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THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



December 7, 1912. 



(employer. Mr. Pateman proved himself 

 quite equal to his task. He prf>c-<NMlfHl 

 to sot the V i n 0 r i es in p r o jM>r o r ( h m- , 

 and in 1900 he ohtain€Nj permission 

 to grub up a portion of the hardy fruit 

 trees each year, and to replant, and this 

 work Wius procetHliKl with until 'the whole 

 nt the then existing trees had been replace<l. 

 i'ho subsoil of Th(^ Xmle gardens is a strong 

 ,L;ra\*'lly day, which previously ha<l not 

 Ikh^u worked, and ^M^fore replanting Mr, 

 Pateman had tho area trenched to a de[)th 

 of thre,. IVot. The r<\sults have proved to 

 demon.sti;it mn tlijs great I'^alue of the tho- 

 rough prrparation of the soil. Mr. Pat^*- 

 man tells us that ho <M>nunen<HMl exhibiting 

 l-y staging a e<>llection of eight dislu^ of 

 M|H' fruit and several single <lislu\s at Har- 

 I" nden. He obtained premier honours for 

 t ho eollec'tion arul fiv<^ other first prizes in 

 tlu' single <lish class*«s. In HX)7 he entere<i 

 iiit(> competition at the Royal Horti<?idtural 

 Society's fruit hho\\\ and obtained th(^ 

 sewnd place for a colh^ction of six dish«\s 

 of ripo dessert fruit, whii h was by no means 

 niisatisfaotory, setting that thore wero riine 

 < iihios; and a first for p<-ars. In the fol- 

 luu ini; vr;ii Mr. Pateman suc^eechxl in ol>- 



f '"'iiml:; i ho prt-niier ]K>sition in the same 



< la>N 1 lift . iiy winning his first cup for 

 truit, and sorno other awanls. and in tlio 

 fortnightly competitions, which were m 

 lf>00 substituted for the annual fruit shnw, 

 Mr-. I*ateman was successfid in taking a 

 nnt; !). r of first prizes. Tliis year his suc 



< ,ii Westminster includtMl firsts lor 

 £ u .11 ly tour dishos of apples, six disfirs ot" 

 <'(>()kin^ appu^s, and a dish nt ■ anv nfhrr" 

 whitf^ i;ra|>»w, imd second tor tMglU^'cn diNlit's 

 *'t |Msir>. At r\hil>itions this year Mr. 

 I 'a I cnia n lias wnri tun clia llengo <'Ups tor 

 t nil t . nnr ni w 1 1). h 1m . 1 m ■; i>ine his pi'u- 

 pnrly. 'I lio .\n<lf ^ai'ji ?!^, \vlii<'li lia\(' an 

 aitM ni aiiniit iliirl\ acri's, hax*^ had tlirir 

 i fi I ni ;nid at t ra<'t mux i^roa tlv en ha nrrd 

 l\v liin rock and w i tt f ^at-diMi, which luis an 

 arn;i nt alM)Ut tun a r i ♦ . ail Italiarj ^rarileii 

 and an < M< 1 i^li - ,m K n . u h ieh wrre 

 mad*' la>t \n;n-. 



Royal International Horticul- 

 tural Exhibition. -The <lirix'tors of 



t!i»' Knya! InttM iiat M>ual Horticultural Ex- 

 liihition, iniL*. nmt at tho Hoynl Hortind- 

 tural Hall, Wn-tnniivW i-, mi Nnvi'mher 

 t fi <'nnxidt'r a I'nxil iii mn tor <lis|HKsing nt" 

 I litv [trnfiorr y of t lin rmnpany. al ter pay- 

 iiH-nt ntr all I ia i t it's. T\w 



halaiK-n-shcni >hn\vpd a nor prntit of t."J.S7(l 

 Ms. ,(|. Allnuini:, t'nr paynnvrjts whicli ha\o 

 ^Eiil n> 'x^ made, thn halaricc may h,^ takon 

 as ap|»rn\imatrly Lll.nOO. It \vas<i.'ri<hv| 

 t(» d isl>nrsr t Ih' t>rotits in t\\v iullnwitm 

 manner: 1'n tlm \r\^]\ {iardnuvrs' A-xx la 

 tinn and I^'m-vnlrnt S(K-i»'t\. LKU); towards 

 t hn r t'ju-int inir and ^u-inL:;in^ np-(o-da tn nf 

 I>r- A - f'- Prit znl's • Hntanual Indt^x," 

 l"Jnf) ( In tin- lai tni |Mir[>. s,. rlio IMl.S. lia\-(^ 

 alicady })ronu'Mvl ti> i'l JMH)), Tho rc- 



maind^T of ilu* [untits (aitnur I'LMnO) will 



!>n di\'i(hM| lint wron thn (ia rdeiiors' I?nva 1 

 T^'nn\-nlt"nt fn^ritntinn am! the Hnval (^ar- 

 <lnnnrs* Orphan Fniid. in th*^ proportion of 

 tud-tliirds to tf),. fornuM* institution, aiul 

 oTie-rli i i d m r Ih. latter. A sfx-ond msnlu- 

 finn u;u j*a--si .1, namoly. tliat the <M>inpanv 



Anlnntarily wniind up. and that ^fr. 

 d. Ingram l>n a|>pointn<i liquidator. 'I'hrsn 

 rnsolnt irins will ho ('onfjrmod at a latni* 

 nw4^t inLC. 



