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THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



OCTOBEE 5, 1912 



OBITUARY. 



MARKETS. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



4- 



MR. WM. BAYLOR HARTLAND. 

 On September 15, Mr. W. Baylor Hart- 

 land passed away, at the age ot 76 years. 

 During the whole of his long working life 

 he was associated with the nursery and seed 

 trade in Cork and entered business on his 

 own account u- Mr. Hartland wiil 



probably be best remem1>ered for his efforts 

 to popularise daffodils and raise new varie- 

 ties. In 1882 he published a complete list of 

 known daffodils^ and in 1896 issued his tulip 

 list. He was a great lover of flowers, a stal- 

 wart, handsome, genial Irishman, admired 

 and loved by all who knew him well. 



GARDENING ENGAGEMENTS. 



Mr. Frank Birkinshaw, a member of the 

 gardening staff of the Royal Gardens, Kew, 

 has been appointed, on the recommendation 

 of Kew, Assistant Agricultural Superinten- 

 dent in St. Vincent, West Indies. 



Mr. Henry Fenner^ for the past nine years 

 gardener at Bethlem Royal Hospital. South- 

 wark, has been appointed gardener at Beth- 

 lem Hospital and King Edward's School, 

 Witley, near Godalming. 



Mr, E. Smith, late gardener to A. Selig- 

 man, Esq., Shapswell Manor, Etchingham, 

 Sussex, has been appointed gardener to J. F. 

 Mason, Esq., M.P., Eyneham Hall, Witney. 



METEOROLOGICAL 



OBSERVATIONS. 



TAKEN' IN THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY'S GARDENS at WISLEY. SURREY. 



Height above Sea-level, 150 f^t. 



Date. 



1912. 

 Srptember 22 



TO 



September 28. 



Sept. 22- 

 23 

 24 

 25 

 26 



27 



28 



s* 

 > I 



tl 



9t 



Sunday 



■Monday 



■Tuesday 



Wednesday.. 

 Thursday,... 



Friday 



Saturday 



Means 



Temperature of the 



Air. 













t) 



At 9 a.m. 



Day 



Night 





Dry 



Wet 



High- 



Low- 





Bulb. 



Bulb. 



eBt. 



est. 



lir. m. 



deg. 



deff. 



deg. 



deg. 



9 54 



54 



47 



bl 



39 



6 18 



50 



50 



62 



43 



4 12 



47 



47 



60 



41 



5 36 



51 



46 



68 



.'56 



9 24 



54 



48 



58 



39 



8 18 



48 



46 



59 



3.i 



6 6 





48 



68 



42 



(total) 











49 48 



51 



47 



59 



39 



Date. 



1912. 

 September 22 



TO 



Septkmber 28. 



»■ 



Sept. 22 

 23 

 24 

 25 

 20 

 27 

 28 



» » 



-Sunday 



-Monday 



Tuesday 



-Wednesday., 

 -Thursday.,., 

 -Friday 



-Saturday .... 



Temperature 

 THE Soil 

 At 9 A.M. 



OF 



At 



1 ft. 



deep. 



ms. 



0-29 



Means 



(total) 

 0 29 



deg. 

 53 

 54 

 54 

 62 

 62 

 51 

 52 



At 

 2 ft, 

 deep. 



deg. 

 55 

 54 

 54 



64 



53 

 53 



At 



4 ft. 



deep. 



deg. 

 56 

 56 

 53 

 56 



55 

 55 



w 



Eh P3 



H g 

 O K 



QO 



52 



54 



55 



deg 



28 

 34 

 32 



28 

 28 

 24 

 31 



i:9 



Dahliats ik-stroytxl by fro^ Fridoy, 27th. 



FORTHCOMING ENGAGEMENTS 



TL'ESDAY October 8.-Koyal Horticultural Society: 

 Commrtt^-es nK-^rt at 12 o'clock; Lecture at 3 p.m. 



XT t ,?^^VfT^ Atmosph<^ric Impurities 

 on Vegetation by Dr. C. Crowther ; Scientific 

 Commi-ttee at 4 o'clock. 



^VED^BSD.VY October 9.-Ea£t Anglian Horticul- 

 tural Club. 



THUHSDAY. October 10.— Royal Horticultural 



,,„^l*^^ys Fruit Show; two days. 



i-lUDAY, October ll.^Anniuil Conference of im- 

 Union of Hortieuitural Mu'-ual Improvement ^- 

 oieties, at the Koyal Horticuhur«l HalL at 3 

 o clock. 



