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THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE, 



November 23, 1912. 



Mr. Woods, ho learnod all that clever fruit 

 ami vegetable grower could t^^ach him, and 

 to the influence of Mr. Woods Mr. Jordan 



that they will take full advantage of their 

 o])portunities. With reference to the 

 change, the Council state that it is with 



attributes not a little of the success he has considerable reluctance they have found it 



gained. Three years were spent at Osber- 

 ton Hall Gardens, followed by nine and a- 

 half years at AVelbeck Abl>ey, where Mr. 

 Jordan acted as foreman in the various de- 

 partments with such success that in 1897 

 he was appointe<l head gardener to J. Cor- 

 bett, Esq., Impney Hall, Dro'itwich. While 

 at Droitwich Mr. Jordan exhibited both in- 



door and hardy fruits frequently at promi- 

 nent exhibitions, and with great success. 

 Mr. Jordan stayed at Imj^nev Hall until the 

 death of Mr. Corbett, and in 1906 he took 

 charge of the gardens at Warter Priory. 

 Lady Xunburnholme is a most enthusiastic 

 gardener an<l garden lover, and she has 

 made extensive new gardens an<l re- 

 modelled the old on<\s, and the work lias 

 been carried out und(*r Mr. Jordan's capable 

 superintemlence. Those able to ju<lge con- 

 sider that if health and strength are con- 

 tinued to Mr. Jordan and his generous em- 

 ployer, the gardens at AVarter Priory will 

 presently become the most famous in a 

 county containing many fine examph^s of 

 hortienltural skill. 



Ca r d i ff 



Chrysanthemum 



Show, of which a report appeared in a 

 recent issue, resultetl, we regret to learn, 

 in a heavy loss. The deficit on the vsnciety's 

 work during 1911 was rather heavy, and, 

 with a view to make thi^i season's show more 



necessary to change the site of the spring 

 show, but the increased attendance, and 

 ■^•onsequent overcrowding, in recent years, 

 compelknl them to seek for a larger site. 

 They have, therefore, accepted the invita^ 

 tion of the Governors of the Royal Hospital 

 to hold the spring shows in future on the 

 same site as the recent Royal International 

 Horticultural Exhibition. The annual 

 meeting will be held on February 11, when^ 

 as was the case this year, there will be no 

 exhibition or other m.eeting. The dates 

 on which meetings of the various commit- 

 tees will be held are as follows : January 

 7 and 21 ; Februarv 4 and 18; March 4 and 

 18; April 1, 15, 29; May 14 (Wednesday, 

 not Tuesday) and 20; June 3 and 17; 

 July 1, 15, and 29; August 12 and 26; 

 September 9 and 23 ; October 7 and 21 ; No- 

 vember 4 and 18; and December 2. By 

 holding the first of the May meetings on 

 Wednesday, May 14, the holding of an ex- 

 hibition on a day following a Bank Holi- 

 day will be avoided next year. A con- 

 ference on primulas will be held in the 

 Lecture Room at Vincent Square in April 

 uf^xt, on a date that has yet to be fixed, 

 niulfr the presidencv of Sir John Llewelyn 

 Bart. 



York Flower Show and Ga.la. 



This great Northern horticultural event will 



attrai ti\-o to the public, afternoon and next vear take place on June 18 and the 



evening concerts of a high-class character two following days. In sending us the 



were included in the programme, but the dates of the exhibition, Mr. F. Arey, the 



attendance was poor on both <lays, and the secretary, informs us that, with a view 



experiment provt^l a failure. to obviating the inconvenience caused to 



Cercidiphyllum ja.ponicum. — 



Sir Herbert Maxwell, Bart., .sends us the 

 following interesting note relating to this 

 attractive tree : Having raised some thou- 

 sands of this tree from seed a few years 

 ago, I was at a loss how to make us(^ ot 

 the plants. Failing to obtain any informa- 

 tion as to its stature I planted it as an 

 ornamental shrub, until I happene<l t-o 

 come across a notice of it in Mr. Veitch's 

 * Traveller's Notes/ in which he records 

 having measured a specimen at Hakodate 

 twentv-one feet in circumference of stem. 







