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THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



November 23, 1912. 



with Feltou's Favourite, and similar varie- 

 ties. 



For six va^es of singles, naturally grown. 

 Mr. A. Brewery wats firot with a very bright 

 fcct, the blooms t)eing especially remarkable 

 for high finish. Mr. M. Stather and Mr. 

 W. Allison were .second and third. 



ilie amateurs' classes were well filled. In 

 the dairies for Japanene the most successful 

 exhibitors were Mr. H. II. Barlow, Glencoe, 

 Hessle; Mr. T, Lazenby. Nortliolm Villa, 

 Hessle; and Mr. J. E. Gibbinn, Hessle. The 

 principal prizes for incurved were awarded 

 to Mr. J. E. Gibbins, Mr. H. II. Barlow, and 

 Mr. J. R. Elli^^, Hull. Chief among the 

 prizetakerts in the classes for single and de- 

 corative varieties were Mr. €. J. Mudd, 

 €ottinofham and Mr. W. Smith. 



There wore tour competitors iti tlir oivnt 

 class for groups of chrysaut iiinum.^, and 

 tine foliagv* plants arranged for effect, and, 

 disposed in prominent positions on the 

 ground floor of the great hall, they contri- 

 buted liberally to the general effect. Mr. 

 I?. B. Witty, Huperinteiideut of tlie Public 

 Parks and Gardens of Hull, arranged a mag- 

 nificent gronp, in winch both ^arge and 

 t^utall flowered chi>i*anlheiuanis were uf.ed 

 with rare taste and judgment. Very finely- 

 coloured were the croton-s Ui-ed as a marginal 

 iringe, and noteworthy for its high develop- 

 ment was the large Kentia u^ed as a centre- 

 piece. The group was placed first in order 

 of merit in its class, and Mr. Witty wa- 

 awarded a Irrge silver medal by the dele- 

 gates of the North of England Horticultural 

 Society. Next in order of merit was the 

 j;"roup for which Mr. Jarvis^ gardener to 

 Mns. Whitakn-, CliiVs' House. Hessle, was 

 awarded the fiist t'l i/e, cons^stino; oi' a silver 

 cup and a sum of money. Tln^ w^i- formed 

 almost exchiHively of Japane>v var ;'lirs. the 

 hloouis throughout being ot liiii'n (|uality. 



til - arvangemont renin ikablc for the 

 ';v-tc iM-inrcfl. Mr. T. M. Petcli, St. Johns 

 >trt'ct. nrid'inirton, was second with an ex- 

 (H'llvnt or,, up. the development of the bloonis 

 \)vh\^r ( -.p;'; i,il!y uoteworthv. Mr. J. P. 

 Cummiiu^-. IldlrVrnoss Poad. II nil. \v:i- 

 tliird wUh a nle'i-in** <^ri>up. in which 

 Japanes- ind siiigU' vaiictics were tr- tefully 



* The arrangeuunts in tlic class for deco- 

 rated mirrors were so numerous and cliara-"- 

 terised bv taste of so high an order a- in 

 constitute a vcrv pleasing feature. :\Ir. <i. 

 Wilson, gardener to Mrs. HalUWatt, l'>i-h<,p 

 Burton Hall, Pcverley, was tii>t m ,ix rom. 

 petitors, with a remarkably \)r\<j;\\\ and taste- 

 ful arrangement. At the ba^c wtr;' croton-. 

 poiuM^tia^, variegated abutilons, dracaMi i^. 

 and nthcr tine foliage plants. On cither -idc 

 wrvr Ja]>ant>^' and -ingle chrysanthemums 

 and l>anilK>n-. tht- hitter being carried over 

 the til]). \vhi i c varit gated abutilons were asso- 

 ciated with thiiii with good effect. Mr. T. 

