October 19, 1912. 



THE GARDENERS* MAGAZINE. 



807 



R Y S T A L 



PALACE 



THE GREAT ATTUMN SHOW 



of 



HRYSANTH E M U MS 



will b-e held by tlio 

 NATIONAL 0HUYSANTHE3IUM SOCIETY, 



at the 

 CRYSTAL PALACE, 



on 



OCTOBER 29. 30, 31, 1912. 



No extra charge) to view this magnificon-t show. 



Schedules and all p*ai*tioiilars to be obtain^ed Po«t 



Free fro-m the Secre-tary. 



laboratory, and Mr. CMtt^nd-en said liad 

 fouud &oine on trees at- Wislev (on the sunnv 

 side of the treo) as earlv as Julv. 



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EXHIBITIONS AND 



MEETINGS- 



Royal Horticultural Society. 



SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE.— October 8. 



Pre&eut: Mr, R. Hooper Pearson (in the 

 chair); Messrs. J. O'Brien, J. Fra&er, W. 

 Hales, R. Curtis, G. Gordon, J. T. Bennett- 

 Poe, and F. J. Chittenden (hon. &ec.). 



BULBOPHYLLUM GENTILII. — Mr. 

 O'Brien showed, on behalf of Sir Ered. 

 Moore a specimen of Bulbophyllum Gentilii, 

 Rolfe '(see Orch. Review," October, 1912, 

 p. 314), curious in having the nectary placed 

 on the upper side of the dorsal sepal. This 

 species has been confounded with B. cala- 

 maria (B.M. 4088), and the two are mixed in 

 herbaria. 



SS^HA VIRIDIS VAE.-Mr. J. Fra..r ^-^^^^ 



Reading Gardeners' 



tion. 



The >e('(nul meeting of the session took 

 place ill tho Abbey Hall on Tuesday. Tliere 

 was another large attendance, the Prcciident 

 (Mr. F. B. Parfitt) occupying the chair. The 

 lecturer for the evening was Mr. 11. C. 

 Loader, of The Gardens^ Erleigh Park, and 

 his subject, " The Value of Observation td tlie 

 Gardener." In opening his paper Mr. Loader 

 announced that his remarks would be nu)re 

 particularly addre8,scd to the younger mem- 

 l3ers of the audience, and he stw>ngly advit^ed 

 them not to neglect the cultivation oi the 

 faculty of observation. The lecturer recalled 

 many iuLstauces in his early career in which, 

 by the study and attention to matters which 

 happened to come under hif> notice, tliougli 

 not necessarily under hi>> care, he had found 

 exceedingly helpful when the time canv^ for 

 him to take the full responsibilities of a 

 head gardener s position. He also urged them 

 not to overlook the value of the opportunity 

 now offered, a privilege not available wlien 

 lir ;i youth, of attending the horticul- 



tural ainl other cla.-^fs promoted by Univer- 

 sity College, Reading. The knowledge 

 gained by a course of study at huch cla^.scs 

 would prove of inestimable value later in 

 life when the object of every young gar- 

 dener's ambition, viz., becoming "head," had 

 been attained. 



The lecturer was accorded a vory lu'arty 

 vote of thanks at the conclu.sioii <>t 1 lie de- 

 bate which followed hLs remarks. Mr. Loader 

 was congratulated on a very finely-grown col- 

 lection of vegetables (from the gard(Mis at 

 Erleigh Park) staged by him. Mr. T. Judd 

 exhibited giant potato tubers, and Mr. F. 

 Townsend brought from The Gardens Hill- 

 side, a monster Woodwardia radican.s, which 



showed a specimen of the Mentha described 

 by Sir John Smith under the above name oc- 

 curring wild about Becking and Maidstone. 



NOMENCLATURE OF ORCHID HY- 

 BRID. — The committee considered a question 

 of the nomenclature of a hybrid orchid re- 

 fered to it by the Council. The alleged 

 parentage wjis C. x Fabia alba (C. labiata 

 X C. Dowiana aurea) X C. Waroewiczii var. 



Frau Melanie Beyrodt," and the name sug- 

 gested C. X Harrisiana. The committee con- 

 sidered this suggested name transgressed the 

 recommendations of the Vienna Botanical 

 Congress regarding plant-names in being too 

 much like existing names in the same genus, 

 thereby tending to confusion (e.g., Cattleya 

 Harrisoniana and C. x Harrisii); the name 

 was therefore not tenable. Further, they 

 thought that although Art. xii. of the rules 

 of horticultural nomenclature C Jourral " 

 R.H.S., xxxvii., p. 151) permitted the use 

 of names of Latin form for such cross-bred 

 plants as this, it would be more convenient 

 if vernacular names were chosen, generally 

 from the classics. They recommended that 

 the exhibitor should be 'asked to choose such 

 a name. 



