THE 



GARDENERS 



MAGAZINE. 



SATURDAY, JUNE n, 1898. 



T^AicnCOUNTY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. -TENTH 



/"AKDIFF A^Sw^VoVt 20 and at. Leading classes : Groups, ^39 ; ^es, /a,; 

 I i aV V UAL SHOW on J 0 ]:', 2O s * dasse<5 for p| an ts, Fruit, and Vegetables, h or 

 Strive, ; ^36; Cut Flower,, ^^^^ll SL ^^ W«&aie Ro4 CMdiff.. 



^^^^ETsHa^^fm^ (SURREYWUNE 29, 1898. 



£300 in PRIZES. 



U CHALLENGE CUP for ROSES. 7 — -w^v**, anu nuui uicti nine tnc worK 01 improvemeni nas 



Scales and full P» r * ^ HANCELL0R> Hon. Sec, r, King Stree t, Richmond, Surrey. Steadily Progressed The Cultivated Strawberry, it will be thus seen, is a 



A. Algernon vHAiiv > _ ouite modern nrnrlnrt nf tV, 0 ~~.-A~~.m~iJ ... ~~ J ^ — „*t„ .1 



of the Chili strawberry (F. chiloensis) and the pine strawberry (F. grandi- 

 flora) in 1727 and 1759 respectively. After the last named, which is sup- 

 posed to be a hybrid between the Virginian and Chili species, had become 

 generally known, the raising of seedlings appears to have received con- 

 siderable attention, and from that time the work of improvement has 



TT^vTrHT ROSE SOCIETY. — GRAND EXHIBITION OF ROSES 



JSLE OF WIGH J KWJ o mIssion of h.R.H. Princess Hknkv of Battekbekg, 



1 it CARisBROOkE tWfnft^ D ay, June 28, 1898. Entries close June 25. For schedules, 

 (^tnwroftheWand onTUtblJAy, J y £ Shorwe|1> ,* 



27 write to the Hon. Secretaries, y Matt - , hews> ' 33> St> John - s Road , Ryde . 



T^AMPTONSIIIRE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY'S GREAT 



ci mm FR SHOW. Althorp Park, Northampton. August 1st and 2nd. X.250 in 



>t MMLN onu», /•' „- p.„,-i r., n „n fnr Tnnwrvatorv Decoration. 



quite modern product of the gardeners' art, and consequently there are no 

 mysteries in connection with its origin, or occasion for doubt wilh regard 

 to its progenitors. 



CACTI. 



I 



¥ "/J- A Entries close July 22nd. Schedules and full particulars from 

 * ifchSpton June 2 nd, is 9 l W. B. Troup, Secretary. 



ORTICULTURAL SHOW ADVERTISEMENTS are inserted in this 



column at One Shilling per line, the minimum charge being Fiyo Shillings. Advertise 

 Ofice, 148 and 149. Aldersgate Street, London, E.C. 



DEATH. 



The large collection of flowering specimens of phyllccac.i at the 

 Temple must have opened the eyes of many people to the merits of 

 these plants from the purely floral points of view, since amid a very 

 galaxy of glorious blooms they held their own, and vied with the best- 

 The popular idea of the cactus family is that it consists of a number of 

 curiously spiny fleshy individuals, like crosses between a farze bush and a 

 === - cucumber, varied occasionally by flattened jointed specimens, indicating 



faint attempts at leafage. That they bear some sort of fruits is recog- 

 PPOONER.-On the 3rd inst., at his residence at Hounslow, Mr. Stephen nised by a few who have made the acquaintance of the prickly pear, and 



5 Spo o™*, of the Hounslow Nurseries, aged 75 . - here an( j there ^ sunny ^ creeping 



antiquated specimens of the phyllocactus itself have long been regarded 

 as plants which now and again present their owners with !a blossom or so 



to the general wonderment of beholders. The interesting side of the 



Owing to the continued increase in circulation, the " Gardeners' family, apart from its blooms, was very fairly represented by a 

 Migtzine H now goes to press on Wednesday. No advertisement can large collection at the back of Messrs. Veitch's phyllocacti, where 



bipiaranteed insertion, or altered, unless received before Four p.m. at least a hundred different forms of the prickly, hairy, and spiny species 



were shown in capital condition ; with one or two exceptions, however, 

 they upheld the popular idea of bloomless curios, and hence it was diffi- 

 cult for the outsider to believe that a single species out of the many 

 could be persuaded to develop the gorgeous array of blossom presented 

 on the other side of the same stand. The fact of their connection, how- 

 ever, being recognised, the question presents itself whether other species, 



NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS. 



on that day. 



Notes of the Week. 



STRAWBERRY 



■ — — — - - * w m m m m ^/ ■ ■ V A m A ft I\n Y Y m-9 ■ -f I\ 1 • 9 O O 7 * X ■» • -w * - ~ a. v » mm w a ^/v^iv*J| 



In an endeavour made at Manchester a few days since to vindicate l{ taken in hand in a similar skilful fashion, would not still further enrich 



^ horticultural and botanical societies have upon the com- the world of horticulture. The opuntia, or prickly pear itself, bears 



