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THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



September 21^ 1912. 



third. Seven entries. Mr, Conway Jones, 

 Hucelecote, Gloucester^ was first prizewinner 

 for seven vases of roses, seven stems of each 

 variety, and led with Mdme. Jules Grave- 

 i-eaux, Mens. J. Hill, Mr. Foley Hobbs, Earl 

 of Warwick, Hugh Dickson, Frau Karl 

 Druschki, and White Maman Cochet; the 

 Kev. J. H. Pemberton, Havering, came se- 

 cond; and Mr. E. B. Lindsell, Hitchin, was 

 third. Six entries. 



For five varieties, five stems of each, in 

 va&es, tlio leading prizewinner was Mr. W. P. 

 Panckridge, Petersfield, whose Mdme. Jules 

 Gravereaux wa*s fine; Eev. F. P. Burnside, 

 Stambridge Rectory, Essex, second ; and Mins 



E. B. Langton, Raymead, Hendon, third. 

 Six amateurs came forward, with three bas- 

 kets of roses, representing three varieties, 

 and Mr. Conway Jonen led with White 

 Maman Cochet, Augu.ste Comte, and Hugh 

 Dickson; Mr. G. A. Hammond, Burgess Hill, 

 coming second with Lady Ursula, Mdme. 

 Melanie Soupert, and Frau Karl Druschki; 

 Rev. J. H. Pemberton third. 



The be^t dozen varieties, three trusses of 

 each, came from Mr. Conway Jones, who had 

 a grand set of popular siorts; Rev. J. H. Pem. 

 l>erton second; and Mr. H. R. Darlington, 

 Potters Bar, third. Mr. Conway Jones 

 led for twelve varieties of decorative roses, 

 not fewer than three or more than seven 

 trusses of each variety; W. A. Richardson, 

 Mdme. Antoine Marie, and M irie Van 

 Houtte were very good; Rev. J. H. Pember- 

 ton second. The best six varieties of decora- 

 tive roses were from Miss BT'H. Langton, 

 Hendon. who showed Trier and La Tosca 

 finely; Mr. H. A. Gerhold, Penarth, second; 

 and Mr. E. Mawley, Berkhamsted, third. 



DECORATIVE EXHIBITS. 



The table decoration class was accommo- 

 dated in the lecture hall, and the competi- 

 tion was excellent. Mrs. Robinson, Park 

 Ilill, Carshalton. won first prize with a com- 

 bination of Irish Elegance and the Lyon 

 Rose; Mrs. Hale, Virginia Lodge, Wnr- 

 minster, was secondVand Mrs. J. W. Smitli. 

 Bushey Heath, third. First prize foi a lunvl 

 of roses fell to Mrs. L. Courtnov Page, Karl- 

 doms, Enfield, for a beautiful arrangement 

 of Kaisorin Augusta Victoria; Mrs. E. M. 

 Burnett, West wood Road, F-outhamptoii, 

 second, with Irish Elegance; and Mrs. J. 

 Walker Smith, Sparrows-, Herne Hill, 

 Bushey, third, with Gustave Regis and 

 Rayon d^Or. Mrs. J. W. Smith led for a 

 decorative basket of roses %vith a bold design 

 of Irish Glory; Mrs. E. Williamson, Wil- 

 stead, Canterbury^ second; and Mrs. C. Hale, 

 Virginia Lodge, Warminster, third ; ten 

 competitors. Mrs. F. H. Cooke, Birch. Col- 

 chester, led in the open howl class for lady 

 members with Frau Karl Druschki ; Mrs. 

 J. W. Smith second, with Irish Elegance; 

 and Miss Maud West, Firth Dene, Reigate, 

 third. 



SILVER MEDAL ROSES. 



The Silver Medal blooms in the trade .sec- 

 tion were as follows : Best tea rose, Mrs. 

 Foley Hohbs, shown by Mr. George Prince, 

 Longworth ; best hybrid tea rose. Miss 

 Cynthia Ford, and the best H.P. rose, 

 Gloire de Chedano Guinoisseau, both ex- 

 hibited by Messrs. Hugh Dickson, Lim., Bel- 

 fast. In the amateurs' section the best H.P. 

 rose was Frau Karl Druschki, staged by Mr. 



