A flow and ret u»n l-iji. 

 pipe i-ound t lie lo)ii>t' won hi enahh' voii to 

 ke/p tlir inniati'- >afe Irorn ti-ost , hnt,"as tho 



pipes will have \n h,. pjaeed Uelow the Ivvvl 

 o\ the tloor it will he pretera h](^ tn iiave 



twd Ho\\> Hid ori" return to niahli^ yon to 

 maintain the de. ^ rrd t enipei-a t n re in M've''e 

 weather without diffienity. There will liardly 

 Ik* sufficient war?nth lo}- 'tlie ^ephanotis, but 

 a houi>ainvi!le:i would -nc; cul and prove very 



a 1 1 1'j. 



Ketter- 

 to vou'; 



ing: Wo liope to be ahle to replv 

 question in our next i->ne. 



FLOW KR SHOW < OXniTlOXs. 

 S. I'riileanx. Dorelu'^ter : Will you kiiuliv 

 answer the following question? "A prize 

 is ofiered for a collection (tf fruit and vege- 

 tables to be competed for as iollows: Eit^ht 

 distinct varieties of vegetai)lc.> (one dish'' of 

 potatoes only); eight varieties of fruit (pines 

 and hanana.^ excluded). In the rules there 

 is one which rcad^ a> follows: Tn collections 

 of Ernit. lilaek and white "rapes count as 

 di.^finet vaiietie>. Would thi. rule he hroken 

 hy a competitor .-staging a collection com- 

 pn.-iug the following: Thr'ee di.lu'^. of 

 grapes (one black, and two white), twodisluv. 

 of pea<]ies. two dishes of ne(t:uin.> and 

 one melon-"— A (omijetitor wii.) .ta"e> a 

 collection in whivli the fruits .^hown alt- as 

 you .vr.gge>,t would im ur no risk of breaking 

 till' rule yon <|Uote. It is open for him to 

 exhibit eiglit varieties of giapes it he 

 chooses, but, whether it woulrl lie \\ ise for 

 him to do so is anotlier mattcj". TJie rule 

 has no l)earing whatever upon the comjieti- 

 tion for the prizes for the eollectiou Tefeiied 

 to, and we fail to understand the ])uri»-.e 

 It IS intended to serve. Xo rule i-> neces- 

 sary to allow black and wdiite grapes to 

 count as distinct varieties. They alwavs 

 have been distinct, and are alwax-^ reco^o-l 

 nised an distinct. Evidently the compilers 

 of the .schedule had kinds in their minds, but 

 failed to differentiate between kinds ' and 



work of com- 



pdation. Grapes, peaches, nectarines and 

 melons are, for example, distinct kinds, and 

 it IS customary to .state in the conditions 

 governing the competition in the classes for 

 collections of fruit of so manv kinds that 

 black and white grapes will, for the purpose 



of the competition, be regarded as distinct 

 kinds. As varieties are alone mentioned, the 

 rule does not apply to the competition, and 

 it really has no meaning. 



PRIMULA OBCONICA POISONING.— 

 F, H. B., Merton Park: Having from time 

 to time heard and read of ca-ses of poison- 

 ing caused by Primula obconica, these oc- 

 currences appear to be frequent. The suffer- 

 ings of a neighbour induce me to enquire 

 whether any readers of the Gardeners' 

 Magazine can give, through your columns, 

 the means of combating thiw poison. Primula 

 obconica is a choice plant, and many people 

 are unaffected by its poisonous nature; but 

 where it ii^ grown, susceptible persons are 

 liable to suffer. Hence, the need for a wide- 

 unread knowledge of any known preventive 

 nv cure. — W'r ^h.il] 1 e ])leased to give pub- 

 licity to the ])ni * if ular.> of any means by 

 which those who are liable to being poisoned 

 when the leaves of Primula obconica come 

 into contact with their skin can be rendered 

 immune, or of some preparation by which 

 the effects of the poison may be quickly 

 repres.>e{l. The effect ot" the poisoning varies 



eon>iderahiy in the case of those who suffer 



1] audi in 



1 r. trn 



- nUli 



it 



phmts of this primula. In 

 is light, and in others it is so 



on 



r ■ I - e.^ 



- I- fo endanger the life of the person 

 I M.I - mi id. Tlie ino>t recent case that has 

 eorne under our notice was so serious that^ 

 altliougli the patient was under two or three 

 niedifal men of the highest eminence, his 

 iMui \\:\- vei-y acute, extending over 

 -^vt'i:il w.eks. and his recovery was very 

 >lnw. Ilenee the importance of a really effi- 

 cient preventive, if known, having the 

 greatest possible publicity given to it. 



OBITUARY 



Mr. E. M. Eversfield. 



W itii much regret Ave record the death of 

 Mr. i:. M. Kversfield, of Denne Park, Hors- 

 haiTi, which (xenrred .somewhat .suddenly at 

 Killieerankie. Scotland, a few days since. 

 Mr. KveiN-field, who was in his seventieth 

 year, has long been one of the leading ama- 

 teur rosarians in the South of England, and 

 many are the prizes that he hais won at the 

 exlul)itions of the National Ro.se Society and 

 elsewhere. His greatest triumph as an exhi- 

 bitor of roses wa^^ the Avinning of the Ama- 

 teurs' Champion Trophy at the metropolitan 

 exhibition of the National Eose Society in 

 Julv !a-'t. 



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Answers to Corresponds nt,s 



Bulbous Irises 



Bulbs for Massing 



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Exhibitions and Meetings 



Hyariiiths in the Flower Garden 

 Iin'X[ii n.^ive Daffodils for Exhibition 

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Obituary 



Planting Choice Daffodils . 

 Proposed City Rose Society 



Snowflakes 



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 The Asturian Crocus 

 The Potato Crop in Scotland 

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