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GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



April 



9. 1898. 



Exhibiti ons and M eetings. 



the nurserymen and market gardeners' hail 



STORM INSURANCE CORPORATION (Limited). 



— held at Simpsons' (Limited), 



notable plants Begonia Gloire de Lorraine and pot roses M- t> 

 gardener to E. A. Wallis, Esq., Upper Lewes Road, ran the ^ 500 Lister . 

 The third prize table from Mr. J. Harper, gardener ?o E A t T" 3 ** 



" Place, Preston, contained some good caladiums ™h 1 • • ' E»q., 



ras first for a collectidn of orchids, having W? %Lf ■ *■ 



Vernon 

 Harper was 



on 



The third ordinary general meeting was 

 Thursday, March XI, when the following report was presented :- 



The directors, in submitting to the shareholders their third annual report on 

 the business of the corporation for the year ending 23rd February, 1898, together 

 with the audited accounts, have to state that no alteration in the amount of 

 capital issued has taken place during, tie past year. . 



Hailstorms.— The hailstorms which occurred during the year 1897 will long 

 be remembered for their extreme violence, for the large area over which they fell, 

 and for the devastation and ruin which they wrought.niore than eighty nurseries being 

 very seriously damaged. On the 16th April, J897, severe storms caused consider- 



Sophronites coccinea (very bright), Cattleya Triai^T and tefV 1 ****. 

 especially good. Mr. H. Garnett, gardener to R. G. Fletcher f "^" 4 

 Hurry, Preston, followed, his Coelogyne cristata, Oncidium' , 0001 

 Cypripedium Rothschildianum, C. philippinense, Cattleya citrina beinc S 4 " 0 ' 

 specially interesting feature was the dressing of a mantel-niere «™>5 g °°r A 

 pLts. \ Mr G. Miles won with a very simpfe ^m^tSS^A 

 Gloire de Lorraine, small palms, ferns and the 

 Meachen, gardener to Mrs. Armstrong, 



ntaining Begonia 

 common primrose. Mr P 

 Woodslee, Withdeane, came So£ 



Hyacinths in pots were good, Mr. House, gardener to Sir F. Mowatt Vc» 

 Withdeane Hall, winning for twelve. Mr. E. Anderson, gardener to i v T 

 able foW Stl^ in Esq Melodia, Preston Park, won for twelve pots of really g^od tulips? fh e S 



Sn^olnSe, Cambridgeshire, and North Herts. On the 24th June, 1897, hail- of the valley were more numerous and better than usual, Mr. A. E. GoldS 



storms of unprecedented violence occurred simultaneously in Essex, Hertfordshire, 

 and Middlesex, the results being most disastrous at Chelmsford, Ingatestone, 

 Ponder's End, Enfield Highway, Waltham Cross, Enfield, New Barnet, Heston, 

 near Hounslow, and Harrow. The glass-houses at over sixty nurseries were 

 wrecked by these storms, and crops in several localities were completely destroyed. 

 Many of the nurserymen, market gardeners, and farmers were not insured, their 

 losses amounting to many thousands of pounds. In Essex alone the damage to 

 glass and crops was estimated at over ^50,000. On the other hand, the owners 

 of thirty nurseries whose glass-houses were severely damaged, had insured with this 

 corporation, who immediately surveyed the properties, assessed the damages, and 

 paid the claims within six days of the storms occurring. When it is known that 

 these nurseries are situated at considerable distances from each other, that the total 

 length of the glass-houses exceeds twenty-five miles, that every house had to be care- 

 fully examined, and every pane of glass broken or cracked by hail counted, the 

 fact that all were surveyed, the claims satisfactorily assessed (one amounting to 

 £886 is. od.)and settled within six days, demonstrates the prompt and satisfactory 

 manner in which this corporation carries on its business. The vast amount of 

 damage done by these hailstorms, together with the prompt and satisfactory 

 manner in which the claims were assessed and paid, have resulted in the operations 

 of this corporation becoming much better known and appreciated. 



The directors are also pleased to draw attention to the fact that though the 

 corporation had only been established so short a time the whole of the claims were 

 paid without any further call on the shareholders being made. Every possible 

 effort has been made to inform the public oi the special advantages and reduced 

 premiums offered by this company, and the directors are gratified to be able to 

 announce that the premium income this year is more than 50 per cent, over that 

 of the preceding year. The directors again desire to draw attention to the special 

 advantage of insuring with this corporation, viz. : that those insured can replace 

 immediately their own glass broken by hail, the corporation paying them at the 

 rate per square foot at which the glass is insured. Another special advantage, and 

 of which several insurers are availing themselves, is that of being able to cover 

 wholly or partially the value of the contents of their glass-houses by increased 

 insurance of their glass — an advantage offered by no other insurance company. 

 In accordance with Clause 92 01 the Articles of Association, no directors' fees have 

 been paid. 



Revenue Account. 



Income. — The income from premiums amounted to ,£1,360 17s. od., which, 



with dividends derived from investments, ^45 7s. 3d., and transfer fees, 7s : 6d., 



made the total income £1,406, ns. 9d. 



