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who sends us the report of the annual meeting states that he regards the 

 rule as " unprecedented," and, although some other term might have been 

 employed, it does very well, for no such rule has yet come under our 

 notice. This rule was "carried almost unanimously," and is "to the effect 

 that if prizes to the value of more than £2 be awarded to any exhibitor, two- 



£ 



GARDENERS MA GAZI N\E. 



March 



Australian Plants Yielding Perfume __ Alth k 



colonies are rich in plants yielding delicious perfumes and v 1 ^ A 

 little or nothing has, we are informed by M r . Plummer ^b 

 practically utilise the advantages thus afforded. Systematic J** 1006 ' 80 k i 

 in its experimental stages, and there exists an almost untouchedTi ^""^ " *• 



extent at the command of those possessing the necessarv ■ 1 of iUinuta^ 



astral^ 



The object of the rule is not strikingly apparent, and therefore it may the manufacture of perfumery and essential oils, coupled whh the ad^^ k 



■m* • ■ . 1 ! ~ '4. 1 • j .-I . *4. abundance of mutton fat, so largely used in the nprfw uvant ageof* 



be useful to state that m mtroduang the rule it was explained that it ^ ^ ^ « -Ul 



had been formulated for the purpose of giving 11 greater encouragement 

 to the majority of exhibitors," by preventing those who have special 

 advantages " taking the lion's share of the prizes." How the rule will 

 give "greater encouragement" to exhibitors we fail to see, for we 

 should imagine there can be little encouragement in the prospect of ^ ^ 

 having a large proportion of the prize money above a trifling sum with- are wild, 

 held. We can fully appreciate the importance of preventing two or 

 three exhibitors taking any considerable number of the prizes, but 

 surely that can be accomplished without depriving those who do not 

 possess exceptional advantages prizes to which, under proper con- 

 ditions, they would obtain. By limiting the number of classes in 



prices. In New South Wales all the garden flowers of Eur at mmi|| >* 



those emitting the richest fragrance, are found growing in uTsur ^f**^ 

 many being obtainable nearly all the year round, their profuT^V^^ 

 proving how easily they are reared. Several of the essential Ms } * 

 the leaves of native plants are really perfumes, and their rh\rf 



stained fro* 



™ n „A ^orotmnc TKo r, , ^ USe IS in 



scenting 

 flts used 



unutilised 



several varieties of acacia, including a few which furnish a scented wood 

 Farnesiana, which is largely cultivated in Italy and;the south of France V 

 known pomade, called " Cassia," being produced by placing the swe r ** 



flowers in melted mutton fat or olive nil nnfil fi.~ i„*4-__ i_ . ^Scented 



impregnated 



which anyone exhibitor can compete, the chances of taking first species of acacia, familiarly known as the Golden Wattle, is equally TsefT^ 



prizes will be more equally distributed ; but under the rule to which 

 our attention has been called, the exhibitors having exceptional advan- 

 tages may take all the first prizes, although not able to receive the 

 whole of the prize money, whilst the less favoured exhibitors have to 

 be content with second prizes, and suffer to the extent represented by 

 the difference between the first and second awards. It is evident it has 

 not occurred to those by whom the rule was framed and passed, that it 

 will affect all classes of exhibitors, and for this reason we have directed 

 prominent attention to the rule as one to be avoided, and suggest that 



when it is desired to impose a check upon those in a position to take too well-flowered orchids that helped to illustrate the lecturer's remarks. 



perfume plant ; as is also the Native Laurel, or Mock Orange. Amon* th nbi. 

 which yield perfumes are the Native Sassafras, Peppermint, Bloodwood ? VI 1 

 Gum, Mountain Ash, White Gum, Iron Bark, Woolley Butt, Spotted' G 

 Tallowwood, Messma'e, Red Gum, Poplar Box, and other specie's of eucalyotT 

 Ridge Myrtle, Tea-tree, Native Peppermint, Dog-wood, and Turmeric. ' 



M. H. A. Burberry, who until recently had charge of the orchid collectici 

 at Highbury, the residence of the Right Hon. J. Chamberlain, M.P. ojvt. 

 lecture on " Orchids " before the Beckenham Horticultural Society a few dan 

 ago. Mr. Burberry proved a great attraction, and his lecture was followed by » 

 brisk discussion. Mr. Potter, eardener to H. O. Pmt« v«n -^g^ nameroa 



large a proportion of the prizes, the number of classes in which any one 

 exhibitor may enter should be limited. 



IMPORTS OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES. 



The United Horticultural Benefit and Provident Society holds 



its annual meeting at the Caledonian Hotel, Adelphi, on Monday, March 14, u 

 eight p.m. The chair will be taken by Mr. George Wythes, who controls the 

 horticultural department at Syon House, Brentford, the residence of Eail Paa 



T . • 1 « . « . . m ... • ' 



Thf TWrd n fT r ,H. f \u . .5 A , ^ . r » & hoped that there will be a large attendance, as, after the usual business, there 



THE Board of Trade returns for the past month are far from sat.sfac- are several orooosed alteration, of ™l~ m h. J£L~A 

 tory, inasmuch as both the imports and the British and Irish exports are 

 materially reduced in value. The decrease in the value of the imports is 



£ 



are several proposed alterations of rules to be considered. 