 M. IN'tch wa-. an admirable second, albeit 

 rile top dccnrat was decidedly weak, 

 Singh' and J.ipancse chrysantljemunis were 

 very tastefully used in the embclli^lnncnt of 

 the base and >ideH, and on one side a slender 

 Kentia ua^ deftly placed. Mr. T. Willey, 

 gardener to II. Holland, Esq.. Tlie Syca- 

 mores. Cottiugham, was a close third, with a 

 very ra-teful arrangement in which white 

 chrysantliemums and feathery centaureas 



predominated. 



Begonias of the Gh>ire de Lorraine type 

 were splendidly shown, and the several col- 

 lections of six produced a beautiful display 

 of colour. Mr. T. llardca>tle^ gardener to 

 A. T. Ayres, Esq., I'ower Hill, Hessle, was 



a splendid first , w it h Hnely-flowered pyra- 

 midal specimen^, and Mr. Scales, gardener to 

 A. Spring, Ksq.. Waylands, Hessle, second. 

 Brilliantly-c(doured tsalvias, lily of the valley^ 

 an d at t ra c t i ve c y c 1 ame n w e re ad m i r a bl y 

 sihown. 



FLOP A L DKf'OPATlOXS 



The largo ruum devf^ted to table decora- 

 tions and other floral arrangement-s presented 

 a deligbtful appearance, and wa^ a great 

 source of attraction. There were four deco- 



rated dinner-tables, all posses^sing much 

 merit, and the awards were made to Mrs. E. 

 Robson, Tower Grange, Hull; Mrs. E, G. 

 Bilton, Princes Avenue, Hull; and Miss E. S. 

 Hardy, Middleton-on-the-Wolds, in the order 

 of their names. Epergnes, baskets^ bouquets, 

 and ladies' sprays were all shown dn a manner 

 that reflected much credit upon the 

 exhibitors. 



NON-COMPETITIVE EXHIBITS. 



These were fairly numerous and of a high 

 order of merit, with the result that they 

 greatly enhanced the attractions and interest 

 of the .show. The North of England Horticul- 

 tural Society sent a deputation to award 

 medals to the more important of the exhibits 

 not in competition for the prizes. The mem, 

 bers of the deputation were Mr. J. S. Brun- 

 ton, Mr. Hicks, Mr. Kcr, Mr. J. P. Lead- 

 I>etter and Mr. Dolbv, and the followinef 

 awards were made: 



Gold Medal. — To Messrs. Clibrans, Altrin- 

 cham, for a large collection of vegetables. 



Ijiirge Silver-gilt Medal. — To Messrs. Too- 

 good and Son, Southampton, for a collection 

 of vegetables. 



Large Silver Medal.— To Mr. H. B. Witty, 

 !iis Wautifnl group of chrysanthemums 

 aiid riiie-t ullage plaiiis. arranged for effect; 

 and to Messrs. E. P. Dixon and Son, Hull, 

 for floral designs, flowers^ and fruit. 



Silver Medal. — To Messrs. Man.sell and 

 Hatcher, I^eds, for a fine group of orchids ; 

 and to Mes:srs. W. Wells and Co., Merstham, 

 for a. tastefully-arranged group of cut chry- 

 santhemums, consisiting chiefly of the newer 

 varieties. 



^Ff;r-t Cfess Certificate. 

 Wells and Co., for Japan r 

 Queen ^lary. 



To Messrs. W. 

 clirv-anthemum 



Kilmarnock Chrysanthemum 



Show. 



The eighteentii annual show of the Kil- 

 marnock Chrysanthemum Society was held 

 in the Agricultural Hall, Kilmarnock, on 

 November 13, and was one of good quality. 

 The clasps for a table decoration, on a circular 

 table,of plants, flowers, and foliage, arranged 

 for effect, was again one of the outstanding 

 features, and here Mr. James MXiran, Good- 

 ham Gardens, led with a tasteful table of 

 plants and flowers of very fine quality. Mr. 