Expenditure. — The total sum charged against revenue was £2,228 ns. I id., 

 comprising: — ^ 



Claims paid £1,532 17s. 5d., less reserve £300 £1,232 17 



Commission on insurances ^ 142 



Working expenses 261 



Loss on sale of investments 



2 



II 

 8 16 

 80 



5 



8 



2 



8 



Formation expenses, amount written off, 80 o o 



Reserve for unexpired risks,... 500 o o 



10 per cent, written off office furniture and fixtures ... 340 

 The necessity for setting aside £500 for unexpired risks is apparent from the 

 fact that the whole of the claims paid (£1,532 17s 5d.) were on policies unexpired 

 at the end of February, 1897, the premiums on which went to the credit of that 

 year's account. 



Balance Sheet. 



Capital and Liabilities. — 



Shareholders' capital, 5,000 shares of £5 each £25,000 



Called and paid up, 10s per share 2,500 



Sundry creditors 5 



o 

 o 



5 



o 

 o 

 o 



A ssets. 



—Of the paid-up capital, after deducting balance of formation expenses 

 and cost of furniture, £1,085 IOs - is invested in 2^ per cent Consols, amount- 

 ing at cost price to £1,151 6s. 6d.; £300 in 3^ percent. Liverpool Corporation 

 Stock, costing £407 13s. 6d.; £129 16s. 2d. India 3 per cent. Stock, costing 

 £143 6s 6d. 



Owing to the number of claims paid and the large reserve set aside for un- 

 expired risks the directors do not propose to declare any dividend for the past 

 year, whilst they consider it desirable to state that in consequence of the large 

 increase in the income the corporation is, in their opinion, at the present time in a 

 much stronger financial position than at any previous period of its history. In 

 expressing this opinion the directors desire to add that they are thoroughly 

 satisfied with the result of the last years business, and to express their thanks to 

 the various representatives of the corporation for their efforts during the year. 



The report was passed unanimously, and the retiring directors, Messrs. Robert 

 Piper, Edmund Rochford, William Sams, F. Sander, N. N. Sherwood, and P. C. 



M. Veitch, were re-elected. The auditors, Messrs. Baker, Haward, and Watson, 

 were also re-elected. 



BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, 

 p . March 29 and 30. . 



TOR aU-round excellence we have seldom seen a better show than that held in 



*L Y^T 0rn ?*? han 8 e ' °* the above date. So general was the competi- 

 tion tha^ no more exhibits could possibly have been staged. 



Witw2n.° P ?c ?T? Mr ' h HU1 > gwlener to C. Wallis, Esq., Springfield, 

 S^S^JS , firStf ° r awc «-ananged group, which, although not confining 

 kI™^^£?* 9 **i "J*? Set U P « to beat that of Mr. G. Miles, Dyke Road 

 tS^rKi k 1 ^ ad SOme w ell- g rown crotons, clivias, dracxnas, and 

 fot «K^Jl T gC pI !f tS ° f Aca cia cordata. Tables of flowering and 

 foliage plants were also good, and here Mr. G. Miles was first, having for his most 



gardener to H. St. George Voules, Esq., Dyke Road, just beating MessT W 

 Miles and Co., Hove. Mr. J. House won for six pots of freesias. Lachenalias weri 

 excellent ; we have seldom seen L. tricolor better than those from Mr T Turn!* 

 gardener to Sir Grenville Smythe, Wickhall, and from Mr. T. Hill Vard™^ 

 C. Wallis, Esq., Withdeane. Mr. W. E. Anderson was well ahead in a awl 

 class for six pots of mignonette. Mr. Harris, gardener to Mrs. Eversfield, Dew* 

 Park, Horsham, won for violets, staging the true Neapolitan and juVbeatine 

 Mr. J. Hopkins, High Cross, Framfield. Mr. G. Miles was first for double 

 flowered primulas, and Mr. G. F. Bunney, Brighton, first for the same number of 

 single-flowered plants. In a class for six auriculas, Mr, J. Pearl, gardener to 

 B. Y. Bevan, Esq., Withdeane, won with large plants of alpine varieties, but 

 not of good quality. Mr. M. Tousle, gardener to F. Bar chard, Esq., Little 

 Horsted, was well in front for six hydrangeas. 



The table plants were good and of neater growth than usual, Messrs. W. Miles 

 and Co., Hove, winning, and also first for twelve pots of well -flowered narcissus. 

 There were some remarkably good cyclamen, Mr. C. Murrell gardener to Ma 

 Jenkins, Burgess Hill, being awarded first prize. Cinerarias were smaller than 

 usual, but clean; Mr. G. Hart, gardener to H. Head, Esq., Buckingham, 

 Shoreham, won for twelve pots ; but genistas were better and far more numerous 

 than usual. The best dozen came from Mr. Head, the Drive Nursery, Brighton. 