T* ▼ - _ . KftnilfiAJ ^nl« ,,^11^.-. ~ 1 _1 4. * xl 1^ _ _1 1 a # - V _ 



•J* dai 



e claims horticultural and botanical societies have upon the com- " 1C w r norucunure. me opunua, or priciuy pear itseir, Dears 

 mity, Sir Trevor Lawrence stated that they could best estimate the beautimI P ale yellow blooms, a colour absent in the phyllocacti shown, 

 ike nf their urm-ir «,v.«r, .i,^, 1 j .1... . i. . r t and we have a vivid recollection on one occasion of beholding a huge bush 



habitat 



_~ ^ „. " ■ «o«.u uiai nicy LUU1U UCSl CbUlIiaie U1C 



nlue of their work when they remembered that the fine strawberries now 

 ■ cultivation originated from the small wood strawberry. As the 



„.. 6 , 11UIV . U uui me smaii woou strawDerry. as me . 1 7 * ' 



inhering at which this observation was made was of a festive character inflorescence as to resemble an azalea with abnormally large blossoms, 



•o authorities were given in support of the statement, or questions This must have been an unusuaII Y noriferous sport, as only one example 



™*d, and it therefore becomes a matter of some importance to inquire amon & myriads of plants was seen, but none the less does it indicate a 



to* far it is justified by the facts of the case. It is no new thine- to be P ossi bility. Then, too, with the examples of bigeneric orchids before us, 



tolH iH-it iko ..... r , „ . . . _ _ ° »v,« ~:„u. . 1:1 u„ „.:*u 1:1 i n: j __ • j .i _ 



Wrawberries 



Q 



the cacti might yield like results with like handling, and so widen the 

 range of colour and form, which at present is very limited. The culture of 



; — nuuuianu wuuiiig, ana tnai me pre- ... ' . ™ , , . 



mi race which yield such abundant supplies of large and luscious fruits cactl 15 m some res P ects extremely easy. They are the evolutional off- 



P"" f 6 tO demnn<;trati<-vn <V,„ . — l j:j i. .1 . .... <;nrincr r\f Hrmiorrit or\A ?iin«Viinp rr>nnl*»rl wirti n minimum nf mnt 



well. 



We 



spring of drought and sunshine, coupled with a minimum of root 

 nourishment, and hence under culture they survive and even thrive the 

 better for that neglect of the watering can, which often pfoves so fatal to 



wal," and if we have allowed the statements made to pass un- indoor P la «ts. It, however, by no means follows that a little attention will 



it has been because we are fully aware that trentlemen n0t be repa ' d ' a " d WC may perfectly sure that the ^ rand dis P la Y P r °- 



in comrrerce not associated with gardening are not usually duced by Messrs ' ^" eitch was not arrived at altogether on the " let alone ,; 



Wed as authorities on horticultural matters. In ihe case of the s y stem - The native countries of the cactus have their wet as ^'ell as 



"•tons, and Z* I' ""nicuiturai bociety a very different state of things 

 ««» bv those wh Statements are Hkely to be accepted without question 

 Ptictical and srU P ,°? eSS 3 somewhat intimate acquaintance with both the 



attent^n" 1 ? tCtS ° f ^dening. Hence the necessity for 

 * "Kestec U T° ? V ^ the ° rigin ° f the "Wvated strawberry, 



'"an a Ve rv I , anches , ter and s « me other gatherings, is nothing 



verv Dr „ t v m „u The development of the strawberri / s 



— -'111*1111 III > m ■ I • L A A ' — 



plant 



their dry seasons, and the secret of success lies doubtless in due 

 observance of this fact, since Nature is ever the best teacher. 



IMPORTS OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. 



We 



IM 



less satisfactory than could be desired, for with an increase in the value 

 of the imports there has been a material drop in the exports. The in- 



r~m 'mprovement • b t Vi ' r . vujci.i icsson ot tne imports tnere nas Deen a material urup m me exports, i ne m- 



«fU»e views of those wh" h r '* * °* evidence in su PP ort crease in the value of the imports during the past month amounted to 



«rawberry (FtJ* °- e them . t0 be d escendants from the /i, 360,030, • or 37 per cent, and the decrease in the exports to 



proveme 

 1 "ce Tnce. 



This species may be capable of £ 



• - - ' arkinsnn J * a? period ******* in gardens, when, 



^ ^^Provemem ' ^ bettCred by the and transplanting, ' 

 k ma y be re^rH !f Simply Increased vi & our due to a more fertile 

 de to raise a ne ^ SU p rising that no attempts should have 



The decreases in the quantities of the pro- 

 e ducts of the orchard and gardens are more marked than for several years 

 past, and the only increase in the specified fruits and vegetables which 



The 



Jjjt 1 Pollen been used 0 *- 1 ? at>r ° ad amon & thorns in the wood." Nor can 'be successfully grown at home is in the imports of potatos. 



s f*cies. i t was , , any known effec t in the fertilisation of imports of apples amounted to 9/,4oo bushels, of the value of £49 

 Sordino t~ 11 .. ior a long period cultivated in rm^^^o ...^ • _^ ,.0 1 u»i^ n r *u*> frr»,« ;„ .u„ 



to raise°a new rac SU | Pn i'^ ^ ^ attem P ts should havc compared with 56,278 bushels, of the value of ,£45,020. The supplies of 

 ^ the Virgi n i an striwh tv ! nter " crossm S of the wood straw- grapes from abroad appear to keep fairly steady, and last month we im- 

 *?t he seventeenth cent ' V1 y& imana ), which was introduced ported 3,228 bushels, of the value of £5,164. The value of the various 



£ _ 



month ot last year. The drop in the imports of cherries is very 



£ 



The supplies of 



2- 



for 



improved v^..' ' s not appear to have been 



vanet.es were obtained, until after the introduction 



^44 



as compared with last yeir, and of about £4,000 



of £24,480 

 896. Pears 