Cinchona in India was the subject for discussion after the usual monthly 

 dinner of the Horticultural Club, held at the Hotel Windsor, on Maich 8. The 

 discussion was opened by Mr. J. F. Gammie, formerly deputy superintendent d 

 . . . the Government of Bengal Cinchona Plantations. 



J his decline in value is in a large measure due to the lower prices pre- A Gigantic Rose Show at Frankfurt.— It is proposed to hoLi i 



vailing for many of the commodities as compared with those of the monster rose show at Frankfurt-on-the-Main during the coming season, and so** 



guine are the promoters that they ant i c ip ate t he finest rose exhibition that his 



ever been held on the Continent. This Rosen-Ausstellung will open eadj ii 

 June, and remain open until the end of September, and, if the weather 

 prove favourable, it may be continued into October. Further particulin 



can be obiained from the director of the Great Rose Exhibition. Frankfiirt-co- 



corresponding month of last year. In the case of the imports with which 

 we are more immediately concerned the increases and decreases are 

 about equally balanced, and this section of the returns do not require 

 other than a brief reference to them. Apples again occupy a prominent 

 position among the imports of fruit, but they show a material decline both 

 in qualities and value. The aggregate was 176,736 bushels, of the value 



or a decrease in quantity of 446,529 bushels, and in value of 

 Pears also show, comparatively speaking, a material decrease. 



Main. 



the quantities 



West Indian Sugar.— One of the conclusions arrived at by the Royil 



West 



tea* 



Plums, on the other hand, were imported in larger quantities than 

 in i-ebruary, 1897, and the quantities received amounted to 775 bushels, 



£ 



£ 



were imported, and it is interesting to observe that, although there is a 

 decrease of 610 bushels, there is only a difference of ^432 in value. 

 Unenumerated fruits continue to increase, and while their value was only 



.£16,867 and £\() 



£26 



month of 1896 and 1897 

 Turning to vegetables, we find 



that there is again an enormous increase in the imports of potatos, these 



amounting to 532,843 cwt, against 40,796 cwt. in the corresponding month have ceased to de P end whcl 

 of last year. Germany sent us 216,151 cwt. and France 135,024 cwt., both pe "X° f - a sin S ]e ^ustry. 



j o J — 1 



that could completely replace it in such islands as Barbados, Antigua, and 



Kitts, and be profitably carried on, and supply employment for the labod* 



population. In Jamaica, in Trinidad, in British Guiana, in St. Lucia, 



Vincent, and, to some extent, in Montserrat and Nevis, the sugar industry may ■ 



time be replaced by other industries, but only after the lapse of a consider^ 



period and at the cost of much disolacement of labour and consequent sufferi* 



poruncc 



ere sugar can bl 

 onies in quests 

 cally, when th*y 

 ) continued pi* 



indtftn 



sugar 



being large increases. Onions dropped from 552,119 bushels to 362,263 



£51,379 and £69 



for the worse, and would largely reduce the revenues of the colonies. ^ 

 the colonies could not provide the necessary cost of administration, including 



is somewhat hieher than in th* r««*c«™^- .u r i V ° distressed and necessitous persons, or of the support and repamauu 



less than in isj corresponding month of last year, but necessary) of the East Indian immigrants, without subventions from the 



■ad* 



country 



Brighton Horticultural Society.— The co 



society keep the educational aspect of its work constantly in view, an< 

 as usual, prepared an excellent programme for the cunent year. The 



opened on February 17 with " A Chat about Chrysanthemums," by 



Jones. The 

 ' 1 Garden Roses 



dron^ui^f f? S u ybrid ' ° btained ^ crossin g an aza,ea with a rhododen- 

 P / 7?2 b, * d at thC rCCent R - H - S ' m «ting by Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart 



S^feJ^S? • ^ beIiCVe ^ thC ~ WaS effeCted ^ Mr- Pyna en 

 pale rosy carmine sh»£ h hlS haS somewhat campanulate flowers of a 



T^oToZ^lol TLT eD \ beins spotted with brown ; the 



the flowers we think that Pri c SSS? * ft?"** ° f 



dron used as one parent. The FlorT Co ? ^ ^ ^ lhod ° den - 

 advisability of ceding this hyW L ^ hT.T" 7 dl J ided " t0 



been ,iven to mark a distinct break .^^S5£S m ^ S ^ ^ WiDtCr F1 ° Wering '" by Mr ' *' ^ 

 great horticultural merit the plant possessed I A ^SS ^ -5 f ° r " 



met the case. possessed. A Botanical Certificate might have 



Mr. Charles Baltet, president of the horticultural sod.*, T u themums '" b 7 Mr. George Gordon, February 16, 1899. The dates ot 

 been made a Chevalier of the order of St. Anne of Rus2 ^ tlODS W 29 and ^ August 23 and 24, November i 5 and 



date of the annual meeting, January 19, 1899. 



import* 



tbeybi* 



The s&a<* 



Mr. H. I- 

 are as folio*/ 



Lift" 



H. Elliott, July 21 ; « Dahlias, 



W. Sanders, May 19 ; Notes on the flewer ^ 

 ie 16 ; " The Nature and Development of 

 "Dahlias," by Mr. R. Dean, August 18; 



lb- 



:tol>sr 20 , 

 Exhibiting Chrj* 



a„,»< of the «**-•*' 