 Spiraeas were also a great improvement, Mr. G. House, gardener to Sir F, 

 Mowatt, K.C.B., winning for twelve grand pots. Amaryllis were not numerous, 

 but the six winning pots from Mr. G. House were of exceptional merit, and wt 

 have not seen these showy spring flowers better done. We did not think the 

 greenhouse azaleas were sufficiently finished ; the best nine came from Mr. J. li 

 gardener to Clarkson Wallis, Esq., Springfield, Withdeane, closely followed hj 

 Mr. E. Meachen, gardener to Mrs. Armstrong, Woodslee, and who has generally 

 had some grand examples. In the Ghent and Mollis section there was gre* 

 improvement, the six plants from Messrs. W. Miles and Co., Hove, would have 

 been hard to beat at any exhibition. Pot roses were better than we have seen them 

 here for some years. Mr. A. Polley, gardener to J, Dunk, Esq., Rose Villa, 

 Stamford Avenue, winning with six good specimens, the best being La France, 

 Marie Baumann, Niphetos, Madame Cusin, Rubens, and Heinrich Schultheis. 

 Callas from Mr, E. Anderson were exceptionally well flowered and large for the 



size pots used. , 

 The class for twelve bunches of cut narcissus is always strongly comofed. 

 This year Mr. [. Harper, gardener to E. A. Tucker, Esq., Vernon Lodge, 

 Preston, had some really good blooms of Golden Spur, Sir Watkin, Henry 

 Irving, Princeps, Incomparabilis Leedsi, Cynosure, Pallidus precox, Queen be*, 

 and rugulosus (Jonquil). Mr. M. Tourle, gardener to F. Barchard, Lsq., utw 

 I forsted, who had such a magnificent stand last year, was a close second, olKWW 

 by Mr. J. Hopkins, gardener to L. Thornton, Esq., Framfield. Mr. 11. barneo. 

 gardener to R. G. Fletcher, Esq., Preston, had some good cut flowers, tD * 

 showy being Eucharis amazonica, Phaius Sanderiana, Cypripedium K010* 

 childianum, C. Boxalli, and Boronia heterophylla. v„n*n«. 

 twelve cut roses, the first award going to Mr. G. W. Piper, The 

 Uckfield, for a very clean lot of blooms, consisting of Maman Cocnet, kudo* 

 Madame Willermoz, Jean Ducher, Alba Rosea, Catherine Mci "%*ShT 

 Augusta Victoria, Bridesmaid, Souvenir d'Elise Vardon, Comtesse de rww* 

 The Bride and Madame Edouard Helfenbein ; Mr. G. Miles secona. «■ 

 arrangement of natural flowers suitable for a dinner table called out so ■ * 

 stands. First prize was awarded to Mr. E. Meachen for an amngw 

 mixed flowers, that did not commend itself to many tttttes to ^ 

 extent as the graceful and simple arrangement of narcissus and toiiage, 



M. Tourle, The Gardens, Horsted Place. M y 0*1 



There were a large number of non-competitive exhibits. we»i . v. urscrie5f 

 and Sons, Crawley, showing plants and fruit ; Mr. G. W. riper, u ^ 

 Uckfield, had cut roses in quantity ; staging Sunrise, a new tea rose ^ 

 commerce, and most distinct. Mr. A. Kemp, Coolhurst Gardens ,1 ^ ^ 

 some good fruit and potatos ; Messrs. Cutbush and Son, ttigng^ • ^jjp 

 stand of hard-wooded plants and cyclamen ; Mr. W . ^°oac 1 ' ^ ^ 

 Nursery, Worthing, a grand group of ferns ; and Messrs , * arvU is, ftc 

 Brighton and Hassocks, a stand of azaleas, hydrangeas, ericas, amaryi 



ia, v.ypuycu*u«. 



There were six boxes <* 



SOUTHAMPTON 



• *• Rnvil South* 10 !** 



The first spring exhibition held under the auspices o f»< ^ F ^ g 



Horticultural Society took place on the above dates in the v ^ ^ 

 first exhibition it was a mv»ar muxes* from a horticultural po . 



competition m must 01 me classes was »»" — - . . ii pr M 0 



desired. In front of the orchestra were two capital colieci ^ 



orch& 



tion. 



Oak 



orthi 



Odontoglossum crispum, O. Pescatorei and 



Miltonia 

 - « flowered 



^uumugiubbum crispum, <j. Pescatorei auu r- ^ r.^n. tiowereu 



Lycaste Skinneri, and Lcelia flava, together with several proiuse j> ^ 

 of Dendrobium nobile, produced a brilliant effect. Mr. A. y ^> d ^ 



Canrain Shaw £t™>t, T?l™ T -Rursledon, was a gooa *~ 



Captain Shaw Storey, Elm Lodge, Bursledon, was a * ^ p&tm 

 choice examples neatly staged. For a collection of ™ s 5^ . M £. Cj* 

 for effect there were three competitor,, all staging Mr. 

 again successful with good material somewhat closely ' arr y ^ £ 

 eardener to Miss Todd. SZMnrA T^djre. Shirley, a gooa 



>s loaa, aiaiora l^oage, . ~ rp we ll repress-- 



third. Stove and greenhouse plan - erejeU j> , * 

 Mr. Peel was the most successful, ™&k ara ieas ; / !r - jj. 

 ed greenhouse rhododendrons, M*"™"£d • for four P^ A 

 Carr third. Azaleas were freely contributed | 



