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GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



My 16, is* 



some years past. Plums also show a decrease of 5,230 bushels, the 



meeting 



quantities 



£ 10, 503 and £ 



Unenumerated fruits were received in much larger quantities than in the 

 two corresponding months of the preceding years, and the increase in 

 value as compared with June, 1897, is ^30,640. Potatos again show a 

 material increase, the imports amounting to 1,533,374 cwt -> o{ the value 



v aneUes remarkable 

 important of the* 

 a cross effected bet 



brig! 



1 v j - - —j- itiaca Dy tne hrm from a cm« »<r 



of India and Royal Sovereign. The fruits Tre f r 

 colour, and richly flavoured, and, as suggested byTe T 

 in great abundance. £ Esoecially worthy of note also wHSJiZ * 



Lord 



^669 



443,272 cwt from France, 870,235 cwt. from the Channel Islands, and 



£ 



The increase in 



the imports of onions was considerable, the quantities received having 



£56,426 in J 



Waterloo, mis has somewnat conical, wedge-shaped fruits, of a dark- 

 colour and with bright red flesh ; the flavour is surprisingly rich,' in the l!tt ***** 

 • — / • . > . quite surpassing the British Queen, which has loni? hfJn i r ** pec * 



147,838 cwt. from other countries. Our imports of potatos for the six standard valiety for flavour . This is . * «een regarded „ tfc 



- - - ~ " " — • • _ , , i . . s wu HF cr ) ana the strauhem/ 



those who have a higher appreciation for flavour than for mere bulk 



fruits, for no more richly-flavoured strawberry has yet been introduced. * 



The Apple Sucker (PpUa maU\ is reported to have been very nWifei 

 orchards this season, and to have done considerable damage in some districuTi 

 many cases much injury was done to the trees attacked before the cause of tk 

 mischief was recognised, owing to the small size of the pest. Spraying with soft 

 soap and quassia extract in solution is one of the best means of holding the apbk 

 sucker in check. Very beneficial also is spraying with Paris green ; but owiniiU 

 the habit of the pest in making its way between the innermost folds of the bknn. 



in 



1 Gardeners' Magazine" Rose Number. — It gives us much pie; 



to 



acknowledge the hearty congratulations received from our readers in all parts of 

 the United Kingdom on the success achieved by our Rose Number, published on 

 the 9th inst. In discharging this agreeable duty we would assure our corre- 



spondents that their expressions of approval are immensely gratifying to us, f 0QC j or ma k e it unpalatable 



poison 



inasmuch as they afford additional evidence that our efforts in the cause of rose 

 culture, as of all other aspects of floriculture and horticulture, are highly appre- 



Qold Medal Garden Rose. 



ciated. We fully agree with the opinion expressed by a large proportion of our 



The award of a gold medal to a garden ro* 

 by the National Rose Society at the Crystal Palace, on the 2nd inst., is not with. 



correspondents that the superb coloured plate is worth more than the small sum out precedent, for Turner's Crimson Rambler obtained that distinction 



on i ii 



charged for the issue, and we have no hesitation in stating that in no other form introduction, but it is nevertheless of interest as a proof that the society is 



prepared to recognise new varieties of merit to whatever section they may belong. 

 The conferring of this coveted distinction upon Messrs. Cooling's Bourbon Purity. 



has to us additional interest, from the fact that the large body of eminent rosaruni 



has so much that is of interest and useful to those engaged in rose culture been 

 published at the price of the issue. In reply to numerous inquiries, we have to 



add that the publisher is still able to supply copies. 



National Rose Society 



at Halifax.— The Northern 



Exhibition of the National Rose Society at Halifax on Thursday last was a 

 splendid success and the best of the series. There was a strong competition 

 throughout, and the blooms were of high quality. Messrs. Harkness and Sons, 

 of Bedale and Ilitchin, were in splendid form, and won the provincial trophy and 

 the premier awards in the classes for seventy-two and thirty-six. Mr. E. B. 