MONDAY Octobt'r 14.-Unite<l Horticultural Benefit 



aji<i Frovulent SofM4't5\ 

 ^M-:i>NKHI)AY. OctnlHT 16- 



So- 

 the 



North of Finglan-d Hor- 

 ■ it Leeds; Lecture 

 - red by the Eev. 



COVENT GARDEN 



ro«es 

 good 



i » 



Flowers. 



Ohry^sian t hemums , ca rn at ions, a n d 

 ni uc h in e V id en-co « nd there is a 

 de niand . 



Arums per doz. 



Ad'iantum cuneatum ... per doz. bun. 



Asparagrus plumosua ... per doz. bun. 



Sprengeri per doz. bun. 



Asters per doz. bun. 



Bouvardia per doz. bun. 



Carnations per doz. 



per doz. tun. 



MaJimiaison per doz. 



Oattleyas per doz. 



Chrysanthemums per doz. bun. 



,, per doz. blooms 



Coreopsis per doz. bun. 



Oroton leaves per bun. 



Delphiniums per doz. bun. 



Bucharis per doz. 



French fern per doz. bun. 



Gaillardias per doz. bun. 



Gardenias per doz. 



Gladiolus per doz. 



Gypsophila ]>er doz. bun. 



I*apageria per doz. 



Liiliuni lauratum per bun. 



speciosum per doz. 



longiflorum j>er doz. 



Lily of the Valley per doz. bun. 



Marguerites per doz. bun. 



-Mip!"nonettr per doz. bun. 



Montbretias per doz. bun. 



Odontoglo&suni.s per doz. bims. 



Pelargoniums per doz. bun. 



Phyealia per doz. bun. 



Roses jKM' doz. 



Scabious jx^r doz. bun. 



Smilax per doz. trails 



Spirsea per doz. bun. 



Statice per doz. bun. 



Sweet Sultan per doz. bun. 



Stephanotis per ti doz. blms. 



Tuberoses per doz. 



Violas per doz. bun. 



Violets p(u- doz. bun. 



Fruits. 



:Vjnple sup])lies are offered, and the demand 



are very 

 all-rouml 



8. 



d. 





d. 



3 



0 



to 3 



ti 



4 



0 



6 



0 



8 



0 



16 



0 



8 



0 



12 



0 



1 



6 



3 



0 



6 



0 



7 



0 



0 



8 



2 



0 



6 



0 



12 



0 



S 



0 



13 



i) 



9 



0 



15 



0 



3 



0 



6 



0 



1 



0 



2 



() 



0 



6 



1 



0 



1 



0 



1 





4 



0 



6 



0 



3 



0 



2 



6 



2 



6 



4 



0 



0 



6 



1 



0 



2 



0 



2 





2 



0 



4 



0 



2 



0 



3 



0 



1 



6 



2 



6 



2 



0 



3 



G 



1 



0 



2 



6 



1 



6 



2 



6 



10 



0 



18 



0 



1 



0 



4 



0 



3 



0 





0 



4 



0 



5 



0 



2 



6 



4 



i) 



2 



0 





0 



.5 





(i 



(» 



0 



9 



2 



6 



2 



0 



3 



0 



2 



0 



3 



0 



4 



0 



6 



0 



2 



0 



2 



6 



2 



0 



3 



(1 



2 



6 



3 





0 



4i 



0 



9 



0 





1 



0 



1 



6 



3 





7 

 4 



9 



if 



y » 



at the priceis quoted. 



AppJ«8, English per bush. 



CaLiforniaii per box 



BanaMs jx-r bun. 



Blackberries p^^r peck 



Cocoamits per KIO 18 



12 

 1 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 5 

 8 



0 

 2 



10 

 II) 

 12 

 4 

 1 

 2 

 6 



a, d. 

 2 0 



to 



Crjtnberrics per case 



^^^^"^ per doz. 



Grai>eii, Knglish per Lb. 



Belgian per lb. 



Guernsey per lb. 



Greengages i>er i-sieve 



Lemons per case 



Melons each 



, , Cianta Jo u IX' ea ch 



Oranges per c^e 



,, Jamaica jkt case 



C'^ipf' per caeo 



> IM-'r <loz. 



per i-buvsb, 



(■"''•■nrh per box 



Calif<irn:an per case 



Pineapples 2 



Plums p, r ^-sieve 2 



Oalifornian per ease 8 



Walmuts doz. lbs. 2 



Peaeh 

 Pea re? 



0 



0 



0 



0 



0 



0 



9 



6 



6 



0 



0 



9 



0 



D 



0 



O 



0 

 t) 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 6 

 0 

 6 



is good 



6. d. 