TOMATOES WITH PALE, ROUND 

 SPOTS. — Some tomatoes with pale spots, 

 circular in outline, about i inch in diameter, 

 and each having a minute black spot in the 

 centre, were sent from Highgate. Micro- 

 scopic examination revealed the presence of a 

 minute hole where the spot was, but no 

 fungus, and the committee concluded the 

 damage was probably the result of punctures 

 by a hemipterous insect, possibly white fly, 

 a species of Lvgas. 



POTATOES WITH SUPER-TUBER A- 

 TIOX. — Potatoes showing growth after the 

 fii^st stage of tuber production were si^it from 

 Bush Hill Park. Those are frtniuent this 

 season, no doubt as the result of the wet of 



August. 



GLASSIXi:ss IN APPLE. — A specimen 

 sent from Battle showing the peculiar sod- 

 dening of the tissue called glassinesis. This 

 IS not at all infrequent this season, several 

 specimens having been received at thcsiK'iety s 



The Horticultural Club. 



On Tuesday, the 8th inst., this club opened 

 its winter scries of dinners and lectures by 

 an invitation to a numlxu* of the members 

 of the Midland Reafforesting As.sociation, 

 whose organising secretary, Mr. P. E. Mar- 

 tineau, gave, after the dinner at which Sir 

 Harry J. Veitch presided, a lecture on 

 Ati'orestation in the Black Country. ilhi>trat- 

 io / his remarks with a considerable number 

 oi 'lantern slides. Among the guests were 

 Sir Richard Paget, Lady Lockyer, Miss Lee 

 Bourn, Mr. R. L. Robinson, Mr. Percy 

 Groom, Mr. M. C. Duchesne, Mr. W. . 

 Watt.s. and others connected with the asso- 

 ciation. 



In the Black Country, eiuljracing Walsall. 

 Dudley, and other iar;^. coal producing and 

 coal consuming districts, the debris from the 

 pits and furnaces ha^ been allowed to accu- 

 n'ulate on the surface until immense areas 

 are simply smothered niub-v extensive hiU 

 l(,cks which, unattended to. veducc the coun- 

 try to an all but barren and dei-ert-like waste 

 of many thousands of acres. The object of 

 tlie association is the aftorostation of tlH>,e 

 areas by the judicious ])lanting of suitable 

 trees, such at^ the poplar, birch, alder, wil- 

 low. a<h, etc., which experiment has proved 

 to be capable of not only living but thriving 

 in defiance of the vapours emanating both 

 from the worktj and in many cases even from 

 the still burning pit tip> and s|)oil banks, 

 as they are locally ternu^d. A number of 

 photographs showed clearly tliat it was pos- 

 sible, "by judicious action in this direction, 

 to utterly transform the dreary wastes into 

 picturesque wooded slopes, or even of pretty 

 parks with comparatively little outlay, where, 

 left to themselves, nothing better than 

 coarse grasses would have made their appear- 

 ance. Uncongenial as the material, of which 

 these heaps con.Mst, would a])iK'ar to the 

 arboriculturist, it is amply demonstrated 

 that many trees will grow in it, and that the 

 inain element of succec>s is adequate rainfall, 

 1)1 us the introduction of the trees cither by 

 sowing seeds or planting young saplings, not 

 exceedino- two veais old, as owing to their 



' projci-l 



-It. all >i/c iWv i']\:\uU-d t., T -iabii.-li ! In in- 

 selves \\it]u)ut too git-ai .t tali u]nm their 



root resources at tlio oui>^'t. 



In the dis<'U.s.sion whieji l*j)liis\<Hl the U-e- 

 tnre, in which Sir Richard Pagt'l. Mr. M. 