—on whom the duty devolved of making awards to novelties — confirmed the high 

 opinion we expressed of its merits when it first came under our notice rather men 

 than a year since. In refeiringin the Gardeners' Magazine of June 12 tome 

 of the objects of interest in Messrs. Cooling's nurseries, we observe : 44 We mmt 

 refer, however, to a grand open air new seedling white rose, of which we are certiin 

 to hear more in due course. It has the neat foliage of a Bourbon, and is ramptat 

 in growth, and the long bent-over shoots produce at every joint a medium-sud 



Lindsell, Hitchen, was successful in winning the amateurs' trophv. and Mr. O. ui ! u- u • • 1 * n • u ^ • \ rc 11 a j 



, . . . P ; «*"-" 4 ° •X*^ 7 ' blossom, which is nearest in colour to Devomensis, but is beautifully reiiexcd like 



G. Orpen and Mr. H. V. Machin specially distinguished themselves, and Mr. G. 



Madame Bravy. The petals are of good substance, and it was the only good 



Prince, of Oxford was strong in the tea classes. Two gold medals were awarded double r0Sfi out ' at ^ Ume fa thg nurseries on June 7th> This habit of ^ 

 to Messrs. A. Dickson and Sons, of Newtownards, for new roses, the varieties 

 being Mrs. Edward Mawley and Mildred Grant, and one to Messrs. James 

 Cocker and Sons for a variety named Mrs. James Cocker. The weather was fine, 

 and the attendance of visitors large. 



The Walnut 



Rhus (Rhus juglandi folia) is usually a tree of 



bloom, freedom of growth, and pureness of colour, with the stout footstalks 11A 

 erect II. P. -like pose of the flowers, mark it out as the coming white or flesh-white 

 florists' rose." For decorative purposes in a cut state Purity has much to recom- 

 mend it, and it has the promise of becoming a popular rose for market. 



moderate size, native of Western America, ranging from Mexico to Peru, and 

 inhabiting mountainous districts, up to at least 3,500 feet above the level of the 

 •ca. Galeotti describes it as a beautiful shrub, having pale yellow, fragrant 

 .lowers, growing in woods in the Cordillera of Vera Cruz, at an elevation of 3,000 

 feet. Uirschel designates it a large tree, growing at an altitude of 3,500 feet, near 

 Guarenas, in the province of Caracas, and bearing the name of " Manzanillo 

 Bovo." Purdie, who collected it in New Grenada, states that it is " the celebrated 

 Palo Petro- Fernandez" ; and on another label he describes it as a large forest 

 tree. According to the Kew Bulletin there are specimens in the Herbarium from 

 several other collectors and localities, but they are unaccompanied by any 

 remarks. Ernst enumerates Rhus iuglandifolia among woods and timbers, under 

 the vernacular name of " Manzanillo de Cerro." Not one of the foregoing 

 Spanish names is given in Seemann's " Die Volksnamen der Amerikanischen 

 Pfjanzen," and we have found no published account of its possessing poisonous 

 properties, which, from its popular name " Manzanillo " (Manchineel) might have 



Jean Linden Memorial. 



M. J. Liote, 



the celebrated 

 ultural world, 

 with so roiajr 



has emamtcd 



arid received a large adherence, the same to be erected at Brussels, where M. Linda 

 passed the greater part of his life. To realise this object, which is the wish of J 

 those who have known the great part taken by him in the development of 

 modern horticulture, a committee has been formed under the presidency of Colli 

 O. de Kerchove de Denterghem, President of the Royal Botanic and Agriailturt] 

 Society of Ghent, and compriies the Count de Bousies, Orchidonhile. Man; 

 M. de Middeleer, President of the Royal Society Linneenne of 



- * 



l'.russeb ; 

