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THE 



GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



November 30, I9i2. 



credit with a fine and educational exhibit. 

 Hobbies, Lim., Dereham, had a large dis- 

 play of chrysanthenuims, roses, and dahlias, 

 and Ansitors were delighted with the arrange, 

 ment. Messrs, Sutton and Sons, Eeading, 

 had 3 characteristic Sutton-like display of 

 vegetables, etc. Messrs. W. Wells and 'Co., 

 Menstthani, had a bold bank of cliryf>anthc- 

 mums. Mr. C. Engleman, Saffron Walden, 

 had a grand lot of carnations, such as one 

 does not often see at Xorwich. Messrs, Fred 

 Smith and Co., AVoodbridge, were Avell repre. 

 sented by fine vegetables. Besides these 

 there were a few other smaller collections. 



The e n e r get i c h o n . sec r e t a r y , 'Sir. C . E . 

 Pilling, is to be congratuJlated upon the 

 smooth way in which his plans worked. 



Bolton. 



NOVEMBER 15 and 16. 



Thin society is deserving of high commen- 

 dation for the able manner in which the ex- 

 hibits were arranged in tlie Albert Hall. 



In the clavss for a circular group of mis- 

 cellaneous plants, twelve feet in diameter, 

 arranged for effect, Mr. H. Shone, gar- 

 dener ito J. W. Makanl:, Rsq., staged a 

 charming combination, in which highlv- 

 coloured crotons, palms, and ferns were as- 

 sociated with fine Oncidium varicosum, catt- 

 leya*s. and other flowering plants. He was 

 justly entitled to the premier award. Th? 

 class for a group of chrysanthemums, undis- 

 budded, nine feet by six feet, brought out 

 three competitors, all staging in somewhat 

 similar style, the awards going to Mr. B. 

 Hardy, gardener to Gerard S. Peck, Esq., 

 Heaton; Mr. D. Wilson, gardener to Miss 

 Anna M. Philips; and Mr. H. Bishop, gar- 

 dener to George Hughes, Esq., Heaton, in 

 the order named. The ]>est group of large- 

 flowering chrysanthemums came from Mr. D. 

 Wilson, with Mr. H. Drinkwater gardener 

 to Herbert T. Parke, Esq., Chorlev, as 

 second: and Mr. Charles Smith, g^rdenVr to 

 James Fletcher, Esq., Stoneclouoh, third. 

 For a table of growing onliid- Mr. H. 

 Drinkwater secured the premier position with 

 a charming bank, chiefly consisting of cypri- 

 pediums at the base, with good forms of 

 Cattleya labiata in quantity above, sur- 

 mounted by Oncidium varicosiim the 

 second award went to Mr. W. Holmes, gar- 

 dener to J. McCartney, Esq., for a pleasing 

 combination. 



For two potrs of large-flowering chrysaji- 

 themums, Mr. E, Cadwell proved the victor 

 with heavily-flowered examples ; this ex- 

 hibitor also secured first prize for three pots 

 of single varieties, and for one pot, with a 

 fine mass of bloom. Mr. W. Austin scored 

 for a palm with Phoenix reclinata ; and for 

 SIX table plants Mr. J. A. Beresford gar- 

 dener to J. C. Waterhouse. Esq., led tlie 

 way ; while for three begonias Mr. W. Tavlor 

 gardener to W. Edge, Esq., was successful 

 For six cyclamen, Mr. J. Trevana was the 

 winner ; for six pots of Roman hvacinths 

 Mr. D. Wilson led; and for six "piinuilas 

 Mr. T\. Reid. gardener to C. H. Chapman, 

 Esq., scored. 