5 0 



10 0 



8 0 



2 G 

 23 0 



14 {) 



3 (» 



3 (» 

 1 0 



1 0 

 7 0 



30 0 



2 0 



4 i) 

 30 (» 



15 i) 

 17 0 

 15 0 



3 0 



5 0 

 7 0 

 5 0 

 3 0 



12 0 



3 6 



Vegetables. 



Lxcellent supplier continue, and are both extensive 

 ;imi varied. Gn'en stuffs, an- eheai) 

 Artichokes, Globe 



Aubergines 

 lie-ans, llunnier 



l>er doz. 



per doz. 



per bush. 



per bush. 



Oabbage : jx^r t^Uy 



Carrots per doz. bun. 



Oauliflower.s i)er tully 



Oelerj per bun. 



Cucum)>ers per doz. 



Kndive j>er doz. 



Horaeradifili per doz. bun. 



Let'^^<*e i>er .score 



Alarrows j.^^r tally 



■^lint |M r doz. bun. 



Mushrooms per doz. lljs. 



Onions }>er buij'h. 



SjuvTii-h per ea-s-e 



Parsl^ y per doz. bun. 



I^rsnii-ri j>tvr bush. 



jx'r bush. 



Ua-div-^hr.s jx^r doz. bun. 



Shallots per doz. lbs. 



Spmach per bush. 



Tom«ito<'s, f:n^li:^h per dor. lbs. 



Guern-sey per doz. Ib^. 



Iurnip5 per doz. bun. 



Watercress per doz. bun. 



s. d. 



1 0 to 2 



2 

 1 

 1 

 1 



1 



4 

 1 

 1 

 1 



0 

 0 

 6 

 6 

 6 

 {> 

 0 

 6 

 0 



s. 



9 



2 



■7 



li) 0 

 0 H 



4 

 1 



I) 

 0 



6 0 



2 (J 



0 

 0 

 0 



(> 



2 0 



2 

 2 



5 

 0 



1 

 1 

 1 



6 

 6 

 9 



1 6 

 0 4 



2 



3 

 2 



1 

 2 



2 



12 



1 



5 

 2 



10 

 4 



3 

 3 



1 



2 



2 



3 

 2 



2 

 0 



d. 



a 



0 



6 



0 



0 

 0 

 6 

 6 

 0 



0 



ti 



0 



(i 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 6 

 6 



6 

 7 



LONDON 



Business 

 about the 



POTATO 



eontinues ae usual, 



kSUUH'. 



^^^<^rfU j-H^r 



•^''"^^ per ton 



IK>r 



MARKETS. 



and price.s 

 e. d. 



I.iiir<'ln 

 J{ia.eki;i luls 



ton 

 per ton 



remain 

 s. d. 

 75 0 to 85 0 

 80 i) 95 0 

 8<> 0 95 0 

 "0 0 85 0 



D. PiUOR AND SON, COLCHESTER 



s autumn not^i 



logue, and the section as freely illustrated ■ 

 tr<?es, ornamental trt^ and shrubs, and' 

 pki n ts a ro a^lso 1 isted . 



E. DWIN MURPELL, SHREAVSBUllY. 

 oapitially arranged catalogue of rost^s 

 hensiw. and contiainime numerous fin- 



Pniit 

 border 



This is a 

 most conipre- 



POrSK OAKDENS, CO±A.xLi!.,i5i£,ii. — i oataloLniA 

 wholly devote<l to roises ; the varieties are admirablr 

 described, and grouped in their respective eections 

 The firm's^ new rose, St. Helena, is figured as are 

 many other good roses. 



DANIELS BROTHERS, NORAVICH.-An autumn 

 catalogue that coveirs la wide field, and includes bulibs 

 rasies, treeis and ehruKs, fruit trees, sundries ete 



R, H. BATH. LIM., WISBECH.- A dciacriptivi and 

 illusitra.t*d oa-talogue, with cultural notes, of choice 

 bulbs, roises, pseonie-s, oa.rnjatione fruit trees etc 



MEiSiSR-S. J. VEITCH AND SONS, ROYAL EXOTIO 

 NURSERY, CHELSEA.— Purchasers of bulbs will 

 find much to interest them in the catalogue of bulbs 

 isisued by this fi.rm. The lists evince much care in 

 preparation, and the illustrations should be found 

 useful as suggesting" to cultivators methods of arrange- 

 ment that Gamnot fall to prove satisfactory. 



WJVI. PAUL AND SON, WALTHAM CROSS.-ln 

 every respect a. fine catalogue, dealing entirely with 

 roji-es. The firm's new varieties figure largely, and 

 are well dlustrated, coloured plates being devoted 

 to the varieties Mrs. Charles Hunter and Nevia?:i. 