 ' Malioes 



been expected. But some months ago Mr. J. V. Sigvald Muller, of Guayaquil, £TpH , f ^ icultu , ral °[ { an d M W«*l 



sent to Kpw frmtinrr Kror^w ~t Dk ■ i jTi- i 3 « /, -,. Wart » President of the Royal II orticultural Society of Antv* erp , ana h. — 1 



sent to Kew frmtirn; branches of Rhus juglandifoha ; one parcel named - Aluvilla Pr ^, t r * , " ^,J, M. Keshan bis fa* 



Maacy 1 and another "Aluvilla ne^ra." There were slight differences in the 



foli ige, but we could find nothing to distinguish them specifically. Mr. Muller, 

 however, is of opinion that they are distinct, and states that both have the reputa- 

 tion of being exceedingly venomous. So far as we understand, his information 

 was all derived from hear-say, and is merely traditional. Indeed he states that he 

 ' met none except Indians who even knew the name " Aluvilla." There may 

 be a grain of truth in the tradition, though it is almost certain that Rhus 

 juglandifoha is not harmful to Europeans. 



had 



Lubber*, 



Massange de Loaf** 



sydeZccf 



, Wirocq* 



President of the " L'Orchidenne," Brussels. M. Kegeljan has fafldjF 

 accepted the function as treasurer, and M. Lubbers those of secretary, 

 been decided to address an appeal to botanists, amateurs, and nursery** 

 public establishments and societies, in Belgium and abroad, to give 

 an international character. Subscriptions will be received by M. t. ^oj^ 

 Banker, Namur, Belgium. 



Diseased 



wv ~- v * "«uvun VU1LUI oumt a van.** ~. 



may be formed from rough estimates given verbally by 



Be 



submitted to Dr. W. (i. Smith, who reports as follows : «« I cannot make up my 

 ~no<i vj nether the fungus on cherry leaves you sent last week is Cylindrosporium 



IZl' <v ° r Cbderos P orium amygdalearum, Pass. Both are given as causing 

 jpots on ohage smu ar to that sent. The spores are different, but I get both forms 



1 Tr tT r fy kC them) Present ' h "X the fungus is the cause of 



of Us oVcurTencl 5 ^ United States » thou « h 1 have no definite 



„„ ' , • f Cre * . not considered serious and yields easily to 



ia'ii'lktcTt" 3, k * fl * id at preSent the cro P is to ° far danced to allow of 

 be sp, ,'vcd oi ri '. " *?° n 85 ^ fruit is Packed Bordeaux mixture should 



. 4 F ,,1 >ea OB the foliage. Next vmt *w« • l u . . 

 the foliam i s stmntr « w y the spraying should be continued as soon as 



Society's Journal, 



pposing 



A growing tbe t»*<^ 

 i. White, of SpH* 

 :nt issue of tl 

 ooo bulbs of i 



ooo, arm »iiu»»* 

 ju-*f«,. weediog, 



included in the j£ 4 o. Some varieties of bulbs cost a great deal 



tes , and »k* « 



less, •»! 



ooo, ana ivir. wimc ^ 



penKSf*^ 

 is* 



acre range irom ^400 to ^1,000. But these amuu"» - r 

 year, even to growers who have to buy their bulbs, as the 



recor 



usually 



from two to three years, the extremes .being one to four years ° ^ ^ 

 question. Therefore the average annual expenses would U 



t 



OW it. 



season 



nes, but applit^l before and after is reliable." 



tne amounts given. Again, growers would not nr 

 grow, and, therefore, when they produce their own 

 not be valued at the selling price in reckoning the 



planting, 

 of product** 



tbeb*a*<*[ 

 these **** 



CoJljctJ 



traw berries, ^w, Wcre plcAScd 



ernes exhibited W \t, ^ 



dd over ^* 



1 



a the 



years, making. it about ^266 per annui 



larly treated. * Whatever . precise i 



000 bulbs at £a oer 1,000, tne co^t - — ^ 



precise amount pe 



he cos, of f ^ 

 , annum ongh! be, *°" 