F. Slaughter, Steyning; best H.T. varietv, 

 Mdme. Wagram Comtesse de Turenne, shown 

 by Mr. Conway Jones, Gloucester; and the 

 best tea rose. White Maman Cochet, also 

 shown by Mr. Conway Jones. 



French 



Horticultural 

 of London. 



Society 



Geor^^ 



On Saturday week quite a large party of 

 young French gardeners visited, under the 

 guidance of their excellent p^et^ident, Mr. 



je Schneider, the newly-constructed 

 premises at Raynes Park l>elonging to the 

 ^^^l-known firm of Jame^i Carter and Co. 



The party was received by Mr. Harold 

 i^ale, and after a full insi>ection of the 

 ofhcen warohour^^s, the trial ssed grounds, 

 etc., they ^^.t>lv entertained to an ♦^x('*>n**7it 



lunch at which Mr. Harold Beale presided. 

 Sjyeechee were made by Mr. George Schneider, 

 thanking the firm for their great hospitality 

 to his young countrymen, and by Mr. Beale in 

 reply. 



xVfter lunch a further round of inspection 

 was made, and then a substantial tea was 

 provided. The party left Raynes Park about 

 six p.m., after being photographed on the 

 front steps of the entrance, and were well 

 pleased with the most enjoyable and instruc- 

 tive visit. 



Flnchley Chrysanthemum 



Society. 



A special meeting of the society was re- 

 cently held at the Railway Hotel, to bid 

 farewell to Mr, J. Kirkwood^ on his leaving 

 Finchley to take up an appointme.nt as head 

 gardener to Lord St. Ceryes at Walington, 

 Lymington, Hampshire; and also to present 

 him with a handsome timepiece to mark the 



society's appreciation of the splendid ser- 

 vices rendered by him as an exhibitor and 

 a member of the committee. 



r. J. J. Ward, the president, in making 

 the presentation, said it gave him the 

 greatest pleasure to offer Mr. Kirkwood the 

 small token of inspect. But it was with the 

 deepest regret he had to say good-bye to such 

 a horticultural expert. He knew wherever 

 Mr. Kirkwood went he would attain the 

 highest position possible, and the respect of 

 all he came in contact with. Mr. S. W^il- 

 dash, treasurer, said he was very delighted 

 to hear of Mr. Kirkwood's success, but was 

 extremely sorry for the loss the society would 

 sustain. Councillor Pateman said he had 

 been connected with the society for more than 

 twenty* years, and he never felt a loss more 

 keenly than he did the present. He had 

 opportunities of knowing the respect with 

 which Mr. Kirkwood was heM, and he con- 

 sidered there never was a better or more 

 unassuming exhibitor. 



The presentation was suitablv acknow- 

 ledged, and, after passing a hearty vote of 

 thanks to the President, the remainder of the 

 evening was spent in pleasant harmony. 



Bristol Gardeners' Association, 



The monthly meeting of this association 

 was held on August 29 at St. John's Parish 

 Rooms, Clifton. Mr. Theoday presided over 

 a large attendance, and a paper was read by 

 Mr. Rich from Bath on "Hardy Flowers/' 

 The lecturer said that some plants may be 

 grown from seed and others propagated by 

 division. He recommended usin<y well-de- 

 cayed manure, and, as the plants loon draw 

 the nutrient matter from the soil, he advised 

 when they are coming into bloom givinff 

 some of the choicest of :them a little 

 artificial manure. He showed how use- 

 ful some plants are for cutting purposes, 

 and how some can be made to grow on walls, 

 etc With the aid of the many species of 

 plants flowers may be had in beds and bor- 

 ds-rs from March to November. He also 

 mentioned the more useful bulbs such as the 

 narcissi and tulips, and showed how they 

 can be^nccessfully grown. Mr. Rich was 

 awarded a special certificate for a magnifi- 

 cent arrangement of flowers. The nriz-^s 

 given by Mr. J. C. Hou^e for four bunches of 



S]f ""m 'I?'' ^i""^''^ '■ Woodward 

 hrst, Mr. Scott second, and Mr. Curtis third 



United Horticultural Benefit 



and Provident Society. 