 A. Dewar, Dankeith Gardens was second 

 and Mr. James Mu^'r, Crosbie Tower, Troon' 

 third. In the gardeners' elapses for pot 

 plants som^ good clirysantliennnns, primulas 

 btHrnnias, and plants for table decoration 

 w.Mc shown. Mr. R. J. Clark, Cambusdoon, 

 Ayr, was first for three pots of chrysanthe- 

 ninuN, and also for two pots of singles— a 

 cla.ss glowing in favour here. Mrs. Kennedv 

 was first for two pots of Japanese, and Mr. 

 A. J, Ferguson for two of pompons. 



In th(^ clashes for plants grown on a single 

 stem. Mr. Jas. Cochran took the first for 

 Ja])ane>e, and also for singles. Mr. A. Meth- 

 ven. (;al>t<ni, eame first tor Primula ob- 

 en»ii< ;,. uvll done here ; and Mr. R. J. Clark 

 tf.ok a >imilar position for other primulas 

 Mr. Methven wa« first for six plants for 

 table decoration; for three plants in flower 

 or foliage ; and for four pots of pelargoniums 

 Mr. W. Mair, Blair Gardens, led for 

 gonias; Mr. Clark for salvias and palms. 



Cut blooms were very good, though a little 

 poorer in general quality than in some for- 

 mer seasons. In the leading class for twelve 

 Japanese Mr. Jas. Muir, Cro«bie Tower, 

 Troon, came first, followed by Mr. P. An- 

 derson, liallochmyle, who was first in the 

 class for six, for two vases white Japanese 

 and for six and three vases exhibition chrv- 

 santhemums. Mr. J. Muir was first for two 

 vases of yellow Japanese and for six sprays 

 chrvsanthemums. 



be- 



^\e regret that owing to the extreme 

 pr<^^>ure upon our space we are unavoidably 

 compelled to hold over the reports of Win- 

 chester, Hitchin, Woolton, Bolton Black- 

 pool, and National Chrysanthemum So- 

 ciety until our next issue. 



ANSWERS TO 



CORRESPONDENTS. 



Editorial Communications should be addr<^ssed to the 

 Editor of the Gardeners' Magazine, 148 and 149 

 Aldersgate Street, E.G. * 



Specimens of plantiS, flowers, and fruits for namin? 

 or opinion should be sent to the Editor of the 

 Gardeners' Magazine, " Endsleigh," Priory Park 

 Kew, Surrey, a-nd a^ early in the week as possible! 

 All parcels must be sufficiently nreDaifl. 



NITRATE OF SODA.— M. G., Shefford: I 

 shall l>e' oblig-ed if you can tell me the chief 

 source of nitrate of soda^ and what is the 

 annual output? — For the moment we have 

 not the complete figures to hand, but we 

 may state that nitrate of soda comes chiefly 

 from South America, and principally from 

 Chile. In 1911 the production in Chile 

 amounted to 2,480,(XX) tons, an increase of 

 54,0(X) tons over 1910. The consumption of 

 nitrate during 1911 Avas 108,000 tons more than 

 in 1910, the United Kingdom and the United 

 States using 10 per cent, more than in 

 the previous year, while Holland increased 

 its consumption of this fertiliser by 7 per 

 cent., France by 4 per cent., Belgium by 7 

 per cent., and Italy by 12 per cent. It is 

 ♦^etimated that the production of nitrate in 

 Chile in 1912 wilt reach 2,535,0tX) tons, and 

 it is stated by experts that the grounds now 

 being worked contain enough nitrate to 

 maintain the present rate of supply for 

 thirty years. 



DISEASE - IMMUNE POTATOES. — 

 C. R. T., Wisbech: Seeing how bad potato 

 disease has been in many districts this year, 

 I am led to ask you what are the possibilities 

 and probabilities of a variety immune from 

 divi-ease? — This is a large question. Some 

 varieties of potatoes resist disease far better 

 than others, and that leads us to hope that 

 an immune variety may be raised. The 

 difficulty seems to lie in the combination of 

 immunity with a productiveness that will be 

 of commercial value. Dr. Salaman has been 



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