For twenty-four lilooin^,, twelve incurved 

 and twelve Japanese, distinct. Mr. C. Goves 



it (irwiuill, Bart., War- 

 rington, was first, with Mr. G. Haigh, sar- 

 dener to Sir W. H. Tate, Bart., Woolton, 

 second; and Mr. A. Chandler, gardener to 1 

 James, Esq., Eugby, third. The best flowers 

 in the winning stand were Mrs. G. Denver 

 0*^.^,1?"^' Romance. Marjorie Shields! 

 w - Tin-uer. and 



VV. A. Etbernigton. Prizes for thirty-six 

 Japanese, in not less than twenty-four varie- 

 ties, brought four good stands, and Mr C 

 Jones, of Abergele, proved the winner with 

 a very fine lot, that included Ladv Talbot 

 l ranc*s Jolliffe, Master James. President 

 V iger ^\ . Mease, Mdme. G. Rivoi, and His 

 Maiesty; Messrs. C. Goves and A. Chandler 

 were second and third respectivelv For 

 SIX vases of singles the awards Went to 



feSls -^^^^'^^'d' ^''^'"^ and W. P. 



[ or two bunches of black grai)o> Mr 

 Burgees, gardener to John Harwood Esq.! 



was first, with Mr. H. Shone second. For 

 two bunches of white grapes, Messrs. J. C. 

 Waterhouse and James Amphlett, Colwyn 

 Bay, were placed a^ named. 



In the local classes leading prize-winners 

 were : Mr. L. Southern, gardener to T. M. 

 Percy, Esq.; Mr. W. Byrom, gardener to 

 Viscount Brackley; Mr. W. AVainwright, Mr. 

 T. B. Henderson, and Mr. W. Eckersley. 



The exhibition w^as managed by Mr. E. 

 Smith, chairman; Mr. Henry Shone, trea- 

 surer; and Mr. George Corbett, secretary, 

 and a capable committee. 



Messrs. Dickson^;, Chester, staged an ex- 

 hibit of apples and cut chrysanthemums; 

 and the Liverpool Orchid Company, Gateacre 

 put up a table of orchids. 



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Gardeners' 

 tion. 



Associa. 



The fortnightly meeting of thib Association 

 ^vas held in the Abbey Hall (by kind permis- 

 ,sion of Messrs. Sutton and Sons) last week, 

 when, notwithstanding the unfavourable 

 weather, there was. as usual, a good attend- 

 ance. Mr. F. G, Drew, chairman of the 

 committee, presided at the opening of the 

 meeting, but as he on ihis occasion had un- 

 dertaken to give a lecture, he later vacated 

 the seat to Mr, E. Blackwell (vice-chairman). 



The all-important question of " Fruit Tree 

 Stocks" wa.s the subject of Mr. Drews lec- 

 ture. He touched lightly on the historical 

 aispect of the subject, pointing out that, as 

 with gardeners of the present day. the old- 

 time fruit growers were not agreed a^^ to the 

 use or value of many of the stocks then in 

 vogue, much of their advice being very con- 

 flicting. The origin, as w^ell a^ the use, of the 

 stockw employed to-day for the various kinjds 

 of fruits were treated with in turn, as well 

 as their influence on the growth 'and the 

 fruit of the rewspecti^-e kinds for which they 

 are used. The lecturer also gave his experi- 

 ence as to the comparative values of various 

 stocks on different type^s of c^oil. Trees 

 worked on apple and pear stocks in different 

 stages of growth were exhibited, and also 

 Kpecimens of the stocks themselves, showing 

 their respective root systems, characteristic 



growth, etc. 



At the conclusion of his lecture Mr. Drew 



was accorded a very hearty vote of thanks. 



A fine collection of vegetables was the lead 

 ing feature among the exhibits. This was 

 staged by Mr. F. Townsend, head gardener 

 to the vice-president, Mr. Leonard Sutton, 

 Hillside, Heading, who was awarded a certi- 

 ficate for cultural 6:kill. Mr. G. Smith ffar- 

 dener to Mr. Eric Palmer, Shenfield Grange, 

 exhibited an excellent collection of apples 

 and pears, the latter being particularly 



i^^^'.^^/!^ ^' gardener to Mr 



ijnfhth, showed a specimen tillandsia. 



Ancient Society of York 



Florists. 