Thereafter I began planting it as a forest 

 tree. It is almost without a rival for 

 autumnal colour." To fully appreriato tlie 

 importan< e of the information given l)v Sir 

 Herbert Maxwell, it is necessary to remem.- 

 ber that his ostate of Monreith is situate 

 in Wigtownshire. 



R.H.S. Exhibitions and Meet- 

 ing's, 11)1 The foUowintr exhibitions 



ing 



u ill ])e lifld l»v the Roval Horticultural 

 SfK'ietv diir inj; H)13: !\farch 4 and 5, Bulb 

 Show. Ai)nl ir, an<[ 16, Daffodil Show. 

 May 20, 21, 22, Spring Show in the Gardens 

 of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea. May 27 

 to 30, l?li()flodendron Show. July 1, 2, and 

 3. SIkuv ;it Holland House. September 23. 

 Vegetable Show. October 7, 9, and 10, Ex- 

 hibition of British-grown Fruit. From the 

 foregoing list of the exhibitions that will 



oval Horticultural Societv 

 next year it will be seen that no longer will 

 horticulturists have an opportunity of 

 meeting their friends once a year in the 

 classic gardens of the Inner Temple. It is 

 somewhat difficult to repress a feeling of 

 regret that these meetings have become a 

 thing of the past, but the change was im- 

 perative, for the exhibitions havo long out- 

 grown t)io si)are affordenl bv the ^raidf^ns, 



the in>])rct of the exliibits in the 

 <'onsj;(>st<'d Tents has for some yen r-s past 

 b*H'M attendrd with some difficulty, and not 

 a litth^ discDinfort. The im-reased ai-ea at 

 Chelsea will enable the Council to provide to m:ik 

 more spacious tents, ventilated in accord- 



with motlern klvn^, and Ave doubt not 



xhibitors by the old system of tents, the 

 Council have purchased from Messrs. Pig- 

 gott Brothers and Co., Lim., a portion of 

 their patent ventilated tent which was 

 (rrectetl by them at Chelsea last year for 

 the Royal International Horticultural Ex- 

 hd)ition, and that this will V erected by 

 that firm for tlie ensuing flower show. The 

 above new system of tents will give an in- 

 creased area or floor space of at least 20 

 per cent., whilst the outer walls will be 

 twelve feet in height, and, it is hoped, meet 

 the requirements of exhibitors, and gMo 

 ample sco])** for the display of their ex- 

 hibits, no matter in Avhat position they 

 may l>e placed. The i^erfect ventilation of 

 the tent will^ it is hoped, prove a great 

 boon to those whose duty compels them to 

 fi-eimabi therein during the show. The 

 Council trtist that the exhibitors will show 

 tlioir npjHi^ciation of its enterprise by mak- 

 ing s])t\ ial efforts to come to York in 

 Jnno next, and thereby combine in main- 

 taining the high status already attained 

 by the York Show. 



R.H.S. Examinations, 1913 - The 



dat(\s of the examinations that will be lield 

 by tlio Hoya! Horticultural Socit^tv m^xt 

 \oar are as follows: Januarv (J, Examina- 

 tion for gardeners employed in public parks 

 and gardens; April 2, Examination in the 

 ])rinciples and practice of Horticulture; 

 April 23, Examination in cottage garden- 

 pen to Elementary and Technical 

 hool teachers onlv. 



North of Engriand Horticul- 

 tural Society.— Tho current issue of 

 the monthly magazine {)f this society con- 

 tains a ])ersonal aj^peal from the secretary, 

 Avhich. in tlu^ intt^rt^st of horticulture in 

 tlie Xor-tli of England, will, we hope, receive 

 the atti'iition from the Fellows and nuMiibers 

 it so wcU nuM'its. The ajjpcal made by 

 til*' lUv. J. lirrnnrd Hall is to the 

 iA\v('t tliat it is absolutely necessary 



e an eff o rt to o 1) t a i n mo re 

 Eellows and meml>ers, and also donations, 

 sufficient to clear off the initial expenses. 



