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THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE 



XOVEMRER 16, 1912 



The .scheduk comprised four -ectioius — open, 



, and und'3r 



exhibits 



,» stag'ed. 



gardeners, amateurs, and 

 pretvi of space the first can only be dealt 

 with. 



CHEYSAXTHEMUMS IN POTS. 



In the clacks for a semi-circular group, 

 nine feet tby six feet, 

 Mr. J. W. Smith, gardener to Jame^ Brown, 

 Esq., Heaton Mer^ey, occupied the position 

 ot honour with a well-arranged lot of bright, 

 hwh flowers. Mr. W. Palethorpe, gardener 

 to Miss G. Agnew^ was K?cond with a pioas- 

 iug combination; and Mr. E. Pollitt, gar- 

 dener to J. Symlie, Esq., was third. 



For three pots of Japancise varieties Mr. 

 Smith was again to th^ fore, with weil- 

 tlowercd ])huits and medium-sized bk)oms ; 

 thi:> exhibitor evinced his capabilities as a 

 <^rower by leading in the classes for three 

 }!(>ts of incurved varieties; three pot-i of 



pots jof JapaneK?, 



ingle-ftowered ; and 

 i^rown in rtix-inch pots, c^curing five HrstH 

 in six classes. For three disbudded chry- 

 santhemums, Mr. \V. Holmes, gardener 

 to the Countess Scott Forbes, secured the 

 It arling award. For six table plants Mr. 

 A. K. Fox. gardener to T. C. Ansdcll, Esq.. 

 won with a charming lot in a strong coiu- 

 ])('tition. Foi- six pots of Roman hyacinths, 

 M r. Fox was a^ain to the fore with gfood 



pifces, considering the neas-on. liegonia 

 <iloire de Lorraine was best shown by Mr, 

 Fox, who scored with large plants mode- 

 rately flowered. 



(TIT BLOOMS, 



Of twenty-lour bloumci, twe.ve incurved 

 and twelve Japanese, there were lour lots. 

 Mr, C (ioves, gardener to Sir Oilbert Green- 

 all, iJart., \\arringtun, succeeded in .secur- 

 ing the leading position, as last year, witJi a 

 hue lot oi w Cii-hnished bioom^, the best 

 being Lady Talbut, Eclipse, President Viger 

 (whicU secured the award ol merit for the 

 best bloom in the o|)eu section), \\ illiani 

 Turner, lion. Mrs. Lopes, Martin Janus, 

 Frances JoU iffe, Mrs. J. Hygate, Pantia 

 Palii. Uuttercup, Mrs. IJ. Hankey, Mrs. R. 

 li. Ihill, Homance, Mrs. U, Denyer, etc. 

 Mr. llaigh, gardener to Sir \V. 11. Tate, 

 Bart., Woolton, Livei*]K>ol, was an excellent 

 second, his lion. Mrs. Lopes and Buttercup 

 being extra fine. Mr. J. Copper, gardener 

 to H, Beck, I'^q., Ilnytou, Liverpool, secured 

 the remaining award. Mr. Goves, in the 

 t ut-flower section, surpassed the success of 

 ^Mr. Smith in the piant tvection by winning 

 firsts in all the open classes as lollow.->: For 

 twenty-four Japanese, in not le-<> thi: n 



twelve varieties; twelve ineiuved, distinct ; 

 twelve Japanese, ditstinet ; and twt'lv- 



blooms, six Japanese and six ineurved ; autl 

 he staged excellent flowers in each clas^. 



The decorative exhibits at this exhibition 

 ;ir;' always well done. For three bouquets 

 Mr. A. Porter led with charming arrange- 

 ments ot eh(vi( e flowers ; Mr. A. Adshead 

 iollowed with good exhibits that lacked 

 (•hoicenese> of bloom. I'or llic single iKUUiuet 

 Mr. Porter again xund. ;tii:l tor tho nuwt 

 tastefully-arranged epergne Mr. 11. Ahillioii, 

 L^ardener to E. F. M, Susman, Esq., hvi. 

 I 'or the most ta>ternllv-arra n<^ed basket i; l 

 cut chrysanthemum^ Mi-. A . AfUltcad \n ;i> 

 to the front, and tor six ^|)iay> Mr. A . 

 P(*rter took the lead, while for three itutttvn- 

 holes Mr, M. Hodgson, gardener to E. Tiui- 

 berlake, Esq., won with lovely blooms of 

 o d o nt ogl OS8 urns. 