 No ueeful rose is omitted, the deficriptions are good, 

 and the varieties are grouped under their reepective 

 .^ectionisi, while the order form provides a capital 

 al ]5 ha»bet ic a 1 index. 



CHARLES TURNER, THE ROYAL NURSERIES, 

 SLOUGH. — The adm i ra b 1 y - p r e pa-re d c^a talogue of 

 bulibs from Slough contain^j select lists of varieties 

 of the several kinds of bulbous plan>ts in general 

 request, and will be found useful to cultivators 

 generally. 



LAXTON BROTHMtS, BEDFOiRD.— An interesting 

 Cip.talogae of new strawberriesi and other soft fruits ; 

 freely illustrated. 



HALLAMS, MOSElLET, BIBiMINGHAM.— A neat 



pocket C'atalogue of selected bulbs, aundriee, eweet 

 peakS, etc. 



FRANK DICKS AND 00., 110 DEANSGATE, 

 MANCHE\STEiR.--A catalogue in which bulbs occupy 

 the- chief place, but wbich is ni&o devoted to other 

 flcwering roote, roses, and sundries. 



THOMAS S. WARE, LIM., FELTILVM.— A valuable 

 ond interesting catalogue of rare as well a*s popular 

 bulbous plants, with descriptive ILstsi of choice, hardy 

 plants such as carnations, pjeoniee. violaB, phloxes, 

 etc., and roses. 



^\ 1 L LI A M B AR RO N A N 1 ) SON S , E L \' A S TO N 

 NUR.^ERJEiS, BOB RO WASH, NEAR DERBY.— From 

 this firm we have received a special li-st of selected 

 varieties of fruits; a neat little rose catalogue; a 

 us<>ful catalogm* of herbaceous and alpine plants; 

 and a larger catalogue of hardy treesi and shrubs. 



AVILLIAM DUNOAN TUCKER AND SONS LBf., 

 CANNON >TREET, E.C., AND TOTTENHAM.-A 

 quite new and finely-ilhuitr-ated catalogue of horti- 

 '"ultural buildingo, glass-hoiKses of all descriptione, 

 frame**, and heating apparatus. The illustrations 

 represent work executed in various parts of the 

 Kingdom by the firm. 



DOUGLA; . LEIGH, ARDEN NURSKRIEIS, HA^IT- 

 TON-IN-A HD-EN. — ^Rosea occupy the larger part of 

 this ca-talogue, but trees, border flowers, and sun- 

 dries are al-so included. 



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■ • ■ 



• • ■ 



CONTENTS. 



Answers to Corn^spoiulerLt,- 



A South Bulb Border 



Chrysanthemums 



Colour Schemes and Herbaceous Borders 



Dwarf Polyantha Rost^s 



Exhibitions aoid Meetings 



Gardeners and Gardening 



National Chrysanthemum Society 



New Books 



New Me<k\] Rose.s 



Ni'W Plants, etc 



New Rambling Rose 

 Note of the Week 

 Notes from Scotland 

 Obitiia ry 



Peck ham |{ye Park 



Pegging Down Ros<« 



Plant Colonists in Tropical Hruinii 

 Benovation of Old Fruit Trci s ... 

 Some Choice Flowering Shrubs ... 

 The Newer PeriKstual Camatioais 



Work for the Week 



Yellow Ro:^e.s for Outdoor Culture 



Pag I 



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■ * 



■ « • 



I > ■ 



4 • 



■ - • 



760 

 Too 



754 

 765 

 762 

 7o'2 

 763 

 758 



753 

 757 



719 

 757 



770 

 756 

 761 

 76:1 

 755 



756 

 762 

 764 

 751 



Portrait : M r 



New H.T. 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



IMchard A. Witty, 741); 

 Rose E<lwanl Ikihane, 753; New Rambler Rose 

 Ethi^l, 757; New H T. Rose British Qu^>l^n, 7o8; 

 New H.T. Rose ^Irs S. O. Hunting. 759; A 

 Fijie Btd of R^;e- Emu Karl Druschki at Kew, 

 7(jl; Lnruv GoUl Aledal Collection of Vege- 

 t:iblr^, 71,.}; Kir^t I'rizc Collection of Six 

 Dishes of I'otuto.'vS. 70fj. 



WESTS PATENT GAEDEN SUNDRIES 

 have been invented during 30 years of prac- 

 tical experience. By better cultivation, and pi**' 

 sure by which gardens are kept in order, their ex- 

 r*^B*e 16 doably re»aid. Sampler and Illustrated Oata. 

 loguD icr^, C. B. WEST, Higham Hill. London, N.K. 



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