National Rose Society. The 



thiriy-sixtli annnal n;oiieral m<M^tin(r nf tho 

 atmnal lin-.n S^x-if-ty will tak** pla< n in the 



antr-rrtnni tn {Itn ( 'j (MVn Hnnm at tllt^ Hol- 



In'Mi IJrstanrant . lavTidnn. W.C. f(H)rner ot 

 Kjim^wav. Holhnrn . on Tn.-dav ne<'4^nd>er 

 at t_\ui^ p.m.. t'> r.fni\r tlif r*^fu>T't of 

 th*" Cunnr-il ; tn ]>;i^-. the an<-ninits; to eleet 



-m.^r. :uu\ Cniuiril for the ensuing 

 ' ''^^'^ to award the Dean Hole 



nunlal. Numerous alterations in the rules 

 and ref^ulations will be submitted for the 

 approval of the members^ but none of the 

 alterations are of a drastic character, and 

 no great changes will l>e made in the 

 clau^ses. The nominaton of officers are: C. 

 K. Shea, Esq., president; G. W. Cook, 

 Esq., hon. treasurer ; E. Mawley, Esq., 

 V.M.H., hon. secretary; and the acting 

 vice-prtwidents Rev. F. R. Burnside, H. R. 

 DarHngton, Esq., George Gordon, Esq., 

 V.M.H., G. A. Hammond, Esq., E, J. Hoi- 

 hind, Esq., H. E. Molyneux, Esq., O. G. 

 Orpen, Esq., Rev. F. Page Rol>erts, Rev. 

 J. H. Pemberton, Dr. Shackleton, J. T. 

 Strange, Esq., and Dr. A. H. AVilliams. 

 Ax nominations for officers and vice-presi- 

 dents are only cHjual to the numl)er of 

 vacancies, the foregoing will presumably he 

 elected. The nominations for tlu^ Council 



exce<Hl the vacancies by four, ami conse- 

 quently there will })e a contest tnr mnUs. 



Movinf^ Pictures at the Royal 

 Horticultural Hall. In the ()r<liul 



annexe of the R.H.S. Hall, W(^stmiiister, 

 there was an a(hlitional attraction on Tues- 

 <lay liist. During the afternoon a repre- 

 sentativ4v of the Governnu^nt of British 

 Columbia gave a <lisplay of moving pictures 

 showing the Timlx^r, Mining, Fisheries, 

 /\^. iculture, and Fruit Crowing Imhis::ies 

 of British Columbia. A[any visitors took 

 advantage of this exhibition to avoid tne 

 ( i nsh in the iiall, and secure a brief rest, itS 



ut'tl i\s instruction. 



The Cold Snap, /rhe end of Xov- 



cndMM- an<l the begintung of Deceml>er were 

 nntal>le for tli»^ told weather that prevai]e<l 

 I III nii^lioni <()un;iy. \u Dnrliam and 



^nrksliire skaiing was in<lulged in, and at 

 liu\tn?i tlu'.suow permitted tobo<;anning, as 

 It did also at Wallas(»y, Clieshiia^ At Car- 

 li-l.^ tlm 1 iMiiperal lire tell to /(mo on Snndav 

 ninrnin-; at Ham])ton Court and in nuniy 

 pari^ nt the Thames Valley ten or twelve 

 dr^ri n^ nt f!-ost were registemd. anil pre- 

 vinu^ Tn ill,. luMvy raius (»t' Sundav evening 

 tlnv inn was halt an inch thick. Snow fell 

 hca\ ily in Berwickshire and the Lothians, 

 ami in snine place 27 degrees of frost were 

 rc-istere*!. North AVales experienced a 

 luM\ V sn<vwtall, and in Dublin snow followed 

 trest. hut rain soon cleared lx)th awav 



A Curious Orchid. It is now 



well-knnun t.u t that if Zygopetalnm Mnc^ 

 kayi is < r(»s>nd witli pnllen from Odontoglos- 

 suui ci*is])uni, see<l capsules and fertile 

 scc<ls result. i»ut tho proiieny is invaiiahlv 

 /. Mat kayi. witlinut tlm slightest sua;"rs*- 



t inn nt ( )dontnglos>uui intluen<'e. Mr>M >. 