In the gardeners* section, confined to a 

 radius of eight miles, Mr. J. W. Smith 

 -ecured the challenge vase and first award 

 for eighteen large-fiower<'fl blooms in six 

 varieties, arranged in \it-v^. The remaining 

 j)rizes were wpI] rcvntested. the first-prize 



i'len being Me---r>. J. 

 Byrom, ^ind Holmes. 



W. Smith 



NON-COM PETTTIVE. 



A few 



n o n - r o m ] ><» t i t i ve exhibit s w o r e> 

 staged. The Far] and Countess of Fll;'>mere 

 eontributefl -ptM inioi p;il m-^ ; Messrs. Dick- 

 son, Brown, ;iikI lair .-cnt liiy ot tlu' valley 

 and Begonia (iioire <h- Lorraine; Messrs. 

 Dickson and Robin.-on had a ])leasing array 

 of Miehaolmas daisies and chrysanthemunis ; 

 an I M:w>i.. Frank Dicks and Co. x^i 

 i:;i,ni>, ht'atl.> and potatoes. 



Haywards Heath. 



On the 6th and 7th inst. the Haywards 

 Heath Horticultural Societv held its annual 



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exhibition of chrysanthemums, and a finer 

 show of these flowers has not been arranged 



by this .society. Chrysanthemums, of 

 course, were in chief evidence, but there 

 were also carnations, begonias, violets, cycla- 

 mens, etc., and all combined to mak3 a most 

 eft'ective display. 



For a group of chrysanthemums Mr. W. 

 Evans, gardener to Mrs. Steward Mackenzie, 

 of S'eaforth, Lyndhurst, Warninglid, won the 

 handsome silver challenge trophy presented 

 by the President, Colonel Stephenson K. 

 Clarke, C.B. This is the third vear in sue- 

 ce^^sion that this gardener has carried ofP the 

 cup, and so he was awarded the society's 

 gold medal. His was a magnificent ex- 

 hibit, the varieties shown including F. S. 

 Vallis, Lady Tallwt, Mrs. A. T. Miller, 

 Bessie Godfrev, Merstham Blush, Geo. Hem. 

 ming. Master Davieti, and Master James. 

 Mr. \V. Evans obtained a double distii;ction, 

 for he also won a new cup for carnations — 

 given by Mrs. Stewart Mackenzie, of Sea- 

 fort h — with a light and graceful exhibit. 

 This was a new feature, and evervone agreed 

 that it was an extremely pretty one. The 

 prize stand included Enchantress, White 

 Wonder, Gloriosa, Lady Alington, Scarlet 

 Glow, and May Day. Second place in this 

 claws (open to the County of Sussex) was 

 gained by Mr. H. Lazell, gardener to H. M. 

 Knight, Esq., Beech Hurst, Haywards 

 Heath. Mr. W. Evans -won first prize for 

 six Japanese chrysanthemums. 



Among the trade exhibits, Mr. J. Box, 

 of Lindfield, had a fine set of single chry- 

 santhemums, including the new varietieis, 

 Ceddie Mason, Crimson Mary Richardson, 

 Charles Hale, Chestnut Pagram, Emily 

 Smith, Joan Edwards. J. H. G. Williams, 

 Margaret Gray, Mrs. Tresham Gilbey, E. B. 

 Burge, Snowflake, and Maggie Mailwell. 

 This display, backed with palms, wats a 

 splendid piece of staging, and won a gold 

 medal. 



In the fruit section quality ard quantity 

 were both well maintained, and competitio^i 

 was good, especially in the classes for dishe-> 

 of twelve apples, for prizes offered by th 

 Rev. T. G. Wyatt. Those who were success- 

 ful in gaining first places were Mr. J. E. 

 Shirley (culinary) and Mr. G. Swee'man 

 (dessert). A Silver-gilt Medal was awarded 

 to Mr. H. Manton, gardener to W. A. 

 Sturdy, Esq., Paxhill Park, Lindfield, for 

 an excellent exhibit of fruit and v?getables, 

 well put up: while Mr. W. H. Robbins, 

 gardener to Mrs. Rodgers, Great Walstead, 

 Lindfield, gained a Silver Medal for a fine 

 lot of fruit. Mr. J. Sinnock, gardener at 

 tin Brighton County Borougli Asylum, wa-s 

 awarded a Certificate of Merit for his fruit. 



liegonia Gloire de Lorraine was very finely 

 shown, and hardly any fault could be found 

 with the lot put up by Mr. H. Lazell, who 

 -rcured first prize. Also very good were the 

 displays by Mr. W. Elvy, gardener to R. 

 i'oster, Es(].. Summerhill. Lindfield, and Mr. 