 Ducheene, Mr. R. L. Robinson, Mr. r<r<v 

 Gretm, and others ])articipattHl. tlu 

 of the assiU'iation was reeognis<Hi as ex- 

 tremely laudable, and worthy of encourage- 

 ment lK)th on the a>sthetic and. i\s was hop^nl. 

 on the commercial side. siu<'e tin* naf!or<^s- 

 talion i\\ the originally innsl land not oniv 

 n ndere<i il hcaltliier and mciri^ pita-ant ior 

 t he pit mvn and other nperat iv<^ g<Mi<'ralJy 

 by the im])roveinent of its ollH'rwis<^ dreary 

 and inhospitable a^])ec1. but a^ the limlM'V 

 pnwluced in the procens was locally r<H|uired 

 in large quantities for many purpoM»^. the 

 ( oMinn-reial value ea nie in as a supporting 

 a.>M't. In a<ldition to this, as 1 h<' ]alK>ur re- 

 t|inr<'d was entirely uuNkilled, many <»f tli > 

 local unemployed could )yo, and in<K'<d u-in . 

 provi<hHl with work. These two <*l('menls o/ 

 ininKHliately Ux-aI reipiirem-ent and available 

 lal-our were ])oin1ed out as factors of 8uc- 



tlie absxmce of which in many other 

 jtlare> had led to failun^ of afforcKtat ion 



schemes. So 'M-cit inibed \m r.- tln'<lK'mon- 

 strated b'ti'-ti:- < ;i i n*'fl by 1 ln' as>o<-ia1 ion 

 that it A\ 1^ h'lt tlu' < M ivi'i ii ni :-nt sinnild con- 

 triinit-e to its ^njiporl or to Ijje ■e\t<')i>ion <ii 

 similar si'lu n es in <it!u r <lislriets, and that 

 the owners of property -htnihl do the like 

 in tluMr own interest tiwint^ to the increa.'-e 

 of va 1 lU' i nd ureil bv 1 n l i ei -i - ii ri ou ixl i n ^ ^ 

 A In^irlv vnle o! thanks lit Mr. Marliiirau 

 (whose address i.^ Ilmlliv liiaMi. Kuowie. 

 Warwickshire) com I iidt d ih: n t ■linir. 



East Ang^lian horticultural 



Club. 



At the Oetolier nni'ting (if this club. Iirhl 

 a1 Noi'wieli. a ve) \' inU i r^tin*' i i 



read liv Mr. ( '. II. 1 \ . tM nbo^ i ' " I ,,0! v 

 Mansel, Catloii llon-c. Norwieli. upnii " Dc- 



eiduou.s l^lowei'inii 'I'l ei -- and Shru h--." lb- 

 touched upon :-(ime t\>onfy-!"nr kinds and 

 gave practical det ails oi t ri al nient . 1 -jiec ially 

 aa to position and planting. A ea])ilal dis- 

 cussion followed, during which the .-iibjrf t 

 of pruning came largely in for review. 



An interesting featuie Ujiou tlie vxhibition 

 tables w^ere .some plants of figs in t ight-ineji 

 pots, profusely covered with fruit. The.se 

 were grown from eyes inserted just eight 

 months ago. 



Apples were istaged in quantity, and a 

 good di^splay of early chry^ant hem urns 



brightened up the room. 



Parkstone (Dorset) Gardeners' 



Association. 



On October 10 a very fine display of apples 

 and pears was made by meml>ers of the alwive 

 association, Mr. T. Alexander had the In-t 

 -two dishes of apples, one of a cooking variety 

 and one of a dessert variety, showing Anine 

 Elizabeth and Cox's Orange Pi])pin r*-pie- 

 tively. Second honours went to Mr. A. C. 

 May^ who had Peasgood's Xousuch and Blen- 

 heirn Orangi> ri])pin. Mr, V. G, C<^x was 

 third, and Mr. Could fourth. In tlie cla-- 

 for one dish of a])p]es. desM-rt. Mr. A. 

 Mav wa-s tirst with Sturmer Pippin; Mr. 

 Alexander second with King of the Pippins; 

 and Mr. W. Camp third with Golden Drop. 

 In the corresponding class for one dish of 

 cooking apples. Mr. Cox won with large fruits 

 of Peasgood's Xoii-ueh: Mr. May second with 

 Lord Derby; and :Mr. (amp third. For one 

 dish of pears Mr. C. (jii)uld was awarded first 

 prize for a fine dish of Pitmaston Duchess; 

 ^Ir. Rattue was a close second with a dish 

 of unnamed but splendid fruits; and ^Ir. 

 Cox was third ^vith Pitmaston Duchess. 



Mr. T. Alexander Avas awarded the society's 

 first clas^ eerlit'cate for a b-'autiful collec- 

 tion of t w-enty-f"ur di-li: s ot a.r]il. - and 

 pears . 



The same evening Mr. G. Garner, of 

 Bournemouth, gave a lecture on "Fruit Cul- 

 ture." He dealt princiiially with cultural 

 details connected with apples, pears, 

 and grapes;, advocating well - trenched 

 ground, made firm afterwards, for appl 

 and i)ears, with training, pruning, and 