The monthly committee meeting of this 

 society was held at the Royal Horticultural 

 Hall on Monday, September 9 Mr C H 

 Curtis in the chair. Thirty-four new nieml 

 b^s were elected, making a total of nearly 

 40) since July last. The committee have ar- 

 ranged to hold special meetings, so as to give 



opportunity of maKng 

 ,the Lnited" his approved society. The 

 sick pay for the month amounted to £27 

 Two members, having reached the age of 7o' 



leaving a balance of .£10 for their nominees 

 This being the last occasion on which Mr. \\ 

 Collins would officially act as secretary' h^ 

 took the opjjortunity of thanking the com- 

 mittee for their kindness to him^ and re- 

 gretted his inability to further carry on the 

 work. ITie Chairman, on behalf of the com- 

 mittee, expressed high appreciation of Mr. 

 Collins' long and valued services, and hoped 

 that Mr. Collins would long be spared to 

 render assistance to the society. AH com- 

 munications should be now addressed to Mr. 

 A. C. Hill, secretary pro tern., 35, Alexandra 

 Road, West Kensington Park. 



Horticultural Trades Associa- 

 tion. 



The annual gathering of nurserymen and 

 seedsmen took place this year at Scar- 

 borough, and, though the numbers were 

 somewhat reduced owing to the deplorable 

 weather which has been genera] over the 

 country, the meeting was a very successful 

 one. The weather was very favourable for 

 such a season, the only rainfall being on the 

 afternoon of the day when no outside excur- 

 sions were arranged, so that the party was 

 able to visit the local nurseries (Messrs. 

 Walshaw and Son) and gardens, and enjoy 

 a sixty-mile motor run to Scampston Hall, 

 Castle Howard, and the beautiful ruins of 

 Rievaulx Abbey. One day was devoted to 

 York, its glorious Minster and other build- 

 ings, and Messrs. Backhouse's nurseries. The 

 world-famed rock garden, ferneries, etc., at 

 Halgate, and the fine new nursery recently 

 established ten miles out of town at Cattal 

 were inspected and admired. The evenings 

 were devoted to the discussion of trade 

 matters, including the effect of recent legis- 

 lation on the nursery business, the vexatious 

 restrictions on foreign trade by the absurd 

 regulations imposed during the phylloxera 

 scare, the best methods of checking unfair 

 and dishonest trading, and similar matters. 

 Mr. W. J. Jetferies, of the Cirencester Nur- 

 series, was unanimously elected as presi- 

 dent for the coming year, in place of Mr. 

 A. W. Paul, retiring in accordance with 



custom at the conclusion of his year of 

 office. 



The National 



Vegretable 

 Society. 



On Wednesday, October 2, the annual exhi- 

 bition of the National Vegetable Society will 

 be held in the Clarendon Hall, Watford. 

 The previous shows of this important society 

 have been held in London, and they have 

 demonstrated to what excellence vegetables 

 are grown. On the present occasion it i* 

 anticipated that the produce staged will he 

 greater in bulk and superior in quality to 

 anything that has been seen in any part of 

 the world. Not only will the society have 

 the practical support of the members as in 

 previous years, but all the most famous 

 vegetable cultivators of Hertfordshire are 

 rallying round, and will show visitors what 

 can Ije done. The classes in the schedule 

 number seventy-five, and the total prize 

 money offered is, in round figures, J200. 

 Intending competitors will find that, so carf- 

 fiiUy hais the schedule been compiled, larg^ 

 and small growers have excellent and equal 

 opportunities of showin.t>' their prowess. The 

 cottagers of Hertfordshire will have their 

 chance of winning some valuable prices lu a 

 special class reserved for them, and doubtless 

 the number and quality of the vegetables 

 contributed by them alone will constitute 

 a splendid object-lesson. Six distinct kinds 

 of vegetables are required and the prizes 

 are 30s., 25s., 2as., 15s., 10s. and 5s. respec- 

 tively. The president of the National Vege- 

 table Society is the Duke of Portland, an^l 

 the Earl of Clarendon has most kindly con- 

 sented to open the show in the hall whic 

 bears his honoured name at 2 p.m. Entries 

 for all classes close on Monday, Septemi>er 

 23, and those who have not yet procure<i 

 copies of the schedule should write imme- 

 diately to the hon. secretary, Mr. E. ^■ 

 Quick, Kelmscott, Locket Boad. Wealdstone. 