A rare jilant on view was Delphinium 

 ijiaeroeentron, in bloom. The seed of this 

 was brought from British East Africa bv 

 (\)lonel S. R. Clarke. The plant was in- 

 spected with great interest by the 



number t)f visitors. 

 As usual, the 



large 



vegetable section of the 

 show was productive of a good displav of 

 the fruits of the earth. Competition ''was 

 es])ecially keen- in the classes for gentlemen's 

 garrbMn-r-.. In the class for a collection Mr 

 J. v.. Sliirlov. gardener to the Rev T G 

 Wyatt, St. Wilfrids Parsonage, Havwards 

 IL nth. put up a fine lot. and was awarded 

 fir>t prize: second, third, and fourth prizes 

 Tvspcctivdy were wo,, by .Afr. H. Manton, 

 xMr. G. (rrubl). gardener to L. B. Sehlesin- 

 ger, L>q.. T5ctlalc>, and Mr. J. Perrett gar- 

 dener to J. Goddard, Esq., Handcfoss 



Also of great interest was a wild fruit 

 competition for local school children and 

 many were the comments passed bv admir- 

 ing parents and friends of the winners 



ANSWERS TO 



COR RESPONDENTS. 



CYANIDING FRUIT HOUSES FOR THE 

 DESTRUCTION OF MEALY BUG.— C. S., 



Chislehurst: Will you kindly state, through 

 your ''Answers" column, how to use cyanide 

 of potassium for fumigating vineries and 

 peach houses which are infested with mealy 

 bug? Kindly give the amounts of cyanide, 

 etc., necessary, and the methods of proce- 

 dure. — We have dealt w^ith this matter at 

 some length on previous occasions, though not 

 quite recently. There is no doubt that 

 fumigation by means of cyanide of potassium 

 is an excellent means of ridding houses of 

 in^^ect pest<s, but we must point out that some 

 danger attaches to thivS method ; therefore 

 only the most careful people should use it, 

 after making careful i)reparations. The 

 vines and peaches must be quite dormant, 

 and the houses at a temperature of 50 to 55 

 deg. when cyaniding is done. The materials 

 and proportions for use are : Cyanide of potas- 

 sium 1 part, sulphuric acid 1^ parts, and 

 water 3f parts. One ounce of cyanide of 

 potairssium is given as the correct amount per 

 4()0 cubic feet of space in the houses to be 

 fumigated. The houe^es must be made as 

 airtight as po^^ible before fumigating. The 

 sulphuric acid should be poured very eare- 

 lully and slowly into the water, the latter 

 being ])laced in an earthenware vessel such 

 as a wide jam jar. The cyanide of potas- 

 sium, wrapped in thin blotting paper, shotild 

 then be dropped into the diluted sulphuric 

 acid, but the vessel into which the cyanide 

 is dropped should be so near the exit door 

 that it can be reached by the outstretched 

 arm of the operator, who should immediately 

 shut the door and stop up the chinks with 

 gummed paper ready to hand. A better 

 method is for the operator to introduce the 

 cyanide to the diluted sulphuric acid, 

 through the side light, the cyanide being 

 placed at the end of a long rod, or so ar- 

 ranged that it can be lowered by means of a 



NEWS FROM HEADQUARTERS. 



SPECIAL OFFER 



OF 



DAFFODILS AND NARCISSUS. 



In gdrdens, from the largest to tlie smallest, 

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5 Madame de Graaff (White Trumpet) 



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6 J lora Wilson (Barri) 



6 Madame Plemp (Bicolour Trumpet) 



b Vanilla (Yellow Trumpet) 

 12 Poetaz C's White (Poetaz) 

 12 Poetaz C's Canary (Poetaz) 

 50 J^.mperor (Yellow Trumpet) 

 50 Barri Conspicuus (Barri) 

 50 Cynosure (Inconiparabilis) 

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 50 Duchesse de Brandant (Leedsi) 

 50 Pheasant Eye (Poeticue) 

 50 Ornatus (Poeticus) 

 ^ Van Sion (Double Trumpet) 

 50 Double Incomparable 



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We are also in the position to offer at ro- 

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Seedsmen to His Majesty the King, 



RAYNES PARK 



LONDON 



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