•1. \eii('h and Sojis luue on two di>tniii 

 oe, asmns mad*^ this rross. and rai-^^ d 

 >at(^lu's nt" >(^edlings. and nn 'l'ues<hiv la-^ 

 t iiey e\hibit<Ml al>out a *lnzrn such s^.tnilin^- s, 

 in l»lonm. and e\'erynnn was Zv<j;<tpt^tal um 

 Mackayl pure and sinjpU\ 



Frank Ashton Relief Fund.^AVe 



have refeive<l the following appeal: A 

 small <*omnuttee «tf orchidists has been 

 tnnued to as,sist :\lr. Fraidv Ashton, who 

 has unfortunately falhui into indigent cir- 

 <umstances, and who is no longer* able to 

 toHuw his em]doyment as a traveller in or- 

 chids Ho has KecTi struggling against fate 

 tnr the past two or three years, bnt has at 

 hist ]>oen <-oniiiened t.^ give U]i owing to a 



very badly i)oisnned font, to" attacks of 

 cln-nnie r lieu ina T ism . an<] m an affection of 

 the eyev }lo no hniuer al)lo to travel 

 :iud his rrsnun es an- prai't i^-a 1 1 v at an eiul' 

 An appeal is th*uefnrf> mad,^ \o all tlmse 

 whn havo lu.on as^.K-iated with Mr. A^bton 

 in rhn nr< hid business to show their nrac- 

 tu'al svmpatliy with him in bis affliction bv 

 <H)ntrdmting t<nvanls a fund which will he 

 utilised to ostablisb him in some small home 

 business The committee of the Kew f^uild 

 (of which Mr. Ashton is a life member) 



a 



have generously made a grant of £5 towards 

 the fund. Further donations may be sent 

 to the secretary of the Kew Guild (Mr. Her- 

 bert Cowdey, South Side, Kew Green), or to 

 me, and will be gratefully acknowd edged on 

 Mr, Ashton's behalf. — John Weathers, 7, 

 Talbot Road^ Isleworth, Middlesex (secre- 

 tary). 



A Christmas Number for Gar. 



den Lovers. — We have received a copy 

 of the Christmas Number of Amateur 

 Gardening," and at once congratulate all 

 concerned upon the beauty and exwUenc© 

 of the production. The issue cannot fail to 

 please, and, although it is, in the first in- 

 stance, designed for garden-lovers, it is sure 

 to appeal to an even wider circle of the read- 

 ing public. A special feature is an eight- 

 page supplement of ])eautifu]ly colounxl 

 piHures, reproduced from direct colour 

 ])hotographs and water colour drawings, 

 and representing plants, flowers^ and gar- 

 <lrn sciMics. Best of all, is the double-page 

 illustration of the splendid herbiiceous lx)r- 

 ders at Welbeck Abbey, Notts, the seat of 

 the Duke of Portland, K.G., reproducetl by 

 permission from the water colour drawing 

 by A. C. Wyatt, Esq. A key plan of the 

 border adds to the value of the picture. 

 Hcsides all these good things, the issue con- 

 tains numerous beautiful half-tone illustra- 

 tions, and an abundance of literary matter 

 written in a less serious and technical man- 

 ner than usual, and, for that reason, all the 

 more welcome at the festive season. 



National Rose Society's Con- 



I — The conversaziones that 



bav(v witbiii rccinit vrars been held bv the 

 Xatiotial IJ(tse Society, in conjunction with 

 tb(^ aiunial meetings, have been so popular 

 with tbo JuiTObers that a similar function 

 will be held this vear in association wdth the 

 annual gathering. As in the case of the 

 latter, the conversazione will take place 

 at the Holborn Restaurant, corner of 

 K i n gs w ay, H o Ibo r n , AV . C . , on D ece m- 

 ber 17, and the time will be from 

 4.30 to 6 p.m. The President will deliA^er 

 a short address, and Dr. George G. Hamil- 

 ton will say a few w^ords about Koses anrl 

 Some lionrnomouth Gai'dens," illustrate 1 

 by lantern slides in colour. For seve- 

 ral years past Dr. Hamilton has devoted 

 special attention to the photography of 

 flowers in their natural colours, and, hav- 

 ing seen the slides, w^hich have been photo- 

 graphe<l direct from Nature, we can say 

 that in their fidelity and effectiveness they 

 are far superior to any coloured photograjdus 



that we have previously seen. There will 

 also light refreshments, and i^elections of 

 i'iu>!c. Alembers should not overlook the 

 i-n-t that they are entitled to one ticket 

 ticc. ]>rovided application be made to Mr. 

 K. ^rawley, V.M.H., Rosebank, Berkham- 

 sUh], Herts, not later than Thursday, the 

 12th inst. Tickets (2s. each) may be pur- 

 chaser! for friends at the same time. 



Ontario's Apple Crop. Although 



complete figures respecting the apple crop 

 have not been received, preliminary reports 

 state that this year's crop in Ontario will 

 be a, good one. The province produces 70 

 per cent, of the total crop of apples in 

 Canada; the bulk is sold within the province, 

 but. at the same time, Ontario exports more 

 apples to Great Britain tb an any other pro- 

 vince. The shipment last year amounted to 

 about 1,0()0,()00 barrels or 3,000,000 bushels. 

 Ontario apples are very much in demand in 

 t]io Western Provinces*, which annually i^^^ 

 nearly 1 ,000 /XX) bushels. It is calculated 

 that apple growers in tlie province receive 

 from the export trade alone the sum of one 

 million sterling. Where the growers have 

 united to form •co-operative shipping asso- 

 ciations—as in Xorfolk and other counties 

 —their returns have been mnch higher t^an 

 imder the old system of selling in the or- 

 chard. 