At tlie monthly meeting of this society a 

 lecture on apples, at once interesting and 

 instructive uas given in the De Grey Eooms 

 l ork, by the Kev. J. Bernard Hall ^cretarv 

 of the \oTth of England Horticultural So- 

 ciety Ihere was a large attendance, and 

 tlie chair was occupied by Alderman E. W 

 Purnell, president of the societv 



The Rev. J. Bernard Hall, referring to an 



M 'Tnf ^ <^hairman in the co^ur^e of 

 hi^ introductory speech, stated at the com- 

 mencement of his lecture that so far T« 



of"Idam"^Tt^P^'^ exist^in the daC: 



ot Adam. It was a quince, or some sort of 



an orange but still they could go^n Si in^ 

 It an apple. With regard to hif subiect h? 

 gave them uiuch useful informatiorwith re 

 gard to the planting and pruning of the tree." 

 and he particularly pointed out that it was 

 very necessary to perform the latter ope^S 

 tion with a clean knife. He said that thp 

 apple sucker could be got rid Tf by the tl 



urt thrbli^ ^ir*^"^' "^^^1^ did no? 



niirx the bJo>soni or the bee. ^, *. 



not be forgctten that ?le letter were aTo 

 t ^ y »^^^f' a garden. SpeaW of 

 »'auty of the apple iree, he said that if fZ. 



people were not such materialists anH 

 mor. hke the Japanese and Chinie in ^hose 



countries he had .spent two years, they would 

 grow apples purely for the beautiful bloeeoiii 

 He a-sked them not to forget to plant in their 

 orchards crab apples, w^iich were not onlv 

 beautiful to look at, but gave th.3in a-rf^ 

 jelly, and they possessed a strong poIleD 

 In dealing with the diseases of apple' trees 

 the lecturer referred to scab, which was dirt 

 disease, and which, he said, they would not 

 get rid of unless they got rid of the dead 

 and decaying wood, subsequently sprayia^r 

 with lime sulphur. Scab was alwavs worst 

 on the apples witli the hardest skin/ Canker 

 would never touch their trees unless there 

 was a wound, which showed the importance 

 of clean culture. The only thing to do to 

 get rid of canker was to cut back to clean 

 wood with a clean knife, and disinfect the 

 wound. The woolly aphis, or American 

 blight, was a terrible scourge which not only 

 got into the tree but into the ground. If 

 they wanted to get rid of many of these 

 pests they could do so by keeping poultry in 

 the orchards. 



With the aid of a large number of lantern 

 slides the lecturer showed many l:»eau- 

 tiful specimens of trees and varieties of 

 dessert and cooking apples. In reply to ques. 

 tions, Mr. Hall said it was generally advis- 

 able to obtain their trees from local dealers, 

 who knew, or should know, the ground and 



the conditions. 



East Ans:lian Horticultural 



Club. 



At the November me e ting of t h is club 

 Mr. E. Peake gave a very interesting lan- 

 tern lecture entitled. Some Garden Memo- 

 ries."' Besides being a lover of flowers Mr. 

 E. Peake is a keen photographer, and when 

 he visits a garden he usually brings away 

 some memento in the way of a picture. 

 It was most interesting to see the glories 

 of a spring or summer display in Mr. So- 

 and-so's garden depicted upon the screen 

 upon a damp, chilly November night. Be- 

 sides this Mr. Peake has a splendid store of 

 anecdotes connected with many of his pic- 

 tures, or interesting points of culture, all 

 of which add charm to the lecture. It was 

 amusing to many members to find themselves 

 appearing upon the screen when least ex- 

 pecting it. A very hearty vote of thanks 

 was accorded him. 



There was a fine exhibit of fruits, flowers, 

 and vegetables. In the former section the 

 apples in a special prize class were very 

 numerous, and splendid iyl size and colour. 

 For flowers the most praise was due to the 

 plants of Gloire de Lorraine begonia from 

 Mr. E. F. Greene, gardener to E. Reeve, 

 Esq., Catton. and to Mr. W. Shoesmith, gar- 

 dener to F. W. Harmer, Esq., Cringleford, 

 for his orchids. Potatoes and onions for 



special prizes given by Messrs. Daniels Bros 

 Lim., Norwich, made a bold display. 



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Mr. J. L. Edginton, formerly nursery man- 

 ager to Messrs. W. Artindale and Son, 

 Sheffield, hag now taken up the duties of 

 managing director of the Sheflfield Horticul- 

 tural Company, Lim., Silver Hill Nurseries, 

 Ecclesall. Sheffield. 



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