The meml>ers of Council and committees, 

 and the auditor, deserve, Mr. Hall points 

 out, the society's best thanks for their 

 voluntary and valuable services, but he 

 states, Tnless an effort is made to raiso 

 sufficient to cover the initial expenses on 

 or before the annual meeting, on Wednes- 

 day, January 15, 1913, b}- each one of us 

 using our personal influence, the society 

 will have a crisis to face." Mr. Hall also 

 states that he has no fear of the resuhs 

 of a combined movement, on the clear 

 understanding that the society is to be for 

 the seven Northern counties, and that its 

 work is to be primarily educational and 

 scientific, but the detailed office work is 

 now so arduous that he cannot do all he 

 would like to do in the way of personally 

 initiating and developing a forward move- 

 ment. He further adds, if his services are 

 to be retained he must feel the society is 

 wanted and know that the necessarv cash 

 is forthcoming. At a meeting of the Leeds 

 Committee of this society it was re- 

 ported that the recent exhibition at Leeds 

 resulted in a balance of £20, which has 

 been handed o^'er to the Leeds Work- 

 people's Hospital Fund, in accordance with 

 the arrangements under which the show 

 was held. 



Mr. James Eddie, F.R.H.S., nur- 

 seryman and seedsman^ High Street, In- 

 verurie, N.B., has been appointed third 

 Bailie of the burgh, in which he has carried 

 on business for many years. Mr. Eddie en- 

 tered the Inverurie Town Council about 

 four years ago, and last year his abilities 

 were recognised by his being appointed 

 Dean of Guild. His services in that capa- 

 city have now led to his attaining the posi- 

 tion of Bailie, w^hicli will probably be only 

 a step to still greater promotion in the 

 burgh of InA'erurie. 



Sale of Orchids at Manches- 



ter..^-At the sale by Messrs. Protheroe 

 and Morris, at Manchester, of choice 

 orchids from Mr. S. Gratrix's collection, 

 good prices were obtained. The more note- 

 worthy lots were Cypripedium Moonbeam, 

 with three unflowered growths, HO 

 guineas; C. Actteus Bianca superbum, two 

 strong growths and two breaks, 30 guineas ; 

 C. Alcibiades Illustrious, two unflowere<l 

 growths and breaks, 30 guineas ; C. Troilus 

 Cravenianum, two unflowered growths,^ 27 

 guineas ; and Odontoglossum Samuel Gra- 

 trix, two old bulbs and one new growth, 

 90 guineas. 



R.H.S. Journal."- The second part 



of the 38th volume of the ^Mournar' ot 

 the Royal Horticultural Society, which has 

 just been published, contains much to 

 interest those who are more or less i"^^*'' 

 diately concerned with horticulture. The 



Drought and Gardening, 



M.A., 



Balfour, 



r. ]{. J. Lynch, M.A., 

 ''Professor J. Henslow as Ecologist, 



' Present-day Water Lilies," b\ 



IS 



principal are : 



by Professor Bajley ., 



F.R.S. ; " The Flowers of Apples as iui Aid 

 in Identifieation," by Mr. E. A. Bimynnl. 

 "Tender Plants for Warm Corners. J'} 



V.M.H. ; 



" bv 



• Professor J. S. Henslow as Ecologist," by 



Mr. J- 



Hudson, V.M.H. The report on the 

 Delphinium Trial held at AVisley 

 espec ially deserving the attention of. raisers 

 and cultivators of these stately-growing anci 

 beaxitiful hardy flowers. 



National Chrysanthemum So- 



Ciety.- A beautiful exliibition was held nt 

 Essex Hall on Xovend)er 20. to which 

 hope to refer in detail in our m^xt issu^- 

 A score oi- more of new x arieties came 

 for consideration, and the special pn^'l 

 oflFerod for th(< Ix'st new single-flowere<t seed- 

 ling was won l»v Messrs. C'lagg, Harrison^ 

 and Cratrg. Heston. with Portia, a iargt> 

 varituv of red<lish terra-cotta hue. 



